"Sister!"
A crisp voice sounded outside the yard.
Wang Xiaomai stomped in.
"I can do the work at home alone. Sister, just learn to embroider."
She is twelve years old and can handle most of the household chores, including any menial and tiring work.
Aunt Wang also walked in from the door: "Da Mai, as long as you like to do this, mother will support you. Mother can do the things at home when she has time. She just does it carelessly, and everyone in our village doesn't do it." These are particular things.”
Wang Damai pursed his lips and said, "I..."
"In that case, then follow me and learn hard." Kong Xiu Niang said, "The first thing is to clean your hands first, and the second thing is to cut your nails. Come back after you are done."
Cheng Wanwan brought out a basin of water, a piece of scented soap, and a pair of small scissors.
After the two girls carefully washed their hands and cut their nails, they stood in front of Kong Xiu Niang.
Kong Xiu Niang said softly: "I brought some pieces of embroidery thread in the carriage. You can take them down first. I will teach you how to use embroidery thread today."
Wang Damai and Zhao Xiahua got on the carriage, opened the curtain, and were shocked.
This carriage was actually filled with cloth and embroidery thread, with all kinds of colors, which dazzled them.
The two carefully took out the things and placed them in the yard.
When all the cloth and embroidery threads are laid out, there should be gold and silver threads inside, sparkling in the sunlight.
The formation here is huge, attracting many people to come and watch the excitement.
"This is an embroiderer sent by Miss Cao. It's different from our farmers who sew and mend casually."
"Those embroidery threads come in so many colors that I've never seen before, and those pieces of cloth, are they all used for the two girls, Xia Hua and Damai, to toss with?"
"Miss Cao really repays her kindness and is a good child..."
"I wonder if Kong Xiu Niang is willing to teach others. I also want to send the girl at home to learn a few stitches."
While the crowd was discussing, a figure squeezed in from outside.
She was wearing a water-red coat with flowers embroidered on the hem. This should be the only dress in the village.
This person is none other than Sun Shuiqin.
She walked in anxiously and bowed in front of Kong Xiu Niang: "If I want to study with you, how much tuition do I need to pay?"
Kong Xiu Niang waved her hand: "Miss Cao said that as long as you are from Dahe Village, you can learn it if you want."
Sun Shuiqin felt happy, it was great not to have to pay.
When she was a girl, her favorite thing was embroidery, but no one in the village knew how to do it. She often went to embroidery workshops in the city to secretly learn embroidery patterns. What she learned secretly was always confusing. Now someone taught her , she must understand everything she couldn't understand before.
"But..." Kong Xiu Niang changed the subject, "Let me see your hands first."
The woman in front of her has a woman's hair in a bun. She is a rural woman. Every day, men and children cook on the stove. Her hands have basically been tortured and lost their original appearance.
However, when Sun Shuiqin stretched out her hand, it was different from what Kong Xiuniang had imagined.
The hands are very white and the skin is very delicate. It can be seen that they are well-maintained.
Sun Shuiqin said sheepishly: "My man loves me and won't let me do those menial tasks. I usually just embroider some handkerchiefs and exchange them for money."
After she got married, Zhao Shagen basically did all the things at home, and her mother-in-law didn't force her to do these things.
Kong Xiu Niang nodded: "Okay, then you will learn with me from now on."
Seeing that Sun Shuiqin had easily gained the approval of Kong Xiu Niang, many people in the village were moved and wanted to send their children over.
Kong Xiu Niang coughed and said: "Teaching one person is teaching, and teaching a group is teaching. I will accept anyone who comes to learn. However, if your palms are rough and have barbs, you can also learn, but you cannot touch cloth or embroidery thread. When will your hands recover?" When can I start learning?”
Being able to watch and learn also makes many people excited.
After a while, more than twenty little girls gathered in the yard.
