Since Song Huaiyue and Zhao Xunyu confirmed their relationship, they finally stopped pestering Ruan Yu every day, but ran to the hospital every day, and after he got off work, the two had a sweet date.

Song Huaijin was not very supportive at the beginning, then turned a blind eye, and now begins to sympathize with Zhao Xunyu.

These are not pressed first, and then Ruan Yu's side, the three new products launched by Ruan's have been welcomed by consumers, and there are aristocratic schools that want to cooperate with the company's "honeysuckle vine" series to make school uniforms for the four seasons.

Ruan Yu handed over this matter to Jiang Wen to do, and she devoted herself to the design of the costume for the June visit of the Mother of the Nation.

She first chose a lilac color that can show her complexion and aura according to the skin color of the mother of the country. According to the body shape of the mother of the country, the skirt of the dress was adjusted to a loose version and inlaid with lace.

After making the design artwork, she began to make clothes, but she could not find the lilac in her heart.

Ready-made purples are either dark, a little old, or have a bad texture. After a period of confusion, Ruan Yu planned to dye it herself. She bought the fabric and tried it once, but found that it would smell a little after coloring, and the color was difficult to control.

When she told Song Huaijin about this, the man thought for a while and said, "Why don't you use the coloring skills of ancient Huaguo?" ”

Ruan Yu smiled bitterly: "I have been in contact with it before, but I have only learned a little bit. ”

"So be it." Song Huaijin patted her hand, "I know a relevant professional in Jiangnan, let me ask him what he means." If we can, let's go to Jiangnan tomorrow to learn dyeing. ”

After a phone call, the other side learned the intention and agreed without saying a word. The next morning, Ruan Yu and the others packed their things and set off for Jiangnan.

Passing through a deep alley, pushing open the dilapidated wooden door, you will see a large vat full of yards. There was an old woman with a stick, fiddling in the jar, and from time to time she sprinkled some red powder.

Hearing the voice, the old woman raised her head, greeted with a smile, and shouted into the house, "Old man, the guests are here." ”

When the old man heard this, he said with a full stomach: "Xiao Song, you are here." ”

"Grandpa Bai, Grandma Bai." Song Huaijin nodded politely, took Ruan Yu's hand and introduced, "This is my wife and the main designer of the costume for the Mother of the Nation's visit. ”

The two old men's surname is Bai, and they are the thirty-seventh generation descendants of the Bai family. Nowadays, with the advancement of science and technology and the fast pace of society, few people are willing to dye a piece of clothing for a day, so the Bai family began to decline.

The other descendants of the Bai family have changed their careers, only Grandpa Bai still stays in Jiangnan, doing dyeing work day after day, and his biggest hobby on weekdays is to discover different colors.

"Grandpa Bai, Grandma Bai, hello, I'm Ruan Yu, just call me Xiao Ruan." Ruan Yu's mouth was sweet, "The clothes I designed for the mother of the country this time chose lilac. However, there is no color in the finished cloth that I like, and the effect of dyeing with fuel is not satisfactory, so I would like to learn from you about the ancient dyeing techniques. ”

After hearing what she said, Grandpa Bai couldn't help but smile and said, "The color made by the chemical is not very active, so it is not as natural as ours." ”

"What do you say?" Ruan Yu's eyes lit up slightly, and under the guidance of Grandpa Bai, the two entered the backyard.

Colorful yarns floated in the yard, drying from light to dark according to the color. The colors are very clear, not superficial, and look very textured.

Ruan Yu pulled a piece of purple fabric, "Grandpa Bai, I haven't seen this color." ”

"It's dyed with wisteria flowers." Grandpa Bai said, "There is also a little grape skin added to it, alum is colored, lime is fixed, and fine salt is brightened, which presents such an effect." ”

Ruan Yu was amazed by the wisdom of the ancients, she looked carefully, and suddenly stopped in front of a seemingly pure white light veil.

In fact, if it weren't for the midday sun, she would have easily ignored the veil.

Its pure white is different from ordinary white, and this color shines in a colorful and thin light when illuminated by the sun. Ruan Yu leaned in to check, and there was no fine sand sprinkled on it, and there were no sequins hidden.

Seeing this, Song Huaijin raised his eyebrows and said, "I dyed it." ”

A few years ago, he came to Jiangnan, walked to this treasure place, studied with Grandpa Bai for a while, and inadvertently dyed this light yarn, which shocked the Bai family and his wife, and pestered him to ask how to make it.

Ruan Yu also asked, but Song Huaijin shrugged, "I threw a few plants at random at that time, and I didn't know that dyeing would have this effect." ”

Grandpa Bai also sighed, "My wife and I have been studying for three years, and we only see that there are perfume lilies, fluorescent sandalwood and gardenias. We dye it the same, except that it only glows at night. ”

Ruan Yu originally wanted to add this fabric to the design, but Grandpa Tingbai said so, so he had to give up regrettably.

Several people stayed in the backyard for a long time, Ruan Yu followed Grandpa Bai to study for a while, and Grandma Bai made lunch and came out to call the three grandchildren.

"Eat first, and only when you are full will you have the strength to learn."

Ruan Yu came back to her senses, smelled the aroma of rice, and then felt hungry, and said with a smile: "Grandma Bai cooks by herself, we can be considered blessed today." ”

Before coming, Song Huaijin specifically said that Grandma Bai used to be the chef of Tianxiangzhai, and after getting to know Grandpa Bai, she resigned and moved to Jiangnan.

As soon as Ruan Yu entered the house, he heard a strange welcome voice, "Guests are coming, guests are coming." ”

"This is a parrot raised by Grandpa Bai, called Duoduo." Song Huaijin didn't know what to think, and said in a low voice, "I'm very bold." ”

Surprised, Duoduo answered Ruan Yu's question with his own actions. It flew around the house, landed on Song Huaijin's shoulder, poked his head, and said sharply: "Stinky man, I'm hungry." ”

Grandpa Bai laughed, "It's really good to have a lot of memory, I still remember you after so long." ”

Hearing the owner praise himself, Duoduo flew around twice, and kept shouting "stinky man" in his mouth.

Ruan Yu laughed, "Why did you provoke it before?" ”

"When Huai Jin came before, we had just raised a lot." Grandma Bai explained with a smile, "Duoduo is afraid of life, so he often attacks Huai Jin, and he said a stinky bird angrily at that time, and he was remembered by Duoduo." ”

"At that time, we also had a bird called Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao likes Huai Jin and has been pestering him. Duoduo thought that Huai Jin had abducted Jiaojiao, so he attacked him. Grandpa Bai smiled, "Jiaojiao protected Huai Jin, and a few feathers were poked off by Duoduo!" ”

In their narration, the picture of two birds fighting and one person is vividly presented in front of Ruan Yu's eyes. She looked at the man teasingly, raised her eyebrows, and said, "I didn't expect you to be popular with female parrots." ”

Song Huaijin shrugged his shoulders and looked at Duoduo who circled around Ruan Yu, "Each other." ”

Knocking on Duoduo's head, Ruan Yu asked again, "By the way, what about Jiaojiao?" ”

Grandpa Bai sighed, "Jiaojiao left two years ago, but the lifespan of the chameleon bird is not long, and it is considered to be old and dead." ”

Hearing this, Ruan Yu immediately grasped the point.

"Chameleon?"