Chapter 376: Strange Flowers of Silk Mesh (1)
"You two come here! Open all these boxes. "Yun'er is going to teach a new lesson.
Shui Er hurriedly took the knife, cut the seal on the box, and looked inside, "Huh?" With a bang, the boxes were full of colorful strips, and I don't know what they were.
"These things are called silk mesh, also called sock tubes, not socks, very similar to sock tubes, which are made of silk mesh flowers. The colored wire in this box is used as a support for silk screen flowers; These are flower hearts, stamens, flower leaves, peduncles and the like; This box contains adhesive tape, needle-nose pliers, and other tool materials. There are a lot of very thin and elastic fabrics in the small Libu head in our hall, which can also be made into silk screen flowers. This silk screen flower was conceived by a retired old lady over there in a foreign land, just to pass the time, but I didn't expect it to become a commodity in the future. There are many types of silk screen flowers, and the method is not very complicated but very troublesome. As long as you are careful, accurate, and creative, you will make a lot of artificial flowers that can be used as flowers to insert vases, decorate rooms, clothes, and shoulder bags, as long as they are kept clean and clean, they will not wither. Let me show you how. Don't have a psychological burden, it's easy to do. You two put all the tools and materials on my case, and bring the vase on the windowsill. If you look closely, this is called a porcelain tube, and there are so many specifications of different thicknesses, so I will use this roughly medium-sized one to make a rose for you. Wrap this red wire around the porcelain tube, leaving half an inch in size, so that it is screwed together, and use this needle-nose pliers to screw, not too loose, not too tight, just screw it firmly. Then take down the wire that is twisted into a circle, and do this to make seven or eight. Wouldn't you? ”
"Yes, yes."
"Then, put this rose-red gauze on the wire loop, tighten it, don't pull it too hard, don't pull it too tightly, and don't pull it too loosely, and just find a pattern later. I wrap a wire mesh with this thin thread of the same color in the place where it was broken. When wrapping, it must be clean and neat, tightly wound, tied and cut. Do the other two. ”
The fish and water are full of interest, and they don't know how these circles covered with wire mesh can be made into flowers.
"The next step is to slowly roll these wire circles into a cylinder shape in the shape of a flower heart. Not all of them are like this, the second cylindrical shape should be larger, and the first petal should be partially enclosed. Then add the stamens, the stamens can be folded up, the height is staggered, don't all be the same. Then wrap the petals, staggered the bag until all the circles are used up, then tie it tightly with a thin thread, and then use this green tape to start wrapping around the root of the flower, making sure that it is firmly and flat. Then arrange the flowers, gently stretch them on the upper part of the circle with your hands, and pull the petals into whatever shape the flowers, the roses are cylindrical, so don't tip outward, the petals must be staggered, otherwise it will be very rigid. This procedure is the most critical, and the shape of the drawing is what it is, and it all depends on the mind of the person who makes the flower. Don't rush, take your time, of course, the more similar the better. Do you think I look like this rose? ”
"Wow~! The master is like a rose! ”
"What's the matter with you two, even my crotch when I speak, why am I like a rose? Did I grow in circles? ”
The two little sisters immediately burst into laughter.
Then the peduncle and the leaves are put together, wrapped tightly with tape, and wrapped from the pedicle to the bottom. What do you think? Is the master like a rose? ”
"It's so similar, so beautiful! How can people in foreign lands have such good brains? ”
"In fact, our women in the Qing Dynasty are just as good at brains, but without those materials, it is difficult for a Qiao girl to cook without rice. The most basic thing is to tell you, you can make a few roses independently, don't be impatient, especially the most important thing is the process of molding, you must be bold and careful. Usually pay attention to the form of various flower types, and when you make silk screen flowers, you will be confident. ”
The fish worked very hard to operate independently. Serious, careful, meticulous, even the mouth is strained. In one hour, each of them made three fuchsia roses. plus the demonstration flowers made by Yun'er, all of which were inserted into the vase.
"Wow! It's so beautiful! Yu'er Shui looked at the fruits of his labor with joy, and his heart was sweet.
"I'm going to teach you how to make orchids. Calamina flowers are elongated and come in bunches. It opens from the bottom to the top, and it spreads around the stalk. The bottom one is the largest, the higher it goes, the tighter it is, and the top one is the bud, which is inserted into the vase and other flowers together, playing the effect of high and low. There are several kinds of orchids, but they are all in bunches, which are very beautiful and elegant. Let's get started......"
Seeing the three-branched orchid in the vase, Yu Er Shui'er was very moved. Such skills were absolutely absent in the Qing Dynasty, and he was really the first person to learn exotic skills - except for the master.
