The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 852 - 183: Compensate with 100 Worms_4

Chapter 852: Chapter 183: Compensate with 100 Worms_4

"Even if I have to kneel, I must repay my own debts!" Pei Qin had no intention of prying further.

Pei Qian has yet to lay a hand on him, but Jiujiu had already given him a good thrashing with a hundred worms. Xiao Yi is a man of his word, and being a Commandery Prince, he couldn’t break his promise, so he started spending his days catching bugs with Jiujiu, tanning a shade darker in just a few days.

Mo Heng was also packing up, ready to set off, though reluctant to leave. He clung to Pei Qin for days, even more unwilling to go, "Once I’ve settled down there, I’ll bring you, Jiujiu, and Xixi over!" It was hard enough to have finally made it this far, only to have to part again. Mo Heng was suffocating with frustration, and these days he was trying to make the most of his time, pestering Pei Qin daily.

Previously when he took her, because she was too small to fully accommodate him, he always held back, fearing he might hurt her if he was too rough. However, after he had gotten a taste of that bliss, he became addicted to her. After Xixi was born, Mo Heng was like a fish back in water, unable to restrain himself even more, yearning to drown in her.

"If you don’t leave now, I’m going to be drained dry by you," Pei Qin said, lying on the bed like a dead fish.

"You owe me quite a bit, and you’ll have to pay back each one," Mo Heng said, nibbling at her fair neck.

"Get lost, and fast!" Pei Qin didn’t even want to lift a finger.

The next morning, of her two breasts, only one was still full. If Xixi wasn’t eating less now, she would never be satisfied. Pei Qin silently cursed the beast, ordering Huang Qiu and Xue Dong to pack his clothes, and Zhang Gengshan to prepare his belongings, eager to send him on his way.

Xiao Guangbi’s urgent command had arrived, and Mo Heng could no longer delay his departure.

Once the luggage was packed and dawn was approaching, Mo Heng lifted his robe and embraced Pei Qin once more on the large kang bed by the window, "Behave while I’m gone. Don’t go flirting with anyone else! If someone makes a move on you, slap them to death! Otherwise, if I find out, I’ll deal with you when I get back!"

Pei Qin’s body was completely relaxed and powerless, barely raising her eyelids, "Your sister!"

Mo Heng kissed her reluctantly once more, telling her the silver note was in the trunk; she should take it herself. He didn’t want her to get up to see him off. He then checked on their two daughters, instructed Fang Liuming to take good care of the young ladies at home, looked after Pei Qin, and set off with Feng Wei and two guards, accompanied by four or five soldiers from Yuanyang County willing to join him. He rode on horseback, marching quickly towards Xining Guard.

Now only Pei Qin and Pei Qian were left at home, and the days grew hotter.

Xiao Yi was surprised to see that they had ice to use, as well as the cool stone jelly, shaved ice, and cold noodles. He thought they knew how to enjoy life in the summer heat. The whole family was peculiar indeed! Mo Heng was too handsome to be a man, and instead of marrying a lady from an aristocratic family, he chose Pei Qin. And Pei Qin was nothing like a woman—she was even more rugged than a villager from the countryside, truly fierce. Except for their youngest daughter, who was barely a month old and whose temperament was not yet evident, the elder daughter, Jiujiu, was even more extreme; a girl who should be playing with anything but bugs.

Pei Qin made another tub of ice, telling Pei Qian to bring Pei Yuan over to cool off, "The weather’s getting hotter and hotter. Bring your second sister over to escape the heat. She hasn’t given birth yet; who knows what state she’s in from the heat."

Pei Qian complied, taking things to Qinghe Town to fetch Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan, who was embroidering baby bibs and clothes for the child, didn’t have much to do at home and couldn’t go out in the heat. So, she packed her luggage and moved to her mother’s house.

Madam Zhao, worried, came along. As soon as she walked into their home, she felt a refreshing coolness, not hot at all, which made her curious, "How is it so cool in your house?"

"We have ice in our house," Pei Qian replied.

Madam Zhao gasped, "No wonder you don’t feel the heat of the summer." Perhaps not even Landlord Chang’s families had ice to use, yet they used it every day.

While they served the chilled stone jelly, Grandma Li and Old Man Li arrived, having just received news from Li Baoxiang. Shen Songming had left the capital early but hadn’t left a letter to ensure his appointment to the Imperial College. Fang Liuming had been reassigned elsewhere, with the news kept tightly under wraps.

Now they were truly trapped!