The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 38 - Mother Divides the Family_1

Don’t you dare try to pin this on me!” Pei Wenlee raged in her reprisal.

Only after her tirade did she realize her mistake, her complexion turning an unsightly shade of mortification.

“If you all think so poorly of him, despise him so much, and claim no one would be keen, then why decide to engage him to me?” Pei Qin’s piercing gaze turned towards Pei Houli.

Her gaze seemed to have a penetrative quality, striking directly at the ugliest and most unsightly aspects of one’s heart.

It made Pei Houli’s face turn red and then pale, leaving him unable to utter a word, only managing to choke out, “Girl!

What day is it today?

Stop causing trouble!”

Pei Qin chuckled coldly, “Causing trouble?

Such a good family, and it was your Big House that discussed the arrangement.

Why isn’t your daughter the one to marry into it?”

Seeing things going south, Pei Wenlee, consumed with hatred and anxiety, lashed out at Pei Qin as she cursed, “My brother passed the Scholarship, I’m a young lady!

You’re nothing!

You’re the one who can’t get married!

Even a man who’s lost his wife wouldn’t want you!

I am the young lady!”

Pei Qin casually cleaned her ears as someone yelled at her that they were a young lady, almost causing her to burst out laughing.

She glared at Pei Wenlee, “Seems like you got it wrong!

My father is the Scholar!

Even if he’s gone, he still held a Scholar’s title.

Your brother hasn’t even entered the imperial exam, and needs the silver raised from selling his sister to cover the exam travel expenses.

Do you think he can pass?”

Saying her eldest grandson might not pass the exam infuriated Old Pei and several members of Lady Zhu’s family.

Jumping up, Lady Zhu cursed, “You wretched girl!

Don’t you want to be part of this family anymore?

Don’t you want to live?”

With a humph, Pei Qin replied, “Do you really think I want to stay in this family?

Think I want to live?”

“Qinqin…” Lady Fang cried, gasping for breath.

Pei Qin, with a hint of playfulness, looked at Lady Chen and Pei Houli, “Today’s betrothal can very well continue!

It’s a match agreed by your Big House; you have the final say, so make it your Big House’s daughter’s engagement!

But if you dare set your sights on me, as long as I’m alive, not even a Scholar shall pass from Old Pei’s House!”

“I won’t do it!

I won’t do it!

Why should I marry a widower who’s lost his wife!” Pei Wenlee cried out in frustration and distress.

“You refuse, but your mother will do it for you!

Your father will decide for you!

For your elder brother’s sake, as his younger sister, what’s wrong with a little sacrifice?

Certainly, we can’t exploit someone else’s daughter!” Pei Qin said, shrugging her shoulders, “If you wish to use my corpse, that works too!

I’ve been missing my father!

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If he were here, even if he failed his pursuit, he’d still be a Scholar, and no one would dare sell his daughter so brazenly!”

“Good!

Good!

Your Pei family is really something!” Grandma Qian burst out in uncontrollable rage, pointing at Lady Chen and Lady Zhu, then at Pei Qin, “Your Pei family’s daughters are all so pretentious, we can’t afford them!

Return our bride price and the dowry!”

Upon hearing the word ‘dowry,’ Lady Chen’s face changed, and she hurried over, “Auntie!

Auntie, please calm down!

We can talk this over!

After all, we are already relatives, this matter…”

“Who’s relatives with you!

Get lost!” Grandma Qian fiercely shook off Lady Chen, pointing at her nose, “You think because your family has money you can bully us, is that it?

Return the two taels of silver for the bride price!”

“Two taels of silver for the bride price!?” Pei Qin’s eyes narrowed dangerously, her gaze turned frosty as she looked at Lady Chen.

Both Old Pei and Lady Zhu were unaware of the dowry matter and looked towards Lady Chen.

Lady Chen wanted to deny it, but Grandma Qian had blurted it out, leaving her with no way to step down.

Upon hearing that Lady Chen had taken silver under the table, Lady Fang finally couldn’t hold back anymore, “You took silver privately.

What are you trying to do!?

You think our second branch is easy to bully because we’re unrepresented!?”

Lady Chen, seeing everyone looking at her, blushed then turned pale, pale then blushed again, and looked at Qian Dog with pleading eyes, hoping he would come out and “clarify” things a bit; otherwise, she really wouldn’t know what to do with herself.

“Oh, what a great dowry those two taels of silver are!

They’re not included in the deal for the two acres of land, are they?

Once you get the land, regardless of whether another’s daughter is willing or not, alive or dead, you just tie her up and put her straight into the bridal sedan, right!?” Pei Qin sneered with a cold laugh.

Lady Zhu turned angry and blue at the sight of Lady Chen.

She had clearly already agreed to this marriage arrangement, had persuaded Old Pei to agree as well.

Getting those two acres of land had been the only requirement; yet Lady Chen had went behind her back and received another two taels of silver!

Was she completely disregarding her mother-in-law’s position!?

“We’re splitting the household!” Pei Qin said expressionlessly, looking at Old Pei.

As soon as the words “split the household” were uttered, Old Pei, Lady Zhu, and Pei Houli were all shocked.

Pei Houli immediately turned his gaze toward Lady Fang.

Lady Fang also looked at Pei Qin in surprise.

Pei Qin turned her head and whispered in her ear, “I’ve earned some money.”

Lady Fang was even more shocked.

When Lady Chen heard about splitting the household, and the fact that the marriage deal with Qian Dog’s family might fall apart, she became so anxious that she almost threw a tantrum.

Pei Qin didn’t give her a chance, looking at her with mockery, “Go ahead!

Sit on the ground!

Better yet, lie down, cry!

Yell!

Howl!

Summon everyone in Back Mountain Village to listen!

Your eldest son is about to go for the exams, and you sell your cousin for land and silver!

I can read and write too, would you like me to compose a ditty for the kids to sing and spread everywhere!?”

“You…” Lady Chen truly wanted to eat her flesh, drink her blood, tear her to pieces.

Pei Qin grabbed Lady Fang, “Let’s go!

Cry to my father first, then find a place to go begging!”

Lady Fang’s heart was also filled with extreme hatred for Lady Chen; she had no idea what kind of dealings Lady Chen had done with Qian Dog’s household behind their backs, and she followed Pei Qin out, crying as they left.

San Ya, holding onto Si Ya and Pei Wendong, also followed, crying.

“Stop!

All of you, stop!” Lady Zhu came up furiously to intercept them; if they continued the commotion, the reputation of the main house would be even more tarnished, and it would greatly affect her eldest grandson’s academic examination!

Pei Qin turned her head, released Lady Fang, took a few steps back to run up, then leapt, fiercely kicking a door.

With a loud bang, the door she kicked wobbled violently, then fell from its frame, slamming onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Pei Qin stood behind the dust cloud, “The main house’s dirty tricks, offering up their own daughter!

If Old Pei’s House can’t accommodate us mother and daughters, just say the word, and we’ll break all ties!

But if you’re thinking of scheming and trading, from now on, as long as Pei Qin is around, you’ll never succeed!”

As the dust settled, Pei Qin was already leading Lady Fang, walking away with San Ya, Si Ya, and Pei Wendong, a few radish heads, out of the village.

Leaving behind Qian Dog, Grandma Qian, Pei Houli, and a group of people in the courtyard, all dumbfounded, staring at the broken door on the ground.