Transmigration: A Farm Girl's Brocade-Chapter 110 - Grievance_1
Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Grievance_1
Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Grievance_1
Monkey Brother hadn’t seen his master for so long that he was getting anxious. He was riding on a peach-tree branch, looking into the distance. Seeing his young master return in a big carriage, he excitedly jumped from the tree onto the courtyard wall, then leaped down and ran towards the ox cart. He jumped onto the ox cart and climbed over Qian Hua, who was sitting in front of Qian Yixiu, and burrowed into Qian Yixiu’s embrace. Lady Wei and Qian Xiaoyu were so startled they screamed incessantly.
Qian Yixiu chuckled and welcomed Monkey Brother inside, “Look at you, all frantic, scaring people like that.”
Upon entering the house, Lady Wu saw that Qian Sangui’s complexion was not good and that he had been carried into the main room by a young man. Seeing so many people arriving, she became flustered and asked, “What happened to the head of the household? What’s wrong?”
Qian Sangui waved his hand weakly and said, “It’s nothing, I’ll be fine after some rest.”
Lady Wu wanted to ask the younger siblings as well, but at this moment, she couldn’t get a word in edgewise because of Cheng Yue. Cheng Yue, eager to see her children, didn’t care that strangers were present and was busy embracing and affectionately catching up with the two children.
After consoling their mother, Qian Yeejin relayed what Zhang Zhongkun had told them, “…father’s condition isn’t serious; he’s mainly just exhausted. He needs to rest quietly for a while.”
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He didn’t have the heart to mention the part about “being angered”…
Qian Hua Family and Huang Tie, knowing that the masters might want some private time to speak, all stood consciously waiting in the yard.
When Lady Wu heard that the family had purchased eighty acres of paddy fields, acquired a household of servants, and bought an ox cart, the three expenses together nearly amounted to seven hundred taels of silver. Especially the forty taels spent on five servants, which included two children and two women, she felt so distressed her face crinkled like a baozi.
Beating her chest, she exclaimed, “How much work do we have at home that we need to buy so many people? Even if there is work, how much can these people actually do?”
Qian Yeejin softly consoled her, saying, “We might not have much work now, but we’ll have more in the future. They definitely won’t be idle. Those kids aren’t too young either, they’ll be grown up before long.”
Qian Yixiu also said, “Mother, don’t worry, we still have Monkey Brother. Maybe in the future, he could find more valuable treasures for us, and we’ll sell them for more silver.”
Qian Manxia was somewhat dazed; her family had bought servants, which meant she truly became a young lady. Excited, her small face blushed as red as Monkey Brother.
Qian Yixiu then discussed with them about buying land for house construction, along with the division of labor among the servants and their monthly wages.
After the discussions were settled, they called Huang Tie and Qian Hua Family inside to kowtow and acknowledge their new masters. They addressed Qian Sangui as Lord, Lady Wu as Mistress, Cheng Yue as Madam Chengyue of the Qian family, Qian Manxia as Miss, Qian Yeejin as Young Master, and Qian Yixiu as Young Miss.
Aside from Cheng Yueniang, who kept her composure, everyone else turned a bright red at being addressed so formally. Especially Qian Manxia, who not only turned as red as Monkey Brother but also covered her mouth and giggled non-stop.
Qian Yixiu thought to herself that it was understandable for the family, so poor and of such low status, to feel uncomfortable with the sudden wealth.
Qian Sangui waved his hands, “Stop calling us that. If others heard, they’d laugh their heads off.”
He told them to call him Uncle Qian or Lord Qian according to seniority, to call Lady Wu Auntie Wu or Grandma Wu, to address Cheng Yue as Madam Chengyue of the Qian family, to call Qian Manxia Auntie Xia or Aunt, to address Jinwa as Brother Jin, and Xiu Jiejie as Sister Xiu.
He then forced himself to distribute chores despite his weak condition.
