Qiong Yin lingers

Chapter 6 Li Jin Business
The reason why Huang Simei agreed so simply is that besides farming and bringing local goods into the city, she has been thinking about how to help the village find more "ways to make money": this Erxian Village, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, is home to outstanding people. , but now everyone is facing the loess and their backs are facing the sky, working hard all day long, but most of them have nothing to eat, just like the Qiong Opera Troupe they are struggling to support, it is miserable.

After the opening of the Oriental Tea House, Huang Simei visited many villagers in Erxian Village in order to adapt the legend of Erxian Mountain into an excerpt. Among them, Zhong Lihua, the weaver, became friends with her: Zhong Lihua can be said to be the weaver of Li Jin. , no matter how difficult the pattern is, she can reproduce it once she looks at it; under the description of others in a few words, she has delved into the double-sided embroidery of the difficult ceiling.

It's a pity that love can hardly withstand the ravages of life.

In recent years, Zhong Lihua had to put down the locomotive and pick up the rake for the livelihood of the family of five.However, she is different from other weavers in that no matter how busy she is, Zhong Lihua has never given up her dream of weaving Li brocade. When she is busy with farming, she never forgets to dye and weave the cloth, and practice the texture.

Zhong Lihua often sighed to Huang Simimei that the techniques of weaving brocade and dyeing cloth are also methods of retreating if you don't advance, and you will gradually forget them after a long time.She doesn't want to forget, if possible, she wants to sit by the locomotive for the rest of her life.

When the rabbit dies, the fox is sad, and things hurt its kind.

Huang Simimei listened to her long and short sighs on weekdays, and instantly remembered her mother-in-law's persistence in Qiongju. In order to help Zhong Lihua keep this thought, her husband would not be scolded by her husband every day for "not doing business properly".

Huang Simei, who tried her hand at a small test, custom-made several Li brocade costumes when adapting the excerpts, so that the actors of "March [-]" all wore Li brocade.

After the actors performed in Li Brocade, the audience exclaimed again and again that they were exquisite. They felt that Erniang and Agui on the stage seemed to be standing in front of them alive, and the legend of Erxianling became more vivid.And such innovative clothing became the fuse to light up the Oriental teahouse. Later, many villagers were eager to try it and wanted to wear this Li brocade clothing.

Because of this, Huang Simi had an idea and made Li Brocade posters an important material for the promotional vehicle.

Because of the down-to-earth script adaptation of "March [-]" and the pretty Li Jin on the promotional vehicle is very eye-catching, people from all over the world come here to listen to the play, and Huang Simimei's "Russian Mother" is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. "March "Three" Qiong Opera Li Ge Minor, was even sung by word of mouth, and became very popular for a while.

Seeing this, Huang Simei struck while the iron was hot, and added an interactive session in the Oriental Teahouse, inviting the teahouse guests to the stage, wearing Li Brocade costumes, and dancing bamboo pole dances together, which became a beautiful scene in the teahouse.

Zhong Lihua originally thought that "March [-]" actor Li Jin's costumes came from outside the world, but she didn't expect that there would be a steady stream of income in the follow-up, and she was so happy from ear to ear: Now, she can straighten her back and tell her husband, do Li brocade and farm land In the same way, you can also earn rice grains.

It's just that although Huang Simi made a small profit for Zhong Lihua, she has been suffering from the fact that she has no way to help Zhong Lihua, or even more weavers in the village, find a good way to continue selling Li brocade, so that they can get rid of the pain in the fields. work.

For this matter, Huang Simi was worried about the theater troupe, and added new worries, tossing and turning, and losing a lot of hair.So when she heard that Wang Yunfei wanted to promote Li Jin, a sentence flashed in her mind: If you want to sleep, someone will pass you a pillow!
Closer to home.

Huang Simei looked at Wang Yunfei cheerfully: "The current clothes of our Dongfang Qiong Opera Troupe are all woven by Sister Zhong, and the two female dolls in her family are also very skillful. In our Erxian Village, there are many weavers who know Li brocade, but if you want When it comes to formations and dyeing techniques, Sister Zhong is the best!"

Wang Yunfei looked at Huang Simei, who had a plain face, and was secretly amazed again: girls on sea islands generally have dark skin, big eyes and saddle noses.Huang Simi is completely different!
Not only is her skin white and rosy like a little girl, her facial features are more delicate than that of a Jiangnan woman. Her nose bridge is not high, but she is small and exquisite, with big eyes and cherry lips.

When she spoke, her voice was even more tactful like an oriole, knocking on the tip of the heart one after another.Wang Yunfei couldn't tell she was a mother who had given birth to two children at all, and Wang Yunfei couldn't mistake her for a moment.

