Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 325 - 197: Born_2

Chapter 325: Chapter 197: Born_2

Duo Duo also knew to be shy, his face flushed as he followed Qian Manting, tickling Qian Yixiu under her arm, and several young girls giggled and made a fuss in the courtyard.

Lady Wu couldn’t sit still and walked over to the moon-shaped gate between the main courtyard and the front courtyard, peering outside incessantly.

Qian Yeejin was welcoming guests at the front yard door when he finally saw a cart approaching from the entrance of the village, driven by Su Erwe, with Wan Dazhong, Qian Manxia, and Cai Xiaohua sitting in it.

He hurriedly said to Xiao Lei, "Go tell my grandma that my aunt and uncle-in-law have arrived."

The family was finally awaiting the arrival of the newcomers.

Wan Dazhong was wearing a brown silk long robe made by Qian Manxia, smiling brilliantly on his black face.

Qian Manxia’s face glowed red, her eyes brimming with sheer happiness and shyness. She was dressed in a scarlet Begonia embroidered plum blossoms beizi, a light pink horse-face skirt, with a red gold inlaid with pearl butterfly hairpin on her head, looking every bit like a young mistress.

Her appearance made Lady Wu smile to her eyes, and also filled Qian Mandie and Qian Manting with envy.

However, Bad Auntie Qian Yixiu thought deeper. Auntie Manxia didn’t walk very freely, and when she knelt down to kowtow to her elders or stood up, it was Wan Dazhong who assisted her.

She couldn’t help but feel deep sympathy for this fifteen-year-old girl, that despicable Wan Dazhong, old enough as he was, not to mention sturdy and strong, had no idea how to cherish his little wife, tormenting her to such a state. It was simply too abominable!

After the meal, Lady Wu took Qian Manxia to another room, and Yixiu shamelessly followed, only to be unceremoniously shooed away by Lady Wu. Once only the mother and daughter remained, Lady Wu quietly asked, "Does your husband treat you well? Is your father-in-law easy to get along with?"

Qian Manxia blushed again, nodding and saying, "My husband treats me very well, and my father-in-law is also very nice. My husband even gave me over fifty taels of silver, saying it was all his private savings. Yesterday, my father-in-law also gave me two taels of silver as a month’s allowance..."

Hearing this, Lady Wu’s smile widened, and she nodded incessantly, "Good, good, this puts mother’s mind at ease."

Qian Manxia twisted her handkerchief nervously and hesitated before asking Lady Wu, "Mother, there’s something I’ve been thinking about these days and I just can’t figure it out. It’s about sister-in-law giving birth to Jinwa. How could she possibly have given birth while asleep? Childbirth is so painful..."

Lady Wu was so shocked she quickly covered her mouth and scolded, "You silly girl, what nonsense are you spouting. Your sister-in-law was so naive when she came to our family, she knew nothing but eating. This matter must stay in our hearts, tell no one and ask no questions, including your husband." She sighed and added, "Haven’t you realized yet? If our family didn’t have a boy like Jinwa, someone else would have designs on our big family property."

Qian Manxia quickly nodded, feeling extremely embarrassed because she had already told Wan Dazhong about it.

That night, she suddenly remembered the long-elapsed but intermittently haunting mystery that she could not fathom. Now, as a new wife, she grew even more suspicious.

She said to Wan Dazhong, "Husband, giving birth must be more painful than what we do, right? But how could my sister-in-law have given birth to Jinwa while asleep, and she didn’t even know it herself..." She mimicked what Lady Wu had said.

Wan Dazhong laughed heartily for a while before saying, "Everyone’s constitution is different, and so is their perception of pain. Perhaps your sister-in-law naturally doesn’t feel pain, so it’s not impossible that she gave birth while asleep. Your mother-in-law is right, though; never speak of this. If someone with intentions hears of it, your maternal family’s extensive property might not be safe."

Qian Manxia remembered the scream of her sister-in-law on the day she was married to her brother, thinking she didn’t seem like someone who didn’t feel pain. But since her mother and husband both forbade her to speak of it, with her husband even mentioning the family property matter, she had no choice but to suppress her curiosity.

Unbeknownst to her, Wan Dazhong was quietly relieved for a long time after hearing her words, thankful that he had married this bride, or the fact that the young master was not a biological son of the Qian family might have been leaked.

In the blink of an eye, the winter month arrived, and four joyous events took place in the Qian family.

The first was at the beginning of the month when Qian Mandie married into the Yu family. The Yu family treated her extremely well, and she began to live the true life of a town mistress. The Yu family specifically assigned her a maid, kept moving nourishment for her to eat, hoping she would get pregnant and bear children soon.

The second was that Lady Xiao Wong of the second household gave birth to a boy. Old man Qian named him Qian Yisheng, Sheng Wa. When Yixiu heard this nickname, she laughed for a long time.