Chapter 32
Years later, the lively atmosphere of the Spring Festival gradually calmed down.
The winter vacation passed slowly, and Ji Ruan lay on the bed after lunch, playing with her mobile phone, flipping through Weibo and browsing Moments.
Duan Zeping posted a few photos last night, the background looked like a small party, Song Ling and Li Suian were there, and Ji Ruan saw a familiar face in it – Lin Qing.
Lin Qing and Lao Duan were very close, and Duan Zeping put his hand on his shoulder. He looked much closer than other people, but I haven’t heard that Lin Qing agreed to pursue him recently, and Song Ling and Li Suian didn’t have any points in this circle of friends either. Thumbs up.
Ji Ruan glanced twice, then slid over.
A message popped up on the top, it was from Cheng Zizhang, Ji Ruan clicked on it.
[Senior Zizhang: Picture.jpg]
[Senior Zizhang: The year is over, do you want to come play today, Xiao Ruan? ]
The picture seems to be taken in a certain studio. There are thin cloth, scissors, embroidery needles and colorful embroidery threads on the table.
I don’t know if it’s Ji Ruan’s illusion, Cheng Zizhang seems to really want to arouse his interest in Han embroidery, and he often leads this way intentionally or unintentionally when chatting.
Two days ago, it was mentioned that after the start of school, the entire Han Embroidery Association is planning to organize a cultural inheritance activity among colleges and universities, and Cheng Zizhang will also produce a work.
Cheng Zizhang has mentioned this matter to Ji Ruan several times, and asked him to come over to play as soon as work started today.
Ji Ruan was really interested, sat up straight and replied: [Okay, can I come over now? ]
Cheng Zizhang replied directly in seconds: [Of course, I will send you the address, call me when you arrive, and I will go downstairs to pick you up. ]
[Okay~thank you senior sister]
Ji Ruan turned off her phone with a smile, and immediately got out of bed to change clothes.
Cheng Zizhang’s studio is not too far away, Ji Ruan didn’t ask Uncle Zhang to take him there, and it only took about half an hour to get there by taxi.
It was still cold outside. After Ji Ruan arrived, Cheng Zizhang quickly went downstairs. He only waited for a short while, but his fingertips were still icy cold.
After Cheng Zizhang brought Ji Ruan into the room, he immediately poured him a cup of hot water. Ji Ruan took a few sips and held it in his hand to warm it up again.
This studio is much bigger than expected, and the whole floor belongs to them, including a rest area and several workshops. The decoration is very ancient, and the screens, fans, and sofas are all made of Han embroidery.
Ji Ruan and Cheng Zizhang entered her own workshop, the appearance inside was very similar to his sister’s hut before, very simple and without decoration at all.
All the tools and silk threads are placed on the table, and in front of the table is a roll with a thin cloth sandwiched between them. Part of the pattern has been embroidered on it, which is a pond and a path.
“Little Ruan, you can just sit and watch as you please,” Cheng Zizhang said with a smile, “It’s just that my place is a bit crude.” “
No,” Ji Ruan shook his head seriously, “It’s very interesting.
” Some cunning: “If you like, you can come here often, or you can try to embroider something by yourself. Originally, my mother wanted to see you very much, but she has been away recently, and she will not come back until next month’s promotional activities. “
She started again, trying to get Ji Ruan into Han embroidery.
“Okay,” Ji Ruan blinked lightly, and joked, “Senior sister, are you being polite to me? I’m really coming.” Cheng Zizhang glanced at
him with an annoyed smile: “You are the one, right? It’s best not to agree just because of politeness, I’ll really call you over often.”
She tied her hair as she spoke, looking ready to continue working, Ji Ruan glanced at the embroidered part of the piece “Is this the work you want to exhibit in the promotional event?
” Effect.”
She sighed and looked at Ji Ruan: “Let’s do this. Although it sounds good, he is an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, but now it is almost impossible to find someone who can continue to inherit it. I just like to look at it, and almost no one is willing to sit and embroider a pile of cloth like this for decades.”