Next, Yun'er taught them to make crane orchids, Xifu begonias, morning glories, lilies and calla lilies. All the morning's time was spent making silk screens, and the results were remarkable! The silk screen flowers made by the master and servant are really beautiful in the vase.
In the afternoon, Yun'er taught them to make butterflies, dragonflies, praying mantis and other insects, and put them on the flowers or leaves of flowers, which added to the vigorous vitality.
Yun'er is not exactly giving Yu'er Shui'er a small stove, but wants to know how much Mama Jiao Xi can accept this new thing, and see if Yu'er Shui'er can accept it in a few days, and other Mama Jiao Xi is similar.
Seeing that Yu'er Shui'er was very interested in silk screen flowers, Yun'er asked them to do a little more, and the more they did, the more skilled they were, the faster they were. It's not that Yun'er is selfish, there must be a few skills that are proficient, and in the future, as the core of teaching skills, Yu'er and Shui'er have strange characters and strict mouths, so they will focus on cultivating the two of them. Once they were familiar with it, they taught it to Mama Lin.
So the three of them, Yuer, Shuier, and Mama Lin worked hard to be proficient in the production of various silk mesh flowers. In a few days, he mastered the production of more than 20 kinds of common flowers such as calla lilies, peonies, yueji, carnations, begonias, forget-me-nots, starry sky, crane orchids, orchids, lilies, lotuses, narcissus, etc., as well as silk screen flowers of insects such as butterflies, dragonflies, and grasshoppers. I made a few boxes of silk screen flowers and sent them to Nalan Department Store for trial sale. Well, as soon as the barrel with the silk mesh flowers was placed on the counter, it was surrounded by a group of women, and if it weren't for the protection of the soldiers, these beautiful flowers would have been robbed.
The words "supply exceeds demand" are so apt that it took five days to sell out in less than a day. It's like not wanting money. Yun'er felt that the price was not very low, and it was useless to raise the price a little, but the thing was too novel. Where is there such a thing in the Qing Dynasty?
Yun'er found three more boxes full of silk screen materials in the hall. The socks and stamens are not heavy, but the wire is heavy, so take them separately. So the three of them were busy, poured all the materials into the painting case in the middle, and then divided them into several parts, thirty copies in the Fujin room, and more than twenty copies in the old lady's courtyard in Yun'er. Then give the other Mama a copy of the art for each of them. Three cubes of space are poured out.
"Fujin, Master Yun is here, I don't know what kind of good treasure he brought, it's in a big box."
The most important thing is to see Yun'er's master and servant enter the courtyard, and he will not come empty-handed at any time. This time bring two chests, and the mustaches will cheer. Mama Zheng didn't look down on the arrogant appearance of the mane, and scolded: "What's the matter, hurry up and pick it up!" ”
Fu'er looked at Fu Jin, Fu Jin nodded, and Fu'er pulled the bun and went out. Bun'er said: "You are a person, you don't deal with Master Yun, you are not polite when people bring things." ”
"Who said that I didn't deal with Master Yun? When did you not deal with it? ”
"A few days ago, I also said how Master Yun tempted the prince, when did you deal with it?"
"Hey, it's people's ability to tempt the prince, can you give birth to a son without temptation?"
"It's up to you to be both horizontal and vertical."
"Greetings to Master Yun, Master Yun is auspicious!"
"The two of you are exempt, have you had breakfast?"
"I've used it, I've used it, what kind of treasure are you brought?"
"Materials for living."
"The slave and maid are looking forward to your coming, and you will have something beautiful as soon as you come. What kind of material did you make this time? ”
"The material of the silk screen flower."
"Wow, Death Flower? Not very lucky, right? ”
Yu'er said unhappily: "Sister Fei'er's ears are now back?" It is a silk screen flower. ”
"Hehe, it's not, it's a mess, I'm sorry Master Yun, the slave didn't mean it."
"I believe this. If you can't lift it, find a few grandmas with more strength. ”
"Yes, the slave and maid will look for it." She still has the right to shout at the girls below the second class in Fujin Courtyard: "That Mama Gong, Mama Sun, Mama Wu, Mama Shen, a few of you come and carry the box." ”
These people are all rough mothers, with strong bodies, between the ages of thirty and forty, and they have to do the hard work they carry in the Fujin room. Hearing the order of the man, he hurried over, first asked Yun'er to say goodbye, and then the two of them had a box, and they carried it away, which was really powerful.
Yun'er sent back the auspiciousness and joy of pushing the tricycle.
