The Legend of the Farm Girl

After that day, Linglong Embroidery Studio came to inform her that a family had asked her to embroider clothes. This time, she didn't embroider much, just one piece, and it took her five days to complete.

However, whenever she had free time, Yunfang would still go to Yun's Garment Shop to help, and she would meet Li Muwen every time she went there. Since Yunfang told her mother that she had discovered her mother's purpose, her mother no longer deliberately looked for opportunities for Yunfang and Li Muwen to be alone together. However, every time Yunfang would ask Li Muwen for advice on how to write a policy paper.

Finally it was the last day of May, and Yunfang was going to Linglong Embroidery Workshop to collect her wages for this month. She was secretly looking forward to it.

Early in the morning, Yunfang said to her mother, "Mom, I'm going to Linglong Embroidery Workshop to see Tian Tian this morning."

Yunfang's mother nodded and said yes, but she seemed to be hesitant to say something, but in the end she just told Yunfang to be careful on the road.

After not coming to Linglong Embroidery Workshop for a month, Yunfang found that Linglong Embroidery Workshop had changed a lot. The shopkeeper who sold goods in the front yard seemed to have changed, and the embroidery was placed in a different position. However, these were not what Yunfang needed to care about. After just a quick look, Yunfang quickly walked to the embroidery room in the backyard.

Yunfang first went to take a look at her embroidery room and found that no one had touched it. After not having been there for a month, the entire room was covered with dust. This was a little hard for Yunfang to accept, so she immediately took action, fetched water, and cleaned the room inside and out.

After packing up, Yunfang came to Tian Tian's embroidery room and knocked on the door.

"Tian Tian, ​​it's me, Yun Fang"

When Tian Tian heard Yun Fang's voice, she immediately opened the door and said in surprise: "Why didn't you come when I got my wages last time? I was worried about you. Now you are here. I missed you so much!"

Yunfang explained: "This is the first household I went to this month. I embroidered a lot and it took me 20 days to finish it. I missed the time to get paid. Your belly has grown a lot. Have you felt uncomfortable recently?"

Yunfang looked at Tian Tian's belly. It had grown so much in just one month.

Tian Tian proudly replied: "My child has never made me feel uncomfortable. He will definitely be a good kid in the future!"

Yunfang saw the embroidery Tian Tian had just been working on on her desk and said, "You are in a heavy state now, so you can't work too hard. You need to rest when you need to."

Tian Tian sighed a little at this time and said: "It's different now than before. The requirements of the second young master are different from those of the first young master. The second young master requires at least ten taels of silver worth of embroidery every month. People like me cannot pay less."

Yunfang was surprised and asked, "Why are you so unreasonable?"

Tian Tian quickly signaled Yun Fang to lower her voice and said, "Many people in this courtyard are now the second young master's confidants. Those who were close to the first young master have been replaced, even the shopkeeper Ma has been replaced."

Yunfang was really surprised this time.

"Shopkeeper Ma has also been replaced. Where is Shopkeeper Ma now?"

Tian Tian gestured to Yun Fang to rest assured and said, "I heard that after the eldest young master knew that Shopkeeper Ma was replaced, he specially found someone to bring Shopkeeper Ma to the capital and appointed him to the Linglong Embroidery Workshop Beijing Branch. This may be a blessing in disguise. There are so many dignitaries in the capital, it must be better than staying in Yiqing County."

Yunfang nodded and chatted with Tian Tian for a few more words, mainly from Tian Tian. From what she heard, she had a clear understanding of the changes that had taken place at Linglong Embroidery Workshop over the past month.

I didn’t expect that the second young master, although not very old, is very decisive in his actions, and now has the final say in the embroidery workshop.

There is one more thing Yunfang wants to ask Tian Tian.

"Tian Tian, ​​does the Second Young Master come here often?"

Tian Tian replied: "He rarely comes to the backyard, but rather the front yard. Maybe it's because the backyard is full of embroiderers and it's not very convenient!"

Yunfang asked again, "Did he bring anyone with him?"

"No, oh, sometimes I will bring a few attendants. Why do you ask this?" Tian Tian was a little confused.

Yunfang said vaguely, "Ah, nothing, I'm just curious. Tian Tian, ​​it's almost time to pay wages. I'm going back to my embroidery room first."

Tian Tian also nodded, and reminded: "You can go back soon, but you have to come to see me often in the future, you can't disappear for a month!"

Yunfang promised repeatedly that she would come often and then returned to her embroidery room.

Here Yunfang inevitably recalled the scene when she first met Lu Liding, but she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Tian Tian said that Lu Liding had never come again, so she probably wouldn't be able to see him today!

