The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 424 Grim Reaper Comes to Claim Lives (2)_1

Chapter 424: Chapter 424 Grim Reaper Comes to Claim Lives (2)_1

After washing up, Pei Wendong practiced calligraphy and worked on problems in his own room while Pei Qin taught Pei Yuan and Pei Qian. It was a hot summer and they needed ice, so when the dog days began, they all slept in the same room to save on ice blocks.

Lu Hao bolted the door and climbed up the wall to look outside, only to see Mo Heng standing not far from the door under an elm tree, wordlessly imitating Pei Qin’s eye-rolling dismissiveness. Young Master Shen thought he had left, but the man had not gone at all; in fact, he had moved even closer. It was the middle of the night; instead of sleeping, he wandered over here, ghost-like, and even wore all black, as if he didn’t know how frightening that was!?

Feng Wei and Zhang Gengshan had tried to persuade him several times, but now they dared not do it anymore. He kept saying he was about to leave, but he had been preparing for four or five months. Even if a family was building a new house for relocation, it wouldn’t take that long to prepare, right? He was determined not to leave.

Both of them indeed hoped that Shen Songming would marry Pei Qin quickly, so as not to affect their young master.

Mo Heng watched the moon rise to the treetops and stood outside for a while before he finally walked back to his place, enjoying the night breeze.

Zhang Gengshan silently sighed and prepared water for him to bathe.

The days became hotter and hotter, and around noon people felt like they were frying in their own grease. Pei Qin made watermelon ice, and each of the four siblings, along with Lu Hao and his sister Lu Hai, enjoyed a big bowl, embracing the cool relief.

While others suffered through the scorching summer heat, those few indulged in comfortable ease.

As soon as the busy farming period was over, Chang Yonglin rushed over, complaining about the heat, lifting his sleeves and pulling at his collar to show Pei Qin the prickly heat on his skin, grumbling, "The bai liang fen I made at home is not tasty at all!"

"We’ve got watermelon ice! I’ll get you a bowl," Pei Qin called to Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan cheerfully fetched a bowl of watermelon ice for him.

Chang Yonglin held onto the large bowl and enjoyed the refreshing ice. Outside, Sun Chao and some others came by, startling Chang Yonglin who quickly scooped up his bowl and hid inside Pei Qin’s room.

Pei Yuan made bai liang fen for Sun Chao and the others, lightly chilled it, and served it cool.

The boys had come to find Pei Wendong, hoping to sneak a bowl of bai liang fen, and after eating, they dragged Pei Wendong out to go fishing and then to Sun Chao’s house for a meal.

Chang Yonglin waited until they all left, finished off his bowl of watermelon ice, rested in the room for a while, and went out to find people as evening approached, managing to mooch a meal elsewhere.

Those who came to the house weren’t limited to Sun Chao and his friends; even more girls came to see Sister Peiqin and her sisters, finding Pei Qin easy to talk to, not as scary as she seemed when she was hitting people. They even speculated whether she might have suffered some trauma as a child that made her react violently when provoked.

Pei Qin, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but roll her eyes heavenward. Why were women in this feudal society so different? In the modern world, her attitude was considered cool and badass, a sign of a tough girl, and she would have had a crowd of girls screaming and calling her husband. In this ancient time, she would struggle even to gain favor, let alone vie for a position in a harem. No, instead she had gathered a bunch of Little Radishes. Whenever Sun Chao and his friends came looking for Little Radish, they looked at her as if she were some rare animal, their awe and veneration puzzling.

But Pei Qin, displaying a gentle and friendly demeanor, still attracted many girls who wanted to get close to them. After all, to rise from nothing to running market stalls, making big bucks, opening a shop, and earning rewards for growing sweet potatoes were not achievements just anyone could accomplish.

In the future, Taiping Town would celebrate the rise of a new family of wealth, the home of sister and brother Pei Qin, with the Pai Building, over a hundred acres of land, and Taiping Mountain forming a significant estate.

Only Pei Qin was known for her fierce temper, Pei Qian for her feisty nature, and it was just Pei Yuan who was gentle, which was why those little girls had not dared to get too close before.

Sun Tingyu did not like Pei Qian, yet she always came to visit, bringing other girls along, showcasing her good relationship with Sister Peiqin and her brothers.