Ji Ruan was deeply touched by this, and his family used to be the same, because Han embroidery has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is quite respected by the outside world. But in fact they are very difficult to pass on. His grandmother had received dozens of disciples in her lifetime, but only one or two of them could stay until the end to seriously study and promote this culture, and the rest had long since given up halfway through for various reasons. Ji Ruan was silent for a while, looked at the pattern on the scroll and suddenly said: “Isn’t this embroidered by one person?” Cheng Zizhang was taken aback, and said in surprise, “How do you know?” Ji Ruan smiled: “Just… It doesn’t look the same.” Cheng Zizhang quickly put down the needle, “Yes, it’s true that I didn’t do it alone. Originally, Ah Qing and I wanted to make a picture for this event, but my mother wanted us to do it together. , so what you see now is partly made by me, and partly by Ah Qing…” She looked at Ji Ruan with excitement in her eyes: “But how did you see that?” I don’t blame Cheng Zizhang Surprised, he and Lin Qing are both Cheng Yunxiu’s apprentices, they both came from the same teacher, the stitching techniques are actually very similar, sometimes even professional embroiderers can’t tell the difference immediately. Cheng Zizhang basically knew everyone in the industry. She had never heard of Ji Ruan, which proved that Ji Ruan was indeed an outsider. But how can a layman see this nuance? A guess gradually surged in Cheng Zizhang’s heart. Ji Ruan pursed his lips slightly, pointed to the pattern and guessed: “The brick wall of the pond should be made by Lin Qing, and the carp inside is your handwriting, senior.” “You are right.” Cheng Zizhang The smile deepened.
Ji Ruan didn’t look at Cheng Zizhang, his eyes kept falling on the embroidery pattern, his expression was very focused, he thought for a while and said: “Your habits of handling needles are a bit different, Lin Qing is very rigorous, and strictly follows the drawn pattern every step of the way. Come to embroider, but you, senior…”
Ji Ruan couldn’t help laughing: “You are obviously very free, the drawing is one thing, whether you can embroider like that is another matter.”
Cheng Zizhang covered With a smile on her face, she was a little embarrassed: “Let’s talk about it.”
Ji Ruan pointed to the carp in the pattern: “I originally wanted to embroider the carp’s tail on the water, right? It looked like it was torn apart, so I replaced it with a darker color thread to make up a withered leaf, right?”
Cheng Zizhang opened his mouth, she thought she had repaired the leaf very well, but she didn’t expect Ji Ruan to see through it at a glance .
Looking at her expression, Ji Ruan knew that he was right, and laughed again: “Also, senior sister, you reeled the wires tightly and thinly, but Lin Qing was relatively edgy. Was there anything urgent about him at that time? Cheng
Zizhang was convinced: “You can see that? He was really busy at the time, oh, I should say he has been busy recently, you can see that, except for the pond, I did it all by myself Yes, I don’t know where he went.”
Ji Ruan: “…”
After all, he just saw Lin Qing’s old Duan’s party photo, so Ji Ruan probably knows what Lin Qing has been up to recently.
He scratched the tip of his nose, but didn’t chew the root of his tongue in front of Cheng Zizhang. Cheng Zizhang’s focus was not on Lin Qing either. She grabbed Ji Ruan’s shoulder with joy on her face
: “So you really know it, Xiao Ruan?”
A bit grand, but still not hiding it: “Yes, I have learned a little bit.”
“My God!” Cheng Zizhang covered his mouth, a campus goddess, so excited that he lost his image: “My mother is right! Ji
Ruan raised his eyebrows, it seems that Teacher Cheng mentioned him more than once.
Probably due to the environment in which he grew up, Ji Ruan has a natural sense of awe towards a master like Cheng Yunxiu.
He squeezed his fingers and looked at Cheng Zizhang: “What did she say?”
