The genius pyrographer of the reborn daughter

Chapter 11 Nanyang Pyrography
The village where Ningjiazhuangzi is located is called Dujia Village.The common surname in the village is not Ning, but Du. For example, the wife of Ning Yongqiang, head of Ningjiazhuang, is a member of the Du clan.

However, the Nanyang Ning family did make their fortune here.Back then, Ning Wanzhu's ancestor was said to be just a tenant farmer in the Du family's village, but a young lady from the Du family recognized him with insight, and married Ning's family with a big family dowry.And Ning Wanzhu's ancestors lived up to his wife's high expectations. They passed the imperial examination and became an official. Since then, they have skyrocketed, and then moved out of here to buy a house in Nanyang City.The Ning family in Nanyang multiplied slowly and became a big family.

Among the Ning clan in Nanyang, the most prosperous one is that of Ning Wanzhu's great-grandfather.Ning Wanzhu's great-grandfather used to be an official in the history of government affairs, and returned to Nanyang City to retire after he became an official.And Ning Wanzhu's grandfather, Ning Xiaozu, had been taking exams all his life, but he always stopped at raising people's fame, so he put all his thoughts on his sons.Ning Wanzhu's great-grandmother, surnamed Wu, was the daughter of the Wu family of the Qinghe family. It was a marriage arranged by her great-grandfather in Beijing, but she later married in Nanyang and helped her grandfather guard the family business in Nanyang.

The uncle of the Ning family, Ning Jing, also the uncle of Ning Wanzhu, didn’t know if he became obsessed with reading, and he became a monk halfway to practice Taoism. Now he only lives in a Taoist temple near Du’s Village. The boudoir's uncle, Mrs. Wang.Ning Wanzhu's father, Ning Yu, did not have a smooth career in the imperial examination. According to Ning Wanzhu's memory, it took six or seven years for his father to become a Jinshi in high school and start his career as an official in Beijing.And Ning Wanzhu also has a third uncle named Ning Qi, who didn't like reading when he was a child, but only liked to dance with knives and guns. Later, he finally made sense of Mrs. Ning and invited a martial arts master to teach at home. Later, he went to Beijing to take the martial arts exam Joined the army.

In my father's generation, there were very few girls.Ning Wanzhu has only one aunt, her boudoir name is "Jin", and she is also a concubine. Her biological mother is the old aunt Cui, who married to a foreign country early.

That night, for some unknown reason, Ning Wanzhu dreamed of so many people from her Ning family. For a while, it was the grandmother Wu who had a tough and fierce temper, and for a while it was the uncle Wang who was guarding the widow like a widow. After a while, it was the third uncle who was playing sticks with guns all day long, and it seemed that many people gathered together to discuss something.

Suddenly, there was a woman in the dream with a shrill voice and said in surprise: "It's terrible, Aunt Shao committed suicide—" Ning Wanzhu thought to herself after hearing this, yes, Aunt Shao committed suicide when she was very young. dead.At that time, it was not long before my mother passed away, and my stepmother Yanshi hadn't entered the house yet.

No—Ning Wan Zhu Teng sat up from the couch.With cold sweat on her forehead, she realized that she was still sleeping in the green gauze wardrobe. The people she met and the words she heard just now were just a dream.However, this dream was a real memory of her previous life.She had heard about Aunt Shao's suicide in her previous life, but the Ning family kept it secret, and she only vaguely heard about it when she was very young, and then forgot about it.

In this life, Aunt Shao is still alive and well.

Ning Wanzhu couldn't help thinking of Ning Luozi's words. In three years, Ning Luozi was reborn three years earlier than herself. In three years, Ning Luozi could change many things, such as Aunt Shao's tragic suicide fate.

With a "pop", the gauze curtain of the Bisha closet opened, and Mo Mei's round face appeared in front of Ning Wanzhu. "Miss is awake!" Mo Mei's crisp voice, like an oriole, made Ning Wanzhu feel better.She got up quickly and asked softly, "I must have overslept! Is Mammy awake?"

Mo Mei let out a "chi" laugh, it seemed that Ning Wanzhu's question was strange. "Mommy has already woken up, and I'm going to worship the Buddha in a while. I'll help you dress it up, so you can worship the Buddha with Mommy!"

Ning Wanzhu hurriedly agreed, and there was a scent of sandalwood in her nose.In the outer room, Nanny Ye was bringing in a copper censer, and the smell of incense from the censer permeated into the green gauze cupboard, which was very pleasant.

While helping Ning Wanzhu pack and dress, Mo Mei said with a smile, "Miss Ning, you are so beautiful!" The words were sincere, and Ning Wanzhu smiled at her with a warm heart.

After dressing and washing, Ning Wanzhu dressed neatly, went to the outside room, greeted Ye Momo, and then, together with Ye Momo, offered incense in front of a small altar.

The strange thing is that there is no Buddha statue enshrined in that small Buddhist altar, only a portrait of a white-clothed master in the altar.This image of Avalokitesvara is not made of paper or silk, but with a branding pen, which is ironed on an ancient agarwood. The retouching, detailed drawing, hot-engraving, and rendering are all done with the technique of branding.I saw that the branding thread was as thin as a strand of hair, depicting the benevolent face of Guanyin, who was leaning over to look into the world, looking at the little Ning Wanzhu.This portrait has aged, the color of the agarwood has become darker, and the original strong aroma has become weaker, as if covered by the smell of sandalwood in the censer, but when you smell it carefully, the smell is more Sandalwood is more distant and lingering.

