Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 119 Ingot's Embroidery Press Conference
The eyes of the three returned to the embroidery again, but they were not looking at the same work.

The old man was looking at a picture of a lady. The light blue duck egg shell gave people a misty feeling, and the arc near the top was embroidered into an oiled paper umbrella according to the natural ups and downs.

Under the umbrella, a slender woman is winding away, leaving behind Tingting's back. Her dark hair and flying skirt are outlined in a very simple but meticulous way by the embroidery thread. A small bead is inlaid in her hair, like a hairpin protruding from her head, which looks very delicate and real.

Its magic touch is that the woman's feet are embroidered into a sparkling water surface. It not only uses the color of the eggshell itself to express the color of the water, but also points out the woman's extraordinary identity, highlighting her incomparable lightness. posture.

The two words "Looking Back" next to the inscription make people have infinite reverie: If such a beautiful fairy can look back and smile, what kind of beauty would it be!
"This 'Returning Eyes' was designed by Mr. Li." Yuan Bao didn't take the credit, "I think the painter must design the pattern according to the characteristics of the eggshell, and even the different colors of each eggshell. Of course, there can be repetitions. Yes, but my idea is that if there are not more than one hundred specially designed patterns and one thousand embroidered eggs, we really shouldn’t rush to launch this unique embroidery.”

Yuan Bao's words made the hearts of the three people jump again. They seemed to see countless gold ingots scrambling to fly towards them.

Yuan Bao turned his eyes to the void, and waved his little arm, "At that time, we will prepare a special room and set up a special shelf for these eggshell embroidery, which will be filled with a variety of eggshell embroidery for people to see. After buying this, I thought that was also very good. When I looked back, I found a new boutique again. In the end, I couldn’t make a choice, so I had to buy it all. When I got home, I started thinking about the one that I left behind, so I had to come back again... ..."

Yuan Bao's description was a bit funny, but no one laughed, because they knew that this kind of scene was very likely to happen, and if it happened, their purses would be in danger of bursting!
"After the artist has finished drawing the egg, he leaves another drawing on the paper, then erases the painting on the egg surface, and then uses a charcoal pencil to outline the traces where the embroidery thread will pass, find the appropriate position, and mark each one. The point." Yuan Bao's words stunned the three of them, they didn't know why, only Ni Xiaopang, who had seen Yuan Bao embroider eggshells himself, could clearly understand the meaning.

Yuan Bao didn't explain too much, but just distributed the eggshell fragments crushed by the old man to the three people, and let them find out by themselves, "After marking the points, this painted eggshell and the matching drawing will be It was sent to another jade master, and this master carried out the third step, drilling."

Hearing the word "punching" and looking at the egg slice with densely packed holes in their hands, the three of them suddenly realized that the needle and thread passed through these pre-designed and punched holes. It is only after cross-stitching that traces are left on the surface of the egg to achieve the effect of "embroidering" the eggshell, and this embroidery method was widely used in Yuanbao's previous life due to the prevalence of cross-stitching.

Seeing that they had figured it out, Yuan Bao continued, "For eggshells that were unsuccessful in punching, the sketches will be returned to the artist, who will repaint the eggshells, and the successful eggshells will be handed over to the embroiderer together with the sketches. In fact, there are sketches. And those holes, let alone embroiderers, you can still embroider flowers, but the speed and quality cannot be guaranteed, so it is better to use embroiderers."

"After the embroiderer embroiders eggshell embroidery, the drawing is returned to the artist and can continue to be used. If the same pattern is drawn, the artist can draw the lines and holes directly with charcoal instead of drawing the drawing on the egg surface. The next step is the last step of eggshell embroidery, which is also a very important step, and it has to be completed by the master of the jade shop, which is to match the eggshell embroidery with an egg holder." Yuan Bao concluded.

Yuan Bao gestured to the Second Master's favorite work with his hand, "This work is a design designed by me, and Mr. Li drew it for me. It really took a lot of thought to match this work!"

The three looked at it and nodded again and again, the old man said, "It's really ingenious."

It was a snow-white eggshell, so white that it was somewhat transparent. With the help of the naturally formed shape, the bottom of the eggshell was designed as the slightly curved palm of a jade hand, with two embroidered soft jade fingers, holding the egg. The lines on the side of the shell are displayed in front of the viewer.

This hand is holding a lotus flower with complete stems and leaves. When the upper part of the eggshell has a larger area, the petals will bloom wantonly, revealing the bright yellow stamens, because the eggshell is more transparent. , suddenly looked, as if a hand and a flower appeared out of thin air.

The ingenuity of the whole picture is that a dragonfly just happened to fly over and land on the stamen. The body of the dragonfly is embroidered on the egg surface, but the wings of the dragonfly are made of gold and silk threads. , not only the lines are clear, but also completely three-dimensionally suspended in the air, whenever there is a slight vibration or breeze, it will tremble slightly, as if the dragonfly is about to fly away in the next moment, it is exactly the same as alive.

Dimensional modeling has been widely used in this time and space, especially in jewelry, so it is not very unusual.For example, the gold wire used by Yuan Bao this time was bought directly from a jewelry store. It is not entirely made of gold, but a special alloy.

