The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family

Pei Qian returned to her room and wrapped a package of sugar-coated peanuts for him in waxed paper.

Feng Bo sensed the hostility from her and did not pursue further inquiries. After greeting the siblings, he hurried back home in his donkey cart.

The Feng family’s wheat had already been harvested and was spread out in the threshing ground to dry. He mentioned he was going off to deliver vegetables and would return later in the afternoon to ask Pei Qin for some lessons on accounting.

Seeing him return so quickly with a troubled expression, Fang Hui couldn’t help but ask with a smile, "What’s wrong?"

Feng Bo hesitated, then told her about the donkey cart Pei Qin’s family had bought and the planting of sweet potatoes, "Those sweet potatoes are pre-ordered, and when it’s time to harvest, I expect people will come to collect them. They run a noodle stall, deliver sugar-coated peanuts to the county, and now they’ve planted those sweet potatoes..."

Listening to what he said, Fang Hui became worried too. "They had been building their house before, and your grandfather was saying they were tight on money, and they hardly have any furniture in their house yet. But after they finished building their house, they repaid the silver to your grandfather’s family and to our family. Even with running a noodle stall, they couldn’t have had so much silver to afford a donkey cart. They probably got some silver left over from planting those sweet potatoes, given to them by the people who ordered the crop."

Feng Bo was somewhat uneasy. "Cousin is also going to turn fifteen soon..."

"Don’t worry! Our families are such close relatives! When Qinqin comes of age, I’ll talk to your grandmother in advance and let her bring up the marriage proposal, it’s bound to succeed!" Fang Hui consoled him and then added, "During these days, you should visit them more frequently!"