Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 200 - 202: Embroidering a Lotus Bag_1

Chapter 200: Chapter 202: Embroidering a Lotus Bag_1

Her younger uncle-in-law mentioned, "Someone from our village has recently come back from the county town. The bulletin board by the city gate always posts notice whenever the government eradicates a bandit’s lair. I saw an incredibly long series of such postings, I don’t think any mountain bandits would dare venture out again. The village man also said that these operations have assistance from experts, likely heroes from Jianghu. They’re rather fearsome; as soon as a bandit appears, these Jianghu heroes can track the villains, then inform the officials to quietly eliminate them."

Nan Feng’s heart began thumping wildly again.

Ye Ge had been away for two months. These deeds should be his doing, right?

If the bandits have been almost entirely eliminated, does that mean he’ll be coming back soon?

She was now filled with anticipation.

Seeing Nan Feng space out, Aqiu asked, "Feng, are you still eating the roasted flaky pastry? If not, I can teach you to stitch sachets."

"I’m not eating anymore, I’ve had enough," Nan Feng said.

"Then let’s go stitch sachets in the courtyard."

"..."

In the courtyard, Aqiu grabbed the sachet from Nan Feng and asked her, "Oh, your skill... tsk, even though you’re such a capable child, why can’t you do embroidery? Never mind, what do you want to embroider? I’ll help!"

Nan Feng took back the sachet, "No need. I must embroider it myself. Every stitch, every thread has to be mine."

"Oh, I see," Aqiu stared at Nan Feng and drew out her words, "You want to embroider it for Ye Ge, am I right?"

Nan Feng was a bit shy, but she didn’t evade. She replied readily, "Yes, it’s for him."

"Then what do you want to embroider? Commonly, a gift for a lover is a pair of mandarin ducks. Do you want to stitch mandarin ducks?"

"No need. That’s too complicated. I’ll stitch something simple," Nan Feng thought for a bit, "A lily will do."

"What’s a lily?" Aqiu never saw one before.

Nan Feng conceded and drew a lily on the ground with a stick. Aqiu looked at the pattern and found it pleasing, "Alright, I’ll guide you on finishing the sachet, then you can color it yourself. In any case, I don’t know what color your lily is."

The base fabric is black, so a white lily would complement it perfectly. It’s simple and modest, which suits Ye Ge very well.

Nan Feng started by stitching the shape of the sachet with Aqiu, and then used different threads and needles to continue until the sun was setting.

During this process, Aqiu’s aunt and uncle-in-law left, and Aunt Lan had prepared dinner.

Only when Aunt Lan invited Nan Feng to stay for dinner did she realize that she had been there for too long. She said, "Aunt Lan, I’ll eat at home. I’ll come over for a meal next time."

Then, she hurried home.

Watching the disappearing Nan Feng, Aunt Lan asked Aqiu, "What’s Feng concentrating so hard on? What’s she embroidering?"

Aqiu stretched lazily, "She’s stitching a sachet, says she wants to gift it to Ye Ge. Sigh, I am worn out helping her. Feng really has no talent for embroidery and she doesn’t let me help her either. It feels like I’m exhausting myself trying to teach my disciple."

"No wonder she’s stitching something for Ye Ge. This Feng, ever since Ye Ge was driven out of the village, she became scatterbrained. Multiple times I called for her and she had no reaction. Now that Ye Ge is back, she seems happy wherever she goes. Speaking of which, Ye Ge has left again, do you know where he went?"

Aqiu, eating from her bowl, replied, "Feng said he went out to handle some business and would be back soon. As for what business exactly, Feng wouldn’t say. Those people do know how to make money, so my guess is, he’s busy making money."

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