Wei Yan and Yuan Ziwen wanted to go back to the inn. Tao Ziqian had nothing to do, so he proposed to send them back to the inn. The three of them soon left together.
Shen Xiu and Wei Yan had not been separated for long. Watching Wei Yan leave, she didn't feel much farewell. She was still thinking about tomorrow's competition.
Yu Shuya stepped forward and patted Shen Xiu on the shoulder, "Sister Shen, you have gone far."
Shen Xiu turned around and smiled: "Miss Yu is so lucky. I think Mr. Tao is personable, worldly and well-versed. He will definitely do something great in the future."
Yu Shuya smiled and said: "Sister Shen, your husband is not bad at all! He is a talented person with a bookish temperament."
Tao Ziqian did not thank her specifically, and she did not feel disappointed. Instead, she felt that this was a sign that Tao Ziqian regarded her as one of his family members. Therefore, he was still in the mood to praise Shen Xiu's husband.
On the way, Yu Shuya also mentioned the competition.
"Sister Shen, tomorrow Bai Xiu Niang will compete with the Lin embroidery worker. I'm worried about Bai Xiu Niang, can we still come together tomorrow?"
Shen Xiu didn't have anything important to do when he came to Fucheng this time, so he nodded.
Seeing that she agreed, Yu Shuya felt relieved, but she was still a little worried about tomorrow's competition.
Her worries were not only for Manfang Embroidery Workshop, but also for Bai Xiu Niang. She had a good relationship with Bai Xiu Niang, and she couldn't bear to see them being compared to each other by Lin Embroidery Worker.
"Sister Shen, what content will the Lin Embroidery Union propose for tomorrow's competition?" Yu Shuya asked worriedly.
Shen Xiu shook his head: "I don't know either. But Bai Xiu Niang's hand was injured, and he can't think of much content for the competition."
Yu Shuya sighed: "It would be great if we knew what he would be competing for tomorrow."
Shen Xiu paused. Actually, it was not difficult to know what Lin Embroidery Gong was competing for.
"Miss Yu, do you want to help Bai Xiu Niang?"
Yu Shuya immediately said: "Of course I want to help Bai Xiu Niang, but it's a pity that I can't think of a good way."
Shen Xiudao: "I have a way, but I need your help."
Lin Ye lives in the Xiangtai Inn near Manfang Embroidery Square.
Probably because this day's competition consumed too much of his mind, Lin Ye returned to the inn and went back to his room to rest.
When the waiter knocked on the door, Lin Ye said impatiently: "I'll have dinner later."
"Sir, there is a guest who wants to see you." The waiter said softly, "She said her surname is Shen, and she also said that you will definitely meet her."
When the waiter said this, he didn't feel very sure, but after a while, Lin Ye really came out.
"Where is she?"
The waiter said: "She is at the teahouse opposite the inn."
Shen Xiu held the teapot and slowly poured herself a cup of tea. She felt that this teahouse was indeed a good place to talk.
She didn't wait long before Lin Ye opened the door and walked in from outside.
"Why did Shen Xiu Niang ask me to come here? It's not just for tea, right?" Lin Ye did not sit down immediately, but looked at Shen Xiu and said with a mocking look on his face.
Shen Xiu knew that he had lost to her in the first game, and she felt a little uncomfortable. She just smiled and said, "Of course it's not just for tea. I want to negotiate a deal with Lin Xiugong."
"What deal?" Lin Ye asked with a frown.
Shen Xiu looked at him and said, "Aren't you tired of standing and talking like this? Sit down and let's talk slowly."
After Lin Ye sat down, Shen Xiu poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Tomorrow is the last competition. Is Lin embroidery worker thinking about anything?"
Lin Ye took a sip of tea and said calmly: "If you are here just to ask me this, then we have nothing to talk about."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "I'm just curious and asked more. Since you don't want to say it, forget it."
She picked up the teacup and took a sip and said: "I'll tell you the truth! When I competed with you today on my embroidery skills, was Lin embroidery worker very interested in my stitching?"
Lin Ye couldn't help but nodded: "I'm very interested. I've never seen the acupuncture method used on that rose flower."
"Of course you haven't seen it. This kind of acupuncture technique was passed down from the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty. Nowadays, only Easterners have this technique. If it weren't for a coincidence, my ancestor met an Easterner who knew this technique. I'm afraid this acupuncture technique
It’s really going to be lost.”
What Shen Xiu said was true. When she was competing with Lin Ye, she used an acupuncture method that involved inserting needles into the flesh.
This kind of needlework was indeed passed down from the Tang Dynasty, but it was lost in the Central Plains. Later, when an embroidery expert went to Japan for exchanges, he accidentally discovered this lost technique and brought it back.
The flesh-embroidery needle is similar to the cushion embroidery in Cantonese embroidery, but it is more delicate than the cushion embroidery and can be used to embroider flowers and birds very realistically.
When Shen Xiu said this, Lin Ye became more and more interested in the penetration of flesh.
"How did this acupuncture technique spread to the East?" Lin Ye asked, "Why haven't we Central Plains people passed down this acupuncture technique?"
Shen Xiudao: "I don't know about this. Maybe there were one or two Japanese people who were proficient in embroidery. After learning this needle technique in the Tang Dynasty, they brought it back to Japan.
After the Tang Dynasty, there was a long period of war, so this acupuncture method must have been lost at that time."
After hearing Shen Xiu's explanation, Lin Ye didn't speak for a long time. When he spoke, he sighed: "I don't know how many acupuncture techniques have been lost like this. It's such a pity."
Shen Xiudao: "If Lin embroidery worker can say this, it's not in vain for me to find you. In fact, when I first heard about this, I felt it was a pity. I don't know how many stitching techniques our ancestors have left to us.
It’s a pity that only seven out of ten of them have been handed down to us. If we, the descendants, don’t cherish them anymore, we would be so sorry to them.”
Lin Embroidery Gong was originally the opposite of Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu's words really spoke to his heart.
Seeing the approval on his face, Shen Xiu continued: "I don't want to hide this needle-into-the-skin needle technique. I want to find a few more people to carry it forward. I think Lin Embroiderer is also someone who really loves embroidery.
I can teach you this flesh-into-needle acupuncture technique."
"You want to pass it on to me?" Lin Ye couldn't believe it, "Really?"
Shen Xiudao: "Of course it's true. But I don't have any conditions."
Only then did Lin Ye know what the deal Shen Xiu was talking about. He said directly: "What do you want me to give in exchange for this flesh-into-needle acupuncture method?"
Shen Xiudao: "I would like to make two conditions. If Lin embroiderer is willing to agree, I will teach you this stitch right away."
"What two conditions?"
Shen Xiudao: "The first condition is that I am very interested in Lin Embroidery Gong's silk splitting technique."
Regarding the silk splitting technique, Lin Ye muttered: "This is a technique passed down from my family."
Shen Xiudao: "This flesh-inserting needle technique is also passed down from my family. If everyone hides the techniques, then these techniques will be lost sooner or later. Rather than losing the technique, it is better to have more successors, so that the technique can be passed down for a long time."
The land stays.”
Lin Ye thought about this carefully and felt it made sense, so he asked: "What is the second condition?"
Shen Xiudao: "The second condition is even simpler. Tomorrow's competition will see if Lin embroidery worker can draw a tie with Bai embroidery lady, so that everyone's face can be saved."