The two aunties checked the silk thread several times, then shook their heads and said, "Yes, there are four colors."
"That's wrong, it's clearly six colors." Lin Dan took the silk threads and arranged them into different categories. One bunch of dark green, one bunch of dark green, one bunch of medium green, and one bunch of light green. Then he picked up the other two bunches and slowly Said: "This color is between dark green and dark green, this color is between medium green and light green, the difference is so obvious, can't you see it?"
Seeing the two concubines shaking their heads dumbly, she took out a piece of white embroidery cloth and put the silk thread on it as a reference. Seeing that they still couldn't tell the difference, she spread the dark green silk thread on the bottom, and put the silk thread between the dark green and the dark green. The silk thread between the dark greens is placed on top, so that the two finally see some slight differences, but if they look closely, they feel that they are wrong.
"There's really a little difference, right?" Third Yiniang looked at Fourth Yiniang uncertainly.
"Really?" Si Yiniang replied reluctantly.
Lin Dan raised his forehead, wanting to sigh a little. I don't even recognize these colors, how can I teach her? The two aunties are too unreliable.
However, soon, the two concubines laughed ecstatically and said proudly: "We thought our family Dan'er was mediocre, but now it's not like that. Dan'er, you know, in the way of embroidery, embroidery skills are of course not the same. It's important, but color matching is also the most important. Simple patterns can be completely different if you add a little color to them. The colors you just pointed out to us can't be discerned by ordinary people, which shows that you are born with He is extremely sensitive to the shades of colors, and he is more handy than others when it comes to color matching. This talent is one in a thousand, even Meng Si is far inferior to you. Today we will show you how colors are used in embroidery. use."
The two concubines drew two five-petaled flowers on the embroidered cloth, one embroidered one with silk thread of different shades but the same color, and another one with single-color silk thread, so that Lin Dan had a contrasting effect. The monochromatic five-petaled flower is cute, but it is much duller than the multi-colored five-petaled flower.
The multi-color five-petal flower is embroidered with silk threads of the same color. The small tips of the petals are a little pink and white, and then slowly become water red, and when they extend to the stamens, they have become a little purple with a little purple. The colors of different shades are rendered layer by layer and laid out layer by layer, and there is hardly any trace of needle placement.
Obviously such an ordinary pattern, such a simple embroidery work, after adding some color changes, it can bring a sense of splendor. Lin Dan stared at the two flowers for a long time, and then realized: "Auntie, I understand that color matching is the soul of embroidery. If color matching is used well, even ordinary patterns can shine. I will definitely study painting hard. Learn how to use color.”
"Dashan! There are some paintings here. You learn to copy first, and then learn to draw by yourself. You can paint whatever you want, and then you can gradually practice your painting skills." out to work.
The album includes several works by Meng Si, all of them are ink paintings, small bridges flowing with people, and a boat running down the river, which looks very artistic. Lin Dan originally planned to copy her paintings, but he couldn't move the pen for a long time. These paintings should come from Meng Si's memory. She discovered the beauty in life, and engraved them in her heart, and then used a brush to outline it when she got home.
But Lin Dan has no memory. The things she can see in her mind are all the scraps left to her by the original owner. She couldn't find the beauty in life, and she couldn't imagine it on paper. She has no past and no future, she has only present.
She was still unable to write, and was stunned for a long time before she closed the album and drew it according to a peony blooming in the garden. She can only draw the scene in front of her according to the script, the refraction of the sun, the gradient of the shadow, the light and shade of the color, she records it on the paper exactly as it is, with a brush, three primary colors, blending countless shades and shades The color blocks are dotted and smeared one by one, and they are slowly piled up to form, but they don't know how shocking their works are.
Cui Lan, who was still a little careless at first, is now stunned: "Gu, girl, the peony you painted is the same as the real one!"
Lin Dan stared at the painting for a while, then shook his head and said, "If you want to restore it to embroidery, at least more than a hundred colors are needed. As far as I know, there are at most thirty colors of embroidery threads on the market, which is still not enough. "
"No, no, girl, you are wrong. Many embroiderers only buy white embroidery threads and dye them when they are finished. If you want to embroider this flower, we can dye it ourselves. Yes." Cui Lan waved her hands again and again, her expression excited. She was really amazed by the painting skills of her own girl. She has been immersed in Linjia Embroidery Village for many years, and she naturally understands what qualities a top embroiderer should have. Exquisite embroidery is only one of them. In addition, she also needs excellent painting skills, exquisite composition, accurate and unique color matching, and a little ingenuity. .
Her own girl's embroidery skills are only ordinary, but she has unique talents in painting skills, composition, color matching, and ingenuity. As long as she is given some more time to practice her embroidery skills, she will definitely surpass Meng Si! At first, Cuilan had no hope for Lin Dan, but after looking at it day by day, she has completely changed her mind.
Lin Dan was very confident in herself from beginning to end. She took out a blank piece of paper and wrote as she wrote, "Okay, in addition to embroidery, painting, and color matching, I have one more skill to learn now." She flipped her wrist. , write down two big characters - dyeing.
