Shi Xiu Niang was stunned on the spot. She did not expect that these extra words would cause herself another trouble.
At this time, even Wen Xiu Niang was not going to help her.
The other embroiderers were watching the joke.
Under Shen Xiu's questioning, Shi Xiuniang could only fight bravely, "Bi, bi, I'm not afraid of you." She said she was not afraid, but she actually felt a little bit guilty.
Shen Xiudao: "Okay, since you agreed to the competition, let's compete now and let everyone judge."
"As for what to compete for." Shen Xiu glanced at Shi Xiu Niang, "Then let Bai Xiu Niang and Wen Xiu Niang each come up with a question!"
Bai Xiu Niang had a good relationship with Shen Xiu, and Wen Xiu Niang was Shi Xiu Niang's cousin. They each came up with a question, which was just right.
Sure enough, Shi Xiuniang had nothing to say, she just nodded dullly: "Then let them come up with the questions!"
"I'll come first." Bai Xiu Niang knew Shen Xiu's ability, so she rushed to the front and said, "I have always heard that Shi Xiu Niang has superb embroidery skills and has extensive knowledge. This is the first competition, so why not compare needle skills."
"How do these stitches compare?" Shi Xiu Niang frowned, "Does it mean that he knows more stitches than any of us?"
Bai Xiu Niang said: "Of course not. Since we are here to participate in the embroidery event today, every embroidery girl must have brought her own embroidery."
"Before the embroidery event begins, we will take out all our embroidery items one by one." Bai Xiu Niang said, "Every time we take out an embroidery item, you and Mrs. Shen will write down the stitches used in the embroidery. Who will do it?"
Whoever writes more stitches will win the round."
This method is simple and saves time.
Shen Xiu agreed very much, "I think this is a good idea, let's compare it like this!"
Shi Xiu Niang glanced at Bai Xiu Niang. She always felt that the other party was uneasy and well-intentioned, but she had no choice. She was already riding a tiger and was in a difficult position.
She could only nod reluctantly and agreed to the comparison.
After the two of them agreed, Bai Xiu Niang took out the embroidery she had brought.
As the successor of Su embroidery, Bai Xiu Niang also produces works with Su embroidery style.
A few feet square piece of plain satin was embroidered with an orange kitten with a yellow body and a white belly.
Su embroidery was originally good at embroidering cats, and as a leader of the Su embroidery school, Bai Xiu Niang specially produced her best embroidery in order to restore her reputation this time.
The kitten on the embroidery is not only vivid, but also has fluffy fur and looks very realistic.
She was not being polite, but felt that Bai Xiu Niang's skills were really good. It seemed that Bai Xiu Niang, as the most famous embroiderer in Fucheng, was not in vain.
Soon someone brought a pen and paper, and Shen Xiu stared at the embroidery for a while before starting to write down the stitches used in the embroidery.
"Connecting needles, rolling needles, scattered needles, set needles, virtual and solid needles, hair-applied needles, and random needles."
Bai Xiu Niang waited for the two of them to finish writing, then picked up the acupuncture method written by Shen Xiu and read it again.
Bai Xiu Niang said: "The stitches written by Mrs. Shen are all correct, but there is still one less rotating stitch."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "I didn't see that." She was not good at embroidering cats, she just relied on more knowledge.
Bai Xiu Niang also smiled and said: "Ms. Shen can write so many acupuncture techniques, which is already very good."
When Shi Xiu Niang read out Shen Xiu's answer, Shi Xiu Niang's face became a little ugly.
Bai Xiu Niang was good at Su embroidery, but Shi Xiu Niang was good at Shu embroidery, so she only recognized five stitches.
Fortunately, everyone brought out enough embroidery items. Shi Xiu Niang took a deep breath, she might not lose.
Sure enough, the second one brought was a piece of Shu embroidery.
Shi Xiu Niang perked up and looked at the embroidery carefully for a while, then wrote a few lines of words with confidence.
Compared with Shi Xiu Niang who was full of confidence, Shen Xiu was much more cautious when writing. Sometimes she would take a look before writing a few words.
This time, before Shen Xiu could finish writing, Shi Xiu Niang handed the paper in her hand to the owner of the embroidery.
The owner of the embroidery nodded repeatedly: "Mother Shi Xiu's writing is correct, not a single thing is missing."
Shi Xiu Niang glanced at Shen Xiu proudly, her meaning was very obvious, obviously saying that the other party was definitely not her opponent.
But the result disappointed her.
Although Shen Xiu did not write down all the stitches used in embroidery, compared with the eight stitches written by Shi Xiuniang, Shen Xiu's answer only lacked one stitch.
Shi Xiu Niang's smile suddenly disappeared.
The third embroidery was Hunan embroidery, which was Shen Xiu's specialty. She recognized all the stitches used in the embroidery after just a few glances.
Not surprisingly, Shen Xiu won this round again.
Next, whether it is Hunan embroidery, Su embroidery, or even Shu embroidery and Guangdong embroidery, Shen Xiu can basically tell the stitches used in them.
As for Shi Xiu Niang, except for Shu embroidery, which she is good at, she could only barely recognize half of the stitches of the other three famous embroideries.
As a result, everyone only took out half of the embroidery, and the result was already obvious.
After losing the first game, Shi Xiu Niang's face naturally turned ugly, so she winked at Wen Xiu Niang.
Wen Xiu Niang thought for a while, then stood up and said: "Since the first competition is over, let me come up with the questions for the second competition!"
"My topic is very simple. Embroidery is inseparable from painting, and this scene is better than painting. The orchids in the pavilion are blooming well today. I invite two of you to paint with these orchids. Whoever has better painting skills will be more successful.
One chip."
Wen Xiu Niang's idea was very simple. Shen Xiu could recognize so many stitches, so her embroidery skills must be better than those of her cousin.
In this case, naturally this second competition cannot compare with embroidery skills.
It can’t be compared with embroidery skills, but also what my cousin is good at.
Wen Xiu Niang thought for a while and decided to compare her painting skills. My cousin's painting skills are very outstanding. No matter how outstanding Shen's embroidery skills are, she is still young. She is definitely not as good as her cousin in this painting skill.
It should be noted that when it comes to painting, no matter how talented you are, you still need to study hard year after year.
Madam Shen is so young, she probably only has a rough grasp of painting.
Little did she know that what she had expected was completely wrong.
After Shen Xiu heard the question of the second competition, not only did she not show a panicked expression, but she also looked at Wen Xiu Niang calmly.
Just this glance made Wen Xiu Niang a little worried. She couldn't help but reflect on whether her topic just suited Shen Xiu's meaning.
In fact, this topic just suited Shen Xiu's idea, but it was still a help to her.
Shen Xiu's painting skills are already good, let alone using orchids in the painting.
Previously, she had painted orchids many times in order to embroider orchid screens. It can be said that no one here was better at painting orchids than her.
If she hadn't known about the relationship between Wen Xiu Niang and Shi Xiu Niang, Shen Xiu would have thought that the other party was favoring her!
After burning the incense, Shen Xiu put down the paintbrush and gently blew the ink on it.
Wen Xiu Niang's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't help but say: "I can draw so fast!"
Shen Xiu raised her head and smiled brightly at her, "It's slow this time. After all, I have painted orchids not just a hundred times, but dozens of times. Even with my eyes closed, I can still draw faster than the average person."