The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Shen Baohong said, "What are you thinking? I'm living in a villa now, and you'll sleep in my room."

Ye Hongwei asked in surprise, "You live here?"

Shen Baohong pointed to the villa behind him with his thumb: "Yes, I like the houses here. Xue Ning gave me a room, and I've been living here ever since."

Ye Hongwei joked, "You're living a good life now."

Shen Baohong said with great honor, "Of course, with such a wonderful cousin, how could I not benefit from it?"

“Yes, she’s such a wonderful cousin, everyone in the surrounding area envies her.” Ye Hongwei added, “I’m envious too.”

"Haha, you can't envy this." Shen Baohong said as he led Ye Hongwei into the house. Everyone who could come back was already home. He invited him to sit down in an empty seat.

Not everyone in the family has to come back for a meal; some people are too busy to come back.

Shen Xuening said, "Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Ye Hongwei laughed and said, "I'm your advisor, so it's only natural for me to work for you."

Shen Xuening smiled and said, "Yes, Consultant Ye."

Shen Baohong, unaware of this, asked somewhat bewilderedly, "What kind of consultant?"

Shen Xuening explained, "I lack someone who knows how to handle medicinal herbs. Ye Hongwei knows how to handle them, so I asked him to come and train my staff. He's also acting as an advisor."

Shen Baohong understood: "Advisor Ye, come on, let's have a drink." He poured a glass of wine for everyone, and then drank a glass alone with Ye Hongwei.

Ye Hongwei had a good personality and started drinking with Shen Baohong: "Do you know how to play rock-paper-scissors?"

Shen Baohong burst out laughing: "You can?"

Ye Hongwei smiled modestly: "I know a little."

Shen Baohong was eager to try: "Then let's have a go?"

The two started playing a drinking game, which attracted the attention of the curious Shen Wenxu, who even tried to imitate them, saying, "It's quite fun."

Shen Baohong asked, "Do you want to learn?"

Shen Wenxu readily agreed to learn: "Sure, it's always good to have more skills."

Shen Baohong readily agreed, "Then I'll teach you."

Shen Wenxu began to study diligently.

Ye Hongwei was quite serious; he planned to give Shen Wenxu to the church tonight as a way of repaying the kindness of dinner.

The three of them played a drinking game, making the dining room exceptionally lively. Grandpa Shen said with a smile, "It seems like it's been a long time since I've eaten at home."

Grandma Shen said, "Everyone is busy, so it's more convenient to eat in the cafeteria."

Grandpa Shen nodded and said, "That's true. It takes a long time to cook a meal at home, so it's better to eat at the cafeteria."

Shen Wenxu looked over and asked, "Grandpa, do you know how to play rock-paper-scissors?"

"Yes, I will, but I won't play with you kids." Grandpa Shen said confidently, then took a sip of his wine, looking quite content.

“Grandpa’s skills are too high. When he plays rock-paper-scissors with us, isn’t it a crushing defeat?” Shen Baohong said.

"Your grandfather can't drink too much alcohol, don't provoke him," Grandma Shen advised.

"Okay, Grandma." Shen Baohong didn't really want Grandpa to drink; if he got into trouble, everyone would scold him to death.

"What's this?" Ye Hongwei noticed the boiled tree frog on the table.

"This is boiled tree frog," Shen Baohong said, somewhat puzzled. "It's just a tree frog, why are you so agitated?"

"Tree frog! This is a tree frog! Do you know how expensive tree frogs are? You just boiled them like this, how can I not be excited?" Ye Hongwei became more and more excited as he spoke.

"How much will it cost?" Shen Baohong was a little apprehensive seeing how excited Ye Hongwei was.

"Tree frogs have medicinal value, and good tree frogs are hard to come by. I think yours are wild, right?" Ye Hongwei looked at the bullfrogs in the basin with regret.

“It’s wild; I caught it in the forest,” Shen Baohong said.

Ye Hongwei said, "To put it simply, bullfrogs are not sold by weight, but by the individual. Low-priced varieties (1.9-15 yuan/each): such as the rainbow frog, the Northeast rain frog, and the tree frog. Mid-to-high-priced varieties (45-126 yuan/each): such as the grandfather tree frog and the milk tree frog. Varieties with excellent appearance or rare varieties are more expensive."

He picked one up with his chopsticks and looked at it: "The tree frogs in your pot are of excellent quality, they should sell for at least a hundred yuan each."

Shen Baohong's eyes widened slightly: "If there are dozens of tree frogs in this pot, wouldn't it be incredibly expensive?"

Ye Hongwei nodded: "You could say that."

Shen Baohong took a breath: "This is probably going to be the most expensive dish I've ever eaten."

Ye Hongwei said, "This is also the most expensive dish I have ever eaten."

Shen Xuening suddenly spoke up: "Everything serves us. Value isn't calculated like that. As long as we enjoy the food, its value is realized."

Shen Baohong realized, "Yeah, you rascal, you almost tricked me."

Ye Hongwei stopped dwelling on the matter and instead asked, "Are there any more tree frogs?"

Shen Baohong nodded: "Yes, there are plenty."

Ye Hongwei's hope was rekindled: "Could you take me to see it?"

Shen Baohong agreed: "Okay, but it will have to be tomorrow. The tree frog isn't in our village; it's over at the tea plantation."

"Then let's go see tomorrow." Ye Hongwei then said to Grandma Shen, "Grandma, if possible, buy some bullfrogs, kill them and dry them. I'll come and buy them; they sell very well."

