Young rich peasants

One of the advantages that Zaozi has more people than here is that it has the memory of the modern world. Even if you haven’t learned it specifically, the lace totem patterns you see in your life integrate ancient and modern Chinese and foreign, and your thinking is more flexible when you want to innovate.But there are also disadvantages. Sometimes the patterns he embroiders are too biased towards modern people's aesthetics, and ancient people don't like them. He has found a balance between innovation and classicism through repeated attempts.

Gui Ada in the palace used the headscarf of a hundred birds and a phoenix to overwhelm the crowd, and when the folks sought after it, they often used similar embroidered pictures.It's just that the phoenix is ​​not a style that ordinary people with flat heads can use, so embroiderers often use other birds instead.There are peacocks opening their tails in China, cranes in the clouds, rich roosters in the morning, mandarin ducks in pairs, spring swallows cutting willows, orioles singing crisply, and thrushes making up beautifully... The birds that have been praised since ancient times have all been included in paintings. , with a bun.Embroidery well is naturally not afraid of repeated patterns, but if there are special bird patterns appearing at this time, it will definitely have a lot of advantages.

Zaozi wanted to take a risk and embroider a bird he had only seen in animal illustrations—the bird of paradise.What impresses him the most about this bird is its gorgeous but not kitsch color, its plump and soft body, and most importantly, its slender and gorgeous tail feathers.It has the bright colors of peacocks, but it is soft and delicate.If you can successfully embroider its characteristics, there will be a very beautiful effect.He plans to use the traditional southern embroidery method, one or two threads of fine embroidery.Only in this way can the magnificence and softness of the tail feathers of the bird of paradise be displayed.

He picked a blue bird of paradise and another mainly tawny bird of paradise, both magnificent and elegant.If possible, he would like to weave peacock feathers into thread, which is said to be more delicate, but unfortunately Gaoliang County does not have it, and it would be too troublesome to ask someone to buy it from afar.

After starting to work, little Ayue basically took care of his grandfather. Zaozi was very attentive when making needlework. It can even be said that he was so focused that he couldn't hear what was going on around him. It was not safe for little Ayue to stay by the side.

At first Mei Xiaodi thought that Zaozi was going to embroider peacocks, because the color of the fabric and embroidery threads he prepared were very similar, and he wanted to help.But Zaozi said no, which really aroused his curiosity.

When the jujube was halfway embroidered, he became more and more confused. What kind of bird is this?So strange.

"This is the Bird of Paradise." Zao Zi waited until he was done explaining to Little Daddy Mei.

The embroidery is a few feet of fine cloth. In order to facilitate winding and knotting, the embroidery will not be full. Try to calculate the number of winding circles and measure where the pattern embroidery can be exposed. Generally, the main part should not exceed two inches. Appropriately extend a section along the edge of the selvage.Some people embroider two main pictures, while others only embroider one. These all have their own rules, and Mei Xiaopai explained them all clearly, so Zaozi embroidered more smoothly.

"Bliss, bliss..." Little Daddy Mei considered these two words, nodded in agreement, "It's very meaningful. Why haven't we seen this kind of bird here?" The shape is so beautiful, everyone will like it, and will definitely remember it profound.

Zaozi hesitated, "It...it probably only lives in the deep mountains, very deep." It must not be revealed that this is a memory of his previous life.

Little Daddy Mei didn't have much doubt about this. After all, Chen Country is vast and rich in resources. There are things in the deep mountains and old forests that they have never heard of, not to mention whether they are fairies or evil beasts. It is lucky to have a peek.

Zaozi was afraid that Dad would continue to ask questions, so he quickly changed the subject, "Dad, do you think this kind can be sold?"

"Yes, it will sell well. Jujube embroidery has improved a lot, and this bird is so lifelike, it seems to come alive from the cloth." The little dad gently stroked the cloth, "Bird of Paradise... Life is short, if you can It would be nice to be as happy as this bird for a moment. I should like to see him too."

Where is the pole and when is the length?Ultimate bliss and eternal happiness are nothing but wishful thinking of people after all.Little Daddy Mei stood quietly, a goose feather fell on his shoulders, as if it was not falling.

After a while, Little Daddy Mei spoke again, "Are there any other embroidery pictures? I will send two more embroidery pictures to the county town for sale."

Zaozi said with relief: "There is another more elegant one, if you want another one... that's fine too."

"Well, thank you for your hard work. Xiao Song and I will cook the recent meal, don't be too tired."

"Zaozi knows."

Embroidery is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task, and half a month has passed since the first embroidery was finished.August [-]th is the birthday of Lei Shounuo and Lei Shancheng, father and son, but there is a custom in Gaoliang County, children are not happy to celebrate before the adult ceremony, and Lei Shounuo does not pay attention to his own birthday, so It's over after a good meal.

Zaozi rested for a day, picked up her needle and thread, and then embroidered the second one.The needle is long and the thread is pulled up, and no one is willing to make a loud noise when they see it, for fear of breaking the seemingly invisible connection.What Lei Shounuo saw when he returned home was such a peaceful afternoon scene.He went to the kitchen to wash his hands and feet, put on comfortable clothes, and held a small pot of tea in his palm to sip.

The palm-sized teapot was Zaozi's birthday gift for him, and it was only for him, and he only used it at home.

Zaozi stopped, rubbed her neck, and let out a light breath.Lei Shounuo moved over and put the spout to his mouth, "Drink some water." Zaozi raised his head and smiled, took a sip from Lei Shounuo's hand, and said, "Brother Lei came back really early today, where's the housekeeper? "

"He's still in the granary, something's wrong with the rice."