Cheng Zizhang laughed for a while before he stopped laughing, and after arranging his hair, he became graceful again: “She just said you are interesting.” “
Huh?”
This is an evaluation that Ji Ruan had never imagined: “Just, that’s it?”
His eyes are big, and when he is surprised, they will become round, and he looks very cute. Cheng Zizhang covered his mouth and smiled, wanting to pinch Ji Ruan. s face.
“Otherwise? That’s the exact words,” Cheng Zizhang got up to get things from the storage shelf at the back: “If you want to know more specifics, meet my mother next month and ask her in person.”
She sat back as she spoke, and handed the bag in her hand to Ji Ruan, “Come on, this is your first visit to my sister’s studio, and my sister will give you a meeting gift.”
Ji Ruan didn’t expect to receive a gift after going out to play. He took it happily: “Thank you, senior.”
He opened it, but his eyes widened, and he immediately walked back: “No, senior, this is too expensive, I can’t accept it.”
Cheng Zizhang gave him a few bundles of paper. Good silk thread, gold and silver thread, and a piece of satin, the material is not cheap at first glance.
Cheng Zizhang interrupted directly with his palm outward: “Accept it, my sister’s heart, you can use it to embroider a few patterns when you are bored. If you really feel sorry, show it to me when you have embroidered it. I only have this One request.”
Ji Ruan was stunned for a moment, savored the words carefully, and then laughed: “Are you trying to trick me into embroidering something for you?” “
What are you talking about?” Panic, “I see you obviously like it too.”
It’s true, such a good thread and material, Ji Ruan really can’t resist.
He pursed his lips and didn’t refuse any more, and smiled generously: “Okay, then I’ll accept it, thank you senior sister.”
Cheng Zizhang waved his hand: “Say something, my sister likes you so I gave it to you.” Just as
Ji Ruan was about to say something, he glanced at the corner of the table, where there was a half-eaten cake and candles. Ji Ruan said seriously,
“Is today your birthday, senior?”
I just ate a cake for my birthday in the lunar calendar, and I have the next month in the Gregorian calendar.”
Ji Ruan’s eyes lit up: “Coincidentally, my birthday is also next month, and I am on the 16th.”
Cheng Zizhang nodded with a smile: ” I know, I have your information, I am two days earlier than you, on the 14th.”
Hearing this, Ji Ruan looked at the silk thread in his hand, then at Cheng Zizhang, and an idea probably popped up in his heart.
He stood up: “It’s getting late, and you still have to work, so I’ll go back to senior sister first.”
Cheng Zizhang thought for a while, and didn’t stay any longer Ji Ruan: “Well… that’s fine, I’ll take you down. “
In
the West Villa, Gu Xiuyi leaned over the pool table, hit the ball with one stroke, the black ball hit the edge of the frame and dangled, barely staying in the pocket.
“Tsk, what’s the matter with you, old Gu?” Li Suian smiled and said, “I didn’t make it again. Today’s level is a bit ridiculous.” Song Ling said quietly: “Obviously my heart is not
here, and I don’t know why I have to find us. Let’s play together.”
Gu Xiuyi put the cue back on the shelf and glanced at his watch: “You talk a lot.”
It’s half past four and you haven’t come back yet, why did it take you so long to find your senior? Gu Xiuyi was indescribably anxious.
Today he came home from get off work early, originally thought he could see Ji Ruan’s smiling face, but it turned out to be deserted again. After asking Aunt Zhao, he found out that Ji Ruan had gone to play with his classmates again.
Mr. Gu, who once stayed alone in an empty room for ten hours, would never repeat the same mistake. Immediately, he called Song Ling and Li Suian, and the three played billiards at home to pass the time.
But the owner of the game was a mess by himself, Gu Xiuyi pulled his collar, feeling a little restless, took off his coat and drank some water.
Li Suian glanced at it, and was attracted by Gu Xiuyi’s clothes.
In fact, he was wearing a very ordinary shirt, which was nothing special when it was worn under the coat. It was only when he saw the whole picture that he realized that the design of the cuffs was very special.
