Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 124 The Sky is Falling (Parts One and Two Combined)_1

Chapter 124: Chapter 124 The Sky is Falling (Parts One and Two Combined)_1

A government official cursed, "Still ride in a cart? Acting like he’s a noble! A peasant who’s committed a crime, bring him into Yamen and beat him with a plank, and see if he still acts so arrogant."

As soon as his words fell, the cries of Lady Wu and Qian Manxia grew even louder.

The leading government official saw that Qian Sangui truly wasn’t feigning his sickness, and he also feared that the man might die on the way. After feeling the silver in his hand and considering what they said about Shopkeeper Cui and Huang Tie, he said to the cursing official, "Whether he has committed a crime is not for us to say; the Master County Magistrate will be the judge of that. But if he dies on the road, it will be difficult for us brothers to explain ourselves." He then waved to Qian Hua and said, "Hurry there and back, we are pressed for time."

Qian Hua hurriedly sent Qian Xiaofeng to Xie Huzi’s house to borrow a donkey cart.

Qian Yixiu brought out several bowls to serve tea to the government officials.

At this time, Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui were also brought in by a few government officials. Old woman Qian was supported by Qian Mandie, and Lady Wang and Lady Tang also came following behind, sobbing and sniffling.

It turned out that several other government officials had gone to arrest Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui. Since all of them were from the same household, they definitely had to be taken together.

As soon as she arrived, Lady Tang started crying loudly, "Sir officer, the death has nothing to do with my husband. The shop is run by the third branch, and the pastries were also made in their home. If someone was to add arsenic, it would have been done by someone from the third branch..."

Qian Ergui, both afraid and angry, shouted, "You wretched woman, what nonsense are you spouting? Shut your mouth."

Old woman Qian, who was already frightened and weak, had barely managed to come over with her granddaughter’s support because she was worried about her son. Hearing Lady Tang’s words, she became so angry that she staggered, pointed at her, stammered a couple of "you, you, you", and then, throwing her head back, collapsed.

Another wave of cries and shouts ensued as the old lady was carried into Qian Manxia’s small room to lie down. Seeing his mother passed out from anger, Qian Sangui erupted into tears, "It’s all my unfilial fault; it’s my fault for involving mother," his body trembling again.

The cries in the courtyard shook the heavens.

Qian Yixiu had no time to cry; she sent Qian Xiaolei to Erliu Village to call for Doctor Lin to see Old woman Qian. She went back to the left wing room and saw Cheng Yue trembling all over, staring blankly as she clutched the blanket sitting on the bed.

She consoled her mother-in-law for a moment, then left and locked the door. She called Qian Xiaoyu to help her warm up the medicine. Once the medicine was ready, she had Qian Xiaoyu feed a bowl to Qian Sangui. Then she poured the remaining medicine into an empty wine gourd to take to them in the county. Glancing out the door unintentionally, she caught sight of the cursing government official peering into the house through the windows, checking each one.

Qian Yixiu dared not make a sound and handed over the gourd filled with medicine to Qian Hua.

Xie Huzi arrived driving the donkey cart, and Qian Hua carried Qian Sangui onto the cart. The government officials, having received a significant amount of silver, didn’t bother to tie anyone up, and along with Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui, they set off.

Quite a few villagers gathered at the entrance to the village to watch the commotion, including Old Grandma Fan. She said loudly, "The Sir officer did well to arrest them; it serves them right. These people are no good, claiming a lot of money from my family when their daughter-in-law fell and got hurt. Such people deserve to be thrown in jail. If he’s in jail, he should also return the money to my family, right?"

Some people disapproved of Old Grandma Fan’s behavior of kicking someone when they were down and felt sympathy for the three Qian brothers, thinking that such honest people could not have done anything illegal.

But there were a few who speculated, "How did Qian Sangui suddenly become so rich? They said it was because his children sold flowers. How could that be! Now it seems likely that he made ill-gotten gains and someone reported him..."

The party hadn’t yet left Huaxi Village when Steward Wong’s second son, Wong Ping, hurried over. Steward Wong and Wong Liang had gone to the provincial city, leaving only Wong Ping at home.

Wong Ping usually managed the agricultural affairs and didn’t deal with the county officials like his father and brother. Upon hearing the news from Qian Xiaofeng, he ran over in fright. He knew that his master had tasked his father with looking after the Qian family; if the Qian family were in trouble, his father would be blamed.

He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Sir officer, I am Wong Ping, a servant from the Song Qiao household in the provincial city. Our family has always been on good terms with Third Uncle Qian. We know he is a good citizen and would not commit any crime. Could there have been some misunderstanding?"

Song Qiao had once served as a high-ranking official and Old Master Song was still serving in Capital City. Even the servants of the Song family were not to be trifled with by these government officials. They hurriedly replied, "Perhaps the Qian family offended someone. Early this morning someone went to Yamen to accuse their family of plotting to acquire wealth and causing death. We are merely carrying out orders."