#Boutique Long Essay Creation Season##Painting and embroidery##Seclusion##人物故事#
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I am a lecturer in painting and embroidery, and it is an art field that combines painting and embroidery, which belongs to my originality.
Although I am an ordinary and ordinary woman, I have always longed for that kind of free and romantic life. Get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
In order to realize this dream, at the age of 41, I ran away from my family and worldly life and began my wandering career.
For a year and three months, a dilapidated tricycle was my home. Living on a wandering basis has given me a deeper understanding of the nature of life. The paintings and embroidery works also reflect more vitality and spirituality.
Now, I have ended my wandering life, bought my small house in a small mountain village in Yunnan, on a beautiful mountainside, and lived the secluded life I dreamed of.
Wandering and seclusion allowed me to find inner peace and true freedom. I've learned to cherish every moment and be grateful for every moment. My paintings and embroidery have also become a window for sharing.
(Painting and embroidery master Wu Yue)
My name is Wu Yue'e and I am 42 years old. My main job is painting and embroidery.
I was born in a very beautiful mountain village in Guangxi, although it is not too small, but because my family lives on a relatively remote hillside, I have basically no friends since I was a child.
I grew up playing alone, surrounded by flowers and trees, puppies, insects and kittens.
When I was in school, I was always isolated by my classmates and playmates because I didn't like to talk much.
However, I've always loved drawing, so I don't feel happy without my children, but I'm happy by myself.
Since I was a child, I was also relatively weak and prone to colds and fevers, so I didn't go to school whenever I didn't feel well. Sometimes I don't want to go to school because I don't want to go to school when I'm not sick.
Probably because some of my classmates isolated me, I didn't like school all the time. My parents loved me so much that they allowed me to rest at home. That way, I can paint at home all day.
(Little Wu Yue, who loves to draw)
I probably have some talent for drawing, and I've been scribbling on my own since I was four or five years old.
When I was in the first and second grades of elementary school, I was already able to draw very large pictures, and I was able to figure out them on my own, and there was no teacher to teach me at that time.
Painting seemed to be a door opened to me by God, and when I stepped in, I became obsessed with it.
I've been immersed in the field of painting for decades. As an adult, I came into contact with embroidery again, and created a new field of painting and embroidery according to my own ideas.
Many people like my work, and I combine the best of both worlds to create a unique piece by combining the best of both worlds. The beauty here can only be felt by those who understand my work.
Painting and embroidery can be said to be my life. Painting and embroidery give me a true meaning to my soul. So I became a lecturer in painting and embroidery, and more and more people felt the charm of the art of painting and embroidery.
(Painting and embroidery give me the true meaning of life)
My family is in the countryside, and my life is not rich, and the education that my parents gave me is love. Because you love me, you allow me to do what pleases me. It never stopped me because I was drawing and delaying my studies.
My mom said that she liked to see me happy when I painted. Because I don't have a teacher, sometimes I can't draw well, and I don't have a teacher to ask, and I get emotional. My dad would encourage me and show my drawings to others, and my dad was always proud that his daughter could draw.
Because of my parents' love and support, painting has brought me an abundant sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in my life.
The love my parents gave me not only allowed me to have a happy childhood, but now I am able to bravely listen to my inner voice and keep moving forward in pursuit of freedom.
It should be the support that my parents have always given me, which gives me a great sense of security, that is, I am not afraid of failure in everything I do. Friends also often praise me as a brave woman.
(Wu Yue, who pursues freedom and keeps moving forward)
I'm in my forties, and I'm almost halfway through my life, and looking back now, I have suffered too much in the past few decades in order to pursue my inner love and freedom.
It's so bitter that I don't even want to talk about it. Now let go of everything and look back at your scarred marriage, your broken life. But I didn't complain, my kind husband and lovely children may not be in tune with my pursuit of freedom.
In March 2022, I finally made up my mind to let go of everything and bravely pursue my dreams.
I bought an electric tricycle online, like the one for delivery, except that mine is an extended version.
