But he said that after Xu Linhai High School was released from Yuan, he was already the pride of the sky, and now he was even more in the limelight, and the Hangzhou banquet was proud of him.

The divorce incident, which had gradually subsided, was repeatedly mentioned with Xu Linhai's high school. Some people in the city made fun of the Gao family toad who wanted to eat swan meat before, no matter how peaceful and stable a girl's family is, it will be sad to be teased like this.

The eldest son of the Gao family listened to his grandmother's advice and wanted to find a suitable candidate in the world, but he was reluctant to do so for a while because of the Xu family. However, some impoverished scholars and scoundrels who took a fancy to the Gao family's money came to ask for marriage, and were beaten out by the eldest prince angrily.

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The southeast shape wins, the three Wu metropolises, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times. The smoke willow paints the bridge, the wind curtain is green, and there are 100,000 people. Three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus (1). Every year in the middle of summer, there is nothing more prosperous in the city than lotus viewing. Reflecting the lotus flowers, the clear lake water, the soft breeze, and the bursts of dark fragrance, the heat is not so difficult, but it is extraordinarily warm.

Visitors are shoulder to shoulder, crowds of people. Literati, chanting poems and lyrics. The peddlers are pawns, and they also appreciate themselves. Laughter and laughter, to name a few, is a good scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

Although the prosperous era is peaceful, the people live a prosperous life, but there are still poor families, every year at this time, the lotus pond will be held, the literati and ink writers will be invited to write and paint, the ladies embroider female red, the gentry and wealthy merchants subsidize the objects, and then auction, the silver is used to support the poor children. Naturally, the gentry and wealthy of the city competed to participate in these charitable acts.

The Lotus Pond Festival has been held for many years, and everyone has paid attention to it. At this time of year, the city's most famous talents will write and paint, and some young ladies will bring out their own housekeeping embroidery works. After a long time, it is not just as simple as raising silver taels, but it has become an occasion for talent competition. Every year, the best evaluation of female celebrities will also get the reputation of "Lotus Fairy", for the unmarried lady: this kind of good reputation is naturally everyone wants, and the people in the city are also proud to be able to marry the Lotus Fairy.

This year's Lotus Pond Festival is particularly eye-catching. The second son of the Xu family wrote and painted in person, and his works were not many, and the future was very good, and all the families in the city were grinding their fists, and it was necessary to dispute the situation.

With a pearl and jade work like Xu Ergongzi in front, the ladies dare not be sloppy this year, and they all show their housekeeping skills. Some took out huge works that they had embroidered for a year or two; Some use peacock gold feather thread, which is more precious than gold; Some are even more ingenious, adding precious jade such as gemstones to embroidery, hoping to win the championship in one fell swoop.

Before the official auction of the Lotus Pond Fair, there will be a three-day exhibition for people to watch and enjoy. While appreciating the lotus, everyone in the city will also come to see these works and feast their eyes.

The works of the Lotus Pond Society are generally collected from each family one month in advance, and the Gao family will donate one or two over the years. In the past few years, although the young ladies have become adults, the two young ladies of the Gao family have been engaged, and the Gao family is low-key, and they don't want that false reputation, so they still donate an object to save trouble.

This year, the situation is different, the Gao family thinks of the criticism that Yanya has received, and they also want to fight for one or two, to clear Yanya's reputation, and to say goodbye in the future. Then he said to Yanya to take out the freshly embroidered literati listening to the piano picture out, this picture is three feet long, one and a half feet wide, the topic is elegant, the embroidery is exquisite, smooth and natural, all the ladies and ladies are well-informed, know the value of this work, if you take it out eight or nine times out of ten can win the first place.

But Yanya has her own ideas, she naturally understands the hard work of her elders, and hopes to wash away her stigma, but she is low-key by nature, she is unwilling to be such a person, and she doesn't think that a lotus fairy can completely change her reputation. However, raising funds for poor children is an act of virtue, and I don't want to disappoint the elders, so I decided to donate the embroidered flower basket.

This flower blue is inserted by Yan Ya herself, the bamboo basket is delicately woven, and it is full of various flowers, including okra, gardenia, lily, magnolia, pomegranate, etc., and the small flower basket reflects the nature of flowers. Although the painting is not large, the depiction is delicate and concrete, the color is gorgeous and elegant, and the composition is stable and full.

Such a small work naturally can't be compared with those pleasing huge works, the Gao family saw Yanya like this, knew her thoughts, and was no longer reluctant, and also solved her worries.

On the first day of the exhibition of the works of the Lotus Pond Society, there were people queuing up to watch, and there were crowds of people. Xu Linhai's work is a piece of ink lotus painted with no bone method, which is different from the fine brush painting with light color and elegant depiction, but this ink lotus picture only paints a branch of the lotus, which is ready to bloom, but is ready to go, with a few brushstrokes, showing its spirit. Painting the inscription is more skillful, rigid and powerful, and the force penetrates the back of the paper. Today is different from the past, Xu Linhai is already Xie Yuan, and the painting is naturally three layers inside and three layers outside.

