The Legend of the Farm Girl

Yunfang thought to herself, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, I can't embroider them all, I haven't had enough time to practice, I have to specialize in one, only high-quality works can be sold at a high price, then I have to practice for a few more days before I can officially start, the cost of embroidery is so high, I can't start easily.

Yunfang said to her mother, "Mom, I've thought about it. I still need to practice in the system these few days. I need to practice one thing specifically. It's almost August, and chrysanthemums should be more popular. I'll practice chrysanthemums. What do you think?"

Yun Fangniang also knew that learning embroidery skills was not something that could be accomplished overnight. She fully agreed with her daughter's suggestion and said to her daughter, "I'll listen to you. And you don't need to weave the rattan baskets these days. I know that the embroiderer's hands cannot be injured, so you should take good care of them."

In the following days, Yunfang practiced non-stop the handkerchief embroidery methods of various chrysanthemums in the system. Because she specialized in one method and had the guidance of a master, she could say that she did not care about the cost. After seven days, the chrysanthemums embroidered by Yunfang in the system were dense, full, and colorful, and you could almost feel the soft touch of the petals.

Yunfang knew that she could actually put it into practice, and in real life these days she had been holding an embroidery needle and a blank handkerchief.

Yunfang woke up in the morning. Yunfeng and Yunying were still sleeping, but Yunfang's mother had already gotten up and prepared breakfast. Yunfang told her mother that she wanted to start embroidering handkerchiefs. Yunfang's mother looked at Yunfang encouragingly and said to her, "Okay, Fang'er, mother believes you can do it."

Yunfang's mother sat quietly beside Yunfang. Yunfang took out a blank handkerchief and started embroidering. Yunfang's mother watched from the side and felt that life was full of hope.

Half an hour later, Yunfang handed the embroidered chrysanthemum handkerchief to Yunfang's mother and said to her, "Mother, take a look, what do you think?"

Yunfang's mother saw Yunfang embroidering it at a glance, but when she saw the finished product, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "It's so beautiful, just like real flowers!"

"Mom, when I get better at it, I'll teach you while I embroider, and then we can embroider together."

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for Fang'er to teach me. Fang'er, with you, our family really has a future. Thank you, Fang'er." As she said this, she couldn't help crying again.

Yunfang comforted her mother and said, "Mom, I will learn more in the future and teach you and my brother. Our family's life will definitely get better and better."

In the following days, Yunfang embroidered chrysanthemum handkerchiefs every day and continued to practice different patterns in the system before sleeping. Finally, on the first day of August, Yunfang had finished embroidering all the thirty blank handkerchiefs her mother brought back.

These thirty handkerchiefs are all embroidered with chrysanthemums, but each flower gives people a different feeling. Some flowers are elegant, some are noble, and some are warm and deep.

Yun Fangniang also made a lot of rattan baskets this month. She decided to go to the village to sell the rattan baskets on the fifth day of the New Year, just like she did last month. This time, she was the only one making the rattan baskets and the number was not large, so they should sell quickly. Then she would go to the embroidery workshop in the county town to sell the handkerchiefs embroidered by Fang'er. She believed that the patterns embroidered by Fang'er would definitely catch the eye of Manager Huang.

Yunfang's mother told Yunfang about her plan and said to her, "Take a good rest these few days. I know you have been working hard these days."

During these few days of free time, Yunfang continued to study embroidery every day without slacking off before going to bed. She would also teach her mother the most basic knowledge. The mother and daughter felt that the years were peaceful and quiet.

Soon it was the fifth day of August, and Yun Fangniang's rattan baskets were sold out quickly, for a total of 177 wen. Yun Fangniang took out 15 wen and gave them to Aunt Wang, asking her to take them to the county town. Aunt Wang was confused, but did not ask. Her friends had their own rules for doing things, and since her friend did not say it on her own initiative, she did not ask.

When Yun Fangniang arrived at the county town, she quickly walked to the Shanhai Embroidery Workshop. After entering, she went straight to the receiving counter of Huang, the shopkeeper. Huang saw the woman in front of him and felt that she looked familiar. He thought that she must be here to sell embroidery, so he said to Yun Fangniang, "You are here to sell embroidery, right? Show it to me and I'll give you a price."

Yunfang's mother quickly took out the thirty handkerchiefs that Yunfang had embroidered. After seeing them, Huang the shopkeeper said in surprise, "I remember now. You are the woman who bought thirty blank handkerchiefs last month. I thought you hadn't finished embroidering them. It's been a month and you haven't come. Let me see how this handkerchief is embroidered."

Shopkeeper Huang picked up the handkerchiefs and was more and more surprised the more he looked at them. Although the handkerchiefs were all embroidered with chrysanthemums, there was no repetition among the thirty handkerchiefs. The patterns had their own characteristics, and although the embroidery was not outstanding, these distinctive patterns were enough to make people's eyes shine.

Huang, the shopkeeper, said to Yun Fangniang, "These handkerchiefs are embroidered very well, and there is a lot of ingenuity in them. I can give you thirty-five coins for each one, and I can also assign you another job. I will provide you with blank handkerchiefs, needles and thread. We will sign a contract. If you can send me fifty more chrysanthemum handkerchiefs before the first day of September, I will give you thirty coins for each one. Do you think this is possible?"

Yun Fang's mother thought about it and realized that her daughter was now very skilled and could easily embroider two strips every day. Patterns that were difficult for others to come up with were easy for her daughter who had a system.

She said to Shopkeeper Huang, "Okay, no problem."

Shopkeeper Huang handed over fifty blank handkerchiefs, needles and thread, and the one thousand and fifty coins from the sale of the handkerchiefs Yun Fangniang had sent this time to Yun Fangniang, and the two parties signed a contract.

Carrying the money and the handkerchief, Yunfang's mother returned home on Aunt Wang's ox cart. She couldn't wait to share her gains with Yunfang.