Transmigration: A Farm Girl's Brocade-Chapter 22 - Ruthless_1
Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Ruthless_1
Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Ruthless_1
Guests gradually arrived at the Qian family’s home, but as soon as Old woman Qian came, she first went into the room to take a look at her great-grandson and didn’t even glance at her great-granddaughter. Then, satisfied, she went out to greet the guests. She was the only one, besides Lady Wu and Qian Manxia, allowed to enter the room to see the children.
Qian Sangui and Lady Wu still would not let Cheng Yue out of the room, using the excuse that she was timid and did not dare to meet strangers, nor would they allow others in to see her. People even thought that because Lady Cheng was foolish and her face resembled a white cloth smeared with bird droppings, the Qians were too embarrassed to let her appear and disgrace them in public.
The villagers spoke loudly, their conversations sounding like quarrels. Little Yixiu was somewhat frightened and began to cry whimpers and whimpers, so her little mother picked her up to comfort her.
When most of the guests had arrived in the yard, Lady Wu and Old woman Qian came in to pick up the two children and show them to the guests.
Cheng Yue, seeing them about to take the children away, protested and reached out protectively over the children.
A layer of mist welled up in her eyes as she spoke in a panic, “Don’t take my children away.”
Lady Wu explained, “The guests want to take a look at the children. We will bring them right back after they have seen them. Don’t you trust your mother-in-law?” Seeing Cheng Yue still pouting, she added, “When have I ever lied to you?”
Cheng Yue then retracted her arms.
Even though Qian Yixiu hadn’t gone outside, she could hear the incessant praise for Qian Yeejin from outside, while Qian Yixiu didn’t even receive a perfunctory compliment. It was truly excessive!
Especially that foolish Old woman Qian—whenever someone praised her “great-grandson,” she would open her mouth wide and laugh exaggeratedly.
After Lady Wu and Old woman Qian had shown off the children and brought them back in, Qian Yeejin still looked spirited and good-natured, blowing bubbles while cooing and babbling. On the other hand, little Qian Yixiu was clearly traumatized, crying loudly with her little face turning red.
Old woman Qian held Qian Yeejin and said with a smile, “The great-grandson is such a good boy, handsome and not afraid of strangers. Not like that little miss, thin as a monkey, bursting into tears at the sight of people.” After speaking, she glanced at Qian Yixiu with disdain.
Cheng Yue was a good mother; as soon as she saw her daughter crying, she immediately took her from Lady Wu’s hands, lifted her clothes and said, “Xiu’er, don’t cry, have some milk.”
Little Qian Yixiu stopped crying and obediently started to nurse. Qian Yeejin, who was always the first to nurse, wouldn’t stand for it, stretching his vocal cords and making a fuss, as if his cries could lift off the roof.
Old woman Qian doted on her great-grandson and said impatiently to Cheng Yue, “Put that girl down, my great-grandson is hungry.”
Cheng Yue, stubborn as always, ignored Old woman Qian and continued to gently gaze at little Qian Yixiu.
Old woman Qian got angry and yelled, “Didn’t you hear me speak?”
Cheng Yue, startled, her beautiful big eyes welling up with tears, looked up at Old woman Qian, her mouth puckering as if about to cry.
Lady Wu quickly took her grandson from Old woman Qian’s arms and spoke softly to the old woman, “Grandmother, Manjiang’s wife has little milk to begin with, let’s not scare it away. She is ill and timid, so please don’t get upset because of her.”
Old woman Qian had no way of dealing with this White Lotus daughter-in-law and was also afraid of really scaring Cheng Yue’s milk away, which would disadvantage her great-grandson. Angrily she cursed, “Such a foolish fool! Jinwa is so handsome and endearing, yet you only care about that monkey-like little miss.” With that, she stormed out.
This misogynistic old woman, too too infuriating! In the corner, Cheng Yixiu threw several virtual knives at the old woman.
Qian Yeejin was still howling in Lady Wu’s arms, but Qian Yixiu found herself irritated with this little brat for the first time. Such an annoying little bear, more entitled than the rightful heir, he should go ask his own mother for milk. She glared fiercely at Qian Yeejin, who thought Qian Yixiu was playing with him and stopped crying, babbling “Ah, ah” at her in Martian language.
Little Yixiu finished her milk, pursed her little mouth, and obediently lay beside Cheng Yue. Yixiu drifted in front of her again, and the little girl seemed to see her, graciously rewarding her with a faint smile.
Looking at her clear eyes and that sweet smile, Yixiu suddenly felt a guilty sense of crime. She was waiting for her to die. With that thought, she no longer had the courage to confront this delicate little life face-to-face and quickly floated to a wall corner out of their sight, squatting there.
My god, how could she be so cruel—the life of this flower-like beautiful child would wither at such a tender age. And she was actually waiting for that day, hoping for that day.
From that night on, Yixiu started wandering everywhere again. Now she not only went to the mountains to enjoy the scenery, but she also strolled around the village and the town, even visiting the county and provincial cities. She not only stopped by relatives’ houses but also visited quite a few high-ranking officials’ residences.
Over the years, she had peeked into many corners of the mountains, found some things that could be sold for money, figured out some patterns of the House of Animals, and learned many families’ secrets.
For instance, how the honest Qian Dagui secretly saved up his own money behind Lady Wang’s back. Hua Dianzi spoke sweet words all day, but when facing the burly Auntie Hua at night, his legs would tremble, and so on and so forth. Indeed, there was nothing she couldn’t imagine, nothing she couldn’t see.
She also knew which establishments were dishonest, which truly had good reputations, which only had a good name…
She had also witnessed who the good officials were, who were corrupt, who were lecherous, who loved money, as well as the shady secrets of some officials’ households…
She had even secretly learned some craftsmen’s ancestral skills and was still continuing her studies…
The major commotions in the village and the town were mostly over trivial benefits, hardly worth mentioning. But it was different for the high-ranking officials in the county and provincial cities; often, a gesture could decide life and death, and a casual chatter could conclude a huge deal…
Most importantly, she had completely understood the meaning behind Ma Mian’s words. Hehe, Yixiu was very, very grateful to him.
One night, she was getting ready to go to the deep mountains for some excitement. She usually didn’t go deep into the mountains because that was a territory she would never be able to reach after becoming human.
But these were special days. A group of clever monkeys lived in the deep mountains, and these few days a powerful and smart young monkey led a rebellion to overthrow the Old Monkey King. The two groups fought fiercely. Surprisingly, the monkeys’ fight for kingship was just as bloody and brutal.
Halfway there, she unexpectedly saw Bull Head and Ma Mian, the old acquaintances she hadn’t seen in a long time.
It wasn’t that Bull Head and Ma Mian hadn’t come here to reap souls in the past few years—they had taken quite a few—but sometimes it was during the day, and sometimes she was up in the mountains, and she had missed them.
Now that she had finally seen familiar faces, Yixiu hurriedly floated over to them. She greeted, “Hi, Sir Bull, Master Ma, are you here to reap souls again?”
Bull Head and Ma Mian were taken aback by her enthusiasm. Bull Head laughed, “What a novelty, it’s the first time I’ve seen a solitary ghost so enthusiastic about Bull Head and Ma Mian. Who are you?” His unfamiliar gaze was as if he had never met her before.
Yixiu said, “The two lordships really have the ‘illustrious’ problem of forgetting things. It’s only been a few years, and you’ve already forgotten me. I’m always thinking about you.”
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Bull Head said, “It seems you’ve mistaken us for someone else.” He then pointed to the sign under Bull Head and said, “Take a look here, we’re the 101 Bull and Horse combination. Maybe you’re familiar with a different combo.”
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