The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 96: Too Low-Level to Bother (2)_1

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Too Low-Level to Bother (2)_1

"Who said I’m going to hit someone? I just want to help you find your lost eggs, so you don’t falsely accuse others and end up with a bad reputation." Pei Qin laughed as she opened the door and energetically stepped out.

Lady Zhu and Pei Wenbo couldn’t help but retreat, recalling how they had been after private money but were confronted by her storming into Lady Chen’s room with a knife and smashing out Lady Chen’s private money. Lady Zhu’s face turned a shade.

Seeing her daughter falsely accused of being a thief, Lady Fang’s eyes reddened, "Mother! We don’t even want Old Pei’s House’s property, would we steal a few eggs?"

Lady Zhu couldn’t help but pause, feeling some doubt in her heart.

Pei Qin opened the door and came out, turning around to give Si Ya a meaningful look.

Si Ya’s eyes flickered, but she still listened to her, quickly slipping out, "Though I didn’t steal the eggs, I do know where the stolen eggs are hidden! They surely haven’t been eaten yet!"

Seeing her heading straight for the stack of hay where she hid the eggs, Pei Wenbo’s face changed instantly.

"Still saying it wasn’t you who stole them!?" Lady Zhu’s confidence returned, and she hurried after her with an angry and gloomy face.

Pei Qin walked ahead, blocking her path.

Si Ya quickly reached the haystack and dug at several spots, uncovering five eggs, "You hid the eggs yourselves and then turned around to accuse us of stealing!"

Lady Zhu’s face turned a greenish-purple on the spot.

Pei Qin mockingly watched Lady Zhu and Pei Wenbo, "Next time you falsely accuse someone, be more clever! This is too low-level for my taste, I can’t even be bothered to act!"

Pei Wenbo was still cursing, "It was you who stole them! Otherwise, how would you know where the eggs were?"

Pei Qin took the lead and walked out, waving her hand from afar, "I said let’s not interfere with each other, just live your lives honestly! With that energy, you should first educate your precious grandson!"

"Steal a needle when young, steal gold when grown. I’ve taught Qinqin and the others since they were young; they would never be dishonest! Mother, if you have anything else to say in the future, you can come straight to me!" Lady Fang was so tense with anger, challenging Lady Zhu to find fault with her again. If they were really framed as thieves, how could Qinqin and her siblings ever face others again!?

Lady Zhu was so angry her face turned blue, her chest heaving, her gaze falling on Pei Wenbo.

Back in her own courtyard, Pei Qin said, "Actually, stealing things can occasionally be a good haul!"

She talked like a bandit.

Lady Fang was so scared she quickly pulled her aside, lecturing her that stealing was absolutely not okay, hitting others was not allowed, and neither was scolding people. After all, she was almost fourteen, at the age where she could be spoken for in marriage.

Si Ya also chimed in on the side, advising against causing trouble by hitting others, and money certainly couldn’t be spent so freely.

Pei Qin dug at her ear, "I’ll go butcher that bamboo rat, it’s going to starve and shrink to nothing in another couple of days."

San Ya watched her flee and couldn’t help but laugh, "Big sister, I’ll help you boil the water!"

After the upset, following a series of lectures, they stewed half a pot of bamboo rat meat and stuck cornbread to the pot.

The bamboo rat meat was glistening and fragrant, the cornbread golden, some of which had soaked up the broth, crispy and brown at the bottom.

After the meal, Lady Fang continued with her needlework, making cotton jackets and pants for her children.

Outside, Pei Houli came over to call at the door again.

Pei Qin furrowed her brows, got up from the kang, put on her shoes, and came out, "What’s up?"

Seeing that Lady Fang didn’t show up, Pei Houli felt somewhat disappointed. However, since it had also been Pei Qin who went out earlier to catch bamboo rats, he was a bit embarrassed to ask her for tips on catching them, "...Don’t worry! If you catch them on the mountains behind here, your uncle will go to further places."

She might have told someone else, but Pei Houli? Pei Qin gave him a look, "No comment!"

Seeing her turn and walk away, as if they were enemies, Pei Houli hastily called after her, "Da Ya! Da Ya! Your uncle has found you a good marriage prospect!"

Pei Qin paused in her steps.

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