Li Sui’an squinted his eyes, unable to see clearly, and asked: “What’s on your sleeve?”
Gu Xiuyi looked down, his expression was weird for a moment, and then said lightly: “Embroidery.”
“It’s really strange,” Li Sui’an Walking in and taking a look, he said, “Is it really hand-embroidered?”
Gu Xiuyi waved his hand: “Otherwise?”
Li Suian took a closer look, and saw a small green tree with dark red buttons that seemed to fall on it. the fruit below.
He laughed: “It’s quite unique, where did you buy it?”
Song Ling also came over, and hit the nail on the head with just one glance: “This is not your style at all.”
Gu Xiuyi didn’t answer, and lightly touched the small sapling on his cuff , the stitches under his fingertips were extremely delicate, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: “Why, do you like it?”
Song Ling didn’t have much interest in such delicate things, so he curled his lips and didn’t express his opinion.
Li Suian was really curious: “Which store is it? I’ll go make one up tomorrow.” “
Cough,” Gu Xiuyi straightened his neckline, and said in a low-key tone, “I’m afraid you won’t be able to buy it.”
Li Suian smiled, and bumped his elbow to Gu Xiuyi’s shoulder: “I look down on people, no matter how expensive a shirt is, I’m afraid I can’t afford it?” “No,” Gu Xiuyi brushed his shoulder, and said casually:
” It’s a one-of-a-kind piece, the only one in the world.”
Song Ling looked serious.
Li Suian was surprised: “It’s so amazing… Which brand is it privately ordered?”
Gu Xiuyi looked at them silently for a while, admiring their expressions with satisfaction, and then slowly said: “Ji Ruan made it for me. It was embroidered with stitches.”
Song Ling: “…”
Li Suian: “…”
Both of them froze for a few seconds.
Li Suian waited for a long time for this result, and felt like cursing.
He tried his best to ignore the show off under Gu Xiuyi’s calm appearance, trying to grasp the main point: “How could Ji Ruan embroider these?”
Gu Xiuyi raised his eyebrows, as if he didn’t think it was strange: “It is written in his information that he lived with his grandmother when he was a child before becoming an orphan.” , his grandmother is an embroidery worker, maybe she learned a little bit at that time.”
That made sense, Li Suian nodded and didn’t ask further: “Very good.”
Unexpectedly, he just said something casually, and Gu Xiuyi could still understand other things from it. Meaning, he laughed: “It’s really good, he did everything very well.”
Song Ling was so sore that his toothache hurt, and he took the lead to leave.
“It’s the birthday present he gave me on Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Gu Xiuyi looked at the embroidery pattern on the cuff, and said to himself in a light tone.
“He was still sick at that time, and I said no, but after all, it was his whole heart, and he only did one for me…” The billiard room is not brightly lit, and the roof is installed with bunches
of When the snow-white spotlight shone on Gu Xiuyi’s smiling face, it stretched the end of his eyes even more narrowly, making him look like a fox showing off its might.
Li Suian sighed and turned away.
Gu Xiuyi waited for a long time, but did not get a response, so he raised his head.
“Old Li, should you?”
“Song Ling, your ball is too bad hahaha…”
Those two people didn’t know when they had returned to the table.
Gu Xiuyi: “…”
He coughed, walked over, put his hands on the table, his forearm muscles and fingers looked slender and strong under the light.
Li Suian glanced at him, and handed over the cue: “One more round?” Gu Xiuyi
nodded, as if nothing happened: “Okay.”
A sentence came:
“Guess why he embroidered cherry trees for me?”
“…”
“…”
Li Suian turned his head, frowning, with a complicated expression: “Don’t tell me you didn’t tell me if I didn’t guess?”
–Click
The downstairs door opened, and Aunt Zhao’s high-pitched laughter sounded: “Xiao Ruan is back!”
A gust of wind flashed before Li Suian’s eyes.
Gu Xiuyi disappeared.
