The unfolded silk cloth was much wider and longer than expected. It was a piece of translucent silk cloth about three meters long and one meter wide. The silk cloth was divided into four parts, top, bottom, left and right, each with a delicate embroidery.
pattern.
Everyone can recognize at a glance what animals those patterns are. They are four mythical beasts. The top is Xuanwu, the bottom is Suzaku, the left is white tiger, and the right is Qinglong. Surrounding the four mythical beasts is a Bagua diagram with a circle on the outside and a square on the inside.
In the middle of the picture, the word "Shou" is embroidered.
"This, this, this is a picture of the four beasts!" Someone in the crowd exclaimed, and the shocked voice made everyone in the audience look at him.
"A Picture of Four Beasts!" As soon as the man finished speaking, an old friend of Guan Peihua exclaimed: "Is it really a picture of Four Beasts?"
The man who recognized the picture of the four beasts came up as if he had seen some treasure, and asked An Zhisu expectantly: "Little girl, can you let me touch it?"
An Zhisu nodded calmly: "Please do."
The man was so excited that he wiped his hands on his clothes, then carefully lifted up the silk cloth and carefully touched the embroidery on it.
Other inexperienced people looked at the embroidery patterns blankly. They could only see that the craftsmanship was very exquisite. The four mythical beasts were vivid, as if they were floating on the silk cloth. They had a kind of 3D stereoscopic vision, which made people feel incredible.
"It's a picture of the four beasts. Yes, I won't be mistaken. This is definitely a picture of the four beasts." After a moment, the man spoke again, this time with a particularly affirmative tone.
The knowledgeable people around him were all shocked, looking at An Zhisu as if they were looking at a god.
"What are the Four Beasts Pictures?" Finally, an inexperienced person couldn't help but asked out of curiosity.
The person who first recognized the Four Beasts picture kindly explained to the uninitiated: "The Four Beasts Picture, as the name suggests, is a picture composed of four mythical beasts: Suzaku, Xuanwu, Qinglong and White Tiger. Beast has the same pronunciation as longevity, so it can also be called longevity.
The four-year-old picture is a picture that has been used to celebrate the birthdays of the elders throughout the ages. Usually there are two ways to make pictures of the four animals, one is painting, and the second is embroidery. Painting is generally a common method used by painters, and embroidery
This is a method commonly used by women in embroidery. Whether it is the former or the latter, the difficulty factor is quite high. Especially the latter, the pattern is made with embroidery and embroidered stitch by stitch.
, it is by no means an overnight success.
This little girl is amazing. I just took a closer look. The little girl uses the double-sided embroidery technique in Suzhou embroidery. Double-sided embroidery is the most difficult embroidery method. With such care, this birthday gift is no longer something that money can buy.
It’s an estimate.”
After the words fell, the guests sighed for a while. As the old man said, things have a price, but thoughts are priceless. Previously, they thought that the cheongsam that Yang Xi gave her, which she sewn by herself stitch by stitch, was already a very thoughtful gift.
Little did she know that there was someone who was more attentive than her, and every stitch and stitch was embroidered with full blessings for Guan Peihua.
Regardless of the meaning or friendship, it far exceeds the value of Yang Xi's cheongsam.
"It turns out that Professor Guan has such an ingenious student. It's really rare. Professor Guan is so lucky. All the students he teaches are outstanding." Someone among the guests said with envy.
"Yes, Professor Guan, why haven't you mentioned this student before?"
"Professor Guan, this student probably learned his embroidery from you. He is really better than his predecessor. His embroidery is so good."
"Isn't that right? I looked at those four mythical beasts as if they were alive." Her ears were full of voices praising An Zhisu, as if they could pierce Yang Xi's eardrums. She clenched her fists and said loudly: "You don't want to
She was deceived. This was not embroidered by her. She didn’t know that Professor Guan was going to celebrate his birthday before. I told her last week. In just one week
, how could she embroider a picture of the four beasts? Such a large picture cannot be embroidered in less than half a year!"
When Yang Xi said these words, the compliments of the guests suddenly stopped. It was like the sea after the tide had just receded, quiet and picturesque.
Yang Xi kept up her efforts, looked at Guan Peihua and said: "Professor Guan, you know best, don't you? Can such an embroidery picture be embroidered by one person in only seven or eight days? She doesn't know where to get it.
I came to lie to you and try to gain your favor."
Guan Peihua was startled before she realized what she said. Yang Xi was right. Such a huge embroidery project could not be embroidered overnight. Even when she was young, it would have taken her half a year.
The guests saw that Guan Peihua's expression changed from happy and joyful to calm, and they seemed to understand. They all started whispering again, saying things like An Zhisu borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. The surrounding discussions made Yang Xi's lips curl up again.
With a smile, he continued: "An Zhisu, why are you so mean? Professor Guan was so kind to you before. Even if you don't want to prepare a gift for her yourself, you shouldn't deceive her with something that belongs to someone else, right? A person like her
, not worthy of being in charge at all
Professor’s student!”
Song Jiaren couldn't bear her anymore, and just when she was about to speak out against her, An Zhisu, who had been silent all this time, slowly spoke: "Teacher, don't you believe that I embroidered this?"
Guan Peihua opened her mouth. It wasn't that she didn't believe An Zhisu couldn't embroider it, but she just didn't believe she could embroider it in such a short time. It was simply impossible.
"Zhi Su, the teacher is very happy that you can come to celebrate my teacher's birthday. The second most important thing is the gift, whether it was embroidered by you or not. The teacher has already accepted the gift." Guan Peihua thought for a while and said a compromise.
Yang Xi was happy and hummed: "Did you hear that? An Zhisu and Professor Guan don't believe you did the embroidery. You are so hateful. I don't think you are here to celebrate your birthday. You are clearly here to cause trouble for Professor Guan."
"
An Zhisu's delicate little face decorated with cosmetics was slightly pale, and her heart ached a little, not because Yang Xi said these unpleasant words, but because her teacher, whether it was five years ago or five years later,
Still refused to believe her.
An Zhisu closed her eyes and tried hard to push back the tears. When she opened her eyes again, her eyes were clear and confident. She slightly raised the corners of her lips: "You are right, such a big one
The pictures of the four beasts cannot be embroidered in seven or eight days."
"Haha, An Zhisu, you finally admitted that this is not..."
"But who told you that I started preparing the picture of the four beasts only seven or eight days ago?" Yang Xi's smile was quickly cut off by An Zhisu, who looked at her with eyes as sharp as a knife. Yang Xi was not afraid of her.
, she felt that she had the absolute upper hand, and hummed: "You only knew that Professor Guan was going to celebrate his seventieth birthday seven or eight days ago. Do you want to tell me that you started preparing half a year ago? An Zhisu, you were there half a year ago.
Where? Others don’t know, doesn’t Professor Guan know? Do you think Professor Guan will believe your sophistry? An Zhisu, don’t treat everyone like monkeys.”