The three sisters Yanting and Yanya also came to enjoy the lotus today, and they saw a lot of talented works, each showing their magic and each with its own merits. When she saw the most lively place, she knew that it was Xu Linhai's work, Yanya didn't want to go, first, she still had a diaphragm in her heart, and secondly, she was afraid that she would be recognized by someone who was doing good things.

Tan Yin was curious, and pulled Yan Ting Yanmin to watch, and after several people saw it, they looked at each other a few times, sighed in their hearts, and squeezed out of the crowd on the three layers inside and outside, and silently stopped talking. I also appreciated several other paintings and calligraphy, there is a painting of Gongbi horses is very special, the background of the picture is light blue, the horses are brown and spotted, but there is a strange coordination between the colors, it is the work of Xu Linhai's friend Qiu Li.

A few people went to see the female red embroidery again, most of them are rich and rich, happy eyebrows, pine cranes prolong, fish and other auspicious works every year, the materials are exquisite, the embroidery is good, they are all good products. Among them, the flowers of Miss Wang Mingzhu of Changchun Garden, and the lotus goddess of mercy of Li Yuling, the daughter of Li Buzheng, are all large-width embroidery, five feet long and two feet wide, all of which are excellent works. Yanya is a master of embroidery, and the ladies are also well-informed.

"I looked around, but it didn't look good as the second sister's flower blueprint." After carefully looking at a few excellent huge works, Tan Yinzai whispered.

"Ayin, it's good for you to be a leper son." Yanya smiled.

"No, I think their flowers are too ordinary and they don't make people feel bright, that is to say, there is no novelty, and they are still currying favor. You see, there are more than 100 masterpieces here, I have seen more than 10 kinds of flowers blooming richly, although the flowers are large and small, the colors are different, but the overall difference is not much. Tan Yin pointed to a picture of flowers blooming and explained.

"Ah Yin is right, you see that there are three pictures of this happy eyebrows, this lotus Guanyin is exquisite, but the Huayan treasure of Guanyin Bodhisattva is not fully expressed. There is no breakthrough in stitching, threading, and color matching, which is like our topic selection, stitching, embroidery, thread, and color are all unique. Yan Min also pointed to a work and looked at it.

Yanya shook her head and smiled when she saw her two younger sisters selling melons and boasting about herself.

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The exhibition ended early on the afternoon of the third day, sending off the people who watched and ushered in two guests. The steward of the Lotus Pond Society greeted the two talented men of Hangzhou outside the museum.

Xu Linhai and Qiu Li entered the calligraphy and painting field, and the steward accompanied the two to introduce while visiting.

"Xu Gongzi and Qiu Gongzi, your two works really make the entire lotus pond shine, and the number of people who come to see the exhibition this year is more than double that of last year." The steward smiled and thanked.

"I'm not that charismatic, it's the ink of the sea." Qiu Li said with a smile.

"What kind of modesty are you, your painting is unique in color, exquisitely depicted, and self-contained, when has my painting been as good as you?" The two walked to Qiu Li's Gongbi horse, Xu Linhaidao.

"Your ink lotus has a unique idea, did not choose the blooming lotus, did not choose the color brush, but this one, a few brushes, although lonely, but there are infinite possibilities, there are also your inscriptions on the side, your words you know." Qiu Li replied.

"The paintings of the two sons are excellent, and the words of the second son are even more unique, and the people are all inside and outside the three layers to see." The steward said.

"I'm afraid that the inner and outer three layers are not paintings!" Qiu Li squeezed his eyes at Xu Linhai.

"You're here again!" Xu Linhai watched this friend make fun of himself.

"You really don't know or you don't know. Since you got married, the whole city of Hangzhou has been inquiring! Before, everyone still beat your serious brother's idea, but then I heard that he might still be the master, and he was not in Hangzhou, so they gave up. Your second son is now the leader of Suhu Shizi, high school Xie Yuan, the Beijing test is just around the corner, plus he is young and handsome, and Chenglong's fast son-in-law is talking about you. Qiu Li glanced at him and said, "If you think you're a kid, just pretend."

"That's that, this year's Lotus Pond Club has a lot more female celebrity works, and it is better than ever." The steward echoed.

Xu Linhai ignored them anymore, and walked away to see other calligraphy and painting works, although there were many excellent works, but there were no amazing works, and a few people went out after looking around.

"You said that there are a lot more female celebrity works this year than in the past, and there is no shortage of good works?" Walking out of the museum, just as he was about to leave, Qiu Li asked the steward.

"Exactly, since the two sons are here, you might as well take a look." The steward suggested.

"You can't understand the works of female red." Xu Linhai frowned at Qiu Li and said: I don't know why this friend is such a mother-in-law today.

"Hey, I can't understand the doorway: I still know if it's good or not, I heard that Wang Mingzhu also has works on display, and there are several young ladies." Qiu Li raised his voice, and his face showed a hint of playfulness. Feelings, he doesn't look at embroidery works, but wants to see beautiful women through works.

"There is a Wu lady over there in the female red work, she is an embroiderer, I asked her to introduce the two of them, and she can see the door clearly." The steward kindly recommended.