"Miss Ning thinks this Buddha statue looks good, right?" Nanny Ye bowed to the Buddha in front of the Buddha, and after kowtowing, she asked Ning Wanzhu out of the blue.

Ning Wanzhu was taken aback, Mother Ye was bowing to the Buddha in front, how could she seem to have opened her eyes at the back of her head, knowing that she was looking at this Buddha statue?
"This piece is one of the eight works handed down from the ancestors of Nanyang pyrography back then, and it was consecrated by a great virtuous monk in Guanghua Temple in central Beijing. Such a treasure is probably the only one in the world. "Nurse Ye said flatly in front. "Back then, the owner of this Guanyin statue had worked hard to get this burnt portrait, but so what if he got it..."

Mother Ye's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she bowed down again, then got up, turned to look at Ning Wanzhu, and said gently: "I heard that Miss Ning's paintings are very good, and they are unforgettable. "

Mo Mei was next to Ye Ning and the two at this time, and she smiled happily when she heard the words: "Yes, last night Mo Lan told me half the night, saying that she had seen the flowers painted by Miss Ning. I still remember it clearly!" Mo Lan is Yan Hui, and now everyone has started to call her by her new name.

Ning Wanzhu was speechless inwardly. She never thought that the "Jade Hall of Wealth and Nobility" that she sketched at the beginning would make Mo Lan never forget it until now.She thought for a while, raised her head, looked at Nanny Ye, and said, "Mommy, do you still remember what I wrote on the table that day?"

Ye Momo frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Except for the four words written by Miss Ning, I can't remember anything else. Those words dipped in water and written on the table, once they are dry, will not be forgotten." Will leave traces again!"

After hearing this, Ning Wanzhu felt a little disappointed in her heart. It seemed that Ye Momo could believe in herself at the beginning, but it was not because of the words she wrote... It seems that the words she wrote were not as good as the ones she drew. Like paintings, they have a greater influence on people's minds.

However, it is not easy to be able to draw well, if the handwriting can be easily remembered by others, wouldn't I become a monster.

Thinking of this, Ning Wanzhu once again cast her eyes on the pyrographed Avalokitesvara enshrined in the altar.

She had also heard of the miraculous skill of Nanyang pyrography.This pyrography, also known as "fire brush painting" or "fire needle embroidery", uses a variety of materials. Although most of the masterpieces handed down by famous masters in history are large-scale paintings such as screens and Buddha statues, there were also many craftsmen who were good at On small things such as fan bones, combs, food utensils, pen tubes, etc., patterns are carefully ironed.

It's just that the technique of pyrography is extremely complicated.What's more, pyrography emphasizes "the intention is to put the pen first, and there is no regret in writing it". If one stroke is wrong, the whole picture will be destroyed, so the skill of the painter is extremely high.Coupled with the fact that Nanyang is located in the Central Plains, a hundred years ago it was ravaged by wars, and the pyrography industry is becoming increasingly scarce and talented people are withering.This shocking ancient and modern stunt is in danger of being lost.

Ning Wanzhu looked at it, her heart skipped a beat.She knows that the paintings she draws may have an extraordinary effect on the viewer, but she is not sure what this effect is.More importantly, drawing on paper is too easy to be destroyed.Last time Ning Luozi took a scoop of brush washing water and completely destroyed the meticulous orchids that she had worked so hard to draw for more than half an hour.Even if her paintings are really different, they are too fragile and cannot withstand tossing.

However, pyrography is different. There are many materials that can be used for pyrography, and materials can be found everywhere. If she can learn this traditional Nanyang pyrography technique, it may be of unexpected help to her.

Ning Wanzhu said this to Nanny Ye, but Nanny Ye frowned and said, "It's good for my daughter to learn some calligraphy and painting, but female red needlework is more important. This kind of pyrography, using needles and fire Yes, it's not suitable for a girl's family."

What Ye Momo said was that the tool for pyrographing is a fire needle, and the painter first roasts the fire needle on the fire to a suitable temperature before painting on the material.Therefore, the process of painting is always inseparable from the smoky oil lamp, and it is easy to burn your hands and body.So Ye Momo clearly opposed it.

However, Ning Wanzhu had another plan.Right now, she is being tricked and forced to live in the Ning's village far away in the mountains.Aunt Shao was watching by her side, while Ning Luozi was originally in the Ning family's house, ready to light a fire for her father and stepmother at any time.Ning Wanzhu wanted to find a way for herself to support herself in the future. If the Ning family really made her feel sad, she would rather leave the Ning family, set up her own family, and support herself.

In contrast, this Nanyang pyrographing skill, which is almost lost, is not well known by many people, and the materials are easy to obtain.As Ning Wanzhu thought about it, she felt that it was a good idea.

However, Ye Momo didn't agree at all. Seeing that Ning Wanzhu insisted, Ye Momo just said: "If you can find a craftsman who knows how to do pyrography, and if that person is willing to teach you, then Momo Ye will do it." I won't stop you." She looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late, Miss Ning, come with me, and we'll go meet your aunt together."

(End of this chapter)