Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 507 - 266 Surprising_2

Chapter 507: Chapter 266 Surprising_2

On the afternoon of July 2, a few unexpected visitors arrived at the house.

When Qian Yixiu was called to the outer courtyard by Old man Cai, she saw five men. One was Lin Qing, one a short thirty-year-old man, and the other three were dressed in Great Qian Kingdom’s robes, with their heads and faces mostly covered. Upon seeing her, they removed the cloths from their heads.

Before Lin Qing could speak, Old Foreign Li greeted Qian Yixiu with a radiant smile, waving his hand, "You, good... embroidery, child!"

Qian Yixiu’s mouth hung open for a few seconds before she could close it, exclaiming in surprise, "Li, How are you."

Old Foreign Li also gestured with his hands in surprise, exclaiming, "Tall, tall, You are very beautiful."

The two of them began speaking in a mixed language that only they could understand.

Perhaps due to excitement, Li even attempted to grab Qian Yixiu’s hand for a kiss on the hand. Qian Yixiu dodged it, and Old Foreign Li realized that this was a different country with customs quite unlike his own, and shrugged it off with a laugh.

Then, he pulled over a red-haired foreigner in his twenties and said, "He — is — Jie."

He also pulled over a foreigner with a golden beard, probably between thirty and fifty years old, and said, "He — is — Xiao."

Qian Yixiu was truly pleased to see them, not just because she could engage in transoceanic trade again, but also because she felt a sense of familiarity. Such foreigners could only be seen in her previous life. Seeing them brought back memories of her past life. She also felt relieved that, had they arrived a month later, she might have missed them forever.

She sincerely said, "It’s a joy to have friends come from afar. Welcome, welcome!"

According to Lin Qing, these three "Golden Hair Ghosts" had used the address he originally gave to Li to ask Brother Wei, from Peng Town, to find him in Xizhou Mansion and then bring them to her home.

Qian Yixiu silently gave them a thumbs up, admiring these bold adventurers.

She invited them to guest rooms in the outer courtyard, and the three foreigners carried several boxes from the carriage inside.

Upon inspecting the contents of the boxes, only the tomato seeds made Qian Yixiu somewhat happy; she was disappointed with everything else. It was nothing beyond glassware, spices, telescopes, reading glasses, pocket watches, clocks, gemstones, and ivory ornaments. Although these items would allow her to make a substantial profit, they were not up to her expectations of Old Foreign Li.

Old Foreign Li, noticing the disappointment in Qian Yixiu’s eyes, spoke a few words in English to Jie and gestured a few motions, indicating that he could make glass.

Jie nodded and rattled off in English, communicating through speech and gestures, which no other Great Qian people could understand, but Qian Yixiu did. Jie was interested in Great Qian’s silk and embroidery skills. He wanted to exchange his glass-making skills for the techniques of drawing silk and embroidering on silk. To them, it appeared as if the silk of Great Qian was directly pulled from the bellies of some insects.

Old Foreign Li then gestured and communicated with Xiao, who previously taught at a university. After hearing Li’s description of Daqian, knowing that the livelihood of Great Qian’s people, their irrigation developments, and farm management were much more advanced than in his own country, he felt compelled to come and study these aspects in-depth.

They asked Li to bring them to Great Qian and, after five years, to come back and pick them up.

Qian Yixiu looked at Xiao and Jie with immense admiration; these two were genuine scientists who had traveled thousands of miles to Great Qian for their ideals.

Suppressing the extreme excitement in her heart, Qian Yixiu knew that with these two treasures, she would be able to do much more than just transoceanic trade in the future...

She nodded, smiling.

Seeing Qian Yixiu nod, everyone was overjoyed. Li then solemnly entrusted Qian Yixiu with ensuring the safety of Xiao and Jie in the Great Qian Kingdom.

Now, she herself was the esteemed granddaughter of the Empress Dowager; protecting these two foreigners should not be a problem. Qian Yixiu nodded again with a smile.

After discussing the living, they turned to the contents of the boxes. Qian Yixiu certainly would take all those items. She had her servants fetch several rolls of Makeup flower brocade, Jacquard, Scattered flower brocade, and dozens of pieces of soft satin and silk satin, all gifts from Grandpa Pan, Prince Ning Mansion, and Liang Mansion over the past couple of years.

As the brocades unfurled, it was like clouds and rosy dawn descending from the heavens to the mortal realm, dazzling the eyes of the foreigners. Qian Yixiu was a person of integrity who could not bear to see Old Foreign Li risk his life to come such a long way and earn so little. She brought out all the fine materials from her home, including those that were still packaged.

She also brought out a dozen sets of exquisite porcelain and hair jewelry items. Their beautiful designs and superb craftsmanship earned high praise from the foreigners, and Old Foreign Li was even more delighted.