Transmigrated into a Prosperous Farm Wife, Pampered, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Prime Minister

"Just take it when I tell you to, what's with the fuss!"

With a sullen face, Lu the carpenter threw the book into Lin Shuyun's arms.

Lin Shuyun: ...

Hearing Lu Qiaoqiao call for dinner, Lin Shuyun casually tossed the book into her spatial storage and then went to eat.

After having dinner at the Lu family's house, the newlyweds planned to stay for two days before returning home, but Lu Qiaoqiao wanted Lin Shuyun and the others to stay.

Just kidding, the newlyweds went back to her parents' home, and she stayed behind, what would that look like?

Lin Shuyun only drove the donkey cart away, and Jiang Changtian and Qin Niangzi almost missed getting on the cart. They chased after it for a distance, and Jiang Changtian's cane was almost a blur.

The coal briquette... the coal briquette didn't come along.

It ran off into the mountains again.

After everyone left, Lu Qiaoqiao pouted unhappily, "Dad, I was so tired of playing with bamboo dragonflies when I was little, where did you find this again? You can't even bear to give such a little thing to my sister!"

Lu Qiaoqiao was an only child in the family. She had never seen her mother since she could remember. She grew up with her father. The girls in town laughed at her because she was a motherless child and wouldn't play with her.

So I really like my younger sister, Lin Shuyun.

My sister is so generous to her, she's willing to give her anything. She brought a lot of things when she came, and even gave her new rouge and face powder, which she loved.

Seeing that Lu the carpenter remained silent, Lu Qiaoqiao stamped her foot, "Dad, say something! Teach it to Brother Hongwen, let him learn, and once he learns it, he can make as many as his sister wants!"

"It's given, it's given, stop arguing." Carpenter Lu frowned.

He took out the bamboo dragonfly to see if Lin Shuyun wanted it; if she did, he would give it to her, otherwise, it was fine.

Lu the carpenter felt a little guilty that she had actually asked for it.

"Isn't that right there? When did you give it to me? You're lying!"

Lu Qiaoqiao pointed to the bamboo dragonfly on the table and pouted, "Dad really knows how to lie through his teeth."

"Never mind, these are pears from my sister, you love them, so you can have them all." Lu Qiaoqiao put down the six pears in the bamboo basket and went into the house unhappily.

Her father's temper is really strange. She asked Hongzhi to make this bamboo dragonfly so she could give it to her sister next time they met.

Lu the carpenter glanced at the pears in the bamboo basket. He didn't like pears, but his deceased wife did.

Whenever he thinks of his wife over the years, he buys pears.

Looking at the pear in front of him, Lu the carpenter picked it up and took a bite without washing it.

The sweet juice soothed my throat, calming my restlessness and making me feel inexplicably more energetic.

After finishing six pears in one go, Lu the carpenter went into the room and told Lu Qiaoqiao and Lin Hongzhi not to disturb him.

This is how Lu the carpenter is when he's busy; Lu Qiaoqiao is used to it.

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Once outside the town, Jiang Changtian took over driving the carriage.

Lin Shuyun was worried that his skills weren't up to par, so she sat beside him and kept him company.

Qin Niangzi, bored, went to sleep alone in the carriage shed.

Seeing that Jiang Changtian was driving the carriage quite steadily, Lin Shuyun felt relieved. She took out the book that Lu the carpenter had given her, and also grabbed a pear, eating it while reading.

After a long while, seeing that she was very focused, Jiang Changtian couldn't help but ask, "What book are you holding?"

"Someone gave it to me, do you want to see it?"

Lin Shuyun handed the book to Jiang Changtian.

Jiang Changtian glanced at the contents casually, then his pupils widened.

"Where...did you get this?"

The secret techniques of Lu Ban.

Jiang Changtian wondered if he was seeing things, but when he looked again, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Even though he had heard of it before when he was at the border, many people wanted the help of the Lu family's descendant.

The Lu family's mechanical arts are renowned throughout the world, and it is said that there are no descendants left in the world...

Lin Shuyun chewed on a pear and said, "I've got my eye on Uncle Lu's bamboo dragonfly. He told me to make one myself. Once I've learned how, I'll give you a little dragonfly that can fly."

Jiang Changtian was both surprised and moved, overwhelmed with complex emotions. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "Yunyun, keep this book safe. Don't let anyone else see it, and don't tell anyone else about this, or else..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Niangzi poked her head out of the carriage.

"What do you mean, 'Don't let others see'? What are you two whispering about?"

"Oh, my husband, don't let anyone see you telling stories." Lin Shuyun waved the book in her hand.

"What book? Erotic pictures?" Qin Niangzi snatched it away.

Jiang Changtian's heart was in his throat.

Qin Xiaoyun is the late Empress, what if she...

Qin Niangzi casually flipped through the book a couple of times and then returned it to Lin Shuyun, saying with a look of disdain, "A carpenter's book. What use is this to you? What, are you going to become a carpenter?"

Lin Shuyun blinked. "I want to make a bamboo dragonfly to play with."

It can fly when wound up; it's really fun.

"You're so ambitious! I thought it was something special. Are there any more pears? I want some too." Qin Niangzi stared at the pear in Lin Shuyun's hand.

She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but ever since she ate the pear, her throat wasn't dry anymore, her eyes weren't blurry, her skin was whiter and smoother, her sleep was better, and even her bowel movements became regular.

Lin Shuyun pointed to the basket inside the carriage and reminded her, "Auntie, don't finish eating. I'll take the rest for Grandpa and Xiaoqing."

It would have been better if she hadn't said that, because as soon as she did, Madam Qin picked up one pear in her left hand and one in her right, and started eating both pears at the same time.

Lin Shuyun: ...

Jiang Changtian: ...

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The next morning.

As usual, Lu Qiaoqiao prepared breakfast and went to wake her father up for breakfast.

"father?!"

She called out several times, but there was no response from inside. Lu Qiaoqiao pushed the door open and found that it was unlocked.

There was no one inside. The bedding was folded neatly, as if no one had slept there.

Lu Qiaoqiao called out twice more into the courtyard.

"Qiaoqiao, what's wrong?" Lin Hongzhi came over when he heard the commotion.

"Strange, where is my dad? Did he go out early this morning?" Lu Qiaoqiao wondered.

Lin Hongzhi shook his head, "No, I got up before dawn and didn't hear any noise from the front door."

The wooden doors of the Lu family's house were quite heavy; it would be impossible for them to enter or exit without making a sound.

"Qiaoqiao, what's that?" Lin Hongzhi pointed to the table.

Lu Qiaoqiao went over and saw that there was a piece of paper under the teapot.

“My dad said he went to pay respects at my mother’s grave and doesn’t know when he’ll be back. He told us not to stay in this yard anymore, but to come live with you. He said if we can sell it, we can sell it; if not, we’ll lock it up…”

Lu Qiaoqiao started crying as she spoke.

Lin Hongzhi hurriedly wiped away her tears, "Qiaoqiao, don't cry. Our father can't have gone far. Let's pack our things and go find him together. Let's go to Mother's grave together."

"You don't know, my dad has a terrible temper and he's so stubborn. We can't find him at all." Lu Qiaoqiao's tears flowed even more fiercely.

She had never been to her mother's grave. When asked, she said it was in another city. Every year, she would burn paper money in front of the memorial tablet.

Her father is arranging for her to get married so he doesn't want her anymore.

Lin Hongzhi didn't know how to comfort her, so he hugged her tightly and said, "Qiaoqiao, my parents are your parents too. I will definitely treat you well for the rest of my life."

"Brother Hongzhi..."

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