I packed my daily necessities and painting and embroidery tools into the carriage and arranged it into a cozy little home, which can also be said to be a small studio.
Starting from Nanning, sketching while traveling. This is the way I've always dreamed of living. I've thought about it for so many years. Finally, in March 2022, I took this step.
(Tricycle, my warm little home)
After I bought my car and equipment, my wallet was empty, so I was very frugal along the way.
Along the way, I also have to take some small orders while drawing to earn some travel expenses.
So I travel very slowly, and I stay for five or six days or half a month at every place I visit, and if the scenery is beautiful, I stay longer.
I always buy vegetables and cook on the side of the road, and I can save money, and I dare to stay in a hotel once in four or five days, and I must find the kind that does not exceed 50 yuan a night. The main purpose of staying at the hotel is to be able to take a bath and wash clothes.
I was in Guangxi, traveling on this broken tricycle, eating and living in the car. It took me more than five months to travel from one city to another.
At first, I was so scared that I didn't dare to sleep at night, and I didn't dare to squint for a while when I felt safe when it was almost dawn.
Where I parked, I would park in the lively streets or parks of the county, and I would not dare to park in the barren mountains or remote mountain villages.
Before entering the carriage, I would also check to see if there was anyone around me, and when I got out of the carriage, I would also observe whether there was anyone around me. Because I know it's not safe for a woman to sleep in this compartment like this.
(No one knew I lived in the carriage)
In this way, I became more and more bold and adapted to this kind of life. I was smart enough to put a 400-watt solar panel on the roof of my tricycle, which can be charged as long as there is sun.
So I thought I could go farther.
The one I want to go to most is Dali in Yunnan, because I have been there twice, and the mountains and water there are so beautiful and kind.
When I was sketching in Dali, my heart was very quiet, and the inspiration for my paintings was endless, and I left many popular paintings in Dali.
I once had an idea: how wonderful it would be to have my own small house in a place like Dali, to be my studio, and then live a kind of seclusion in Dali forever.
So in July 2022. As soon as I said go, I rode this broken tricycle with solar panels and set off towards the Dali of my dreams.
Slowly and leisurely entered Yunnan. No matter how slow, action is the only way to make dreams come true.
(Complex road conditions in Yunnan)
The road conditions in Yunnan are very different. In Guangxi, my electric car is very convenient, there are charging stations in every county or town, and I don't have to worry about running out of power at all. Not to mention that I also have solar panels. Moreover, there are very few mountains in Guangxi, basically plains, most of them are flat roads, and it is not difficult to ride at all.
I really don't know how many mountains there are in Yunnan. Basically all roads have to go uphill and downhill, and the electric car consumes power very quickly as it climbs the hill, and it runs out of power after a while.
Sometimes there are very long, steep slopes, which can be 20 to 30 kilometers long. Sometimes I run out of power before I finish this slope, and I can't go to the village or the store. There is no place to charge next to it.
In order not to get in the way of traffic, I had to move my car to the side of the road and find a safe and unobstructed place to stop.
It takes two or three days to stop. Because it needs sunny weather to charge with my solar panels. If the sun is shining, the battery will be fully charged in two days! But if it rains, it will not be two or three days, and how long I live on the side of the road depends on God's face. I can only wait.
(The road conditions are not good, the scenery on the road is good)
Some people may ask, what kind of life is this? A weak woman, what?
Yes, I just like to live such a life, since I was a child, I have been very envious of those wanderers, and I don't know why, I like the word wandering very much.
As soon as I saw these two words, I felt so romantic. I couldn't help but wonder how others wandered.
Later I understood. I may have equated wandering with freedom in my mind. This may also be the reason why I am not satisfied with the shackles of marriage and get out of the family.
Along the way, I slept alone in an electric car, especially at night, and I was scared and uncomfortable.
But as soon as the next day, as soon as it dawned, I was very excited. The joy of the heart is endless, long and long-lasting. It allows me to forget all the hard work along the way and move on willingly.