Xu Linhai saw that his friend was like this, and it was inconvenient to refuse, so he went together.

Wu Niangzi was surprised to see the steward and the two sons coming to the embroidery hall, but she didn't want to ask too much, so she led a few people into the hall, looked at it while walking, and explained it.

Qiu Li went to see the flowers, went straight to the huge embroidery, and after seeing a few, he asked Wang Mingzhu and other famous ladies in the city where the embroidery was, Wu Niangzi understood in her heart, so she led a few people to go.

Wang Mingzhu's flowers are rich and noble, the momentum is magnificent, and the peony is unparalleled, but it also reflects his own brightness. Li Yuling's huge bottle holding Guanyin means auspiciousness, depiction is fine, dignified and kind. Both embroideries are the best of the year.

If there are no surprises, this year the Lotus Fairy will be born in between. Wu Niangzi introduced the door of embroidery to the two, although the two did not understand, but after all, they were well-informed, and they could also see one or two.

"What's the matter, it's right that I'll drag you here, this Wang Mingzhu is not only national, but also versatile, not to mention proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting: it is even a female celebrity, no wonder the Wang family regards it as a treasure." Qiu Li exclaimed.

"If you are interested, you can also go to the Wang family to test a thing or two." Xu Linhai saw his friend's yearning on his face, raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

"Although the Wang family is only a wealthy businessman, his family has received the saints. Wang Mingzhu has been famous since he was a child, and their eyes are above the top, how can they look at me! This Hangzhou City is just for you brothers to be able to enter the eyes of his royal family, I heard that I wanted to participate in the prince's draft before, but unfortunately my identity is not enough. The eldest prince doesn't dare to make up his mind now, you had a marriage contract before, but now that your marriage contract is canceled, everyone's minds are alive, this Wang Mingzhu didn't participate in the lotus pond meeting last year. "Qiu Li's level of gossip is still not low.

Xu Linhai looked at the topic and went around to himself in no more than three sentences, ignored it, turned around and left to look at other embroideries, Qiu Li looked at him expressionlessly, and there was no joy on his face when he heard that such a beautiful woman was interested in him, and he didn't know what his friend thought in his heart.

When Xu Linhai's eyes swept, he suddenly saw a work, so he walked straight away, Qiu Li and the steward followed one after another, Wu Niangzi hesitated, paused for a while, and had to follow.

Xu Linhai looked at the embroidery carefully, looked at it for a long time, turned his head and turned to Wu Niangzi, who looked embarrassed and walked forward.

"Although this work is not big, it is very realistic, and I can't say where it is good, Mrs. Wu, you talk to us." Qiu Li said after reading it.

"Two sons, this flower blueprint is first arranged and then embroidered, this flower arrangement is elegant, and the color is appropriate."

"This embroidery needle is unique, a combination of Shu embroidery and Suzhou embroidery, but also add more than ten kinds of original needlework, you see this camellia petal light needle method is more than a dozen, and okra needlework is a few, lily is another several, each flower of the needle is different, are according to the flower design needle."

"Look at this silk thread again, although it is not a peacock feather thread of an inch of gold, but this silk thread is an ordinary silk thread and then splits six, that is, it looks like the same color, in fact, there are six color transitions in it, so you look at the color transition between flowers and branches and leaves is particularly natural and smooth, is it particularly realistic."

"And yes! Although many embroideries are realistic, they are too restrained and ingenious, but you look at this embroidery, it is not out of the ordinary, free and natural, and it looks like the whole summer is coming to you. ”

As soon as Wu Niangzi mentioned this work, she gushed endlessly, talking about the insider's way.

"Really! It's really different from those embroideries, no wonder I just looked at it from a distance, so many works, Linhai saw it at a glance. Qiu Li glanced at it again.

"Although the size of this embroidery is small, it is the best of all these works, but it is a pity that people like huge embroidery, plus a good mouthpiece, if it is auctioned, it is estimated that it will not be able to catch up with the embroidery of Wang and Li's two young ladies." The steward is an expert.

"Not only is it best in the lotus pond, I haven't seen a better one in more than 30 years in the industry. There are many people who embroider more than this embroidery, but they can combine the two major embroidery methods, and there are originality, and the topic is good and free and easy, I have never seen better. Wu Niangzi's eyes lit up and she was overjoyed.

"Which lady's work is this? Why don't you choose a big one, isn't this year's Lotus Fairy nine out of ten! Qiu Li wondered.

"In fact, there is a picture of a literati listening to the piano that is bigger and better, but his family is not willing, and we are not reluctant." Wu Niangzi said.

"It's weird too! Is there anyone who doesn't want to be a lotus fairy? Qiu Li wondered.

"Everyone has their own ideas, two sons, please here, there are a few good works here." Mrs. Wu didn't answer the topic, and hurriedly led a few people to go elsewhere, while giving the steward a look, and the steward only reacted at this time, secretly wondering why this Mrs. Wu was so verbose, and also helped beckon the two sons to follow.

"Mrs. Wu hasn't said whose embroidery this is?" Xu Linhai stayed where he was, looked straight at Wu Niangzi with his eyes and asked.