Chapter 15 (1/2)

Wedding? With whom?

Su Feng Nuan became stalled for a moment and looked at Liu Mo-Mo.

Liu Mo-Mo said with a smile, “It haven’t been decided yet. I’m making it ahead of time, and giving it to him as a gift for his birthday so he’s prepared.”

Su Feng Nuan responded with a “Oh,” and thought, if it’s a wedding robe, it definitely not too bright since weddings should be festive, but he has not yet set an engagement yet, so isn’t it too early to be embroidering a wedding outfit?

“Your mother’s embroidery work is quite well known. Has she taught you since childhood?” Liu Mo-Mo asked.

Su Feng Nuan rubbed her nose in embarrassment. “Taught, but I can’t learn it.”

“Xiao Ya Tou1 is smart, not can’t learn it, just won’t learn.” Liu Mo-Mo smiled and looked at her. “You have nothing to do, why not help Mo-Mo, I. Now my eyes are blurry, in a day I can’t embroider much, and I am rushing to catch up every day. I am afraid won’t be able to catch up with Xiao Xiang’s wedding. His parents are gone, he is a poor child. Mo-Mo watched him grow up, there’s not much I can help him with, just this one task, and don’t know what day the dirt will bury over, and it’ll turn into dust.”

Su Feng Nuan listened to her saying it pitifully, and thought about her old age, and felt difficult, “But I don’t know how to embroider.”

“I’ll teach you.” Liu Mo-Mo said.

Su Feng Nuan hesitated, “I’m afraid I won’t embroider good enough, if the embroidery is ugly, how can he wear it out later? Nevermind.”

Liu Mo-Mo suddenly smiled, “You have me watching besides you, how can you embroider poorly? It’s just helping me with the needles. Besides, your sword skill is very good, these needle skills sometimes have similarities with sword skills, only the needle is finer and need be more accurate, you try it, you might do well.”

“This…” Su Feng Nuan indeed had nothing to do, and listened to Liu Mo-Mo say so, seeing her beautiful embroidery work, was also a little eager to try it and nodded, “Why don’t I give it a try? If not good, I’ll return it to Mo-Mo? ”

“Yes, try it.” Liu Mo-Mo handed over to her.

Su Feng Nuan has picked up a few days of needlework, so the starter’s embroidery work was still present, and it was all because Madam Su had hounded her into practicing it. So now taking it up again, although her hands were out of practice, but with Liu Mo-Mo guiding on the side, although the needle went down a bit crooked, but if not examining closely, really can’t notice.

Liu Mo-Mo was smiling besides her, “I said that Xiao Ya Tou is smart, see, you picked it up and can embroider.”

Su Feng Nuan had her eyes wide open, not daring to look elsewhere, just focusing on the embroidery as she set the needle, and said, “Mo-Mo, don’t leave me, you have to always keep an eye on me, if I don’t embroider it right, and somewhere goes wrong, than it’s ruined, not to mention that this fabric is crazy expensive, most important is it’s hard to buy.”

Liu Mo-Mo smiled and nodded.

Su Feng Nuan is indeed smart. Some things she just couldn’t find interest in, don’t want to learn, but once takes interest, she’ll learn it quickly.

After an hour, she was able to set the needles swiftly and getting the grasp of it. Occasionally, her eyes dare to look away. All because she is mastered in sword skills and the needle skills are indeed somewhat similar, so she can set the needle very precisely.

“Am I right? Look at how good you embroidered? After some time, your embroidered product will be better than what Mo-Mo embroiders.” Liu Mo-Mo laughed happily.

Su Feng Nuan said with a smile, “Don’t praise me Mo-Mo, I’m one who can’t sit still. If keep me at home doing embroidery work all day, I will go crazy.”

Liu Mo-Mo smiled and nodded. “If you help me, Xiao Xiang’s2 robe can be finished very quickly. You are young and embroider fast. When you have finished embroidering, I will talk to your Wai-gong3 and let’s go to Lingyun Temple for a few days.”

Su Feng Nuan’s lips twitched. “Mo-Mo likes to worship Buddha?”

“Well, I don’t like it, it’s just that the Lingyun Temple hosts a ceremony every summer. It is a ritual for the dead buried on the mountain behind it. I want to offer some incense for Xiao Xiang’s parents. The Lingyun Temple is located 50 miles from the Imperial City, on the foot of the mountain is a small town called Lingyun Town. On 7th day of the 7th month of every year there is Double-Seventh festival4 and it is very lively. You have not been in the Imperial City for many years, so likely have not gone before.”

Su Feng Nuan heard and her eyes lit up. “Yes, Lingyun Town has the Double-Seventh Festival on the 7th day of 7th month every year. I know about that, but just in the past when I came to the Imperial City the date was not right, so I couldn’t make it. There is still one month till this year’s right? Can the embroidery be finished in time?” She thought of something, and immediately continued, “Wai-gong is locking me in to study the rules, will he agree to let me go?”

“If I go to ask, your Wai-gong will agree.” Liu Mo-Mo said, “You and I will embroider together, work harder, will be able to finish it.”

Su Feng Nuan instantly smiled widely. “Alright, Mo-Mo go ask him sooner, let’s hurry and finish embroidering it and go early.”

Liu Mo-Mo nodded, “When the embroidery is done, when I go offer the incense to Xiao Xiang’s parent I can also tell them about it.”