I love the scenery that flows on the road, and I am addicted to it. Maybe I'm the kind of person people say likes to be on the road. This feeling of being on the road is really good for me!
(Indulge in the flowing landscape)
Along the way, the body was tortured. But mentally, it seems that he is becoming more and more independent and strong, and the spiritual world that has been tempered has a deeper ability to perceive.
During this period of travel, I feel that I am growing every day, and my spiritual world is becoming more and more abundant.
I began to know how to cherish and cherish the family and friendship that I had neglected. These emotions, after suffering from these hardships, make me feel that they are even more precious.
Entering Yunnan, in addition to the different road conditions, there are also different scenery and people.
It excites me. Sometimes I will indulge in a place and live for a long time, the scenery of Yunnan is completely different from Guangxi, the landscape of Guangxi is very beautiful, like the landscape in Chinese painting, Yunnan is a plateau, and it seems to be much closer to the sky.
The sun was shining, the sky was deep blue, and the clouds were so low that sometimes it felt like you could reach out and touch it.
These landscapes opened my eyes. Inspiration also gushed out, and during this time, I sketched a lot of works. Many of my clients have been deeply moved by my work.
(Yunnan has given me creative and embroidery works)
The beautiful scenery of Yunnan also breeds kind and enthusiastic people.
In order to save money, I always eat simply, live simply, and live a very hard life, but the people here in Yunnan make me feel the kindness and enthusiasm from strangers, so my wandering life is full of warmth.
Once, I passed through a small town that seemed to be all ethnic minority towns.
The sun was so hot that I had a dry mouth, and the car ran out of power, so I had to ride on my hands. When I saw a few tables on the side of the street, I just stopped the car and sat down to rest.
It was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and there was no one. When an uncle saw me, he took out a jug of water and poured it on me, greeting me with a smile. The cloth hat on his head looked sturdy and beautiful.
I drank the pot of water in one go, and the uncle brought me fruit to eat. When I took a bite, it was tender and juicy, and the texture was as soft as a marshmallow.
I've never eaten such a delicious fruit, so I watched it carefully as I ate it. The fruit looks like a deflated apple, but it tastes completely different.
After chatting with the uncle for a while, I learned that this is Malipo, a place rich in lotus mist.
This delicious apple is the lotus mist. The uncle is from the Yao ethnic group and does business here in Majie. But Majie is a night market, so the uncle only does business at night. At this moment, he saw that I was a woman who was tired and thirsty, so he brought me lotus mist to eat. Don't want my money yet.
(Lotus Mist of Malipo)
So I stayed at Majie in Malipo. In the evening, I came to the uncle's stall to cheer.
Uncle let me eat the best thing in Yunnan, popping tofu, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, I don't know what spices the uncle put in it, I bite down, burst the pulp.
It's so delicious, I came to Yunnan, and I couldn't get used to eating a lot of food, but this popping tofu made me never forget it.
I thought I was cheering for my uncle's business, but my uncle kept surprising me. I can't forget Majie, the food on Majie, and the warm and kind people on Majie.
I lived in Malipo for more than half a month before leaving. I painted through the ancient tea trees of Malipo and ate all the delicacies of Majie.
(Popping tofu on the street)
Just swim slowly. I entered Yunnan in July, and it was already mid-October when I arrived in Dali.
Walked for more than three months. In addition to Majie, I also went to many places, such as Dianchi Lake, Yuxi and so on, each of which made me addicted. I'll just paint and paint, and I'll stay for half a month.
In mid-October 2022, I finally arrived in Dali, which is also the purpose of my visit to Yunnan.
I want to have my own little house here, my own studio. Then he lived a secluded life here.
But in Dali it's not as good as I thought. Less than two months after arriving in Dali, it was winter. The winter in Dali is too cold and the wind is strong. Because I live in a tricycle, the cold wind in Dali in winter is not very kind to me.
