As soon as I entered the shop, I saw Madam Zhou excitedly introducing new patterns to two girls. The girls seemed to like them very much and chose three new patterns. Li Yan stood aside and waited quietly.

One of the girls, who was pretty and about fourteen or fifteen years old, said, "Boss, please don't hide it. I won't tolerate it if I find out."

Madam Zhou smiled apologetically and said, "How could that be possible? Miss Zheng is showing her appreciation for me, so how could I hide it?"

The woman nodded with satisfaction, turned around and left with the little girl behind her.

After seeing the guests off, Madam Zhou quickly stepped forward, took Li Yan's hand, and said, "My dear girl, I've been waiting for you to come! When will you help me draw some new designs?"

As he spoke, he pulled Li Yan inside and said, "You saw it too. That lady specifically asked for new styles. I'm running a business, so I have to attract customers."

Li Yan asked curiously, "Who was that just now?"

Madam Zhou whispered, "She's our county magistrate's daughter."

Li Yan nodded in understanding and took out two handkerchiefs embroidered by her mother from her bosom. She handed them to Madam Zhou and said, "Shopkeeper, take a look at the embroidery first. How do you think it is?"

Madam Zhou took the handkerchief and nodded with satisfaction: "They are very lively and cute. Are these the only two? I'm just worried about the supply."

He put it away carefully, took out twelve copper coins from the counter and handed them to Li Yan, holding Li Yan affectionately, as if she were his own daughter.

Li Yan put away the copper coins and said to the shopkeeper, "Then I'll go back and draw a few more pictures and send them to you tomorrow."

When Madam Zhou heard that she had agreed to this, she immediately smiled and took some snacks from the counter. She said with a smile, "Take these and sweeten your mouths. You little girls will love them."

After finishing the work, Li Yan felt a little relieved, not as heavy as when she came.

When she returned home, Li Yan first went back to her room to put the silver and money away, then ran to her parents' room to look for Li Erlang, but found that her father was not in the room.

When Lin saw Li Yan, she put down the work in her hands and called Li Yan over.

Li Yan came to Lin's side, took out an oil-paper package from her bosom and handed a piece of mung bean cake to Lin: "Eat it, mother, this is a gift from Madam Zhou. She is very satisfied with the embroidery I brought today."

Mrs. Lin took the mung bean cake from her daughter's hand, took a bite and said, "As long as you are satisfied, I'm glad. There are more than ten handkerchiefs left. Once Xiu'er learns how to make them, our speed will be much faster."

Lin finished the cake in her hand and patted her hands to remove the cake crumbs: "It's greasy, you sisters can have it."

Li Yan took some paper and pen from the room, and asked her mother where her father had gone.

Lin said, "Your father went to the clan leader's house, probably to discuss the price of grain."

After hearing what Lin said, Li Yan decided to go back to her room and draw a few more pictures.

It took more than half an hour to finish the drawings of Miffy, Bugs Bunny, and the rabbit. Together with the previous three, there were six drawings in total.

It took another hour to draw ten pictures of rabbits in different scenes, some sitting, some lying down, in various postures. Then he dried the brush and ink and put away the paper and pen.

Li Yan stretched, turned her sore arms, got up and went to the room to see if her father had returned.

At this time, Xiu'er was sitting next to Lin in the room, with a serious expression, staring at Lin's needlework without blinking.

This simple pattern does not have complicated needlework, and the color matching is also minimalist. Xiu'er picked up the scraps of cloth given by Aunt Lin and followed the embroidery step by step. It can't be said that it is very good. The image of the rabbit can still be seen at a glance, but it lacks some charm.