Chapter 270: Dowry
Zeng Yirou saw Guan Hanchao and Zhu Mingliang's father in the crowd, in addition to them, there were two acquaintances, Sun Miaomiao and Li Caiwei.
Over there, Guan Hanchao and Zhu Mingliang's father also saw Zeng Yirou, but they were in the same team across the crowd, so they didn't go over.
Sun Miaomiao was the first to see them, frowned, and pulled a middle-aged woman next to her who looked very powerful.
The woman followed her finger and looked over, just glanced at it lightly, then turned her head away, and seemed to reprimand her in a low voice, causing Sun Miaomiao to lower her head.
Li Caiwei was next to them, holding a very capable middle-aged woman in her hand, and when she heard the words of Sun Miaomiao and her mother, she also turned her head to look, met Zeng Yirou's gaze, nodded slightly, and turned away.
Zeng Yirou only paid attention to the movements here when she saw Father Guan and Father Zhu, and didn't pay much attention to their small actions.
Mainly, she didn't have the time to care about that.
The exhibition activity presided over by the Chen family this time, the early mobilization was very simple, and they took everyone to visit the exhibits of this event very neatly.
Each row of houses here, from east to west, is open, and the rooms are also very spacious and bright, and the exhibits are scattered in a specific area, giving everyone a space to appreciate.
Each work has a brief introduction to the work and the author underneath, surrounded by a red ribbon separating the work from the crowd.
According to reports, there are exhibits in the six rows of houses this time, which are divided into three categories, one is small ornaments and small embroidery, the second is large ornaments and embroidery, and the third is ready-to-wear. Each category is divided into two rows of rooms, one is a folk collection of works, and the other is the work of the Dawn Embroidery Factory, both in the early years and in the present.
These exquisite works, for Zeng Yirou, to taste carefully, are too high-end to fully understand. As Grandma Zhou said to her, it is to come and open your eyes, increase your knowledge, see what is called a high level, and have a clear goal of a high starting point.
Some professionals have already taken out a large magnifying glass and carefully analyzed the works in front of them through the red ribbon. Gradually, these people separated from the army and only admired their favorite objects.
Others continued to follow the guide, listening to their simple and professional introduction to the work.
Zeng Yirou's eyes widened throughout the whole process, eager to imprint everything in his mind, and annoyed that he missed a sentence or two of the introduction of the work because of the noisy staff.
If the previous works made her intoxicated and envious, then the last piece of ready-to-wear made her shocked and obsessed.
Here, there is an area dedicated to the dowry that needs to be prepared when the daughter gets married in the old days, there are exquisite wedding dresses, linings embroidered with various auspicious meanings, belly pockets, embroidered shoes, as well as exquisite and festive quilts, wedding pads and other objects.
These gorgeous and colorful objects are simply blinding people's eyes.
Zeng Yirou, and many other girls, even Zhuo Ran, who was disdainful of these girls' things, couldn't help but get close to the red ribbon, and reached out to touch the wedding dress that made people unable to take their eyes off.
The guide paused here for a while, and then introduced to everyone, saying, "This dowry is made according to the list of our ancestors when they got married.
I'm sure you're amazed just by looking at this, right?
What if you see the original? ”
The originally lively crowd was quiet for a moment, and the crowd was buzzing again.
Obviously, the guide mobilized the excitement of the audience.
The guide looked at the result with satisfaction before continuing: "You can see it! In this wedding dress with its accessories there is a red cloth on its side. And after the red cloth, it is the dowry of our ancestors!
I want to ask everyone, do you want to see it?! ”
"Yes!"
This unanimous answer will tear down the entire roof.
The guide pressed his hand down, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and said, "Now, let's ask our ancestor to come forward and help us pull this red cloth down, okay?!" ”
"Good!"
The applause that rose again resounded enthusiastically in the sky.
Grandma Chen walked out of the crowd, stood in front of the red cloth, and reached out to pull it.
The guide hurriedly grabbed Grandma Chen's hand, grabbed her arm, held the microphone, and said, "Ancestor, ancestor, you wait!"
Ladies and gentlemen, before the red cloth is pulled down, shall we ask our ancestors to tell us a few words?
Behind this, it's your dowry back then!
Think about you half a century ago, ten miles of red makeup, married into the Chen family.
Today, when you are reminiscing, do you feel a lot of feelings?
Do you have anything you would like to say to everyone? ”
As he spoke, he handed the microphone to Grandma Chen.
The people in the exhibition hall are all acquaintances in the embroidery industry, whether they are buyers or sellers, they all respect this senior grandmother Chen very much, and after a burst of warm applause, everyone quieted down.
Grandma Chen reluctantly took the microphone, looked at everyone, and said with feeling: "Hey, originally, I didn't want to come today."
To be honest, seeing my dowry half a century ago again, for me, apart from that brief good time, left me more with the cruelty and ruthlessness of life.
In fact, the dowry that is now presented in front of you can only be regarded as the restoration of my dowry, not my original dowry.
From when I was a teenager, to the young Chen Liu, and now to the current Grandma Chen, the ancestor in everyone's mouth, in the past half a century, I, the entire Chen family, have experienced too many ups and downs and twists and turns.
Just like the Dawn Embroidery Factory, we moved from the city, to the countryside, back to the city, and finally back to the countryside.
In the face of today's rapid change, where is the future of the Dawn Embroidery Factory, I have long been unable to see clearly, and I can't control it.
Reality has honed us and made us who we are now.
Let's not talk about these depressing topics for children, let's talk about this dowry.
I want to tell you the truth, my dowry was incomplete a long time ago.
However, these children felt guilty and kept thinking about getting everything back for me.
It's just that some things can be recovered, and some things are destroyed in those turbulent times.
As for the children, according to my list of dowries, it took another three or four years to rebuild the same things for me.
The hardships of life are sad.
The love of relatives at this moment is heartwarming.
So, I stand here to unveil this new dowry for me, so that more people can see its beauty! ”