Transmigration: A Farm Girl's Brocade-Chapter 104 - In Demand_1

Chapter 104: Chapter 104 In Demand_1

Chapter 104: Chapter 104 In Demand_1

Qian Yixiu turned over Little Auntie’s hand, noting the roughened knuckles, coarse and sallow skin, and the thick calluses that made her hand hardly resemble that of a twelve-year-old girl. Even in the countryside, such hands should belong to a woman married and managing a household for years. Poor Little Bean, she had been helping Lady Wu with the household chores, caring for the young and old since she was six.

Qian Yixiu’s nose felt a bit sour at the thought, and she planned to go to the county town in a few days to buy some fragrance grease to care for her hands, as well as for her own mother and Lady Wu. Now that their family’s situation had improved, it was not enough to focus solely on food; one must also pay attention to the quality of spiritual life.

Qian Manxia didn’t dare to help with threading the needles anymore, only watching from the side. She observed how Cheng Yue embroidered, how she separated the threads.

Qian Yixiu began to admire the beauty again; she loved watching her mother embroider the most. Calm, elegant, she was as beautiful as a lotus flower on the lake.

Seeing her infatuation, Lady Wu began to nag, “Can you discern a flower from looking at your mother’s face? You should pay attention to how she embroiders, learn the craft well, so in the future, you can also find a good family to marry into.”

Qian Yixiu stubbornly retorted, “Even if Yixiu is not skilled in embroidery, with her cleverness, she can still find a good family.”

Qian Manxia teased her, scraping her face with her hand, “Yixiu’s face is even thicker than our home’s clay walls.”

Qian Yixiu laughed, “But Auntie, no matter how thin your skin is, one cannot avoid talking about matchmaking.”

They were jesting when Dashan suddenly barked furiously, followed by loud shouts from Monkey Brother. Benben and Tiaotiao, not understanding why their mother and Monkey Brother had suddenly started yelling, also excitedly began to shout.

It must be some unfamiliar outsider who had come. If it were a familiar relative, Monkey Brother would recognize the scent and wouldn’t join in the ruckus.

Then came the sound of knocking at the door—it was Matchmaker Wang, who had come last time to propose a match.

Little Bean quickly got up and went back to the small room; Lady Wu helped her take the embroidery frame inside.

Qian Manxia went to open the door, but she stood in the doorway to prevent Matchmaker Wang from entering, scolding, “You dare to come to our house again? Leave, just leave, you’re not welcome here.”

Matchmaker Wang quickly wedged the door, grinning broadly as she said, “Aiyo, why won’t Auntie Xia invite this old lady in? This time, I’ve truly brought good tidings.”

Qian Manxia angrily replied, “What good deed could you possibly be here for? You’re clearly here to harry us to death. Leave now, quickly!”

Matchmaker Wang shamelessly pushed against the door, insisting with a smile, “Today, I really did come with good intentions.” She then shouted, “Sangui Brothers, little sister of the Qian family, someone has entrusted this old lady to speak of a match for Auntie Xia. Rest assured, this time it’s not the Xu family, but a fine young man.”

With that announcement, Qian Manxia’s face turned visibly red, caught between not wanting to chase her away and not wanting to let her in, making her feel quite conflicted.

Qian Yixiu hurried over to shoo the guest away, “We needn’t see you out, my aunt is not considering marriage matches right now. With someone as blackhearted as you, what good family could you possibly find?” She intended to infuriate the matchmaker and make sure she wouldn’t come back again.

Matchmaker Wang scolded, “You Little Bean, what authority do you have to decide on your aunt’s matrimonial matters?”

Though Lady Wu disliked Matchmaker Wang, upon hearing it was a marriage proposal for Qian Manxia and not from the Xu family, she pulled Qian Yixiu aside and said with a smile, “Sister-in-law, please come in.”

For the sake of her daughter and grandchildren, she did not wish to offend the matchmaker. After all, they depended on this profession, and with their smooth talk, they could make even the dead seem alive. Offending them could make life difficult for their descendants’ future marriage prospects.