Grandma Shen said, "Okay, I understand."

Shen Xuening said, "We can only catch some, we can't let them die out. It's rare to find so many wild tree frogs."

Grandma Shen agreed, "Yes, we only need to arrest a portion of them."

Ye Hongwei also said, "Okay, just catch a few."

Having learned of the tree frog's rarity, everyone began to devour it, as if it wouldn't be worthy of its preciousness. In no time, the tree frog was completely eaten.

"The tree frog meat is so tender." Ye Hongwei said with lingering satisfaction, "This is the first time I've ever eaten fresh tree frog."

“I used to eat this all the time when I was a kid, but I stopped eating it after I went to work elsewhere,” Shen Baohong said.

"It's so nice to be in the village; you can eat everything fresh," Ye Hongwei couldn't help but say enviously.

"Come on, I envy you city kids. You're all dressed so neatly and have so much money. You're always dressed up nicely from a young age, unlike us, who play in the mud every day," Shen Baohong retorted.

“Each has its own advantages. Anyway, I’m quite envious of your rural life,” Ye Hongwei said sincerely.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Come on, try this fish. It's wild, so it's very fresh and delicious," Shen Baohong said.

"Okay." Ye Hongwei didn't stand on ceremony and began to eat heartily.

For some reason, he always felt that the food here was much tastier, even the rice was more fragrant.

Everyone ate a hearty dinner, and Shen Wenxu had also learned how to play the finger-guessing game, which made him very happy.

Ye Hongwei couldn't help but remind her, "Grandma, remember to collect the tree frogs."

Grandma Shen smiled and replied, "Grandma knows, Grandma knows, don't worry."

Shen Baohong said, "Brother Ye is a little drunk. I'll take him to rest and then come over to help clean up in a bit."

"No need, we can handle it. You take care of him." Grandma Shen shooed the two away.

The rest of the people worked together to tidy up the tables and chairs, and they finished quickly.

……

Liu Yujie called Shen Xuening: "President Shen, I've bought everything you needed for embroidery. It's here with me now. Would you like me to deliver it to you, or would you like to come and pick it up?"

Shen Xuening thought for a moment and said, "I'll come and get it."

Liu Yujie replied, "Okay."

Shen Xuening took some time to go find Liu Yujie, then took the embroidery items and delivered them to Zhang Shufen: "Grandma Zhang, what are you doing?"

"I'm cleaning." Zhang Shufen cherishes her current house very much and cleans it every day. Now the house is spotless, and the furniture is reflecting light.

"Come, Grandma Zhang, sit down. Do you think these are things you need for embroidery?" Shen Xuening placed the items on the table one by one.

Zhang Shufen carefully checked: "Yes, these are the things. I'll put the frame together first."

Embroidery requires a frame to stretch the fabric and keep it taut, otherwise you can't put the needle down.

Shen Xuening studied on the side.

Shen Baohong filmed from the sidelines; these were all valuable experiences.

Zhang Shufen was very skilled and soon put the embroidery frame together: "After staying here for a few days, I found that my health had improved a lot and I didn't have to work so hard."

"It would be even better if I were healthy." Shen Xuening thought to herself. Here, both the air and the food are nourished by spiritual energy, so her body would naturally improve.

Zhang Shufen smiled and nodded: "Yes, I wish I could stay this healthy."

Shen Xuening comforted her, saying, "Living here for a long time will definitely improve your health."

Zhang Shufen smiled at Shen Xuening: "I believe you."

Shen Xuening asked, "What should we embroider?"

Zhang Shufen said with a smile, "How about I embroider a round fan for you, the kind of red round fan used for weddings?"

Shen Xuening said, "Okay, I'll learn from you."

“Okay.” Zhang Shufen agreed very readily. She definitely wouldn’t have taught anyone else, but since it was Shen Xuening, she was happy to do so and wished she could teach her everything she knew.

Under Zhang Shufen's guidance, Shen Xuening set up the frame herself: "Grandma Zhang, what patterns should we embroider on the round fans?"

Zhang Shufen said, "It's an embroidered dragon and phoenix symbolizing good fortune, for weddings."

Shen Xuening then asked, "Shouldn't we learn the basics first?"

Zhang Shufen is very kind and patient: "I will teach you everything, just like my master taught me before."

Shen Xuening said, "Then I will definitely study hard and not let my mother-in-law's good intentions go to waste."

Zhang Shufen looked at Shen Xuening with a smile: "You are a good child, you have talent and you are smart, you will definitely be able to learn it."

Shen Xuening dared not be presumptuous: "I will try my best to learn."

Embroidery, also known as "needle embroidery" or "embroidery flower," was called "zhi" or "needle zhi" in ancient times. It was mostly done by women, hence the other name. It is one of the traditional ethnic crafts. It is a craft that uses embroidery threads of different colors and thicknesses to pierce and embroider patterns on fabric.

Embroidery is an important decorative technique in textiles, and it is divided into two types: silk thread embroidery and feather embroidery.

In addition to the four traditional famous embroidery styles—Suzhou embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, and Hunan embroidery—Chinese embroidery also includes Beijing embroidery, Shandong embroidery, Bian embroidery, Ou embroidery, and Hangzhou embroidery.

Its needling techniques include straight needle, curved needle, and even needle.

Embroidery techniques include flat embroidery, chain stitch, and couching embroidery.

Praying for blessings, receiving good fortune, and ethical education are the core elements of Chinese folk embroidery culture.