Transmigration: A Farm Girl's Brocade-Chapter 80 - Coercion_1
Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Coercion_1
Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Coercion_1
Thinking of her son, Lady Wu wiped her tears away. At least her son had left a successor behind; although Yixiu was a girl, she had suddenly become exceptionally clever, outshining boys and even adults. And there was Jinwa, who was not of close blood relation, but was nonetheless smart and obedient, as good as her own child.
Qian Yixiu came to Lady Wu’s side and casually gave a few pointers. Lady Wu, who was fairly accommodating to her granddaughter, agreed to follow her suggestions.
Making glutinous rice wine was very simple, something many families knew how to do. The reason Qian Yixiu wanted to give some to Sister Zhang was that she was certain her own would taste better than others’, without costing much at all. Firstly, this was because the water quality of her own home was superior; secondly, there was a snack shop in Xishan County called Drunken Immortal Residence that sold exceptionally good-looking glutinous rice wine. She had observed it and, finding that the production process was the same as others’, she took note of the details.
Three days later, Qian Yixiu anxiously opened the jar of glutinous rice wine. As soon as the lid was removed, a strong, sweet fragrance filled the air. Lady Wu was also surprised. Before her husband was injured, she often made wine, but it had never been as fragrant as this time. She quickly scooped up some with a spoon to taste, “My goodness, how can it be so sweet?”
“Yixiu wants some too,” Qian Yixiu said urgently. Lady Wu scooped another spoonful for her to drink.
Indeed, the sweetness was accompanied by a rich fragrance, much more delicious than any she had tasted in her previous life. Monkey Brother was so anxious he was jumping around beside them, and Lady Wu scooped up a spoonful for him to eat with a smile.
Lady Wu filled two small jars with the glutinous rice wine, and Qian Yixiu added a few cleaned and dried goji berries into them.
In the afternoon, Old Woman Qian arrived. Now that the Qian’s third wife was living more comfortably, she would make uninvited visits here from time to time to have dinner. Lady Wu had her try the wine as well, and she exclaimed, “Good heavens, I’ve made glutinous rice wine all my life but never this delicious.”
Upon hearing this, Lady Wu laughed and served her a bowl to take back to the main courtyard for her to enjoy slowly.
While they were talking and laughing, Qian Manxia ran back inside, her face streaming with tears, holding a basin of clothes.
She had gone to wash the clothes in a small stream west of the yard.
“What’s wrong with Auntie Xia? Tell me quickly, who has bullied you?” Lady Wu exclaimed in shock.
Qian Manxia cried for a long while before she managed to explain the reason in a choked voice.
While she was washing clothes, Yama Raja Xu’s grandson, Old Man Xu, had actually sneaked up behind her and stolen the undershirt from her hands. He even said, “Thank you, Miss Qian, for your affection towards me, bestowing upon me this intimate gift. I will go home and discuss with my grandfather and my father about sending a matchmaker to your house to propose.”
Then, he ran away.
“Father, mother, what should I do? I don’t want to live anymore,” Qian Manxia cried inconsolably.
“The beast!” Lady Wu was also so angry she started crying aloud.
Qian Sangui was so angry he shook, slamming his fist onto the table, “Rubbish. By doing this, they clearly want to force us to marry Manjiang’s wife over to them.”
“Husband, what should we do? I can’t bear to part with either Auntie Xia or Yueyue. The whole Xu family are beasts; anyone who marries in will surely be oppressed to death,” Lady Wu cried out loud.
Qian Yixiu also started crying urgently and hugged Qian Sangui, saying, “Father, don’t marry my mother to Yama Raja Xu, and don’t marry my aunt there either. Let’s think of a solution, there must be a way.”
Qian Sangui stroked her head and said, “Yixiu, rest assured, whether it’s Auntie Xia or your mother, I won’t let either of them marry into the Xu family. No matter what they do, we simply won’t agree to it.”
“But what about Auntie Xia’s reputation? Those items should never have been taken outside to wash, and now they’ve fallen into the hands of another man. If this gets out, which respectable family would dare to marry her?” Old Woman Qian also cried.
Such private items of a young lady’s are never usually taken outside to wash. But because only the Qian’s third wife’s family used that little stream for washing, Qian Manxia didn’t take any precautions and took all her things there to wash.
If no one noticed such an affair, it would have been fine to wash them outside. However, if someone spoke of it, people would say she had no respect.
Qian Yixiu said, “We simply won’t acknowledge it. There’s no name written on the undergarment, after all.”
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Lady Wu cried, “But the undergarment is still in their possession, and the belongings of a young lady…”
“I might as well die; that would settle it,” Qian Manxia cried, attempting to rush outside but was firmly held back by Lady Wu.
Cheng Yue, who was embroidering in the little room, heard the commotion and came to the main room – although she didn’t fully comprehend the situation, she knew Qian Manxia had been bullied.
Crying, she said, “What should we do? My little aunt is so pitiable.”
Old Woman Qian saw Cheng Yue come out and finally found a place to vent her anger. Pointing at her, she shouted, “It’s all because of you, you scourge! Because of you, our Old Qian Family’s young lady is ruined… Why are you still standing here? Why don’t you just go die!”
Qian Yixiu quickly took hold of Old Woman Qian, crying out, “Great-grandma, please don’t scold my mother anymore. It’s the Xu family’s wicked deeds; what does it have to do with my mother?”
Cheng Yue, terrified, retreated to a corner of the wall, crying and shaking her head, “Yueyue didn’t harm anyone. I like my little aunt so much…”
Seeing Old Woman Qian’s finger nearly poke Cheng Yue in the nose, Qian Yixiu hurriedly pulled the innocent bystander, Cheng Yue, out of the main room. The mother and daughter left in a hurry, not noticing Monkey Brother, who was standing near the door watching the commotion. They stepped on Monkey Brother’s little hoof, causing it to cry out in pain as it hopped on one foot.
When Qian Yixiu saw Monkey Brother, her eyes flickered with a sudden idea. She stared intently at Monkey Brother, her eyes gleaming with a clear scheme, and Monkey Brother shrank its neck, sensing trouble ahead. It turned to run away but was grabbed by Qian Yixiu, who, along with the monkey, headed to the left wing of the house.
The chaos continued in the main room. Qian Yeejin, back from school and hearing that his little aunt was bullied, was furious. He had initially wanted to bring a knife and join Dashan to fight the Xu family, but upon a glance at Dashan lying underneath the jujube tree, swelling in size and half-asleep, he realized that Dashan was as powerless as himself.
The young boy cried out, “I’m really useless, letting my mother and sister be bullied, and now my little aunt too. I’m powerless and without any means to help.”
Qian Sangui pulled Qian Yeejin into his arms and consoled, “Jinwa, you’ve already done very well. You are still young, so focus on learning your skills. When you grow up and become capable, no villains will dare to bully them. In fact, the most useless one is Grandpa, having lived to this age yet being unable to protect his own family…” Towards the end, his voice was choked with emotion.
Coming back to the main room, Qian Yixiu said, “Grandpa and brother are both useful. Without grandpa’s planning, how could our family have its current wellbeing? And brother, how can you belittle yourself? You are the strong man of our family, and we still count on you to learn your skills and protect us.”
Old Woman Qian bitterly said, “My son and great-grandson are both good, it’s just that that stupid Lady Cheng made a bad marriage; she is the one who has brought disaster upon this family.”
