Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 314 - 193 Lost Again_1

Chapter 314: Chapter 193 Lost Again_1

The cave was fraught with danger, yet Monkey Brother took the lead, with White Wolf bringing up the rear, as Qian Yixiu rode on Dashan’s back, with Little Monkey Sister clinging to Qian Yixiu’s chest.

Monkey Brother and White Wolf could see objects in the darkness, but Dashan and Benben could not, which meant that Qian Yixiu still had to carry a torch,

Once out of the cave, bathed in the sunlight, things didn’t seem so frightening. To hasten their pace, Monkey Brother had the harder lot, carrying Qian Yixiu on his back with Little Monkey Sister hanging in front. On the gentler slopes, it was Dashan who carried Qian Yixiu.

They had to pass the cave with bats again, and Qian Yixiu reminded the House of Animals to tread lightly, not to awaken the bats and avoid unnecessary trouble.

The journey home went smoothly, without any major scares; though, as they passed through one cave, they seemed to have disturbed a large snake—the hissing of its forked tongue was even heard by Qian Yixiu. Perhaps it was frightened of the Phoenix Eye Bodhi Beads that she and Monkey Brother wore and did not dare approach.

Monkey Brother was unafraid and even seemed eager to fight, but Qian Yixiu admonished him, warning that they must avoid creating unnecessary complications.

Qian Yixiu felt the Bodhi beads on her wrist; indeed, it was a treasure that solved many issues.

Around Shen Hour in the afternoon, Qian Yixiu finally led the House of Animals back up to the Stone Mountain behind Guiyuan.

Overlooking their home below, Guiyuan, Moonlit Lotus Pond, Mountain of Flowers and Fruits, Qian Yixiu felt a surge of pride—all these were built slowly by her and her family.

Qian Yixiu didn’t know if the old monk would send someone to meet her at the crossroads, but it was always wise to be cautious. They left Shixi Mountain and made a detour toward the tomb area before heading to the junction. And indeed, near the junction, they spotted a carriage at a standstill.

Qian Yixiu could already tell that the carriage belonged to Daci Temple.

When they were still some distance away, they saw the old monk crawl out from inside the carriage.

Monkey Brother was thrilled to see the old monk and ran towards him with Little Monkey Sister in tow.

The old monk took Little Monkey Sister into his arms, smiling, and chanted, "Amitabha, this little monkey has also come out to explore. Wonderful, wonderful."

Catching up, Qian Yixiu took off Monkey Brother’s backpack and boarded the carriage with the old monk. She then took out the small box containing the Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum.

Upon opening the box, the brightly colored Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum had changed to a purplish-red.

Qian Yixiu exclaimed in surprise, "The color has changed, it was originally bright red."

"This is a Spiritual Object, once it enters the mortal world, its color naturally changes," the old monk took the box and examined it, looking both delighted and regretful. His face was torn as he said, "Indeed, only one flower was brought back. Such is fate; I had hoped more people could benefit from it..."

Qian Yixiu could not concern herself with more people and asked, "Master, after this flower is made into medicine, can you give some to my mother as well? Perhaps it can cure her amnesia."

The old monk replied, "Once the medicine is prepared, this old monk will give you two pills. However, for now, do not let her consume them as they will be of little use. The illness afflicting your mother cannot be cured by medicine alone; she will need external aid as well. Wait for the right moment before giving them to her."

By now, Qian Yixiu was not at all surprised by the old monk’s clairvoyance and nodded, "Alright."

The old monk was puzzled and said, "Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum has a rich fragrance; how come it has no scent?"

Qian Yixiu was also puzzled and asked, "Is there something even you don’t know, Master? Why don’t you calculate it?"

The old monk snorted, "For matters unknown to others, I could calculate and find out, but why should I expend effort on something that can be ascertained by asking? You’re a clever one, Little Benefactor, yet even you cannot grasp this simple concept."