Yunfang, who was lost in thought, soon heard a commotion in the yard. Someone shouted, "Come to the yard quickly. The boss is here to pay you!"

Soon, the doors of all the embroidery rooms were opened, and the embroiderers came out of the rooms and stood in the yard.

Suddenly, a stranger whom Yunfang had never seen before came in, holding an account book. Next to the second young master were several servants holding trays with silver and money on them.

The stranger said, "Today is the day to pay wages. Those whose names I mention, please come forward to collect your wages. If your monthly wages do not add up to ten taels, I will record it in the account book. If you record it three times in a row, you will have to leave. Our Linglong Embroidery Workshop will recruit new and more capable embroiderers."

These words brought silence to the scene, especially to those embroiderers who had not achieved their goals this month. They all wiped their sweat secretly. The treatment at Linglong Embroidery Workshop was the best in the county. As an embroiderer at Linglong Embroidery Workshop, one would receive higher treatment at home. Once fired, it would be like being struck by lightning.

Yunfang didn't have such worries. She was just a little disappointed now. She didn't see the person she wanted to see. Ten days had passed and her longing for him was growing deeper and deeper.

Yunfang was still in a daze. The second young master's family had already started paying wages.

When Yunfang was called, someone said, "Embroiderer Yunfang, you didn't get paid last time. This month you will be paid 65 taels of silver."

After hearing these words, the courtyard, which had been noisy because of the payment of wages, suddenly became quiet.

Yunfang has always been a celebrity in Linglong Embroidery Studio. She is the youngest but has superb embroidery skills. She has become a top embroiderer at a young age, but earning sixty-five taels a month is enough to surprise everyone.

Yunfang herself was also surprised. She now urgently wanted to know how the sixty-five taels of silver were made up and how much Lu Liding gave.

Yun Fang walked quickly towards the Second Young Master Yu, who gave her the money and whispered to her, "I know that Miss Yun Xiu must have some questions. Why don't you go back to the embroidery room and wait. I'll answer them for you later."

Yunfang could only put aside her doubts for the time being, took her wages and waited by the side. After everyone had been paid, Master Yu encouraged the embroiderers a few more words and then let them return to their own embroidery rooms to continue working.

Yunfang also returned to her embroidery room?

Soon, there was a knock on the door. Yunfang thought it was the second young master Yu, so she quickly opened the door.

Unexpectedly, the person standing at the door was the person she had been thinking about day and night, Lu Liding.

Lu Liding, who was standing at the door, looked exhausted. After seeing Yun Fang, neither of them said a word for a long time.

It was Lu Liding who spoke first and said, "Yunfang, long time no see." Then he showed a slightly tired smile.

Yunfang's eyes were red for a moment. She didn't know whether she should blame Lu Liding for saying such an ambiguous word to her before they parted, and then there was no news from him. Now he suddenly appeared like this, catching her off guard.

Seeing Yunfang's red eyes, Lu Liding said hurriedly: "Don't cry, I didn't disappear on purpose. The day after you left, I received news that my grandfather was ill. I had no choice but to ask my cousin Jingyu to give you the wages. I hurried to Jiangzhou to visit my grandfather and just came back. I was afraid that you would think too much. I knew that today was the day when Linglong Embroidery Workshop paid wages, so I hurried over."

After hearing Lu Liding's explanation, Yun Fang was no longer angry. Instead, she asked worriedly, "How is your grandfather now?"

"It's better now, so I can come back."

After saying that, he looked at Yunfang and said to her solemnly, "Yunfang, I'm sorry for making you worry."

Looking at the man in front of her, Yunfang's heart was filled with sweetness. At this moment, Yunfang was sure that he must have feelings for her, otherwise he would not care so much about her feelings.

But Yunfang is very scared now. Without the permission of her parents and the words of a matchmaker, even if the two love each other, they will not be tolerated!

But Yunfang couldn't just abide by etiquette and cut off contact with Lu Liding.

Seeing Yunfang lost in thought, Lu Liding said, "You take a rest tomorrow, and we will go to Mount Zhu outside the city to climb the mountain. I heard that the flowers blooming on Mount Zhu at this time of year are a major attraction in Yiqing County. I need inspiration for writing poetry now, so going for a walk should be good for me."

Hearing him say this, Yunfang agreed without any hesitation.

After returning home, Yunfang didn't know how to tell her mother. She knew that it was dangerous to go hiking with Lu Liding, but she couldn't control her inner expectations. When her mother asked her what plans she had for tomorrow, she blurted out, "Mom, I'm going to Linglong Embroidery Workshop today. They have arranged some work for me."

