Naturally, the Li Chang family has fine needles, and you can also find some dyed embroidery threads.
Shen Xiu picked up the needle and looked at it. This needle was not as good as the embroidery needle she used to use before, but it was much better than Yang's needle.
She looked at the colored embroidery threads again and briefly thought about it.
Embroidering plum blossoms seems simple, but if you want to embroider plum blossoms with style, you have to put in a lot of hard work. Shen Xiu practiced for several years before he was recognized by his master.
It’s just that the current conditions are limited. Without professional embroidery needles and threads, it is almost impossible to embroider plum blossoms with both spiritual and physical features.
Since it is impossible to have both spirit and form, then we should give up one of them and work hard on the form.
Shen Xiu pondered for a moment, then decided to embroider red plum blossoms. The original background color of this dress was pink, and only pure red and green could match the background color. Unfortunately, the lady in charge did not have tender green embroidery thread here, Shen Xiu
Xiu could only choose to embroider red plum blossoms.
Red embroidery thread is used to embroider the plum blossoms, yellow embroidery thread is used to embroider the stamens, and black embroidery thread is used to embroider the branches.
After the idea is completed, the next step is to paint on the embroidery ground.
Painting is the basic skill of an embroiderer. Before embroidering a piece of embroidery, the embroiderers will trace the embroidered paintings on the fabric one by one. Especially the Hunan embroidery that Shen Xiu learned, the most embroidered works were calligraphy and painting works.
, but also to trace the painting before embroidering, so that it can be done exactly.
Unfortunately, the clothes in front of her already had holes and there was no way to paint on them, so Shen Xiu embroidered them directly according to the idea in her mind. Half an hour later, a proud plum blossom slowly bloomed under her needle.
"Axiu, your embroidery is so good!" Trini waited for Shen Xiu to finish embroidering, and then she was the first to reach out and touch the plum blossoms on her clothes.
Trini's sister-in-law was also amazed, "These plum blossoms are just like real ones."
The eldest lady was embarrassed to speak, but she was thinking the same thing as her daughter. The plum blossoms were embroidered really well. She had never seen such good embroidery work.
But Trini turned around and said, "Mom, now you finally believe it!"
This damn girl, the eldest lady glared at her daughter slightly and said, "Mom is not blind, of course she can see."
Shen Xiu took off the thread, put away the needle and thread, smiled and said: "This dress is embroidered, but you have to pay attention to it, otherwise the cracks will open and it will not be good."
Of course Trini's sister-in-law knew, and after taking the clothes, she carefully put them away.
The eldest lady waited for her daughter-in-law to leave, then coughed lightly and said, "Trini, why are you so expressionless, why don't you go and pour tea for Wei Er's family?"
Taking advantage of Trini's opportunity to pour tea, the eldest lady asked: "From the Wei Er family, who did you learn this embroidery work from?"
Shen Xiu told the story again about learning embroidery from the widow.
Having just witnessed Shen Xiu's embroidery skills with her own eyes, the eldest lady immediately believed her words. She deliberately mentioned the matter of embroidering clothes for Trini. They could not afford to hire embroiderers from the county town, but the Wei Er family could.
It's different. We all live in the same village, so naturally the lion won't open his mouth. But the eldest lady thought about it several times, but finally she didn't have the nerve to speak.
Shen Xiu was not in a hurry. When Trini returned from pouring the tea, she held the teacup and drank tea.
"This tea was bought by Cuini's father from the county town. I wouldn't be willing to give it to ordinary people when they come here." The lady in charge couldn't speak, so she borrowed the tea to talk.
Shen Xiu blew the tea leaves on the cup. She didn't know much about tea, but she could tell that it was just ordinary green tea. However, the water quality was good at this time, so the tea was indeed very sweet.
"This tea is indeed good." Shen Xiu slowly sipped the tea, "No wonder the aunt is reluctant to let others drink it."
The eldest lady didn't know whether she was pretending to be stupid or really didn't understand the meaning of her words, so she could only wink at Trini.
Trini didn't understand her mother's eyes and said bluntly: "Mom, what's wrong with your eyes?"
The eldest lady did not expect her daughter to be so useless, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Let me tell the truth, Trini really wants to make some embroidered clothes. I wonder if you are willing to help?"
Before Shen Xiu could speak, Trini had already spoken: "Mom, what are you talking about? Didn't Axiu promise to embroider clothes for me a long time ago?"
The eldest lady didn't have the nerve to say that she had rejected the other party just now, so she could only glare at her daughter.
Shen Xiu knew that letting Trini continue talking would make the eldest lady even more shameless. She also wanted to learn how to make dyes from her, and the relationship could not be too tense, so she spoke at the right time: "Trini is right, I
I have promised to embroider clothes for her a long time ago, but I haven’t said the wages yet.”