Yuanbao thinks there may be a part of copper doped in it. In short, the hardness is moderate and suitable for three-dimensional modeling. It can be seen that this technique is very mature. It appears in eggshell embroidery, but it is only borrowed by Yuanbao.

The magic brush mentioned by Yuan Bao is the egg holder of this embroidered egg. The egg holder is carved from a piece of translucent white jade. So the price is not too expensive.

This egg holder has a fish mouth-shaped top, a thin cylindrical middle, and a little edging at the bottom. It looks really inconspicuous by itself, at least when Ni Zhong and the shopkeeper of the jade shop saw it. , that is completely insensitive.

But when the egg holder was put together with the eggshell embroidery just mentioned, a miracle happened. The jade white egg holder is clearly the woman’s wrist. Isn’t that the cuff at the bottom decorated with embroidery?The end is extremely graceful and arousing imagination.

"After the special egg holder is prepared, the eggshell embroidery can be fixed on the egg holder and sold in a box." Yuan Bao said, "I have thought for a long time, as long as I follow these steps, every craftsman can have It is not difficult at all to only do the type of work they are best at. It is fast and has a high success rate. As long as there are enough people, it is possible to produce a thousand embroidered eggs a day. Others have learned the method of eggshell embroidery , and we can’t do it as fast as we can, so we must increase the selling price to ensure profits, so that we can remain invincible.”

This is actually a special assembly line designed by Yuanbao, which is truly original and has no trace of plagiarism.

Facts have proved that the assembly line production method of Yuanbao is quite easy to use. The producers who have undergone simple training have created a miracle for the Ni family to mass-produce [-] eggshell embroidery within a month, making the Ni family in the capital. There is no need to worry about the hot sales in the three places of Nanning, Ningnan Fucheng and Qing'an County.

"One thing to mention here is that what we lack the most is a designer!" Yuan Bao couldn't help raising his voice a little while seeing those three people still pondering what he just said.

"Designer?" The old man was puzzled.

"Yes," Yuan Bao nodded heavily, that's why she held this press conference today and introduced the products in such detail, "With the sketches, it's easy to find an artist, as for grinding eggs, punching holes, and embroidering mothers, it's all very simple It's not difficult to do the work, but it's not so easy to match the egg holder according to the embroidered eggs, especially if you want to match it cleverly, it's even more difficult. What you need is a designer to make a drawing and match the egg holder! "

"I understand," Ni Zhong said slowly, "What I want is that ingenious thought, which no one else can think of, er, the designer... I can think of it, what others can do, the designer can do better Selling, even if you learn it, it is plagiarism, and we still keep the fame, just like the good articles and poems!"

Yuan Bao nodded heavily, "Yes, that's what it means!"

Although Yuan Bao has some talents in painting and embroidery, she understands that even if she keeps learning and practicing for another 20 to [-] years, there will be many people who are better than her. There are many people who are obscene all their lives.

And what Yuan Bao is best at is all kinds of whimsical ideas, and there are many things from her previous life that she can learn from, so being a designer is her only specialty, and it is the easiest way to shine and the easiest way to make money.

Take the present as an example, although Yuan Bao gave the Ni family the eggshell embroidery technology without reservation, and frankly admitted her lack of painting skills, but she has enough confidence to make the Ni family's business inseparable. She, because her designs are the best, can definitely increase the price of her works because of this, even if she doesn't increase, her designs must be the best sellers!
Yuan Bao's self-confidence is very reasonable. Whether it is the zodiac or eggshell embroidery, her designs have sparked a wave of panic buying across the country, especially the eggshell embroidery that is not easy to imitate. The works designed by her can account for More than [-]% of the total sales of the Ni family.

Thanks to the platform of the Ni family, the brand-new profession of "designer" has been deeply implanted in the hearts of relevant personnel. Excellent "designers" have the ability to turn decay into magic, and can make the originally inconspicuous little Stuff turns into a bonanza...

"Where can I find this designer?" Ni Zhong's question is always so direct and realistic.

Yuan Bao spread his hands, "I don't know about that." After thinking for a while, "I only know Mr. Li who taught me, he can be called one. Everyone has seen his works, and they are indeed very good!" That is The effect achieved under her inspiration, however, Yuan Bao believes that Li Nan who is encouraged will definitely get better and better in the future. This is Yuan Bao's greatest reward for her "idol" and "teacher" with her own strength.

"What? Li Nan also knows about the eggshell embroidery?" The second master thought from a different angle.

Yuan Bao quickly clarified, "No, the five people who knew about eggshell embroidery are all here now. I just asked Mr. Li to help me draw eggs for fun. He thought I was a child and had to accompany me, but he never Unexpectedly, I can 'embroider' his painting on the eggshell."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, deeply convinced, they all saw it with their own eyes, and they still couldn't believe it, otherwise the old man wouldn't have crushed one of them, it wasn't a complete accident, but a kind of suspicion. test.

"That's all I can think of. The shopkeeper Ni Zhong should worry about the next thing!" Yuan Bao pretended to wipe off the sweat that didn't exist on his head, and then gave him a blessing, followed by Ni Xiaopang. Shi ran away.

