Transmigration: A Farm Girl's Brocade-Chapter 67 - Lingzhi (Please Subscribe) _1
Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Lingzhi (Please Subscribe) _1
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Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Lingzhi (Please Subscribe) _1
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Standing at the edge of the cliff from this angle, one could only see dry branches crisscrossing and entwining, making it impossible to spot the Lingzhi. Qian Yixiu had drawn a picture of the Lingzhi on the ground for Monkey Brother back at home and told him that this was what they were looking for.
Qian Yixiu pointed in that direction and said to Monkey Brother, “Over there, on the other side of the tree trunk at the very top, there’s a Lingzhi mushroom. Just pull apart the branches and you’ll see it. Go and get the Lingzhi, but be careful not to fall. Once the task is finished, I’ll have my auntie steam an egg custard just for you, and neither my brother nor I will eat it.”
Monkey Brother was particularly fond of egg custard. Yesterday morning, a large bowl of egg custard had been steamed at home, and Monkey Brother had got a few spoonfuls. When it wanted more after finishing its portion, everyone else’s custard had already been eaten up, and it even shed tears of sadness.
There was no helping it, so another bowl was steamed in the evening. Lady Wu only divided it among the two children and the monkey. Yet, it selfishly wanted to have it all to itself. Lady Wu couldn’t bear to allow it, and when the monkey was about to make a fuss and forcefully take it, Lady Wu saw Qian Yixiu’s warning look. Although the monkey didn’t dare to snatch it, it remained angry for a long time.
No sooner had Qian Yixiu finished speaking than Monkey Brother leaped onto the tree, quickly climbed to the top, and swung on the branches like a swing before getting down to business.
Monkey Brother hung from a branch and searched earnestly. In no time, it glanced down at Qian Yixiu and called out a few times, indicating that it had spotted the treasure.
Monkey Brother plucked the Lingzhi, tucked it into its mouth, and climbed down the big tree. Qian Yixiu joyfully held the Lingzhi with a look of avarice. The sizeable Lingzhi mushroom was as large as six of her tiny hands. She couldn’t tell the age of the Lingzhi but guessed that since it was hidden here unseen, it must be quite old.
Only after Qian Yixiu had securely stored the treasure in a cloth bag did she begin to think about doing other things. Aside from the occasional herb gatherers, few people came to this area, so there were plenty of mushrooms and wild vegetables. She picked a half-bag full of them and also gathered some wild goji berries.
Feeling that she had gathered enough, Qian Yixiu shouted, “Dashan, time to go home.” Her clear, childlike voice echoed through the mountains.
In just a short while, Dashan bounded over, his mouth holding a wild rabbit, mutilated beyond recognition by his bites.
Upon seeing this, Monkey Brother also hurriedly jumped down from the tree and joined Dashan in tearing apart and eating the wild rabbit.
The scene was somewhat gory, but having been a ghost, Qian Yixiu was accustomed to such sights. She wasn’t disgusted by it and even leisurely took out some snacks to eat. Thirsty from the dryness in her mouth, she knelt by a stream to scoop up a few handfuls of water to drink.
After finishing their lunch, Qian Yixiu headed home with the dog and monkey. The sun was fierce at this time, and with the lack of tall trees to provide shade in the area, it was sweltering enough to make one drowsy. But thinking of that Lingzhi mushroom in her basket and the possibility of selling it for over a hundred taels of silver gave her the spur she needed.
However, there was a minor accident. In her excitement, she failed to watch her step and tripped over a stone, scraping off a large patch of skin from her knee and arm, which brought tears to her eyes from the pain.
As she continued on her way, with frequent stops due to the injury, just as she emerged from a fork in the road, she saw Hua Dianzi hiding behind a large tree, peeping into her family courtyard, intermittently making sounds like a dog’s bark.
The shameless bastard, still daring to cause trouble here.
Filled with indignation, Qian Yixiu ran forward and yelled with all her might, “Hua Dianzi, you’ve got the nerve to show up here. Believe it or not, I can shout for your wife to come over and beat you until you’re crying for your daddy and mommy.”
