Chapter 80 Indian hand embroidery

The year before last, Singapore's "Nanyang and Sin Chew United Daily News" held a literary essay award.At the same time, when the "Golden Lion Award" was awarded, Chinese writers from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States were invited to the meeting.I am the last one to accompany you, representing Taiwan, and Yi Xian, our poet, is also going with me. I have very little interest in meetings, but it is different to go to such a trip and meet many great writers who have been famous for a long time.I love watching celebrities.When I first arrived in Singapore, the organizers were very careful. Not only did they arrange board and lodging, but they also thoughtfully handed over an envelope to each participant, which contained two hundred Singapore dollars, which was equivalent to one hundred US dollars at the time. Make pocket money.This so-called literary fair was in full swing during those few days.It was indeed a solid conference.It's just that I am too playful, and I have a lot of friends in Singapore.The meeting was so open that I didn't dare to miss it, but I was eager to take the time to go out and play in the street.

On a morning when I was not doing my business, there was no meeting for the prose group, so I gave up sleep and urged my friend Li Xiang to take me to the Indian store to do some shopping.That one hundred dollars, because I was busy, I couldn't spend it anyway. In the two hours I was in a hurry to go to the souvenir shop, I found this large piece of amazingly colorful handmade tapestry in an Indian shop.I stared at it for ten minutes, but I didn’t think it would work—it’s too rich, and I couldn’t get enough of it for a year. I'm still staring at it in a daze.Li Xiang said from the side: "Just buy it!" I didn't answer.

Something beautiful doesn't have to have it.The most beautiful things in the world are people and buildings. Can we buy them one by one? "This is not a house." Li Xiang said. This is not a house, and I have more than the hundred dollars.But I'm still pretty restrained. The owner of the store said to me: "Go ahead and buy it! There are only two pieces in the store. This kind of tapestry is too handmade, so we won't produce many." I tried to bargain, and the owner said it was five dollars cheaper.This is not a toilet room, but I won't kill any more, so I bought it.

It has been kept in a drawer for several years, but I still don't know what is the right place to use it; so I am not in a hurry - when it will appear by itself, nature will have its own reason.Three years later, I have my own house in Taiwan, and there are no paintings or calligraphy on the wall of the living room. I thought of this tapestry that had been hidden for a long time. I dug it out and nailed it. nice corner. This painting came naturally, completely by chance, and there was no feeling of effort when looking at it.I am very happy.