Fortunately, Huang Simi was so immersed in the joy of promoting Li Jin that she didn't notice Wang Yunfei's dumbfounded gaffe at all. She happily asked someone to come in and call Zhong Lihua: "Quick! Quick! Quick! Go inside and call Sister Zhong out, and say Her double-sided embroidery has been favored by big shots, and she can be a weaver with peace of mind in the future!"

Zhong Lihua was wearing a Li brocade cap and slippers all the way upside down, and trotted all the way to Huang Simi, her big wet eyes widened, and she hurriedly asked in her not-so-fluent island dialect, "Sister Mei, where does the merchant want to buy Li brocade? Whatever style he wants, I'll give him a board right away!"

Hearing the anxious look in her tone, Huang Simimei smiled, pulled her forward, and introduced to Wang Yunfei: "Mr. Wang, this is the elder sister Zhong I just introduced to you, Zhong Lihua. She is our Russian sage." Li brocade double-sided embroidery expert in the village, the costumes on the posters at the door, and the costumes rented out on the stage are all made by her..."

Wang Yunfei followed the sound, and a rainbow-colored figure appeared in front of his eyes, with colorful brocades all over his body and head, which was exquisite!

When he took a closer look, the person opposite, dressed in colorful brocade, had green tattoos running horizontally all over his face, and even his neck was densely covered with green horizontal lines.

Zhong Lihua realized later that there was a stranger in front of Huang Simimei. She shrank back a few times in fright, waved her hands again and again, smiled shyly and nodded, then lowered her head, opened her mouth hard, but couldn't speak .

Seeing this, Huang Simmei smiled and briefly explained to Wang Yunfei: Zhong Lihua, like all Li women, has tattoos with green stripes all over her body since she was a child: Erxian Village is mainly populated by Li people. Green stripes like this on the fuel stripes.

Girls of the Li nationality have green stripes all over their bodies. The first reason is that in order to let the ancestors recognize themselves and obtain their blessings, the stripes must be tattooed first. Another reason is that in ancient times on Hainan Island, various clans fought and often killed women They are used as trophies, so the tattoos on Li women's bodies can avoid being caught by mistake.So it has been handed down.

Therefore, Zhong Lihua with green stripes all over her body shows timidity when she sees people.

When she was summoned just now, Zhong Lihua thought that Huang Simimei had helped solicit business again, so she ran out in a moment of urgency, but she was so frightened that she lost her voice again when she saw Wang Yunfei.

After all, Wang Yunfei is a businessman. He has seen all kinds of scenes. He quickly put away his astonished expression, returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Understand! Understood! Craftsmen are not good at words. It doesn't hurt!"

Huang Simei took Zhong Lihua by her side, and continued to sell Li Brocade from Erxian Village to Wang Yunfei: In Erxian Mountain, there are many girls who are as ingenious as Zhong Lihua, but most of them put down their machines and pick up rakes because of their livelihood.

Because Zhong Lihua loves it in her heart, she makes small things from time to time when she is busy with farming.The scarf presented to Zhang Shennian before was also brought out during the busy farming season.

Recently, because of several sets of Li Brocade costumes in the Oriental Tea House, Huang Simimei gave a high enough price, but relying on the troupe alone, it is very difficult for Zhong Lihua and the village weaver to regain their opportunities!

If Wang Yunfei can really promote Li Brocade, in the future, not only Zhong Lihua, but also many girls in Erxian Village will be able to rely on Li Brocade for a living. This will not only solve their survival problem, but also allow Li Brocade to pass on.

This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

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After listening to Wang Yunfei, he sighed infinitely--: Li Jin was a "living fossil" praised by Huang Daopo back then: 3000 years ago, women of the Li nationality skillfully weaved colorful things in the world on dark-colored fabrics, especially in bright jacquards. It has a unique whimsical idea of ​​breaking the warp and weft.

700 years ago, Huang Daopo returned to her hometown and introduced the advanced Li brocade textile technology of the Li nationality in Hainan to the south of the Yangtze River.

It would be a pity if such a treasure was lost.

Wang Yunfei has a unique feeling for Li Jin.He is a quarter of a Hainanese, and his grandmother has island ancestry. His parents left him in China when they went abroad in the early years. He became a left-behind child, and he followed his grandmother between the mainland and the island.

In my memory, my grandma would change into a set of brightly colored Li brocade costumes during various holidays, and hug him happily in the yard, singing Li songs and dancing bamboo poles.

He still remembers that the first time he went to the island, he took a wobbling big oil tanker. The seasick grandmother hugged him, pointed to the direction of the island on the boat board, and told him: "This is the place where the birth grandma raised the grandma." The island, it’s just that our place has not developed, otherwise I can come back to develop in the future..."

