Aunt Xu saw the strand of hair Shen Xiu was holding, with a red silk thread tied on it, and asked, "Why do you think it's this strand?"
Shen Xiu touched the strand of hair and said: "There are two strands of hair left. One strand of hair has a white hair mixed in, so it is definitely not it. The other strand of hair is yellow in color and has some split ends at the bottom. I think it is hair."
The master is a little weak in energy and blood."
She pointed to the hair in her hand and said: "Only the lock of hair in my hand is black and shiny, which is suitable for a girl's hair."
Shen Xiu was glad that she had studied medicine. When a woman has given birth to a child, her qi and blood will be weaker, and her hair needs qi and blood to be maintained. If there is insufficient qi and blood, the hair will turn yellow and the hair will be rough.
A girl is at the age of a flower, when her vitality is at its strongest, so most of her hair is black and shiny.
After she finished speaking, she looked at Aunt Xu, waiting for Aunt Xu's answer.
Aunt Xu smiled and said: "You are right, this strand of hair is indeed a girl's hair. It seems that God did not want to let the hair embroidery be cut off in my hands, so it sent you to me."
This sentence almost determined Shen Xiu's identity.
Shen Xiu was extremely happy, but after all, she was more mature and stable than her peers, so she only smiled slightly.
Aunt Xu continued: "The reason why this level is placed at the end is because for hair embroidery, hair is as important as embroidery."
"But good hair is hard to find, and some people don't want to sell their hair. So sometimes we have to use our own hair."
"Since you want to learn hair embroidery from me, you have to be prepared. If you can't find suitable hair, you have to use your own hair. Since you are an embroiderer, you should know how much it takes to embroider a piece of work.
Hair!”
Aunt Xu was afraid that Shen Xiu would have any scruples. After all, in this era, parents are very particular about body, hair and skin. Not everyone is willing to give up their hair.
To Aunt Xu's expectation, Shen Xiu said nonchalantly: "When I decided to learn hair embroidery, I already made this determination. Not to mention a few strands of my hair, but all my family property, I
And I offer it willingly.”
She was so determined that Aunt Xu sighed, "Okay, then I will recognize you as my disciple now. Just follow me."
When Shen Xiu heard what Aunt Xu said, she knew she was going to become a disciple. She suppressed her excitement and followed Aunt Xu into the house.
Aunt Xu walked into the unoccupied east wing and saw that the east wing had been tidied up. There was only a long table in the room with an incense table placed on it and a statue of Guanyin above it.
"We embroider, and the one we embroider the most is the statue of Guanyin. In order to show our piety, we have to burn incense sticks for Guanyin before each embroidery. When we become disciples, we also burn incense for Guanyin." Aunt Xu picked up three sticks of incense and placed them on the
He lit the candle, then solemnly bowed to the Guanyin statue, and then put the incense into the incense burner.
As the saying goes, do as the Romans do. Every sect has its own rules. Once you enter this door, you must abide by its rules.
Shen Xiu followed Aunt Xu's example and picked up three sticks of incense, then bowed to the Guanyin statue.
I don't know whether it was because there was a successor or the incense was too heavy, but Aunt Xu's eyes were a little moist. She clasped her hands together and murmured for a long time before getting up.
From this day on, Shen Xiu officially learned hair embroidery from Aunt Xu.
Aunt Xu's eyes were damaged, so she could not teach Shen Xiu step by step, so she could only teach by dictation.
Fortunately, Shen Xiu was very talented, and hair embroidery was inseparable from the field of embroidery, so she understood it quickly.
In the morning, she learned how to embroider with thin hair from Aunt Xu.
In the afternoon, Aunt Xu taught her how to soften her hair and how to color it.
Originally, Aunt Xu had a job of washing clothes, but after Shen Xiu came, she took the initiative to bear the expenses of the two of them.
Aunt Xu felt a little sorry at first, but Shen Xiu said, once a teacher, always a mother.
What's more, the hair embroidery skills passed down to her by Aunt Xu were extremely precious, so she naturally wanted to repay him well.
Xu Erzhu also came here once when Shen Xiu was studying with Aunt Xu.
Aunt Xu only had a superficial affection for her distant nephew. When Shen Xiu saw the two of them getting along, she knew that something unpleasant must have happened between them.
"Actually, it's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just disappointed." Aunt Xu said, "When I was in the capital, I was somewhat famous and saved a lot of money. Later, when I returned to Qingshan County, I didn't give them money. But.
When I was in trouble, they were so cruel that they turned me away. From then on, I felt cold towards them."
Back then, Xu Erzhu said that his family was so poor that they didn't even have a decent house.
Aunt Xu then gave him money to build a house. After the house was built, she gave him money to buy him an ox.
Who could have imagined that the other party would be so heartless that he would not even let her stay for a few days.
"Auntie, don't feel sad for this kind of person. When I finish learning hair embroidery, auntie, follow me back to Huaian County! I will take care of you in your old age."
Aunt Xu wiped her tears and said, "Don't be ridiculous. It's fine for me to live here alone. Besides, Qingshan County is my hometown and I won't leave."
Shen Xiu said that she would support Aunt Xu in her old age, and she was not just talking about it. On the one hand, as she said, once she is a teacher, she will always be a mother. On the other hand, Aunt Xu, as an embroiderer, ended up like this when she got old.
, it can’t help but make Shen Xiu feel like something hurts its own kind.
But now that Aunt Xu doesn't want to leave Qingshan County, Shen Xiu can only find another way.
Spring passes and summer comes, and a few months pass in the blink of an eye.
When Aunt Xu's yard was filled with hostas, Shen Xiu finally succeeded in embroidering a hair embroidery.
This hair embroidery took her half a month. In order to embroider this work, she used a lot of her own hair. Her hair, which was originally thick, is now much thinner.
But the results are obvious.
Shen Xiu used the dyeing method taught by Aunt Xu to dye her hair into embroidery threads of different colors, and then embroidered a lotus picture.
Compared with embroidery made with silk embroidery thread, hair embroidery is smoother, brighter and more uniform, and the embroidery work is more delicate.
Aunt Xu couldn't see it so clearly, but she touched it and nodded, feeling that Shen Xiu had mastered the skill of hair embroidery.
She lamented Shen Xiu's strong ability to comprehend, but at the same time she was a little sad.
In the past few months, Shen Xiu has been accompanying her, which made Aunt Xu accustomed to her life. Now that Shen Xiu is successful in academics, she will definitely leave Qingshan County. And she really can't bear to leave.
Shen Xiu then proposed again, "Auntie, please come back to Huaian County with me. I will treat you as my own mother and be filial to you."
Aunt Xu thought about it for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I won't leave. Qingshan County is my roots. If you don't worry about me, just visit me once a year and I'll be satisfied."
Shen Xiu was worried about Aunt Xu's health. She knew that Xu Erzhu and his wife were unreliable, so she spent money to buy Aunt Xu a house and some fields in Qingshan County.
In order to let Aunt Xu spend her old age peacefully, Shen Xiu bought a little maid to serve Aunt Xu.
Before leaving, Shen Xiu repeatedly warned her that she would come to see Aunt Xu next year and asked her to have a good life and take good care of her health.
Amid Aunt Xu's reluctance, Shen Xiu embarked on the return journey.