"Sister, what good things did this bring to my sister?" Fu Jin affectionately took Yun'er's hand: "Look at the heat, quickly wipe your sweat." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, this is the working material that you brought to the girl and grandma in Yiran Building, and I will send it to them when a few teaching grandmothers learn it." It is used to make silk screen flowers. ”
"Silk screen flowers? My sister hasn't heard of it yet, so sit down. Take a break from your tea. ”
"Thank you for the seat."
"Bun, you come to open the box, I want to see what the silk screen flower material that our cloud master said looks like, is there a sample?"
"Yes, you can see it when you open the box."
As soon as she saw that the box was open, she lifted the lid of the box and screamed. She thought she had been stung by some insect inside. Looking at the box with the eyes of the bun, the scream was louder than the bun. Yun'er couldn't help but smile and smiled, but Fu Jin said angrily: "What are you doing like a whistle, what do you see?" ”
Mama Zheng took out a bouquet of silk mesh flowers as a sample from inside, and Mama Zheng said: "The slave maid also wants to scream, but she can't make a whistle sound, and she is getting old." The little hooves of the mustache, quickly showed the flowers in his hand to Fu Jin, why did he look endless? ”
"Oh, Fujin, please see."
"That's pretty too, isn't it? Hurry up and start a class for Mama Xi, my sister is easy to learn. ”
"Then let's teach the three of us first." The mustache asked for the people's life.
Mama Zheng pulled the mantle aside: "Why are you so special?" Let's teach the three of you first. ”
"Hey! Including how are you? ”
Fu Jin said to Yun'er: "You can also learn this exquisite skill?" ”
"This thing is actually very easy to do, but it's a little more troublesome. The materials have been divided, they are all matched, and the girls in your yard will naturally be distributed by you. ”
"Okay, you've worked so hard that you're all ready-made, and then my sister will enjoy the ready-made."
"Aren't you still in charge of handing it out? Yun'er still had something to do there, so she retired. ”
In the afternoon, the seven teaching grandmothers were notified to take a new class in the hall of Feiyun Building, and Ling Juan was also invited by Shui'er, she had not yet learned how to make silk screen flowers. At the beginning of the class, Yun'er spoke in detail, and several grandmothers listened attentively. The mustache who always likes to interject is also very quiet. After Yun'er finished talking about the methods and essentials, the grandmothers began to practice. One by one, they were full of interest and carefully made flowers with the materials in the stainless steel tray in front of them. Although it is a good eye, the flowers are also a little interesting. Yun'er first taught them the simple and easy-to-make calla lily, and taught the grandmothers to make the silk screen flowers of any shape for the first time, the calla lily of the mustache looks like a leaf, and Ning Tao's is like a sickle. It's an elephant made by Mama Zheng. The two of them have been made vivid. Then Mama Lin is more exquisite, her flower heart is good, just like the real thing.
She always puts her mind on not letting others surpass herself, and the more deliberate she is, the worse she will become. Angry, he bent the calla lily into a circle. Mama Zheng said: "Master Yun should praise Mama Fucha, her calla lilies are made like real horseshoe." ”
One sentence made everyone laugh and leaned back. The mustache also came to an interpretation: "Calla lily is not called calla lily if it is not like horseshoe." Look at my calla lily, not only does it look like a horse's hoof, but it also looks like a color. "Isn't it, a piece of silk mesh that used to be white, but now it is black.
The crowd laughed even more. At this time, the prince entered the hall, and everyone's laughter stopped abruptly.
The prince asked strangely, "Why don't you laugh?" Don't hold back. What is this done? A hedge for fishing? ”
The grandmothers are about to suffocate to death, and the prince regards the masterpiece of the mustache as a fence for fishing, and the calla lily is a thousand miles away. Fortunately, the prince didn't say anything, and said to Yun'er, "Find me something." ”
Yun'er promised to go back to the room, and the others continued to make calla lilies. After a while, the two of them came down, and the prince took a palm-sized thing in his hand and left, which was a meter ruler.
After repeated practice, the calla lilies that taught Mama became more and more beautiful, and by the end of class, there were seven or eight blooming calla lilies in the vase.
The next step is to continue practicing, and then learn other tricks, when the girls and grandmothers in the front and back yards have learned four or five bells of flowers, they will be sold at the Nalan Department Store.
There are also very elastic and thin soft yarns in the head of the small Libu, but the color is not so ideal, except for the red one, there is no too bright one, because it is not used for silk screen flowers. However, the effect is noble and elegant, which is completely different from the bright and delicate feeling of the screen material, which is an unexpected gain. As the saying goes: turnip and cabbage, each has its own love. Some people like bright colors, while others may just think it's too gaudy and cheesy. I used the remaining iron wire to make a batch of ultra-thin stretch yarn silk screen flowers, and took them to Nalan Department Store to sell, and they were sold out in less than a day.