Liu Ling is from the north, and like Xue Fu, she needs to go to the provincial capital to take the train. Zheng Peipei, on the other hand, lives in the next province, so she can take a bus from the county town directly to her city.
Xue Fu has a train ticket for the 26th, and she plans to spend the night in the provincial capital on the 25th.
Liu Ling, on the other hand, took the train on the evening of the 25th and left overnight.
Their schedules were different, but they planned to travel together by oxcart that day.
"Have you finished knitting those?" Liu Ling asked, pointing to the balls of yarn on Xue Fu's bed after hanging up the sweaters.
Xue Fu was sitting cross-legged on the bed, busy with something. She realized that ideals were lofty, but reality was cruel.
Hearing this, she shook her head and nodded with a bitter expression: "It's almost finished, just a little bit more."
The thing she knitted was completely different from the cute yarn doll she had imagined; they were two completely different things.
How could she have knitted two such ugly things!
This is absolutely a waste of yarn!!!
The cat's head is crying!
Xue Fu is making New Year's gifts for Gu Chong and Gu Fei.
She's going home soon, and unlike in modern times, she can't just call her two brothers on New Year's Eve to say "Happy New Year's Eve" and "Happy New Year" in person!
Not to mention the more convenient video calls available today.
Xue Fu originally had a wonderful idea: she wanted to crochet a zodiac animal doll.
In modern times, Xue Fu watched many videos from craft content creators about making cotton dolls, felt dolls, and knitted dolls.
Watching the content creators' fingers flick and hook, the shapes are outlined. It looks so simple, it feels like you can figure it out just by watching.
And what she plans to do is quite simple.
She was born in 1977, the year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac. She thought that a snake is just a long, thin snake, unlike a dragon which has horns and four legs. She thought that being a snake should be easy.
Xue Fu confidently accepted the yarn that Liu Ling had bought for her, ready to get started.
Seeing her busy there, Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei would come over from time to time to give her guidance and help.
And so, she still managed to knit something ugly that didn't look like a snake, but rather like a fat caterpillar.
It's unbearable to look at.
It's not presentable.
I simply don't know how to send it out.
Xue Fu wailed silently.
Liu Ling leaned closer to look at what she was holding. The words of encouragement she wanted to say caught in her throat. After a few seconds, she said, "Actually, if you look closely... it's quite cute."
Cheng Pei-pei also crept over to take a look. After seeing it, she first took a breath, and after a few seconds, she commented, "Indeed, it looks...very interesting."
Xue Fu: ...
She asked sincerely, "Can you tell it's a snake?"
Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei exchanged a glance.
To be honest, it's a bit difficult.
The things Xue Fu wove were also long shuttles, but their lengths were uneven.
It's a long strip, sometimes one section gets thicker and thicker, and sometimes one section gets thinner and thinner.
Some are fat, some are thin.
"Okay, I understand." From their silence, Xue Fu understood the answer.
She was a little frustrated.
"It's a small gift but a big sentiment. Although it's not very pretty, I guarantee Gu Chong will like it."
Liu Ling comforted her.
This was woven by Xue Fu herself, so there's no need to worry, her boyfriend will definitely like it.
Who is Xue Fu?! That delicate girl who can't lift a finger or carry anything heavy! The doll that she knitted herself, though ugly, carries a heavy heart behind it!!!
Xue Fu pinched the chubby little snake's belly: "I hope so."
There was still time, so Xue Fu held the knitting needles, preparing to make one last attempt to save her.
Xue Fu found a few more pretty buttons, intending to sew them on to make the snake baby's bright, sparkling eyes.
Even if it's ugly, it should be ugly-cute!
The day before she left, Xue Fu was somewhat anxious.
Her anxieties stemmed from both the potential hardships she might encounter on her journey to Haicheng in the next two days and the reluctance to part with Gu Chong.
She met Gu Chong as soon as she arrived in this era, and it was as if she was a fledgling bird being protected and raised by him. Now, the fledgling bird is about to leave his embrace and finally try to jump down and learn to spread its wings and glide.
Of course, the fledglings couldn't bear to part with them.
Although she will be back in half a month, it's not time for a real separation yet.
However, this was also the first time she had ever separated from Gu Chong and her boyfriend!
The two started a long-distance relationship.
How could Xue Fu not feel melancholy?
Of course, she definitely wanted to go home. She missed her parents.
She suffered from insomnia for most of the night.
The next day, Liu Ling got up early. As soon as she woke up, she went to Xue Fu's bedside and woke Xue Fu up as well.
There was only one oxcart trip from the village to the county town in the morning, and they would all set off together to ride it.
Xue Fu was momentarily confused, but the thought that today was the day she was supposed to go home for the holidays immediately snapped her back to reality.
She had packed all her things in her carry-on suitcase, which was placed next to the bed. After getting dressed and washing up, she could leave with it.
The two oddly shaped woolen snake babies she knitted were still by her pillow; she hadn't had time to give them away.
She had originally planned to give them away during dinner last night; she had already put them in her pocket.
But as she reached out to take it out, looking into Gu Chong's sincere and earnest black eyes, her idol image suddenly came back to her.
How about we go back and revise it again?
She chickened out again, just as expected.
The two 'long snakes' in the pocket were not given away.
But I'm leaving soon, so I have to see him off!
Xue Fu took a deep breath and grabbed the two snakes.
"Xue Fu, remember to come back soon!" Liu Ling reminded her as she was about to leave.
Xue Fu replied, "Okay!"
She pushed open the door and walked towards the Gu family's house.
However, before he had taken two steps, he saw Gu Chong and Gu Fei, the child behind him, walking over from the other side.
Gu Fei waved and called out to her in a crisp voice, "Sister!"
Xue Fu waved back: "Hey! Good morning!"
However, as soon as she finished waving her hand, she froze in shock.
She was holding the two yarn dolls in the hand she was waving.
As expected, Gu Chong walked over, and she saw him raise an eyebrow and stare at the thing in her hand with great interest.
She heard him say in a deep voice, "Good morning."
Then the next question: "What are you holding in your hand?"
He was somewhat curious.
He had never seen what she was holding before; a long strip of red yarn wrapped around her palm and then hung down from her hand.
The front is an oval sphere with two pearl-colored buttons sewn on.
It's a bit novel.
Xue Fu blushed, swallowed hard, and barely managed to lower her eyelids, only having the courage to throw caution to the wind after avoiding looking at his expression.
She finally opened her palm, revealing what she held to the two brothers, her voice muffled and deep.
"A New Year's gift for you... a little snake I knitted... Happy Year of the Snake... May the Year of the Snake bring you good fortune... Happy New Year."
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