The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 874 - 189: Daughter for Son_2

Chapter 874: Chapter 189: Daughter for Son_2

So, no matter what Pei Qin said, Xiao Yi also pleaded, but Xiao Guangbi stubbornly refused to relent, insisting that Xiao Yi stay in Yuanyang County with Pei Qin.

Pei Qin watched him, unsure if he was serious, and still let Xiao Yi stay on, continuing to trust her with a joyful expression, and ordered the kitchen to prepare several grand dishes to treat Xiao Guangbi.

Xiao Guangbi, seeing that Pei Qin did not ask many questions, took the initiative to say, "The Wang Mansion has suffered some business losses due to major setbacks. Originally, I assigned a steward, and after receiving your letter of apology, I decided to step out."

Pei Qian, standing by, listened with a gloomy, chilling gaze. It’s possible that he himself had orchestrated the kidnapping of Xiao Yi, to frame them and then demand Silver! He had already been given a gold mine, which he sold off profitably, yet still he wanted to extort Silver from them!?

Pei Qin pretended not to understand him. As soon as he mentioned it, she immediately apologized and asked him to take Xiao Yi away. Now mother is no longer serving! If you have the guts and courage, take him away yourself! If you want to leave him here, just behave!

Xiao Guangbi soon realized that Pei Qin spoke smoothly and indeed had the shrewd nature of a petty trader, which greatly annoyed him. He thought about Mo Heng, who hesitated for a long time before reluctantly offering the gold mine. Pei Qin, having a humble commoner mindset and born in a village, valued money even more. Thus, he decided not to broach the topic further; since he had already sent a letter to Mo Heng, after his departure, Pei Qin would also send a letter to Mo Heng. Hence, his purpose for making this detour was achieved.

Xiao Yi, seeing that his stay had become a fait accompli, glared with reddened eyes, tightly pursed lips, and a strained little face, feeling extremely reluctant and aggrieved.

Xiao Guangbi brought him several boxes of things, food, utilities, garments, and toys. Xiao Yi was not interested at all, he just didn’t want to stay.

Pei Qin also urged him to go, persuading Xiao Guangbi to take him away, "...The Junior Provincial Official is still a child, just a few years old, you should take the Junior Provincial Official back with you!"

Xiao Guangbi had originally planned to stay for two more days, but left the next day upon hearing this. Last time he visited Runing Prefecture, he was attacked.

Upon his departure, the stifling air in Liu’er Alley suddenly lightened considerably. It was again Jiujiu’s birthday on the Double Ninth Festival. This year’s birthday present came ahead of time, combined with the Mid-Autumn Festival gift, so this Double Ninth Festival, Jiujiu had no present from last year.

Although Xiao Guangbi left Jiujiu a large box of birthday presents, Pei Qin did not plan to bring it out for Jiujiu to use.

She cooked herself, and managed to make a makeshift butter cake.

Jiujiu, seeing the cake covered with fruits, was thrilled, the sweet cream tasted delightful in her mouth, and she ran into her nurse’s arms, hugging Xixi, "Give some to sister!"

"Sister is still small, she can’t eat it. In a few more months, she’ll be able to eat solid food!" Pei Qin ruffled her hair.

"Then I’ll give some to Brother Xingwang and Zhao Xiaolang!" Jiujiu declared.

Pei Qin asked Zhang Gengshan to go with her to invite them.

Sun Xingwang and Zhao Xiaolang soon came over with gifts.

The children gathered around the cake and had a grand feast, ending up with cream all over their faces, heads, and bodies.

Xiao Yi, hearing Pei Qin and Pei Qian sing a birthday song for Jiujiu while laughing, his little face turned blue with anger, huffing with indignation. If he were celebrating his birthday in Wang Mansion, many more people would come to congratulate him, bringing him gifts! Much better than theirs!

Pei Qin glanced at him but didn’t pay much attention for the time being.

The aftermath of Xiao Yi’s kidnapping was resolved without any charges, and Old Scholar Fang and the rest finally shook off the heavy stone in their hearts.

Within a few days, news came from outside that Xiao Guangbi was assassinated again on his trip south, severely wounded.

Pei Qin threw the paper into the fire, then turned to attend to the workshop affairs.

The delivery deadline day arrived, and the convoy sent by Dan Yefei arrived on time. The steward directly carried the cash box, settling the payments for the loaded soy sauce and preserved eggs in one go, and also brought along plenty of the Fang family’s pickled bamboo shoots.

The shipment took just two days. The next delivery would have to wait until March next year when the waterways were navigable again; this time, they had emptied all the stock.

After receiving the Silver, Pei Qin instructed Sun Dashun to expand the soy sauce workshop by half when he was not busy.

The sunflowers on Taiping Mountain were also nearing maturity.

Those who had planted sunflowers were eager to know the price and how to collect them as they were approaching the ripe season.

Pei Qin, needing to feed Xixi, couldn’t go far. Those far from home were delegated to Pei Qian and her team to collect, while those near Taiping Mountain and the nearby town were managed by Pei Qin.

The sisters were busy for several days, harvesting the sunflowers.

Shen Songming’s letter arrived. It advised her to accept Dan Yefei’s proposal since the Transport Gang was indeed in the business of shipping goods, and this was a mutual benefit. Regardless of Dan Yefei’s other intentions, purely from a business point of view, there were no issues. He also briefed her on rubber processing and latex processing, asking if she wanted to visit Jiangnan to see the actual site. Since Mo Heng was not at home and far away, he couldn’t manage!

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