Shen Xiu's right hand had already touched her purse, but a woman in her twenties snatched the purse away.
"Brother, how could you give away your sister-in-law's purse to others so easily!" Li Miaoer said dissatisfied.
Shen Xiu took a look at Li Miao'er and saw that she must be in her mid-twenties, but she did not wear a woman's bun and was still dressed like an unmarried woman. Although her face was dusty, it could not hide the beauty of her eyebrows.
of beauty.
The merchant's attitude towards her was also very strange, and he said calmly: "This is my Qian Chen's private matter, so I won't bother Miss Li. I also ask Miss Li to return the purse to this embroiderer."
Li Miao'er didn't want to save face for herself in front of others, but she loved Chen's character, so she swallowed her anger and said: "So many embroiderers can't recognize my sister-in-law's stitching skills. I don't believe that a little girl can do it."
Mend this purse. You can also give it to her if you want me to, but she must mend my veil first."
After speaking, she took out an old handkerchief from her arms. This handkerchief was embroidered with the pattern of lotus and mandarin duck. The stitches were not fine enough and the color was average. Now after a long period of rubbing, the embroidery threads had been loosened and the stitches were exposed.
Shen Xiu understood the problem with the veil after just one glance, and said calmly: "Of course I can repair this veil, but I don't charge a high price. It costs one tael of silver to repair a square veil."
After Li Miao'er took out the square handkerchief, she kept staring at Qian Chen's reaction. When he saw the square lotus flower and mandarin duck handkerchief, his face finally showed a little more reaction, and he said happily: "As long as you can mend this square handkerchief."
For the veil, let alone one tael of silver, I will give you two taels of silver."
Shen Xiu then said to Shopkeeper Liu: "Shopkeeper, please lend me a thin needle and give me two strands of green and pink embroidery thread."
Shopkeeper Liu also wanted to know if Shen Xiu could repair the handkerchief, so he quickly brought her a fine needle and embroidery thread.
At this time, Li Miao'er finally looked away from Qian Chen and looked at Shen Xiu intently, wondering how she could repair the square handkerchief.
Shen Xiu found a seat by the window in the shop and sat down, while cutting the thread, she said: "If I guessed correctly, this handkerchief should have been embroidered by Miss Li!"
Li Miaoer glanced at Qian Chen and said, "I embroidered it."
Shen Xiu smiled slightly and said: "Judging from the wear and tear of this veil, Miss Li must like this veil very much and often take it out to take a look."
Li Miaoer blushed a little: "How did you know?"
"When Miss Li embroidered the lotuses and water plants, she used straight needles and cut needles. The straight stitches were fairly flat, and the cut stitches were full. If they were properly preserved, the embroidery thread on this handkerchief shouldn't be so easy.
Loosen it." Shen Xiu finished splitting the thread and embroidered while talking.
"You can even tell the stitches I use?" Li Miaoer said in surprise, "I do use Qi needles and cutting needles. The master who taught me embroidery said that Qing needles are suitable for embroidering flowers, and Qing needles are suitable for embroidering water plants. So.
So I used these two acupuncture methods."
Shen Xiu smiled slightly and said: "What your master said is not wrong, but if the line of the straight needle is too long, the embroidery thread will easily loosen; and the cutting needle is used to embroider patterns such as water plants, and the stitches will easily be exposed."
"What should we do?" Li Miao'er was completely attracted by Shen Xiu's words. From being wary at first to being surprised, and then from being surprised to being completely convinced.
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "It's very simple, just switch to connecting needles. The stitches embroidered by connecting needles are at equal distances, and the stitches will not be exposed, and the lines can be stretched at will. It is good for embroidering flowers and water plants."
While she was talking, her hands kept on repairing the veil. After a while, she mended the veil, then picked up the modified veil and showed it to Li Miaoer, "Look, will it be much better now?"
Li Miao'er took a closer look. After Shen Xiu's skillful modifications, the loose embroidery thread on the handkerchief was firmly connected, and the exposed stitches were covered up with fine stitches. The originally dark lotus flowers and water plants suddenly appeared brighter.
Li Miaoer said in disbelief: "Is this still my veil?"
"The handkerchief has been mended for you, can you give me your purse now?" Shen Xiu asked her with a smile.
Li Miaoer smiled sheepishly, handed Shen Xiu her purse, and then took out a couple of silver coins and gave it to her.
Shen Xiu took the purse and money and asked Qian Chen, "Where should I find you in two days?"
Qian Chen said: "I live in the Shunfu Inn in the county town." After saying that, he hugged shopkeeper Liu and said, "Sorry to disturb the shopkeeper."
After Qian Chen strode away, Li Miao'er did not follow him immediately, but asked Shen Xiudao: "Why haven't you seen the mandarin ducks embroidered on this handkerchief changed?"
Shen Xiu smiled slightly and said: "The mandarin ducks embroidered on this handkerchief were obviously embroidered by another person. I am afraid that this person's embroidery skills are not inferior to mine, so I did not change them rashly."
Li Miaoer lowered her voice and said: "My master embroidered this mandarin duck for me. Thank you for not exposing this matter in front of Brother Qian just now. I accept this favor."
"My family lives on the street behind the county government office. If you need anything in the future, you can come see me at Li's house."