Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 103: Living on Northwest Wind

She suspected she was having a hallucination. Clearly, when the clothes were spread out on the kang, she could see the exquisite cloud pattern. Why did it disappear when she picked it up?

Just as she was full of confusion, Yi Chichi moved her wrist slightly, holding the clothes, "How about now?"

The clothes swayed slightly, and the skirt, which originally showed nothing, suddenly had silvery waves undulating faintly.

The cloud pattern appeared, carrying a bit of ethereal and celestial aura.

"Oh my god!"

Wang Nan’s eyes widened dramatically, this was just too magical.

"Look again."

Yi Chichi twisted the clothes in a circle, and within the layers of ethereal clouds, a phoenix head emerged from the clouds.

"Look at it this way."

Yi Chichi showed off by letting her view the clothes from different angles, and Wang Nan focused intently, her eyes filled with amazement.

"How is it?"

Feeling that it was about right, Yi Chichi put down the clothes with a smiling face and asked her.

At this moment, Wang Nan was still lost in the stunning embroidery on the skirt, unable to snap out of it. Hearing Yi Chichi’s words, she jolted and looked over.

Then—

"Ahhhhh..."

A sharp explosion of noise abruptly erupted. Subjected to the noise bombardment at close range and being bear-hugged, Yi Chichi went deaf. Meanwhile, Bai Chen and the others, who were preparing to wash up and sleep in the room, thought something happened when they heard the scream and tumbled off the kang to rush over.

"What’s going on?!"

Bang, the door to Yi Chichi’s room was slammed open.

Then, both sides stared at each other.

"Help, help me..."

Struggling to stick her head out from Wang Nan’s embrace, Yi Chichi, with a face full of agony, weakly stretched out her hand with difficulty.

"Let go, let go."

Seeing her face nearly turning blue, Ge Sujuan and Zhou Qiuyu hurried over to rescue her from Wang Nan’s arms.

Afterward, Bai Chen asked seriously, "Did you two fight?"

"No!"

In unison, they had no conflict, why would they fight?

"Then why did you scream like... a bear had spooked you?"

Intending to say ghost but afraid of being labeled superstitious, Bai Chen forced an awkward switch in phrasing.

Yet, nobody paid attention to it.

They wouldn’t take it to heart either.

Wang Nan awkwardly tried to explain, but Yi Chichi opened her mouth, "I asked her to repay the money, and she’s too poor to pay back."

"???"

Wang Nan looked at her with a confused face, not understanding why Yi Chichi lied, but since she didn’t want people to know about the embroidery, she would keep it a secret.

"That’s right, I asked her for an extension, she calculated interest for me, and in a moment of frustration, I shouted a few times!"

With lies flowing smoothly, her face didn’t blush or her heart race.

Yi Chichi discreetly gave her a thumbs-up, thinking to herself, My goodness, your lying skills are impressive.

"Really?"

With suspicious eyes, Bai Cheng scrutinized their faces, as if trying to gauge their truthfulness through their expressions.

Of course, Yi Chichi and Wang Nan wouldn’t let him find out, and they nodded in unison to indicate yes.

Receiving the answer, Bai Chen and the others didn’t know what to say.

If they wanted to advise, paying debts is a matter of course, and they had no ground to suggest Yi Chichi forgo the interest.

Helping Wang Nan pay? They were helpless.

They could only exchange a look and advised, "You two should discuss properly, don’t fight again, and stop making a loud fuss, it’s scary!"

Wu Yongfei advised earnestly, and Qi Yang fumbled in his pocket, pulling out fifty cents reluctantly handing it to Wang Nan, "This is all I have, maybe you can pay back Chichi first?"

Yi Chichi and Wang Nan stared at the fifty cents he handed over, feeling embarrassed.

Is this money okay to accept?

If they did, Comrade Old Qi might end up with nothing to eat.

"You keep it, I don’t need you to worry about it."

Wang Nan pushed Qi Yang’s hand back and laughed, "Don’t worry, I’ll discuss it well with Chichi."

"You don’t want it?"

Unyielding, Qi Yang asked again, and Wang Nan shook her head. He put the money back into his pocket and left with Bai Chen and the others.

"Talk it over well, remember not to fight."

"We won’t!"

After sending them away, Yi Chichi and Wang Nan looked at each other and burst out laughing.

"Have some candy!"

Yi Chichi handed a red prawn candy to her, and Wang Nan didn’t stand on ceremony, taking off the wrapper and popping it into her mouth, she asked, voice muffled, "Don’t want them to know?"

"Too many people talk."

Having one show-off was enough, had it not been for Wang Nan coming by to settle the debt and becoming curious about the embroidery, she wouldn’t showcase it.

As for any worries?

She simply wasn’t.

Wang Nan also had secrets with her, and just that one emperor green lucky melon was enough for her to handle.

Furthermore, Yi Chichi believed firmly, a girl who thought about repaying as soon as she had money after borrowing would not have bad character.

Wang Nan didn’t know her thoughts, looking at the skirt on the bed, her eyes once again filled with amazement.

"Chichi, how much would it cost to make a dress like this?"

All young girls love to look nice, and Wang Nan was no exception.

The dress Yi Chichi made was just too stunning, coupled with the exquisite embroidery, it was simply the most beautiful dress she had seen so far.

She wanted it...

Yi Chichi’s eyes suddenly widened, "You want one?"

"If it’s not too expensive, after I repay you, and send some to my family for my sister’s nutrition, I’ll save up to have you make one."

This made Yi Chichi feel a pang of heartache.

However, the heartache also required her to recognize the harshness of reality.

"Ask me again in a few years."

It’s 1971 now; wearing it after the reform and opening-up would be much safer.

"A dress of this type isn’t something you can manage right now."

Wang Nan didn’t quite understand why she had to wait a few years to ask again, but it didn’t matter, as long as Chichi was willing to make it for her.

Besides, she didn’t have the money to make a dress anytime soon.

"Fine, I’ll take your word for it."

Her gaze landed on the dress again, puzzled, "I’m curious, why can’t you see the embroidery when the dress is spread out, but when it moves, the patterns appear differently."

"Are you sure you’d understand if I told you?"

Yi Chichi responded with a question.

Instantly remembering her performance when Yi Chichi taught them embroidery before, Wang Nan shook her head like a rattle drum, "I don’t understand, I won’t ask anymore, you get some rest, I’m leaving now."

Without waiting for Yi Chichi to reply, she got up like a rabbit and left.

With a thud, the door closed.

Yi Chichi sighed, Wang Nan was great in every way, except sometimes her actions were really fierce.

She got up, locked the door, collected the needlework basket and rack from the kang, and rested.

A good night’s sleep, and the next morning after breakfast, she and Bai Chen went out together.

The team raised quite a few livestock, besides pigs, there were cattle, horses, and mules replacing labor, and also a donkey.

The cold winter was not suitable for moving manure piles, and it would take several days to clear a pile that had accumulated over the winter.

Bai Chen and the others had to be diligent manure workers, while Yi Chichi went to the medical room and then up the mountain with Uncle Yaozi.

By the time she arrived, Uncle Yaozi was already prepared.

She called out "Uncle," and Uncle Yaozi handed her a rattan basket, "Here are your tools."