Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 362 - 211 See_3

Chapter 362: Chapter 211 See_3

How could she ask him? Tell him she knew him because she had seen him when she was a "ghost"?

Although she had a heart full of things to say to him, she could only wait until he took the initiative to admit he was her "Ghost Daddy" before she could ask.

Yet he never came. He seemed to have guessed something, otherwise, he would not have come here several times. But why didn’t he come to recognize her?

There could only be one reason—he didn’t dare!

Qian Yixiu stopped in her tracks and returned inside. She instructed Zi Zhu, "Go check on those people we just saw through the window. One of them looks somewhat familiar to me."

The Little Monk asked in confusion, "Who is it? Since it’s an acquaintance, shouldn’t you go and greet them? Meeting old friends in a foreign place is a joyous occasion, truly rare."

Qian Yixiu gave the Little Monk a look and kept silent. This child, call him slow and yet he’s incredibly sharp, with an extraordinarily good education, learning much faster than Qian Yeejin. Say he’s smart and yet he always fails to understand the ways of the world. It’s not as though the monastery isn’t its own little world; besides, his master is an old fox who’s hard to find.

Seeing that Qian Yixiu wasn’t responding, the Little Monk quietly sat beside her and kept her company.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zi Zhu returned and reported. Among those people, three were masters, two men and a lady. That lady bought over eighty taels of Silver worth of cosmetics, all paid for by one of the men.

Qian Yixiu felt drained, as if her strength had been sapped, and she said to the Little Monk, "I’m so tired, I miss my mother, I want to go home."

The Little Monk stood up and said, "You rest for a while, I will go back to the monastery and tell the master we’ll return home early."

Then he hurried back to the monastery with the two young monks by horse-drawn carriage.

That night, in a humble farmhouse in the suburbs of the Capital City, Qian Manjiang and a middle-aged man sat at a table, a dish of peanuts and a dish of soy-braised meat before them.

The man was in his forties, dressed in simple short garments, appearing as a farmer, but his face still carried traces of martial valor.

He was Zhao Cheng, in charge of all external contact affairs for Prince Ning.

Qian Manjiang passed a small oil-paper wrapped package under the table to Zhao Cheng. Zhao Cheng took it and handed another similar package back to Qian Manjiang from under the table.

Afterwards, the two drank and whispered quietly to each other.

Zhao Cheng said, "For your sake this time, the Princess brought out a sandalwood fan passed down from her ancestors."

Qian Manjiang, moved to the point his eyes reddened, swore softly, "My life belongs to Prince Ning now. For his highness, I’m willing to give my all and die without regrets." He then added with some shame, "It was after hearing my daughter’s words that I couldn’t handle the pain. I felt I owed my parents and my wife and daughter, and wanted to go home to see them. Besides, our work is like licking blood off a knife blade, we could be gone any day. Thinking of it, even if I could just see them one more time, I’d die content."

Zhao Cheng laughed and said, "The deep bonds of family, where even the hero falters. General Qian missing his family, that’s only natural. Prince Ning and the Princess are very grateful to your family for treating the young master so well under such difficult conditions, raising him so excellently. The Prince once said privately that even if the young master had been with him, he might not have had such a comfortable life."

Qian Manjiang laughed, "I never expected that the young master would end up in my family, it’s really quite coincidental. And to think, my sister even became the daughter-in-law of Guards Wan."

Zhao Cheng also laughed and said, "Yes, such is fate. I have followed Prince Ning’s orders and sent a letter to Brother Wan. After you go to Tong County, you should spend a day in the county town, and return to your old home the next day. Go straight to the Wan family’s place; they will find a way to let you visit home without raising suspicion. However, the work we do is too critical, so Qian, don’t disclose whom you work for to your family, and never reveal the true identities of the young master and the Wan family..."

Qian Manjiang nodded and said, "I won’t reveal a thing about such important matters." Then he went on to report the proposal from Ye Lin to marry his cousin, saying, "I can live without my life, but marrying a girl from the Ye family, that I simply cannot do, no matter what."

Zhao Cheng shook his head and laughed, "General Qian, you’re really not seeing the big picture, with a proper cause to fight for and a beauty at your side, what’s not to enjoy?" Seeing that Qian Manjiang was getting a bit upset, he quickly laughed, "Just a joke, don’t take it seriously. Considering your wife has been so kind to the young master, I wouldn’t push you into playing the role of a flirt. Rest assured, if you don’t want to marry her, we’ll find a way. Now that you are visiting your hometown, and you’ve given a proper reason to Ye Lin, it makes things even easier..."

PS: Thank you for your tips and monthly tickets, greatly appreciated! Qing Quan is making every effort to get the little daddy home swiftly.