It turned out that she was the one being obtuse.

Qian Yixiu pulled out a long leaf from her pouch and said, "The Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum was already fragrant, but after these leaves were added, the scent was subdued."

The Old Monk looked at the leaf and said with understanding, "No wonder, this is a leaf from the Dragon Fragrance Tree."

Qian Yixiu then took off her own backpack and pulled out a bamboo basket used for carrying tea leaves. She also took out two peaches from Monkey Brother’s backpack for him.

Because she was afraid of encountering problems on the road, she didn’t dare to let Monkey Brother and White Wolf carry too much, so she only took ten half-ripe peaches.

Seeing these two items, the Old Monk smiled even more brightly than when he saw the Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Little Benefactor is thoughtful, I will gratefully accept your kindness."

Qian Yixiu smiled; the Old Monk didn’t seem like a high monk at all whenever he saw food.

As the carriage arrived at the Guiyuan Door, Qian Yixiu had already alighted from the carriage, but she heard the Old Monk inside the carriage say, "Dragon Fragrance Tree leaves are extremely rare in this world and are excellent materials for making incense."

As she watched the departing carriage, Qian Yixiu’s heart ached terribly. If only she had known to bring back that tree branch. Truly, it was a loss again.

Since this morning, Qian Sangui had been anxiously waiting in the outer yard for his granddaughter. When he saw his granddaughter return with the House of Animals laden with goods, he happily went to receive her.

He laughed and said, "It’s good you’re back, it’s good you’re back. Hurry to the inner courtyard to see your mother; she’s been missing you every day, so much that she can’t even eat." He then whispered, "We’ll talk about the matter later."

Grandfather Sangui is just too, too, too adorable.

Qian Yixiu nodded with a smile and quickly led the House of Animals towards the back courtyard.

She didn’t go straight to the Wangjiang Building but first returned to the Lianxiang Water Pavilion to have Zi Zhu quickly prepare water for both her and the House of Animals to bathe.

She then removed the peach branches from both Benben and Dashan’s bodies and asked Bai Zhu to call Li Jinhu’s wife, Auntie Li Dasha, asking her to carefully keep these peach tree branches and later graft them onto the peach trees behind the Water Pavilion.

After bathing and changing into clean clothes, Qian Yixiu asked the Dashan family to go to Linfeng Garden to visit Qian Yeejin, and she herself, holding Little Monkey Sister and accompanied by Monkey Brother burdened with a load of items, headed to Wangjiang Building.

The young mother was upstairs frowning in distress as she was embroidering. Seeing her daughter return, she happily went to embrace her and said, "Yixiu, what kept you away for so long? Your mother missed you so much she couldn’t eat or sleep well, and even lost the heart to embroider."

The young mother was getting smarter and better at talking.

Qian Yixiu said with a smile, "Yixiu missed Mother too, missed you so much I couldn’t eat or sleep well either."

After the mother and daughter had their affectionate moment, Qian Yixiu pointed to Little Monkey Sister sitting beside them and said to her mother, "Mom, this is Monkey Sister. Look, isn’t she beautiful?"

Cheng Yue looked at Monkey Sister in amazement and exclaimed, "Beautiful, such a beautiful sister."

It was unclear whether it was intentional or not, but she left out the word "monkey." Monkey Brother, hearing this on the side, was so happy that he began scratching his head, unsure of how to express his excitement and pride.

Qian Yixiu quickly went to hide the things she had brought back in the bedroom. The Gold Lotus Flower Seeds looked no different from ordinary lotus seeds on the outside, so she placed them into a chest and locked it with a key.

The Pearls were hidden in a secret compartment at the foot of the shelf bed. When the furniture was being made, Qian Yixiu specifically asked Master Lu to install secret compartments in the beds of Qian Sangui, Cheng Yue, and herself.

Just as she finished hiding the items, she heard Qian Yeejin’s voice, "Sister, sister, sister..."