The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 855 - 184: Don’t Be a Weakling_3

Chapter 855: Chapter 184: Don’t Be a Weakling_3

"That’s his own moping dragging me down along with him!" Inner turmoil masked by outer calmness, beastly I say!

Seeing her mother-in-law’s smile freezing on her face, Pei Yuan hurriedly laughed, "Still want any more mung bean jelly?"

"No more!" Pei Qin waved her hand grandly, her posture that of one ready to wander the world, champion the cause of justice, and stride forth with great vigor.

Madam Zhao watched as Pei Qin made a show of high spirits but didn’t actually do anything, so she felt somewhat relieved. Indeed, as the saying goes, ’Nine dragons born of the same mother each are different.’ Fortunately, her daughter Yuanyuan was not frail but gentle and virtuous. After staying a day in Liu’er Alley and seeing Pei Yuan quite comfortable there with the maids from her dowry attending her, she felt reassured and went back home.

Pei Yuan then discussed with Pei Qin and Pei Qian about starting a shop. She wanted to open either an embroidery workshop or a ready-to-wear clothing store; first for income, and second to keep herself busy, "...everything at home is managed by my mother-in-law, so I don’t need to worry about it. Even when the child is born, there will be a wet nurse, so doing something will make my days more fulfilling."

Zhao Xiaochen was rarely at home, and even when he returned it was only briefly. Despite the uninterrupted correspondence, Pei Yuan still wanted to find something to do, so as not to be thinking about him every single day.

Upon hearing that she wanted to open a shop to keep busy, Pei Qin immediately expressed her support, "I’ll support you with two taels of silver!"

The corner of Pei Yuan’s mouth twitched, "I don’t need elder sister’s support with silver, just help me think of some styles."

The styles Pei Qin could come up with weren’t even usable! In her previous life, although she hadn’t cared about her dress, she was surrounded by beauties and had seen plenty of gorgeous clothes and accessories. But those outfits were either too revealing or peculiar, what kind of styles were those!

Pei Qian told her to just draw them, and then she would revise them with their second sister. Counting on the eldest sister to take an interest in these fashions was less likely than waiting for a wind from the northwest to change.

Pei Qin waved her hand and carelessly drew a pile of modern styles, some revealing and some simple.

Pei Yuan and Pei Qian were stunned by what they saw.

"Elder sister! What on earth is this you’ve drawn!" Pei Qian quickly covered up the sketches and glared at her, "Such obscene clothing, even courtesans wouldn’t wear it!"

Pei Yuan looked at Pei Qin with a cold sweat, "Elder sister..." This was madness.

Pei Qin huffed, "You just don’t understand beauty! Wearing hip-tight skirts and showing off two long legs, how sexy is that!"

"That’s basically the same as being naked!" Pei Qian scolded her. When their elder sister got these fits of madness, she really could think of anything! All of them weird and bizarre!

Pei Qin then sketched a bunch of ancient costumes with various styles she had seen on TV, leaving them to figure it out by themselves.

Pei Qian wasn’t very keen on dress and jewelry, but compared to Pei Qin, she was streets ahead; many of Pei Qin’s clothes and accessories were managed by her. She was focused on making money, and confident that if they managed the ready-to-wear clothing store well, it would surely be profitable and could even outdo the business of Lady Qian’s silk shop, which was also making ready-to-wear clothing. So she and Pei Yuan were bustling about enthusiastically.

Grandma Li, who was seething with resentment, went to the Fang family again to confront Old Scholar Fang and the others, questioning why Fang Liuming had been reassigned without a word to them, and why they sent Bao Xiang to Capital Jingcheng, where he was left without a single acquaintance.

Grandma Fang said they didn’t know beforehand about the reassignment, as it was a decree from the Imperial Court, beyond their control.

Grandma Li then accused them of having known the news by the time of Xixi’s one-month celebration, yet still not sharing a word with them. When Fang Li went to find Fang Liuming, he had already taken up his post, not uttering a single word as if they weren’t family at all.

Grandma Fang was infuriated, "We had no idea Dalang had taken up a post, and besides, he left in a hurry but did write a letter. Doesn’t Qinqin have a shop in Capital Jingcheng? Didn’t they take care of everything for them? As long as they work hard, selling Hele noodles alone is enough for them to live on in Capital Jingcheng. If you’re so worried, you go as well!" Bao Xiang’s arm had long since healed, and the fifty taels of silver compensated by Butler Qian were given to them without taking a single copper coin. Mo Heng even taught him and he made it as a Scholar, and that Grandma Li acts as if she’s graced by their favors, always putting on airs as if they owe her something! It’s loathsome!

Grandma Li, having been given a hard time by Pei Qin and Madam Zhao in Liu’er Alley, and Grandma Fang, who was upset and had a hard life due to Lady Yu’s deafness in one ear caused by Fang Li’s trouble, also did not let her off easy. It left Grandma Li fuming and grumbling at home for days on end.

Grandma Fang and Lady Yu came to deliver vegetables and visit Pei Yuan. Since their towns were too far apart, visiting was inconvenient and infrequent. With Pei Yuan living in Liu’er Alley, they could make a couple extra visits, especially since she was due to give birth soon.

They cautioned Pei Qin, "If that old woman comes again, don’t bother with her! We’ve helped them enough! They want the benefits without contributing; where in the world do they get such good fortune! Even for descendants of an aristocratic family, it’s difficult to get a title, yet they’re never satisfied! If Bao Xiang were any good, it might be worth it to lend him a hand, but he’s just like his parents. After studying for a few years, he’s just more pretentious!"

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