Xiangxi, Mocheng.

Skirting the winding alleys, it is a fairly open residential area.

This is no longer an urban area, there are no cookie-cutter high-rise buildings unique to the city, and it looks quaint and backward, full of low-rise buildings with ethnic minority styles. Interspersed on both sides of the small building is the gurgling stream, the creek is set up with a stone bridge every short distance, there are villagers rowing small boats at the bottom, when the water is narrower, there are also small roads built up by big stones, it seems a little tortuous, outsiders rarely dare to go up, the local residents hold their trouser legs but walk on the ground as if walking, walking lightly.

On both sides of the river are local residents, including village women who carry bamboo baskets to wash their clothes by the river, and vendors who set up stalls on the banks.

This is a well-known scenic spot in Meaux, although it is not a tourist attraction, but because of the beautiful scenery around it, the good quality and cheap things and the relatively concentrated, it does not often attract many tourists from other places to come for sightseeing.

One of the shops is not very conspicuous in a group of small houses, at first glance there is nothing unique, but the door is embroidered with colorful silk threads many Miaojiang style brocade, laymen can not see the door, only feel the bells and whistles, the workmanship is also completely untouched with exquisite and elegant, the patterns are some assembly line things, and can not even be called handicrafts.

There is a black plaque at the entrance of the store, on which are a few large characters that are very conspicuous - Xiu'er embroidery.

The door of the shop is ajar, and the wooden door frame is hung with a curtain of colorful stones, and you can see the layout of the store when you look inside. The area inside is not large, but more than 30 square meters, several long tables divide the narrow and cramped space, it is clear that it is daytime but the store is very dim, the only light source comes from the swaying chandelier hanging on the roof of the shed, the dim light reflected is a little depressing, it is the kind of decoration style that does not let people walk in at a glance.

Tourists walked by and passed, and almost the moment their eyes swept over, the small shop was blacklisted, and they didn't even slow down, only a man in a black coat paused and unhurriedly pushed open the curtain.

Hearing the sound of small pebbles hanging at the door, the little girl who was watching the store quickly raised her head.

She is only sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a navy blue placket top, and slightly fat trousers underneath, the color and style are very inconsistent with her age, the only thing that can see the girl's heart is probably the embroidered waist on the chest, and the bright embroidery color scheme makes her whole person smart.

When there was no one in the shop, she sat at the counter embroidering her purse, and even when customers came, she didn't stop the needlework in her hand, but just greeted casually in Mandarin with a local accent.

"Welcome, there's everything in the store, you can take a look at it, do you want to buy souvenirs or jewelry?"

"Hello, excuse me. ”

Entering the door was a young man with a white woolen scarf, a well-looking and handsome look, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. The lenses obscured his vision, obscuring all the sharpness in his gaze, leaving only a calm and elegant smile.

Customers walked in through the narrow hallway and lowered their eyes to look at the furnishings.

The wooden table on the left is lined with multicolored brocade interlining, and the handicrafts placed on it are mostly embroidery, and there are also some sheep's horn ornaments and various polished copper products, which, like the embroidery hanging at the door, are only souvenir-level objects that are not very exquisite. On the other side of the table is a wood-carved jewelry rack, on which are hung silver products, earrings and bracelets that little girls like, as well as beads and carved silver bracelets with Miao Jiang characteristics.

After looking at everything like this, the guest opened his mouth unhurriedly.

"These embroideries are beautiful, Ah Xiu embroidery...... Is your name Ah Xiu?"

"No, my name is Ah Cai. Hearing the conversation, the little girl finally raised her head, and she couldn't see it really when she was far away, but now she saw the appearance of the guest clearly, and she was obviously more enthusiastic than just now, "Ah Xiu is my grandmother's name, and I am looking after the store for her." ”

"Ah Cai...... The name is nice. ”

The guests are gentle and elegant in their gestures, giving people a sense of intimacy like a spring breeze, and every sentence is extremely comfortable.

Then his tone paused slightly for a few seconds, and he continued to ask, "Can the patterns in your store be customized?"

"Yes, what you want to customize. ”

The little girl took out a few objects from the counter, including a scarf, a wallet, and a small purse with a drawstring, and arranged them in a row as if she were telling something new.

"Everything in our shop is hand-embroidered, you can see what you want to do first, which style you like and give me a picture....... For example, the one I am embroidering now is our talisman here, to keep you safe. I'm almost done, and if you like it, I can sell it to you. ”

"I made a decorative painting, embroidered this pattern, and hung it in the living room. ”

As he spoke, the guest took out a photo from his wallet and handed it to Ah Cai.

The photo is a little old, the edges are a little yellowed, probably because the distance was too far away, and the pixels are not real enough after printing and enlargement, so that the picture is very mushy, and it can be vaguely seen that it is a broken ruin, and the stone pillars are carved with ancient totems, some like spiders, and there are war horses with armor and men holding shields next to them.

