Chapter 16: Strange Tales

Liu Yizhu got off the donkey and sat down immediately, but he still left cruel words, indicating that this matter is not over yet, and it will be decided after what you take out. "It's pretty much the same, sister is very generous, let's see if the sincerity you show is enough, if the sincerity is not enough, then you will be beaten. If you want to get by, you can't help it, you've been hurt too many times. ”

Liu Yimian said with a very sincere attitude, "I, I know, I don't dare to lie to you anymore, I remember, if you dare to deceive people, you will be beaten." I won't be in the future, and I won't dare. Liu Yizhu stretched out her hands and pinched her cheeks hard; Hehehe, the attitude is okay, let's go on. ”

Liu Yimian still bowed down and said quietly; "Thank you, second sister, a lot, regardless of previous suspicions, I don't know what method our family uses to dye cloth." Liu Yizhu looked at her like that, released the momentum on her body and said softly; "Hey, I see that you have forgotten this, let me tell you, I have always used the method of tie-dyeing, there can only be two colors on a piece of cloth, and the colors are very simple, you see that if we want to have beautiful flowers and colors on our clothes, we can only embroider them. I've been fighting for this all day long, and if you look at my fingers, I hate dead stitches. ”

Tie-dyed cloth is a traditional dyeing fabric, almost extinct when Liu Yimian wore it, only a small amount of production is still produced in the Bai nationality area of Dali, and it is only sold as a tourist souvenir, and people buy it without practical use, most of them are for hunting and commemorating. The reason is that this raw material is quite complicated, the firmness of the color is not good, and it is very easy to fade. Modern people who pay attention to efficiency and have a fast pace of life are very anxious, and they don't have the patience to do such complicated things, the dyes have been changed to chemicals, and machines are used in production. If it weren't for the major I studied, I wouldn't have paid attention to these endangered things. But I only know some scratches of the surface, and I don't know how far ahead of this plane is my limited knowledge. Let's ask about the situation here first. Unexpectedly, Liu Yizhu asked first; "You, what do you mean, it can't be that you have any good way." "Second sister, tell me what you know first, I want to see if you are bragging," Liu Yiyi didn't speak, just watched the two of you come and go. "Cut, I'm also the second lady of the Liu family, don't I even understand this in such a family. Listen, you will mark the designed pattern on the cloth with painting powder or draw it with drawing liquid, and then tie or sew the white cotton fabric. After completion, immerse yourself in water and soak it thoroughly, take it out and dry it for a while, put it into the prepared dyeing solution or dip or boil it for a certain period of time after it does not drip water, and then rinse and dry it with water. After drying, the bundle can be untied when it is not completely dry, and ironed while it is wet to complete. Big sister, you judge fairly, am I right? ”

"Stop, tell me in detail what the dye looks like, whether it is directly made of grass and trees, made pigment blocks, or pigment water." Liu Yiyi patted Liu Yimian's hand with pity, "Our family has always been directly impregnated with grass and trees, and it is difficult to train a skilled technician, so they are all dead house slaves, and they have been cultivated since they were a few years old." Now, our family's printing and dyeing technology is the best, all thanks to these good technicians, if something happens to our family, these mechanics must be bought. With these technicians, you can become the boss of the printing and dyeing industry. ”

Liu Yimian didn't care about Liu Yiyi and Liu Yizhu's sad emotions, "Why don't you make plants and plants into pigment water and pigment blocks, so that as long as people adjust the pigments well, anyone can do work, and the speed and quantity can be improved." "My grandfather and father have been training people to study this, but the color of the pigment blocks is lost too much, and the dyed cloth is very unsatisfactory and unstable, which is very difficult. No matter how you get it, it is not as good as the effect of direct impregnation of plants and trees. ”

Liu Yimian probably knew that the printing and dyeing industry of the Great Qi Dynasty was still in its infancy, and there was no medium dye at all. Salt, vinegar, alum, blue sail, alum are all medium dyes, medium dye can help improve the color of cotton cloth, improve brightness, saturation, improve dye fastness, sun fastness is more obvious, ancient Rome dyed hair in the urine, Indian people have been using cow dung as a dye to dye cotton fabrics. It seems that his poor knowledge has been put to good use.

"I know a recipe, but the actual operation still needs to be explored by yourself, this is difficult, but after figuring it out, it will be very convenient, which can improve labor efficiency and labor results, and fix the color of the cloth better and more durable." Liu Yizhu immediately put his head in front of Liu Yimian's eyes; "How can such a good deed not be difficult, I must do it, so that your sister and I will have the rest of my life to rely on. Wherever you go, you can pull your waist straight up, hum, the Wang family dares to regret the marriage, I'm anxious, sister, I'll divorce you first. Good sister, don't grind, say it quickly. ”

The Wang family's repentance has left a shadow in the child's heart, which is not good. "Second sister, there is a skill in hand, the world is walking sideways, and the people who come to propose marriage are not lined up, and the Zhang family and the Wang family are all staying on the side. Let me tell you, this thing is very simple, it is a layer of window paper, as soon as I say it, you will understand it immediately, if I don't say it, you will never think of it in your life. ”

"You bear kid, looking for a fight, right, are you comfortable if I beat you up, say it quickly." Liu Yizhu gritted her teeth and put her hand on Liu Yimian's shoulder, this time even Liu Yiyi, who had always protected her, couldn't look at it, and said; "Yimian, say it quickly, otherwise, I won't be able to help you. You see I'm in a hurry. ”

"Hehe, I said, look at the way you two are going to collapse that day, you can go back in less than three sentences, I really convince you, listen, don't say good things twice. Each plant has its own characteristics, at the same time, everything is dwarfed, some plants add some salt, some plants add some vinegar, some plants add some sails, and even more, add some urine, cow dung, can have an unexpected effect, so that the color of the cloth is brighter, more difficult to fade. As for what to add to each plant and how much to add, you need to experiment with it yourself. I have no more to say. Liu Yimian held back those chemical terms, and really couldn't understand the pH and acid-base comprehensive reaction.

"Also, there is a lot of knowledge here, and it's good to be able to get a glimpse of one or two in his life. Different colors can also be matched with new shades, I know that there are many kinds of blue, there is a kind of blue is very light, very gorgeous, if dyed on the thick woollen linen, it can improve the quality of linen, so that the sales of linen to a higher level, these things are worn by officials and nobles, but the common people of the peddlers and pawns like it, because it is strong and durable, after all, the people are the majority, and the market is big. "Jeans have always been Liu Yimian's dream, and being able to walk around in jeans in a chic way is a feeling that others can't understand. Although it can't be high-elastic now, Liu Yimian's desire is not very high, and the most primitive kind of rough and hard is good.

The two sisters looked at each other, it was difficult to digest these strange talks, they had the heart to ask more, and they couldn't bear to see Liu Yimian's tired and pale little face, so they had to suppress their hearts, and say goodbye to Liu Yimian with the enthusiasm that was like a river and a sea in their minds. After the two left, Liu Yimian looked at their backs and was fascinated, these two girls were mentally good enough, so they didn't ask much. Only those who think more and act more will be successful.