Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1160

"Okay, I'll accept this gift!" Chi Xueli smiled contentedly: "Thank you, elbow. It's true that the older you get, the smarter you become."

"Actually, there are gifts." Zhou Zhi dragged a box in from outside and opened it. There were many scarves and silk scarves inside.

The ethnic-style items are colorful and colorful, and the patterns are not found in the mainland. They are novel and beautiful.

Mom took the things and piled them on the table, letting everyone pick what they liked.

But when I was picking up a piece of silk, I found it was very big: "What's going on? How come there is such a big silk scarf..."

Zhou Zhi quickly took it over: "This is not a silk scarf, but silk fabric, used to make clothes."

"Really?" Guan Ma came over to take a look: "Oh Xiuqin, we can't stand this kind of material. It would look good if Qiqi, Xueli and the others made it into a dress."

"What kind of material is this?" Even Chi Xueli, who has been a producer of "Nice Clothes Weekend", has never seen such fabric before. The exotic Persian patterns on it made her feel novel.

"This is silk, a specialty of Northern Xinjiang, high-end Adelais silk." Zhou Zhi said: "Recall the pictorials you have seen that reflect the customs of ethnic minorities in Northern Xinjiang, and the clothes on the women in them, now you can think of it. ?”

"Wow!" Chi Xueli is a good judge of goods: "I thought the clothes of the ethnic minorities in northern Xinjiang were all printed and dyed, but I didn't expect them to be woven!"

"Now they are also opening silk factories and introducing machinery for production." Zhou Zhi said: "But this batch is purely handmade. I found them in the Art and Crafts Hall of Urumqi Mall. I bought them all because they looked good. , originally used by people to attract foreign trade customers.”

"Is there more? Is there any more?" Tang Qi was also excited: "It's good to make ethnic minority costumes. Wouldn't it look good as performance clothes?"

"To be honest, this is a test of the designer's ability." Chi Xueli was also thinking about this problem: "It's too bright and the patterns are too complicated, and it will easily distract the audience's attention on the stage."

"Yes, you can only do splicing or choose fabrics with the same color and color." Zhou Zhi said: "Used to embroider the sides of the cheongsam, it can actually improve the figure."

"Eh?" Mom and Guan Ma looked at each other. These two have entered middle age, and their body management is not as strict as Chi Xueli and Tang Qi's. Now they have a tendency to gain weight.

Clothes like cheongsam are already a bit harsh on their figures, but after giving Zhou Zhi such a reminder, they discovered that cheongsam can really be made like this.

Theoretically, human vision will first focus on the large size, which means it will first focus on the large plain area in the center. The patterns on the edges can not only make the cheongsam more beautiful, but also cover up the flaws on the figure. .

It is equivalent to shading the side of the nose and brightening the bridge of the nose in makeup, which can make the bridge of the nose appear thinner and straighter.

Although the theory makes sense, it is not easy to implement. Fortunately, Zhou Zhi knows Master Yang, so everyone made an appointment to visit Master Yang's workshop in the afternoon.

"Why don't you choose the fabric first? It doesn't have to be a dress. Tang Qi and Xue Li can also choose fabrics to make regular clothes."

"I'll choose the white and brown-gold one." Tang Qi had already thought about it: "This is a full-length dress, it's quite luxurious."

The host's dress is still a little different from the singer's dress. A dress with a big swing will cause the distance between the host and the host to be too far, so we generally don't make that style: "I happen to be missing a royal blue dress. For the dress, how about I choose this one, with one shoulder strap and patchwork." "Where are Tingting and Shu Yi?" Mom asked, "You guys can choose too."

"I don't need it." Jiang Shuyi usually wears quite plain clothes, but she can't accept the exotic and fancy rainbow-like silk fabrics now: "And silk clothes are very difficult for us students to maintain. .”

"Then choose a set of cheongsam materials for your mother and we can make it together." My mother made arrangements directly: "Your mother was a famous beauty in our county back then. I remember she used to like red."

Zhou Zhi found it funny. At that time, the colors across the country were basically black, white, gray, blue, and red. Did young girls have other choices at that time?
Under Jiang Shuyi's pleading look, Zhou Zhi interjected: "It's a bit exaggerated to make a red cheongsam and wear it in daily life. Let's make a butterfly shirt."

Then he chose another piece of white and gray fabric: "This should be good for making a long skirt with metal buckle decoration."

Jiang Shuyi finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gently to Zhou Zhi.

"Tingting is very simple. She doesn't choose the color or the style of clothes. She looks good in anything she wears." Even though her grandmother is old, she can't help but express her opinion: "This colorful material can be used to make a sleeveless collared shirt." It looks good. Shu Yi should use this one. It’s moon white and azure. It can be used as a shirt for a young lady who studies. It shows off her best temperament.”

"Wow, grandma knows this very well." Chi Xueli praised: "In the past interviews, this material should have been added!"

"My mother is amazing! She weaved linen by herself back then!" My mother was very proud of my grandmother.

"That's not comparable. How can you compare with other people's craftsmanship?" Grandma caressed the fabric twice and said, "Let's eat first. My dear grandson must be hungry, right?"

"Grandma still understands me." Zhou Zhi joked: "But you don't have to take care of my face and change the word "greedy" to the word "hungry".

"Ouch, this seems like it's not over yet, I've even forgotten about the meal." Guan Ma smiled and said, "Let's have dinner! Your mother knows that you are a naughty person, so she specially brought you a small-footed black-bone chicken from Jiachuan!"

Today’s meal looks like Guan Ma’s craftsmanship. The main dish is black-bone chicken soup, as well as Sichuan sweet potato noodles and pea tips cooked in chicken soup.

In addition, there are cured pork legs and sausages brought by my mother, made by Yang, sister-in-law and my mother, and Guan’s mother’s best eel and braised green bamboo shoots. The portions are large and sufficient, and with a few stir-fried dishes, it is a killer meal. Chicken giblets stir-fried with celery, pickled cabbage, two vegetarian dishes, two cold dishes, this is enough to prepare a table.

In fact, everyone has a bit too much alcohol this New Year, so today everyone is just casual.

Brother Lei took out two bottles of Yilite and said, "It's funny to say that I can make friends on the plane. He is a salesman from a winery in northern Xinjiang. We sent him to the hotel and he gave us a box of this special product. Qu should be a return gift."

Everyone here is an expert, either from a sugar and wine company or someone who has been hosting or being hosted for a long time. All the wine glasses on the table were filled with wine. The aroma of the wine was not strong enough during the dinner, which meant that the wine could only be considered average.

Guan Ma took a sip: "The wine tastes quite pure, natural and mellow, and the aftertaste is sweet, at least it is much better than Lu wine."

"Wherever there is Lu wine, Sichuan wine is brought there for blending." Guan Dabin said with a smile: "The wineries in several counties in Manzhou are all sending base wine there."

"Do OEM work for others and give it to them to develop their brand." Dad shook his head: "It's actually not cost-effective to do this."

(End of this chapter)