Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 494 - 261 Benben_2

Chapter 494: Chapter 261 Benben_2

In these past few days, Guiyuan was overwhelmed with grief. Benben had been with their family through the toughest times, sharing their trials and tribulations, rowing in the same boat, as if it were their own child.

Qian Sangui, Lady Wu, and Qian Manxia all had swollen eyes from crying, and Cheng Yue was even worse off. Qian Sangui’s illness worsened, prompting them to invite Zhang Yang over to administer acupuncture and prescribe medicine. Not to mention Qian Yijin and Qian Yixiu, the two of them felt the closest to Benben, holding onto its belongings and weeping incessantly, unable to even attend their lessons.

Half a month later, having gradually moved past their sorrow, the siblings Qian Yijin and Yixiu erected a "Grave with clothes and hats" for Benben. They chose a spot next to a green pine on the back mountain of Xijing Mountain, with its clear mountains and beautiful waters, and fresh air, far from the noisy human world—Benben would have liked it. Buried in the grave were one of its silver collars, a piece of clothing it had worn, and the rattle-drum it had been fond of as a child.

In the end, they also scattered some flower seeds on the small grave mound.

Due to injuries and the devastating blow of Benben’s passing, the House of Animals kept a low profile at home. Especially Monkey Brother, who was utterly dejected and deeply mournful. Sometimes, in a fit of anger, it would even bash its head against trees. Benben’s death had been the result of its recklessness and underestimation of the enemy.

Yixiu had already guessed the rough outline of events and further confirmed her suspicions through the hand gestures of Monkey Sister. Monkey Brother had found the stronghold of the Fierce Red Monkeys through her. It was quite clever; it didn’t attack rashly but instead hid at a distance to observe their patterns and movements.

After several days of reconnaissance, Monkey Brother felt it could single-handedly defeat the Monkey King. Among the Fierce Red Monkeys, any who aspired to the position could challenge the King. Aside from the Monkey King’s children and mates, other monkeys would not assist, and whoever triumphed would become the new leader.

But what Monkey Brother hadn’t considered was that it wasn’t a member of this group—it was an outsider intruder. By challenging the Monkey King, it faced not just one opponent, but the entire Fierce Red Monkey troop.

And so, the entire troop ganged up on them, overpowering Monkey Brother and the House of Animals without a chance to defend themselves, forcing them to flee and hide. Later, White Wolf and Dashan found them and together broke through the blockade of Fierce Red Monkeys, escaping deep into the forest. It was then that Huang Tie arrived with his men, startling the persistent Fierce Red Monkeys away, ensuring their safety at last.

Benben was killed by the Fierce Red Monkeys while protecting Shan Dian, who had little combat experience, on the day Monkey Brother challenged the Monkey King.

Yixiu was also furious at Monkey Brother’s rashness and had ignored it for over half a month. Not only did Yijin ignore it, but he would also glare at it with his eyes.

Today, after school, Yixiu again saw Monkey Brother, filled with sorrow, bashing its head against a tree. She sighed and approached.

Yixiu came to its side and softly said, "That’s enough, stop hitting yourself. Even if you become foolish from it, Benben won’t come back, and you won’t be able to take your revenge."

Monkey Brother stopped, then howled mournfully to the sky a few times, tears welling up in its eyes.

Yixiu continued, "Learn from this pitfall and keep it firmly in mind, so as not to repeat the same mistake. You must hone your skills even better, only challenge the Monkey King when you are absolutely sure of victory. Defeat it, and avenge your parents, avenge Benben..."

Yixiu lectured at length, regardless of whether it understood every word.

Monkey Brother seemed to understand, wiping its tears and nodding its head, and at last, human and monkey reconciled, hand in hand they entered Wangjiang Building.

At the start of the twelfth lunar month, Prince Consort Pan was preparing to take Brother Jie back to the Capital City. If he were alone, he would have stayed here to celebrate the new year, but with Brother Jie, he had to take him back.

Brother Jie was heartbroken and cried when it was time to leave.

Cheng Yue was also reluctant to part with him, and when Brother Jie came to say goodbye to her, she cried too. Cheng Yue had made him a bright red silk cotton robe embroidered with a two-colored golden butterflies and blossoms pattern, with white fox fur edging the collar and sleeves. The little boy was very pleased and decided to save it to wear during the New Year celebrations.

The Qian family gave Brother Jie ten glass marbles and sent to the Rongen Earl Mansion gifts suitable for adult men, women, and children: ten sets of Liancourt cosmetics, one hundred pounds of golden lotus roots, ten pounds of Golden Lady Peak Tea, one hundred pounds of cured meat, one hundred pounds of sausages, and more—both as a reciprocal gift and as a New Year’s gift.

Year-end gifts from Prince Ning Mansion, Liang Mansion in the Capital City, and this year a new addition from the Rongen Earl Mansion, had already been delivered.

The Qian family also reciprocated to the three families from the provincial city and the six from the county city that had sent them New Year’s gifts.

Only the Wang Shoushi family’s New Year gifts, despite being delivered to their door, were not admitted. This time, Wang Shoushi had aged greatly and lost considerable weight. He always had a foreboding feeling that the Qian family must know about the things his family had done in the past; he was scared to death.