The Legend of the Farm Girl

Early in the morning, Yunfang and her mother went to the house where the second young master's cousin lived. Yunfang had passed by this house before, but she didn't know that the house belonged to the second young master's cousin.

This house is not big, and the size and layout are almost the same as Yunfang's house. I wonder why this cousin lives in such a small house. Maybe the cousin is just a distant relative of the young master, so he didn't get any benefit from Linglong Embroidery Workshop! Yunfang thought to herself.

"Dangdangdang" Yun Fangniang knocked on the door. An older woman opened the door. Seeing Yun Fang and her daughter, she asked, "You are the embroiderers from Linglong Embroidery Workshop, right? The young master has given instructions. Come in quickly!"

Seeing that it was a maid who opened the door, Yunfang's mother felt relieved. In front of the maid, she said to Yunfang, "Then I will pick you up in the evening."

Yunfang nodded.

After watching her mother leave, Yunfang followed the old woman into the yard. She saw that the yard was decorated more elegantly than Yunfang's home, which showed that the owner had extraordinary taste.

There was also a set of tables and chairs in the yard. Yunfang immediately spotted her cousin from the landlord's family sitting on a chair reading a book. The man seemed to have just seen Yunfang. He slowly stood up, holding a closed book in one hand. His wide, snow-white sleeves hung gently, swaying in the wind, as light as a cloud and soft as the moon.

Yunfang stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Hello, sir. I am Yunfang, the embroiderer of Linglong Embroidery Workshop. May I ask if you have any requirements for the clothes? Please tell me and I will do my best to make them."

The young man smiled at Yun Fang and said, "Miss Yun, there is no need to be polite. My name is Lu Liding. You don't have to call me Young Master. I am not used to being called Young Master. I am a few years older than you. You can call me Brother Ding. I have heard that there is a young but skilled embroiderer in Yu's Linglong Embroidery Workshop. I was lucky enough to see her yesterday. I was curious and asked Yu's cousin to send you to embroider a few clothes. I have increased your workload for nothing, but I ask Miss Yun to forgive me. As for what to embroider, it all depends on Miss Yun's mood. The finished clothes have been placed in the west wing. Miss Yun, please feel free to do it!"

Lu Liding's words dispelled Yunfang's doubts and made Yunfang feel comfortable.

Yunfang thought that the second young master Yu's family said that his cousin would go to Beijing to take the imperial examination in the spring, so he must have passed the imperial examination now. He looked like he was only a young man, but he had already passed the examination, and he was kind and gentle to others. Yunfang liked him more and thought that she must use all her ability to embroider some nice clothes for him.

"Then Mr. Lu, I will go in and take a look at the clothes first. Based on the style of the clothes, I will think about what to embroider and tell you when I come out."

"Wang Po and I will go with you! Wang Po!"

Wang Po was the maid who opened the door for Yun Fang. When Yun Fang saw Lu Liding's attempt to avoid suspicion, she once again felt that this young man was very well-behaved.

The three of them entered the west wing together. Yunfang saw that the layout of the west wing was an enlarged version of her own embroidery room in Linglong Embroidery Workshop. All the props were available, and there were a few clothes placed on it. Yunfang picked one up and took a look. She knew with her eyes that the clothes would fit Lu Liding perfectly. They must have been custom-made at a great price, and the material of the clothes was also extremely good. Anyone who could afford such clothes must be either rich or noble.

Seeing Yunfang looking at the clothes, Lu Liding said, "This dress was given to me by my cousin Jingyu. Jingyu is your second young master. He said that I will be going to Beijing to take the exam, and he wanted me to wear something that looks impressive." After saying that, he smiled, as if laughing at his cousin's naivety, and also thanking his cousin for his intentions.

Yunfang nodded and thought to herself, if she had a young relative like this who was a juren, she would be willing to invest a lot of money in him. Once he passed the imperial examination, the return would be ten or a hundred times greater.

Looking at the clothes in front of her, Yun Fang had an idea in her mind and said, "Mr. Lu, I have seen the style and color of your clothes and have a preliminary plan. For this cloak, I will embroider a golden crane. The three clothes are very luxurious because of the materials. I plan to embroider some simple patterns, auspicious clouds, bamboo and orchids. But don't worry, even if the pattern is simple, I can embroider it to match the clothes."

Lu Liding was seen looking at Yun Fang gently, his phoenix eyes under his long eyelashes making people indulge in them unconsciously.

