Silk? What is Silk?

"If you're curious, Mr. Ding is making silk now, so you might as well go directly to the store to observe."

After Shen Qi finished speaking, he walked into the store with Sister Yue in his arms.

The gate continued to be handed over to Tang Yu and Su Fang.

Tang Yu followed Ding Yuhong to make up for the knowledge of silk during this time, and now it can be said that he has been able to introduce it easily.

Outside, Tang Yu said it vividly, and inside Shen Qi hugged Sister Yue and liked it more and more.

This round, soft, cute, milky, milky little ball can make her rare to death.

"Like it so much?" Mrs. Xu asked with a smile on the side.

"I like it." Shen Qi bowed his head, "This milk doll is too cute." ”

"If you like it," Mrs. Xu leaned close to Shen Qi's ear and whispered, "Why don't you and the colt have one?" ”

"Boom ——!" Shen Qi's face turned red all of a sudden.

Mrs. Xu's words inadvertently reminded Shen Qi of the various intimate scenes between herself and Tang Zongjiu.

"It's been so long since we've been married, and you're still shy?" Mrs. Xu covered her mouth and smiled.

"Mrs. Xu—" Shen Qi called.

"Okay, okay, don't talk about the concubine." Mrs. Xu took Sister Yue from Shen Qi's arms, "I have a home remedy for giving birth to a baby, Your Highness, you ......"

"Mrs. Xu!"

"Haha, okay, okay, really don't talk about it, you go get busy."

"Then Mrs. Xu, you and Sister Yue will sit in the store and rest for a while."

"I know, you go."

Today, the area on the second floor dedicated to embroidery has changed from the usual.

Originally, there were several places for embroidery girls side by side, but now they have been removed, and they have been replaced by a wooden machine that everyone has never heard of.

Unlike traditional embroidery, silk reeling requires a machine called a plain weave wood machine.

This kind of machine is relatively simple in structure, mainly including front axle, rear axle, plate, piggyback bridge, reed, large turn, flip and pedal rod and other components.

At this time, Ding Yuhong was sitting on the plain weave wood machine, concentrating on the craft in her hands.

She was dressed in plain clothes, her hair neatly tied up, revealing a slender neck and dexterous hands.

The silk machine stood silently in front of her, wrapped with dense warp threads and colorful wefts.

She gently stroked the threads, as if communicating with them, looking for the best way to weave them.

When she reels the silk, every movement seems so skillful and natural.

In plain sight, she first traces the outlines on the warp threads according to pre-designed patterns.

At first, it was just a slow shuttle up and down, but gradually, the speed became faster and faster, and I saw her fingers playing music as if they were playing music on the jumping strings, and people couldn't take their eyes off it.

Then she picked up a shuttle, which was filled with weft threads.

Everyone watched as she gently threaded the shuttle through the gap in the warp, and then pulled it so hard that there seemed to be a "boom-" sound, as if it was playing on everyone's heartstrings, and the weft was tightly attached to the warp.

This may seem like a simple gesture to others, but anyone who knows a little bit about embroidery understands that this process requires extreme precision and control, and the slightest carelessness can lead to the distortion of lines.

Ding Yuhong's complexion remained unchanged, his expression was focused, constantly changing the color of the weft in the shuttle, and weaving according to the needs of the pattern.

Her hands moved quickly on the wooden machine, as if in a leaping flame, but always maintained a steady rhythm.

This rhythm alone is already difficult for others to achieve.

It is worthy of being the first embroidery girl in Xi country.

In fact, when Shen Qi saw his husband's hand for the first time, he was also deeply shocked.

What a combination of strength and beauty that only belongs to women.

Not only Shen Qi, but all the women present at this moment were shocked by Ding Yuhong's embroidery skills.

Over time, the pattern gradually emerges on the silk thread.

During this period, Ding Yuhong sometimes stopped what she was doing and carefully studied the work, as if she was admiring a painting that was about to be completed.

Finally, she used a pluck to arrange the weft threads tightly, making the whole work more flat and tight, and at this moment, she seemed to merge with the silk to create a beautiful legend together.

Ding Yuhong embroidered crape myrtle flowers that were in the flowering season at this time.

I saw that the corolla of this crape myrtle flower showed a deep red, like the most gorgeous sunset in the sky, and like the purest fiery red in the flames.

The petals are stacked on top of each other, arranged tightly and in an orderly manner, and each petal is full of vitality and enthusiasm for life.

The stamens are the essence of the whole flower, and the golden filigree is dotted with pollen, and just looking at it seems to give off a faint fragrance.

The posture of this crape myrtle flower is also very distinct, it is not delicate and weak like other flowers, but it is displayed in front of the world in a tall posture.

The calyx is as green as jade, and it tightly holds the corolla, making the whole flower look more energetic.

It was so quietly open on the skirt, obviously not moving, but people couldn't help but feel that it was swaying in the wind.

At this time, no one spoke, and all eyes were focused on Ding Yuhong's work.

After a long time, Sister Yue'er said in a milky voice: "It's so beautiful~"

yes, it's beautiful.

The beautiful made everyone feel poor for words, and they couldn't wait to pull a few literati and ink writers to compose a poem for it on the spot.

I hate less when the book is used!

"Sir, is it done?" Shen Qi asked softly.

Ding Yuhong raised her hand and wiped the sweat from the corner of her forehead: "Hmm." It's done. ”

"Sir, hurry back to the Tang Mansion to rest, you've worked hard today." Shen Qi thought for a while and said, "I'll ask Shen San to send you back." ”

Ding Yuhong originally wanted to say no, but after thinking about it, she is now a very key figure [on the water side], and if she can't keep it, someone will use bad means, so she won't shirk.

After all, safety comes first.

"Okay, then I'll ......" Ding Yuhong stood up, and the moment she raised her eyes, she found that she was being stared at by a large group of people.

There was a look of adoration in the eyes of each of these people.

Ding Yuhong smiled politely, when she was young, she won higher honors, and compared with the eyes of these girls now, the grand occasion at that time can be described as unprecedented.

But so what?

The past is always in the past.

She bowed to the crowd and left.

Looking at Ding Yuhong's unfazed back, even Mrs. Xu couldn't help but admire Ding Yuhong's composure.

"She is worthy of being the first embroidery girl in Xi Kingdom."

"That's the real way to do it."

Shen Qi put away the clothes neatly, put them in a special gift box made by [On the Water Side], and handed them to the maid brought by Mrs. Xu.

"Ma'am, this is your dress."

Others were shocked again, it turned out that Mrs. Xu had already known!

"Boss Tang, how much silver does such a silk dress cost?" A girl on the side who had watched the whole process couldn't help but ask.

The girl asked everyone's thoughts, and everyone waited with bated breath for Shen Qi's answer.

Shen Qi looked around at everyone and smiled.

"From two hundred taels of silver."

What clothes cost two hundred taels of silver!

Also "up"!

Is there anything more expensive to co-author?!

The girls gasped in unison.

"In the whole Xi Kingdom, only our Mr. Ding can be so skilled, and he is the only one in the Xi Kingdom." Shen Qi continued, "Mr. Ding's craftsmanship has even been praised by today's queen mothers, and Mr. Ding will be asked to customize one every year. ”

"I'm sure you've seen how complicated and difficult this process is. Let me just say that, the preciousness of silk is much higher than that of double-sided embroidery. (End of chapter)