Chapter 485: The Birth of Embroidery
"Grandma, please help me this time!" A woman wearing an emerald green cheongsam, who looked to be about thirty-four or thirty-five years old, with a delicate face, hugged the arm of a white-haired old lady and acted coquettishly.
The old lady snorted in annoyance: "You are already in your thirties, why are you still acting like a spoiled brat with grandma?"
"It's because you refused to help me research the embroidery robot."
If her grandmother had agreed, she wouldn't have to come and beg like that.
The old lady is not just anyone else, but Mrs. Ke, the inheritor of the current intangible cultural heritage of Suzhou embroidery and Long embroidery.
The old lady's father was a master of Suzhou embroidery, and her mother was a master of Long embroidery, so the old lady had to learn both when she was young.
If I wasn't so talented, I would probably be mediocre in both.
The woman is Mrs. Ke’s granddaughter, Ke Huan, a famous female doctor in the industry.
The reason she found her grandmother this time was because the Super Space-Time Company was developing an intangible cultural heritage robot, and she was one of the chief engineers of the research and development.
As for intangible cultural heritage, she naturally has to study the intangible cultural heritage that she is familiar with.
Her family came from an embroidery studio, and she had been exposed to embroidery since she was young and had a good understanding of embroidery, but she was not cut out for it and eventually embarked on a path of scientific research.
Now that she has the opportunity, she naturally wants more people to understand embroidery culture.
Appreciate the beauty of Suzhou embroidery and Longxi embroidery.
"A robot is just a robot. Why research an embroidery robot? Is embroidery so easy to research and develop? There is a lot of knowledge involved!" Old Mrs. Ke didn't want her granddaughter to suffer this and kept refusing.
"You've spent 20 or 30 years studying and still haven't learned anything. How can you expect a machine to learn it in just two or three years?"
Old Mrs. Ke thought it was ridiculous.
If embroidery can be replaced by robots, is there still a need for inheritors?
Wouldn't it be better to just send it directly to the robot?
"Grandma, this robot is your peripheral. It can do whatever you can do, but humans are alive and machines are dead. It cannot innovate." This is why machines cannot replace humans.
They have no independent innovative thinking.
Hearing this, Mrs. Ke's attitude softened a bit: "Really?"
"Of course, absolutely!" Ke Huan raised his hand and swore, "I will make it learn your craft within three years."
"Just three years. If you can't develop it within three years, don't blame me, your grandmother, for being so unkind!"
Old Madam Ke's words made Ke Huan curl his lips: "Okay! I'll listen to you!"
After successfully getting her grandmother to join the team, she called on her friends and started research and development.
Just as her grandmother said, there is a lot of knowledge involved in embroidery. She encountered several obstacles during her research and development and almost gave up.
But when she thought that one day the robot she developed would be placed in a museum with a sign saying it was developed by her, she was motivated to keep going.
Old Mrs. Ke complained more than once: "A good girl has to deal with these junk metals. Wouldn't it be better to get a job as a clerk?"
Embroidery needles hurt your eyes, and these scraps of metal are not much better!
Old Mrs. Ke loves her granddaughter dearly.
"Grandma, once the robot is developed, you will understand how I feel about entering this industry." That sense of accomplishment is really addictive.
She is willing to work hard for it and devote all her enthusiasm to it.
"Hmph, I want to see what kind of robot you can develop."
"Of course he's good at both literature and martial arts!"
Ke Huan already has an idea and is putting it into practice.
Not only does she want to develop an embroidery master who can embroider accessories and clothing, but she also wants a robot that can break rocks with its chest!
She can embroider accessories and clothing, and she can lift jacks!
When she thought about the fact that the fashion accessories and clothing sought after by countless people in China were all created by the embroidery master she developed, Ke Huan was filled with energy!
Seeing that her granddaughter was in high spirits, Mrs. Ke stopped discouraging her and tried her best to help her.
Because he had to learn not only Suzhou embroidery but also Long embroidery, Ke Huan's research and development progress was very slow. It took him three and a half years to complete the development of the robot.
For more than half a year, Ke Huan specially thanked her grandmother for her support.
“Thank you, grandma!”
Old Mrs. Ke stared at the small robot in costume, which was about 60 to 70 centimeters tall in front of her, and her mood improved.
This is probably the sense of accomplishment her granddaughter was talking about.
Of course, she is a reserved old lady and there is no way she would smile brightly just because of a robot!
Seeing her grandmother pretending to be proud, Ke Huan couldn't help laughing, but she didn't expose her grandmother's disguise.
"There's only one embroidery master in the country, and it will probably be displayed in a museum in the future."
What do older people care about?
When she heard that she might go to the museum, Mrs. Ke immediately set her eyes on her granddaughter and asked, "Can we go to the museum?"
"Yes, you are a famous embroidery inheritor in the country, a national intangible cultural heritage, and of high status. Naturally, your surroundings cannot be disposed of casually."
Mrs. Ke was in a good mood after being praised: "Well, then I will reluctantly acknowledge its existence!"
Ke Huan suppressed a laugh: "Yes!"
The embroidery master's test was to embroider Suzhou embroidery and Longxi embroidery. The exquisite skirts and dark blue sachets were embroidered with lifelike lotus flowers.
The stitches are fine and even, and the style is similar to that of Mrs. Ke, but the technique is still not as good as Mrs. Ke.
But for Mrs. Ke, being able to reach this level in three years is already very satisfying.
"Can she continue her studies in the future?" Old Mrs. Ke was very satisfied with the sachet.
The sachet has her style, but it doesn’t look like her, and the quality is very good.
It's time to go out.
It’s just that Suzhou embroidery still lacks some perfection.
"Of course, it could also be that this is her first time embroidering a large area of clothing, so she's a little unskilled." Ke Huan is more inclined to believe that she's unskilled. After two more tries, it should be about right.
Thinking of this, Ke Huan asked her assistant to bring new cloth for the embroiderer to make two more clothes.
According to Ke Huan's request, the embroidery department made a slit cheongsam and a suit.
The cheongsam is embroidered with lifelike phoenixes, while the suit has no embroidery at all.
"Grandma, what do you think of this one?" Ke Huan handed the cheongsam to Grandma Ke, letting her see the embroidery craftsmanship.
Mrs. Ke put on her reading glasses, carefully examined the cheongsam, and nodded slightly: "It's better this time. I guess it's just like you said, you're not yet proficient. It will be fine as you get used to it."
Embroidery tilted her head, waiting for Mrs. Ke's praise, and her eager look was very cute.
"Grandma, Xiu Xiu is waiting for your praise!" Ke Huan laughed.
Don’t say that robots don’t have their own thoughts. Their embroidery is different!
Old Madam Ke looked at Xiu Xiu in surprise, and seeing that she was staring at her eagerly, she spoke awkwardly, "Well, to have such a high level at the age of three is really good, very talented!"
After receiving Mrs. Ke's approval, Xiu Xiu happily spun around: "Thank you, grandma!"
The sweet voice softened Mrs. Ke's expression. It was not difficult to see that she also liked Xiu Xiu very much.
The embroidery was sent back to Chao Shi Kong Company in the fourth year and put into a blind box.
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"My name is Cixiu, my nickname is Xiuxiu, and I aspire to embroider all over the mountains and rivers!"
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