Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 266 - 175 Guiyuan_3

Chapter 266: Chapter 175 Guiyuan_3

Cheng Yue ate in her own little hut, while Qian Manxia led Qian Mandie to eat in hers.

The next day, Qian Sangui went to Baohe Hall along with Qian Xiang and Uncle Li to Xishan County Town. When he came back, he went to the main house. Old Master Zhang helped, and indeed found a good teacher from the county town for Qian Yishan.

This teacher’s surname was Wang; he had passed the imperial examinations in his early years, but due to a lack of funds to buy an official position, he became a teacher. It was said that during his over twenty years of teaching, dozens of his students had become scholars, with five passing the imperial examinations and even one becoming a graduate. He was one of the top teachers in Xishan County Town. Many families, including wealthy ones, wanted to send their children to him for education. But he was very strict in choosing his students and only accepted those who passed his own assessment. It was only because Zhang Zhonghun had once saved his life that he made an exception and directly accepted Qian Yishan.

When Lady Wang heard this, she was overjoyed to the point of insanity. She immediately cooked a meal herself and invited Qian Sangui to stay for dinner and drinks, also sending Duo Duo to invite other members of the third wife’s family.

Old man Qian was also satisfied with his third son’s actions; after Qian Yishan finished his studies, he even had him kowtow to his grandfather.

Afterward, the matter of building the house was put on the agenda. There weren’t many farmers available due to the busy farming season. Furthermore, Qian Yixiu suggested building a more elaborate house with carved beams and painted rafters, and even constructing a two-story Embroidery Building for her mother. Such a complex structure could not be built by farmers, so they had to find someone specialized in designing and building houses.

As for Qian Sangui, he really was a grandfather who doted on his grandchild. He calculated the money earned from Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop, as well as sales of lotus roots, fish, and grain, which together amounted to hundreds of taels of silver. Even if it all were spent, the family still had a reserve of four thousand taels of silver, so he agreed to his granddaughter’s wish for a nice house.

He also blushed as he instructed his family not to tell anyone about the type of house they were building, especially his father and mother, who would certainly make a fuss and then the nice house might not be built at all.

Lady Wu was somewhat unwilling, but since Qian Sangui had made a decision, she had no choice but to obey.

When Mr. Yu heard that their family was building a house, he specifically came over to offer some constructive suggestions to Qian Sangui. In particular, he wished for some unique constructions that would merge seamlessly with the landscapes of the Moonlit Lotus Pond and the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, so as not to waste such beautiful vistas.

Qian Hua was put in charge of negotiations and pricing, and within a few days, they found Master Zhao. Master Zhao’s team consisted of over twenty people who specialized in business with wealthy families. His team was the top construction team in the entire Xishan County.

In mid-April, Master Zhao, accompanied by Qian Hua, visited Qian’s third wife’s family. Qian Sangui invited him for a drink and also invited Mr. Yu to join them, who surprisingly set aside his status to attend.

After the meal, Mr. Yu, along with Master Zhao, Qian Sangui, and Qian Yijin, as well as others, toured the living area of their family, the Moonlit Lotus Pond, and the scenery of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, making use of the smooth wooden track Qian Sangui had ordered.

During the tour, Mr. Yu and Qian Yijin both offered their views and requests—Mr. Yu presented his own ideas, while most of what Yijin proposed was on behalf of his sister.

After the tour, even Master Zhao was filled with joy, saying that when the lotus flowers were fragrant or when the peach and pear blossoms were in full bloom across the hillsides, the place would be unimaginably beautiful. With the addition of pavilions and towers that complement the surroundings and the planting of fine trees and exquisite flowers, it would be as if the Yaochi Pool of heaven had descended to the earthly realm.

It seemed he also intended to make this place his signature work, designing and building it accordingly.

Only Qian Sangui made some remarks that were practical, if a bit blunt, "We’re just country peasants; too much elegance is beyond our comprehension. As long as we have a place to live in, that shields us from wind and rain, and doesn’t cost too much silver, that’ll be enough."

After seeing off Master Zhao, the younger siblings went to Mr. Yu’s study and envisioned the beautiful future of Taiyuan.

Qian Yijin then suggested, "When the houses in our area are complete, it will definitely be beautiful. It’s not fitting to still be called ’west of the village.’ We should select a more elegant name."

Qian Yixiu thought it was a good idea. The young siblings racked their brains for many names, like West Garden, Lotus Garden, Fragrant Garden, Lotus View Garden, Listening Wind Garden, Lakeside Garden, etc., but all were rejected by Mr. Yu.

He approached the writing desk, picked up a brush, and on a sheet of rice paper, he wrote two large characters—Guiyuan.

He had heard some of what Qian Yijin recounted about how his mother longed for his father’s return daily, which moved him.

Upon seeing it, the young siblings unanimously nodded in agreement; Guiyuan was the most fitting name.

As they returned to their room, Qian Yixiu took advantage of Mr. Yu’s inattention, stealthily picked up the piece of calligraphy he had carelessly discarded into the wastepaper basket, and placed it in her basket of study materials.

She intuitively felt that these large characters were truly reflective of the old teacher’s actual skill level, whereas the calligraphy he taught them was only at the level of leftover scraps.

Mr. Yu Glimpse noticed Qian Yixiu’s subtle gesture and chuckled to himself, shaking his head but did not expose her.