Transmigration: A Farm Girl's Brocade

Chapter 90: Chapter 90 Puzzled_1

Chapter 90: Chapter 90 Puzzled_1

Lady Wang had no way of dealing with that fool who shamelessly undermined her own family; with a cold snort, she said, “If you want people to think fondly of you, you should stop doing unscrupulous things. You can’t just expect others to be enthusiastic about something you’re obviously not invested in.”

Qian Yixiu couldn’t help but feel secretly delighted, as Lady Wang had said exactly what she herself had been thinking.

Lady Tang, fuming but not daring to provoke Lady Wang, rolled her eyes and responded, “Look at how sister-in-law talks about me, what have I done? I simply like Embroidery and wanted to strengthen our family ties through marriage; they said no, and isn’t that the end of it…”

Little Duo Duo, who had been playing with flowers under the tree, quickly ran over, eager to present a treasure, “Sister Embroidery, Sister Embroidery, I saved a piece of candy for you. Great-grandma gave it to me yesterday, and I didn’t even eat it all.” As she spoke, she took out a piece of hard candy that she had partially chewed and then spat out. Her chubby fingers grimy with dirt clutched the filthy candy, and she had an expectant look as if to say, “Praise me, I’ve always had you in my heart.”

Although Qian Yixiu was touched, she simply couldn’t stomach the half-eaten candy. She took it with a smile and promptly put it back into Duo Duo’s mouth, saying, “You’re such a good girl, sister awards you with this candy. Next time sister has something tasty, she will save some for you too.”

She pulled her to the side to sit down and gave her a handkerchief to play with, but Qian Yixiu pricked up her ears to listen to the gossip of the middle-aged women. Old woman Qian had just returned from a two-day visit to her natal home yesterday; she had even waited at the front gate for Qian Yeejin to finish school, bringing with her a little candy and wood ear mushrooms.

Old woman Qian was endlessly praising one of her grandnephews, talking about how handsome and capable he was. She lamented how picky he was, which is why, even at seventeen, he had yet to have marriage talks.

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As soon as Qian Yixiu heard this, alarms went off in her head. She couldn’t be caught off guard, especially since her family had an unmarried aunt. Later, she heard them gossiping about other village matters, the most talked-about being the fight between Fan Dahei and Xu Fuzi.

It seemed Xu Fuzi had heard the people of Huaxi Village saying he had stolen the wife of Fan Dahei’s undershirt and went to explain it to Fan Dahei. Apparently, the conversation took a bad turn, and they ended up fighting.

Old woman Qian cursed, “Those animals, after doing such a despicable thing, still have the nerve to talk to the husband.”

Lady Wang and Lady Tang also joined in, cursing the Xu family.

Qian Yixiu secretly thought that although the feud between the Xu and Fan families had escalated, if they thought deeply, they might suspect her family was behind it and grow to hate them even more. Although they now had Steward Wong backing them and possibly wouldn’t dare to take overt action, what if they played dirty tricks again?

Living with a poisonous snake at the doorstep, always watching and waiting for an opportunity to strike, made for truly distressing days.

At noon, Lady Xu and Qian Mandie returned from the mountains with Xia Grass, and Qian Yixiu stood up to say goodbye and head home.

Lady Wang was extremely enthusiastic about keeping Qian Yixiu for lunch, “It’s just about lunchtime, why leave? Your aunt makes really tasty, chewy noodles, come try some.”

Duo Duo quickly added, “Make a leek and egg sauce too, it’s so fragrant.” Before she even finished speaking, drool was already dripping from her mouth.

Lady Xu cheerfully went into the kitchen to roll out noodles, with Qian Mandie about to go cut leeks from the garden. Lady Wang said, “You’ve been working hard all morning; sit and rest a while, I’ll go.” She got up and threw a stern look at Lady Tang, who lingered without leaving, then went to the backyard.

That’s the difference between a daughter-in-law and a daughter.

Qian Yixiu felt that, aside from Old woman Qian, the Old Qian Family didn’t seem to favor sons over daughters as much and treated their daughters quite well.

Lady Xu’s cooking was truly excellent; the noodles were chewy, and the flavors well seasoned. Qian Yixiu ate a large bowl, filling her little belly until it was all puffed up.

After the meal, Qian Yixiu returned home.

