Transmigration: A Farm Girl's Brocade-Chapter 78 - Heading to Hot Wind Valley_1

Chapter 78: Chapter 78 Heading to Hot Wind Valley_1

Chapter 78: Chapter 78 Heading to Hot Wind Valley_1

The two monks had seen Hongji send the little girl out and reassured her, “Little Benefactor, don’t be afraid, that monkey is very clever.”

They looked up at the tree, and probably seeing that reinforcements had come, Monkey Brother grabbed a branch and swung on it. A red streak flashed by, and in an instant, he had fallen back into Lady Wu’s basket.

One monk said to the chubby young master, “Indeed, this monkey is being raised by this Little Benefactor under the entrusted care of our Uncle Master Hongji. Young master, please do not attempt to take it by force.”

With the eminent status of Daci Temple, that young master, however brazen, did not dare to take something from Daci Temple. He huffed and, along with his two boy servants, turned and walked away. Just a few steps later, a small pine cone struck the back of his neck.

“Ouch! Who hit me?” The wealthy young master turned his head and saw that everyone behind him looked innocent. Unable to determine who had thrown it, he walked away in a huff.

Qian Yixiu knew that the Fierce Red Monkey was powerful, but she hadn’t expected Monkey Brother, despite his young age, to be so adept physically and even to use hidden weapons. She was overjoyed and gave him thumbs-up after thumbs-up, “Monkey Brother, you’re really awesome!”

However, the little monkey, having got the hang of throwing things at people, saw a boy around eleven or twelve years old staring at him a couple of times and felt annoyed. When the boy turned his head, the monkey threw another pine cone at the back of the boy’s head.

The boy yelped and turned around, not knowing who had hit him, and exclaimed angrily, “Who’s the bastard that hit me? What did I ever do to you?”

Qian Yixiu, frightened, quickly pulled Lady Wu away.

When late afternoon arrived, Qian Mandie, Lady Wong, and Lady Lan had also sold out their goods, and the group of them headed down the mountain together.

Everything they had brought was sold today. Lady Lan had earned more than five hundred wen due to some mountain goods. Qian Mandie and Lady Wong each made more than three hundred wen, and they even sold some Xia Grass mixed with wildflowers that didn’t cost anything to procure for more than twenty wen. The group was very pleased.

Qian Yixiu said with pride, “I had good luck today. I met a noble person at the temple. They particularly liked the small tigers on the baskets and said that the craftsmanship was even better than that of the embroideresses in the big Embroidery Building. I sold them for over two taels of silver.”

Although she didn’t reveal the total amount, it still gave the others a start. She wanted people to know about her mother’s skills.

Qian Mandie said enviously, “In the future, I’ll also look for noble people to sell my embroidery to.”

Lady Wong and Lady Lan both shook their heads and said, “We’re not good with words, and we wouldn’t even dare to speak when we meet nobles. It’s better to just earn a little money honestly.”

Lady Wu related her own experiences, “…Not every noble person is easy to talk to. If you’re lucky, you might earn a bit more, but if you’re not, it’s better to just sell at your own stall.”

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They deliberately took a detour to the entrance of Mengxi Village at the foot of the mountain to buy some meat, knowing that Yama Raja Xu had his eye on Lady Cheng.

Lady Lan said, “Everyone in the village is praising Uncle Sangui and his wife for their kindness and refusing to sell the widow into that wolf’s den. Manjiang’s wife is blessed to have married into your family. Although times are tough, there’s always hope when the family is harmonious and united.”

Lady Wong didn’t dare to speak. Her mother-in-law was not praising, but cursing. She cursed Qian Sangui’s couple for turning as foolish as the simple-minded Lady Cheng for not wanting the ten-odd guan of money for an unrelated person. Hearing Lady Tang’s words, Lady Wong felt the fearful sentiment of ‘when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold’.

After returning home, Qian Yixiu turned in all the purses she had collected. The two purses given by Old Lady Song contained four small silver ingots of two qian each, and six small silver ingots of two qian each, respectively. And inside the two purses from Second Lady Song for buying the baskets, there were two taels of silver each.

All their hard work added up to a total of six taels of silver and one hundred wen. Everyone was quite happy, as their family would normally earn that much only after two years of hard work.

