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nChapter 28

n“How could that be?” The shopkeeper furrowed his eyebrows . Was this little girl here just to make a ruckus?

n“Let’s just talk about the red colours . You have normal red, purplish red, pinkish red, pink, bright pink, but you don’t have silver red and fuchsin red . Am I correct?”

n“This……silver red and fuchsin red actually look very similar to normal red and pinkish red, and people don’t really use those colours, so……”

nMu Yunyao sighed in disappointment . “Normally people don’t really use those colours is because they are just making do with it . I, on the other hand, have a great need for these colours, of course I can’t just simply make do with other colours . Shopkeeper, this is the list of all the colours that I need, can you gather them all?”

n“So much?” The shopkeeper was shocked . “Lady, you even wrote light yellow, this colour is near bright yellow, any embroidery shop would not dare sell it to you . ” Selling this kind of thread was against the law, he would be in deep trouble if he got caught by the officials . The officials would not care whether it was light yellow or bright yellow . After all, they look pretty much the same .

n“So shopkeeper is not willing to sell light yellow thread to me?”

n“Not selling,” The shopkeeper’s heart was already filled with regret . Had he known that this girl was here just to make a ruckus, he would not have wasted his time on her .

nMu Yunyao gave a small smile and took out a handkerchief from her sleeve . “Shopkeeper, take a look at this . ”

n“What is so good about this handkerchief……this……,” The shopkeeper glanced at the handkerchief and immediately snatched it . He placed the handkerchief onto his palm and looked at it carefully . He even unconsciously took two steps towards the window . “This is the lost technique: the Flying Needle?”

n“Shopkeeper has a good eye, this cloth, however, is very coarse, it is not fit for stitching . ”

nThe shopkeeper carefully examined it again . He gently used a finger to touch the butterfly pattern on the handkerchief . “The Flying Needle stitching technique involves working with threads and needles that are as thin as hairs . It has a special way to harmonise the colours . Birds and flowers and plants can be sewed on, mountains and water and people will all look as if they can move . ”

nMu Yunyao beamed, “I want to sew an art piece, I was wondering if the shopkeeper is willing to sell me the thread that I need?”

nAt this time, the shopkeeper was all smiles . He looked at Mu Yunyao as if he were looking at a golden doll . “Lady and the two mistresses have been standing way too long, you must all be very tired . Would you all like to come to my tea room and have a cup of tea and relax your legs? I will get people to ready the threads that this lady needs . ”

nA tiny light flashed across Mu Yunyao’s eyes . She nodded, “Alright . ”

nThe shopkeeper immediately got the servants to serve up high quality tea and snacks . He carefully asked a few questions to find out where Mu Yunyao learned this technique .

nMu Yunyao kelt smiling . Although she looked innocent and naive, she did not let out the smallest bit of useful information to the shopkeeper . Not long later, the threads had arrived . These threads also seemed to be of much better quality than the ones they saw before . “Shopkeeper, how much do all these threads cost?”

n“Please excuse my presumptuousness, I wonder what this lady is making, such that you would have to gather so much thread?”

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n“When Father was alive, he really loved art, but he also thought that art on paper cannot hold its brilliance for long and thus felt regret . Father has passed away, and I want to make his favourite mountains and rivers art piece for him . ”

n“Oh, so what are the specifications?”

n“It would be around six chi long and five chi in breadth . ”

n“Lady’s technique is incredibly delicate, just sewing a single bird would probably take you seven to eight days . May I ask, to complete this art piece, how long would lady take?”

n“I have all the time in the world, I can take my time to make it . ” Mu Yunyao lowered her eyelids . She seemed to suddenly take interest in the snacks and reached out for one and nibbled on it . She looked very beautiful, her movements also seemed to be without any restraint unlike the noble ladies who have undergone etiquette training . This made Mu Yunyao seem very natural and pure .

n“If you were to rush it, how long would it take lady to finish this big project?” The shopkeeper was very nervous . If she is able to finish it before that deadline, he might be able to reap incredible benefits!

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