Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 467: No Intention of Challenging the Rules

Chapter 467: Chapter 467: No Intention of Challenging the Rules

Tang Qingru couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "We’ll prepare some red sausage too."

After all, it’s a specialty from our side.

But to be honest, red sausage is impressive when given to fellow countrymen but not suitable for those returning from overseas.

A bit unpresentable.

Furthermore, "The wife of that person likes embroidery."

The team leader then remained silent.

In the following time, Yi Chichi chatted with them casually.

As time ticked by, finally, Kao Shan Village arrived.

The team leader drove the sled directly to the Wen Family, and reminded Yu Ritang to bring Tang Qingru to his home for dinner after the business matter was settled, and only turned the sled once getting a definite answer.

Yi Chichi stopped him.

"Uncle, wait up."

"What is it?"

The team leader, who was about to pull on the rope, halted and looked over.

"Take some dried seafood back with you."

"Alright."

This team leader wasn’t polite with her.

Thus, Yi Chichi led Yu Ritang and Tang Qingru into the house, asked them to wait a moment, and then came out with five portions of packaged seafood sorted by Wen’s mother.

"One for you, one for Uncle Yaozi... one for Uncle Zhishu... please take them over for me."

She handed the seafood over, and the team leader took it, noticing that the names were already written on them, so he could just distribute them according to the names on the packages.

This task is simple, no problem!

"I’ll make sure they get them."

Before he finished speaking, he put the items into the sled’s shelter and then left.

Watching him leave, Yi Chichi turned back into the house and found Yu Ritang and Tang Ruoqing holding enamel mugs of hot tea to warm their hands, still shivering a bit.

She sighed and urged them, "Come on, let’s go to the room."

So they don’t catch a cold.

"Let’s go, let’s go."

Yu Ritang beckoned to Tang Ruoqing, and they eagerly followed along.

"Get on the heated bed and wrap yourselves in the quilt."

As she spoke, she swiftly spread out the bedmat, "Just take off your shoes."

"Okay."

Yu Ritang had been here before, so she wasn’t formal with her. Tang Ruoqing, being a good sister, followed suit.

As soon as they wrapped themselves in the quilt, Yi Chichi headed toward the door. Yu Ritang wondered aloud, "Where are you going?"

"I’m going to light up the heater."

Wen’s mother and Qin Jiu were not home, and Big Orange had also gone out, leaving the house with a cold stove and a cold kang.

In this temperature, not only would Yu Ritang and the others feel cold, but she felt cold too.

If the heater isn’t on, no one in the room will feel comfortable.

You can’t have three people, each wrapped in a quilt, it’s too inconvenient.

"You guys sit tight, I’ll start the heater and be right back."

"Do you need any help?"

"No need!"

After refusing their well-intentioned help, Yi Chichi ran out to the stove and started it.

Yi Chichi’s room has a separate heated bed, with the stove hole outside. She used straw to ignite it and then added in cornstalks and such.

Then she added some bark branches.

Because of the short distance, the heater’s head warmed up quickly.

The spot where Tang Ruoqing sat was right on the heater, and as she sat there, she warmed up quickly, delightedly saying, "Tangtang, come over here, it’s warm."

Yu Ritang, wrapped in the quilt like a caterpillar, wriggled over. Before she could speak, Yi Chichi opened the thick curtain and walked in.

"Is it warm now?"

"Yes, it is."

Alright then, ready to get to work.

She came over to the kang, opened the box with the tools, set up a small kang table, and took off her shoes to sit on the heated bed, ready with paper and pen as if to start working.

"What do you want in the embroidery?"

Hearing her getting down to business, Tang Ruoqing’s expression became serious.

She said, "Something beautiful!"

Yi Chichi nodded; that’s not a difficult request.

The works she embroiders would never be ugly.

"Go on."

"Beautiful."

Hearing "beautiful" again made her feel a bit overwhelmed.

"I’m talking about the design, like flowers, birds, fish, insects, people, animals, etc. What type do you want? Do you want the size to be like a handkerchief, a décor piece, or screen-sized?"

Her words left Tang Ruoqing with a blank look, innocently saying, "I don’t know, my mom didn’t tell me any of that. She just said it should look nice."

Yi Chichi, "..."

This business can’t be done.

She put down her brush, helplessly saying, "If you don’t know anything, how do I know what kind of ’nice’ you want? What if it’s not satisfactory?"

Yu Ritang was also a bit helpless, turning to her and asking, "Did Aunt Lu not tell you anything when you came?"

"No, just two words: beautiful, top quality."

In that case, the scope is quite large, which is difficult for Yi Chichi to grasp.

Yu Ritang looked at the speechless Yi Chichi, "Why not help, Chichi, and think about what design would be good to give?"

That’s a big question indeed.

What can she think of? She knows nothing about who will come next year, or their preferences.

However, it would be a pity to give up a business opportunity sent to her.

"Do you know anything about the visitors coming next year?"

She looked at Tang Ruoqing, asking without much hope, but surprisingly got an exciting response.

"Yes!"

She nodded, "I heard from my mom that the wife of that person likes lotus flowers."

Yu Ritang blurted out, "Twin lotus!"

Tang Ruoqing’s eyes brightened, "This could work, indeed."

Saying so, her eyes sparkled as she looked at Yi Chichi, "Mr. Yi, why don’t you embroider a twin lotus piece?"

Yi Chichi thought a bit, finding it feasible.

"Do you want a screen or a décor piece?"

This question perplexed Tang Ruoqing again, and she looked at Yu Ritang for help, "Tangtang, which one do you think?"

Yu Ritang, "...you’re such a joy. Not knowing anything, you dare accept Auntie’s task."

She really isn’t afraid of choosing the wrong gift and wasting effort.

Tang Ruoqing looked guilty, "I didn’t know it would be so troublesome either."

She thought Yi Chichi had everything and that she only had to be responsible for paying.

After all, picking the pattern and size by herself wasn’t expected.

However, at this point, solving the problem is sensible.

"Quickly, pick which one to choose."

Yu Ritang thought for a bit, "I think a screen is prettier than a décor piece."

Using her hands for visualization, her face was full of envy, "Especially those large-sized, double-sided embroidered screens, absolutely stunning."

Yi Chichi squinted her eyes, reminding, "Let me clarify first, large double-sided embroidered screens are okay, but you need to go through the Yangcheng Friendship Store channel. Also, the price for this sized screen is very high."

Tang Ruoqing and Yu Ritang didn’t mind the price; after all, a piece like that being expensive is normal.

Rare things are precious, and they understand that.

However——

"Why go through Yangcheng Friendship Store?"

"I’m a specially hired master of Yangcheng Friendship Store, that kind with a work permit. In case something happens, like being reported, Yangcheng can prove I legally accepted the job."

Otherwise, she’d get in trouble for counter-revolutionary activities.

She just wanted to earn some money, accumulate initial funds, and wasn’t looking to challenge the rules.

Plainly put, she can’t take hardship and is afraid of dying.

"Should we contact Yangcheng Friendship Store?"

"That’s unnecessary. I’ll call over there for them to send a certificate, and all you need to do is have your mother stamp it with a government seal."