After dinner, Qian Yeejin went to Li Zheng’s Home to buy the land nearby and build a few more rooms next to their own yard. Later, Huang Tie and Qian Hua would help with building the house and farming, Lady Wong would assist Lady Wu with cooking, laundry, and cleaning, Qian Xiaoyu would start with feeding chickens and doing needlework due to her injury, Qian Xiaofeng would go to the mountains to chop wood and herd cows. Xiao Lei would not yet be assigned tasks and would later serve as Jinwa’s boy servant.
Qian Hua and Huang Tie each received a monthly stipend of two hundred wen, while Lady Wei, Qian Xiaoyu, and Qian Xiaofeng each received one hundred wen. Qian Xiaolei ate for free and temporarily had no monthly stipend.
Qian Yijin added, “Our family is quite poor right now, so we can only offer this much as a monthly stipend. Together, with concerted efforts, life will surely improve.”
Qian Sangui then allocated the living quarters, temporarily giving them the three rooms in the east wing. Each of these three rooms had its own door opening to the outside; one for Qian Hua and his wife, one for Qian Xiaoyu, and one to be shared by Huang Tie, Qian Xiaofeng, and Qian Xiaolei.
Lady Wu, accompanied by Lady Wong, went to the kitchen to make a big pot of noodles with minced meat sauce. Even though both masters and servants ate the same meal, they were seated at two separate tables, one for the masters and one for the servants.
After the meal, Lady Wu led the other servants to tidy up the rooms, while Qian Yijin, taking a bag of pastries, led Qian Hua to Li Zheng’s home to discuss purchasing land.
As soon as they had left, Old woman Qian and Qian Dagui arrived. They headed straight into Qian Sangui’s bedroom. When they heard that his family had bought several tens of acres of land and so many servants, they were so astonished that their mouths hung open for a long time before they could close them.
“With so many purchases, those two pots of flowers must be very valuable!” Qian Dagui exclaimed.
“Yes, those flowers are rare treasures and naturally valuable. Besides, Young Master Liang was sympathetic to our poverty and offered a good price,” Qian Sangui said weakly.
While in the county, Qian Sangui and his younger siblings had already discussed it: everyone in the village knew that a few noble young masters had visited their home, and Qian Mandie and Steward Wong’s family had also seen them selling flowers to Young Master Liang for a substantial amount of money. Hence, it seemed they could no longer keep the money a secret. It would be better to disclose the purchases of land and servants and assume the role of a bona fide small landlord. Moreover, with many people in the house and a practitioner, it seemed like they had a very strong backing, and it was no longer necessary to keep pretending to be poor.
Aside from not mentioning the remaining three hundred and some taels of silver at home, Qian Sangui told them everything else. He also said there were still tens of taels left, which was just enough to buy some land and build a few rooms for the servants.
Old woman Qian’s face crumpled with distress as she scolded, “With so much money, you should save it and spend it slowly. Why buy so many servants?”
Qian Sangui laughed and said, “With more people at home, those who used to bully us for being weak won’t dare to mess with us anymore. Mother, don’t worry, they won’t be idle. Once we take over the fields, there will be plenty of work.”
It wasn’t long before Qian Yijin returned, announcing that Wang Lizheng had agreed to come measure the land the next morning. He stated that the wasteland on the west side of the village was not that valuable, priced at only five hundred wen per mu.
The group then discussed the construction of the houses. Since Qian Sangui was not in good health and Qian Yixiu needed to attend school, it was necessary to ask Qian Dagui and his son to step in for some matters.
Having gotten up early and been busy all day, Qian Yixiu was feeling exhausted and decided to head back to her room early. However, she saw her mother sitting on the bed looking downcast and seemingly unhappy the entire evening.
Qian Yixiu went over, wrapped her arm around her, and asked, “What’s wrong, Mother? Who made you angry?”
Cheng Yue pouted and said, “Father-in-law mentioned having Xiao Lei serve as Brother Jin’s boy servant, but he hasn’t even gotten a maid for Xiu Jiejie. How can it be like this!”
It turned out she was feeling indignant on her own behalf.
Qian Yixiu rested her little head on Cheng Yue’s body and said, “Xiao Yu is a maid, isn’t she?”
“But Xiao Yu is a maid for our entire family, not just for Xiu Jiejie alone,” Cheng Yue stubbornly replied.
