Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 595 - 301 Seeing a Doctor_3

Chapter 595: Chapter 301 Seeing a Doctor_3

The Little Monk listened, his eyes and brows curved into a smile as he said, "The Poor Monk also misses auntie and sister, and I was just thinking of staying at my sister’s home." After glancing at Liang Jinzhao, he added, "The Poor Monk also misses the Old Queen Grandma and elder brother, and wishes to visit Her Grace at the mansion."

Arriving at the Old Monk’s meditation room, Liang Jinzhao and Qian Yixiu paid their respects with a bow. Liang Jinzhao then spoke of his request for the Old Monk to visit the Liang Mansion to treat Old Lady Liang, "...Disciple should not trouble Master to travel to the Capital City, but Disciple’s great-grandmother is seriously ill, and I dare not allow her to venture out and suffer the bitterness of wind and frost."

The Old Monk said, "Amitabha, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-tiered pagoda. Besides, given that it concerns Elder Master Su, I will certainly go. However, life and death are predestined, and when one’s time is up, not to speak of me, a fake Immortal, even if a true Immortal came, it would be in vain."

Tears came to Liang Jinzhao’s eyes as he said, "Master means..."

The Old Monk didn’t respond to Liang Jinzhao; instead, he cheerfully started chatting with Monkey Brother, "You Naughty Monkey, I have not seen you for many days, and you have become a lot smarter..."

Hearing the praise, Monkey Brother was overjoyed and animated, amusing the Old Monk into hearty laughter.

A vegetarian feast was laid out on the table. Even though Baoguo Temple was famous throughout Daqian for its vegetarian feasts, because everyone was preoccupied with Old Lady Liang’s illness, no one had the desire to enjoy the fine food, and they soon got up to leave the mountain after eating hurriedly.

Apart from Liang Jinzhao who rode a horse, everyone else rode in horse-drawn carriages.

Once they entered the Capital City, since it was the fifteenth day of the first month, the streets were overcrowded and the carriages moved slowly. When they reached a crossroads, Liang Jinzhao came up next to Qian Yixiu’s carriage and said, "Yixiu, my great-grandmother often mentions you, saying she enjoys speaking with you. Could you please find the time to visit her at the mansion? I know you do not wish to see me; if my great-grandmother’s condition is not serious, I will go to the military base tomorrow and will only return home once every few days. Also, my mother is still under house arrest..."

Having reached this point in the conversation, Qian Yixiu really had no way to refuse, and nodded, "Alright, I’ll come by another day to bother Old Queen Grandma. I also wish Her Grace health and wellness."

The Little Monk would also follow the Old Monk to the Liang Mansion, and they agreed to visit the Qian family the next day.

When Qian Yixiu returned home, it was already early in the evening. She went straight to the outer courtyard, where the family had prepared a vegetarian feast, waiting for her and the Little Monk.

Seeing that the Little Monk did not come, Pan Yue said with disappointment, "Why didn’t Hongji come home with you?"

Qian Yixiu explained that Old Lady Liang was seriously ill, and the Little Monk was accompanying the Old Monk to the Liang Mansion.

The next day, the Little Monk came to the Qian family. He said the Old Monk would stay at the Liang Mansion for a few days to treat the Old Queen Grandma. Only the Liang Family could manage to keep the Old Monk as a guest, something even the Royal Family could not achieve.

It was said that due to a fortuitous coincidence, Liang Jinzhao’s great-grandfather had formed an extremely close friendship with the Old Monk, regardless of their age difference. It was also due to this connection that Liang Jinzhao, who was seriously ill, became the Old Monk’s disciple.

The Little Monk added, "The Poor Monk’s master said that even if Elder Master Su is cured this time, her health is thoroughly weakened. If she’s not careful, she could perish at any moment."

Thinking of the cheerful old lady, Qian Yixiu also felt somewhat sad. The cycle of life and death is something every person must endure; it is an inevitable part of life.

Qian Manjiang returned home on the eighteenth day of the first month, accompanied by his wife’s brother Wu Zuzhi and his son Wu Qingshu.

Wu Zuzhi, in his early fifties, resembled Lady Wu closely. Cultured and gentlemanly, he sported a goatee and wore a cyan-grey cotton robe. Upon seeing his sister, he burst into tears, and Lady Wu cried even harder than he did. It took a while for everyone to calm down and sit to exchange stories of their years apart.

It turned out that twenty years ago, which was the year after Grandfather Sangui was injured, Wu Zuzhi’s uncle, Wang Shoushi, went to Wu Zuzhi in Quanzhou Province and told him about Qian Sangui’s condition. At that time, Lady Wu’s parents were still alive; they wept upon hearing the news, agonizing over the fact that their cherished daughter would henceforth suffer greatly. Wu Zuzhi, who had only this one sister, was also deeply saddened upon learning of his brother-in-law’s misfortune.

Not only did Lady Wu’s parents take out all of their retirement savings, but Wu Zuzhi also took out all of his savings, accumulating a total of one hundred and fifty taels of silver, and asked Wu Zuzhi to bring the money to Lady Wu. They all wanted to save Qian Sangui’s life and prevent Lady Wu from becoming a widow.

Perhaps due to the large sum of money, Wang Shoushi did not deliver the silver to Lady Wu but instead borrowed some money to buy a small boat and started a marine transport business. The business grew, and the small boat was replaced by a larger vessel. Later, he purchased several ships and thousands of acres of good farmland, becoming a famous wealthy merchant in the area.

These details were disclosed by Wu Zuzhi’s wife, Lady Wong. When she saw Qian Manjiang finding Wu Zuzhi and telling him the truth, she knelt down weeping and confessed the deeds of her brother.

She said that she did not know her brother was capable of doing such things, and even after she found out, she did not dare to tell Wu Zuzhi the truth.

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