Chapter 136: Learning to Weave a Scarf
If it weren't for his father's insistence that he could only receive three tables a day, this place would have been crowded a long time ago, and I don't know how many guests asked the old man to receive a few more tables, and it was difficult to queue up every day.
Qinyuan's appointment is almost scheduled to the end of next year, but the old man is not proud, and every time he calls, he tells him which day Qinyuan's appointment will be scheduled.
Old man Gu was proud now, he let you learn from me at the beginning, and after marrying his daughter-in-law, he knew the benefits of being able to cook, Tsundere waved his hand to drive Gu Xibei away, and said: "What are you doing here, don't you disdain to learn my craft, go back." ”
"Didn't you figure it out to inherit your mantle?" Gu Xibei flexibly dodged the old man's hand and said with a smile.
The two of them quarreled all the way to the kitchen, where Lin Qingyue accompanied Mei Zhi, Mei Zhi took out a pile of wool from the table like a trick, and a half-knitted sweater.
Putting it on her lap, Mei Zhi quickly knitted it, the movements of her hands did not stop, and she said: "I have to hurry up and weave it, the old man's birthday is approaching, and he likes to wear the sweater I knitted for him, and the weather is cold after finishing it, so he just wears it." ”
She hadn't knitted a sweater for a long time, and she couldn't see clearly when she was older, and the old man was afraid that she would accidentally hurt her hand, so she used sharp sweater needles to knit sweaters, and she would be poked if she was not careful.
This time, I wanted to knit him a sweater as a gift, but also because the sweater I knitted for him last time had been worn for a long time, and it was no longer warm, so I didn't want to ask him to wear anything else.
Lin Qingyue sat on the chair next to Mei Zhi in surprise, staring at the movements of Mei Zhi's hand seriously, his hand was a little impatient, and he wanted to try it.
"Do you want to learn?" Mei Zhi saw that she was looking seriously, so she asked, "The old man's birthday is coming soon, and she must hurry up and weave it."
With anticipation flashing in his eyes, Lin Qingyue asked happily, "Can I?" She didn't speak just now because she wanted not to disturb Meizhi, and he didn't have much confidence in himself.
"What's not to do, it's easy." Mei Zhi said, and at the same time, the movements in her hands slowed down, intending to teach Lin Qingyue how to weave, "Look, just like this, the needle below passes through this thread." “
Lin Qingyue carefully remembered what Mei Zhi said, watched her movements with wide eyes, and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to learn, I almost blew up the kitchen last time I cooked." “
Speaking of this, Lin Qingyue was a little embarrassed, it was really embarrassing, saying that this was also a preventive injection for Meizhi, in case she really didn't have the talent in this area, she would live up to Meizhi's teachings.
"Hey, what's this, I don't know how to cook, but I'm good at it, and I can embroider on both sides." Mei Zhi said proudly, "As long as the two of you have a meeting, Xi Bei will cook for you." “
Cooking is something Mei Zhi will never learn, and when she was at home, her mother told her to learn everything, so that she would not be looked down upon by her husband's family in the future.
The people of their family can't go out and have a family face, she learns everything very well, only cooking, and every time she makes the maid who cooks at home angry, her brain jumps suddenly.
Later, she directly persuaded her mother to give up letting her learn cooking, but Mei Zhi still remembered that her mother didn't believe it at that time, so she took her to the kitchen and asked her to cook a dish she had learned.
As a result, she almost burned the kitchen, but the girl who burned the fire saw that the situation was wrong, so she directly poured a basin of water to extinguish the fire, which avoided a tragedy.
She hadn't set foot in the kitchen since, and her mother had worked everything else in her, and she had to be outstanding.
At that time, she thought that she would be like her sister, marrying a scholar or an official, and never thought that she would like a clay leg.
At that time, the Gu family was just a small shop, and to the people of their family, they seemed to be a vulgar mud leg, and they were all about money when they opened and closed their mouths, and they had no culture.
But she liked it at first sight, and resolutely married him despite the opposition of her family, and it turned out that her choice was not wrong.
"Wrap this thread up, and then ...... this needle like this" Mei Zhi said carefully, and also showed Lin Qingyue a side in her hand, "If you just start learning, you can start with a scarf first, it's relatively simple, just know how to knit the first needle and how to close the end, you see." ”
Mei Zhi took out a roll of wool again and demonstrated how to pick up and close the needle on one side, "Do you understand?" ”
"I guess I understand." Lin Qingyue said modestly, she still has a lot of confidence in this matter, she feels that she has no problem, and her eyes are a little eager to try, and she plans to buy curly wool tomorrow to try.
Handing the yarn and needle in his hand to Lin Qingyue, Meizhi said, "You."
Try and I'll see if there's anything to correct. ”
Lin Qingyue nodded, took the thing and knitted it, the first target, the next few stitches were also woven decently, Mei Zhi let her weave first, and then watch her collect the needles later.
The two of them were busy with their heads bowed like this, Lin Qingyue became more and more comfortable weaving, and said secretly in his heart: It seems that I am still very talented, but the kitchen is not suitable for me, and I can still find a field that belongs to me.
After almost ten minutes, when Mei Zhi looked up at Lin Qingyue's progress again, the surprise in her eyes couldn't be hidden, in such a short time, Lin Qingyue had already woven almost the length of a hand, which was simply fast for a novice.
He didn't seem to be so fast when he first learned, Mei Zhi asked Lin Qingyue to stop, took her left and right, and there was no mistake at all.
Even Lin Qingyue weaved a pattern without a teacher, although it was very simple, but this was enough to surprise Meizhi, and praised Lin Qingyue again and again.
Lin Qingyue was a little embarrassed, her cheeks were red, and Meizhi was even happier when she saw it.
"Try to collect the needle now, remember." Mei Zhi said excitedly, according to this situation, he felt that he could hand over the double-sided embroidery process to Lin Qingyue.
She also thought about handing it over to Liu Yanran before, but unfortunately Yanran didn't have this talent, she could only regretfully give up this idea, and now Lin Qingyue let her see hope.
Now there are fewer and fewer people who can embroider on both sides, and she doesn't want to see this craft lost, but not everyone can learn it, and you have to have this talent.
Lin Qingyue followed the method taught by Mei Zhi to move quickly, and it took a while to get it done, this time Mei Zhi Cheng looked at her movements, and the excitement in her heart was almost unbearable.
"Yueyue, do you want to learn double-sided embroidery, it's very good-looking and very simple." Mei Zhi took out a handkerchief in her arms and unfolded it to Lin Qingyue, her voice with a hint of bewilderment.
One corner of the handkerchief is embroidered with an ink-colored lotus flower, which has the feeling of an ink painting, but the other side is the same, and there is no difference at all, this exquisite stitch method suddenly attracted Lin Qingyue's attention.
The success of the scarf just now made her confident now, Lin Qingyue felt that she should have no problem learning this, and was about to agree, when she heard a voice from outside.