Chen Niannian came back suddenly this weekend, and then she kept staring at the work in her hands.

"Yujiao, I see that you usually embroider with flat needles, this belongs to Beijing embroidery. Chen Niannian looked at her, embroidering flowers and grass at the hem of a big red cheongsam.

"Nian Nian you are so powerful, you can see it. Cao Yujiao looked at her in surprise.

"Are you interested in learning embroidery?" asked Chen Niannian.

"Of course I think about it, like the traditional wedding dress, if you use Sichuan embroidery, it must be beautiful, but now it is difficult to find a good master. Cao Yujiao sighed.

"Yujiao, I once read the newspaper and introduced a person, Sichuan embroidery is very good, that is, the embroidery master Chang Youzhen teacher, she left a deep impression on me, are you interested in learning?"

"Ah, can the master go to apprenticeship casually? Besides, I am working now, and I can't take a leave of absence for long. ”

"Uncle Yue if he knows that you are going to study, it is too late to be happy, the newspaper Teacher Chang also said that there are not many people who learn this traditional craft now, she is worried that she will lose the inheritance, she is willing to give what she has learned to others, so that this technology can be carried forward, which is also Teacher Chang's lifelong wish. ”

Chen Niannian once saw this, and finally mustered up the courage to apprentice to Teacher Chang, and after studying for more than half a year, the teacher's phone number had already been memorized.

"Niannian, I want to try. "Cao Yujiao has also reached a bottleneck recently.

"I always feel that after the recent design, the finished clothes are a little less flexible, which makes people feel dull. ”

"You are so right, now embroidery, the use of clothing is still very little, and most of them are traditional clothing can be used, embroidery patterns are the same, there are no characteristics, and what we have to do is to integrate embroidery into life, combined with popular elements into the market, in order to better carry forward this art. ”

"Niannian, what you said is so good, I think the same thing in my heart, but I can't say it. Cao Yujiao said excitedly.

"I knew you must be interested, I wrote down the phone number, called to see if I could register my name, and then asked Uncle Yue for leave. Chen Niannian wrote down a string of numbers and handed it to Cao Yujiao.

The call was quickly made and the speakerphone button was pressed.

"Hello, is this Teacher Chang?"

"Hello, I am. Chen Niannian's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, and Chen Niannian's eyes were hot.

"Hello Mr. Chang, I would like to learn the craft under your tutelage. Cao Yujiao said sincerely.

"This is a good thing, do you know anything about embroidery?" Mr. Chang laughed happily on the other end of the phone.

"I can only do simple embroidery, I do costume design. Cao Yujiao began to introduce herself.

"If you have a foundation, it's good, even if you don't have a foundation, it doesn't matter, as long as you study hard and endure loneliness, you will learn well. Teacher Chang paused, and then said, "Let me ask you another question, what is the reason for you to learn embroidery." ”

Chen Niannian said secretly, even the questions were the same as the ones he had asked.

"Mr. Chang, if I started to contact embroidery because of my work, then now I am in love with it, seeing the finished clothes, becoming gorgeous because of the exquisite embroidery, seeing the lifelike patterns embellished on the clothes by skillful hands, glowing with a kind of light, as if the whole clothes have life, I often ask myself, what is the real value of a good garment, what content should the design give it. ”

Cao Yujiao finished speaking in one breath, Chen Niannian applauded in his heart, he really didn't expect Cao Yujiao to have such understanding.

Chen Niannian couldn't help but think of the words she replied back then. "The top embroidery is by no means only an embroidery needle can be completed, technology is only secondary, the cultural accumulation behind the technology is the touchstone for the achievement of artistic excellence, so I want to learn the culture contained in it. ”

"Little girl, you answered very well, what is your name. Teacher Chang asked excitedly.

"My name is Cao Yujiao. ”

"Okay, Cao Yujiao, when can you come over and start studying?"

"Within 2 weeks, I have to deal with the work, and then I will pass, Mr. Chang, don't delay. Cao Yujiao didn't expect Teacher Chang to agree so quickly.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come, do you know my address?"

Cao Yujiao glanced at Chen Niannian and saw her nod, "I know." ”

"Okay, that's it, goodbye. ”

"Goodbye. ”

After Cao Yujiao hung up the phone, she let out a long breath.

"I'm so nervous, I didn't expect it to pass smoothly like this, listening to the tone, Mr. Chang is very easy to get along with. ”

"The more capable people are, the easier they get along with, the more they know how to respect others, and only those who don't have the ability will often look down on people. Chen Niannian said.

Cao Yujiao explained the situation to Yue Mingyuan and asked for half a year off to study.

Yue Mingyuan agreed, asked her to hand over the work, and promised to pay her salary.

Before Cao Yujiao left, she thought about it, and then asked Li Wengang to say goodbye, but the young man didn't say much at that time.

But the next day, Li Wengang gave her a notebook, which wrote down all the precautions for going to the city, as well as special snacks, and the contact information of some of his classmates.

This real concern warms Cao Yujiao's heart.

The last page of the notebook says Waiting for you, although there are only two words, but the content covered in it, both of them understand what it means.

Cao Yujiao, who got on the train, has not been calm in her heart, waiting for her to come back. If he still keeps his original intention unchanged, then she will explain everything to him and see how he chooses.

If he changes his mind, then she will not have to explain, and everything will go with the wind.

Distance is a measuring stick to measure whether this relationship can withstand the wait.

Cao Yujiao, who figured it out, thought it would be easier, but her heart was even more chaotic for some reason.

After two days and one night of turbulence, Cao Yujiao came to the city of Sichuan Province, which is famous for Shu embroidery, sat on it, took the address written by Chen Niannian, and soon arrived at the bottom of the embroidery room run by Mr. Chang.

After getting out of the car, "Ah sneeze," Cao Yujiao sneezed several times in a row, and it turned out that the street was full of spicy smell.

This made her, who couldn't eat chili peppers, suddenly feel hot and uncomfortable.

After she got used to it a little, she began to look at the building in front of her, which was a three-story building, with a wooden structure and narrow stairs, gloomy and dusty, and she didn't see the light of day, which was completely different from the embroidery building that Cao Yujiao longed for.

"Girl, who are you looking for?" it turned out that Cao Yujiao had been standing at the door for a long time, and an aunt who was cleaning inside couldn't help but ask.

"I'm looking for Teacher Chang, is it here?" Cao Yujiao asked when she came back to her senses.

"Yes, it's upstairs, you can go up by yourself. ”