Chapter 598: Eighth Rank Preaching Pei Zongli(2)_1
"Going out to preach, let your elder brother follow first, he’s also a crop expert, knows how to grow everything. Slowly you’ll understand, and there’ll be nothing to it!" Lady Zhu’s mouth couldn’t close from joy, her son had become an official, and she had become a real old lady! Those people wouldn’t dare to look down on them anymore, let them know their power!
However, Pei Houli was rather unwilling, "Let Dad go with Er Lang instead! Dad has been farming for most of his life, he truly knows how to grow everything! I’ll just stay at home and take care of the family business!" The second branch had now secured an official position, pushing them firmly above the eldest branch. If he had to follow Er Lang around as an assistant, what would that look like?
"The home front indeed needs someone to watch over it, so let Dad first teach your husband! Anyway, sweet potatoes are easy to grow, just stick them in the ground and they’ll live!" Qian Wanxiu said with a slight smile.
Lady Chen secretly pinched Pei Houli, still wanting to watch the business, but the shop was so tightly managed by Qian Wanxiu that even their Er Lang wasn’t allowed to learn anything, claiming it was her dowry. The earnings over the years had never gone to the family, giving them just a little benefit. And now they wanted to help run the business? As if a donkey had kicked him in the head!
"Preaching requires traveling to different places. Dad is old, how can he withstand the bumpy journey? Plus, those lowly scamps and the Fang family, seeing our family turn over a new leaf and secure an official position, will definitely not rest easy. Dad needs to be here to oversee things! Just let your elder brother go with you. When to nurture the seedlings, when to plant them, when to dig up sweet potatoes—he knows all of that. Let him go and help you!" she said while giving Pei Houli a meaningful look.
Although Lady Zhu found Lady Chen less and less pleasing to the eye, ultimately, her eldest son was her own flesh and blood, and her eldest grandson was still studying, awaiting the imperial examinations this year. She thought it over, "Those scoundrels will certainly seize any opportunity to blame Er Lang for not being able to grow sweet potatoes, let the eldest go with him, so no one can catch hold of any fault!"