Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 264 - 175 Guiyuan_1

Chapter 264: Chapter 175 Guiyuan_1

Speaking of Qian Manjiang, the atmosphere in the room grew tense again, with Qian Sangui, Qian Yeejin, and Qian Yixiu all feeling somewhat upset.

Seeing that he had made his hosts feel uncomfortable, Wan Erniu quickly changed the subject, patting Qian Sangui on the shoulder and saying, "Master Sangui, Auntie Xia is a good girl, the most virtuous and capable maiden in all the neighboring villages. My Da Zhong is fortunate to have such an excellent bride."

Upon hearing this, Qian Sangui indeed cheered up, saying, "Not to boast, but you won’t find another girl as gentle and diligent as my Auntie Xia."

Wan Erniu nodded, then heaped praise on Qian Yixiu, "Grandpa Wan also needs to thank Yixiu. If you hadn’t secretly gone into the mountains last time and casually mentioned going to find my Da Zhong, our two families might not have been united in marriage so soon."

Mr. Yu asked, "Is there perhaps some incident here?"

Wan Erniu then recounted the event, which made Mr. Yu burst out laughing. He said, "My student has great talents."

This left Qian Yixiu blushing and giggling foolishly to herself, thinking that she had not realized it before, but the usually reticent Wan Erniu was actually a closet romantic, lavishing praise on the children at home, and making Master Sangui’s eyes crinkle into slits with laughter.

While the others were chatting animatedly, Qian Yixiu again whispered to Wan Dazhong, "Does it mean that I am the little matchmaker for Uncle Wan and Aunt."

Wan Dazhong, showing his white teeth, smiled and said, "Hmm, that’s one way to put it."

Qian Yixiu then asked, "Then why haven’t you thanked the matchmaker?"

Wan Dazhong was taken aback, asking, "What would you want?"

Qian Yixiu thought for a moment and said, "I haven’t decided yet, I’ll let you know when I do."

Wan Erniu truly drank himself merry, staggering as he walked, and eventually, it was Qian Sanwu who drove the ox cart to take him home.

Once home, Wan Dazhong helped Wan Erniu into bed, washed and rinsed him clean, and checked around the yard. Then he went to the kitchen to make a bowl of hangover soup, attending to Wan Erniu as he drank it, while admonishing, "Drinking too much is a mistake; Dad almost let something slip."

Wan Erniu said, "Didn’t Dad smooth things over? They couldn’t tell... Ah, Dad is happy, it’s been eight years, and for the first time, we can celebrate the young master’s birthday."

Wan Dazhong grumbled, "Anyway, Dad should never drink so much again in the future."

Wan Erniu glared and said, "You little rascal, dare to lecture your Dad now!" Seeing that his son was defiantly looking at him, he added, "Alright, Dad won’t drink that much anymore."

The next morning after breakfast, Qian Yixiu meticulously dressed herself and followed Qian Yeejin to the study in the large courtyard. The two young masters walked ahead hand in hand, while Xiao Lei and Zi Zhu followed behind carrying their study materials.

Now that the pastry room had moved to Xishan County Town, both Qian Manchuan and Qian Manhe were working there too. Qian Manchuan was the Head Shopkeeper and Qian Manhe was the Second Shopkeeper and also in charge of the accounts. Since Lady Xiao Wong needed to take care of her children, and Lady Xu was pregnant, both women stayed in the countryside, so Qian Manchuan and Qian Manhe still commuted by donkey cart home each day.

The large courtyard was very quiet because the teacher lived there, and the servants didn’t dare to speak loudly.

The lecture hall and Mr. Yu’s bedroom were connected, serving as a lecture hall during class and as Mr. Yu’s study when classes were not in session.

The room was spacious, fitted with bookshelves, a writing desk, and four small tables set in the middle. The front two tables were for Qian Yeejin and Qian Yixiu, and the two at the back were for the auditing students Xiao Lei and Zi Zhu. Xiao Lei and Zi Zhu’s small tables were rushed out just yesterday by Old Man Cai and his men.

The first class of the day was calligraphy, and after half an hour, Qian Yixiu would leave while Qian Yeejin stayed for other lessons.

In Qian Yixiu’s previous life, the "keyboard era" was dominant, and after starting work, people mostly typed, with handwriting becoming a collective memory.

But in ancient times, one’s handwriting was a reflection of one’s face. As an adult, Qian Yixiu, who genuinely wished to calm down and learn calligraphy, naturally did it well.

Mr. Yu saw that his female disciple could focus longer than the male disciples and understood his explanations more quickly, and was quite impressed.

When the time was up, Qian Yixiu stood and bowed to Mr. Yu, leading Zi Zhu out of the lecture hall.

They leisurely walked to the lakeside of West Lake, where the pond’s surface already had lily pads the size of bowls, like pieces of green jade gently undulating with the ripples.

Su Erwu was feeding the fish in the lake and smiled at Qian Yixiu, saying, "Sister has arrived."

Though Su Erwu and Su Sanwu were twin brothers and looked extremely similar, their characteristics were also quite distinct. For instance, Su Erwu had a tiger tooth on the left side, while Su Sanwu had a dimple on the right.