Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 140 - 129 He’s Not a Good Man_2

Chapter 140: Chapter 129 He’s Not a Good Man_2

"We’re not short on money now, and I don’t want to earn this hard-earned money anymore."

Old woman Qian had Li Zhanchun help write another letter to Old man Qian, asking Shopkeeper Cui to deliver it to the provincial city, urging them to come home soon. Helping out with making sausage could possibly earn more than what they made from running a stall in the city.

The old lady no longer wanted to stay at her daughter’s home; she was eager to return and gather relatives to make sausage.

Qian Xiang was reluctant to let the old lady go and said, "It’s fine if Xiu’er goes back to teach them how to do it. Mom rarely comes by; stay a few more days."

The old lady shook her head, "Those two daughters-in-law at home are not peace of mind. If I don’t go back and keep an eye on them, what if they tell their natal families or their sons-in-law’s families to do it on their own?"

Qian Xiang’s eyes reddened at the words, and she let her son load several cuts of pork onto the cart to take to the countryside for making sausage. She also sent some bones and offal to each of her three brothers’ homes.

She hugged Qian Yixiu a few times, telling her to come and visit more often.

By Shen Hour, Qian Yixiu and the others had taken several cuts of pork, some pig offal, and pig bones back to Huaxi Village. Passing through the village, they delivered several cuts to the main household, gave them a rack of ribs, a set of liver and hearts, gave the second household a rack of ribs and pig lungs, then had Huang Tie take a rack of ribs and the remaining offal back to their home.

Qian Yixiu went to Qian’s Main Courtyard with the old lady to discuss making sausage.

Qian Dagui was delighted; thirteen wen per person per day was no small sum. It wasn’t laborious work, and even the women could do it. Not only could their own family make some money before the year’s end, but they could also rope in relatives and sons-in-law to earn something as well.

Lady Wang was initially disgruntled, wondering why such a lucrative opportunity was given to a married daughter. But then she remembered that her family was now the "Old Brother’s" owner. Though the money hadn’t yet been distributed, she had heard from her son that business was booming, and right after the New Year, they would be able to rent a shop in the town. Soon, her son would become a shopkeeper in the town. Thinking of this, she found it needless to ruin her rapport with the old woman and the third household over this matter and cheered up again.

Old woman Qian said, "Let’s call over the second son’s family after dinner to discuss how to go about this and who to call for help."

Lady Wang and Qian Mandie followed Qian Yixiu into the kitchen to learn how to pull the sausage casings and mix the meat. Yixiu also told Wang, "It’s tough on Big Sister; just you and Auntie Die should do this. Later when the fourth sister-in-law comes back, she can also do it. Never let the second sister-in-law and others see, at least, outsiders should not find out before the end of the year."

Lady Wang nodded with a smile, "Big Sister understands. Lady Tang is just blindfolded by crap."

Lady Wang knew the people of the third household were all extremely resentful of Lady Tang, and the scars on Lady Wu’s face from her scratches had not yet healed.

Having finished dinner, Yixiu wanted to go home. The remaining matters would be addressed by the main household and the old lady, and she didn’t want to worry about that anymore.

Now was a time of agricultural idleness, and what concerned her was hiring people to dig a lake behind their house. Next spring, she could bring back the special lotus seeds from Cave Sky Pool and begin growing lotus roots.

The lotus roots from Cave Sky Pool were deepwater varieties, so if that was the case, why not dig a lake? It wasn’t just for growing lotus roots and raising fish; it also beautified the environment. However, she still needed to convince Qian Sangui; digging a lake would cost more than digging a pond.

Just as Qian Yixiu stepped out of Qian’s Main Courtyard, Qian Yishan came chasing out, "It’s dark; I’ll escort Sister Xiu home."

It got dark early in the winter; although it was just You Hour, the sky had completely darkened. Yishan was also a good brother, holding Yixiu’s hand and carefully instructing her not to fall.

Just as they reached the west end of the village, they encountered Yijin following Benben and Tiaotiao. Worried that his sister was afraid of the dark, he had come specifically to meet her.

Now another brother was holding her hand. This brother was even more doting, warming his sister’s hand with his breath. Benben and Tiaotiao occasionally nipped at her skirt and nudged her legs with their heads, enveloping her in warmth. The laughter of the siblings and barking of the dogs spread along the way, enlivening the silent wilderness.

Yixiu was quite puzzled; Benben and Tiaotiao were really strange. When their father was there, they howled along with him, and when he wasn’t, they barked with their mother. True mixed-breeds, they were bilingual indeed.

Cheng Yue had been waiting impatiently, standing in the yard without returning to the house. Even though Huang Tie said she was in Qian’s Main Courtyard, she still felt uneasy. Only when she saw Yixiu return did she laugh and led her back into the house by the hand.

After being affectionate with her stepmother for a while, Yixiu went into Qian Sangui’s bedroom to discuss digging the lake. As expected, Qian Sangui was not keen on the idea; aside from the higher cost, deepwater lotus roots were more difficult to plant and harvest.