The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 650: Killing Master Qianliang (5)_1

Pei Qian hummed, "Fine, invest if you want, but hurry back home and bring me the silver! I’m starting to collect bamboo rats and wild rabbits now!"

"I’m selling you two sacks of bamboo rats!" Pei Qin agreed.

Pei Yuan and the others burst into laughter.

Watching this unfold, Mo Heng couldn’t help but curve his lips into a smile.

After catching the bamboo rats, they went home and stewed a pot full of rabbit meat, and the whole family gathered around for a hearty meal.

The next market day, they went out and bought all the things they were missing.

The stallholders at the market greeted Pei Qian and the others as they came to shop, telling them they would come by in the afternoon to help out and even bring vegetables.

In the afternoon, Old Scholar Fang brought over a big fat pig, which was slaughtered on the spot in town.

The hired chef arrived a day early and prepared everything that needed to be fried and cut, making sure everything was ready to go.

Old Scholar Fang stayed to oversee the preparations.

The next day, they set up more than thirty tables before all the arriving guests could be seated.

Luckily, there was plenty of chicken, fish, and meat prepared.

Most of the guests didn’t come empty-handed, despite being told in advance that this was a feast to thank the villagers and that they should not bring gifts. They still insisted, not wanting to attend the feast without contributing. Small tokens of gratitude were politely received, but no one wanted to just take advantage of a free meal.

Although Pei Qin and her brothers always kept a low profile, this time, with the Third Rank Lady status and Mo Heng becoming a Ninth Rank Inspector, they held this feast to show their gratitude to the villagers, earning a wave of lavish praises.

After the banquet, many people spontaneously helped clean up, taking the tables and benches borrowed from others back to their homes.

The place was soon tidied up.

The leftover food from the banquet was also distributed among the Fang family, Feng family, and Zhao family to take home.

Old Master Zhao and Madam Zhao both came over, and only Zhao Xiaochen and Pei Yuan continued to stay on. With the in-laws present, they had to pack up and return home. Before leaving, Zhao Xiaochen also told Pei Qian, "I’ll bring you the silver next time!"

Madam Zhao thought her daughter-in-law was contributing her dowry silver to help her sister’s family. Although it was her own dowry, as the mother-in-law, she felt it wasn’t her place to inquire. The Pei family didn’t seem in need of silver. "Are they short of silver?" she wondered. "Has something happened at home? If you need anything, don’t be shy, just tell your mother!"

The family had faced a crisis when the older sister and brother-in-law were taken away by the Ministry of Justice, but the fact that her in-laws had not mistreated her moved Pei Yuan deeply. Hearing Madam Zhao’s concern, she laughed and said, "Nothing’s wrong at home. It’s just that our third sister didn’t make kimchi this year, so we missed out on some earnings. We’re planning to raise bamboo rats and wild rabbits, the two we brought back. All of us siblings have put in money, bit by bit, to get things started for her!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhao nodded with a smile, "As long as there’s no trouble! It’s great that you siblings are so close and supportive of each other, that’s how it should be!" Whether a large or small amount, every bit helps earn some money for luxury items.

Pei Yuan responded with a smile.

Once the house was tidied up, Pei Qian, with some time on her hands, began collecting silver from Pei Qin, Wendong, and the others, "Bring over your contributions quickly! I’m about to start collecting the bamboo rats and wild rabbits!"

She was a doer and, following Pei Qin, had adopted an attitude of getting things done without delay, starting preparations, "I’ll use one of the empty workshops this year. By next spring, when construction is possible, we’ll build a breeding farm right next to it!"

Pei Qin laughed and handed her ten taels of silver.

Wendong, Chang Yonglin, and Xiao Yong also took out silver to give her, listening to her plans about how to proceed.

"I’ll write up a plan, and all of you go back to studying! Aren’t you going to face the examinations next year? If you keep playing around like this, you’re just waiting to fail," Pei Qian hurried them off to study. freёnovelkiss.com