Chapter 217 - 156: Proposal_1
Yixiu and Tiaotiao sat by the back door waiting for Monkey Brother and Dashan with his son to return from retrieving the pearls.
The scorching sun turned the wet ground dry before long. The courtyard was spacious and next to the foot of Shixi Mountain, so Yixiu did not feel too hot.
The lotus leaves had sprouted last month, covering the lake surface like a spread of green umbrellas. Some leaves floated on the lake while others stood above the blue waves like layers of green ripples. Among the lotus leaves stood many pink-white lotuses. Some bloomed brilliantly, some were bud-like and about to bloom, and others had just a few petals opened. When the wind blew, the lotus leaves danced and the lotuses swayed gracefully.
It was a sight too beautiful for words.
Yixiu enjoyed the view and did not mind the wait. About half an hour later, Monkey Brother, along with Dashan and Benben, ran back. Yixiu opened the door to let them in and took out the sachet from Monkey Brother’s embrace. She squeezed it; not a single pearl was missing inside.
She tucked the sachet into her bosom and patted Monkey Brother’s head, saying, "Good job. You’ll all be wearing silver collars soon." Then she led them to the main hall of the small courtyard.
Qian Sangui was sitting on the luohan bed listening to Qian Hua’s report. Upon seeing Yixiu enter, he waved Qian Hua out.
Yixiu had the House of Animals sit and play at the doorway, which in essence was her way of having them guard the door.
She closed the door and took out the pearls from the sachet. Qian Sangui saw his granddaughter’s chubby hands holding eight pearls, plump and lustrous, with three slightly larger and the rest a bit bigger than peas.
Qian Sangui picked up one of the larger pearls to get a closer look. Under a ray of sunlight coming in, the pale pink pearl gleamed with iridescence, and amidst its soft pink hue, it subtly revealed a few golden threads.