Chapter 26 The North Wind Howls

Su Erya's eyes widened in amazement, "Aunt San, this is so beautiful, it looks so cute, it's a cat."

Big eyes, cute expression, she likes it very much.

"Yes, it's a cat. Bring it with you when you set up your stall tomorrow. Maybe you can sell it for a good price."

I only have a few dozen coins in my hand and can't do anything.

She was anxious to make money quickly.

"When I make some money and my conditions are better, I'll make one for you to play with."

Su Erya said embarrassedly, "Aunt San, I don't want them. Just keep them and sell them for money. I just think they look good. Besides, I don't play with toys anymore at my age."

I just want to hold it in my hands and play with it.

Shen Yueyao found it a little funny. If these things were made in a kawaii style, girls would like them no matter how old they were.

Then, Shen Yueyao made a little rabbit.

She made it relatively small, slightly larger than the hand, just enough for children to play with it.

It's not because it looks better, but because it saves fabric.

You can make a few more sets and you don’t need to stuff them with too many scraps of cloth.

Su Erya liked it so much that she felt a little itchy and wanted to do it too.

But she was afraid of wasting Aunt San's cloth and wasting needle and thread if she didn't do it well.

Su Erya's longing look was too obvious.

Looks a bit pitiful.

Their eyes were almost meeting each other, and Shen Yueyao was worried that she would be poked while threading the needle.

"Do you want to try it?" Shen Yueyao asked tentatively.

Su Erya rubbed her legs with her hands and said embarrassedly: "I, I may not be very good at sewing. I am afraid that I will not do it well and waste the cloth and thread."

Shen Yueyao said gently like an older sister: "Don't be afraid, just do it if you want to. Come, I'll give you a piece of cloth and a needle and thread. Try to make what kind of puppet you want. If you can't do it well, I'll help you fix it."

After hearing these words, Su Erya dared to try it.

In fact, she learned calligraphy from her grandmother since she was a child and also used tree branches to learn chess, books and painting on the ground, but she didn't have a musical instrument, so she couldn't learn it.

I haven't mastered it, but I've had some exposure to it.

"It's okay, don't worry. Draw whatever you want. This is charcoal, and this is the back of the cloth. Once it's sewn together, it will be on the inside, so you won't be able to see anything. Just be bold and try it."

With Shen Yueyao's encouragement, Su Erya sewed a chicken toy by herself.

It's a cute little chicken too.

Su Erya was very excited when she looked at what she had made.

It turns out she can do it too.

“See, isn’t this great.”

Su Erya said shyly, "I used to raise chickens at home. I fed them and grew them up. I observed them every day and knew what they looked like, so it was easy for me to draw them."

She also learned needlework from her grandmother.

But my grandma actually knows how to embroider and she’s very good at it.

It’s just that there weren’t many needles and thread in the labor camp before, so she couldn’t learn embroidery, but she knew needlework.

Every time she patched clothes, she would think carefully and sew seriously, for fear of wasting thread, and she practiced again and again.

"Very good, if these dolls are sold tomorrow, we will continue to make these."

Su Erya nodded vigorously.

When the two of them were busy doing these things, they were so engrossed that they forgot about their surroundings.

Maybe he automatically ignored Su Xueyi next to him.

Even when Dabao and Erbao came over and lay by the door looking curiously, they didn't notice.

In fact, Dabao and Erbao were mainly looking at the dolls on the table, with their eyes wide open in curiosity.

Su Xueyi saw Dabao and Erbao, walked up to them quietly, carried them to the east room, added water, and let them take a bath.

After taking a bath, put bellybands on them and let them go to bed.

…

After Shen Yueyao and Su Erya made six dolls, Shen Yueyao urged her to go back and rest.

"You are still growing, so don't sleep too late. Go to bed early. Sleep will help you grow."

Only then did Su Erya go back obediently.

After a busy whole day, Shen Yueyao was also tired.

But no matter how tired she is, she will insist on washing up before going to bed.

But when she was about to light a fire, she found firewood in the stove and hot water in the pot.

This water is not the spiritual spring water we drank before, but water from a separate well.

As if she thought of something, Shen Yueyao's expression changed.

She closed the doors of both rooms and then washed up in the kitchen.

After washing, Shen Yueyao put on her underwear and returned to her room, quickly getting into bed.

The weather is really cold. I don’t feel anything when I’m busy.

But the moment I finished taking a shower, I felt cold.

It felt like the house was drafty, and she didn't even know where the cold air was coming in.

The quilt is still warmer, even if the cotton in the quilt is a little thin, it is still a quilt. Covering herself with it, Shen Yueyao curled up into a ball, as if this would keep her warmer.

Although it is February, the wind still blows at night, hitting the window frames, and it feels like the howling north wind.

Amidst such sounds, lying in bed, I feel comfortable and warm.

Seeing that Shen Yueyao was about to rest, Su Xueyi put the book away, blew out the light, and went to bed.

Looking at Su Xueyi lying beside her, Shen Yueyao wanted to say a few words, but after hesitating for a while, she still didn't speak.

She turned over and slept on her side.

Su Xueyi lay down but didn't fall asleep. After a while, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something.

"today……"

Before she could say anything, Su Xueyi heard Shen Yueyao's shallow breathing. If she listened carefully, she would know that she had fallen asleep.

Su Xueyi remained silent and did not say anything else.

Have a good night's sleep.

The next day before dawn, Shen Yueyao woke up automatically.

This time the rooster didn't crow.

It was getting dark, and after Shen Yueyao washed up, she went back to the house to make roujiamo, so she could only light the oil lamp first.

At this moment she heard a knock on the door outside.

Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment, walked out of the yard, opened the street door, and saw Su Erya standing at the door.

"Erya, why are you here?"

Su Erya said, "I... I woke up early. When I first came over, I saw the lights on in Third Aunt's house. I thought you were awake, so I wanted to go in and help you make roujiamo."

Shen Yueyao looked at her and quickly grabbed her hand, saying with some distress: "Silly child, you have been standing outside for a long time, right?"

Su Erya shook her head and said, "No, no, I just got here."

Su Erya was not good at lying. She was blushing so much that she wished she could crawl into a hole in the ground.

Shen Yueyao didn't expose her. She took her hand and went into the house, poured her some hot water to warm herself up.

Su Erya drank a few sips of water and hurried to help Shen Yueyao.

Shen Yueyao taught her patiently, explaining to her in detail the techniques and how to do each step.

Su Erya listened carefully and took notes.

After everything was done, Su Erya was a little confused. She wondered if it would get cold if she took it to town.

However, Shen Yueyao took a clean wooden barrel for food, put a clean small quilt in it, put the roujiamo in, and then covered it to keep it warm.

In fact, after putting it into the bucket, it was automatically placed into the space.

This will not arouse suspicion.