Chapter 436 - 239 Disregard for Human Life_1
Aside from asking for another ten sets of Liancourt cosmetics, Old Foreign Li requested ten jin of tea leaves, which Qian Yixiu provided. She made an agreement with him using a combination of speech and gestures that she had more valuable items and encouraged him to trade something of the highest value, preferably one of their large ships.
Old Foreign Li said that his fleet would return home as soon as he did. They would come back in a few years, and he asked Qian Yixiu to write down the specific address of this place for him to see if he could find her again in the future. If there really were items of equal value, he would give her a large ship.
At the same time, he wrote down his own address in English, as a keepsake even if Qian Yixiu couldn’t visit his home. He truly hailed from the "empire where the sun never sets," living in the capital of their empire.
Qian Yixiu took the items she traded back to the main courtyard, where Qian Sangui distributed them. Apart from the cannon, which belonged to the house, a telescope was given to the Little Monk, and the rest of the items were left for Qian Yixiu to take back.
Qian Yixiu only kept three gemstones and left a pocket watch for her little dad; the rest was given to Qian Hua to sell in the Capital City.
Qian Sangui laughed and said, "The money from the sale will be used for Yixiu’s wedding dowry. I know that you risked danger to earn these items."
Qian Yixiu shook her head and smiled, "I have money. Now that I have younger brothers and sisters, I should leave more silver for them."
Qian Sangui, with a tender heart, caressed Qian Yixiu’s little bun and said, "Yixiu is a good child, I have it in my heart; I won’t let you suffer."
In the afternoon, Wan Dazhong came to Guiyuan. His Darong Village had also heard the "loud thunder," and the elders believed it was the Sky God expressing anger. The villagers were currently raising money to prepare offerings of chickens, fish, and pigs to appease the Sky God.
Qian Sangui listened and let out a bitter laugh before explaining the real cause of the "loud thunder."
Wan Dazhong was utterly shocked and ran towards the west side of the Moonlit Lotus Pond to see the cannon. Not only did he inspect the cannon, but he also rushed to see the big pit, and his excitement sent him sprinting back home immediately.