Chapter 561: Carrying a Nezha in the Womb (8)_1
Pei Qian knew all about the matter, and immediately recounted in detail what had happened to Zhang Shiqian and how he met with retribution.
"Harming others and harming oneself! They are just malicious at heart, and now they’ve met with retribution!" Grandma Fang cursed after hearing the story.
"Those who spread rumors wildly outside should be too afraid to say more now!" Lady Yu sighed with relief.
The direction of the rumors had changed; they were now saying that Zhang Shiqian’s attempt at revenge had backfired, and he had suffered divine punishment as a result.
Lady Chen and Lady Zhu from Old Pei’s House were so annoyed with Zhang Shiqian, cursing him for his uselessness and continuing to spread the message "just you wait and see!" If Pei Qin gave birth prematurely, it would mean she had conceived before getting married! The stigma of promiscuity before marriage would be impossible to shake off.
Pei Qin was left at home to peacefully nurture her fetus. Sun Quanliang lead the hired help in collecting sweet potatoes and cutting beans. The task of making fermented bean paste was handled by Mo Heng with Pei Yuan and Pei Qian, while she simply sat aside, watching without lifting a finger, eating and drinking like a lord.
In the fields where sweet potatoes had been harvested, vegetable seeds were sown; those that couldn’t be sold were kept for the family’s consumption, and the rest were left to be plowed back into the soil as fertilizer when the time came to plant sweet potatoes again.
Pei Qin’s only exercise was performing a set of Tai Chi in the morning and another in the evening, along with accompanying a certain brooding man for exercise. The rest of her day was spent eating and sleeping, being well taken care of at home.