Chapter 424 The Rooster Crows
The temperature in Northeast China has dropped in October, and snow has even fallen in some places.
But in Guangzhou, the heat is rolling in like midsummer.
Because it was too hot, people on the road were in a hurry.
Yi Chichi had no intention of wandering around, so after getting off the tram, he went straight to the Friendship Store and then to Ning Jiandong's office.
“Knock, knock.”
There was a knock on the door. A pretty woman in a black dress opened the door, looked at her and then showed a look of disdain. "Who are you? Why are you knocking on the door without knowing where this is?"
Yi Chichi's smile fell and he looked at the woman expressionlessly. She was about the same age as her and had a good-looking face, but she was rude and extremely arrogant when speaking.
Who is this?
"Yi Chichi, find Ning Jiandong!"
The woman's expression suddenly changed. It was over. Did she offend her master?
"Master Yi, my uncle is out for something, you see..."
"Then I'll come later."
Yi Chichi turned around and left. The woman was very anxious and quickly caught up with her, holding her hand and saying, "Master Yi, Master Yi, listen to me..."
"Of course."
I don't want to listen, and I'm not happy to listen.
She broke free from the woman's hand and walked away, saying, "When Manager Ning comes back, tell him to find me at Master Tang's place."
The woman's idea of continuing to pursue him suddenly disappeared.
"Okay, okay."
This time she was well-behaved, but Yi Chi, who already knew her true appearance, remained unmoved and appeared in the embroidery room after five minutes.
The weather was too hot, so the electric fans in the embroidery room were turned on at full speed. Ice cubes were also placed in several corners to reduce the temperature and prevent the embroiderers from sweating and contaminating the embroidery cloth.
Compared to the heat outside, the temperature in the embroidery room is much lower.
Everyone was busy sitting in front of the embroidery frame, and Yi's late arrival did not attract anyone's attention.
until--
"When did you come?"
After finishing embroidering one thread and running out of the same color thread on the embroidery frame, Qiu Yu put down the needle and prepared to get thread from the thread rack, but when she turned around, she saw Yi Chichi standing behind her. She was immediately surprised and happy.
"I've been here for a while, but since I saw you guys were working so hard, I didn't bother you."
I'm afraid he intentionally made his movements lighter and adjusted his position. Otherwise, no matter how immersed someone was in their work, they would not have failed to notice him.
"Aren't you going to the island to accompany your man? Why did you come to Guangzhou in such hot weather?"
It's really painful to take the ferry in this kind of weather.
The sea breeze is hot.
Yi Chichi occupied her chair and sighed when she heard the sound. If possible, she really didn't want to come.
What a pity. "Uncle Ning asked me to come here in a hurry, and I don't know why."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Zhenzhen and the others, who had been silent, exchanged glances and started talking.
"It must be for Zhuo Xuezhen."
"This girl is no good. She has no ability and a bad temper. She is arrogant. I don't know what she is so arrogant about."
"What? People just look down on us."
"Since you look down on me, why would you want to learn embroidery? Isn't that just looking for trouble..."
Listening to everyone's words, Yi Chichi had a bad feeling in his heart.
Ning Jiandong called her here, couldn't he ask her to teach this person named Zhuo Xuezhen?
Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked, "Is the Zhuo Xue you're talking about really a lesbian about my age with two big, thick braids?"
"yes."
Qiu Yu subconsciously replied, and then realized something was wrong, "Have you seen her?"
"Yes."
Yi Chichi nodded and said, "I came from Uncle Ning's office. I didn't see anyone else, but I did see Comrade Zhuo."
Qiu Yu and the others didn't have a very good impression of this person. After chatting for a few minutes, they pulled Yi Chichi to see their work.
And let her comment.
Yi Chichi said, "??? I think you're wrong. I'm not qualified to comment. I'm just communicating."
"Anyway, the idea is pretty much the same. Don't bother with the details. Just go and see what Xiao Tan's Crane-Deer-Tong-Spring is like."
"Let me see."
Comrade Tan, whose given name is Tan Tang, became nervous when she heard that the master wanted Yi Chichi to come and see her embroidery and give her comments.
The ears also stood up high.
This painting of cranes and deer in spring is a typical Cantonese embroidery, which is characterized by agility and vividness. The painter who drew the embroidery pattern is also a master, and the color matching is unique.
Use light and shade to express the three-dimensional sense of the embroidery, and use perspective to show the distance of the scene.
When talking about sugar embroidery, sharp needle techniques such as looping needle and hair needle were used to express the texture and shape of the muscles and fur of the deer when running and jumping.
The halo colors are natural and realistic, and needle techniques such as top stitch, scale stitch, and windmill stitch are used to show the distance and layers of rocks and plants, the brightness and darkness, and the texture and texture of the crane's feathers.
The embroidery of "Two Deer in Spring" has not been completed yet and is still a semi-finished product.
Even so, Yi Chichi couldn't help but admire after watching it, "Compared with last year's embroidery skills, Xiaotan's embroidery skills this year have improved even more."
Last year's work still had a slight sense of rawness. The handling of some details could not be said to be terrible, but it was not very good either.
But this year, those hiccups are gone.
Some are as natural and skillful as flowing water.
“It’s been a huge improvement.”
Pointing to the rocks, flowers and plants, she smiled and said, "Last year, I remember Xiao Tan embroidered a red-crowned crane, with rocks, flowers and plants, but the light and dark, and the distance were not handled well. This year's..."
After a pause, she gave Xiao Tan's expectant gaze a heartfelt evaluation, "It was handled very well!"
"real?"
Xiao Tan's eyes lit up and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
"It couldn't be more true."
Yi Chichi nodded and said, "You know, I don't lie when it comes to embroidery. Good is good, and bad is bad."
Several apprentices instantly thought of Yi Chichi’s comments on their embroidery last year, and their faces almost turned green.
Last year, her comments almost made them doubt their lives and they even wondered if they were not suitable for this job.
Is it too presumptuous to think that one can earn foreign exchange for the country through skills?
Fortunately, she doesn't just criticize them, but also teaches them how to make changes and solve problems.
"Sister, look at mine again."
Wu Baocheng is the other male embroiderer in the embroidery room besides Master Xiao Qian. He learned Li embroidery and his embroidery is of a rooster crowing at the dawn.
The colors contrast sharply, showing a strong ethnic style.
As for the needlework...
"I can't comment on this, I can only say that the embroidery is very good."
Wu Baocheng, who was still waiting for her detailed evaluation, was stunned. "Why can't I give an evaluation?"
Isn't it too perfunctory to just say "very well embroidered"?
"Sister, what I want is criticism and progress, not praise."
This requirement is difficult to evaluate.
Yi Chichi was quite helpless. "I don't know how to do Li embroidery. All I can appreciate is the composition and artistic conception. I'm not familiar with the needlework, so I can't comment on it. But from an aesthetic point of view, your embroidery of the rooster announcing the dawn is really well done."
At this point, she patted Wu Baocheng on the shoulder and said, "Comrade Wu, since you can work in the embroidery room of the Friendship Store, it means you have talent in this area. Be confident. Your embroidery skills are great. Believe in yourself."
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