And when the little girl saw the photo, her face changed suddenly.

Her immature cheeks could not hide her emotions, and her big bright eyes, with obvious hesitation, did not speak for a long time.

"This pattern ......."

"What's the matter, is there something wrong with this pattern?" the guest asked, noticing Ah Cai's strange appearance.

"I've seen this pattern...... But," Ah Cai hesitated for a moment before she looked up at the guest, as if trying to confirm something from his words, "May I ask how you got this picture?"

"My friend is an independent photographer, and he came here a few years ago to take photos like this somewhere, and he thought it looked good, so he went home and printed it out and made it into a bedside decoration. It's strange to say that since he put this totem, his luck has improved a lot, so he has kept this photo for many years. ”

"Is there such a thing......" Ah Cai was surprised when she heard the guest's words, and her lips touched up and down, "That...... And then, what happened?"

Nothing happened, except that he had recently decided to go abroad and wanted to bring some souvenirs, so I thought I might as well embroider his "mascot" and give it to him. But I looked for a lot of embroiderers, and also checked the relevant information, but I didn't find the exact style of this totem, it seems that the things he encountered are still very rare. ”

Speaking of this, the guest chuckled lowly and explained as if he was distressed, "There is no way, I can only go to the place where he took a photo to find clues, and I asked from door to door along this commercial street...... Well, then you'll know. ”

"Don't ask anyone, they can't embroider this. Ah Cai said casually, and then she looked at the guests carefully and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to embroider this, this totem...... It doesn't have to be a lucky thing, you can choose something else to give him, if he likes Miao Jiang's things, I'll introduce you to it......."

"There's no need for anything else, good things aren't necessarily what suits him," the guest's voice was faint, but with a resoluteness that could not be refused, "He is a very important person to me, otherwise I wouldn't have come to Moville on purpose." ”

Ah Cai did not continue to persuade, and after a few seconds of silence, she finally spoke.

"My grandma has done similar embroidery before, I can help you ask, but you'll have to wait a few days......"

After just one sentence, Ah Cai quickly regretted it, leaving considerable leeway between his words.

Obviously, she didn't really want to take this business, but after a few seconds, she began to regret her hot head.

"Okay, I'm sorry for you. The guest smiled, opened the leather wallet and pulled out a stack of banknotes, "I can pay some deposit in cash, and when I come to pick up the goods, I will pay the rest." Also, the next time you come, the amulet in your hand should have been completed, I like it very much, can you sell it to me together?"

Ah Cai is still a little girl after all, and the smile on the corner of her lips can't be hidden after being praised.

"Okay, you can leave me a contact information, and this photo will also be left to me, so you can take a look at the details. If Grandma is willing to embroider, I will contact you when it is finished, if she doesn't agree......"

"It's okay not to agree. The guest curled his lips and smiled, his lenses reflecting a gentle gaze, "Then I'll come to get your talisman, it's not a trip for nothing." ”

After leaving the small shop, the guests walked forward for a while, and soon stopped at the freshly squeezed juice stall, which is a local specialty.

The fresh fruit is casually chopped a few times on the wooden board and stirred in the juicer, which looks very appetizing. Probably because of the customer's well-dressed clothes, the shopkeeper's aunt had a good impression of him, and enthusiastically put a few more spoonfuls of sugar, and added some small ingredients such as coconut fruit and raisins on her own initiative, and talked in broken Mandarin.

"Outsiders like this taste, you can try it quickly, and if you think it tastes good, come back again." ”

"Thank you, it was delicious. He smiled politely and gave a few extra coins.

The aunt, who was purely kind, didn't want to charge more, but she was obviously a little surprised when she saw the guest's behavior at the moment, she hesitated for a moment and happily took the money.

"It's delicious, remember to come again!"

"Definitely. ”

was sent away by the aunt for a short time, and the guests also heard a whisper from behind.

Most of the stall owners are local residents, Mandarin is mixed with dialects, it sounds like a simple folk style, and there is no concealment in the words spoken, it is exactly what I think in my heart - "That young man is really handsome, and he is generous, but the people in the city are different", "At first glance, he is a cultural person, how elegant he is, he should be a scholar."

This is the evaluation he usually receives, and he can fully afford it.

When he walked around the corner, the smile on the guest's lips faded, and he threw the overly sweet and greasy juice in the trash, the sun reflecting the sharp cheeks, gentle with indescribable indifference, as if there was no emotion.

He lifted his wrist to look at his watch, and pulled out his phone to make a string of calls. But just a few rings, he was quickly hung up by the other party, thinking that he was busy with other things.

He didn't seem to mind, and casually put the phone back in his coat pocket.

After a short while, the phone rang again.

"Chuan Yuan, is it going well over there?"