Yun Fang Niang nodded without thinking and said, "Okay, I'll take you there tomorrow."

Yunfang could only continue to make up a story: "Mom, this is the Zhao family I've been to before. They're a familiar family. You don't have to send me off."

Yun Fang's mother didn't expect Yun Fang to lie to her, so she nodded and said, "Okay, we have to settle accounts at Yun's clothing store tomorrow, so I won't send you off. I'll go and settle the accounts early."

Yunfang nodded, took out another thirty-three taels of silver from her pocket, and told her mother: "This month I got sixty-five taels of wages from Linglong Embroidery Workshop. This is for you, mother."

Yun Fangniang asked in surprise, "Why is it so much? How much did Mr. Lu pay you?"

Yunfang suddenly heard her mother mention Lu Liding, her face immediately turned red, and she said very nervously: "I didn't ask, it should be a lot, otherwise there wouldn't be so much."

Yun Fang's mother thought that her daughter suddenly remembered Lu Liding and was a little shy, so she didn't dare to mention it again.

At this time, Yunfeng also brought Yunying back home.

Yunfeng greeted his brothers, asked about their life in the academy, and then returned to his room to deliver his wages. He did not hear the conversation between Yunfeng and his mother's family.

Yunfeng walked to his mother's side reluctantly. His mother could tell at a glance that Yunfeng had something to say. She glared at Yunfeng and said, "If you have something to say, just say it quickly. Don't dilly-dally like a little girl."

Yun Feng summoned up his courage and said, "Mom, isn't tomorrow the day of our academy's ten-day holiday? A few scholars from the academy examination class who are friends with Brother Mu Wen are going to climb Mount Zhu outside the city tomorrow. At noon, Brother Mu Wen asked me if I wanted to go with him. Can I go?"

Yunfang's mother knew what Yunfeng was worried about. He was afraid that she would not agree, and also that no one would look after Yunying.

Yun Fang's mother smiled soothingly and said, "Do you think I'm a bad person? Just go, I'll give you some money, you can buy some things to take with you, but also be careful, listen to your brother Mu Wen, and don't cause trouble for others, do you hear me?"

Yunfeng nodded and said, "Then I'll tell my sister later to see if she can keep an eye on Yunying."

Yun Fang's mother shook her head and said, "Don't tell your sister. Your sister has to go to work at Mr. Zhao's house tomorrow. If you tell her, she will definitely put Yunying first and not go to work. You don't have to worry about Yunying. I will take him to the clothing store tomorrow. It just so happens that Dafu is off work recently. Let him help take care of Yunying. There will be no problem."

After listening to his mother's arrangement, Yunfeng repeatedly assured: "Okay, don't worry, mother, I won't tell my sister."

At this time, Yunfang was in her room, counting the money she had saved over the years. Yunfang made a lot of money over the years. Both Linglong Embroidery Workshop and Yun's Garment Shop provided Yunfang with a lot of money.

Yunfang took out all her money and counted it, and it amounted to eight hundred taels. Over the years, Yunfang had been giving half of the wages from Linglong Embroidery Workshop to her mother, and the Yun's Garment Shop had been taking 40% of the profit. She was still able to save this money, which showed that Yunfang's ability to make money should not be underestimated.

When Yunfang saw the money she had saved, she remembered that her mother had told her at the beginning that it was money for her dowry, and she thought of Lu Liding again.

Even if his parents hold a high status in Linglong Embroidery Workshop, it should not be embarrassing for me to marry him with such a dowry.

Although Lu Liding is a juren, his younger brother also has the possibility of pursuing a career in officialdom, so in terms of status, they should be a match!

His parents shouldn't object to them much!

Under constant self-hypnosis, Yunfang has forgotten her initial worries, and the only thing left in her heart is the anticipation of meeting Lu Liding tomorrow.

While I was still thinking about Lu Liding, I heard Yunfang's mother calling Yunfang to eat in the yard.

A family of four sat at the table to eat, and there happened to be a dish that was very similar to the one Lu Liding had made for Yunfang. Yunfang kept eating the dish with a happy smile on her face.

Everyone else in the family was stunned. Yun Fang's mother said worriedly, "Fang'er, what's wrong with you? Don't just eat that one dish. Eat something else."

"Mom, I'm fine. I just think this dish is especially delicious today."

Since the elder sister said it was delicious, the two little fans at home immediately took a few bites with their chopsticks, but they couldn’t tell any difference from the previous ones. They could only think that maybe the elder sister’s taste was better than theirs!