"Ms. Yun is indeed the youngest top embroiderer in Linglong Embroidery Workshop. I think your idea is very good. I'll trouble you, Miss Yun. By the way, tell Grandma Wang what you want to eat for lunch. You can tell Grandma Wang if you need anything. I'll go back to my room to review first. I can't accompany Miss Yun for more time."

After Lu Liding finished speaking, he stood up and left the west wing.

Seeing Wang Po looking at her, Yun Fang smiled and said, "I can eat anything. Sorry to bother you, Wang Po."

Grandma Wang nodded and said, "Miss Yun, if you have anything to say, just call me."

"Po Wang, you don't have to call me Miss, just call me Yunfang."

"No, I have to follow the master's call." After saying that, he left the west wing.

After the two men left, Yunfang began to thread the needle and started embroidering the most complicated robe first. According to Yunfang's plan, these clothes might take twenty days to embroider. Although the patterns designed by Yunfang for the three clothes are simple, Yunfang plans to use complex embroidery techniques to make the patterns three-dimensional and realistic, so the overall time will be longer.

At noon, Wang Po knocked on the door of the west wing and called Yunfang to eat.

Yunfang came out and found that Wang Po had prepared the meal in the yard. Wang Po invited Yunfang to sit down and two sets of bowls and chopsticks were placed on the table. When Yunfang thought that they were for herself and Wang Po, Wang Po walked to the main room and knocked on the door, "Sir, it's time for dinner. Miss Yun is out too."

Immediately the door of the main room was opened and Lu Liding walked out of the room. Yun Fang was shocked to find that he had changed into another set of clothes.

It must be because he had stayed in the room too hot, so his clothes looked a little thin. He was wearing a light green brocade gown, a jade belt around his waist, and a green jade pendant hanging from his waist, which swayed from side to side with his brisk steps.

Lu Liding walked to the table and sat down, and Wang Po immediately left.

Yunfang was a little surprised. She had never eaten with the master's family when she moved in. She always ate with the maids and old women of the master's family.

Seeing Dayunfang was a little surprised, Lu Liding said comfortingly: "You are my guest, don't be shy, come and try Wang Po's cooking. She told me that you didn't order any dishes, so I asked her to make some dishes that she thought a girl of your age would like to eat."

Unable to refuse the kindness, Yunfang had no choice but to raise her bowl and start eating. She felt that it was not nice to have a meal with a man like this, but she also thought that Lord Lu Liding was taking better care of her because she was an embroiderer at Linglong Embroidery Workshop.

Lu Liding's movements were elegant and natural when he ate. Yun Fang felt a little ashamed of herself. She thought to herself that if they were to have lunch together again tomorrow, she must learn dining etiquette today and try to eat as pleasantly as Lu Liding tomorrow.

It was the first time for Yunfang to eat with a strange man. She only dared to eat the two dishes in front of her. Lu Liding seemed to sense Yunfang's restraint and pushed the dishes in front of him towards Yunfang, saying, "Eat something. Wang Po made them especially for you."

Yunfang nodded quickly.

Lu Liding burst out laughing.

"You are truly the cutest girl I have ever met. How come you are so obedient?"

Yunfang didn't expect Lu Liding to laugh at her. She was at a loss for words. Her eyes were red.

Looking at Yunfang like this, Lu Liding knew that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly said, "I said something wrong. I'm not making fun of you, I just think you're cute."

Yunfang's face flushed again at his words. She stopped looking at her and began to eat with big mouthfuls. After finishing the rice in the bowl, she quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Lu, I'm done. I'm going back to continue embroidering clothes."

Lu Liding quickly stood up: "No, no, no, there's no need to rush. Take a rest first and don't be angry with me."

Yunfang found it funny to see Lu Liding so anxious, and nodded, saying, "Okay, I understand."

She turned around and went back to the west wing.

Didn't he notice that Lu Liding's eyes behind him had changed, from gentle as water to cold, as if he was a lion about to start hunting, and Yun Fang was his prey.

After returning to the west wing, Yunfang did not start working immediately, but rested for a while.

While lying on the couch preparing to take a nap, Yun Fang couldn't help but recall the clothes Lu Liding wore when she saw him these two days. Yun's Clothing Shop almost only makes women's clothes. If they made a few sets of men's clothes for Lu Liding, there would definitely be a lot of people coming to buy the same clothes. Lu Liding was indeed the most handsome man she had ever seen.

After falling asleep, Yunfang entered the system. Since she was twelve years old, the study time of the system has been extended to four hours. Yunfang studies for half an hour at noon and three and a half hours at night. With this arrangement, Yunfang will be in a good state all day.

