Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 177 - 142 Visiting_1

Chapter 177: Chapter 142 Visiting_1

The cabin fell silent again, and Qian Yixiu, extremely weary, felt no trace of sleepiness.

She lay on the bed, recalling the harrowing events of the past two days, events that had almost all gone awry despite careful planning. Fortunately, it was a close shave, and she had managed to bring back a life spared. Had she been sacrificed, her young mother would have cried herself to death, Grandfather Sangui would have died of rage, and this family would have been finished.

It would have also implicated two innocent outsiders. As Old Uncle Zhang had instructed, it might have even led to a miscarriage of justice. Poor Wan Dazhong might have been sentenced, if not to be executed after the autumn harvest, possibly to banishment thousands of miles away.

This was a painful lesson, she thought to herself that from now on she must consider this family and these loved ones who cherished her before taking any risks. Another thing was the necessity of meticulous planning in handling matters and to never rely on luck, perhaps even having a contingency plan for emergencies...

It was nearly dusk when Cheng Yue finally emerged from the east wing and looked into the distance from the doorway. Seeing a few people walking toward their home from the village, she went back into the cabin.

Qian Yixiu handed her the handkerchief. Cheng Yue adored the flowers embroidered on it and exclaimed, "The flowers are beautiful, it’s not Suzhou embroidery, it seems like Sichuan embroidery." Then, she studied the handkerchief carefully.

Her mother’s personality was well-suited to being an expert, perhaps even a top fashion designer or the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine if she had been born in a previous life. Regretfully born in this era, she dared not even step out of the rural courtyard.

Reaching out, Qian Yixiu covered her mother’s eyes and said, "It’s getting dark now, Mother should stop looking, it’ll hurt your eyes."

While the mother and daughter were enjoying their tender moment, Qian Yeejin’s voice was heard, "Father, Grandmother, my Great-grandpa, Great-grandma, Big Grandpa, and Second Grandpa are here."

Qian Sangui had people invite Old man Qian and Old woman Qian, as well as the fathers and sons of Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui, to come over for dinner and to discuss once more the matter of hosting a thank-you meal. The villagers had helped in finding people, so the family needed to thank them for their assistance.

Qian Manchuan and Qian Manhe didn’t go to the shop today because it took too long to find help and they were too exhausted, so they rested for the day. On their way here, they happened to run into Qian Yeejin coming home from school.

Upon arrival, Old man Qian had Lady Wu bring out Qian Yixiu from the cabin to the main hall. Cheng Yue was somewhat astute and saw that the old master and mistress wanted to see their daughter, definitely for nothing good. She tearfully clung to Qian Yixiu, not allowing Lady Wu to take her away.

Qian Yixiu consoled her, "Mother, don’t worry, Grandpa and Grandma are still there, Great-grandpa and Great-grandma won’t hit me."

As soon as Qian Yixiu entered the main hall, the old master berated her fiercely, and Old woman Qian scolded her with a skewed mouth. They even wanted to hit her with a walking stick but couldn’t raise their arms high enough, resulting in only poking Qian Yixiu a few times.

Qian Yixiu didn’t dare to dodge, nor did she offer any defense; she bowed her head submissively.

After the meal, the brothers Qian Manchuan and Qian Manhe split up and went door to door inviting the villagers who had lent a hand to have a meal at Qian’s third wife’s place the next day.

Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui took Qian Yeejin with them, carrying six boxes of "Old Brother" pastries and a jar of "Iron Pot" liquor from Capital City given by Shopkeeper Cui, along with a jar of "Aged Grain Brew" bought in the town, to apologize to Wan Dazhong’s family. They also invited them to dinner at their house the following evening. Next, they went to invite Wan Lizheng, and afterward, they visited Old Wong’s House in Song Village to invite Father and Son of Old Wong.

Qian Yeejin returned very late. He reported to Qian Sangui, who had waited up for him, "Father, rest assured, Uncle Wan came back from the mountains just before sunset today. When we got there, Grandpa Wan was beating him with a stick; the thumping on flesh was so loud, it was terrifying. I don’t know what Uncle Wan did wrong."

