Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Right now, Yan Qixun only needed to draw the blueprints while ink lines, woodcutting, and assembling were all done by Gongyu Hao. This saved a lot of trouble. The finished product also made Gongyu Mingxi, Yan Lingsu, and Yan Lingyu gasped in admiration.
The main thing was that Yan Qixun’s design combined the aesthetic and practical achievements of the later generations’ furniture and the classical elements, making it unique.
The family did not rebuild their house, so they were not short of money for the time being. The last time they entered the deep mountains for a few days, Zuo Guanglu also needed to rest and recuperate these days, so Gongyu Hao was not in a hurry to enter the mountains. He was immersed in making furniture.
The brother and sister worked together, and in half a month, they had created four-door and two six-door large wardrobes. Gongyu Hao used the four-door wardrobe, while his mother and three sisters shared two six-door wardrobes. Fortunately, the room was large enough to fit in.
They also made a three-meter long and one-and-a-half-meter wide study table and six chairs in the central room. They usually used them when they were studying. In addition, they also made two brick bed tables.
As for the other furniture, they would slowly replenish it later. After making all of these, Gongyu Hao still hadn’t finished. After making the furniture, he still had to paint and paint. As for painting, he left it to his mother. Fortunately, he had already bought the brushes and paints at home.
Yan Qixun had drawn a sketch. She had drawn for Gongyu Hao a fairy-like landscape with a celestial theme, while what she and her sisters had were pink cherry blossoms. Her painting skills were not as good as her mother’s, so she had to point at her mother, Gongyu Mingxi when the sketch was drawn to follow this idea and rework it.
After the sketch was drawn, she would apply the varnish. After the varnish was dried, she would use it after hanging it for a few days. After waiting for the varnish to be done, Yan Qixun finally thought of the spinning wheel.
As some parts were still made of iron, she was not in a hurry. It just so happened that she could let her brother rest for a few days. However, Gongyu Hao felt that there was no need to rest.
It just so happened that although Zuo Guanglu had obtained some silver earlier, he had not fully prepared for the winter. It was also when he needed the money, so he invited Gongyu Hao into the mountain. Gongyu Hao naturally agreed.
Yan Lingsu thought that if she followed him into the deep mountains and found some high-quality medicinal herbs, not only would she be able to use them at home, but she could also exchange them for some silver. It was not worse than her brother’s harvest from hunting. After all, medicinal herbs were much more valuable than prey. And when it came to finding medicinal herbs, she was an expert. So she wanted to go with her second brother.
After these few days, Yan Lingsu had picked up her martial arts skills from her previous life. Especially her Qinggong, which she had practiced very well. Although her internal energy was not good, she had to start practicing. Her physical quality was much stronger than in her previous life. Although she was a prodigy in her previous life, her body had been weak since she was young. She was not good at martial arts.
Gongyu Hao felt that it would not be a problem for Yan Lingsu to follow him into the mountain with him around. Moreover, there had not been any news about the Red Eagle Guards in the past few days, so there was no need to worry. The two little sisters learned martial arts and cultivating for these few days. They could still fight an adult, but Yan Lingsu would follow him into the mountain. So he did not have to worry about his family, so he’d agreed.
When the three of them went into the mountain, Yan Lingyu’s pencil case was also finished. She had initially agreed to give a pencil case to Yan Lingzhou, but it was not good to only give it to her eldest cousin. Her cousins were all studying, so better not be biased. Now that her family had sufficient scraps of cloth, she simply made one for each of them, she could not work fast, so it took her ten days to finish.
Gongyu Mingxi’s embroidery was not as good as the little girl’s, so she praised the finished product. She was born into a wealthy family, and her horizons were not low.
Yan Lingyu was still quite happy to be praised by her mother. “Later, I will embroider two purses for mother and sisters. Let me know what embroidery pattern that you like.”
Her needlework was Su embroidery. Yan Qixun asked with interest, “Do you know how to perform double-sided embroidery?”
Yan Lingyu rolled her eyes. “Your requirements are quite high. I do know it, but double-sided embroidery is too tiring. I usually don’t embroider that much, and my craftsmanship is average. If you want it, you can only wait.”
It was already good enough for her to embroider a purse every ten days or so in her previous life. In this life, her body was better, so she didn’t feel tired after doing a bit of embroidery every day. That was why she did it. She had her brothers and sisters at home, so she didn’t need to do anything. She had nothing to do anyway.
However, after being reminded by Yan Qixun, she felt the urge to make it again. She didn’t need to embroider double-sided embroidery for her purse, but she could embroider a few handkerchiefs. If she was free in the winter, she could embroider a table cloth for her mother. As for large pieces such as a table cloth, she could embroider them when she was free in the future.
With her mother, brothers, and sisters spoiling her, she did not have anything to worry about now. Her sisters were not good at sewing, so she could not help with other things. Other than studying and practicing martial arts early in the morning, sewing is what she could do.
Gongyu Mingxi did not pay attention to these things. Her family was now farmers, and it was good enough for them to feed themselves, and she did not need to overdress.
She waved her hand. “It’s fine if you do it for fun, but if you do it attentively, it will hurt your eyes. You do not need to listen to Yan Qixun. She is just a monkey. No matter how meticulous she is, she will not be able to use it well.”
Yan Qixun was offended and said, “If you love your sister, then be it. There’s no need to talk bad about her.”
Yan Lingyu covered her mouth and snickered.
Yan Qixun snorted arrogantly and went to the fermentation pond to see how the fermentation of her paper materials was going. After she finished looking at the fermentation pond, she made a record and went to feed her rabbits.
Now that she had raised thirty rabbits, she was very attentive. Yan Qixun was just waiting for the spinning wheel to be finished, and she would cut off the rabbit hair to spin a sweater. With the sweater, this winter would be much easier.
However, thirty rabbits were far from enough. Therefore, when Gongyu Hao went up the mountain, rabbits were the most important thing besides hunting big prey.
She originally planned to raise a few chickens, but every time Gongyu Hao went up the mountain, he would get wild chickens. He also found a lot of eggs, which were enough for the family to eat, so the plan to raise chickens was put on hold.
However, the rabbit’s rations were now a problem. The food they had at home was only enough for them to spend the winter. Unfortunately, her pocket dimension was still not open.
When Gongyu Hao and Yan Lingsu went up the mountain, Yan Qixun’s spinning wheel plan was postponed. There was no housework for her at home, so she thought of making mahjong for her mother. It was her mother’s hobby. The wine could not be brewed for the time being, and the food could not be wasted, but mahjong could still be made.
It was a pity that she could not find the materials suitable for playing cards for the time being. However, she did not lack wood, so she could just make mahjong.
However, only three people were in the family, so she could not make four mahjong partners. Therefore, she made a mahjong set, but there was no one to play with, so she simply made two more sets. She would send one to her great-grandfather later. It was winter, and the old man had no other entertainment. So, he could play mahjong.
By the time Gongyu Hao and Yan Lingsu returned, she had already made four mahjong sets. This time, they did not go to the town first after they had gotten their prey. Instead, they went straight home.
Gongyu Hao finally fulfilled his dream. He killed two tigers and returned on foot, giving Gongyu Mingxi a big scare. Other than the two tigers, there were two red foxes, two deer, more than ten pheasants, more than ten rabbits, and six dog badgers.
Not only that, but Yan Lingsu also found ginseng that was more than three hundred years old, two ginseng that was more than one hundred years old, and five or six ginseng that was more than fifty years old. She had also found Lingzhi, a bowl-sized ginseng, and a few small ones. The other medicinal herbs were also filled to the brim.
After a quick look, the two big courtyards in her house were ready..