Another day off.
This time Wang Wenqiu was busy going up the mountain to see if there were any wild animals to hunt, so as to add some meat to his family's New Year holiday.
Liu Zhaoxing went to the embroidery workshop in Qinghe Town to discuss matters with the person in charge, while Wang Sheng went to the town to buy what Master Xu revealed in class. After the annual vacation, Master Xu was going to teach "Mencius" book and followed along.
Wang Sheng and Wang Wenqiu have also been to the embroidery workshop several times, but this time it is particularly different.
In the past, most of the main pictures hung on the walls of the embroidery studio were embroidery works such as Guanyin sending children, mountains and seas, flowers and birds. Now they are replaced with embroidery patterns such as koi carp swimming and auspicious persimmons. Most people who come and make reservations choose When booking embroideries such as koi swimming, the usually popular mountains, seas, flowers and birds were left out.
The counter is at the entrance, with embroidery paintings hanging on both sides. The embroiderer who signed the contract with the embroidery studio is sitting in front of the embroidery frame, concentrating on sewing her works.
Sometimes they use silk thread to weave delicate or thick lines, sometimes they use needles to draw delicate patterns on silk, and the completed embroidery is collected and integrated by specialized people.
"Shopkeeper Cao, I would like to ask if there are any orders for new styles?"
After receiving the reward for receiving orders from the embroidery workshop for a year, Liu Zhaoxing looked at the only three items in his hand. Shiwen Qian couldn't help but ask.
This reward is for receiving orders at the embroidery workshop and turning in embroidery regularly. Each time you accumulate one penny, all the previous money will be deducted next time it is overdue, and the unit price of the embroidery will be halved.
Embroidering small items such as handkerchiefs cost only five cents each. She hurriedly took three days to complete the embroidery, and the money she got was not as much as embroidering other items.
Shopkeeper Cao has also been very busy recently.
During the Chinese New Year, there are many orders in the town. Because the finished products of the embroidery workshop are of good quality and are sold in Changle Mansion, there are only so many embroiderers in this embroidery workshop. The embroiderers embroider from dawn to dusk every day. , but it can't match the increasingly full orders.
"Yes, yes, I wonder if you can embroider! Xiao Zhou!"
Shopkeeper Cao closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and hit his head hard. It really screamed He came up with an order that he was eager to complete and immediately called the clerk to send the samples.
"Look at this purse. This is our popular style today. It not only needs to be embroidered with koi fish with gold thread, but also has the word '福' embroidered in the middle. The embroidery workshop does not provide samples. You Do you think it works? ”
The sample the clerk brought was embroidered with golden silk thread. There was a koi carp swimming in the sparkling water. Its dorsal fin was like a dancing long sleeve, and the red and gold complemented each other. Gorgeous. Two koi carps overlap each other, and the word "福" in the middle is delicately embroidered.
"The words on it..."
Liu Zhaoxing hesitated and did not dare to respond. His eyes were full of surprise and excitement at this embroidery.
Wang Sheng was still wondering why his mother shouldn't do it. As soon as Liu Zhaoxing opened his mouth, he understood and quickly used his hands toHe grabbed Liu Zhaoxing's hand and said softly and slowly: "I have written down the word, mother."
"Shopkeeper Cao, I will take this order."
Liu Zhaoxing quickly agreed, These guys were afraid that the shopkeeper would take back this good job.
"Okay. I will give you the materials for two orders first. After the embroidery is completed, it will cost two hundred coins. But you must pay a deposit for the materials first, a total of five hundred coins."
< p> "Shopkeeper, can we just have one piece of materials? Two hundred and fifty cash deposits."Liu's face showed a troubled expression, the wrinkles focused on the center of his eyebrows, as sharp as needle tips, and there were countless waves in his eyes. The look between Wang Sheng's and Wang Sheng's eyes was a little dejected.
This five hundred coins is indeed a big expense, but if it is reduced to two hundred and fifty coins, it can indeed be paid according to the autumn harvest, but if the embroidery is ruined...
Wang Sheng looked back firmly, his eyes full of trust, and Liu Zhaoxing paid the money.
"Sheng'er, I can't help you."
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Liu Zhaoxing was fascinated by the purse in the embroidery workshop, and with Wang Sheng's acquiescence, he actually spent 250 yuan to buy the materials. As soon as he stepped out of the embroidery workshop, the sunshine When it shines on the face, the person seems to have returned to the world again, and infinite regret emerges from the bottom of his heart.
"It's okay, Mom."
Just paying the deposit for the embroidery materials will not buy the book "Mencius", but Wang Sheng has his own considerations.
When I came to Qingqing Book Store to buy books, I saw students copying books on wooden tables and then handing them to the shopkeeper for payment.
Now that I have no money, I can go find the shopkeeper of the bookstore to see if he is qualified for this job. However, seeing Liu Zhaoxing looking like he was about to rush into the embroidery workshop to refund the money, he immediately stopped her and explained the situation. reason.
Liu Zhaoxing felt relieved.
When the two of them arrived at Qingqing Bookstore, there were many fewer students there than before, probably because of the Chinese New Year.
Wang Sheng was muttering secretly.
Unexpectedly, this was heard by the shopkeeper, who explained: "Those scholars have been setting up stalls in the market recently to sell Spring Festival couplets or write letters. Writing a Spring Festival couplet costs ten cents. A letter costs as little as five cents, and I don't know how much it costs. This is better than copying a letter from me."
Wang Sheng hurriedly answered the shopkeeper's words.
"Shopkeeper, do you still need a copyist here?"
"Do you want to come to my place to copy books? This is not a good job."
< p> The shopkeeper said without hesitation, "The three books I copied, "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic" all cost fifty cents each. The four books and five classics have their own prices. Those with ugly and difficult to read characters will not be accepted. ""Shopkeeper, I can write a paragraph, you can see if it works."
Wang Sheng understands the shopkeeper's concerns.
After all, the person who copied the bookHe handed over a bunch of ghost-drawing talismans, but the shopkeeper took them home and used them as talismans to ward off evil spirits. In addition to his young age, it was human nature to fear that he would give up halfway.
It was approaching the Chinese New Year, and the business of the bookstore was average. The shopkeeper had some leisure time, so he called the clerk to bring him writing tools and stood aside to watch Wang Sheng write.
Wang Sheng's calligraphy and calligraphy methods were greatly influenced by later generations.
During the initial practice, he was not sure about the fonts, so he folded the white paper into several parts, and then drew auxiliary grids. He practiced one square grid every day and the other two assignments assigned by Master Xu.
This painting of auxiliary lines is a bit particular. At first, Wang Sheng chose to draw directly with a brush. Uneven control of the pen and ink directly cost a piece of paper. Later, he chose to use branches, thinned the tails of the branches, and dipped them in ink. This way, If the thickness is appropriate, you can also draw a dotted line in the middle of the word "口" to form a "field" grid.
Of course, wealthy people choose to use calligraphy masters’ copybooks as templates, and then cut them into pieces of paper of different sizes for copying based on the characters.
Wang Sheng started practicing four times a day after the field break. A few days ago, he was able to write neatly without drawing auxiliary grids.
So when he was writing on the spot, he stretched his eyebrows and wrote it with one wave.
"Yes."
The shopkeeper picked up the paper Wang Sheng had written and read it carefully from top to bottom.
"Write here that if you don't pay a deposit for the four items in the study room, you will have to pay a deposit of two hundred yuan to take it away."
Wang Sheng has no money to pay now, and he is not old enough. Being alone and unable to go to town every day, he discussed the details with the shopkeeper and decided to come back before the annual holiday to pay the deposit and take these items home.