Now that the initiative was in her hands, the eldest lady owed her another favor, and Shen Xiu no longer hid it, and directly put the matter of wages out in the open.
The lady in charge thought for a while, stretched out her finger and said, "Let's do it. Embroider a piece of clothing and we'll give you a hundred cents."
Shen Xiu didn't say anything for a while. The price actually exceeded her expectation, but she still wanted to wait.
Sure enough, the eldest lady couldn't control her anger and said: "One hundred and twenty coins, no more."
If her daughter hadn't been noisy every day, she would have been reluctant to give up the salary.
Shen Xiu knew that this was already her highest price, so she said, "One hundred and twenty coins is one hundred and twenty coins, but I still want to ask you for one thing."
"What's up?"
"Trini and I picked a lot of blue grass, comfrey, and half a basket of madder yesterday. I want to learn how to make dyes from you. I wonder if you will agree?"
When the lady in charge heard that she wanted to learn how to make dye, she readily agreed: "What's the matter? When I'm making dye the day after tomorrow, you can come over and take a look."
The method of making dyes is not difficult. The lady in charge doesn't think this craft is very precious. Since Shen Xiu is willing to learn, then teach her.
When Shen Xiu left, she had a hundred cash deposit given by the eldest lady in her arms and a piece of bacon in her hand. This bacon was a thank you gift to the eldest son, so Shen Xiu also helped her daughter-in-law make up for it.
After getting dressed, the lady in charge didn't want anyone to help her for free, so she gave her a piece of bacon.
Last night, Shen Xiu planned to make a pot of soup using the mushrooms she picked and the remaining chicken soup. Now that she has the bacon, the soup will taste even better.
Yang held the spun thread and asked Zou to go to someone else's house to weave. Father Wei and Wei Ping went to the fields, leaving only Daya and Shuanzi at home.
When Shen Xiu went home carrying the bacon, Shuanzi stared at the bacon and drooled.
"This meat cannot be eaten directly." Shen Xiu wiped off the dirty hand that was stretched out by the plug, "Da Ya, look at my brother, I went to the kitchen to cook."
Yang was away and no one stopped her from spoiling the bacon. Shen Xiu showed off her cooking skills. After boiling the chicken soup and mushrooms, she made some hand-made noodles with the little flour left in the kitchen.
When Yang and the others came back, the whole yard was filled with fragrance.
Daya and Shuanzi each held a bowl of soup and drank it deliciously.
Zou's sharp eyes saw a piece of meat in Daya's bowl, "Where did the meat come from?"
"Mom, you are back." Shen Xiu came out with a large bowl of noodle soup, "The two children are hungry, so I will serve them some first."
The noodle soup is made with chicken soup, mushrooms and bacon. It has turned into a milky white color. It is paired with finely cut hand-rolled noodles. It makes people appetizing just by looking at it.
Yang was a little displeased when she saw the dough being rolled by her hands. There was only a little flour left at home, so if she ate it now, what would she do next? But she turned around and saw Wei's father and Wei Ping, who had become thinner and darker during this period.
, swallowed the words again.
The busy farming season is coming soon, so just eat as long as the old man and the children are happy.
Shen Xiu served the rice to everyone and then said: "This bacon was given by the eldest lady. I helped Trini a little favor today, so she gave me this piece of bacon as a thank you gift."
The family didn't think much about it. They just thought that the eldest lady here was being generous. It was just a small thing, so they gave her a piece of bacon as a thank you gift.
Father Wei took a sip of the soup and said, "Not to mention, these mushrooms are really delicious."
Shen Xiudao: "Since dad said it's delicious, I'll go to the mountains to pick some some time and bring it back."
Yang said: "Don't be busy going to the mountains for the next two days. Tomorrow your sister-in-law and I will go to the county town to sell woven coarse cloth. You should also go with us and bring something for me."
Yang has spun a lot of thread these days. These spun threads can be used to weave a dozen pieces of coarse cloth, and if sold in the county town, they can be sold for hundreds of cents. Two people can carry a dozen pieces of coarse cloth.
Yang wanted Shen Xiu to go with her because she thought the young couple hadn't seen each other for a while and wanted to give them a chance to meet.
When Shen Xiu heard that she was going to the county town to sell cloth, she was naturally eager to go with her. She had a hundred coins in hand and was planning to go to the county town to see if there were any suitable embroidery needles.
As for what Yang said later, it happened that Shuanzi was clamoring for more meat at that time, and the sound of crying covered up the last sentence she said, so Shen Xiu didn't hear the sentence about delivering something to Wei Yan and was still immersed in it.