Kong Xiu Niang started teaching seriously: "This is thin embroidery thread, with more than forty colors in total. It can be stranded for embroidery... This is thick embroidery thread. It is relatively thick and cannot be stranded at all. It is suitable for embroidering on coarse linen... This is Silk thread, embroidery on silk and satin are all made of this kind of thread, with more colors... This is gold and silver thread, made of gold and silver. The texture is very brittle and not suitable for complex stitches. It is suitable for gold plate embroidery and diamond embroidery... "
Cheng Wanwan sat on the edge and listened carefully, and also learned a lot of basic knowledge.
And more and more people gathered in the yard.
This embroidery learning class is specially prepared for women. From seventy-year-old women to three- and four-year-old girls, everyone is interested in it.
Interested in something.
The yard of Cheng Wanwan's house is very large, but it is not enough at the moment.
Mrs. Sun came to see the excitement. She was sewing shoes for her unborn child recently, and planned to embroider a tiger on them, but she really didn't know how to do it. Maybe she could find out the trick by watching.
As soon as she came over, she saw her daughter Chunhua sweeping the floor at the door of the yard with a broom.
She was immediately furious: "Xia Hua knows how to hold Kong Xiu Niang's thigh tightly, why don't you follow suit?"
What's the point of sweeping the floor every day? A woman can embroider, which is an incredible skill.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she pinched Chunhua's arm hard.
Chunhua took a step back in pain: "My hands are too rough to learn this. What if I break them? I'm learning to cook from my sister-in-law..."
Mrs. Sun took a sniff and found that her daughter smelled like meat: "Why are you cooking?"
"My aunt is about to open a restaurant, and my sister-in-law will be the chef. Please ask me to be the assistant cook." Chunhua said honestly, "If my mother is not willing, then I will tell my aunt not to go."
"Go, go, why don't you go!" Mrs. Sun smiled brightly, "I didn't expect you to be so popular with my sister-in-law. You should learn cooking from Dashan's wife. After you learn all the skills, we can open a restaurant ourselves and you can be the chef. , my mother works as a cook..."
"Mom!" Chunhua raised her voice, "The dishes I learned were all developed by my uncle. How can I secretly learn them and open my own restaurant? If you have such an idea, then I won't learn anything, so as not to In the end, I harmed my aunt!"
Mrs. Sun twitched her lips: "Hey, you girl, why are you so angry? I just said it casually."
"It's not okay to just say it casually." Chunhua pursed her lips, "If Mom says it a second time, I will tell my eldest uncle this."
After she finished speaking, she took the broom and left.
"you you you!"
Sun was so angry that she had a heart attack.
Donghua popped up from the side: "Sister, if I go to work as a cook in the future, there will be a lot of delicious food. Can I go and help my sister..."
"You glutton, why are you always thinking about eating!" Mrs. Sun tightened her ears angrily, "Go back and see how I deal with you!"
Mrs. Sun was extremely angry, but Niang Kong Xiu Niang was filled with relief.
She really didn't expect that in this remote and remote place, there would be so many good people suitable for learning embroidery.
Damai is brave and careful, Xia Hua is patient, Sun Shuiqin has her own ideas...and the girls watching around are all thirsty for knowledge. As long as they have a good master and a family With support, these girls may not be unable to become qualified embroiderers.
After more than an hour of teaching, the girls in the courtyard dispersed.
Kong Xiu Niang rubbed her shoulders and stood up, only to find that Cheng Wanwan had been sitting quietly watching on the edge, seemingly also listening to the lecture.
She patted her forehead with some annoyance, and then quickly handed over a money bag in her sleeve: "Sui Ruren, the fifteen taels of silver here are my room and board expenses for three months."
Cheng Wanwan stood up and said warmly: "Kong Xiu Niang came to Dahe Village to teach the children embroidery. This is a great blessing for our Dahe Village. How can we no longer charge room and board fees? We just live in peace of mind."
Kong Xiu Niang put the money directly into Cheng Wanwan's hand: "Suiru people, it's better not to refuse, otherwise I don't know whether I should stay or not."
At this point, Cheng Wanwan had no choice but to accept the money, and she arranged for Kong Xiuniang to live in the room where Cao Yingying lived before.
Kong Xiu Niang went in to organize her luggage.
At this time, dinner was also served.
