Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 293 - 186 Sold to the North_1

Chapter 293: Chapter 186 Sold to the North_1

After hearing Qian Sangui’s explanation, several people were confused. They had been waiting a whole year for the golden flower lotus roots, but now they were being told they wouldn’t get them.

Lady Tang raised her voice and was the first to speak up, "How can Third Uncle be such a grown man and yet not keep his word? You were the one who told us to buy the land and dig the pond, promising to give us the foreign lotus roots to plant. We only bought the land and dug the pond because we believed what you said. Otherwise, who in their right mind would invest money in barren land? And now, you’re coming up with excuses not to give them to us. Are you really that afraid your brother’s family will become rich?"

Qian Ergui also said, "Yeah, at that time I didn’t even want to buy it. I bought it only because Manhe said following Third Uncle’s advice was sure to be right."

Qian Sangui ignored Lady Tang and asked Qian Ergui, "Second Brother, do you also think that buying the land and digging the pond was a mistake?"

Qian Ergui didn’t know how to respond and sighed without saying anything, feeling that his younger brother’s breaking his promise was simply wrong.

Lady Wang really didn’t want to offend Qian Sangui, but seeing Qian Dagui lowering his head like a turtle retracting into its shell, she knew that this significant interest had to be fought for. She held back again and again but still couldn’t help speaking out, "Third Uncle, we only made that mistake because we didn’t realize how valuable the golden lotus leaves were. The in-laws have already scolded us, and we admit we were wrong. Now, you have harvested so many lotus roots. We are not asking for much, just give us a little, enough to plant two or three mu."

Seeing Qian Sangui’s face remained stern and he said nothing, she then turned to Old man Qian, "Father-in-law, you were there when we discussed buying the pond; you also encouraged us to follow Third Uncle’s advice to buy land and plant lotus roots, saying it was foolproof. But now, the promised lotus roots are not given to us. You must speak up for what’s fair."

Any parent wants all their children to live well. When the third branch of the family was struggling, Old man Qian would find ways to have the first and second branches take care of them a bit.

Nowadays, the third branch has started the Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop, owns the Moonlit Lotus Pond and Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, and has built such a large garden at home, even erecting a two-story Embroidery Building. Their life is better than even the well-known Landlord Li from around here. When he thought about the first and second branches, although their lives improved a lot compared to before, they were still just upper-class households and couldn’t even count as small landlords.

Moreover, he did indeed persuade them to buy the land and dig the ponds, and he had assured them so assertively that they couldn’t help but follow his advice.

He then said to Qian Sangui, "Third, just give some to the first and second families to plant. They are not asking for much, just two mu each. When they harvest the lotus roots, they’ll only sell them to the Song Liang families..."

Before he could finish, Lady Tang was unwilling to agree and said loudly, "The lotus roots we grow will be ours. Why should we listen to the third branch? They may have officials as their backing, but my son-in-law is also capable of finding one..." She stopped abruptly and covered her mouth.

Lady Wang, seeing Old man Qian speaking in their favor, thought there was still a chance. But upon hearing the foolish words of Lady Tang, she knew something had gone wrong and quickly interjected, "What nonsense are you talking about, younger sister-in-law? Of course, we’ll have to follow the third branch’s arrangements if they provide the lotus roots."

Qian Yixiu almost laughed out loud. The foolish Lady Tang was not only capable of ruining others’ affairs but also her own family’s. There was no helping it; intelligence has its limits.

It seemed that not only could they not be given the lotus roots to plant, but not even the seeds. It was unexpected that those people would try every possible way to get ahead. When they couldn’t find an opening in her own home, they turned to her relatives. Fortunately, Lady Tang slipped up. Otherwise, the consequences of giving them the lotus seeds were unthinkable. Liang Jinzhao would certainly not harm her own side, but Song Zhixian was another story. She had realized that anyone who dared to stand in the way of Fourth Master Song’s wealth was asking for trouble. Just looking at how many times a day Steward Wong and his son came to her house showed how much the Song family valued the golden lotus roots.

She would see how Master Sangui would handle the situation. This incident had also served as a reminder for him. When helping his brothers’ families, if the help was not well received, it wasn’t just that they wouldn’t benefit, but even his own household could suffer.

Qian Sangui was already worried that the first and second branches would not heed his instructions. Hearing what Lady Tang said, he became even more certain that someone had already approached the second branch with a proposal. Moreover, Lady Tang had apparently agreed, and he wondered if his own naive second brother was aware of it.

Fourth Master Song had a ruthless heart. If he were to blame them, they would all be in trouble.

Then, he said to Old man Qian, "Father, did you hear that? Someone has already approached my sister-in-law. Having lived in the provincial city for so many years, you know full well the extent of the Song family’s power. You also know just how ruthless and malevolent these wealthy and influential families can be. If we let the golden lotus roots slip from our hands and cause the Song family to make less money, how will they deal with us? They don’t need to personally lift a finger; just a gesture from Steward Wong and none of us can expect to live a good life. Worse still, even the Dessert House in the provincial and county cities would struggle to stay in business."