Because of this sentence, he has always kept it in his heart.So, after getting married, I took a suitcase and my wife, bought two more tickets, and floated to the island.

This is off-topic, so I won't mention it for now.

At this moment, he has a faint sadness in his heart, and he deeply misses his grandma, so he hopes to pass on this "living fossil" treasure.

Many people's decisions often originate from a flash of thought in childhood, and often originate from persistence in a certain corner of the heart.

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Wang Yunfei’s idea of ​​Li Brocade business is very clear: First, sell goods in Sanya’s tourist market. Nowadays, many people from villages go to Sanya to do business, and they always look for some gimmicks. He has observed that peddlers in coconut tree clothing do better than others. , Li brocade clothing, will definitely be able to help them more.And those who came to the island to play, if they want to choose a gift to take back, Li Jin will definitely have a place.

In addition, Wang Yunfei is now in Yangpu, and there is also a foreign trade company.My parents started business in Singapore in the early years, and now they have made some achievements, but they have their own children in Singapore, and they seem to have forgotten that Wang Yunfei is a child. After finally thinking of him in recent years, I feel guilty, so I took him into a Line, let him start overseas business.After the ship went out to sea several times, Wang Yunfei discovered that there are many overseas Chinese in the islands in Southeast Asia. He believes that there is a big market for Li Brocade with a strong island style.

Of course, if you want to really start Li Jin's business, you can't rely on Zhong Lihua alone!

Hearing Wang Yunfei's worry, Zhong Lihua's eyes were as bright as stars, she looked at him sincerely, and said in Mandarin, "I, call my sister, I can also teach... as long as you can eat enough, you are willing!"

Erxian Village is located in a remote place. Nowadays, many villagers still live in the simplest clay sculpture boat houses. During typhoon days, it rains heavily outside the houses and light rains inside.Relying on farming, villagers generally cannot save much money throughout the year.

During this period of time, Zhang Shennian's local goods entered the city and helped many families, but the entire village was still on the poverty line.For food and clothing, everyone's first choice is naturally to go up and down the mountain, hunt and farm.

In the past, why did everyone not want to weave Li brocade?It is nothing more than long construction period, slow production and low price.If there are good sales and prices, everyone will definitely be more willing to weave in the house than to face the loess and turn their backs to the sky.

Zhong Lihua was afraid that Wang Yunfei, a big businessman, would fly away, so before everyone could react, she rushed out like a gust of wind, and within half an hour, she brought back a dozen little sisters, all of whom were holding the brocade they had woven. Hurrah stood in a row.

These weavers, without exception, all have green tattoos all over their bodies, saddle noses, high eyebrows and wide mouths. They wear unpretentious cotton long clothes and trousers. Several of them wear Li brocade caps on their heads. It seems that they are all their own craftsmanship. Their skin has a healthy bronze color, and their eyes are bright and clear. Looking at Wang Yunfei, they seem to be looking at a living Bodhisattva.

Wang Yunfei in a suit and leather shoes just wanted to step forward to look at the brocade in everyone's hands, but the weavers were so frightened that they didn't know where to put their hands. They held the brocade in their hands and looked at Huang Simi for help, uniformly weak Shouted: "Hi sister Mei!"

Huang Simi quickly took the brocade and handed it to Wang Yunfei: "Mr. Wang, look, these are the gadgets they usually make at home, including children's clothes, table mats, scarves, etc., which can basically represent their brocade weaving level. "

After receiving the brocades, Wang Yunfei looked at them one by one, his eyebrows fluttering with joy, exclaiming again and again that this was all a skillful technique: the figures were lifelike, every plant and tree was full of vitality, every cow, pig and dog jumped off the paper. .

Seeing his praises, Huang Simi quickly sold to him while the iron was hot: "Our girls in Erxianling are hard-working, hardworking and brave, and the brocade under their hands also shows the beauty of the island people. If Mr. Wang can do a good job in the brocade business, It is indeed a great contribution: it not only solves the livelihood of the weavers in Erxian Village, but also inherits and promotes another treasure of the ancestors..."

Gently stroking Li Jin in his hand, Wang Yunfei clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Sister-in-law's eloquence, staying in the village is really a shame! In my opinion, you should change with brother Shen Nian. I think he was scratching his head and ears when he went to wholesale souvenirs. All I can say is 'really delicious', if I change my sister-in-law, this oriental local product enters the city, and the sales will be more than the current sales?"

After speaking, Huang Simi also laughed, and Zhong Lihua, who was shy beside her, also burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)