Pei Minxue sighed and talked a lot at Pei Zhi's grave.
As he spoke, Pei Minxue burst into tears again.
Two younger sisters, one is gone.
There's another one, but it would be better if it didn't exist.
After venting his anger, Pei Minxue tidied himself up and became the dignified and upright eldest son of the Pei family once again.
[Host, you can wake up now.]
Pei Zhi suddenly opened her eyes, only to find everything in complete darkness. She reached out and touched a handful of jewelry.
I reckon these were burial items given to her by Pei Minxue.
Pei Zhi used the hairpin to dismantle the coffin.
Although he got his face covered in dirt, at least he made it out.
Pei Zhi lay on the coffin lid, struggling to breathe.
There was nothing that could be done; this body hadn't eaten or drunk anything for days, and had been lying there for just as long.
Her physical functions had definitely declined considerably. After a short rest, Pei Zhi gathered up the jewelry.
Since it was meant to be buried with her, there's no problem with her taking it with her, right?
Pei Zhi then spent a lot of effort restoring his grave to its original state.
Pei Zhi sat down against her own tombstone, feeling utterly exhausted, but also happy inside.
Pei Zhi looked up at the sky. From that moment on, she was free in this world.
Pei Zhi really enjoys the feeling of freedom.
That's why Pei Zhi worked so hard, wanting to complete the mission as quickly as possible.
She wanted freedom, to do whatever she wanted.
They didn't want to obey the system, nor did they want to live simply to complete the original owner's mission.
A month later, in a fishing village on the outskirts of the capital, Pei Zhi put away the salted fish that had been drying in front of her house.
After crawling out of the grave, Pei Zhi had thought about going far away.
But for a woman like her, it was truly not easy.
Not to mention, there were countless bandits along the way.
Her physical condition at the time prevented her from running very far.
With the fifty taels of silver he had pawned his hairpin, Pei Zhi settled down temporarily in the fishing village.
Pei Zhi portrayed herself as an orphan who had come to the capital to seek refuge with distant relatives.
As a result, her distant relatives left the capital early on, leaving her with nowhere to go.
Pei Zhi had just arrived in the village when she immediately demonstrated her pig-slaughtering skills.
Pei Zhi portrayed herself as an orphan girl with outstanding looks.
Inevitably, there will be some ill-intentioned people who want to take advantage of Pei Zhi.
A pretty orphan girl with no parents, she was bullied, and that was that.
Watching Pei Zhi's skill in slaughtering pigs, the white knife going in and the red knife coming out, her fierce appearance did indeed frighten many people.
No one dared to underestimate Pei Zhi anymore, knowing that this girl had some skills.
"Aya, thank you for looking after my mother yesterday. These are some pastries I bought in town. Please try them."
The speaker was Pei Zhi's neighbor, Lu Xiuyuan.
Lu Xiuyuan lived in a fishing village, taking care of his seriously ill mother.
Lu Xiuyuan's father drowned while fishing at sea, leaving behind a widow and her son.
Lu Xiuyuan was a scholar and didn't know how to fish.
The only thing he could do was copy books for the town's bookstore in exchange for money to help his mother with her medical treatment.
Lu Xiuyuan was also the reason why Pei Zhi changed the temporary stay in the fishing village to a permanent stay.
He was a scholar, cultured and eloquent.
His family was poor, and his seriously ill mother was a burden on Lu Xiuyuan. Any money he earned went to support his mother.
They were so poor they couldn't even afford to eat, let alone take a concubine.
Most importantly, Lu Xiuyuan doesn't know how to fish at sea, unlike the other men in the fishing village who are tanned dark and smell of fish.
Pei Zhi accepted the pastries with both hands. "Wait a moment, I'll get you the money for the pastries."
"No need," Lu Xiuyuan quickly waved his hand. "I bought it to thank you, how could I accept your money?"
Pei Zhi pretended to be unhappy, "We're all neighbors, why be so polite? If you don't accept the money, I don't want the pastries either."
Lu Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment, "How about this, I have to go to town tomorrow, you can continue to take care of my mother for me, and that will be payment for the money, okay?"
To support Lu Xiuyuan's education, his mother worked tirelessly day and night on embroidery.
My eyes are ruined from staying up so long; I can barely see anything even in broad daylight.
If it gets dark, it's like being blind.
I developed health problems from overworking and have to take medicine every day.
If no one takes care of her, Lu's mother won't even be able to eat.
Pei Zhi smiled and said, "I would have agreed to this little thing even if you hadn't asked."
Pei Zhi stared straight at Lu Xiuyuan with a smile, making Lu Xiuyuan lower his head in embarrassment.
"Why is your clothing torn? Take it off and I'll mend it for you."
After hearing Lu Xiuyuan's words, Pei Zhi lowered her head and noticed that the hem of her dress was torn somewhere.
"Then I'll have to trouble you."
Pei Zhi didn't stand on ceremony and started unbuckling her belt right in front of Lu Xiuyuan.
Upon seeing this, Lu Xiuyuan immediately turned around, afraid of seeing something he shouldn't have.
Pei Zhi took off her clothes, stood on tiptoe, and handed them to Lu Xiuyuan.
Lu Xiuyuan grabbed Pei Zhi's clothes as if he were fleeing and ran quickly into his own yard.
Seeing Lu Xiuyuan like this, Pei Zhi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Pei Zhi went back to her room, found an outer robe to change into, and then there was a knock on the door.
Pei Zhi thought it was Lu Xiuyuan and opened the door with a smile.
Pei Zhi's smile faded slightly: "Aunt Wang."
Aunt Wang was a middle-aged woman in the village, but unfortunately, Pei Zhi and she didn't get along very well.
Aunt Wang's son works as a constable in town.
When Pei Zhicai arrived, Aunt Wang's son came over to fawn over her.
Aunt Wang looked down on Pei Zhi and never gave her a kind look.
"Aya, why is the door closed in broad daylight? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were doing something inside."
Pei Zhi rolled her eyes inwardly. "Don't worry, Auntie. Even if I cheat on you with another man, I won't cheat on your son."
What kind of temper does Pei Zhi have? Would she let a village woman bully her?
"You!" Aunt Wang never expected that Liu Ya would be so shameless.
"Aya, you really are eloquent."
"Aunt Wang, just say what you have to say. There's no tea at home, so I won't pour any."
As Pei Zhi spoke, she picked up the teapot and poured herself a glass of water.
Aunt Wang maintained her fake smile, "I saw that you were all alone, so I thought I'd find you a husband."
“You’re an orphan girl, and no one is looking after you. That’s not a good situation, is it?”
“Auntie, what you said makes a lot of sense.” Pei Zhi nodded, pretending to understand.
"I don't know, which family did your aunt tell me about?"
“The wealthy man Gao from the next town is only fifty years old this year. Although he is taking you as a concubine, his family is very rich.”
Pei Zhi, with an admiring look on her face, said sincerely, "Wow, then I really have to thank you, Auntie."
As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Zhi splashed a cup of tea onto Aunt Wang's face.
She wouldn't even be a concubine to the Crown Prince, yet this old woman wants her to be a concubine to an old man?
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