Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 468 - 251 Distant News_3

Chapter 468: Chapter 251 Distant News_3

He first greeted the Qian family members, then mentioned that several units of the cannon designed for Prince Ning and gifted by General Qian had been manufactured. The effect was even better than the previous cannons—it could shoot farther and cover a larger impact area, and was also more flexible and accurate... With this kind of cannon, the day of victory could be expected to come sooner. He also wrote about his life on the frontline, and the ecstatic joy of defeating the enemy forces...

He sent a gift to Qian Yixiu as well—a comb he carved himself. Made of jujube wood, it was as big as Yixiu’s palm and had patterns engraved and lacquered on it. Although the craftsmanship was average, Yixiu still appreciated the sentiment.

Qian Yeejin glanced at the comb and snorted, "He has the nerve to give out something so ugly. Young Master Liang is really stingy, even though he’s now a military man."

Another matter was quite troubling—it was unknown why Lady Wu’s brother, Wu Zuzhi, had such a strong prejudice against Lady Wu and Qian Sangui. When Qian Xiaofeng mentioned he was sent by Lady Wu, Wu Zuzhi furiously drove him out, saying, "I do not have such an unfilial and cold-hearted sister and brother-in-law who forget their past..."

Unable to do anything, Qian Xiaofeng returned to the capital and told Qian Hua about it. Qian Hua sent him back to Zaozhou Province with more silver, instructing him to try to gather some information from the servants or neighbors.

The reason for their late return was due to Qian Xiaofeng’s delay in Zaozhou Province.

Wu Zuzhi’s household didn’t have many servants—just a family of five, all elderly people from his home. It seemed as though they had been ordered by someone; whenever they saw Qian Xiaofeng, they would turn and leave without listening to a single word.

Later on, Qian Xiaofeng gradually got some information from Wu Zuzhi’s neighbors. Wu Zuzhi was still working for Sir Sun, the associate town governor of Zaozhou Mansion, his daughter had already married, and his 22-year-old son, Wu Qingshu, passed the imperial examination two years ago but failed the higher level exams. He went traveling to study elsewhere, preparing to take the exams again in two years.

The Wu family had no elderly members; the two seniors had already passed away before the family moved to Zaozhou.

Old Master Wu almost spent every day at the Sun residence, rarely returning to his own home a few times a month. His house was left with Lady Wong, her daughter-in-law Lady Wan, and a pair of young grandsons.

When Lady Wu heard that her parents had long since passed away without her knowledge, she burst into tears. Everyone tried to comfort her for a long time.

Everyone speculated that Lady Wu’s brother must have misunderstood her, and this misunderstanding was most likely caused by Lady Wong and her brother Wang Shoushi meddling. Wang Shoushi, who suddenly started to warm up to the Qian family, sent lavish gifts, perhaps because he feared Qian Manjiang becoming an official and wanted to mend relations...

Qian Sangui consoled Lady Wu, saying, "We haven’t done anything to harm your family. If your brother said such things, there must be some misunderstanding. Now that we are older and not in good health, it’s not practical for us to go to Zaozhou to clarify things in person. Once Manjiang finishes the war, let him go and clear up the misunderstanding..."

Lady Wu nodded through her tears; for the time being, that was all they could do.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar new year, Qian Yeejin and Qian Yixiu distributed red packets to the servants and workers in the outer courtyard.

Prince Consort Pan came back from Moonlit Lotus Pond and went straight to the main courtyard to find Qian Sangui. He suggested, "Now that there are no outsiders in the house, and Yueyue doesn’t repel me as much as before, can I join you for meals? I heard that in the countryside people eat together. It’s lively and fosters closeness."

Qian Sangui looked at Pan Zi’an, thinking, you bear the surname Pan, not Qian, what do you mean by no outsiders? He had never heard of any father who would stay at his daughter’s in-laws’ house without leaving, living there for more than half a year, and still with no end in sight. Although he knew it was to mend his relationship with his daughter, housing such an important figure permanently in their home was inconvenient.

Seeing Qian Sangui’s hesitation, Prince Consort Pan felt his suggestion was absurd and his face flushed with embarrassment. He said, "Once Jinwa returns to her branch of the family, Yu Xiu will go with her. After that, I will personally teach the children’s studies. I was a top-scorer, while Yu Xiu was only a successful candidate in the imperial examination."

Qian Sangui felt pleased upon hearing this, for Ming Wa should indeed study hard. Students taught by a top-scorer surely wouldn’t lack knowledge. He chuckled, "That’s fine. But we country folks don’t have many dining formalities, so please don’t take offense."

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