Qian Yeejin’s face was somewhat pale as he spoke, indicating that the beating was severe.

Continuing, he said, "I told Grandpa Wan that my father is in poor health and couldn’t come in person, so I had to represent him. Grandpa Wan said we were too polite, he was very warm to us and promised to come tomorrow. He didn’t even want to accept our gifts, but I insisted and left them at his house... "

Qian Sangui nodded in approval.

The next day, Lady Wu led people to purchase food ingredients on a large scale.

Almost every household in Huaxi Village, except for Old Fan’s House and two other households, sent someone to help, even Hua Dianzi’s eldest son, thirteen-year-old Hua Qiang, came to help find people. Darong Village also had more than a dozen households helping, and including Doctor Lin’s Family from Green Willow Village, there were households coming as well, along with Wong Liang who brought villagers from a few households of Song Village.

After counting the number of people, it would be no less than twenty tables, so they prepared for twenty-five tables.

As Lady Xu and Lady Xiao Wong were busy making pastries, they asked Qian Mandie, Auntie Xie, wife of Xie Huzi, and Lady Lan, as well as Wife of Qian Liang, Lady Huang, to help out.

In the morning, Lady Wang also put aside her pride to offer proactive help. Now that her family had made quite a bit of money following the Qian’s third wife, and her son had become a shopkeeper in the county town, she was happy. Besides, her family had often benefited from the third wife’s generosity in the past.

They borrowed many tables, chairs, bowls, and chopsticks from the villagers, and arranged over twenty tables in the large courtyard. Two tables were set up in the upper rooms of the small courtyard where some distinguished guests would dine.

As it was the busy farming season, the farmers did not have time to drink at noon, so they would have dinner instead. To make sure they could enjoy their drinks, dinner was served early.

Around Shen Hour, people started arriving one after another at the Qian’s third wife’s place. Distant relatives sent one person, while those closer sent more, and entire families came from a few relatives’ households.

From Darong Village, Wan Lizheng came with his brother Wan Erniu, his nephew Wan Dazhong father and son. Wan Dazhong had a painted face and still limped when he walked, carrying two wild boar legs in his hand. He hadn’t found the people he was looking for in the mountains, but had instead encountered a wild boar. Fortunately, he was skilled and managed to kill the boar, so he chopped off two legs as a gift.

People joked with him on the way there.

"I say, Brother Da Zhong, those wounds from Lady Wu and her daughter look like scratches on the face, huh? How come even your legs aren’t working right now?"

Some people knew Wan Dazhong had once proposed to the Qian family, and they had not agreed. They teased him, saying, "Didn’t you go there to accuse them of injuring you, saying your leg was crippled and that they should let their daughter marry you to take care of you for life?"

Wan Dazhong wasn’t angry and smiled, saying, "Don’t talk nonsense, the young lady was just scared, that’s why she hit someone, it’s not nice to talk about her like that. My leg was injured by the wild boar..."

Realizing this might not be appropriate, he looked back and saw his father’s cold stare, and quickly shut his mouth.

There were also those who sincerely admired him, "Brother Wan is really something, his strength is such that one man could fight six, let alone killing a wild boar, he might even be able to beat a Bear Blind Man."

Wan Dazhong explained, "Nah, I was just really scared that day, and it was only with brute force that I managed to escape. I’m not usually that tough."

After saying that, he hurriedly caught up to his eldest uncle and father ahead, constantly making a smiling face and flattering his stern-looking eldest uncle.

It turned out that at home, Wan Lizheng had scolded his nephew.

He said, "Look at the bear-like state you’ve gotten yourself into, getting beaten like that and still pining for that girl. If you ask me, just forget about it, she’s too young and headstrong. If she comes after you, you should still refuse. I think that Wang Siniu isn’t bad, she’s pretty and the right age. If you agree to the match now, you can marry her by early next year, and maybe by the end of the year, she would have given you a bouncing baby boy."