From this day on, the Lin family has another expense, which is to buy dyes. The dyes on the market are quite expensive. Zhang Hui gritted his teeth and sold some of the dowry, and bought it back by car. She also doesn't know if these expenses are worth it, let alone whether her daughter can become a talent, but it's always good to have a thought in her heart.
In this way, Lin Dan lived a busier life than before. When she came to her senses, more than half a year had passed, and the wood piles in the firewood house had not been wasted for three or four months. No need to vent, she was able to calm down and sit for a whole day, and her embroidery skills improved by leaps and bounds.
On this day, when she was passing by the garden, she heard the familiar sound of chopping wood piles next door, she couldn't help being a little curious, she jumped up on the wall without thinking, and looked down. I saw Du Rusong holding a big knife and chopping wood stakes all over his body, his footsteps moving and his figure changing, his martial arts was actually very good.
Xu Shi was tired of chopping, he had already taken off his shirt, revealing a strong body, his jade-colored skin was covered with bits of sweat, and he was sliding down his abdomen along the texture of his muscles, merging into the mermaid line, and then disappearing and flying in the corner of his robe. Underneath. He usually likes to wear a graceful and elegant tuxedo, and his hair is meticulously tied behind his head. He looks very dignified and expensive. But today, his clothes are disheveled, his hair is falling down, and his body is full of unspeakable wildness and temptation.
He looks thin, but he is actually stronger and stronger than anyone else, and his martial arts are even more impressive. Lin Dan had never seen others use force, but he was inexplicably convinced that a person who even praised himself for good martial arts must be a master.
"What are you looking at?" When she was in a daze, Du Rusong had turned around and wiped the sweat slowly.
"Look at how good you are." Lin Dan said truthfully.
Du Rusong saw that there was no shyness on her face, and there was no obsession in her eyes. When she looked at herself, it was like looking at a wooden stake, and she was suddenly dumbfounded. The little girl not only has a sturdy temperament, but there is no difference between men and women in her head, and she doesn't know how her parents taught her.
Lin Dan didn't think there was anything wrong with the man being naked. She seemed to have seen this kind of scene a lot, and continued: "You used to practice swords, right?"
Glancing at the sword that he had placed on the weapon rack, Du Rusong nodded and said, "That's right, I have only recently switched to the sword." Live and try. The result was very gratifying. Since he started practicing swordsmanship, he hadn't thought about the bad things he had done in the past for a long time.
"The swordsmanship is wide open, mastered very well, and the lethality on the battlefield is also very huge. It is indeed more practical than the sword. Since you are so powerful, why don't you join the army? With your strength, you can become a general within a few years! Lin Dan sat astride the wall, with a little regret in his serious tone.
If she was as powerful as a man and had already joined the army, where would she stay at home and embroider
Thinking of Lin Dan's bold words, Du Rusong couldn't help but smile. He wiped away his sweat, put on a robe, and said slowly, "Do you think joining the army is feasible?" Li Ran had just arrived in Zhejiang, but he was only in charge of government affairs and could not put his hand into the army. If he joins the army, there may not be a way out. However, the relationship between the military and China is no simpler than that between the DPRK and China, and the battlefield is even more blind. He is not afraid of death, he is just afraid that he will die, and his sister and aunt will not be taken care of.
But Lin Dan didn't know his concerns, and said firmly: "It's possible. In the military camp, whoever has a hard fist can stand out. You are so powerful, it's really a pity not to join the army."
Du Rusong pondered for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject: "How is your embroidery skills?"
Lin Dan was stunned, then took out a piece of embroidered cloth from his arms, "This is my new work, take a look."
Jun Rusong's indifferent expression was instantly replaced by surprise. I saw a peony blooming on the white embroidered cloth. The yellow stamens were fluffy, as if they were stained with some fine pollen. Gradually smudged, the side facing the sun is showing a moist color, the back side is slightly thicker and more textured, a few dewdrops roll on the leaves with clear veins, as if they will fall with a slight shake.
This is a piece of embroidery, it is clearly a real peony.
Du Rusong touched the petals subconsciously to determine whether it was true or false.
"How's the embroidery?" Lin Dan asked expectantly.
Du Rusong slowly exhaled and smiled briskly: "I will join the army tomorrow."
Lin Dan frowned slightly, not understanding how his topic could jump like this.
Du Rusong returned the embroidery cloth to her and explained, "If you can master the embroidery skills like this, I can also join the army." He watched Lin Dan walk step by step. At first, she couldn't even hold the needle and thread firmly. But she never thought of giving up, she just forced herself to sit in front of the embroidery frame to practice, day by day, month by month... In the end, she practiced the embroidery skills and smoothed her temperament. Such perseverance is his Only seen in life.
To this day, he still remembers that Lin Dan's first work was a lump of things with no shape at all. However, in the past five months, she has been able to ingest a flower on her own embroidered cloth. .
Her vivid painting skills and outstanding embroidery skills simply amazed him, and at the same time made him understand that there is nothing left to do, only action. What a little girl can do, why can't a big man do it