Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 318 - 195 Little Aunt_1

Chapter 318: Chapter 195 Little Aunt_1

Old woman Qian did not take kindly to her granddaughter talking back at her, scolding, "You little wretch, if you knew it couldn’t be worn by people, why in the world would you make it into that style? That’s just disgracing the ancestors."

Now, Monkey Sister could only understand some everyday phrases and was completely lost on some of the dialogue, so she didn’t know she was being looked down upon. But seeing Old woman Qian attacking someone, she still felt a bit scared and climbed onto Yixiu, wrapping around her in tears.

Yixiu, with Monkey Sister in her lap, explained, "It’s just a piece of cloth. It wasn’t enough to make clothes and making shoes wouldn’t be auspicious, so I made a skirt for Monkey Sister."

Old woman Qian was about to argue that if not shoes, it could still make socks, but Yijin hurriedly picked up a piece of golden lotus root from the plate and offered it to Old woman Qian, "Great-grandma, have some lotus root. This is the tender bud from the tip, both sweet and crunchy."

"Hmm, only my Jinwa is thoughtful," Old woman Qian said while eating the lotus root, and added, "The lotus root is tasty indeed, but it’s a bit too much when it’s pricier than meat. If you ask me, if meat and lotus root were the same price, I’d still prefer to buy meat."

Grandfather Sangui laughed and said, "It’s all because it’s a novelty. Once this kind of lotus root becomes common, the price won’t hold. Those who can afford this golden lotus root now are rich folks who wouldn’t care for that bit of silver." Seeing Monkey Sister about to cry, still good-naturedly, he gave her a piece of lotus root to eat.

Old woman Qian wasn’t pleased seeing her son doting not just on the granddaughter but on the monkey as well. She felt upset yet couldn’t bear to speak about it, which left her feeling torn. Yixiu, noticing she was looking for an excuse to scold Lady Wu, quickly led Monkey Sister away.

As soon as they came out, she saw Huang Tie looking for her.

Huang Tie handed her two small brocade boxes, which contained the jewelry Yixiu had him retrieve from the Silver Tower in town.

Little Aunt Manxia’s wedding was approaching, and Yixiu had been pondering what wedding gifts to give. After coming back from Cave Sky Pool, she took out five small pearls and went to Xishan County Silver Tower to have two pieces of jewelry made for Little Aunt Manxia. Three pearls were used to make a Butterfly Red Gold Hairpin, and the other two made a pair of Red Gold Pearl Pendants.

In fact, she had wanted to use a larger pearl, but after some thought, she didn’t dare to, afraid that it would attract too much attention, and Master Sangui wouldn’t agree to it.

If you were to ask about the Qian’s third wife, the one Yixiu relied on the most was the pillar of the household, Grandfather Sangui, the one she respected the most was Grandma Wu who had toiled for the family for many years, the one she pitied the most was her beautiful mother, the one she loved to teach was her cunning little brother, and the one she was most grateful for was the kind and endearing Little Aunt Manxia.

Ten years ago, Yixiu, then a mere spirit, arrived at this family and watched as an observer how they struggled on the poverty line, and on the brink of life and death; she watched them nearly losing hope, and then fighting their way back.

This big family relied on the bedridden Grandfather Sangui to persevere and on Lady Wu’s hard work from dawn till dusk to get by. There was worry, there were tears, but still, there was laughter.

And laughter was what the optimistic, open-minded, and kind-hearted Little Aunt Manxia brought to everyone.

When Cheng Yue first arrived at this family, the person she spent the most time with in the initial years was Qian Manxia. With her kindest actions and most tender attitude, she drew close and embraced Cheng Yue, allowing her to live happily in this family.

At the same time, Little Aunt Manxia used her selfless love to care for her younger siblings, bathing them, feeding them, washing their clothes, and even taking care of their every need willingly and without complaint.

Lady Wu had a true saying about Qian Manxia—she worked a lot from a young age but ate very little.

Little Aunt Manxia was getting married, leaving these people, and the family, including Yixiu, were all reluctant to let her go.

Before having the jewelry made, Yixiu went to consult with her little brother, suggesting that he also contribute some silver, indicating that it would be a joint gift from both siblings.

Her argument was that the pearls Grandfather Sangui had left from before were not all sold, and she took some of them, planning to have a set of jewelry made for Little Aunt Manxia’s bridal trousseau. It was just that her own money wasn’t enough, and she asked Yijin what to do.

The little boy took out a purse from his bosom and said, "Brother was just thinking of discussing this with Sister. I’ve saved up more than thirty taels of silver, Sister could contribute some money, and we could buy Auntie a decent set of jewelry."

Yixiu then added another ten-plus taels of silver. Including the cost of the red gold and craftsmanship, they spent a total of fifty taels of silver at the Silver Tower in town to order the two pieces of jewelry.

The gift from her mother had already been prepared the previous year; it was a double-sided embroidery in different colors—a cat.

This piece of embroidery was an attempt by her mother to explore the double-sided technique with different colors. It was on the foundation of completing this embroidery that she then made improvements on her own works.