After entering the system, Yunfang immediately said: "System, today I want to learn dining etiquette." Lu Liding's state while eating stimulated Yunfang.

After studying and practicing in the system for half an hour, Yunfang still failed the system assessment.

In the system's words, Yunfang is now being too deliberate and trying too hard. Real etiquette requires long-term observation and practice. In just half an hour, one can only learn the form but not the essence.

The system also added that dining etiquette is part of the etiquette course, and Yunfang asked whether she wanted to study the entire category.

Yunfang, who had never been exposed to these things, didn't know whether it was necessary for her to learn them, but when she thought of Lu Liding's every move, she suddenly felt that she should still learn them.

After waking up, Yunfang decided to add an hour of etiquette course every day.

Yunfang stayed in the west wing embroidering clothes for the entire afternoon.

Wang Po came to bring Yunfang some water and desserts. Yunfang thought she would not see Lu Liding before returning home, but unexpectedly, before the sun set, Lu Liding knocked on Yunfang's door.

Yunfang went forward to open the door. Lu Liding saw Yunfang and smiled gently and said, "Miss Yun, it's getting dark. Stop embroidering. Be careful not to hurt your eyes. Come out and see the sunset in my yard. This is the reason why I chose to live in this yard."

After saying that, he stepped aside and made way for the door to let Yunfang come out.

The yard was already golden, with blood-red light bursting out from the treetops. Yun Fang and Lu Liding's movements startled the birds on the treetops and they flew away. All this together formed a beautiful picture.

Yunfang turned her head and looked at Lu Liding standing beside her. The afterglow of the setting sun cast a shadow on his tall nose, and he seemed to be a part of this beautiful painting.

Feeling Yunfang was looking at him, Lu Liding turned around and smiled at Yunfang.

At that moment, the world was silent and Yunfang could only feel her heart pounding. Yunfang thought that this might be heart-pounding.

Soon the sun set completely, and there was a knock on the door. Wang Po came out from somewhere and opened the door.

Yunfang's mother's voice came from the door: "I'm here to pick up Yunfang. Please call her."

When Yunfang heard her voice, she hurried out and said to her mother, "Mom, I'm here."

He turned around and said to Lu Liding, "Mr. Lu, Mrs. Wang, I'm leaving first and will come back tomorrow."

Lu Liding replied: "Miss Yun, see you tomorrow."

On the way home with her mother, Yunfang's mother kept asking Yunfang how she felt today, whether Mr. Lu was nice to get along with, and how the food was at Mr. Lu's house. These questions made Yunfang recall her time with Lu Liding today, and she only responded to her mother perfunctorily with a few words.

Yunfang's mother thought Yunfang was a little tired, so she stopped asking. The mother and daughter went home, had dinner, and then went to rest.

Yunfang continued to study in the system when she fell asleep at night. From today on, Yunfang began to change her study plan.

It is essential to practice embroidery for an hour every day, learn business knowledge for an hour, and read and write for an hour. Yunfang originally planned to divide the remaining hour equally among the three items, but starting from today, she will squeeze out time to learn etiquette, starting with dining etiquette.

Learning, which began at the age of seven, has been engraved in Yunfang's bones. When studying in the system at night, Yunfang never wastes a moment.

Yunfang practiced dining etiquette for another half an hour. Although the system did not give her a pass in the assessment, it evaluated that she was able to fool some people.

After getting up in the morning, the Yun family sat together to eat, and they all widened their eyes when they saw Yun Fang's every move.

Yunfeng asked in surprise: "Sister, how come you look so good while eating?"

Yunying also said, "She is prettier than my Mrs. Tong!" The Mrs. Tong that Yunying was referring to was the wife of a scholar when Yunying was first starting school. Although she later went to Tingfeng Academy, Yunying always missed her.

Yunfang smiled and said, "I just think it looks better to eat like this. I'll teach you two."

Yunfang taught Yunfeng and Yunying the dining etiquette she had learned yesterday, and then told them: "You two must eat like this in the future. You will both be candidates for imperial examinations in the future. This way you won't be laughed at when you eat with others outside."

After hearing this, Yunfeng nodded solemnly, but Yunying didn't take it seriously.

Yunfang's mother knew that Yunfang must have learned within the system. She was curious why Yunfang suddenly wanted to learn these things. When she heard what she said, she immediately thought that she was trying to teach Yunfeng and Yunying.