Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 174 - 140 Golden Black Dragon Snake_3

Chapter 174: Chapter 140 Golden Black Dragon Snake_3

The bride price included sixteen items, with the most valuable contribution being a jade and gold hairpin from the future mother-in-law of the Little Divine Doctor, worth at least a hundred taels. Lady Hong, the wife of Shopkeeper Cui, gave an agate hairpin that was also quite nice, roughly worth ten or so taels. The rest were small beaded strings, Pearl Flowers, little pendants, and the like, along with three small handkerchiefs. Although these items were not very valuable, roughly varying from one to three taels of silver each, they were all quite exquisite and pretty, and the villagers would surely like them.

Let’s give the jade hairpin to Grandmother Lady Wu, although knowing she would be reluctant to wear it, such a treasure would make her happy for days, and help calm her nerves.

The handkerchief given by the fiancée of the Little Divine Doctor should go to my mother, to let her admire a different kind of embroidery skill. The other items should all be given away, keeping nothing for myself.

The agate hairpin and an embroidered silk handkerchief for my auntie, and also picked out a unique strand of beads for Qian Xiaoyu.

This time, the first wife and the second wife were frightened by asking for my help, so I gave Lady Xu and Lady Xiao Wong each one of the most valuable Pearl Flowers, gave Qian Manxia a strand of beads, and Qian Yiduo a little pendant. Hearing that Xie Huzi got his nose bloodied by Wan Dazhong while trying to capture him, and that he even went into the mountains injured to search for him, I gave his two daughters, Xie Daya and Xie Erya each a strand of beads and a handkerchief. One Pearl Flower and one handkerchief for Second Grandpa’s daughter-in-law and great-granddaughter, and one Pearl Flower for Wang Lizheng’s daughter, Wang Cuicui. Three items remained; I’d ask Lady Wu who else to give them to.

Just as I finished arranging everything, cries of alarm came from outside.

Lady Wu scolded loudly, "You naughty monkey, why have you dragged this huge snake back home? It’s terrifying. Throw it out, get it out."

Qian Manxia and Qian Xiaoyu, who ran outside, were screaming nonstop upon seeing it.

Monkey Brother, ignoring the obstruction from Lady Wu and others, still dragged the big snake into the courtyard.

Having a sore foot, Qian Yixiu could only climb up to the table to look out the window.

Not only had Monkey Brother come back, but Dashan had returned with his children as well. Benben and Tiaotiao were pulling at the big snake, which they had chewed up so much that in some places, only a bare stretch of bone remained.

Lady Wu stood to the side, cursing but too scared to approach, while the remaining people stood far away watching.

Qian Sangui came out of the house with the support of a walking stick and also jumped upon seeing the big snake. He exclaimed, "This is the first time I’ve seen such a big brute snake, and it’s double-headed..."

Amid the commotion, Huang Tie, Zhang Zhongkun, and Shopkeeper Cui arrived. It turned out that Zhang Yang had gone back to report the incident to Zhang Zhongkun, who had been preparing to visit the Qian family. Although Zhang Zhongkun didn’t bring the people he had gathered, he still came with gifts to the Qian family in person, as he had to apologize on behalf of the child to the parents. Because of his own servant’s misdeeds, the child had almost gotten into trouble.

Zhang Zhongkun had looked for Shopkeeper Cui the previous day to gather people, so Shopkeeper Cui also went to the Zhang family first thing in the morning.

After hearing the story, Shopkeeper Cui couldn’t help but laugh heartily, saying, "That little girl from the Qian family is so clever and witty, I also want to go and enjoy the spectacle."

Then, the two men took a carriage together to the Qian residence.

These two were esteemed visitors, so Qian Sangui and Lady Wu hurriedly went to greet them.

When Zhang Zhongkun entered the courtyard and saw the big snake, he exclaimed, "That’s a double-headed Golden Black Dragon Snake. Oh dear, its skin is all ruined, what a pity."

He had heard of the fearsome monkey and dog from the Qian family and knew that any animal that could catch such a snake couldn’t be ordinary. He didn’t dare approach and said to Huang Tie, "Go check if the snake’s gall is still there; that is a rare medicinal material."

Huang Tie leaned down to inspect and then flipped the snake over with his hand, reporting, "Old Master Zhang, the snake’s gall is crushed; only a bit of skin is left."

Zhang Zhongkun’s face wrinkled in distress, lamenting, "Ah, the gall of the Golden Black Dragon is extremely precious, comparable to a thousand-year ginseng."

At first, Qian Yixiu was excitedly thrilled, thinking no wonder Monkey Brother didn’t mind the long journey and insisted on bringing this snake back—it was indeed valuable, and he truly knew his treasures.

But upon hearing that the gall was gone, which was equivalent to losing a thousand-year ginseng, she felt great regret. It seemed that she hadn’t consulted the almanac before going out, as to why she was losing every treasure she encountered? Regretful as she was, she remained relatively calm; after all, she had already given away more valuable things.

Qian Sangui and Lady Wu could not handle it; they were terribly distressed, especially Lady Wu, who trembled slightly.

Kneeling on the table, Qian Yixiu opened the small window wide, first loudly greeted Zhang Zhongkun and Shopkeeper Cui, then inquired, "Old Master Zhang, is there anything else on this snake that could be of use to you?"

Zhang Zhongkun replied, "The best parts of the double-headed Golden Black Dragon are its gall and its skin. The gall is a rare medicinal material that can cure hundreds of diseases. The skin is beautiful and cool; having such a skin curtain in the house during summer offers great relief, cooling effect is no less than ice. The snake’s head and bones aren’t bad either, but compared to the gall and skin, there’s quite a gap."