Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 173 - 140 Golden Black Dragon Snake_2

Chapter 173: Chapter 140 Golden Black Dragon Snake_2

Qian Manchuan and Qian Manhe, upon hearing that Qian Yixiu had gone missing, were scared out of their wits. They quickly organized people to search everywhere and found a few men to tie up Wan Dazhong, saying they would send him to the County Government Office the next day.

Wan Dazhong, a hunter, was not someone just anyone could approach. Apart from allowing Lady Wu and her daughter to beat him without fighting back initially, he was not courteous with these men, giving them a severe beating. Even Huang Tie was no match for him. Wan Dazhong broke free from the men trying to capture him and ran out, claiming he was going to help search in the mountains.

Just the mention of Wan Dazhong made young Miss Qian Manxia’s mouth pucker, and she began to cry, saying, "Mother, what do we do? We’ve beaten him and even scratched his face and neck, and his nose is bleeding... Wuuu, what do I do now? Everyone will surely call me a shrew like Old Grandma Fan... It’s so embarrassing, it’s killing me..."

The more Miss Qian Manxia thought about it, the more serious it seemed, and she cried bitterly. Lady Wu also grew anxious. Her daughter’s prospects had just started looking up, and she couldn’t let this incident ruin her chances of finding a good match, so she poked Yixiu’s little head fiercely with her index finger in frustration.

Qian Sangui sighed heavily, chastising Qian Yixiu, "What are we going to do now? We wrongly accused and beat up a good person. This morning, Xiao Lei went to his place. His father said he hadn’t come back from the mountains yet. If he encounters any danger there... how can we live with ourselves..."

Qian Yixiu listened guiltily to their words, feeling particularly embarrassed, especially seeing her little aunt so upset.

Trying to comfort her, she said, "Grandfather, it’s okay. That Wan Dazhong is a skilled hunter; he won’t come to harm." She then turned to Qian Manxia and said, "Aunt, don’t cry. When I see Wan Dazhong, I’ll apologize on your behalf. It’s all my fault..."

Overwhelmed with shame and anger, Qian Manxia ran back to her own room and continued to cry on her bed.

Latter, they came to the Arhat bed, because the two backpacks that had been brought back through great difficulties were placed there.

Qian Yixiu then spoke of how Monkey Brother led her to a valley in the deep mountains, where there was a pond with some lotus seeds by it. For some reason, Monkey Brother particularly loved eating those seeds, munching nonstop, impossible to call away. She thought since their own Monkey Brother was extraordinary and loved these seeds so much, they must be good. Also, since they had a pond at home, she collected the seeds to bring back. At the mountain peak, she saw a fragrant tea tree and brought back a lot of young tea leaves...

She did not want to deceive Qian Sangui and Lady Wu, especially Qian Sangui, who knew how to weigh situations and genuinely loved her. She thought to privately talk to him later about also finding some fine pearls by the pond and to get his support to grow these seeds on a large scale. But she couldn’t tell a second person, including Qian Yeejin. No matter how clever he was, he was still too young, and she feared he couldn’t keep from letting it slip. Lady Wu should also be kept in the dark; it was enough for her to enjoy the benefits in the future, no need to add to her psychological burden.

Qian Yixiu opened one of the backpacks and took out the lotus seeds and young tea leaves.

Qian Sangui shook his head and said, "You’re still a child, thinking too simply. Wild lotus roots may not taste better than cultivated ones, and they are difficult to breed. We’ve already purchased our lotus seeds, and in a couple of days when Qian Hua comes back, we’ll start planting. Why did you bother collecting these seeds? Even if the monkey is intelligent, it’s still an animal, how can you assume it’s something good just because of its random act?"

Pointing at the young tea leaves, he added, "There are plenty of wild tea plants on Jingshan Mountain too. When we were poor, we would often pick them to drink, but they are bitter and astringent, nowhere near as good as the teas cultivated by tea farmers. You went to all that effort, almost lost your life, for what? To bring back these useless things?"

Qian Yixiu took out the bamboo basket, "Grandfather, take another look, how about these tea leaves?"

Because there were so many wild tea plants on the mountain, the locals could identify the general quality of tea leaves and also knew how to make simple tea.

Qian Sangui and Lady Wu took some of the tea leaves to smell and to examine them. The tea was fragrant and lasting, with a green color that indicated it might be of good quality.

Qian Sangui commented, "These tea leaves aren’t bad, have your grandmother dry them and make tea, to be served to guests."

What was unique and of the highest quality from the Immortal Realm was casually described as "not bad" by him, which left Qian Yixiu feeling rather disheartened. She thought about frying them herself once her foot healed a bit. Then she would take them to Shopkeeper Cui to discuss a partnership. As for planting the lotus seeds, she’d find an opportunity to bring it up later.

After Lady Wu carried Qian Yixiu back to the small room, she poured the tea leaves from the bamboo tube into a winnowing basket to dry in the sunlight.

Qian Yeejin didn’t heed Lady Wu’s advice and took his basket packed with books, ink, pen, and inkstone to school again. Qian Yixiu sat on the bed herself, put away the backpack with lotus seeds and young tea leaves, and started to sort through the gifts she had received during her visit to the Zhang family.