Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 214 - 155: Retrieving Pearls_1

Chapter 214: Chapter 155: Retrieving Pearls_1

Both Qian Yijin and Qian Yixiu nodded in agreement with Shopkeeper Cui’s words.

Qian Sangui was even more deeply moved, not expecting that the Duke Mansion, holding such high office, would humble itself to cooperate with his family in tea cultivation, and trust them so deeply that they granted his family a ten percent share of the profits from the untested tea.

Afterwards, they called over Qian Hua, who had experience as a shopkeeper, and discussed some cooperative terms, which they drafted down to be submitted to the County Government Office another day.

Seeing that it was getting late, Shopkeeper Cui quickly rose to leave, as he wouldn’t be able to enter the city gates if he was any later.

After Shopkeeper Cui left, Qian Yixiu took out the two strings of Buddha Beads and gave one to Qian Sangui and another to Cheng Yue. She also apologetically said to Lady Wu, "Grandma, both my grandfather and mother are ill, and these Buddha beads can calm the mind and stabilize the spirit, so I am giving them to the two of them first. I will seek out the master another day to request another string to honor you."

Lady Wu smiled and said, "Grandma knows Yixiu is filial. No matter how good these Buddha beads are, they are not as precious as the gold and jade hairpin you gave to Grandma. Don’t go asking the master for things, it’s improper."

This is where values differ, and hence views on issues also diverge. Initially, Qian Yixiu felt guilty, afraid that Lady Wu might feel slighted, but it turned out she was the one worrying needlessly.

Grandma Wu was really quite admirable, not like some greedy mothers-in-law who want to hoard everything for themselves and are unwilling to give even a trifle to their daughters-in-law. She truly honored the promise she made to her son before he left, treating her daughter-in-law as her own flesh and blood.

Although fallen from grace, Jinwa was fortunate to find herself in such a home amid misfortune.

After dinner, Lady Wu sorted through the gifts Shopkeeper Cui had brought—wine, snacks, candies, confits, and study materials, piling half of a Buddha bed. The gifts were indeed generous.

Qian Sangui asked Lady Wu to set aside some of these items and send a share to each of Butler Wong’s family, Landlord Li’s family, Wan Lizheng’s family, and Wan Dazhong’s family, as they had all extended their help to the main house on their family’s account. It was with their support that Qian Mandie was able to smoothly leave the Yang family. Otherwise, Auntie Die wouldn’t have made it out with only the Old Qian Family’s resources.

As for Wang Lizheng and others, that was for the main house to reciprocate the favors.

The mother and daughter returned to their own small room, where Cheng Yue beamed as she took out three sets of new clothes and three pairs of new embroidered shoes she had just finished, asking Qian Yixiu to try them on.

A few days ago, Cheng Yue had formally requested Lady Wu provide extra silk to make several silk summer dresses and embroidered shoes for her daughter. She even brought out Qian Yijin for comparison, pointing out that though Jinwa was a boy with several sets of silk robes, Yixiu had only one silk outfit, and it was a spring garment.

Lady Wu was unwilling and said, "Yixiu is a girl, how can she be compared to a boy? Jinwa has to go to school, and it is necessary for him to have several sets of nice clothes to change into. Yixiu doesn’t have only one silk garment, didn’t we just make her a silk summer dress last year? It has barely been worn and it’s already short; just add a piece to it, and it will still be a fine dress. If you really want to make something, then make her a cotton dress."

Cheng Yue’s eyes turned red, and she said sorrowfully, "Mother, if Brother Jiang saw that we are dressing Yixiu so carelessly, he would be unhappy and blame Yueyue. From now on, I won’t wear silk dresses anymore. Yixiu can have them all."

Lady Wu genuinely couldn’t understand, if their own granddaughter wasn’t dressed well, does that mean other people’s children shouldn’t live at all? She argued, "What do you mean we are dressing Yixiu carelessly? Yueyue hasn’t stepped outside, she doesn’t know how girls are raised in the village. When they’re young, their parents begrudge even the use of diapers, leaving them in the bed to wet themselves as they please. As they grow older wearing tattered clothes, they have to do all sorts of work and can’t even eat a bite of good food."

Cheng Yue, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, said, "It doesn’t matter how other people raise their daughters, but my daughter must be raised delicately."

Lady Wu disagreed and said, "Oh my, you’re neither a Princess nor a Commandery Princess, what makes your daughter so..."

She didn’t finish her sentence, as she was interrupted by Qian Sangui, who said, "Nowadays, our household is better off, and if my daughter-in-law wants to dress Yixiu beautifully, it’s only reasonable. The silk that the Zhang family gave to Jinwa and Yixiu can be left to my daughter-in-law to manage. Let her decide how to make clothes for the children."

Lady Wu was even less willing, "I was planning to keep those few bolts of fine silk for Auntie Xia’s dowry."

Qian Sangui countered, "Our household still has plenty of savings; we can easily provide Auntie Xia with a fine dowry without having to withhold materials sent for the children."