They welcomed Matchmaker Wang into the house and served her tea. Matchmaker Wang smiled and said, “The young man is a proper nephew from our village, his family owns over a dozen acres of farmland, and he lives in a big tiled house…”

As soon as they heard it was someone from Darong Village, no matter how good the conditions, Qian Sangui and his wife were not interested anymore, politely declined, and saw the guest out with courtesy.

Following that, two more groups came to propose a match for Qian Manxia, and the previously unengaged girl suddenly became a hot commodity. Within half a day, three groups had come to make proposals, setting a record in Huaxi Village and even surpassing the previously sought-after pretty village woman Wang Zhier in popularity.

Qian Sangui and Lady Wu were extremely excited, and they actually took a liking to one family, the young man from Green Willow Village’s Xiao family. It was said that his family owned several acres of farmland and several acres of land, plus they had an ox and had recently built a big tiled house. He only had one brother, and his sister was already married…

With so many proposals coming, even the girl herself was high-spirited because of the happy occasion, and the blush on her face never faded. Ancient people really matured early; a sixth-grade schoolgirl already knew about the affairs of love.

Qian Yixiu threw cold water on the situation, “Maybe Monkey Brother can still find us a more valuable treasure. By then, our aunt will be a young lady from a wealthy family, how could she just marry anyone? My aunt is so good, both beautiful and diligent, and she was born into a wealthy family; she should marry someone from the city.”

Qian Yixiu’s words had everyone laughing uncontrollably. After the laughter, Qian Sangui and Lady Wu felt that their granddaughter had a point.

Previously, they had been so anxious about their daughter’s marriage that they got excited as soon as a matchmaker came to propose. But upon reflection, once they bought their own land, they would be small landlords too, and they should look for a better family for their daughter to marry into.

When Qian Yeejin came back and heard about it, he also felt it might be better to wait for a while longer for his niece’s marriage, as an even better match might come along later.

That evening, Old woman Qian came by. She was there to help her nephew’s grandson find a match.

Armed with prior warning from Qian Yixiu, Qian Sangui and his wife were reluctant to outright refuse her. Qian Sangui said with a smile, “Mother’s judgment is certainly not wrong, but Mr. Zhang said Jinwa is bound to become a Graduate, and who knows, he may even become a Graduate Scholar. The son is hoping to find a Scholar for Auntie Xia, to give Jinwa more support in the future.”

As long as Qian Yeejin’s future prospects were brought up, Old woman Qian would stop talking. She then asked in a low voice, “Auntie Die said you’ve sold the two pots of flowers for a good sum. Da Gui guesses that since it was paid with a silver note, it definitely wouldn’t be a small amount; at least a hundred and eighty taels.”

Qian Sangui nodded and smiled, “Yeah, even more.”

Old woman Qian’s mouth formed an “O”, expressing surprise, “Good heavens, those flowers must be a money tree then.” She then added, “Well, you must take good care of that money and not let it be stolen.”

Even after dinner, Old woman Qian was reluctant to go back to the main house, saying she wanted to stay with them and keep watch. Qian Sangui eventually persuaded her, and Qian Yeejin escorted her back.

Early the next morning, Old woman Qian was back at the third household, keeping vigil. With her dark circles under the eyes and a fatigued demeanor, she must have been worried about her youngest son’s silver and hadn’t slept well.

Seeing her like this softened Qian Yixiu’s resentment towards her for often bullying Cheng Yue.

Qian Sangui chuckled as he gave her a small silver ingot, urging her to rest in Qian Manxia’s little house. Old woman Qian was thrilled once again; the last time, the ingot she received was shaped like a small peanut, and this time it was a little plum blossom. She played with it for quite a while before finally going to rest.

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In the late afternoon, Qian Ergui came by. He had nothing special to do, just to chat with Qian Sangui about household matters and to ramble on about their childhood days.

This time of the day, Qian Ergui would usually be busy in the fields, but now he was here for a leisurely chat.