Husband-in-Law: Reborn Peasant Girl Busy Farming

Chapter 67 Multi-Color Overprinting

Tang Luoyu couldn't help being stunned when he heard this: "Multi-color overprinting?"

She could understand the literal meaning of the word, but how to operate it specifically?

Today's printed books are all printed in a single color, and even picture albums are mostly line drawings. Only a few collector's editions will be colored by someone, but those are only a few. If they are printed in large quantities, it is impossible to color them.

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"How to do this?" Tang Luoyu looked at Xue Lince with some confusion.

"I'll show you a demonstration and you'll understand." Xue Lince thought for a moment, went to the kitchen and brought back a radish, then cut the radish into smaller pieces.

Then I simply carved the outline of a rabbit with a knife, and then printed a white rabbit pattern on the paper: "This is our usual single-color printing."

Tang Luoyu nodded. Although she had never seen engraving printing, seals were also commonly used, but she still didn't quite understand what Xue Lince was going to do.

I saw Xue Lince put the piece of paper on another piece of radish, carved out the lines just now using an incisive technique, and then applied a thin layer of ink on it.

Print the two patterns together on the paper, and a little rabbit with red lines and black coloring will appear on the paper.

There was no need for him to explain at this time, Tang Luoyu himself understood what it meant.

"If you want to make more colors, just carve a few more plates." Xue Lince looked at Tang Luoyu with a smile.

Tang Luoyu picked up the little rabbit on the table and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but murmured: "This is really a good idea."

Then she thought of the key: "Although this method is feasible, what should we print?"

After all, only albums require color printing, and books used by everyday literati do not require such fine printing.

"How about printing some pictures and figures for poetry and storybooks?" Xue Lince didn't think of any good ideas. He could only think of books with illustrations in later generations.

"It's not impossible." Tang Luoyu frowned and pondered. Suddenly he saw a few unused pieces of stationery on the table and suddenly thought about it, "I know!"

Xue Lince looked at her doubtfully, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Let's print some flower paper!" Tang Luoyu's smile became brighter. "It's autumn now. Print some chrysanthemum paper. I think it will sell well."

"This is a good idea." Xue Lince thought that it is not suitable yet, and the cost will definitely be high. It is better to print some floral paper first, and gradually open up the market, as Tang Luoyu said, before continuing to develop illustrations, "Wait a moment

I will draw some patterns for you and then take them to the workshop and ask Uncle Wang to find someone to engrave them."

"You can also paint?" Tang Luoyu looked at Xue Lince in surprise, not expecting that he had such an ability.

Xue Lince reached out and tapped the tip of her nose: "Madam, you are looking down on me. Do you still remember the hairpin I gave you before?"

"Of course I remember." Tang Luoyu frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Xue Lince in surprise, "Then, wasn't that hairpin made by you?"

"That's not true," Xue Lince smiled, "but I designed the style, do you still like it?"

That's what I like.

Tang Luoyu looked at Xue Lince with some expectation: "Hi, I like it."

"As long as the lady likes it."

After that, the young couple got busy with this matter. The next day, Xue Lince hurriedly drew the pattern and brought it to the workshop, and asked Uncle Wang to find someone to start making it.

Soon, the first batch of chrysanthemum paper was produced. Xue Lince was afraid that the style would be too monotonous, so he designed several versions of the pattern. After seeing the finished product, even Uncle Wang couldn't put it down.

"Miss, this flower note in our house is really amazing." Uncle Wang looked at the vivid chrysanthemums on the note and said with emotion, "How much does it cost?"

Tang Luoyu thought for a while and shook his head at Uncle Wang: "We won't sell this batch yet."

"This..." Uncle Wang couldn't understand what Tang Luoyu was doing, but he didn't say anything, waiting for the lady to give him an answer.

"Let Lin Ce use the first batch with Mr. Zhao. If he uses it well, we won't have to worry about selling it." Tang Luoyu smiled mysteriously, and Uncle Wang also understood what she meant.

After Xue Lince saw the finished product, he thought it was pretty good. Tang Luoyu suggested that he take it to Mr. Zhao, and naturally he didn't shirk it.

"Sir, these are newly made flower paper in our workshop. My wife asked me to bring some for you to use."

Nice chrysanthemum note.

Mr. Zhao didn't take it seriously and just thought it was a common trick. After he put it down, he scolded him a few words: "I heard before that you intend to participate in the Spring Festival next year. Don't get carried away by playing with things. These weird tricks are not what you should do now."

Toying with."

"Yes, the student understands." Xue Lince knew what Mr. Zhao meant. He stepped forward and saluted, first admitted his mistake, and then explained a few sentences, "My wife has nothing to do in her spare time, so she only printed these dozens of copies."

Zhang, let me bring it to honor your husband."

Mr. Zhao was very flattered, but he just finished saying that students should not play with things to get bored, so he did not open the paper and started to check how he had completed yesterday's homework.

After studying with Mr. Zhao for a while, Xue Lince had already achieved some success in his articles. In addition, the imperial examination in this dynasty did not pay as much attention to eight-part essays as later generations did, but paid more attention to practical policy theory, so he wrote very smoothly.

After today's class ended, Xue Lince also left Mr. Zhao's home. Only then did Mr. Zhao take out the flower note that Xue Lince left for him during the day.

After opening it, Mr. Zhao was a little shocked.

In the original world, Xue Lince was a designer, and he was very good at painting. In addition, at this time, Western painting techniques had not been absorbed, so most people were very flat when they painted.

But the chrysanthemums designed by Xue Lin were different. The elegant chrysanthemums jumped out on the paper. Although they were printed, they were also very realistic, which surprised Mr. Zhao when he saw the painting.

"What a beautiful flower note." Mrs. Zhao came from behind and saw the flower note in Mr. Zhao's hand, "Is this what Lin Ce gave you?"

"It looks good, but it's too expensive." Mr. Zhao flipped through the first few pictures and found that the layouts were all different. He sighed and said, "I know the Tang family is rich, but Lin Ce is squandering it like this.

It’s really outrageous to have no restraint…”

Mrs. Zhao naturally also saw the next few pictures. The patterns on them were all different, as if someone had carefully created them, and she nodded accordingly.

The Tang family was prosperous, so it would be no problem to find someone to draw flowers on the paper. However, Xue Lince would take part in the imperial examination in the future. If others knew that he was also squandering like this, it would be detrimental to his reputation.

(End of chapter)