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Chapter 84
Zhang Hui put down the feather duster suspiciously, took the embroidered cloth, and then froze. Seeing that her expression was wrong, the two aunts hurriedly leaned over, and were stunned.
"This, is this really embroidered by you?" Zhang Hui's voice was shaking.
"I embroidered it. It took me a whole month." Lin Dan was finally able to sit down and take a breath.
Fourth Auntie stroked the peony flower stamen, stroked the dewdrops on the leaves, and sighed: "This flower stamen is embroidered with a punching stitch. The embroidery thread is looped three times and tied into a knot to simulate the stamen. The true shape of the petals; the petals are mixed with needles, and the color is very natural, from light red to magenta, and it is smudged with wisps and strands. It is almost impossible to find the connection of each color. The excessive is extremely natural; the flower The quilting needle is used in the path, it has a sense of unevenness. The flower and leaf veins are clear and lifelike. The most colorful is the dewdrops. The cushion embroidery is used to form a convex surface. From the dewdrops, there is a flash of sunlight. The fading of the colors and the bending of the lines are all true. If I hadn't touched them with my hands, I would really think that these dewdrops had dripped on them."
The third sister-in-law nodded and slapped her tongue: "It's amazing, our Dan'er is really amazing. In this embroidery, Dan'er uses more than 20 kinds of stitches. Many stitches are extremely difficult. My fourth sister and I don’t know how to use it. That’s not the case. The most brilliant thing is her color scheme. A good embroidery has seven key points, namely, uniformity, lightness, straightness, uniformity, thinness, smoothness, and density. Dan'er However, his work completely breaks these concepts. Instead of pursuing uniformity and uniformity, he combines the changes of light and shadow with the intensity of color. The light-facing side has bright and clear colors, and the backlit side has dark and strong colors. The transition is also very natural, just like a real thing. These dewdrops are the place where this characteristic is best reflected. The stitches are still those stitches, but once the color is changed and the light and shadow are added, the flower becomes lifelike."
The third aunt found a piece of Meng Si's work, and said proudly: "Sister, come and take a look. This is a peony embroidered by Meng Si. How do you feel?"
Zhang Hui doesn't understand embroidery, but anyone with eyes can detect the difference between the two embroidery. She stared at her daughter's embroidered cloth and tremblingly said, "I think the peony embroidered by our Dan'er is a thousand times better than Meng Si's embroidered."
The third wife smiled comfortably: "Yes, Dan'er's embroidery skills may not be as good as Meng Si, but her color matching and painting skills have left Meng Si far behind. It seems that Dan'er's almost messy embroidery Do not say that there is no such thing in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Even if you travel throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, you can’t find a second one. A top-notch embroiderer must first have her own style, so that others can call out her work as soon as she sees her work. Her name. Our Dan'er has not yet been a teacher, but it has been able to do this. In time, she must be the first-class embroiderer in the world. Sister, in the future, you can no longer use Meng Si to belittle our Dan'er, we Jia Dan'er is no worse than anyone else."
Lin Dan, who was drinking water, quickly put down his tea cup and straightened his chest. Although she has great confidence in herself, she also needs to be affirmed by others.
Zhang Hui nodded happily, his eyes were red for some time.
Lin Dan felt sorrowful, walked over and patted her on the back, and whispered a mother. Now that she is here, incarnation of the original owner, she will bear the original owner's family and responsibilities on her shoulders, and will restore Lin Jiaxiu Village to its former glory.
Fourth Auntie shook her head and said, "San Jie, you are wrong. What is Dan'er's embroidery skills inferior to Meng Si? I think this embroidery used at least two dozen stitches, including Ye Jinxiu's original creation Ye Jinxiu is the former queen embroiderer, known as the god of needles. If our family Dan'er can learn her skills, how can it be worse than Meng Si!
The third sister stared at the embroidered cloth for a long time, and then hesitated: "How can you be sure that Dan'er used mixed needles and needles? I think it's just a bit like. You know, Ye Jinxiu's Ye's needle method has long been lost. No one will use it."
Fourth Auntie confidently said: "The master once gave me a piece of Ye Zhen Shen's embroidery. I watched it day by day and studied it night and night. How could I not recognize it? This is needle mixing and needle application, Dan'er, how did you learn it? , Tell auntie!"
Lin Dan ran to the yard, took his sewing box, and said frankly: "I cut Ye Zhenshen's embroidery work, looked for the needle eye and marked the location one by one, only then learned how to mix and apply needles. Not only that. , I also cut out Su Xiuniang’s liger and Fang Xiuniang’s former Chuping little elephant, and learned their stunts, hair stitch and face-opening stitch respectively. Here, all the cut embroidery works are here, embroidered cloth The small black dot on the top is the eye of the needle that I marked. You can follow the eye of the needle to see through it."
Su Xiuniang and Fang Xiuniang are two other top embroiderers of the same era as Ye Jinxiu. One is good at embroidering beasts and the other is good at embroidering. They invented the curling stitch and the open-face stitch to show the fluffy and soft hair of animals. It is named after the texture of the character's skin. The style of their works is the same as that of Lin Dan, with only one word-truth. How to make embroidery as genuine is the lifelong pursuit of the two.
In the tireless pursuit and grinding, they eventually became a generation, just like Ye Jinxiu, shining in the long river of history. For this reason, their works rarely appear on the market, either in the palace or in the hands of a family of giants, and they can sell at high prices with just one piece.
