Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 155 - 134: Hide Well_2

Chapter 155: Chapter 134: Hide Well_2

Qian Manxia happily touched the gold earrings on her ears and said, "Yixiu sent these to auntie, do they look nice?"

The young girl was also wearing a new set of clothes, a peach red dress, which she had made following Qian Xiaoyu, and even embroidered plum blossoms on the collar and the hem. She wore two rouge silk flowers in her hair.

Looking at the delicate girl standing gracefully, Qian Yixiu felt a sense of pride as if she was witnessing her daughter maturing. She sincerely praised, "Auntie looks truly beautiful, not just the earrings, but the clothes, the skirt, and your face—everything looks great."

The young girl rolled her eyes at her, then covered her mouth and laughed, "You sure have a sweet mouth."

Qian Yixiu laughed and said, "It’s the New Year, should our mouths not be sweet so we can get big red envelopes?"

This again made everyone laugh.

Lady Wu also came out in a new set of brown clothes, with a small silver hairpin on her head and a pair of silver earrings, which made her look much younger. The silver hairpin and earrings were gifts from Qian Sigui’s wife, Lady Wong, who said she was grateful to the third brother and sister-in-law for allowing her family to be hosts and for making so much money.

Although the silver hairpin and earrings were not big, they made Lady Wu happy for a long time. She felt that Qian Sigui and his wife were considerate and remembered their help.

Qian Yeejin and Qian Yixiu then began to compliment their grandmother, and Lady Wu was so happy that her face became even more wrinkled.

This grandmother was only a little over forty but looked as old as a woman nearing sixty.

Qian Yixiu looked around, besides the chubby, red-faced little boy, it seemed like everyone had their difficulties, and all were deserving of her sympathy.

Afterward, Cheng Yue, Qian Manxia, and the two siblings kowtowed and offered New Year’s greetings to Qian Sangui and Lady Wu, each receiving a red envelope containing two hundred wen.

The siblings then kowtowed to Cheng Yue, and Qian Manxia bowed to her, after which Cheng Yue distributed the three red envelopes containing a hundred wen each that Yixiu had prepared for her to give to each of them.

Subsequently, several servants came to kowtow and offer New Year’s greetings to their masters, and Qian Sangui gave each one a red envelope containing a hundred wen.

After breakfast, Qian Yeejin led Qian Xiaofeng and Qian Xiaolei to the village to offer New Year’s greetings and also went to the Song family estate to greet Steward Wong and to Green Willow Village to visit Doctor Lin. People from the villages, including those from Green Willow Village and Darong Village, came in groups to pay their New Year’s visits to Qian’s third wife.

Fearing to frighten the guests, they sent White Wolf and his family, along with Monkey Brother, to frolic in the main courtyard early in the morning.

Bored from staying inside the small room, Qian Yixiu took Qian Manxia out to an open space near the side doorway in the courtyard to play Jianzi.

In a farming household, there wasn’t much etiquette required, so when guests arrived, they didn’t need to hide. Instead, they would just greet the visitors going to the main house with a smile and continue to play.

Unexpectedly, Wan Dazhong also came, wearing a shiny aqua blue robe that made him look quite heroic. As if the previous argument with Yixiu had never happened, he brazenly walked over to greet them. He probably knew he had teeth that were particularly white, as his smile was wide. He said, "Miss Qian, Yixiu."

With the young aunt in front and Lady Wu not far away in the main house, Yixiu dared not speak carelessly at this moment. She snorted through her nose and turned her face away, ignoring him.

Wan Dazhong, seemingly unconcerned, smiled and then turned his attention to Qian Manxia.

Qian Manxia was not familiar with Wan Dazhong, having only seen him before and knowing he was a hunter related to Wan Lizheng’s family. She didn’t even know his name. It was only after Matchmaker Wang spoke of him in a marriage proposal that she learned the hunter’s name was Wan Dazhong. Since her parents did not agree to the match, the matter was dropped. She just didn’t expect her niece to have embarrassingly spoken nonsense in front of him a few days before, which had upset her for a while.

Now seeing him taking the initiative to greet her, her face turned as red as Monkey Brother’s. She squeaked a soft greeting, "Brother Wan."

Wan Dazhong smiled and said, "I heard Landlord Li is paying for the Red Cloud Troupe from the county to perform in town, and they will be performing for one day on the fifth. Even the famous performers Hua Wuxin and Little Jade Hall will be there. Many young women from our village are planning to go watch it."

Upon hearing this, Qian Manxia’s eyes instantly sparkled, and she laughed, "Really? That’s great. Thank you, Brother Wan."

Wan Dazhong smiled and responded, "You’re welcome," then turned and went into the main house.

Qian Manxia, with her eyes glittering, said, "Sister Die said last year that she saw a play by the Red Cloud Troupe, and she mentioned that Hua Wuxin was incredibly beautiful and Little Jade Hall was even prettier than a woman, and they both performed very well. This time, I’ll finally get to see them. I must go to the main courtyard and ask Sister Die to come along, and maybe invite a few others to watch together."

Then, without paying any more attention to Yixiu, she happily ran off to the village.