"what happened?"

"Rats probably got in, and half of a bag of rice was eaten," Lei Shounuo said.

Zaozi took another sip of tea and said, "If there is nothing, it will be gone. Just fill the mouse hole?"

"Well, that's true. After the hole is filled, the housekeeper uncle still needs to check all the rice bags and make a record."

Zaozi smiled and said, "Uncle is very responsible, that's good."

Lei Shounuo pinched Zaozi's face, "So you, Brother Lei, sneaked back, are you hungry, I'll go and steam an egg."

Zaozi wrinkled her nose, "Brother Lei can only steam eggs."

"Hahaha, the craftsmanship is not good, I hope Ah Duo will forgive me."

Zaozi inserted the needle into the sewing kit and got up, "I'll go and eat something else." "What to eat?" "Scrambled eggs with olive horn." "..."

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A month later, the remaining two headscarves were finally embroidered, and a backing was added to seal the edges.Mei Xiaopai took a look and added some twigs and leaves, "It's so beautiful, we need the whole brocade box to put it in."

Zaozi really went to Xilang and asked for three brocade boxes. Originally, they were for pearl chains. Therefore, anyone in the village who wants a brocade box will bring a la carte or eggs to exchange.Zaozi picked three and a half slap-sized ones, probably for jade bracelets.

"Hey, you also embroidered a headscarf, what kind? What kind of pattern? Can you show me?" Liuxi was very fond of this kind of thing, and wished to go home with Zaozi to see what happened.

Zaozi was almost overwhelmed, and hurriedly pushed him down, "Brother Liuxi, be careful with your stomach."

"It's all right, after three months, the doctor said it's stabilized. Let's go! Take me to have a look!" Liuxi's eyes sparkled, she got off the bed with her hand holding Zaozi, put on her shoes and walked out while supporting her waist.

Zaozi had no choice but to go out, but luckily A Tang blocked him at the door, and the other party hugged him back.Xi Lang clasped A-Tang's shoulders and raised his arms and shouted, "I want to see Zaozi! Show me!" Zaozi wiped the sweat from his brow, although he couldn't see it, but he believed that Brother A-Tang was smiling now.

Brother Atang had sold a lot of things before, and he was especially good at dealing with brothers and children. It seemed that Brother Liuxi would not be able to escape... He said sorry to Xilang in his heart, and ran away in a hurry.

"Why so long?" Mei Xiaopai took the brocade box and asked.

Zaozi told the story again, Mei Xiaopai said: "Well, as long as there is nothing wrong. Come on, let's put it in."

Roll it up carefully, with the patterned side on top, and the colors of the three brocade boxes just match the headscarves, and it is very delicate to see them lined up.

Housekeeper Lei passed by, and it was rare for him to be distracted from the collection of poetry and poetry, and asked, "What kind of bird is this?"

Zaozi repeated what he had said to Little Daddy Mei before, and Housekeeper Lei pondered for a moment, then said: "Life is colorful, full of bliss everywhere, very good."

Mei Xiaodi was stunned, the two were thinking in the same direction, but they were just opposite.

Housekeeper Lei turned back to the room, and after a short while took out three pieces of paper with small characters written on them, which were smaller than the brocade box, so they fit right into it, and said: "Such a good scarf, ordinary people don't know what kind of paper is on it. It would be a disappointment to do such a thing, I mentioned a few words, which can be used as a comment.”

Mei Xiaodi and Zaozi took turns to read it, and it was really good.Mei Xiaodi said: "Such a good character, it's a bit shabby just to put it in a box, why don't you sew a cloth to wrap it?" Zaozi also thinks this is good, but he has a better idea.

It's very simple, find a thin piece of wood and cut it to the same size as the lid of the brocade box, put the paper on it, and then wrap it with cloth, not completely covering it, leaving only the part with words, just like when he wrapped the book cover when he was a child, that A way to wrap around the edges without damaging the cover.After it is done, embed the words on the cover, and you can see it as soon as you open it.

The next day, Zaozimei's little dad took Xiaosong out of the county, and Lei Shounuo volunteered to take care of little Ayue, walking around the village with a red strap on his back, not afraid of being teased by others.

When they arrived in the county town, Mei Xiaopai and Zaozi went to the cloth shop they usually frequent. The shopkeeper smiled when he saw the father and son, and brought tea and water. What do you think of the turban?"

Mei Xiaopai put on airs, and said with kindness on his face: "Shopkeeper, don't say that we don't give you face after so many transactions, this time my Zaozi really made three headscarves to sell here, one One of a kind.”

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, "Where is it?"

Zaozi took out three brocade boxes from the bamboo basket, lined them up in front of the counter, and opened them.The shopkeeper was immediately attracted by the Bird of Paradise, "Can you take it out and have a look?"

"Yes, here are the words about this bird." Zaozi pointed to the lid of the box.

The shopkeeper carefully shook the scarf, looked at it carefully from top to bottom, then moved it to the lid of the box, squinted his eyes for a long time, and suddenly gave a thumbs up, "Okay!"

Zaozi turned around and smiled at Xiaopai, Xiaopai Mei blinked, Zaozi immediately pursed his mouth to hold back the smile.Mei Xiaopai lifted the tea lid a few times, took a sip of tea, and said, "Since it's worth the shopkeeper's thumbs up, the price can't be lower."

The shopkeeper cleared his throat, "My price here is the most fair, and it's not like Mei Ada doesn't know about it."

Mei Xiaodi pulled Zaozi back to sit down, and said, "Of course."