All Hail Cousin Brother

In this way, it is really not good to delay any longer.

Yu Youyao hurriedly took the gift she prepared from Chun Xiao's hand and presented it respectfully: "I made a forehead wipe for my grandmother..."

In the narrow and long box, there is a Ruyi pattern and Shu embroidery on the forehead. In the middle of the forehead, a sapphire the size of a dove egg is set, which is as deep and translucent as sea water.

Old Mrs. Xie laughed until she could see her teeth but not her eyes: "Our Xiaoyao's embroidery work is really good. I looked at the Shu embroidery above, and it was a little different from what I usually see. The wishful pattern is not embroidered, but it seems to be engraved on it. At first glance, the Ruyi pattern on it seems to move."

Yu Youyao pursed his lips and chuckled: "Shu embroidery is bright and vivid, vivid and three-dimensional. It uses cross needles, spiral needles, and virtual and solid covering needles. The needle method is very special. It was taught to me by a friend."

Tang Yunxi is good at embroidery and is very interested in double-sided embroidery, so she taught some.

Tang Yunxi didn't want to take advantage of her, so she had to teach her Shu embroidery.

Yu Youyao, who just got out of double-sided embroidery, said that she didn't want to learn it at all, but in order for Tang Yunxi to learn double-sided embroidery without any psychological burden, she had to bite the bullet and learn it.

But Aunt Xu laughed badly.

Wang Shi also leaned over to look: "Look at the sapphire above, such a pure and flawless sapphire is rare in the Zhou Dynasty..."

The two got together and praised the forehead to the sky, but not on the ground.

This scene reminded Yu Youyao of the first time her grandmother received her own embroidered "10,000" character pattern, and the situation when the double-sided embroidery on the forehead was inevitably a little sad.

Old Master Xie said in a sour heart, "I have to go to the old man's house in a while, you can calm down, this is not the first time I have received a gift from Xiaoyao'er."

The old lady Xie rolled her eyes at him and grinned happily.

Yu Youyao swept away the sadness in her heart: "The gems above were brought back from Youzhou by my cousin. There are many different colors in my house. If my grandmother and aunt like it, I will send some to them later."

Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Wang were stunned for a moment, and then they realized that the "cousin" in Yu Youyao's mouth was "Zhou Linghuai" who sent her to Quanzhou.

The old lady Xie smiled: "This is a rare thing."

Yu Youyao wiped his forehead and helped Mrs. Xie put it on, and Mrs. Xie's face turned into a chrysanthemum pattern with a smile.

Wang Shi also praised with a smile: "Indigo blue is versatile, and the embroidery looks good on the forehead. No matter how you wear it, it is suitable. It is also suitable to wear the forehead in this weather. Our little girl is really attentive."

Yu Youyao hurried again and took the shoes for her grandfather: "I have a maid in front of me, who has an ancestral craftsmanship of making shoes, and has a thousand-layer sole, which is not only breathable and soft, but also absorbs moisture and perspiration. I heard that Quanzhou is close to the sea and the climate is It was wet, so I made a pair of cotton shoes for my grandfather with the soles on, and I usually wear them at home to make my feet feel more comfortable."

The black upper has no texture, but the workmanship is very dense. On the sole of the Melaleuca sole, a layer of thin beef tendon sole is specially added.

Yu Youyao squatted on the ground and wanted to help him try on his shoes: "Grandfather, try it to see if it fits."

"I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself." Mr. Xie didn't want to let his granddaughter put on his shoes, so he quickly took off his shoes and put the cotton shoes made by his granddaughter on his feet.

He usually wears cotton shoes at home.

The difference can be compared with one foot on the shoe. Mr. Xie stood up and stepped on it for a few steps, and immediately said: "These shoes are good, they are better than I used to wear..."

Now it's the turn of the old man Xie.

Yu Youyao took another pair of shoes and a very delicate double-sided embroidered peony fan, which was prepared for the eldest uncle and aunt.

Wang has no daughter, and has never enjoyed it. This kind of filial piety in needlework, holding a fan, is even more joyous.

The double-sided peony has two different sides. One side is pink and white Erqiao, which is elegant and refined, and the other side is purple and red Erqiao, which is magnificent.

Er Qiao is a big flower with multiple petals, and at first glance, it just feels like Mei Lun Meihuan.

Wang Shi was overjoyed: "Xiaoyao'er is too caring. Being a female celebrity is too much trouble. In the future, I should do less..."

As a result, the family was messing around again, talking a lot, and delaying a lot of time, and then they went to the main house together.

While walking, old lady Xie held her hand and said lovingly, "I'll take you over to recognize someone first, and when I'm done, I'll come back to rest. If you have filial piety, you won't be able to hold the banquet. When we get together for dinner, we can get acquainted more." Having said that, she changed the subject: "Your second aunt is a cool person, and your third aunt is gentle, and they are all very easy to get along with..."

The old lady rambled a lot.

When they got to the main courtyard, the second uncle and the third uncle's family were already waiting in the hall.

Grandpa Xie sat on the main seat, and Yu Youyao respectfully kowtowed to Grandfather Taiwai, and presented cotton shoes made by himself.

Made a total of two pairs.

A pair of azurite, a pair of indigo.

Mrs. Xie tried on the shoes on the spot, and was reluctant to take them off: "Don't look at a pair of shoes that look simple, but it is not easy to make a pair of shoes that not only fit your feet, but also are comfortable and wear-resistant. The clothes are too big and too small. , I can barely make do with it, the shoes can’t be bigger, they can be an inch smaller.”

In the homes of ordinary people, there are only shoes, and they never buy them.

Whenever there is any remaining cloth at home, it is first tightened to make shoes.

After Mr. Xie finished speaking, he said, "A surname means nothing. Since you have entered the Xie residence, you are a member of the Xie residence, so don't go out in the future."

Yu Youyao's eyes were slightly red, and she nodded quickly.

The shoes prepared for the second and third uncles are also shoes, one pair per person. Because they are made by themselves, they are all the same, and no one will feel unsatisfactory.

The things that the younger generation can give to the elders are shoes, socks, girdle, but Yu Youyao is a niece, and socks are close to the body, so his wife and daughter should do it.

The two-sided embroidered fans were also given to the second and third aunts.

The second aunt, Mrs. Lin, likes camellia, and Yu Youyao sent a double-sided camellia, two-colored agate, red and white, very elegant.

The third aunt, Zheng, likes plum blossoms, so Yu Youyao sent double-sided plums, one with cinnabar and the other with green calyx, Lingshuang and Aoxue.

Several of the cousins ​​were men, and Yu Youyao was not good at giving things that were too personal, so one person gave a hollowed out silver incense ball, which is a small and delicate incense stick that can be carried around.

You can put spices and incense pills in it. After burning, the incense of the smoke will float out from the hollowed out holes, and the aroma is pleasant.

Incense **** are not uncommon.

What is rare is the incense pills inside. Because Quanzhou is near the sea and the climate is humid, Yu Youyao made incense pills to remove the dampness and warm the sun. It is very rare to wear it for a long time.