The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 725 Provoking Wrath (5)_1

Chapter 725: Chapter 725 Provoking Wrath (5)_1

It was the same in the village; the convenience store made life much easier for everyone compared to other places.

Horse Temple and Xiao Yang Village were both very small, sharing just one Ma Lizheng.

Fang Liuyang ran out and after half a day, he managed to invite Ma Lizheng and Fang Lizheng over.

Both of them thought Old Scholar Fang had some urgent matter and had called for them, not even giving them a heads-up and still requiring them to come in person. Upon arrival and seeing Mo Heng and Pei Qin there, they immediately straightened up. Then, when they heard about starting a Sweet Potato Flour Workshop with several villages together, they became overjoyed and excited. It was like an unexpected windfall from heaven!

They were not going to monopolize it and even let the villagers have a share, truly a blessing from the sky!

After a long discussion, both men also stayed for a meal.

After completing the preparations, Pei Qin left behind fifty taels of silver, "Grandfather, please take this silver and use it first. If it’s not needed afterward, you can return it to me. The equipment and such can be dealt with once you have decided on the details and the workshop building is up. I will draw the blueprints and hand them over to the Zou family to be made for use."

Old Scholar Fang did not stand on ceremony and accepted the silver, sending them off.

Grandma Fang still worried and reminded Pei Qin to be careful and focus on nurturing her baby first.

After Ma Lizheng and Fang Lizheng went back and discussed, they concluded that with such an excellent opportunity, with the Old Scholar Fang’s house in charge, all they had to do was follow along; how could they refuse? That very night, they bought wine and slaughtered chickens, inviting Old Scholar Fang to their homes for a good, thorough discussion.

Upon returning home, Mo Heng confined her to the house, "You don’t take fetus-preserving medicine, so stay at home and take good care of yourself for a while!"

Seeing his stern face and the dark fire in his eyes, Pei Qin raised both hands, "I’ll take care! Is that not enough for you?"

Mo Heng sighed softly, holding her hand, "Just listen to me and take care of yourself well, and you won’t suffer as much when you’re about to give birth." He wanted more children like her and did not want to see her suffer during childbirth.

"I promise to be obedient!" Pei Qin nodded obediently.

Mo Heng then embraced her and held her close, "I’ve told Xiao Guangbi about the gold mine. I might need to leave in a few days."

Pei Qin, sitting in the chair and leaning on him, twitched her mouth corner. So, because he was planning to go away in a few days, he was keeping a strict eye on her before leaving, wasn’t he?

But, most of the housework was almost completed. She had not rested during the whole summer to autumn period; it might be time to take a break and perfect the English dictionary.

Pei Qin was safely staying at home, taking care of her pregnancy, but the Master County wanted to see her now.

As Pei Qin had instructed, Zou Xing and Zou Fu, after successfully creating the hand-cranked corn dehusking machine, delivered it to the Government Office. However, they did not claim it as their invention, but reported Pei Qin’s name instead.

Such an efficient and beneficial tool had not even been made by the Ministry of Agriculture Tools. Jiang Benxin’s visit was not solely to monitor Mo Heng and Pei Qin, but also to win them over, so he immediately reported the invention.

The Magistrate of Runing commended her and awarded her thirty taels of silver, then proceeded to report the matter further up.

When Jiang Benxin met Pei Qin, it was to deliver the commendation and the thirty taels of silver, "...Once this is reported, The Imperial Court will surely award Madam!"

Pei Qin laughed, "There is no need for an award; as long as it gets promoted and benefits the people, that would be a virtue of mine."

"Madam truly has the people’s welfare at heart, a woman of great righteousness. This humble official feels deeply humbled!" Jiang Benxin immediately lavished her with compliments.

After listening to his long-winded flattery, he finally left. Pei Qin rubbed her arms, "Listening to this man’s flattery gave me goosebumps!"

Pei Qian chuckled, "Before long, you should receive the award, right? This time, no one dares to snatch it away, I hope!"

Putting aside the fact that Pei Qin currently held a Third Rank Decree, Xiao Guangbi was still eyeing the gold mine. If his people couldn’t handle even this small matter, there would be no need for them to compete for any reserve position.

The petition and the two types of corn dehusking machines were quickly sent to the Capital Jingcheng.