Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade

Master Lu completed the bamboo screen frame at the beginning of June. One reason for the delay was his detailed and intricate carving, and another was the shortage of wood. He bought some Xiangfei Bamboo from his fellow apprentices to use in combination. Employing various carving techniques such as deep carving, relief carving, through carving, and multi-layered carving, he engraved auspicious designs of dragons with the blessings of longevity and Cloud Scroll patterns. The structure was intricate, lifelike, a true masterstroke, with an exceptionally strong three-dimensional effect.

When Qian Yixiu saw it, she almost dropped her jaw in amazement—this masterpiece was no less impressive than the artifacts she had seen in the Forbidden City in her previous life.

With such excellent craftsmanship and the addition of Xiangfei Bamboo, a thousand taels of silver would not have been too much to ask, but Master Lu only charged five hundred taels. He said that this was an opportunity for him to make a name for himself. From now on, he, Lu Feng, would be known as the best woodworker in Daqian. He even said he should be thanking the Qian family.

At the same time, he made a condition: he wanted to accompany the embroidered screen to Capital City.

Qian Yixiu didn’t refuse this condition. Master Lu was skilled, had a good working attitude, and was a decent person—taking him along was fine.

Now, they were just waiting for her mother’s embroidery. As a result, her mother was working even harder than usual, spending almost all her "looking forward" time at night.

These days, every member of the household, except for Qian Sangui, who was lying in bed recuperating, was busy with their tasks. Lady Wu was busy helping Qian Manxia prepare her dowry; Qian Manxia and Cai Xiaohua were busy embroidering the dowry; her mother was busy with her embroidery; the young boy was busy aspiring; and Qian Yixiu herself was busy with thoughts of going to Cave Sky Pool.

The Fierce Red Monkey would stay at Cave Sky Pool from the beginning of May until around the 20th of June before leaving. To avoid the Fierce Red Monkey, it would be best for her to go after the 25th, and ensure she acquired the Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum before the end of the Zi Hour on the 30th of June.

She had already prohibited the House of Animals from entering the mountains, and at the same time, had Dashan bring the White Wolf to stay at home.

While preparing, Qian Yixiu repeatedly explained to Monkey Brother the route to the mountain, and how to use realgar wine to scare away snakes. If the White Snake didn’t leave, and Monkey Brother couldn’t beat it, it was crucial to retreat quickly and devise a new plan in five years.

There were two things she hadn’t figured out yet: one was to find a good excuse to get Grandfather Sangui to agree to let her go. The other was a method to deal with the White Snake; if the realgar wine didn’t work and Monkey Brother couldn’t beat the White Snake, they would have to flee. She didn’t want to risk Monkey Brother’s life, yet she didn’t want to miss the Serpent Vine Chrysanthemum that flowered only once every five years. She was truly conflicted.

Just as she was worrying, the five-day deadline set by the Old Monk arrived. The Old Monk had a taste for good food and had saved Master Sangui’s life twice. She felt she should prepare some delicious food for him.