The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 724 Angered Hatred (4)_1

Chapter 724: Chapter 724 Angered Hatred (4)_1

This year’s farming rush fell to Sun Quanliang and the others, as the three Radishes were not home and Pei Qin was with child again. There wasn’t much corn to plant, so they finished in just a few days.

Having some free time, Pei Qin took Jiujiu to visit relatives.

They had just visited on the fifteenth, but since the farming rush had just ended, they came again, and Pei Qin didn’t often come around, so Grandma Fang asked with concern, "Qinqin, is something the matter?"

"We managed on the fifteenth, but hadn’t had the chance to talk," Pei Qin said with a smile, and told her about starting the Sweet Potato Flour Workshop, "I mentioned it to Grandpa before, but I’ve been so busy I never got the chance."

Upon hearing about the workshop, Grandma Fang hurriedly called Fang Liuyang, "Quickly get your grandpa to come back!" She ushered Pei Qin and Mo Heng into the house and gave Jiujiu some candy, bringing out food for them.

Old Scholar Fang quickly returned, carrying a load of sweet potato vines on his shoulder and wearing a straw hat, "Jiujiu’s here!"

"Great-grandpa!" Jiujiu ran over, sweetly calling out.

"Ah!" Old Scholar Fang laughed, his eyes crinkling up.

Lady Yu and Lady Ruan took over the load, placing the sweet potato vines next to the pigpen in the backyard.

After washing his face, Old Scholar Fang sent Grandma Fang to the general store, "Old Fang caught two fish this morning and sold them there; go see if they’ve eaten and buy them back!"

Grandma Fang agreed and left with the money.

Lady Yu soaked the dried meat in hot water and also soaked some wood ear mushrooms. After wiping her hands, she went inside to chat, "This Sweet Potato Flour Workshop, is it like the Pei Li Zheng Family’s rice flour workshop?"

"Not exactly the same. Sweet potato flour can be made into fine noodles or wide noodles, and there’s also ’Sichuan noodles.’ Once they’re made and dried, you can soak them in water to eat. They can be cooked or stir-fried, even used to make dumplings. Chive fine noodle dumplings, tofu noodle dumplings, there’ll be so much more to eat! And another dish in winter!" Pei Qin thought of noodle dumplings, as if she could smell the aroma and felt a craving!

Upon hearing they could make so many things, both Lady Yu and Lady Ruan looked happy, "If you make lots of this sweet potato flour, you could sell it elsewhere too!"

Pei Qin nodded, "We can let the families in the village buy shares and run a large workshop."

Old Scholar Fang had heard about it before and knew it was a good thing, "We were the first to plant sweet potatoes; if we could turn them into various foods, that would be a blessing."

"We will not get involved. We have too much to do at home and can’t keep up," Pei Qin said straight out.

Old Scholar Fang frowned, "Having this Sweet Potato Flour Workshop carry your name would be better."

"Wendong and Shen Songming have gone on their travels, Pei Qian is too young to manage, and Qinqin is with child, so she won’t have the energy later on. It’s better for Grandpa to take charge of the Sweet Potato Flour Workshop," Mo Heng explained.

He revealed several pieces of news at once, and after a flurry of questions from Lady Yu, she understood the situation, "Wendong is still too young for travels, but it’ll be fine when he’s older." However, Pei Qin being with child again was truly joyous news. Another son would give them a perfect family, with both a boy and a girl!

Grandma Fang brought back two fish and half a chicken, "I met Old Bounce who was slaughtering chickens. He had already cut one in half, so I bought it. I will make the white-cut chicken that Qinqin taught us."

Jiujiu watched her carrying the fish and chicken and followed her into the kitchen.

Grandma Fang laughed, "Great-grandma will make meat for Jiujiu to eat later!"

Having heard most of the conversation, Lady Yu joined Grandma Fang in the kitchen to start cooking and discussed starting the Sweet Potato Flour Workshop.

Old Scholar Fang, wanting the villagers to be grateful to Pei Qin’s kindness, called for Fang Liuyang to invite the two local officers over.

Fang Family Village appeared quite large from the outside, but in fact, it comprised three villages: Fang Family Village, Horse Temple, and Xiao Yang Village. They had grown closer together over time, and those unfamiliar with them often thought of them as one village, especially since Fang Family Village was more well-known and usually was referred to as a single Fang Family Village.