The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 692, Soaring to Great Heights (2)_1

Chapter 692: Chapter 692, Soaring to Great Heights (2)_1

Mo Heng and Pei Qin both disliked sweets, yet she couldn’t move at the mention of sugar, not knowing whom she took after.

The winter melon candies were mass-produced and quickly made their way into all the major snack and dried fruit stores.

The reputation of the preserved duck eggs, also known as century eggs, had also begun to spread, and Wang’s Shop placed an additional order for ten thousand of them.

Pei Qian discussed with Pei Qin about expanding the workshop. The sale of soy sauce had increased compared to before, and the space she had borrowed in the workshop for making the preserved duck eggs was already too cramped, not to mention the need to raise bamboo rats and wild rabbits.

"If you want to raise bamboo rats, just build a separate breeding farm down at the base of Taiping Mountain, close to the mountain. That would be convenient and ideal for Zhang Dacheng’s family to look after," Pei Qin suggested. After the spring plowing, Zhang Dacheng had come to ask for a favor, saying that he and his wife, parents and two kids could handle the work on Taiping Mountain. He wanted his sons and brothers to seek work elsewhere, and Pei Qin agreed, saying she would call them back when needed.

"Build the breeding farm there, and won’t those people cause trouble?" Pei Qian still had misgivings about the people of Back Mountain Village, especially that Pei Lizheng. If it weren’t for the fact that her elder sister had taught his family to make rice noodles, they wouldn’t have been able to acquire quite a bit of land over a few years. It’s clear that ever since someone from Old Pei’s House became an official, and they were momentarily out of favor, they fawned over Old Pei’s House.

"If someone has malicious intentions, even if you build the breeding farm at home, people will still find a way to cause trouble!" Pei Qin said, chuckling as she flicked Pei Qian’s head lightly.

After thinking for a long time, Pei Qian decided against taking up good farmland near Bear River. Considering the large size of the workshop that was already built, it wouldn’t be right to occupy more land. So, she decided to build the breeding farm at the southern base of Taiping Mountain. It could be expanded in the future, and they could also enjoy the view of the sunflowers on the mountain.

With the silver in hand, she went to find Sun Dashun herself and asked him and his men to build the breeding farm.

Sun Dashun readily agreed; Pei Qin had handed over their noodle shop to his daughter-in-law and allowed his family to manage it as they saw fit, with the sole condition that they not sell the recipe casually. They could open branches wherever they wanted. Now, his daughter and elder brother’s family had set up noodle stalls in several towns. With a means to earn a livelihood, the family’s income increased, and their lives were visibly improving.

When Pei Qian sought him to build the breeding farm, she immediately took gifts to another contractor, asking them to hurry up with their work so that Sun Dashun’s team could start on Pei Qian’s project.

The management of the kimchi workshop at home had been handed over to Pei Qian; the reputation of the preserved duck eggs became even better, also managed by her. Seeing her preparing to build the breeding farm with such an ambitious posture, townspeople began to speculate about what kind of matrimonial match Pei Qin would find for this remarkable sister of hers.

Lady Yu breathed a sigh of relief as her daughter’s marriage was finally settled. She didn’t forget to pass by Pei Qin and share the good news during the market day.

After the spring sowing and harvesting the spring soybeans, this was when Pei Qin was busiest. Hearing that Fang Fang’s matrimonial matters were finally settled, Pei Qin was also happy, "Is it the family we spoke of over the New Year?"

After Fang Liuming became a Palace Graduate and went to the Imperial College to study, Pei Qin and Mo Heng were wrongfully accused, but fortune came from disaster as they received a Decree. Thus, Fang Fang’s marriage prospects eased.

Once Fang Liuming passed the Palace Graduate examinations and entered the court as an official, several good marriage proposals came up.

After consideration, Lady Yu chose one of the best prospects to settle the matter, "...although not as promising as a scholar’s future, at least he was literate and skilled in his craft."

The chosen man was an apprentice to a doctor; though he had not yet graduated, it was said that he had already learned a lot of medical skills, having followed and studied from a young age. He looked somewhat thin and small but presented himself neatly, and he didn’t look down on Fang Fang for her figure.

Pei Qin had not met him, but she felt the young man discussed over the New Year seemed quite suitable, despite his family being poor. But poverty wasn’t an issue. Fang Fang’s gaze was full of joy and blessings, as if she envied Fang Fang for being able to eat well and maintain a plump figure. However, this was something Pei Qin could only suggest. Since Lady Yu had made her choice, she simply said with a smile, "When is the engagement? I’ve got Fang Fang’s dowry all prepared!"

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