Lady Wu asked Qian Yixiu, “Yixiu, how did you know about the Song family and Di family’s affairs?”

Qian Yixiu replied, “That day when I went to Hong River to pick wild vegetables, I overheard people from the Song Family Manor talking about it.”

Qian Sangui, as the head of the household, delivered a speech, emphasizing his praise for Qian Yixiu and Cheng Yue. His wife Hope blushed with excitement and straightaway said, “Yueyue has not eaten in vain; she knows how to earn silver.”

After Qian Yijin returned, Lady Wu prepared five meat buns and five golden-threaded cakes for him to deliver to Mr. Zhang as a way to thank him for his cultivation. Then, she sent for Old woman Qian to come over for a meal.

When Old woman Qian arrived, Duo Duo, her little friend, made a fuss and followed her.

Old woman Qian still walked with her usual brisk pace.

People asked, “Old Mrs. Qian, are you going to your third son’s house for meat again?”

“Yes, Manjiang’s wife is dexterous, and even the nobles covet what she makes,” Old woman Qian said proudly. She had always been told her family had married a foolish daughter-in-law, but now she could finally hold her head high and breathe easy.

Qian Yiduo ate meat until his mouth was greasy and said to Qian Yijin with old sincerity, “Brother Jin, you’re really generous. You’re not upset at all that I’ve eaten so much meat from your house. I’ll no longer cry when you come to eat at my house.”

This made everyone laugh.

The next day, the 20th of June, was Qian Yijin’s day off, and Qian Yixiu suggested he work hard and accompany her to Hot Wind Valley to dig up those fine flowers. She made up the excuse that “Xiu wants to go up the mountain and gather firewood with her brother.”

Qian Sangui and Lady Wu disagreed, fearing the Xu family might play some trick.

Qian Yixiu said, “We’ll take Monkey Brother with us. Didn’t Mother see just how formidable he was yesterday?”

Lady Wu thought about Monkey Brother’s agility that even a grown man might not be able to beat it and consented.

Since the siblings were going up the mountain, they both put on their most worn clothes.

Qian Yijin looked at his sister’s clothes patched with several layers and his eyes dimmed. He said, “When brother makes something of himself in the future, I’ll buy a clothing store as a gift for you, so that you can wear new clothes every day.”

Children with dreams should be encouraged.

Qian Yixiu nodded and replied, “Okay, Xiu will be waiting.”

Before leaving the house, she also told Lady Wu, who was going to the town, to buy some good plain satin and embroidery threads so that her younger mother could embroider finer items to exchange for silver. She also asked to buy glutinous rice and yeast to make sweet fermented rice, which she intended to send to Song Family Manor’s steward, Sister Zhang from Song family, and the Zhang family.

Lady Wu knew her granddaughter’s intentions. Although she felt that just a little sweet fermented rice might not be enough to curry favor with the steward of Song Family Manor, it was still worth a try. She nodded with a smile and agreed.

Qian Manxia laughed on the side, “You little worrier with more tricks than stones on the mountain.”

Qian Yixiu made a face at her and replied, “Indeed, Xiu must worry not only about earning money but also about taking care of my aunt. In the future, aunt will go less to the mountain for firewood. You’re a big girl who needs to talk about marriage, and if you get too tanned, it will be difficult to marry off.”

Qian Manxia blushed fiercely and stomped her feet in embarrassment, wanting to hit her. Qian Yijin laughed and pulled his sister out the door.

Today, they only brought Monkey Brother and left Dashan behind. Dashan’s stomach was getting bigger each day, and she might give birth by the end of this month or the beginning of the next.

Qian Yixiu had already made her arrangements with Monkey Brother. Once they went up the mountain, it should follow her gestures and lead Qian Yijin towards Hot Wind Valley.

When they arrived at the back of the village, there was a relatively wide mountain path near Butterfly Spring that most people took when going up the mountain. Once on the path, they encountered Lady Xu and Lady Wong, who were going into the mountains to pick Gypsophila.

Monkey Brother was nowhere near well-behaved and darted everywhere with Qian Yijin and his sister following closely, arriving at a peak.