In the late afternoon, Qian Sangui returned home with a beaming face, sent back by Qian Manchuan.

Landlord Yu’s house was the scene of an extremely lively wedding banquet, and even two officers from the county came to offer their congratulations. Although Qian Sangui didn’t get to sit at the main table this time, Old Wong specifically called him over to introduce him to those two officers and several other distinguished guests.

Qian Sangui said gratefully, “Old Wong is truly a kind person. He might have heard about the feud between the Xu family and ours, and he even told Yama Raja Xu right in front of everyone that I am his good brother, and if anyone dared to offend me, they would be offending him as well. Yama Raja Xu’s face turned beet red, but he didn’t dare to speak another word.” Thinking about Yama Raja Xu’s exasperated expression, Qian Sangui couldn’t help bursting into laughter.

Qian Yixiu had been somewhat puzzled before, thinking that Steward Wong’s attitude towards their family seemed a bit too good, which didn’t fit his usual character and style at all. What they gave him was fermented rice, not bars of gold. Even if they won the favor of Sister Zhang, it didn’t seem right for Steward Wong to act like this.

There must be something she didn’t know about.

No matter what it was, as long as it benefited her family, she was more than willing to accept it.

After breakfast on the 20th, the three of them, dressed in new clothes, set off. Lady Wu carried a large basket on her back with two pots of flowers and held a small jar in her arms, leading the way. Qian Yeejin carried a small basket on his back with a small jar inside, holding his sister’s hand tightly, and Qian Yixiu held a small basket with embroidery in it as they headed to the northern village entrance to wait for a ride.

Today, they were not just going to sell flowers and embroidery, but they were also delivering two jars of fermented rice to the Zhang family.

Monkey Brother also wanted to join the trip, but Qian Yixiu didn’t want to bring him, fearing another incident where someone tried to force a purchase of the monkey might happen again. She finally appeased him with promises of bringing back treats and toys.

Today being the market day, several people already stood at the northern village entrance, waiting for transportation to the county town to sell various goods.

Just as the three from the Qian family arrived at the village entrance, they saw Wong Liang calling out to them in the distance as he drove his horse cart. People from the other side of the Hong River going to Xishan County Town also needed to cross Hong Bridge and take the road passing by Huaxi Village, which was built with money from the Song family.

Wong Liang shouted, “I’m going to run an errand at Song Grains Store, you can hop on if you’re heading to the county town.”

This was great, akin to a private ‘Benz’ class high-end ride, and it didn’t cost them a dime. Lady Wu and the others walked over and boarded the cart amid the envy of the villagers. Qian Yeejin and Qian Yixiu greeted him with smiles, “Good morning, Elder Wong.”

Qian Yeejin saw Wong Liang glance at the small jar in his hand and laughed, “Great-grandma made a few more jars of fermented rice and said she would send some over to your house tonight.”

Wong Liang laughed, “That would be wonderful; my mother has been craving that flavor.” He then curiously asked, “Who are you delivering these to?”

Qian Yeejin replied, “These are for Old Master Zhang from Baohe Hall. Old Master Zhang often treats my grandpa’s illnesses, and we don’t have any particularly fine goods to offer. Our fermented rice is fairly fragrant and sweet, so we thought of sending a couple of jars over.”

Wong Liang chuckled inwardly, thinking that despite being weak and sickly, the Qian family understood how to maintain social relations quite well and even managed to connect with Old Master Zhang’s family.

Qian Yixiu didn’t say much, knowing that even a little child should learn to network.

As the ox cart passed by the entrance of Darong Village, she saw Xu Fuzi standing in front of a butcher shop, watching them ominously. Qian Yixiu shrank her neck in fear and then began chatting loudly with Wong Liang to distract herself.

The Xu family thought they were tough, did they? The people from the Song Family Manor were tougher!

The horse cart was quick, and in half an hour, they arrived at Xishan County Town. The Flower Market was adjacent to the north of the town, and Wong Liang went out of his way to drop them off at the entrance of the Flower Market. He also mentioned, “If you want a ride back later, come find me at Song Grains Store in the town before Shen Hour (around 4 pm).”

Lady Wu was extremely pleased and nodded repeatedly, “We’ll take it, we’ll take it, we’ll find you this afternoon, Elder Wong.”