When Ji Ruan came back from the snow and ice, he couldn’t get used to the heating in the house for a while, he held his hands together and breathed stiffly, and was a little envious when he saw Gu Xiuyi coming down the stairs wearing only a shirt.
In front of Ji Ruan, Gu Xiuyi would not show the slightest impatience, his steps were not too fast, and when he came to Ji Ruan, he touched his hand first, it was cold.
“Is it so cold outside?” Gu Xiuyi frowned.
“Yeah,” Ji Ruan’s nose turned red, “It’s melting snow a little bit, it’s very cold.”
Gu Xiuyi helped Ji Ruan take off his scarf, took out the hot water bottle he had prepared earlier, and covered his hands with him, and then heard the child’s satisfied voice Sigh.
He glanced at the paper bag on the table out of the corner of his eye, and asked casually, “What is it?”
“Oh, this,” Ji Ruan laughed, “It’s a gift from me, senior sister Zizhang, a very fine silk thread!”
Gu Xiuyi glanced around, and it seemed that it was really good, strands of silk thread exuded a very textured soft light under the light.
Ji Ruan took Gu Xiuyi’s hand, pointed to the embroidery pattern on his cuff, and said, “Your thread is a bit short. At that time, time was too tight, so I can only make it for you with ordinary cotton thread. It’s a pity.” Ji Ruanyi
said When you see these, your whole body will shine with a very moving light, your cheeks will be red, and your eyes will be full of radiant looks.
Gu Xiuyi sat down beside him, and listened to him with a smile while resting his forehead.
Li Sui’an and Song Ling came down from upstairs, seeing Gu Xiuyi’s expression felt sour: “No, I really can’t bear it, let’s go back.”
Song Ling has seen more worlds than him, so he can still hold on: “What are you going back to?” Come on, tonight, Aunt Zhao cooks braised fish in braised sauce, not for nothing.”
Li Suian immediately recalled Aunt Zhao’s craftsmanship: “Brother, you are right.”
Ji Ruan seemed to be really interested in embroidery, and Gu Xiuyi remained silent. Listening to him quietly, while secretly pondering whether to find a famous teacher for Ji Ruan to guide him.
“Do you really like embroidery that much?” Gu Xiuyi asked with a smile.
“Hmm…” Ji Ruan licked her lips, but didn’t give a clear answer. She just looked at the silk thread in the bag and said, “I’m going to embroider a handkerchief for my senior sister as a birthday present.” Such a good material must be made into a
handkerchief just work.
Gu Xiuyi’s smile froze on his face: “…what?”
“Didn’t you hear clearly?” Ji Ruan smiled softly: “I said I want to make a handkerchief for my senior.” “
You…you want to make a handkerchief for someone else Embroider birthday presents?”
Does this kid embroider for everyone?
Could it be that a person can get a birthday present embroidered by him? !
Gu Xiuyi seemed to have a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat.
But maybe it was because he managed his expression well, Ji Ruan didn’t see any abnormality at all, and said with a bright face, “Yes.”
There were two bursts of laughter on the stairs.
Li Suian and Song Ling whispered to each other.
“It’s all on his mind…”
“He only made it for me…”
“Hahahahahahahahahaha!”
The two were a little far away, and Ji Ruan’s hearing was bad, so I could only see them smiling. Unable to straighten his back, he looked at Gu Xiuyi suspiciously: “What are they talking about?”
Gu Xiuyi’s jaw was tense, and he covered Ji Ruan’s ear: “Don’t worry, they are full, saying that they don’t have a chance to taste Aunt Zhao’s tonight. Braised fish.”
The laughter from upstairs stopped abruptly.
“Ah, so…” Ji Ruan looked regretful.
Aunt Zhao’s braised fish is very delicious.
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The author has something to say:
Mr. Gu: Heartbroken eight hundred petals
Ruan Ruan: Don’t be like this, although you are not the only one, but you are the number one Ah~
Mr. Gu:! hey-hey…
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