Thousands of years

Chapter 22

There is no way to reach the shore with a strong wind, and the white waves are boiling.This is an indispensable process for turning raw silk into cooked silk. It may seem inconspicuous, but it is inseparable from every subsequent step.

Horizontal weft and vertical warp, this thread is tens of meters long, but the width is far less than the length, so it is necessary to find out good silk to make warp thread, and use poor silk to make weft thread. There are differences in the level of uniformity required.

The little lady is very smart, and she will be of great help after learning with her master. Just now, the silk has been transported back to the shop, and the warp and weft have been divided according to the quality. In boiling water, the silk will be degummed.

"It's almost time." Mrs. Li cleaned up the leftover plant ash, and did not forget to count the time, "Take it out and put it in a clean water tank, and put these weft threads in it to cook."

Use the extremely long bamboo clips to pull the silk out of the boiling water, and put it in the clear water tank aside to continue soaking. Sister An Liu looked up at Master, "Master, it's going to be summer now, and it should be about six or seven hours." stop?"

It can be seen that Tuer is a little eager for success, but if the silk is not well prepared at the beginning, it will not only delay the work, but also waste the silk if it sticks together and becomes nodules.

"It's not summer yet, so it's better to soak the silk for a few more days. Let's talk about it after three days. Don't worry in these few days." Two days of trouble.

"What Master said is true." After submerging all the cooked shredded silk in a clean water tank, Sister An Liu helped Master beat her waist, and said, "Their current techniques are not difficult for Master to imagine. If you want to impress others When you come to buy, you should be careful.”

Listening to what the apprentice said, Mrs. Li nodded—or else this apprentice made her very satisfied. It is not that she did not accept apprentices when her family was prosperous before, but it was all because of her good craftsmanship, and she never Think about the inextricable connections between Luo and Lin'an City.

In the past few days, my master has always been in a daze, and I don't know what he was thinking. Sister An Liu only picked up the weft thread that was divided on the side: "Master?"

When her master turned around and answered, the sixth sister asked, "Do you want to put the weft thread in now?"

The breeze teases the clouds of smoke, stirring up three thousand years of mist.Fu Guang climbed into the room along the window edge, and together with his old friend, the mist created a mystery, as if he wanted to embroider the picture scroll from the Yellow Emperor into a new chapter belonging to the Song Dynasty.

"Be careful with your hands, so you don't hurt yourself. Don't worry." As a teacher and a father, the sixth sister is no different from her own children. As a master, be careful everywhere, reminding her every time, lest her disciples get hurt.

It's a pity that the master took care of his apprentice, but didn't pay attention to his own feet. Fortunately, he asked his apprentice to hold him steady before he almost tripped, otherwise he might fall into the boiling water.

"Master, be careful!" Sister An Liu sometimes couldn't tell who was the more stable one. The master was already at the age of having children, so he was a little more edgy than herself.

Smiling at his disciples, it is really embarrassing to be a master.Seeing this, Sister An Liu hurriedly said: "Master, it's fine if there is nothing to do. It's because the apprentice didn't want to pack things up, so he was in a hurry to cook shredded silk. These things should be cleaned up properly."

"Master himself was not careful. Let Master take care of this thing. You go and tidy up those wires before, and make room for the baskets and wire turning carts. They will be used in the near future."

It still takes a moment to cook the shredded silk here, the master and the apprentice took this opportunity to start tidying up, and the shop facing the street was left unattended, which aroused a lot of discussion among the people passing by.

"Back then Mrs. Li was famous for its high quality and low price, but now..."

"What a pity, what a pity!"

　① Refer to "Hangluo Weaving Techniques" for weaving techniques such as boiling silk. Plant ash is not the current method, and there are other sources of information.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)