Chapter 786: Unlucky Twin Sister (15)
After Pei QianLann went out, Qiann Yan got up and found a place to hide, staring at the open main door of the hall.
After a while, Pei QianLann carefully carried a bowl of vegetable oil to the pigsty. In rural areas, the toilet is in the middle of the pigsty. She poured the vegetable oil at the entrance of the toilet. This place was already a bit slippery, and with this bowl of oil, anyone stepping on it would definitely fall.
Pei Jian Country had a habit of going to the toilet before dawn, and for many years he was always the first at home, without any accidents.
Pei QianLann’s heart was fierce; if Pei Jian Country fell, she didn’t believe Qiann Yan could still go to school peacefully.
Just as she was feeling complacent, her wrist holding the remaining half bowl of vegetable oil was grabbed by someone: "What are you doing?"
Qiann Yan shone a flashlight in Pei QianLann’s eyes: "Mom and Dad, look quickly, it’s Pei QianLann, she has a bowl of oil in her hand."
Pei QianLann was immediately stunned on the spot, and when she saw Pei Jian Country and his wife, her mind was a bit muddled, almost speechless.
"What are you doing pouring oil at the toilet entrance?"
"You know Dad has a habit of going to the toilet before dawn. Pouring oil at the entrance, you want Dad to fall, don’t you?"
"I get it, once Dad falls and can’t work, I won’t be able to go to school."
"Sure enough, you are jealous of me, thinking that since I can go to school and you can’t, you want to drag me down with you. You are so vicious."
The faces of Pei Jian Country and his wife were unsightly; they didn’t want to believe Pei QianLann was such a person.
Thinking carefully, what Qiann Yan said made a lot of sense. Otherwise, why would Pei QianLann do such a thing in the middle of the night?
"Pei QianLann, you’re both stupid and vicious, dragging me down and trying to harm your own father. You have no conscience."
Qiann Yan’s voice was not small. In those years, houses in the village were built densely, and the neighbors heard it clearly and ran over to look, shining all kinds of flashlights into the yard.
Pei QianLann became completely flustered.
"Pei Jian Country, what happened at your place? In the middle of the night, I heard Yan saying something about oil?"
Yang Chunhua shouted at the top of her lungs: "Nothing, it’s an oil-stealing rat. We’re catching an oil-stealing rat."
While saying this, she pulled Qiann Yan and Pei QianLann into the house and shouted loudly to the outside: "Nothing’s going on."
Inside the house, Pei Jian Country glared at Pei QianLann with a dark expression and shouted, "What are you doing with the oil?"
"What else could she do? She wants to make you fall, so I can’t go to school. She’s just jealous," Qiann Yan pointed out.
Pei QianLann was so anxious that her head was covered in sweat, and she really didn’t know how to explain, deeply hating Qiann Yan in her heart.
Qiann Yan felt at ease, not bothering to intervene further, and turned to go back to her room to sleep, leaving the family of three to their chaos.
In the morning, Qiann Yan saw a red handprint on Pei QianLann’s face, feeling quite satisfied in her heart. Pei Jian Country and his wife, after all, loved her a bit more.
If not for having the original daughter to exploit, Pei QianLann may not have such a good fortune.
After breakfast, Qiann Yan went out, and someone came to ask about last night’s incident. She told the truth, not intending to hide anything since the family didn’t care about face anyway.
The villagers listened and shook their heads.
The matter spread quickly, even reaching Pei Peng at his grandmother’s house, prompting him to return soon.
When Pei Peng returned, Qiann Yan was still weeding in the field, and he came over with a bowl of cooled mint water: "Second sister, have some water."
Seeing Qiann Yan drinking water, Pei Peng seriously asked, "Second sister, is what they said true?"
"It’s true; none of them want me to go to school."
Pei Peng’s face fell immediately, and he quickly fumbled in his pocket, eventually pulling out a small bag full of crumpled money. He looked around and handed it to Qiann Yan: "Second sister, I’ve only saved this much."
Qiann Yan pushed it back: "The villagers will help me raise the tuition. Once I get there, I’ll do work-study programs, and it’ll work out."
Earning money is quite easy for her; this younger brother is rather nice.
"Then... second sister, take good care of yourself, and leave here as soon as possible."
Though only eight years old, Pei Peng was exceptionally sensible. Perhaps it was because he was raised by the original owner and knew what kind of life she had.
"I will. You need to study hard."
Pei Peng nodded vigorously: "I will."
"When I grow up, I’ll protect you, second sister." As he said this, Pei Peng fished out a chicken leg from his pocket, wrapped in a paper napkin. "Second sister, eat it quickly, don’t let anyone see."
After speaking, he looked longingly at the chicken leg. But remembering the hardships his second sister endured in this family, he resolved to leave the chicken leg for her. The family never gave her anything good to eat.