Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 397 - 224 Disaster_1

Chapter 397: Chapter 224 Disaster_1

Cheng Yue rarely visited Linfeng Garden, so Qian Yijin spared no effort to entertain his mother and sister, bringing out all the food in the house and laying it on the kang table next to the arhat bed.

As the mother and sons joked and laughed, they watched "House of Animals" during their meal before Cheng Yue and Qian Yixiu took Monkey Brother and Monkey Sister back to the Wangjiang Building. Once they stepped out, Qian Xiaoyu was already waiting there. Due to Cheng Yue’s special circumstances, the wedding of Qian Xiaoyu and Huang Tie, originally set for the end of this year, had been postponed to the end of next year.

By this time, night had fallen, the moonlight shone like silver, its glow resembling flowing water, and the shadows of the trees danced.

Zi Zhu led the way with a lantern in hand, while Qian Xiaoyu supported Cheng Yue as she walked cautiously, and Qian Yixiu followed behind his stepmother. Monkey Brother held the hand of his young master with one hand and Monkey Sister with the other, feeling like he was holding the hands of the two most beautiful creatures in the world, and couldn’t be prouder.

The night began with thunder and lightning, followed by a downpour. Thinking of Monkey Brother who stayed downstairs and the Dashan family in Linfeng Garden, Qian Yixiu felt extremely at ease. If they weren’t home, the family would not be able to sleep.

Cheng Yue was also awakened by the sound of the heavy rain, and she whispered softly, "With such heavy rain, I wonder if Brother Jiang is outside or inside."

Qian Yixiu reassured her, "Dad is a thousand miles from us. Just because it’s raining here doesn’t mean it will be raining there. Mother, please don’t worry."

Cheng Yue sighed deeply and said forlornly, "No matter where, it will rain heavily. I am particularly afraid of the rainy weather; your father is not indoors, but outside, working hard. If, if he is on the mountain, what then?"

Suddenly, a terrifying scene flashed before Cheng Yue’s eyes—turbulent floodwaters rushed down the mountainside, washing a carriage on the mid-mountain cliffside over the edge, a young girl was thrown from the carriage by a sister... then her vision was flooded with water, and the floodwaters turned to blood...

Cheng Yue’s eyes opened wide, and she jolted upright crying out in fear, "Scared, scared, scared, Yueyue is scared, Sister, Sister, Yueyue is terrified..."

Qian Yixiu quickly got up too, knelt by Cheng Yue’s trembling body, gently patting her, and comforted her saying, "Mother, don’t be scared, Yixiu is with you. Dad is fine; he’s in the barracks where the buildings are sturdy. They are not afraid of rain..."

After some coaxing, Cheng Yue’s body finally relaxed and, once she lay down and fell asleep, Qian Yixiu, dozing off herself, heard a noise outside...

Huang Hua led the servants and workers to clear the accumulated water from the West Lake and Lotus Pond under the rain. Li Jinhu also went to Mengxi Village to organize the tenants to clear the water from the fields. Lotus roots aren’t afraid of water, but both the lake and the lotus ponds contain fish that would be washed out if the water overflowed. Moreover, the water level should not be higher than the lotus leaves because if submerged for too long, the roots may rot.

The heavy rain lasted several days, causing significant damage. Thanks to the ample number of servants and workers at Guiyuan, who cleared and maintained everything promptly, the damage was minimal. The Wan family also suffered minimal damage due to having many strong workers. However, those with more land and fewer people or who were lazier suffered greatly.

The Qian’s Second Wife’s household was also among those severely affected. With extensive lands and numerous lotus ponds but only one worker, as Qian Manhe was busy with the shop in the town and at home, Qian Ergui was leading the single workman in all the chores.

On the night of the downpour, Qian Manhe went with the worker to drain the lotus ponds but carelessly injured himself. Immobile, Qian Ergui and one worker were clearly overwhelmed and couldn’t hire help even if they were willing to pay.

Frustrated, Qian Ergui sent Lady Xu to Green Willow Village to ask for help from Qian Mandua’s family, thinking that since they didn’t own farmland, the son-in-law, being a strong worker, and their twelve-year-old grandson, who could do half a man’s work, could assist. With their daughter helping with the household chores, Lady Xiao Wong could be freed up to clear the accumulating water.

Yet, both Qian Mandua and her husband claimed to be ill and refused to come.

Qian Ergui stomped his feet in anger and cursed relentlessly, "Sick? I say it’s nothing but laziness! The heartless bastards..."

As Qian Manhe lay in bed, he said exasperatedly, "Doesn’t father know what those people are like? If only they could be a bit more diligent, their lives wouldn’t have turned out like this."

The worker was clearing the lotus pond while Qian Ergui busied himself with the fields.

With the water from the two large lotus ponds being managed by only one worker, it quickly overflowed, and many fish were washed out with it. The village children heard about it and ran to catch the fish.

Qian Ergui, after all, was getting on in years. After two days of toiling in the rain, he fell ill.

Old man Qian was enraged when he heard about it and lashed out at home. He wanted to help the Second Wife’s household but was stopped by Qian Dagui.