Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 545 - 281 Growing Closer by Distancing_3

Chapter 545: Chapter 281 Growing Closer by Distancing_3

Blue Bead, who was on night duty, heard some noise and thought to go out and check, but Qian Yixiu said, "Don’t bother, Monkey Brother will handle it."

The next morning, they first sent someone to the estate to tidy up the house and heat the kang beds. Then, someone was sent to Rongen Earl Mansion to inform Old Master Pan to skip lessons for the next few days, as she was going out.

The person who went to the Rongen Earl Mansion also brought back two paintings, which were the homework left by Old Master Pan for her.

By noon, when all preparations were ready and the sun had also warmed up, Qian Sangui was carried onto a spacious horse-drawn carriage by Su Siwu. Disregarding Lady Wu’s obviously disapproving eyes, Qian Yixiu got into the carriage behind them, and the House of Animals boarded the third carriage. With six carriages in total, carrying servants and various essentials, and escorted by ten bodyguards, they headed towards the west gate.

Lunch was eaten in the carriages, with meat buns and pancakes heated on a stove, accompanied by chicken soup.

Qian Yixiu was quite excited, lifting the curtain to look outside. Once out of the city, she could see the continuous mountains in the distance. Blue Bead said, "That’s West Mountain. The scenery on Perfume Mountain over there is not only beautiful, but Baoguo Temple is also located there."

Speaking of Baoguo Temple made her think of Little Monk, whom she hadn’t seen for nearly three months now and surprisingly, she found herself missing him.

Qian Yixiu remembered that in her previous life, West Mountain was very large, with peaks and ridges spanning several counties; she wondered if West Mountain in this world was the same.

The carriages seemed to be running in the direction of West Mountain, always in sight of the rolling hills, though not very close. After more than two hours, having passed through numerous fertile fields, vast wastelands, a bridge, and a town, they finally arrived at the estate towards the end of the Shen Hour.

Huang Hua was waiting there with Su Sanwu, his wife, and two middle-aged men and women whom she did not recognize. The man was named Pan Shoufu, the steward of Meizhuang, and the woman was his wife, Auntie Pan.

The estate, called Meizhuang, covered an area of over twenty acres, but Mei Garden took up most of it. She imagined how spectacular it would be to see thousands of red plum trees blooming against the snow. Such a sight could only be envisioned by someone as rich, leisurely, and refined as Prince Consort Pan. They would stay here for a few days each year during the plum blossom season. However, it was a pity to occupy so much land just for those few days.

Qian Yixiu began to consider replacing the thousands of plum trees with Golden Peach Trees, which would be both beautiful and profitable. But upon reflection, she dared not; the Empress Dowager and Old Master Pan had been striving to cultivate her into a refined lady, and they would probably be furious if they knew of such a decision.

There were not many houses. The outer courtyard was small, a narrow quadrangle, with a small courtyard on the west side for the kitchen. The inner court had only two courtyards, Meixiang Garden to the east and Taxue Courtyard to the west. Beyond these courtyards was the vast Mei Garden.

Qian Sangui was utterly exhausted and was carried straight to his room by Su Siwu. Jack and Sean were settled in the guest rooms of the outer courtyard.

Both Qian Sangui and Qian Yixiu moved into Meixiang Garden, with Qian Sangui in the main room and Yixiu in the east wing. After settling in, the sky had already turned dark.

Qian Yixiu joined Master Sangui in the main room for dinner, attended to him until he went to sleep, and then went to the outer courtyard. In the hall, she listened to reports from Huang Tie, Pan Shoufu, and Su Sanwu.

The estate managed over five hundred acres of good farmland on which winter wheat had already been planted.

They had also purchased more than three hundred acres of wasteland nearby, with ponds being dug already. Half a mile from Meizhuang, there was a large compound they were negotiating to buy. Another twenty acres of wasteland had been purchased five miles from here to build a glass factory; workers had been gathered and were constructing factory buildings according to Jack’s blueprints...

Qian Yixiu nodded frequently, affirming their work, and rewarded each of them with five taels of silver.

She felt excited upon arriving in the countryside, sensing the world opening up before her again. However, she still didn’t dare to venture out at night; this was not Huaxi Village, and gossip could be dangerous. Under the starlight, the distant, continuous mountains were faintly visible. Here, the beauty wasn’t as delicate as Huaxi Village’s, but it was vaster and more boundless.

It was only after returning to her room that she remembered the House of Animals; they had run off without a trace, even White Wolf and Dashan who sought a peaceful retirement were gone.

The next day, while she and Master Sangui were eating breakfast on the kang, they heard a distant rumbling sound. Auntie Pan, who came to serve the meal, said it was the sound of Pili Camp firing cannons. About ten miles away was the camp of Pili Camp, and such sounds were often heard from there.

Qian Yixiu internally rolled her eyes, wondering how they kept getting closer.

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