Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 126 - 124 The Sky is Falling (Parts One and Two Combined)_3

Chapter 126: Chapter 124 The Sky is Falling (Parts One and Two Combined)_3

Qian Yijin clung to Old woman Qian, crying out, "Great-grandma, please wake up, it’s Jinwa. Grandpa has been taken away, Grandma has fallen ill from anger, and mom isn’t well either. If you don’t wake up, what will Jinwa do? Who can Jinwa rely on in the future... boo hoo hoo... Jinwa needs Great-grandma, Jinwa needs Great-grandma... Great-grandma, please don’t die..."

Although Old woman Qian didn’t wake up, her brows furrowed slightly. Doctor Lin said, "If Jinwa keeps on like this, perhaps the old lady’s refusal to leave you will bring her back from the brink of death. I’ve heard that it’s possible for those who can’t bear to leave their loved ones to return from near death..."

After hearing this, Qian Yijin continued to cry and plead about how pitiable his current situation was, begging Old woman Qian to come back to life and continue to dote on him, and so on.

Doctor Lin stood up and stepped outside, telling Lady Wang and Qian Manhe who followed him that they had done all they could and must now leave it to fate; he had done everything possible. If the old lady could last until tomorrow, they should request a doctor from Baohe Hall to come and treat her; there might still be hope.

He then treated Lady Wu with acupuncture and had Xiao Lei follow him home to fetch medicine before leaving with a sigh.

Lady Wang and Qian Manhe, among others, gathered around Old woman Qian and wept again.

Lady Wei led Qian Xiaoyu to the kitchen to make a large pot of noodles, which was eaten as dinner by Lady Wang and her daughters, and Lady Tang and her sons, who were all there. Since Doctor Lin said that Old woman Qian should not be moved, she was left to stay in the third room.

Because Qian Dagui had been taken to the County Government Office, and her son Qian Manchuan hadn’t returned home either, Lady Wang was also unwell. Lady Xu and Qian Mandie then helped her back home to rest, agreeing to come back the next day to attend to the sick.

Originally, Qian Manhe mentioned that since they lived on the outskirts of the village, the place was remote and without any men at home, he would stay to keep watch, but then Lady Tang suddenly sat down on the ground claiming she was too frightened to move, so Qian Manhe had no choice but to carry her back home.

Lady Wu was lying on the bed like a dead person; no matter how much Qian Manxia sobbed and pleaded, she wouldn’t eat a bite of food or drink a sip of water. She had endured so much hardship before, but this time she seemed unable to continue.

Qian Yijin, Qian Yixiu, and Qian Manxia each watched over one patient.

Lady Wei cooked the medicine for Old woman Qian and Lady Wu, fed them, and then came to discuss with Qian Yixiu what next steps to take. She knew that although Yixiu was the youngest, she was the most decisive one.

Qian Yixiu asked her to bring Qian Xiaoyu and Qian Xiaofeng to sleep in the east wing that night, and to make rounds around the courtyard walls now, armed with kitchen knives, sticks, and other weapons, just in case.

She finally soothed her exhausted mother to sleep and heaved a sigh of relief.

Stepping out of the small room and looking up, the night was moonless, the stars few and far between, the silence around her as still as death. She suddenly felt panicky, a vast courtyard with only a few women and children inside, something felt off.

A cool breeze brushed her face, clearing her thoughts momentarily; she remembered the government official who had been peering into the windows and grew tense. She called out urgently, "Brother, Brother."

Upon hearing her, Qian Yijin came out and said, "Sister, don’t be afraid. Uncle Qian and Brother Huang must be thinking of ways in the county town, they will save Grandpa."

Qian Yixiu hurried over and gripped his hand, saying frantically, "They will definitely save Grandpa, but I’m scared the bad people will come to our home tonight to snatch mom."

Despite his youth, Qian Yijin was smart and immediately understood. He exclaimed in shock, "Sister, are you suggesting they used a ’lure the tiger away from the mountain’ tactic, drawing away the men before coming to snatch mom?"

Qian Yixiu nodded and said, "Yeah, what do we do? Dashan and Monkey Brother aren’t home, Benben and Tiaotiao are too small, us kids and the women are no match for them."

Qian Yijin said, "Then let’s quickly prepare and take mom to..." He paused, thinking to himself how his mom was a burden now, unsure how those lurking in the shadows would deal with them. He also didn’t know whose help to seek, who could or would be willing to help.

Qian Yixiu sighed and said, "To create such a big scene, to have the government official take all the men in our family to the county town, if such people have designs on our mom, even if a family were willing to help us, they wouldn’t be able to! Besides, it’s so dark now, and our place is so isolated, who knows if the bad people are already lurking outside our home, just waiting for us to walk right into their trap."

Feeling helpless and filled with indignation, Qian Yijin noticed a shiny axe propped up against the wall corner beneath the eaves in the starlight. He walked over, picked up the axe, and said, "If they want to snatch mom, they’ll have to step over my dead body first."

Qian Yixiu snatched the axe away and said, "Oh, come on, now’s not the time for foolish heroics. If they step over your dead body, mom still won’t survive. We’ve got to quickly think of a way to keep both you and mom alive."

"Woof, woof, woof..." Suddenly, from a basket turned upside down next to them, there came the sound of barking. Qian Yixiu bent down to pick up the basket, and Benben and Tiaotiao were crawling around inside. The house had been in such chaos that no one had taken care of these two puppies.