Gu Huai was slightly startled, then he stood up: "My wife, don't worry, even if you don't work, I will work hard to earn money to support the family.
Although it is cold now, there are fewer wild animals in the mountains.
But don't worry, as long as the weather warms up, I will definitely be able to catch more prey. Don't worry, life will get better and better."
Gu Huai's serious and responsible look made Xie Yunjiao's mouth curl up more and more.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. But don't worry, I'll work hard with you."
Um?
What does Xie Yunjiao mean?
Xie Yunjiao briefly told Gu Huai what happened in Yue Man Lou today: "Don't worry, they will definitely come and beg me to go back."
Gu Huai nodded: "My wife is so capable, it would be their loss if they fired you."
Xie Yunjiao was a person who couldn't sit still. After lunch, she went to cut bamboo with Doudou, and then came back to burn tung oil to get the smoke and black ash.
Hang the removed ashes in a wooden barrel and add water to wash them, then let them sit overnight.
She was working when Doudou suddenly sat beside her, covering her mouth and laughing secretly.
"Mom, you've turned into a little cat."
Um?
Xie Yunjiao ran to the wooden basin nearby and looked at her reflection in the water. It was true!
With one part of its face being black and the other being white, doesn’t it look like a little calico cat?
It must be that when she was scraping off the dust, she felt itchy on her face and scratched it, and the black dust on her hands stuck to her face.
"Dou Dou, come here." Xie Yunjiao curled the corners of her mouth and waved at Dou Dou.
"Mother, I'm here."
Doudou walked over and felt a chill on his face before he could react.
"You've also turned into a little cat." Xie Yunjiao said with a smile.
Doudou took a look and found it was true!
Just now he was laughing at Xie Yunjiao, but now he has also turned into a little cat.
Gu Huai heard laughter in the yard, came out to take a look, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.
"Why are there two more little cats at home?"
"Dad, come here quickly." Doudou waved at Gu Huai.
Gu Huai didn't understand and walked over.
Doudou launched a sneak attack, trying to smear dirt on Gu Huai's face, but Gu Huai dodged it with his quick eyes and hands.
But he didn't know that while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind it. Xie Yunjiao took advantage of his smugness and wiped his face.
Now, his face also turned dark!
"Now the family is finally together."
Xie Yunjiao and Doudou hugged each other and laughed.
Gu Huai's face was doting and helpless. He smiled and said, "Why are you like a child?"
After a night, the washed ashes floated on the water.
Xie Yunjiao took the upper layer of ash and set it aside to drain the water.
She then took various materials that could be used to make glue and put them into a pot to steam the glue. She poured the steamed glue into the cigarette ash and stirred it into a ball. She then hammered it until it was smooth and put it into a mold to press it into shape. The milled strips were then completed.
Gu Huai picked out a nice piece of stone and polished and carved it himself for the inkstone. He carved three cute little cats drawn by Xie Yunjiao on it. They were cute and lively.
Doudou was so happy that he held the inkstone and ink stick tightly and refused to let go.
Xie Yunjiao ground ink and wrote on paper with a duck feather brush made of duck feathers.
Her handwriting was beautiful and neat, and Doudou couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
Xie Yunjiao stopped, let Doudou sit in her seat, and let Doudou write by herself.
Doudou was reluctant to write on it. He felt that his handwriting looked like dog crawling and it was a waste of paper.
Xie Yunjiao let him try, and said to him: "The path to the mountain of knowledge is made through diligence, and the boat to the boundless sea of learning is made through hard work.
As long as you practice hard, your handwriting will definitely be better than mine."
"Really?" Doudou couldn't believe it.
But he couldn't help wanting to write, because he thought it would be so beautiful to sit on a chair and write upright like Xie Yunjiao.
Gu Huai was making a bed. All the materials were ready and he only needed to assemble it to replace the old bed in the room.
He originally wanted to make a big bed first because their bed was too small and old, and it creaked every time they slept on it.
But Xie Yunjiao asked him to do it for Doudou first, because she thought Doudou was growing up and could only grow well if he slept comfortably.
Gu Huai always listens to Xie Yunjiao.
While assembling, he watched the loving interaction between Xie Yunjiao and Doudou, and his heart softened.
He never thought that he would see such a scene on Doudou.
This is all thanks to Xie Yunjiao!
The scene was so beautiful that he couldn't bear to disturb them even after he had finished assembling the bed.
If Xie Yunjiao hadn't seen him assemble the bed out of the corner of her eye, he might have continued to watch.
"The bed is installed, it looks great!" Xie Yunjiao praised generously.
"Mom, the beds in our house were all made by Dad," Doudou said proudly.
Gu Huai spent both money and effort to build the Gu family's new home beautifully, and he even personally built beds in every room.
But the people in the old Gu family lived in the new house with peace of mind, sleeping on the beds made by Gu Huai himself, without even a word of thanks!
"Let's move the bed to Doudou's room quickly so that Doudou can sleep on his new bed tonight."
"Really? Is it mine?" Doudou thought it was made for Xie Yunjiao and Gu Huai, but he didn't expect it was made for him. He jumped for joy in surprise.
It’s just that this bed is too big and heavy to lift, otherwise he would have to carry the bed around the village and tell everyone that he has a new bed, and it was made by his father himself!
"Look at how happy you are," Gu Huai reminded him, "even though this bed is new, it can't handle you jumping around like that. You're not allowed to jump around like that once you're on the bed, okay?"
"I know. I will cherish it."
Doudou gently stroked his new bed, feeling very happy.
***
The next morning, Gu Huai went up the mountain.
He said that he was not worried about Xie Yunjiao not being able to find a job, but he was still worried that she would not have a good New Year.
Although the weather was cold and wild goods were hard to find, he still wanted to try his luck in the mountains.
When Xie Yunjiao woke up, she found that Gu Huai was no longer at home. There was still hot porridge on the stove with a few pieces of sweet potato and an egg in it.
Xie Yunjiao asked Doudou to get up, and the two of them took hot water from the stove to wash up and then had breakfast.
After breakfast, Xie Yunjiao began to pick duck feathers to stuff into her winter clothes.
Duck feathers are limited and can only make one piece of clothing at most.
She planned to make it for Gu Huai to wear so that it would be easier for him to work in the mountains.
"Gu Huai's wife, Gu Huai is in trouble on the mountain. Please go up the mountain and take a look now."
Xie Yunjiao's heart skipped a beat, and the needle in her hand almost pricked her finger.
She looked towards the door. The person delivering the message was a child who looked unfamiliar.
Although she has been here for two or three months, she is busy making money most of the time and rarely walks around the village, so it is normal for everyone in the village to feel this way.
She looked at the child with sincerity and didn't seem to be lying.
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