The Legend of the Farm Girl

Ten days later, Yunfang had embroidered thirty handkerchiefs and asked her mother to bring them to the shopkeeper Huang.

After seeing these thirty handkerchiefs, Shopkeeper Huang really liked them.

He said to Yunfang's mother, "Nowadays, people who are going to take imperial examinations also like this kind of handkerchief with good meaning. So I'll give you forty coins for one." After that, he gave one tael and two coins of silver to Yunfang's mother. Yunfang's mother was very surprised. Forty coins for one handkerchief was a price that neither she nor Yunfang had expected at home.

Huang also said to Yufang: "Such handkerchiefs are not only popular now, but you can send them to me at any time. Maybe the price will drop to thirty coins later. But I will accept any amount you embroider."

Shopkeeper Huang carefully looked at the pattern on the handkerchief embroidered by Yunfang and felt that Yunfang's embroidery had made great progress. He praised Yunfang's mother and said, "Your daughter is really extraordinary."

Then she continued, "I see his embroidery skills are getting better and better, so why not consider embroidering some bigger objects? You know you can make more money by repairing bigger objects, and we also have work for embroidering quilt covers."

Yunfeng's mother thought for a while and said, "You should give me a few blank handkerchiefs first. I will take ten back this time, and there will be twenty left at home. When I finish embroidering all the blank handkerchiefs at home, a total of 30, I will send them to you. Then I will go home and ask Yunfang, my daughter, if she can embroider larger objects."

Shopkeeper Huang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll get them for you." He took out ten blank handkerchiefs and handed them to Yun Fangniang.

After returning home, Yunfang's mother and Yunfang discussed the matter of embroidering the quilt cover.

Yun Xiang told his mother about his learning progress. He had been learning quilt covers for a long time, but now he could only embroider three kinds of quilt covers completely and pass the system assessment.

I don’t know whether the finished embroidery products I make can meet the requirements of Shopkeeper Huang. The cost of embroidering the quilt cover will definitely be much higher. If it can’t meet the requirements, it seems that my family’s financial resources cannot support it now.

After hearing this, Yuan Fang's mother nodded and said to Yun Fang, "After you finish embroidering these thirty handkerchiefs, I will ask Manager Huang about them when I send them to him."

Yuan Fang replied, "Okay, mother, I will scale down the patterns of the three quilt covers I can embroider and embroider them on the handkerchief. You can take it to Shopkeeper Huang to see if he needs such a quilt cover."

Another ten days passed, and Yunfang had finished embroidering thirty blank handkerchiefs.

This time, Yunfang's mother decided to take Yunfang with her to Huang's place. Yunfeng had to go to school, and Yunying, her younger brother, had to be taken care of as well.

Shopkeeper Huang has always been curious about how Yunfang could embroider such beautiful works at such a young age. This time, he took Yunfang to meet Shopkeeper Huang.

After Yunfeng went to school, the few of them packed up and took the thirty embroidered handkerchiefs to the Shanhai Embroidery Workshop.

Shopkeeper Huang was surprised to see Yun Fangniang bringing two children.

But he suddenly realized that the little girl in front of him was the daughter Yunfang's mother had mentioned, the little girl Yunfang who had always provided him with embroidery.

The little girl in front of me has a slightly round face, a very sweet appearance, a pair of big dark and bright eyes, and a smile on the corners of her mouth.

Shopkeeper Huang smiled and said to Yunfang, "I've heard your mother talk about you a long time ago. Today I finally have the honor to see you. Your embroidery talent is really extraordinary. I hope you can keep working hard. In the end, you will definitely become a famous embroidery master in the city."

Yuan Fang was very happy to hear the praise from Manager Huang.

Yun Fangniang handed the twenty-seven handkerchiefs to Huang, who was very satisfied with them and gave them forty coins each.

After counting the total number of handkerchiefs, Huang the shopkeeper said, "Didn't you want to send us 3 handkerchiefs? Why are there only this time?"

After listening to Huang, Yunfang took out three more handkerchiefs and said to Huang, "Didn't you tell me last time to ask Yunfang if she could embroider a quilt cover? Yunfang has practiced these three kinds of quilt covers at home. Do you think she needs them?"

Shopkeeper Huang carefully examined the embroidery patterns on the three handkerchiefs, which were peony flowers, lilies, and lotus pods.

Huang the shopkeeper said to Yun Fangniang, "These three embroidery patterns are common. We don't need them urgently, but they can be sold after they are embroidered, so we can accept them. If I provide you with a blank quilt cover, I will buy it back for one tael of silver after you embroider it. Is that okay with you? If so, I will give you the blank quilt cover today, but if you don't embroider it well in the end, you need to return the 300 coins you paid for it."

Yunfang's mother lowered her head to ask Yunfang's opinion. Yunfang looked at Huang the shopkeeper and asked him, "Excuse me, which quilt cover can be sold at the highest price?"

Huang replied, "The best quilt patterns nowadays are those with a hundred children, pine and cranes for longevity, abundant harvests every year, and flowers in full bloom, etc. These are the ones that rich people like. They can be sold at a high price. A single pattern like yours won't sell for much."

Yunfang nodded and said, "I see. Thank you, Manager Huang. Then please get me a blank quilt cover. I'll embroider it and have my mother bring it to you."

After saying this, Shopkeeper Huang took the payment and the blank quilt cover and handed them to Yun Fangniang.

After saying goodbye to Manager Huang, the few people returned home.

From then on, Yunfang's life was fulfilling and regular. Every night, she would learn to embroider quilt covers, and then continue to study. During the day, she would embroider quilt covers and be taught by her younger brother, and she would teach her younger brother more advanced knowledge.

Yunfang's mother took care of the remaining chores at home, cooking and washing clothes for the children, picking up Yunfeng from school, and handing over embroidery products to Manager Huang.

Yunfeng studies hard every day and constantly absorbs knowledge from Master Feng and Yunfang.

Yunying grew up happily and healthily.

In this way, two years passed, and Yunfang's quilt covers became better and better. Now the price that Manager Huang paid for her embroidered patterns has risen to three taels.

Yunfang has also started learning how to embroider on clothes in the system.

I thought the days would be warm and happy like this, but a drought cast a shadow over the entire county.