Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 247 - 167 Liancourt_2

Chapter 247: Chapter 167 Liancourt_2

Qian Yixiu knew she couldn’t stray half a step from her mother today, and diligently sat next to her, starting to work on her netting. Her fingers weren’t very nimble yet, and she didn’t feel like handling the embroidery needle. She certainly didn’t want to end up like Duo Duo, with her fingers full of needle pricks.

As her mother bent over the work in her hands, she would occasionally raise her head to gaze quietly at her daughter for a while. Qian Yixiu would then look up and give her mother a brilliant smile. Seeing this, her mother’s lips would purse into a smile, then she’d lower her head again to continue her work.

Even when Duo Duo the loli came to find Qian Yixiu to play, she would only sit with Duo Duo under the shade of a tree within her mother’s sight. Whenever she saw her mother peering at her from the small window, she would wave with a smile.

Qian Yixiu felt as if they were the ones acting coy with their mother.

On the third day, her mother seemed reassured that her daughter would not leave her, and Qian Yixiu finally had the chance to go out and enjoy the scenery. She walked around the family compound with Zi Zhu and later went to Qian’s Main Courtyard to play with Qian Manduo for a while.

In the evening, as the family was enjoying the cool breeze and chatting in the courtyard, they suddenly saw Tiaotiao run into the middle of the courtyard and let out a long howl.

Everyone was not startled by this behavior, knowing it meant that Tiaotiao’s father, White Wolf, had come home.

Su Siwu, who had never seen such a scene before, quivered with fear and, with a trembling voice, said, "Third Uncle Qian, we should hide, a wolf is coming."

Qian Sangui waved his hand and said, "Don’t be scared, Siwu. Tiaotiao is the son of Dashan and a wolf; White Wolf often comes to visit our home."

Zi Zhu burst into tears at the mention of White Wolf’s impending visit.

Just as everyone was laughing and comforting her, they heard the sound of the door being hit and the calling of Monkey Brother and Benben. Qian Yeejin ran to open the door; Monkey Brother dashed in first, followed by Dashan dragging a deer, Benben dragging a sheep, and finally, White Wolf pulling in a not-too-large black bear.

The crowd was astonished and gathered around to examine the wild animals, which were worth quite a sum of silver.

Qian Yixiu, smiling at White Wolf, said, "White Wolf, did come bearing gifts because you like your wife’s and son’s silver collars?"

White Wolf, accompanied by Benben and Tiaotiao, let out several long howls heavenward as if saying, "Exactly that."

"How many silver collars could all this buy?" Qian Yixiu said with a laugh. "Next time, I’ll make a silver collar for them too, one that they can wear in turns. Your collars are twisted design, so the next one will feature a wolf head."

The House of Animals, hearing this, once again had their eyes shimmer with longing.

Everybody laughed upon seeing this.

Monkey Brother came over and pulled on Qian Yixiu, pointing at the black bear and then patting his own chest, indicating that it was also his achievement.

Qian Yixiu laughed and said, "I know, my Monkey Brother is the most capable."

Upon hearing this, Monkey Brother began to happily jump up and down.

Huang Tie led Qian Xiaofeng and Su Siwu to drag the game to the lakeside in the Main Courtyard, where the wind blew freely, preventing the wild animals from spoiling easily.

The next morning, Qian Sangui was heading to the county town. Qian Hua sent word yesterday afternoon that he had found several shops and houses and wanted the master to come and decide which to buy. It was a good opportunity to take the wild animals to sell in the town as well.

As the ox cart passed through the village, the villagers who heard about the events from Qian Xiaofeng driving the cart were filled with envy. Such a lot of game could be sold for dozens of taels of silver.

In the afternoon, Qian Xiaofeng returned with the news that, as Qian Sangui was busy, he wouldn’t return to the village daily and instead planned to stay at Uncle Li’s house for a few days.

After shopping around, Qian Sangui made a decision and purchased a storefront and a house.

The storefront would serve as the office for Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop, with a two-story building in front and a small courtyard behind. The courtyard had side rooms, a kitchen, a latrine, and a well—everything was included. Located on Tongan Down Street, adjacent to Tongan Street, the location was excellent and the building was new, costing five hundred and twenty taels of silver.

The house was a small quadrangle with four main rooms and three side rooms on both the east and west sides, as well as a well in the courtyard. Located on North Street, not far from the Qianxiang House, it was purchased for one hundred and ten taels of silver.

After buying the two properties and refurbishing Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop and purchasing new furniture, a total of seven hundred taels of silver was spent.

The Cai and Su families had been living in the county town all this while, waiting to handle the setup once the storefront and house were bought.

While Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop was being renovated, recruitment and horse trading went hand in hand, along with effective business progression. The second deal was clinched by purchasing a small workshop that made Lotus perfume cream for one hundred taels of silver. The workshop became a wholly-owned subsidiary under the control of Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop, retaining the original staff.

Master Jin, the artisan who developed the Clear Lotus Scented Rouge, was given a high salary to continue his search for better cosmetics. Originally, Master Jin had apprenticed at Xiang Lu Zhai, where he was honest but unsophisticated and not in favor with the management, leading him to be pushed out. After returning to his hometown, he was scooped up by the small workshop, where he used the most basic equipment to produce high-quality Clear Lotus Scented Rouge.