Chapter 194 - 148 Late Arrival_2
Only the three of them and a dog occupied the empty cemetery. When they arrived at their uncle’s grave, although just a few months had passed, the small mound had already grown thick with green grass. They knelt down with tears in their eyes and kowtowed several times. Qian Manxia and Qian Yixiu burned joss paper, while Qian Yeejin took on the responsibility of reporting to Qian Manjiang.
He told him that the Imperial Court had cleared his name, that he was a valiant son who had fought and bled for the Great Qian Kingdom, and because of this, the family had received consolation as well. The great-grandpa was so moved that he cried. Grandpa’s health had improved a lot, the family had just collected dozens of taels of silver from rent, his mother, after recuperation, was much better, although she still couldn’t remember past events, she was much more lucid than before, and he and his sister were also well...
"... Father, rest assured, your son is studying hard, and in the future, he will definitely revive the household, so that grandpa and grandma, mother, and sister, as well as aunt, can enjoy blessings," Qian Yeejin promised through tears.
After the report, they went to burn paper at the grave of Qian Manxia’s great-grandpa, and the small siblings’ ancestral tomb, and then started their way back.
Before they had left the large tomb mound, they heard the clop-clop of horse hooves and the laughing voices of several men behind them.
All four horses had passed them when one man stopped his horse and looked back, laughing, "Brothers, hold up. I didn’t expect to come to the mountains for a view and stumble upon an unexpected windfall. Nice mountains, nice water, and a lovely young lady as well, quite a different flavor. Whoever says country girls aren’t attractive again, I won’t agree."
The other few men, upon hearing this, halted their horses and turned around, looking at Qian Manxia and her companions and laughing unreservedly. These several men were all quite young, around twenty years old.
The man who had spoken dismounted and walked up to Qian Manxia and her group. Qian Yeejin, seeing this, puffed up his little chest and stepped in front of his little aunt.
The man was dressed in a brocade robe, with handsome features and peach blossom eyes that blinked flirtatiously at Qian Manxia. Ignoring the angry little boy, he looked at Qian Manxia, drew his folding fan from his waist, flicked it open with a swish, and recited from the "Book of Songs," "The river isle is where the ospreys call, the gentle lady makes a man’s perfect match."
Qian Manxia’s face flushed red with anger as she gave him a fierce glare, her eyes drifting elsewhere.
Qian Yeejin angrily said, "Young Master, please show some respect."
Tiaotiao, seeing that its master disliked these people, also jumped at them, barking loudly.