Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 470: Promise Not to Touch

Yu Ritang had already brought up the matter, so Yi Chichi couldn’t keep staying.

After agreeing on the departure time for tomorrow with the two of them, she politely saw them off.

About half an hour later, Wen’s mother returned.

Entering the door, she said—

"Did that girl from the Yu Family come to ask you to make clothes again?"

Yi Chichi shook her head, "Not for making clothes."

She concisely explained what had happened, and after listening, Wen’s mother remained silent for a moment and then asked with concern, "Will three pieces be manageable in time?"

"Plenty of time!"

The two pieces needed by the Friendship Store this time aren’t large embroidered pieces, they aren’t difficult to embroider and won’t take long.

The main reason for reporting by October is to ensure there’s plenty of time to handle any unexpected circumstances.

Although Tang Ruoqing’s piece is large, it’s not fully embroidered, but focuses on the artistic conception of Chinese beauty, with a lot of blank space.

If done carefully, it can be completed in two to three months.

So, there’s plenty of time.

Wen’s mother made a sound of acknowledgment and went to find Yaozi the next day to buy Cassia Seeds back.

Yi Chichi was completely unaware of this.

The team leader wasn’t available today, and Grandpa Liu couldn’t go out in winter due to health reasons.

So, after meeting up with Yu Ritang and the others, the three of them walked to the commune.

Halfway there, Tang Ruoqing was panting, "Oh my, this is so tiring!"

Wearing more clothes, and the ground covered thick with snow, each step was exhausting.

"Endure it, we’re still far from the commune."

Yi Chichi was used to walking, and Yu Ritang was fine too; before she got married and moved to the provincial city, she was a girl roaming the mountains and waters everywhere.

With her stamina, this distance was really nothing to her.

Seeing Tang Ruoqing struggling so much, she mocked, "Your stamina is too poor."

"Yes, it’s quite poor."

Tang Ruoqing was ashamed for two seconds, then she justified herself, "But it’s not my fault, I’ve never walked so far in such weather."

Yi Chichi empathized, "It’s indeed a bit difficult at first."

Thinking back to when she first walked in such weather, she almost collapsed from exhaustion too.

"But you really are too slow, how about Tangtang and I help you?"

The tone was inquisitive.

Tang Ruoqing’s eyes lit up, "You can help?"

Yi Chichi and Yu Ritang exchanged a glance, both nodded in agreement.

Then, they each took one of Tang Ruoqing’s hands and started walking briskly.

Honestly, it wasn’t easy.

But their speed increased.

An hour later, they arrived at the commune post office.

The two of them accompanied her inside to make a call to the Friendship Store.

Making out-of-province long-distance calls is quite tricky now, requiring transfers, and not just one or two, but several changes.

If lucky, the transfers are successful, and you can talk to the intended party.

If unlucky and the transfers fail, you can only send a telegram or try again next time.

Yi Chichi was fortunate, she got through to Old Ning after successful transfers.

The call is expensive; both making and receiving incur charges.

So, once identities were confirmed, she got straight to the point, briefly explaining what had happened.

Ning Jiandong didn’t hesitate, agreeing right away to send the certification and materials by today.

Not through regular channels, but using a special channel.

Yi Chichi, "??? What special channel?"

"There’s a special channel for public-to-public. Just have your friend sign off and stamp it before delivering it to you."

Ning Jiandong wasn’t worried about the materials being embezzled, as not many people embroider, and while silk is indeed good material, it’s not suitable for everyday use.

Because it’s too delicate and thin, even slightly rough hands can cause snagging.

Thinking of snagging, he instructed, "I’m packing them separately. Tell your friend not to touch the silk. If there’s any snagging that ruins the whole silk fabric, they’ll bear the loss. Make sure you explain this clearly."

"Okay."

This indeed needs to be reminded to Tang Ruoqing, as the silk is extremely delicate.

"Uncle, anything else you need to instruct?"

If not, she’d hang up.

"Yes, while you’re taking orders, don’t forget about the work here on my side."

The voice was filled with worry, even though he wasn’t in front of her, Yi Chichi could imagine him frowning right now, so she promised, "Uncle, don’t worry about my work, I will ensure you won’t be unable to submit."

"Alright, I’m hanging up then."

Ning Jiandong wasn’t one to dawdle; once things were settled, he promptly hung up the phone.

After settling the bill, Yi Chichi left the post office with Yu Ritang and the others, "You heard, within five days at the latest, it’ll arrive. Don’t touch the silk package, just open the envelope to take out the certification for stamping."

"Got it, won’t touch it!"

Tang Ruoqing promised solemnly, "I’ll also not let anyone else touch it."

It really is too delicate; although she isn’t lacking in money, she isn’t careless enough to disregard a few hundred bucks.

So, she vowed to protect the package and not let anyone but her open it.

"Are you going back now?"

Tang Ruoqing couldn’t answer, and she looked at Yu Ritang.

The poised beauty curved her lips, smiling graciously, "Let’s head to my place first, there are definitely no trains today, we’ll leave tomorrow."

"Right."

Tang Ruoqing echoed like a parrot, "We’ll come again after the stamping."

"Okay!"

Yi Chichi nodded, "How about I treat you to lunch at a restaurant?"

Both of them quickly declined, reasoning that they’d had breakfast before leaving, and since not much time had passed, there was no need to disrupt their appetite.

They’d eat when they got back.

So, Yi Chichi could only go to the station with them.

Originally they thought they’d have to wait, but surprisingly, they were quite lucky and caught the departing delayed train.

"Chichi, see you next time."

Yu Ritang quickly pulled Tang Ruoqing onto the train, bidding farewell to Yi Chichi.

"See you next time!"

She waved her hand, watching the car carrying the two leave, and then turned and went home.

There were three people on the way there, but only her on the way back.

By the time she reached the clinic, she was feeling hot and sweating all over from walking, and her mouth was extremely dry, so she entered the clinic.

"Uncle, is there any cool boiled water?"

Yaozi was cutting herbs, and hearing her, he didn’t lift his head, "In the tea cylinder, get it yourself if you want to drink."

She acknowledged and, familiar with the routine, took a cup to pour water, gulping down most of the cup before exhaling deeply, then squatted between him and Lang Hong, "Do all the Du Zhong need to be chopped?"

"Yes."

Yaozi handed her the knife used for cutting herbs, "Since you’re here, get to work. Later we still have Gastrodia to cut."

Yi Chichi took the knife and asked, "There’s quite a lot of Du Zhong, are you planning to send some to the acquisition station?"

"Yes, the acquisition station requires processed Du Zhong and Gastrodia."

Talking about this, he finally looked up at Yi Chichi, "Chichi, do you know where centipedes can be found?"

"Even if I knew, it’s useless, centipedes are all hiding away in the cold now."

Centipedes prefer shade, fear light, and are scavengers, with a habit of hibernating.

Finding centipedes in this season—

Impossible!

"What about the centipedes saved earlier?"

"Sold!"

Talking about this also made Yaozi anxious, "There wasn’t any demand for centipedes for a few years, keeping them was pointless, so I thought I’d avoid waste by sending them to the acquisition station for some money. Who knew that after selling them, we’d start needing them."