Yuan Ziwen had such a good relationship with Wei Yan, so he naturally knew about Shen Xiu's embroidery skills. All Wei Yan's later clothes were made by Shen Xiu. Yuan Ziwen once envied Wei Yan for having such a virtuous woman.
It's one thing to just know that Shen Xiu can do embroidery work, but Yuan Ziwen is not very clear about how high the other party's embroidery skills are.
When shopkeeper Zhou asked for his opinion, Yuan Ziwen thought of his relationship with Wei Yan and decided that no matter whether Shen Xiu's embroidery was good or not, he would definitely be on her side.
Yuan Ziwen had this thought in his mind, while his eyes stayed on the two embroideries in front of him.
The one on the left is Shen Xiu's embroidery work, and the one on the right is Lin Ye's embroidery work.
Yuan Ziwen glanced at it a few times. If he was still a little entangled in his heart, he felt that it was unfair to favor others, but when he saw Shen Xiu's embroidery work, this thought disappeared immediately.
To be fair, Lin Ye's embroidery work is not bad, it is almost exactly the same as the rose flower picture he drew, even the size of the flower bones is exactly the same.
It just looks like a familiar image, but it lacks a bit of freshness and agility.
The picture of roses embroidered by Shen Xiu was different. When Yuan Ziwen looked at it for the first time, he felt that the roses were so vivid, as if he had returned to his study room, and his eyes were filled with these vivid roses.
flower.
If Lin Ye embroidered a dead picture, then Shen Xiu embroidered a living picture, fully displaying the vividness and freshness of the rose.
Yuan Ziwen pointed to Shen Xiu's embroidery without hesitation, "I think this embroidery is better and more realistic."
After Yuan Ziwen said these words, Lin Ye's face turned a little pale. In fact, he knew the result of this competition after seeing Shen Xiu's embroidery.
But he still had some luck. Now that he heard Yuan Ziwen, a layman, he knew that he had indeed lost.
When shopkeeper Zhou nodded with a smile and asked several other customers to comment, Lin Ye couldn't help but want to save some face for himself.
Rather than humiliating yourself, it is better to admit defeat.
Yuan Ziwen is a layman after all, and he still doesn't know the ropes. If an insider comments again, he will lose his face.
When Lin Ye thought of this, he spoke with difficulty: "Shopkeeper Zhou, there is no need to find anyone else to comment. I will just admit defeat in this round."
Everyone, including Shen Xiu, looked over in surprise, as if they didn't expect that he would take the initiative to admit defeat.
Lin Ye looked at the expressions on everyone's faces and continued to say with difficulty: "I lost this game, but there are two more games in this competition. I have already seen Shen Xiu Niang's embroidery skills. In the next game,
I want to compete with Bai Xiu Niang in splitting lines."
Lin Ye didn't wait for everyone to speak, and then said: "I know that Bai Xiu Niang's hand is injured, but if it is injured, it should not affect the splitting line!"
Shen Xiu listened clearly and understood clearly that it was embarrassing for Lin Ye to lose to him, but he quickly adjusted his thinking and knew that he could not compete with his embroidery skills. At this time, he proposed the next competition and pointed out
I want to compete with Bai Xiu Niang.
It seems that he is afraid of himself.
Lin Ye was indeed afraid of Shen Xiu. There were two things he was most proud of in his life, one was his photographic memory of paintings, and the other was his thread-splitting skills.
But Shen Xiu's embroidery skills and memory exceeded his knowledge. He was unwilling to take another risk, so he proposed to compete with Bai Xiu Niang.
In Shen Xiu's opinion, this step was actually the right one for him.
Shen Xiu studied Hunan embroidery, and the most important thing in learning Hunan embroidery is the skill of splitting the thread with one hand. Only when the embroidery thread is split thinner than hair, to the point where the embroidery thread can hardly be seen clearly when held in the hand, can the embroidery be done?
Only the embroidery will have a smooth, neat, smooth and bright effect.
Among the four famous embroideries, almost only Su embroidery can rival this thread-splitting technique.
When Lin Ye proposed to compete with Bai Xiu Niang in thread splitting, Bai Xiu Niang, who was good at Su embroidery, agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, for the next competition, I will compete with you in silk splitting."
Bai Xiu Niang had just witnessed Shen Xiu's embroidery skills with her own eyes. While she admired the other person, she was also ashamed of herself.
As the embroiderer of Manfang Embroidery Studio, when someone comes to challenge me, I need external help to defeat the opponent.
The more Bai Xiu Niang thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She was not afraid of being overshadowed by Shen Xiu, but she was afraid that Shopkeeper Zhou and her boss would question her ability.
It was precisely because of such worries that when Lin Ye proposed to compete with her, Bai Xiu Niang stood up without hesitation.
She needs this competition to prove her ability.
Of course, Bai Xiu Niang can cope with this competition because she has confidence in her silk splitting skills.
Su embroidery has always been famous for its fineness, and thread splitting is an essential skill for every Su embroiderer.
Bai Xiu Niang's thread-splitting skills are inherited from her family. She can split a silk embroidery thread into thirty-two strands. If she performs well, she can also split it into sixty-four strands.
Her fingers were scratched, but this did not affect her performance at all.
Lin Ye saw the confidence on Bai Xiu Niang's face and looked calm: "Since Bai Xiu Niang is willing to compete with me, please ask Shopkeeper Zhou to prepare silk embroidery thread!"
For some reason, shopkeeper Zhou always felt a little uneasy. It was probably because Lin Ye's expression was too calm. It was beyond the scope of self-confidence, but a kind of certainty that he would definitely win this game.
Shen Xiu also had such a premonition. She frowned slightly and wondered whether Lin Ye really had any special skills in splitting threads.
After the first competition, she returned to Yu Shuya. Seeing her frown, Yu Shuya asked softly: "Sister Shen, who do you think will win?"
When Yu Shuya begged her for help just now, she called her "Sister Shen" in order to win over Shen Xiu.
Now that Shen Xiu had lived up to her expectations and won the first competition, Yu Shuya felt that she was proud of her face and at the same time, she felt closer to Shen Xiu.
Of course Shen Xiu could hear the change in Yu Shuya's tone, but she didn't care about the other party's attitude at this time, and said with some worry: "I estimate that Bai Xiu Niang will lose in this competition."
Yu Shuya was slightly startled. She glanced at Lin Ye and Bai Xiu Niang in the field, and asked puzzledly: "But I have seen Bai Xiu Niang's thread-splitting skills with my own eyes. She can split a silk embroidery thread into thirty pieces."
Two shares.”
"Actually, I can also split the silk embroidery thread into thirty-two strands." Shen Xiudao: "Splitting the thread into thirty-two strands may be difficult for ordinary people, but for experts, it is only average.
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Shen Xiu's own highest level is that she can split a silk embroidery thread into sixty-four strands. And her master can split the silk embroidery thread into 128 strands.
I heard that a real silk splitting master can split silk embroidery thread into 256 strands.
When Shen Xiu heard what the master said, she still couldn't believe it. The 128 strands the master had split into were already fine enough. If he split it further, how fine would it be?
However, in this world, there are very few people who can split an embroidery thread into 256 strands.
Shen Xiu now only hopes that Lin Ye is not among those few people.