novelden Chapter 761 I Won’t Save You This Time (4)
Chapter 761 I Won’t Save You This Time (4)
"Clouds and trees surround the embankment. Raging waves roll up frost and snow. The natural moat has no boundaries. The market is lined with pearls and jade, and every household is filled with silk and satin, competing in luxury."
Listening to the beautiful songs sung by the fishermen outside, Yan Caiyue pulled up her sleeves again and continued with the work at hand with a smile on her face.
The embroidery needle in her hand fluttered on the frame, the silver thread moved on the crimson brocade, and gradually half a pair of peonies appeared.
At this moment, a woman dressed in maid's clothes came in with ginger soup and saw Yan Caiyue's fair wrists pulling the silk thread flexibly.
"My lady, just by looking at your gestures, I know that this embroidery will definitely be good." The maid smiled and put down the porcelain bowl. "This house by the lake is very humid, and it has been quite cold recently. Please drink some hot soup to warm yourself up!"
Yan Caiyue looked out the window and found that the rowing boat she had seen before was no longer visible. She asked the maid beside her, "What were those women singing just now? It sounded pretty good."
"Those boat people belong to our Yucheng!" The maid thought that her master came from the north, so she simply explained, "Most of them make a living by fishing, but occasionally when the lotus blooms,
We would also receive some wealthy families who came to visit the lake, serve them a cup of tea, and sing a little song, and they would get a lot of tips."
After hearing this, Yan Caiyue understood and did not ask any more questions.
It’s hard to say whether the world is good or bad nowadays!
The court's main power is in the north, so it does not have much control over the south. The people's livelihood and public security here depend on the local officials.
Fortunately, the chief officer of Yucheng where she is now is a pretty good person, so the people here can have some peace for a while.
And what she is repairing now is something that belonged to the family of this chief officer.
Yan Caiyue put down the embroidery cloth in her hand, wrapped it with fine cloth, then picked up the porcelain bowl beside her and gently sipped the ginger soup. The warm feeling slid down her throat, dispelling some of the coldness.
"Aning, don't send me food when I'm working in the future." Yan Caiyue felt that she should still explain, "The family of this chief officer should be a very particular person.
This brocade is of excellent quality and has good embroidery, but embroidery of this kind should not be washed, as it would be bad if it gets stained with food odors."
Aning nodded quickly, then put away the soup bowl and walked out.
When Yan Caiyue left the north before, she exchanged some inconspicuous jewelry for silver.
Although they are not as precious as the "Seven Treasures", they are in large quantities, so she has a lot of silver and money on hand now.
However, Yan Caiyue is not the kind of person who would live off her savings, so after settling down in Yucheng, she wanted to find a job.
Speaking of this, she was really grateful to the Imperial Concubine. The skills she learned in the palace were her way of survival today.
As soon as I entered Yucheng that day, I wanted to go to the embroidery shop to take a job.
"Madam, it's not that we don't want to take your job, it's just that the embroidery method..." The owner of the embroidery shop was at a loss as he looked at the embroidery cloth brought by the wife of the chief officer.
This is not to say that the embroiderers in the embroidery shop are not skilled, but that the embroidery methods in the north and south are somewhat different. In addition, the boss was afraid of damaging the items, so he was reluctant to accept the order.
"Madam, if you don't mind, I'll take a look at it for you!" Yan Caiyue glanced at the embroidered cloth and walked forward with a smile.
She spoke fluent Mandarin, which made several people in the embroidery shop look at her sideways.
"Are you from the north?" The official's wife met Yan Caiyue's eyes, and actually felt somewhat comforted.
Come to think of it, she had been in the palace for many years, so this kind of bearing is certainly not something that ordinary people have.
Yan Caiyue bowed first before speaking: "Yes! I was originally an embroiderer, but something happened to my family, so I went south to live with my relatives. But when I got here, I found that my relatives had already gone to who knows where."
"Then do you have any embroidery?" The lady frowned slightly.
Although this woman doesn't look like a liar, she won't believe a stranger for no reason.
"I just need to take a job at the embroidery shop. Why don't you wait a few days?" Yan Caiyue took out some silver from her purse and handed it to the owner of the embroidery shop. "Boss, I want to buy some embroidery thread and cloth."
The boss took the silver and weighed it in his hand as usual, then smiled and said, "Okay! Do you want an embroidery pattern?"
"No need, I can draw it myself!" Yan Caiyue then said, "Wait until I finish embroidering, if you like it, then take it. If you don't like it, that's fine too!"
After all, the embroidery styles that people in the north and south like may be different!
Half a month later, Yan Caiyue came to the embroidery shop with her finished works.
When everyone gathered around to take a look, they discovered that it was actually a picture of a horse!
Its needlework is delicate and unique, integrating the strengths of northern and southern embroidery techniques.
The official's wife was amazed after seeing it, and immediately decided to let Yan Caiyue be responsible for repairing the previous embroidery and gave her generous rewards.
After getting such a result, Yan Caiyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, although she could embroider such large-scale embroidery patterns, it was too harmful to the eyes.
Therefore, even though she has this skill, she is not very willing to show it off. After all, compared to embroidering such large items, repairing embroidery patterns is much easier and the pay is higher.