"Yuanbao, you're so smart, and you're right, let's go, let's go to Su's house to celebrate!" Ni Xiaopang proposed as soon as he left the old man's yard.

Yuan Bao naturally readily agreed to go back to Su's house often, isn't this what she dreams of?
In fact, Ni Xiaopang still has his own little thoughts, he really hopes to be "drunk" again, but, after the thorough communication with Su Chunsheng last time, Yuan Bao no longer needs to be alone with Su Chunsheng , Even at a lively banquet, they can quickly understand each other's meaning through a few words, and Yuan Bao's recent progress in Ni Mansion can be said to be smooth.

As a result, under Yuan Bao's careful care, Ni Xiaopang never had the chance to get drunk again, but Ni Xiaopang was very grateful for Yuanbao's concern, and he really liked being with the Su brothers Get along with these students.

Yuan Bao had repeatedly reminded Ni Xiaopang that he should weave his own network of relationships. Even the second master praised him after hearing about the people he dated, saying that these students would be useful people in the future. Therefore, Ni Xiaopang interacted with them more frequently.

However, this time the scheduled celebration banquet for the second day was not held on time.

Yuan Bao and Ni Xiaopang were about to take a rest after lunch, when someone came to deliver a letter, "The old man rewarded the Leisure Pavilion to the fifth young master, please move there right now, young master!"

Yuan Bao mourns her nap.

Ni Xiaopang opened his eyes wide in disbelief, "What did you say? Youran Pavilion? You gave it to me? Tell me clearly, is it Youran Pavilion?"

After getting a very affirmative answer, Ni Xiaopang sat there giggling for a long time, but didn't say a word.

Ni Xiaopang's things were pitifully small, and he was well-managed, so there was no need for a second trip, and all of them were moved. After arriving at Youran Pavilion, Yuan Bao finally understood why Ni Xiaopang looked like that just now.

Leisurely Pavilion is not only in the outer courtyard, but also the most luxurious and comfortable courtyard in the entire Ni Mansion, not one of them.

There are several pavilions, terraces and pavilions in Leisurely Pavilion, which are decorated magnificently and luxuriously. The price of each piece of exquisite and expensive furnishings is so high that Yuanbao can't speak. The yard is so big, it refers to the combined area of ​​the front yard and the back yard. In addition, there are libraries, treasure rooms, etc. under the single equipment, and so on.

And Leisurely Pavilion is not only a good environment, it also has a special symbolic meaning in Ni Mansion - the young masters who once lived in Leisurely Pavilion are the future heads of the Ni Mansion, for example, the eldest master and the eldest young master.

The reason why they don't live here now is because of another rule of the Ni family, that is, only young masters who are old enough to move to an outer courtyard and have not yet married live in Leisurely Pavilion.

This year's young master just got married last year. Less than a month after the marriage, the old master arranged another courtyard for the young master in the outer courtyard, just like how he treated the old master back then.

Although Youran Pavilion is vacant, there are quite a few people staring at it. One is the old lady, who is planning to win the benefits of living here for the infant Sixth Young Master, and the other is the eldest wife, who is urging the new The daughter-in-law of Guomen'er worked hard to make a man, and she was determined to maintain the unshakable position of the eldest son and grandson of the eldest son in Ni's mansion.

But no one expected that the Fifth Young Master, whom no one would notice, popped up on the way, with his chubby belly sticking out, and he lived in Leisurely, on the cusp of the limelight, in full view of everyone. Pavilion, the eyes of all the masters, young masters, wives, and ladies in the Ni Mansion dropped all over the place.

"I don't have any knowledge, go out to make people laugh, don't know how good money is, how can I have the heart to make money?!" The old man has explained the purpose of building Youran Pavilion into this more than once.

I have to admit that although Ni Bancheng's education method is somewhat biased, there is some truth to it. However, these are not things that Yuan Bao and Ni Xiaopang can participate in. Now they can only live in this "mansion" that fell from the sky. He worked hard to stabilize his mind, and guessed the old man's true intentions together with others.

"Oh, I don't know if all the things in this yard belong to me. If they are all given to me, Yuan Bao, you can move all of them directly!" Ni Xiaopang said.

Yuan Bao said unhappily, "Master, don't come up with bad ideas here, even though I'm obsessed with money, I know that life is more important than money, and what's more," she curled her lips disdainfully, "I just read it, This leisurely pavilion has a large courtyard with more than 20 rooms. I think this is why the old man let us live in," pointing his finger at Ni Xiaopang's forehead, "we are here to work, wait here If the work is done, I will have to move out!"

Ni Xiaopang blinked his eyes, waited for a while before nodding, "Oh, so that's the case, that's really meaningless." He lay down and fell asleep.

In fact, Yuan Bao was only half right. The reason why they moved in so eagerly was to find an unobtrusive place for making eggshell embroidery. The relevant personnel of the hotel often come and go, and it must be large enough and private. The Leisure Pavilion obviously has such conditions.

However, starting from this day, Ni Xiaopang lived in Leisurely Pavilion until he got married, which Yuan Bao and others did not expect.

(End of this chapter)