Chen Afu was afraid that Qiqi, Huihui and Zhuifeng would damage the satin and cotton, so he quickly took them to the east bedroom and put them in the box.
When the Golden Swallow was there, Zhuifeng slept in the east room. Since it went to the space, Zhuifeng also came to the west room.
In the evening, Chen Ahfu made two bowls of noodles. Although they were vegetarian, they were seasoned with all the ingredients and tasted good, making Dabao savour the food.
After taking a few bites, I heard a knock on the side door.
Chen Ahfu got up to open the door. It was Chen Dahu. He said, "My grandma wants to ask Dabao a few questions."
As for Mrs. Hu, she has come here to bring trouble upon herself.
Chen Afu didn't want to let Dabao go, but he was afraid that if Dabao didn't go, Hu would come over and make it impossible for him to do his work. He had no choice but to let Dabao go, and even winked at him. Dabao nodded, meaning that he knew what to say. He was reluctant to part with the noodles in his bowl, so he carried the bowl to the old yard.
After Chen Afu finished his meal and washed the dishes, he heard Dabao knocking on the door.
Dabao walked in, his eyes red and his lips tightly pursed. He put the empty bowl on the stove, then hugged Chen Afu's waist tightly, with his little face pressed against her belly.
Chen Ahfu asked hurriedly, "What happened to my son?"
Dabao whispered, "Grandma asked me about Tangyuan. I said it was not fun for the little girl from the Chu family to stay in Tangyuan, so she asked me to go and play with her. I didn't dare to tell her that she liked birds, for fear that Grandma would have ideas about them. Grandma asked me to take Dahu and Daya to Tangyuan tomorrow, and said that they were smarter and more likable than me, and would definitely be liked by the noble. Grandpa said no, for fear of disturbing the noble, which would be bad for Dahu and Daya. Great-grandma and Great-grandfather also thought so, saying that it would be better if we could please the noble. , if you don’t flatter well, you will be beaten. Great grandmother said that my grandpa was ungrateful, not only did she not express gratitude for the great grandfather’s upbringing, but she was also afraid that the great grandfather’s descendants would prosper. "She choked up again, "and said that grandpa couldn’t distinguish between inside and outside. Now my mother and I have separated and lived separately, and it’s not certain whether my mother has a biological son. Only Da Hu and Daya are grandpa’s blood relatives. When good things happened, why didn’t grandpa support them, but only worried about me, a wild child. It was only after the great grandfather scolded her a few words that she stopped making trouble." After that, she started crying.
That Hu family is really too wicked.
Chen Ahfu picked up Dabao, kissed his little face, and said, "Don't be sad, son. In my heart, I am my own son. Not only me, but also my grandpa, grandma, and uncle all think so."
Dabao asked sadly, "Really?"
Chen Afu said, "Of course it's true. Son, can't you see how good we are to you?" After another round of sweet talk, he finally made the little boy burst into laughter.
Chen Ahfu went to the west room and moved the table to the east room. She didn't dare to do these things in the west room, for fear that those little things would make trouble.
She was drawing various little swallows on paper while Dabao was reading beside her.
When Dabao reads a book, he will be attracted by the little swallows drawn by his mother, saying how beautiful and cute they are. He scratches his head and says, "Mom, although these little birds are not exactly the same as swallows, you can tell they are swallows at a glance. What's going on?"
Chen Afu smiled and said, "As long as you capture the characteristics of the little swallow, even if some details are exaggerated, you can still tell it's a swallow. It's not just swallows, it's the same for other things, the main thing is to capture the characteristics..."
Chen Ahfu drew many forms of little swallows and selected a few of them. She decided to make some swallow dolls that looked exactly like the golden swallow and some other exaggerated swallow dolls.
The little girl was leaving soon, and she couldn't make much in two or three days. The main reason was that the dolls had to be more delicate this time, and satin was much harder to sew than fine cloth. She calculated the time and decided to hurry up. With the help of Wang, she could still finish a dozen. She had to make a 60-centimeter-long extra-large swallow, six 30-centimeter-long medium-sized swallows, and ten small swallows the same size as normal swallows.
She cut the material according to proportion and color combination.
After thinking about it, I cut another medium-sized swallow, which was given to Golden Swallow.
The clothes worn by these dolls and swallows are not all authentic blue wings and white bellies. Most of them are made into little swallows wearing flowery clothes, some with yellow wings and red bellies, some with scarlet wings and white bellies, etc. Tomorrow, I will ask Wang to embroider some small flowers on the satin and roll lace on the wings to make it more delicate and upscale.
There is definitely more satin than can be used up in making these things, but there is not enough cotton, so I have to add some at home.
Chen Ahfu gave full play to his imagination and intelligence, and tried his best to make these swallow dolls. Not only could he help the little girl and make her as happy as possible, but he could also thank Abbot Lechen for her kindness, for stopping some servants from targeting Dabao and Jinyanzi, and for showing kindness to the poor Xiao Ahfu and Wang. He could also get along well with Tangyuan and make his family stand up straight. Dabao said that Manager Luo was very good and took good care of him.
After making these dolls, there would be a lot of satin left. She naively thought that she would make a beautiful blue robe for Chen Ming, a beautiful blue autumn and winter coat for A Lu and Da Bao, and a moon-white summer shirt, just right for school. She would make a ginger-yellow dress for Wang Shi, and she could make a moon-white undershirt and pants and a red or scarlet vest for herself.
Oh, and make another one for Old Lady Chen, and give Chen Ye, Chen Da Hu, and Chen Daya a piece of satin each, and let the eldest wife make it herself. As for Mrs. Hu, I won’t give it to her.
I heard from Dabao that Manager Luo has a six-year-old granddaughter and a four-year-old grandson, and he also made two beautiful dolls for these two children.
It's not that she must use these good satins to make clothes or give favors, but mainly she wants others to see that her family has a "close" relationship with Tangyuan, so that the master of Tangyuan can look at her differently and give them such good satin, and then they will not dare to bully her family in the future.
The more Chen Ahfu thought about it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but hum the familiar nursery rhyme from his previous life: Little Swallow, wearing flowery clothes, comes here every spring. I asked the swallow why she came, and the swallow said that the spring here is the most beautiful.
She sang the first part repeatedly but didn't sing the second part. The content was too outrageous for this era.
She sang for a while and looked up to see Chen Dabao staring at her blankly with his big, bright eyes.
When Dabao saw that his mother had stopped singing, he said excitedly, "Mom, the song you sang was so beautiful, even better than the one on the stage."
Last year, Gao Lizheng's mother celebrated her 60th birthday and invited a troupe from the county to perform an opera. Chen Dabao also went to listen.
Chen Ahfu laughed and said, "Dabao's analogy is wrong. The people on the stage are singing a play, and my mother is singing a song. The two cannot be compared."
Chen Dabao smiled and said, "No matter what, my mother is very capable. She even sings the song so beautifully." He looked very proud.
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