The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 95: Too Low-Level to Bother (1)_1

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Too Low-Level to Bother (1)_1

Hearing Lady Zhu shouting angrily outside the door, accompanied by Pei Wenbo’s curses, Lady Fang and Si Ya’s expressions changed drastically in an instant.

"This is it! It’s all your fault! They are scholars, a word from them doesn’t cut flesh! A couple of curses from you might have been enough, but you went as far as to kick him into the river. Now they’ve come to settle the score!" Si Ya glared at Pei Qin with urgent blame.

Pei Qin gave her a disdainful look, "As a scholar, to curse someone as having no upbringing, throwing him into the river was lenient. Besides, he doesn’t know us. Why would he curse us as uneducated for no reason?"

As Si Ya thought about Pei Wenli, her eyes flickered with thought. Still, "Now that they’ve come to our door..."

"If he really has the nerve to come here, I’ll say he’s got a thick face!" Pei Qin spoke and went out to open the door.

Upon seeing her come out, Pei Wenbo didn’t dare to continue cursing and hid half behind Lady Zhu, yet he arrogantly accused, "You’re thieves! You stole the eggs from our house!"

Lady Fang and the others, who rushed out behind, were relieved to hear that it wasn’t because of Pei Qin pushing someone into the river. But thieves? Stealing eggs?

Lady Zhu didn’t dare to point at Pei Qin and scold her, but upon seeing Lady Fang, she pointed at her, "Poor yet proud, how did you raise your children!? You can’t eat eggs so you steal them!"

The expression on Lady Fang’s face darkened instantly, "Mother! Qinqin and the others are also your grandchildren. How can you come over and call them thieves right away? Is this what a grandmother should say about her grandchildren?"

"And you dare to argue back!" Lady Zhu’s face sank with anger; after the division of the family, this despicable Lady Fang even dared to talk back to her!

San Ya defended herself, "We didn’t steal any eggs from the old house!"

Pei Wenbo pointed at her and Si Ya, "It was them! They stole all the eggs laid today!"

"Don’t falsely accuse us! I went to market today; I wasn’t even home!" Si Ya replied angrily with a sullen face.

"Then it must have been her who stole them! Anyway, it was definitely you who stole them!" Pei Wenbo pointed at San Ya and snorted disdainfully.

Out of frustration, San Ya answered, "I’ve been at home all day without going out. Where would I have stolen any eggs?"

When Lady Zhu heard Si Ya mention going to the market, she thought of them carrying sacks to sell bamboo rats, and that they hadn’t even caught a glimpse of a bamboo rat, her heart filled with even more anger, "You dare say you didn’t steal? Let me search your house then!"

Pei Qin scoffed, "Without an order, illegally entering someone’s home calls for at least ten heavy strikes of the plank. If you wrongfully accuse and want to search, please bother to get a warrant from Sir Lizheng."

"You came into our house and smashed my mother’s trunk! Now you won’t let Grandma search after stealing eggs!" Pei Wenbo challenged with a fierce exterior but a timid interior.

"Oh! I would have forgotten if you hadn’t mentioned it—Old Pei’s House’s eldest daughter-in-law has a habit of hiding private savings. I wonder if she knows where those missing eggs of yours went?" Pei Qin said with a taunting smile as she looked at the two.

Upon thinking about the eldest daughter-in-law who had hidden her own funds, Lady Zhu’s eyes shifted, but her hatred for Mother Peiqin and the others grew stronger. They had caused a split over a private stash and even made money after the division. They were eating fine flour and meat.

"You’re the ones making false accusations! The eggs belong to our family! Why would we steal them? It was you who stole them, and you won’t admit it!" Pei Wenbo shouted angrily.

"So when others accuse you, it’s a false accusation, but when you accuse us, it’s not?" Si Ya retorted also in anger.

"We bought a half-basket of eggs ourselves; why would we need to steal yours?" San Ya looked upset and glared at them.

Upon hearing they had half a basket of eggs, Pei Wenbo became even more convinced as he clung onto Lady Zhu, "It must be them who stole it!"

Pei Qin looked at him, then rolled up her sleeves, ready to unlock the wicker gate.

Scared by her action, Pei Wenbo quickly sought refuge behind Lady Zhu.

"What do you want to do!? You want to hit people again, don’t you!? You little wretch, even daring to hit me!?" Lady Zhu scolded angrily.