Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 436 - 239 Disregard for Human Life_1

Chapter 436: Chapter 239 Disregard for Human Life_1

Aside from asking for another ten sets of Liancourt cosmetics, Old Foreign Li requested ten jin of tea leaves, which Qian Yixiu provided. She made an agreement with him using a combination of speech and gestures that she had more valuable items and encouraged him to trade something of the highest value, preferably one of their large ships.

Old Foreign Li said that his fleet would return home as soon as he did. They would come back in a few years, and he asked Qian Yixiu to write down the specific address of this place for him to see if he could find her again in the future. If there really were items of equal value, he would give her a large ship.

At the same time, he wrote down his own address in English, as a keepsake even if Qian Yixiu couldn’t visit his home. He truly hailed from the "empire where the sun never sets," living in the capital of their empire.

Qian Yixiu took the items she traded back to the main courtyard, where Qian Sangui distributed them. Apart from the cannon, which belonged to the house, a telescope was given to the Little Monk, and the rest of the items were left for Qian Yixiu to take back.

Qian Yixiu only kept three gemstones and left a pocket watch for her little dad; the rest was given to Qian Hua to sell in the Capital City.

Qian Sangui laughed and said, "The money from the sale will be used for Yixiu’s wedding dowry. I know that you risked danger to earn these items."

Qian Yixiu shook her head and smiled, "I have money. Now that I have younger brothers and sisters, I should leave more silver for them."

Qian Sangui, with a tender heart, caressed Qian Yixiu’s little bun and said, "Yixiu is a good child, I have it in my heart; I won’t let you suffer."

In the afternoon, Wan Dazhong came to Guiyuan. His Darong Village had also heard the "loud thunder," and the elders believed it was the Sky God expressing anger. The villagers were currently raising money to prepare offerings of chickens, fish, and pigs to appease the Sky God.

Qian Sangui listened and let out a bitter laugh before explaining the real cause of the "loud thunder."

Wan Dazhong was utterly shocked and ran towards the west side of the Moonlit Lotus Pond to see the cannon. Not only did he inspect the cannon, but he also rushed to see the big pit, and his excitement sent him sprinting back home immediately.

Mr. Yu was also at the Wan family residence, and as the Little Monk arrived, he gave Qian Yeejin time off and rushed to the Wan family for a drink.

Excited, Wan Dazhong told them, "...from a distance of two to three li away, the boulders were shattered, and it even blasted out such a big pit. I never imagined that this kind of big Fire Musket called a cannon could be so powerful. With this sort of weaponry, our Prince’s triumphant return is just around the corner!"

Wan Erniu and Mr. Yu were just as shocked upon hearing this. Especially Wan Erniu — he himself made Fire Muskets, and even had one at home. Sometimes when they went hunting, they would carry a Fire Musket with them.

Wan Erniu said to Wan Dazhong, "You don’t need to worry about home affairs for a while. Spend more time on the west side of the Moonlit Lotus Pond working with the artisans to disassemble the cannon, and master this type of weaponry as quickly as possible..."

That afternoon and evening, Qian Yixiu, Qian Yeejin, and the Little Monk all learned how to add and subtract using Arabic numerals with Old Foreign Li. Because Qian Yeejin and the Little Monk had learned to recognize Arabic numerals through studying the pocket watch, they picked it up quite fast and had mastered it by nightfall. As for the talented girl Qian Yixiu, she was even quicker, having grasped the concepts of multiplication and division in Arabic numerals.

The reason Qian Yixiu became a "prodigy" this time was purely because she wanted to teach these two young boys in the future. Using Arabic numerals for arithmetic was much more convenient.

The next morning after seeing off Old Foreign Li and Lin Qing, the Little Monk also left in the afternoon. Not only did he take several monk’s robes, but he also happily took a telescope with him.

No sooner had the Little Monk left than Qian Yixiu, followed by Zi Zhu, went to find the artisans; surprisingly, Wan Dazhong was also there. After discussing some precautions and details about the disassembly, she leisurely made her way home.

On the way home, Qian Yixiu’s mood was exceptionally light. With this kind of cannon, Daqian’s chances of victory would be greater. If the Emperor had foresight and further developed the navy, these cannons could also be highly effective in naval battles.

Since she lived on this land, Qian Yixiu hoped it would be peaceful and strong, free from the ravages of war and the misery it brought to people’s lives.

It was precisely at sunset, with the afterglow casting a golden brilliance over the earth. Walking on the little path by the Lotus Pond, which seemed boundless, some lotus leaves were as large as bowls and others as small as fists. The water in between the gaps of the leaves shimmered like scattered gold. A breeze carried the fragrance of the lotus and the "golden waves" glistened.

Occasionally, she would see a worker bustling in a boat on the pond.

Qian Yixiu would greet him, "Uncle Li (king), it’s time to head back home."