The moment Hua Dianzi turned his head and saw Qian Yixiu glaring at him, he started to curse upon realizing there were no adults around her, “You wretched girl, how dare you wrong me, making me…” He meant to complain about being beaten by his wife, but he was too embarrassed to say it outright and instead changed his words to, “making me the laughingstock of the village. Today you’ve fallen into my hands, let’s see if I don’t beat you to death…”
Just as he was about to pounce, he saw a large bulldog leap out from behind the little girl. The dog’s ferocious bark still carried traces of blood in its mouth. Terrified, Hua Dianzi screamed and ran towards the village, “Help, a vicious dog is biting someone, lives are at stake here…”
Qian Yixiu saw Dashan about to bite Hua Dianzi’s ass and shouted loudly, “Dashan, come back! If he dares to come here again, I’ll let you bite his ass to shreds.”
If it had been someone like Fan Erhei, Qian Yixiu would have definitely let Dashan bite him half to death. Coming to her house to commit evil deeds, getting bitten by a dog would serve him right.
Qian Manxia had already heard Dashan’s barking and Qian Yixiu’s shouting, and opened the door to wait. She was truly startled by the sight of Qian Yixiu looking like a madwoman.
Her little buns had come loose, and one side was completely hanging down. Her small face, covered in sweat, was dirty and red, and her clothes were not only filthy but also torn in places.
Qian Manxia quickly took off the back basket and pulled her inside, asking, “Yixiu, where have you been to end up like this?”
Cheng Yue ran out and seeing her daughter in such a disheveled state, felt a heart-wrenching pain and hugged Qian Yixiu, crying loudly.
After Qian Sangui helped Yixiu with her injuries on the knee and arm, and she had drunk a bowl of water, her hair and face were cleaned up by her aunt, while her mother was still crying, her eyes swollen from tears.
Yixiu had no choice but to climb onto her mother’s body to comfort her, turning Qian Sangui’s face green with urgency; he wanted to know where his granddaughter had gone and why she was in such a disheveled state.
After Cheng Yue had calmed down, Yixiu slid off and stammered, “Grandpa, don’t be mad, Yixiu just wanted to go to Xijing Mountain to pick a few mushrooms, but then Dashan and Monkey Brother led me to a place full of graves…”
A place full of graves was the big tomb mound.
Qian Sangui was astounded. Even adults wouldn’t dare to go to the big tomb mound without company, and here was a six-year-old child who had gone there. He got somewhat angry and raised his voice, “That place is the big tomb mound, is that a place for a little child to go? Children are susceptible to yin energy, and if they encounter something unclean, they could lose their soul!”
Yixiu rolled her eyes internally, thinking that the big tomb mound was cleaner than your house. In the past few years, there had been an unclean presence squatting in your house every day; it’s just that you were unaware of it.
Cheng Yue started crying again, hugging Yixiu and saying, “Please, Dad, don’t scold Yixiu, please, don’t scold Yixiu, she’s so pitiful.”
Yixiu patted the crying Cheng Yue and said to Qian Sangui, “With Dashan and Monkey Brother there, nothing bad could happen to Yixiu. Aren’t we back now? Not only did Yixiu pick many little mushrooms, but Monkey Brother also picked a big mushroom from a tree.”
With that, Yixiu took out the Lingzhi mushroom from her pocket.
Qian Sangui’s eyes widened in shock, and he began to stutter, “Yixiu, this, this isn’t a big mushroom, it’s, it’s Lingzhi. It’s, it’s worth a lot of money!”
Yixiu jumped cutely and tugged at Qian Sangui’s clothes, saying, “That’s great! We’ll take it to Baohe Hall to sell. Old Master Zhang is kind and righteous; he won’t cheat us. With money, we can get treatment for Grandpa and Grandma, and our family can build a bigger house.”
Lady Wu came back and was close to tears with excitement upon seeing the Lingzhi mushroom.
However, the elderly couple warned Yixiu once again not to go to that place. Yixiu agreed insincerely.
