Su Hao nodded slightly, batik, do you need to use wax?

Bao Weng saw that Su Hao did not continue to ask, nor did he say anything more about the batik technique, but asked Su Hao rhetorically: "Er Shao, I don't know what Er Shao came out of me for?" ”

Su Hao raised his eyes and looked at Bao Weng seriously, from the first time they met yesterday to now, Bao Weng's various performances have shown that he is an honest person. If you do it according to your previous plan, you always feel a little indebted.

Seeing that Su Hao was silent, Bao Weng began to feel a little cramped again, and began to wonder if he had said something that he shouldn't have said. After all, he has not been in Jiangnan for a long time, and he has not completely become accustomed to the way the Han people treat people and things, and the Han people are very particular, maybe which words or actions he said made the second young man in front of him feel that he had swept his face.

Seeing Bao Weng's discomfort, Su Hao rearranged Bao Weng in his heart: "Bao Weng, do you want to go to the capital to make a lot of money?" ”

Capital? Make a lot of money? Bao Weng's eyes lit up, and then he became cautious again, and did not answer Su Hao directly, but asked Su Hao instead: "What are you doing in the capital?" ”

Well, although honest and honest, it's not stupid. Su Hao said secretly in his heart, and continued with a smile on his face: "You should know that I am the second young master of the Su family, and the business of the Su family is taken care of by my eldest brother, and I can't interfere." ”

Bao Weng thought about it and nodded, this was mentioned by the people in the embroidery workshop.

"But I have another ready-to-wear shop in the capital, although the business is not as good as the Su family, but it can be regarded as filling my stomach." Su Hao lowered his head and took a sip of tea, "I saw that batik cotton cloth yesterday, I think if the batik technique can be changed slightly, maybe it can be used for the cutting of clothes like brocade." ”

"No...... It is impossible to ...... "and tapestry!" Bao Weng's eyes widened. Brocade is the clothing that can only be used by large families, and even some brocades are only used by powerful families. And the person in front of him actually told him that the batik cloth might be like a brocade! You must know that batik is just the method used by the poor Miao family in southern Xinjiang to dye cloth themselves.

Seeing Bao Weng's surprised and incredulous look, and then hearing Bao Weng's refusal, Su Hao frowned slightly, maybe he couldn't say it clearly, which made Bao Weng think that he wanted to steal his printing and dyeing skills?

Although Su Hao wanted to invite someone to learn the craft of batik at the beginning, the craftsman's unique skills were stolen in this way, after all, it was a method of indiscriminate use, and he was still a little hesitant.

And the short time with Bao Weng made Su Hao feel that although Bao Weng was honest, he was not an inflexible person, if Bao Weng could make some changes to the batik technique with his ideas, he could really pay Bao Weng enough wages to let Bao Weng be a printing and dyeing master in Yunshang Xuan.

But now Bao Weng's refusal made Su Hao slightly unhappy.

"Don't worry, your printing and dyeing process will not be coveted by others, or you will be in control, as long as you can make the fabric I need." Su Hao patiently explained to Bao Weng.

Bao Weng shook his head, Su Hao obviously misunderstood what he meant: "Er Shao, no, no, it's not this, it's ...... Batik and brocade, not ordinary...... No, no...... Not the same, not the same. ”

At this time, Su Hao was a little dizzy, what is not the same, what is different.

Seeing Su Hao's puzzled face, Bao Weng smiled embarrassedly, and re-brushed what he was about to say in his heart, before he said: "Er Shao misunderstood, I said impossible to mean that batik cannot be the same as brocade and become the clothing of nobles." ”

"Oh? Why? ”

Bao Weng thought for a moment and replied: "Brocade is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he is also very particular about the silk thread used, such as the color, the pattern, the degree of compactness, and even the direction of the silk thread, all of which will affect the quality of the brocade. A piece of high-quality brocade requires a long time and great effort from the brocade weaver, which cannot be matched by batik fabrics. ”

Su Hao smiled, the person in front of him also knew the craft of brocade very well, and it seemed that he really didn't see the wrong person.

Seeing that Su Hao didn't interrupt, Bao Weng continued: "Batik is actually just the printing and dyeing method of the Miao tribe in southern Xinjiang, and it is not very particular about the fabric, and the patterns are mostly allusions, history, and daily things of the Miao family. But after all, batik is only a method used by the Miao family every day, and it is not as luxurious as brocade, nor as rare as brocade. ”

I see. Su Hao nodded knowingly.

"Moreover, like what Er Shao just said, I won't let other people come to see my printing or dyeing, in fact, I don't care." Bao Weng paused and continued.

When Su Hao heard this, he raised his eyebrows, this is unusual, what Bao Weng said means that he doesn't mind letting people learn his printing and dyeing method?

Seeing Su Hao's surprise, Bao Weng laughed "hehe", it seems that batik is really rare in the Central Plains, so that even people like Su Hao, who deals with cloth every day, think that this batik is a rare craft.

"You mean, you can get people to learn from you?" Su Hao expressed his doubts.

Bao Weng nodded, smiling silly.

"No need to apprentice?"

Bao Weng shook his head, still smiling silly.

This time it was Su Hao's turn to widen his eyes. Generally speaking, craftsmen value their craft, and if it is not for the master and apprentice or the father and son, others may not be able to see the most crucial part of it.

"It's not a very strange craft, you can see it in Miao Village. What's more, as long as you really want to learn, there is no reason why you can't learn. Bao Weng explained.

Su Hao suddenly laughed, and couldn't help it. Yes, in fact, it is not a very unusual craft, but the craftsmen of the Central Plains regard these crafts as more important than life, and have set all kinds of rules to collect their own crafts and their own family business. And the honest alien in front of him sees these things so lightly and thoroughly. is like his eldest brother, who takes the Su family's business so seriously, even if he is angry with his mother, he doesn't want him to touch it.

Su Hao's somewhat uncontrollable laughter attracted the attention of the tea customers around him, and Bao Weng was also a little embarrassed, I don't know if he said something funny, which made Su Hao laugh like this.

Fortunately, it was only for a moment, Su Hao smiled, raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and waved his hand to Bao Weng: "I'm sorry, don't mind, I just remembered something, I smiled." ”

Bao Weng scratched his head and shook his head again, this is the owner, how can he mind, it's just a little strange. However, there are many strange places for people in the Central Plains, maybe it's just that they don't get used to it.

Su Hao sorted out his thoughts, resumed his seriousness, and asked Bao Weng again, but this time it was obviously more solemn than when he asked just now: "Bao Weng, it's still that question, are you willing to go to the capital with me?" ”