The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 426 Grim Reaper Comes to Claim Lives (4)_1

Chapter 426: Chapter 426 Grim Reaper Comes to Claim Lives (4)_1

She used the pretext of looking for Pei Qin to visit the workshop and probe for information. "Seeing that no one was at home, and hearing that everyone was at the workshop, I thought I would come by and also pick up half a pound of soy sauce. How is the soy sauce coming along? How much longer will you need to be busy?"

"It’s going to take some more days." Pei Qin just happened to be taking a break and filled half a pound of soy sauce for her and even added a little extra.

With the soy sauce in hand, Sun Xiujin asked with a smile, "You’re so busy, why not hire a few permanent workers to do the job, and you can just oversee it? With just you few, when will you finish?"

"Anyway, there’s no rush, we’ll just do it slowly!" Pei Qin had not yet lost interest in making soy sauce, the demand for koji was too high, simple tasks could be delegated to the Sun Quanliang family, but she needed to oversee the ones with strict requirements.

Sun Xiujin then asked, "How long are you planning to make soy sauce for? Can you finish in a month?"

"We estimate we’ll continue until August 15th. Do you have something you need?" Pei Qin asked her, puzzled.

"Oh! No! I was just saying I haven’t seen you all for a while because you’ve been busy in the workshop," Sun Xiujin laughed and after some small talk, she left with her soy sauce.

Once out of the workshop, her expression darkened. If they were going to be busy until August 15th, would Shen Songming come again by then?

Pei Qin had already received a letter from Shen Songming stating that there were some complications, and he needed to stay a bit longer to keep watch; he would come to spend August 15th with them. This year’s reunion, he wanted to celebrate with Pei Qin!

Seeing Zhang Xiaolang playing outside, Sun Xiujin mentioned Pei Qin to Sun Tingyu, "They’ll be busy until August 15th, with no time to come out at all."

Enviously, Sun Tingyu pouted, "Soy sauce sells for such a high price; they’re making so much of it, they’re sure to earn handfuls of silver!"

"In a few years, their family might catch up with Landlord Zhao’s!" Sun Xiujin exclaimed.

Sun Tingyu was skeptical; no matter how capable, they couldn’t possibly catch up to Landlord Zhao’s family, the richest in Taiping Town!

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaolang decided, once Zhang Shiqian returned, to tell him that Pei Qin wouldn’t finish making soy sauce until August 15th.

Nowadays, the sugar-coated peanuts and Drunkard’s Peanuts made at home were all hauled by Lu Hao to the county town, and he brought back the silver after settling the accounts. Pei Qin specialized in making soy sauce at home.

Zhang Shiqian was very worried; Pei Qin was already skilled in martial arts, and every time she went out, she was followed by a guard. It was not easy to lay a hand on her, especially since she spent her days in the workshop, hardly ever leaving.

In the end, after much thought, he instructed Zhang Xiaolang to somehow challenge Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin to swim or fish. He needed to involve both of them, for if something happened to either one, Pei Qin would definitely rush off in a hurry, and her guard would run even faster. If Pei Qin instructed her guard to rescue them first, she would be left behind.

When Sun Xiujin saw Zhang Xiaolang goading Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin, she headed to the town to enjoy some cold noodles.

The cold noodles stall was owned by Grandma Kong, who set up shop in the evening and sold the cold noodles at the street corner at night.

Sun Xiujin visited three times in a row, finally encountering Pei Qin there.

With plenty of work in the workshop, Pei Qin also made sure to schedule some leisure time for herself. They had run out of steamed bread at home, so she needed to steam two baskets of bread today; Pei Yuan and Pei Qian had gone home early to cook.

As the evening approached and her tasks were completed, Pei Qin handed over the clean-up to the Sun Quanliang family, pinched a bunch of sweet potato greens, and strolled home leisurely.

Lu Hai, as usual with a cold face, lagged behind by two steps and followed her.

Sun Xiujin, looking displeased, left her house and upon turning the corner bumped into Pei Qin, her eyes lighting up as she approached her, "Pei Qin, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? Don’t go home for dinner today, come with me to the street to eat some cold noodles! Tingyu is being grumpy and doesn’t want to accompany me."