The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 883 - 193: Ruining One’s Appearance_2

Chapter 883: Chapter 193: Ruining One’s Appearance_2

Er Lang knew what mattered more and let her go,"... Taking care of that old woman can be done anytime; we can’t delay treating the injury. If it scars, it’s over for life!"

The villagers, seeing her face covered in blood, half of it, quickly persuaded her too. The old woman was pulling Pei Qian, urging her to walk outside.

Fang Hui was still hurling abuse, "You ill-bred brat! You dare to hit me, I’ll never let this go! I won’t stop until I’m dead; I won’t let you smoothly become an officer’s wife!"

Pei Qian turned her head, twisting her arm out, and with a kick aimed at Fang Hui’s stomach, angrily booted her.

Fang Hui cried out and fell to the ground, "Someone’s been killed! It hurts to death! Someone’s been killed!" she cried, clutching her stomach.

The crowd hurriedly pulled Pei Qian back and blocked her, urging her to leave quickly. Fang Hui was looking to cause a scene and had no shame; if she really made a fuss, it would be a bad look for everyone.

Pei Qian’s facial injury also needed prompt treatment; Hong Xia pulled her quickly onto the carriage.

As their carriage departed, the villagers turned back to Fang Hui. Gathered in groups, they discussed non-stop, saying that the Fang family must have made a fortune from selling the pickled cabbage recipe and that after this, the Fang family and Pei Qin and her siblings would be completely estranged. They speculated that once Pei Qian married into the Fang family, she might not have warm relations with her natal family anymore.

But Fang Hui kept complaining about stomach pain.

The villagers thought she was faking it, looking to cling to an issue since Pei Qian hit her. So someone earnestly advised her, "Selling someone else’s pickled cabbage recipe was wrong to begin with. It’s her fault for smashing your house, but you’ve already disfigured her face. If this leads to a canceled engagement, you’re in trouble. You’re still relatives after all and need to interact; please stop creating issues!"

"That despicable girl knows martial arts! She practices martial arts! She could kick someone to death!" Fang Hui said, clutching her stomach, her face turning pale from pain.

Then someone went to find Grandma Feng and Li Hualing and to pass the message to Feng Shouxing and Feng Bo.

Over at Liu’er Alley, Hong Xia was also pale.

The doctor examined Pei Qian’s wound and said the scratch from the broken fingernail was too deep; even after healing, it would leave a white scar.

Diagonally across her face, quite noticeable. If the Fang family found this objectionable and called off the engagement...

Hong Xia was not afraid of getting a reputation for complaining; eyes red, she poured out grievances like spilling beans, recounting all the nasty things Fang Hui had said to Pei Qin.

Seeing her knitted brows and brooding expression, Zhang Gengshan said hurriedly, "Madam! There is a scar-removing ointment! There is an ointment that, if applied as soon as the wound heals, can make the scar disappear!"

Pei Qin, knowing he had seen much with Mo Heng at the Mo family, ordered him, "Go and handle it at once!"

"Yes!" Zhang Gengshan immediately answered and left with Silver in hand.

Pei Qin applied a medicinal wrap to Pei Qian’s face, "Let it heal for a day before unwrapping it, or it’ll scar if dust gets on it."

"What about the pickled cabbage issue?" Pei Qian’s biggest concern was still this matter.

"Just leave it to me," Pei Qin reassured her to only watch. Then she instructed the Sun Quanliang family and her mother-in-law to bring a few people directly to the newly bought Tian Zhuang on Lin Mansion’s behalf; she had already sent people to harvest cabbages, as many as they could. She oversaw the pickling of all the cabbages in their own fields, making six vats.

Just as she was about to discuss the delivery with the contract signees, Feng Shouxing and Grandma Feng arrived, dragging Fang Hui with them.

Fang Hui was lying on a donkey cart, crying and cursing all the way to Sister Peiqin and her brothers for being heartless. They didn’t have enough silver to cover the building expenses; it was their family’s silver that helped. Now, she said, for a small favor, they held hatred in their hearts. Pei Qian maliciously brought people to smash their house and hit her, claiming Pei Qian knew martial arts and had kicked her stomach to a pulp.

It’s impossible to live like this! It’s simply impossible to live! How could a niece treat her own aunt this way and have her be beaten by others?!" Grandma Feng also wailed.

Pei Qin was in the workshop when she heard the commotion and came out setting aside her work.

It was market day in Taiping Town, and many who had come to the market had not yet left; it was bustling, and everyone looked over.

Recognizing Fang Hui and Feng Shouxing and seeing them scolding their niece, they knew they were looking for Pei Qin, and they crowded around.

Pei Qin was standing behind the crowd, accompanied by Xue Dong and Liu Feng.

Those nearby, glancing first ahead and then back at Pei Qin, cleared some space. Pei Qin’s aunt had made a fuss and come over, indicating serious trouble.

Feng Shouxing drove the donkey cart right to the entrance of Liu’er Alley, blocking the alleyway.

Grandma Feng got off the cart and started calling out at the door for someone.

With her face injured, Pei Qian had not left the house and was still inside. Seeing that they dared to come looking for trouble, she became even more infuriated and stormed out immediately.

"She’s come out! She’s come out! What exactly is going on here!?" spectators asked, eager for drama.

Seeing that Pei Qin hadn’t appeared, Fang Hui, wiping away tears, cried out for Pei Qin to come out and speak to her, "... You lost your mother early, and I, as your aunt, sent you food and took you to my house regularly, even if you were unwilling. You didn’t want to go to the Fang family either; now that you’ve grown capable yourselves, you hit others! To think you’d hit your own aunt! You’ve all learned martial arts, using ruthless moves; this is practically beating someone to death! Because of the jade cabbage, your servant frightened me into falling, demanding one thousand taels of silver in compensation! You came to my house and took all the silver, and that’s still not enough. Failing to buy cabbages, you wreaked havoc in my house, destroying everything, and even beat me up! Is this what you learned from your books!?"

"Where’s Pei Qin? Let her come out! Is she afraid to show herself now?" Grandma Feng shouted.

The onlookers who were enjoying the spectacle turned and saw Pei Qin; their expressions changed, and they automatically made way.

Pei Qin walked through the crowd, her face carrying a smile, and stepped forward, "Show me where it hurts; I’ll have a look."