Chapter 150: Apprenticeship
Lu Xiaoyan walked in patiently, the workers who came and went were busy, and no one paid attention to Lu Xiaoyan who came in.
She did not disturb the work of others, she walked to a piece of cloth that was being dried, the color was dyed very evenly, and the color was extremely beautiful, which showed the master's skill.
Lu Xiaoyan looked at the cloth and praised it, both the quality and the color were the effects she wanted.
"This young lady, who are you looking for?" came a master from inside the factory, with a white towel around his neck.
His nails had already turned discolored from the long-term dipping work.
"Hello old gentleman, I would like to meet the owner of the factory. Lu Xiaoyan replied politely.
The old gentleman wiped his hands and looked Lu Xiaoyan up and down, "I'm the boss here, do you have something to do?"
Lu Xiaoyan's eyes were slightly constricted, and sure enough, capable people are different.
"Sir, I don't know if your factory is willing to cooperate with us. Lu Xiaoyan had a kind face and explained his intentions and intentions in detail.
"I don't accept cooperation. The old gentleman didn't want to refuse outright.
Lu Xiaoyan didn't want to give up because of this, "Sir, do you have any concerns? As long as you can make a request, I will definitely try my best to meet you on behalf of the Fu family." ”
"Are you from the Fu family?" the old gentleman frowned, as if he was very familiar with the Fu family.
Lu Xiaoyan smiled and admitted, "I did come on behalf of the Fu family. ”
"I don't accept cooperation, but I'm a little interested in learning tie-dye. The old gentleman's eyes were sharp, and once again he refused.
Lu Xiaoyan immediately agreed, "I want to learn, Mr. Lao is bothered." ”
The old gentleman was moved, she looked at Lu Xiaoyan and pointed to the dye vat on the side, "Help me clean it." ”
So saying, the old gentleman left.
Lu Xiaoyan snorted, although he didn't understand the old man's intentions, but he was willing to give himself a chance, and it was not in vain.
She didn't have too much pretension, put her bag in the car, rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the dye vat.
The dye vat has already been soaked in color because of years of soaking, Lu Xiaoyan brushed it little by little with a brush, and his clothes and pants were full of paint, Lu Xiaoyan didn't care at all.
The tank was too big for her to move, so she found a bench to stand and brush.
But this is not efficient at all, so Lu Xiaoyan secretly observed how the other people around him operated, and he was really handy with their methods.
The old gentleman watched from the side and said nothing.
After about half an hour, Lu Xiaoyan only cleaned out one cylinder, and there were more than 100 cylinders in the corners waiting for Lu Xiaoyan to brush it.
She just wiped her sweat and continued to work hard, she knew very well in her heart that the old gentleman was testing her.
Lu Xiaoyan worked until midnight, but she was only halfway there, her hands were blistered white, and Lu Xiaoyan's face was frozen white in the cold winter years.
The old gentleman walked behind Lu Xiaoyan, "If you want to learn the craft from me, this is just an entry-level job, if you just want to cooperate, I advise you to give up as soon as possible to avoid being offended." ”
Lu Xiaoyan smiled, "Although I'm really not interested in tie-dye, and I don't know much about fabrics, but for him, I will definitely persevere,"
The old gentleman half-squinted, "Then you can think clearly, this is not a place for happiness here." ”
Lu Xiaoyan stopped talking and continued to work hard.
Finally, in the early hours of the morning, Lu Xiaoyan finally cleaned all the dye tanks.
She moved her shoulders because her legs and feet were stiff from standing for so long.
She got back in the car, turned on the heater, and took the time to rest.
Lu Xiaoyan's sleep was very light, and she didn't sleep comfortably, she only slept for three hours.
Before dawn was all day, she saw that the old gentleman had gotten up and was preparing for a new day's work.
Lu Xiaoyan put on his clothes again and hurriedly got out of the car to help.
"It's an early wake-up. The old gentleman still looked very stern, and Lu Xiaoyan hurried over to help.
"When do the others usually get up? ”
"They wake up late. Although the old gentleman had a stern expression, there was a happy light in his eyes.
The two cooperated very tacitly, and the old gentleman also smiled, he didn't have his previous identity with Lu Xiaoyan, and took the initiative to talk to her about several of his apprentices.
Lu Xiaoyan saw that the wrinkles on the old gentleman's face were about to unfold, and he was also happy.
"Master, why did you get up so early, didn't you say that we should do it, you should rest and rest. "The person who spoke was the old man's eldest apprentice, and he was also the person in charge here.
"Sit down. The second apprentice hurriedly helped the old gentleman to the side and sat down, showing a kind smile when he looked at Lu Xiaoyan.
Looking at their hard work, Lu Xiaoyan's eyes gradually moved to the old gentleman.
When he looked at his apprentice, the old gentleman's eyes were full of loving eyes.
When the apprentices had prepared everything, the old gentleman began to teach Lu Xiaoyan how to tie-dye.
The traditional craftsmanship is better than the machine, but it is also time-consuming and laborious, and Lu Xiaoyan looked at the old gentleman's seriousness and was slightly shaken.
She suddenly felt a sense of responsibility and mission, and suddenly had the motivation to learn, and she didn't want to work for the sake of work, but to pass on this spirit.
He Lu Xiaoyan's attitude was more serious than ever, and the old gentleman also saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart.
Lu Xiaoyan has been with the old gentleman for only three days, and he has already memorized the steps, although he is not doing very well, he still needs to be experienced, but his attitude is excellent.
"Xiao Yan, you are already qualified to be my apprentice. The old gentleman's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was very satisfied, "Now we can talk about our cooperation." ”
Lu Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you resolutely opposed to cooperation?"
"It's called cooperation with outsiders, but you are my apprentice. The old gentleman's eyes flashed, and Lu Xiaoyan burst out laughing.
"Master. Lu Xiaoyan smiled happily, in just three days of contact with the old gentleman, Lu Xiaoyan was more determined to put traditional fabrics on the market.
First, the cloth patterns made by traditional crafts are unique, and secondly, it can also increase publicity efforts to allow more young people to learn.
The old gentleman listened to Lu Xiaoyan's suggestion, and immediately made a decision and agreed to cooperate with Lu Xiaoyan.
Since the number of people in the traditional craft is not large, the workload should not be too large, but Lu Xiaoyan is already very satisfied.
"Master, then I'll come to see you another day. ”
After saying goodbye to the old gentleman, Lu Xiaoyan returned to the Fu family.
"Mr. Lu, you can count yourself back. Zheng Yu's face was solemn, as if something terrible had happened.
"Don't panic, say something slowly. Compared with before, Lu Xiaoyan is now fully able to face all kinds of emergencies calmly.