The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 729 Shameless to Death (2)_1

Chapter 729: Chapter 729 Shameless to Death (2)_1

So, with some vegetables, a bag of eggs, two fish, and two packs of uneaten pastries left over from the fifteenth, Li Hualing, carrying her grandson Feng Xiaolang, came from the town to visit relatives.

At that moment, Pei Qin was idling at home. However, Pei Qian, along with Sun Chao and a few older and younger boys, and Sun Tiezhu, had gone up to the mountains to catch bamboo rats.

By blocking the holes and smoking them out, with many hands, they quite accurately captured one each time. Sun Tiezhu was incidentally out looking for tree roots and also lent a hand to Pei Qian.

The Sun Chao Family had a pancake stall, selling in town on market days, and if not, they’d prepare the sesame pancakes at home, which Sun Zhuang would carry to the county town to sell. The reception was quite good in the county town, earning a decent sum each day. Thus, their gratitude towards Sister Peiqin and her brothers deepened even further.

Upon hearing that Pei Qian intended to catch bamboo rats to breed as foundation stock, Sun Chao immediately volunteered enthusiastically and even brought along three of his best playmates. They were all Pei Wendong’s loyal brothers, and even if they learned their secrets to catching bamboo rats, they wouldn’t spill a word.

A few of them dragging carts, carrying sacks, and bearing wet straw, headed up the mountain.

Mo Heng had gone to the Government Office.

At home, it was only Pei Qin and Jiujiu, the mother and daughter.

"What would you like to eat for lunch? I want cold noodles," Pei Qin asked, sitting opposite Jiujiu.

Jiujiu blinked, "Dumplings!"

"Then you eat dumplings, I’ll have cold noodles," Pei Qin nodded.

"Mom should eat dumplings too!" Jiujiu insisted, looking at her.

"But I want cold noodles," Pei Qin glared at her.

"Dumplings!" Jiujiu also widened her big, round eyes.

Mother and daughter stared at each other.

The wet nurse laughed, "Little miss wants dumplings, and if madam doesn’t, why not switch to lifted noodles or noodles with topping? Cold noodles are too cold, and as the weather is turning cold now, eating them might upset your stomach."

After half a day of argument, they finally decided to only have vegetables for lunch and skip noodles altogether.

Huang Qiu told the cook woman in the kitchen, "Then steam a few milk-flavored lotus leaf buns!"

There was still some dough left, which the cook woman mixed in, put in the pot with warm water to quicken the fermentation process.

Just as the dough was rising, Fang Hui came over.

Pei Qin, holding Jiujiu’s hand, went to the front yard to meet her.

After exchanging pleasantries and sitting down, Fang Hui heard that Pei Qian wasn’t at home and felt a surge of happiness inside. That damn girl was the cruelest—if she were here, things would definitely be more complicated. But since she was not, Pei Qin was easier to talk to. Thinking this, her smile deepened, and she offered the pastries, calling Jiujiu to eat, "Jiujiu, come have some pastries! These are really tasty!"

Feng Xiaolang came over and grabbed two pieces.

"You little rascal, sister hasn’t eaten yet!" Fang Hui scolded him and beckoned Jiujiu.

Jiujiu glanced at Pei Qin and then went out to wash her hands.

"Hey! Why did Jiujiu run outside?" Fang Hui called out.

"She went to wash her hands," Pei Qin replied.

"You really do train your maids and granny nannies to be meticulous," Fang Hui said with a laugh, looking at her.

Pei Qin also smiled, "Auntie, did you come over for something specific?"

"No big deal," Fang Hui said, chuckling.

Li Hualing was extremely nervous on the inside. Her mother-in-law insisted on coming over to talk, and everything would be great if it went well. But if it didn’t go down well and upset them, they might even be denied the chance to make spicy pickled cabbage, leading to a total loss.

Jiujiu came back after washing her hands and sat on a little stool, holding a pastry to eat.

Fang Hui stuffed another piece into her hand before saying, "When we were coming, I was thinking if the fish we brought was too small, it might not be enough. But now, with Mo Heng and Qianqian not here, we might not finish it."

"It won’t be left over," Pei Qin said with a smile.

Fang Hui then inquired about her pregnancy cravings and what she wanted to eat but never got to the heart of the matter.

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