The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family

"What about the Qian family! They’re malicious and vicious, ready to take Qinqin and her siblings’ lives with a flick of their wrist. It would be easier to make a deal with the Pei family, for sure! That Magistrate is clearly not a good one either!" Grandma Fang grew more and more anxious, wishing she could wake up from a sleep to find Pei Wenli’s scholarly title a hoax.

Lady Yu frowned, "In the end, Sir Magistrate let Qinqin go immediately when he heard the land she was farming belonged to the Jinan Magistrate! Maybe next time Young Master Shen comes over, we could ask him to give Sir Magistrate a heads up!?"

Lady Ruan wanted Shen Songming to take Fang Fu or Old Scholar Fang with him, to meet Sir Magistrate, "...so Sir Magistrate knows we’re also a scholarly farming family with backing, and the next time they try something, Sir Magistrate would weigh it carefully!" It would also give Fang Fu a chance to make an appearance in front of Sir Magistrate.

Grandma Fang nodded in agreement, then said to Old Scholar Fang, "Didn’t you say you were going to arrange a marriage for Qinqin?"

"What’s the rush! The official reward hasn’t come down yet, it’s all just talk right now, it won’t hold up later." Old Scholar Fang was in no hurry, he was waiting for Pei Qin to grow more sweet potatoes and claim his reward before making arrangements, starting from a truly higher position.

"They’ll be out of mourning after March next year, this can’t be delayed! Qinqin is already sixteen this year, she’ll be seventeen next year! Even if she needs to take care of her younger brothers and sisters, we can’t neglect her life’s big event!" Grandma Fang was torn up inside! Afraid people would see Old Pei’s House on the rise and then turn against them.

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"After planting the sweet potatoes, I’ll go have a talk!" Old Scholar Fang found out from Pei Qin that Shen Songming would come over again in March.

How could Grandma Fang not be anxious, after all, Pei Qin was no longer young, with good prospects, but her family situation was not the best. When it really comes down to it, dowries and weddings, not to mention the matters of her younger siblings, were all issues.