It can be said that Lin Dafu had spared his life in order to collect these three works, but right now, they have turned into three rags, randomly placed in Lin Dan's sewing box.
The third aunt and the fourth aunt sat down shaking with their chests, Zhang Hui tremblingly picked up the feather duster, trying to tell herself that the child was born, to bear it, and to hold back!
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Lin Dan immediately explained: "Mother, two aunts, don't feel pity. These three works are precious, but shouldn't the more precious thing be the stitches used to embroider them? I embroidered the three After learning the needlework of my mother, I will be able to embroider more pictures of flowers and birds, ligers and small elephants in the future. Perhaps in a few hundred years, people will treasure my embroidery and call me the god of needles. You guys Do you think it right?"
"Yes, this is the reason." The two aunts broke free from the feeling of heartbreak, and said with tears: "Dan'er, since you have cut the embroidery, you must study it carefully!"
"Auntie, don't worry, I've already studied it almost." Lin Dan soothed.
Zhang Hui gritted his teeth, and finally threw away the feather duster, crying and laughing: "Things are dead, and people are alive. As long as my Daner has something to do, my mother will be happier than anything. Third sister, fourth sister, you also cut it. Let’s make a concerted effort to open up the embroidery workshop in the future. Today, Dan’er has been able to start a teacher. Let’s kill a chicken to celebrate. By the way, Dan’er, you said you took an embroidery job and your employer is Who is it?"
"It's Miss Du next door. She is going to attend the Buddhist meeting in half a month." Lin Dan finally let out a sigh of relief. She also knew that the embroidery left by her father was very precious, and it was not a last resort. But the embroidered women with outstanding skills come from the embroidery family, and they never grant their unique skills to outsiders. The reason why Meng Si is famous in Suzhou and Hangzhou is also because of her family history.
Under such circumstances, Lin Dan couldn’t find the top embroiderer as a teacher. If she let her figure it out, maybe one day she could surpass Meng Si, but the time would be very long, three to five years, or even ten. Years or 20 years, it is possible.
Lin Dan wanted to make a quick success, so he could only go slant forward.
What she could think of, Zhang Hui could naturally also think of it. Looking at her daughter, that little anger has completely dissipated and turned into comfort and joy, "Our family Dan'er has grown up, and we are more and more determined in doing things. The same. Do your embroidering work this time and don't let Miss Du disappointed."
"I know. I have already figured out what to embroider. If Ms. Du makes a stunning appearance this time, I can beat my reputation and my business will gradually improve. When I save enough money, I will rent A small facade will take care of the work, and it will become famous in the future, so I will recruit more embroiders to open the embroidered village. Mother, what do you think?"
"Okay, let's take it slowly, not in a hurry." Zhang Hui turned away and wiped away tears. The daughter is acting more and more calmly, more and more organized, if her father is still there, I don't know how happy she will be.
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Du Ruyan was busy collecting good fabrics to make dresses, and forgot the five taels of deposit. Du Rusong has enlisted in the army and is going to the barracks to train every day, but he has no time to ask Lin Dan. On the morning when the Buddhist meeting was held, Lin Dan walked out of the door that had been closed for half a month, carrying a deerskin package in his hand.
At the same time, Du Ruyan also got up early and was turning over the dresses in the cage one by one and spreading them on the bed.
"This one is too veggie, this one is too glamorous, this style is a bit old...no, no, none of this works!" She stomped her feet and grabbed her hair, almost collapsed.
The maid was even more broken than her, and she whispered: "But miss, these are all new clothes you made. If you can't pick it out from here, you will only be able to wear the old clothes."
Du Ruyan had never looked down upon other fabrics since he had seen the silk of hibiscus with clear water. Her head is now full of the hibiscus flowers embroidered by Meng Si. They are both clear and colorful, with suitable shades. Who else has embroidered skills that can match her? Which cloth is more beautiful than hers?
"Rather than wearing these clothes to make a fool of myself, I would rather stay at home." After repeated picking several times, Du Ruyan has changed from anxiety to despair. She used to be a lofty daughter of the Hou Palace, even if she became a commoner, she didn't want to be inferior. Either she didn't go, or she stunned the audience and beat the crowd.
She rummaged through the cage without giving up, and sat down slumpingly after all. Without the identity of the daughter of the Hou Mansion, even if she has the money in her hand, she cannot buy expensive fabrics, because the expensive fabrics are often ordered by the local giants before they arrive, and others can only buy them. of. And she was once the one who enjoyed this privilege.
She tried very hard to keep her pride, but reality told her time and time again that she would never go back. A feathered phoenix is not as good as a chicken. This sentence pierced her heart like a knife.
She sucked her nose and resisted the urge to cry, but saw the maid walk in with a package, and then took out a breast-wrapped skirt, a blouse, a set of jewelry, and a pair of embroidered shoes from the package, neatly placed Put it on the bed.
"Miss, this is just sent by Miss Lin. I think you should go to the Buddhist meeting as scheduled. If you don't go, this Lin'an Mansion will be missing the most beautiful scenery." The maid said with a smile.
Du Ruyan opened his eyes wide, covered his mouth, and looked extremely shocked. After a while, he shouted ecstatically, "Go, I must go today!"