In Dali, I have met a lot of interesting friends. Dali's Cangshan and Erhai Lake amazed me, so I kept painting there, which was really an endless beauty.
(Amazing to my beautiful scenery of Dali)
For the sake of these new friends and beautiful scenery, I hope to find a place in Dali as soon as possible where I can shelter from the wind and not be so cold, and settle down.
Because that's the only way I can do what I love with peace of mind. I looked at a lot of houses, just hoping to find the small yard I wanted, the kind of old house at the foot of the mountain or in the ancient village. There is no suitable place to look around.
I came out in March 2022, and it will be more than a year by September 2023, and I really want to find a place to rest, but I can't find the house I want in Dali.
One morning, I curled up and woke up frozen in my electric tricycle. I suddenly feel disheartened, maybe Dali is not suitable for me. So I rode the bike slowly and leisurely away from Dali.
(Disheartening Dali Chendong)
I rode a small tricycle leisurely to a small town in Lufeng City, Chuxiong Prefecture, and when I was resting, I chatted with the locals, who said that the houses here were cheap.
I went to check it out. I was really surprised by the results, the small house I looked at, just halfway up the mountain, surrounded by mountains and rivers, was indeed quiet and beautiful.
The most surprising thing is that this small house is only 20,000 yuan, which is much cheaper than Dali's house.
A few days later, I took a closer look at the little house. As long as 20,000 yuan, there is a reason.
The house is halfway up the hill and the setting is beautiful. Good location for me, but the car couldn't even drive in front of the door and had to park far away from the house.
And the house is quite dilapidated, only 58 square meters, there are two rooms, and one has collapsed. The remaining one is not completely collapsed and leaks rain. Because the roof is about to collapse. It's such a house. I decisively bought it.
(My own foothold)
Although the conditions are very poor, I don't dislike it. After wandering for so long, I finally have my own foothold.
This house will be a place for me to settle down from now on, although it is very shabby, but I can decorate it according to my own ideas, so that the house is full of warmth and comfort that belongs only to me.
Now, this house has been with me for three months, and in fact, it is changing every day because of my efforts and is becoming what I dreamed it would be.
In the beginning, I went to the house every day to clean up the garbage and tear down the walls, can you imagine how a weak woman would tear down the walls?
My first request was to clear a piece of land so I could live in. Don't be afraid of simplicity, just be safe. After moving in, I slowly built my own studio according to my own plan, decorating every corner.
As a result, the renovation of the house is far beyond my imagination as a woman. I couldn't do it because most of it was hard work, and I spent a lot of time in the house every day, and I didn't have time to paint and embroider.
The house can't be cleaned up, the customer's order can't be completed, and even the income is gone.
So I calculated it and paid a master to help build it. It's really a specialization in the art industry.
Soon, I moved in, and the master helped to introduce the water pipes into the house, making a simple kitchen, and I could cook and eat in the small house.
(Dream Pavilion under construction)
Everything is under construction, and the master repairs the collapsed house and adds a small attic on top of it, so that I can watch the scenery and drink tea from it in the future.
The first floor can be used as a living room. Show my work and do my studio at the same time. When I think about it, I can sleep with music.
The master is very powerful, and the planning is also very good. The biggest difficulty now is that the renminbi is insufficient. In order to save money, I bought the materials myself.
Now it's been paused because there isn't enough money. But now that I can go in and paint, and I can cook some food, I'm satisfied. Work hard to paint, make more money, and build the little house to the way I dreamed it would.
I thought that my dilapidated little house would become more and more beautiful and perfect, imitating the kind of small house that the ancients lived in seclusion in the mountains. The most important thing is that it is completely mine, and I feel like I'm about to fly.
I want to share these with you today mainly to tell you one thing: the meaning of life is to do what you like and live the life you want to live. As an ordinary woman, I use my personal experience to tell everyone that all the hardships I have suffered for my dreams have to be worth it. I'm living the life I want now.
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[Dictation: Wu Yue]
[Editor: Hanhai Ruihe]
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