Mu Huaixi, the grown-up Xiao Huihui, Xiao Heping and Xiao Luoyi stood in a row, first bowed to the bright moon, then each of them chose a box, picked up the snacks and fruits they liked and put them in, then threw the spider in, and then waited for tomorrow's results.
Xiao Heping is experienced. It doesn’t matter what is put inside. What is important is to build up the layers so that the spider can crawl up and down and draw the silk.
She was also a little careful and covered the box with cloth. This was what her great-grandmother told her. Although she didn't know the principle, it was always right to listen to the elderly.
Next is threading the needle blindfolded.
Needles of various sizes are placed on a plate and need to be threaded with fine thread.
Auntie Xiao Luo tried it first and cried out, "If I didn't have calluses on my hands, I wouldn't be able to pick up this needle!"
The disk was too smooth, which was an obstacle to threading the needle, but it was not a problem for Mu Huaixi and Xiao Huihui. Both of them had slender hands and were very steady. They threaded thirty-five and thirty-three needles respectively in three minutes.
"Xiao Heping, our mom has improved compared to last year. Can you do it?" Ying Wuhui teased his sister, but was slapped by his mother.
"Don't interfere with Contestant Ying Heping!"
"That's right, how can you say no?" Ying Heping muttered and blindfolded himself. However, he did not rush to pick up the needle. Instead, he took out half a potato from his trouser pocket, poured all the needles on the plate into his palm, and stabbed the potato with them.
"Hiss," Ying Wuhui gasped, "Little Heping, you're taking a shortcut!"
"There's no rule that says you can't," she retorted immediately, but didn't continue to argue with Ying Wuhui. Although her fingers were flexible, they were not specially trained like her brother and mother. She took out the needles by trickery, but threading the needle was still a challenge for her.
Aunt Xiao Luo stared, the potato looked very familiar, as if it was the half left over from her lunch. She had planned to keep it for the chickens in the backyard, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye. She didn't expect that it was taken away by Xiao Heping.
"Five, four, three, two, one, stop!" Ying Mingcheng counted carefully while checking his watch, announcing with a hint of surprise, "Little Heping has also pierced thirty-five!"
Ying Heping breathed a sigh of relief, jumped up and said, "Hurry up, I'm in perfect condition now, I'm going to throw the needle!"
"How can you beat me?" Mu Huaixi said without any desire to win, but his chin was already raised. Needle throwing requires skill. The needle thrown on the water surface cannot sink, nor can it be stiff. It must cast a patterned shadow under the moonlight to be considered successful.
In order to show off her skills in front of her son and daughter, she specially looked for ancient books and learned from a "teacher".
"Last year it was flowers, this year I'll show you my skills again," Mu Huaixi said as he picked up the needle and started working in a large basin of water that had been exposed to the sun. Little Heping next to him was not to be outdone.
The first one to stop was Auntie Xiao Luo. She wiped her sweat and smiled bitterly, "Oh, I didn't get this chance. I still have to rely on the young people."
The young man Ying Wuhui had just finished and came over to compliment her with a smile, "Auntie, isn't your big spider quite good?"
Auntie Xiao Luo's smile froze, "You little bastard, this is a peony!"
"Peony..." Ying Wuhui quickly suppressed the corner of his mouth, "Yes! It's a peony, it's blooming beautifully!"
"You are not a thick hedgehog either," Xiao Luo's aunt hurriedly praised him, but Xiao Huihui's mouth suddenly curled up, "Auntie, I am a tiger!"
The needle floats on the water, and its shadow bends and folds in the moonlight. If you want to piece together the blueprint in your mind, you really need a pair of dexterous hands.
Obviously, Auntie Luo and Xiao Huihui are still a little bit short.
But there was a layer of fine needles floating on the water bowl that Mu Huaixi had completed. It looked a bit messy at first, but when she moved it, the shadow under the water turned into a flying bird with flapping wings. The needle tips formed its light wings between the virtual and real, which won everyone's admiration.
"Mine is finished too."
Mu Huaixi looked at Xiao Heping and saw a small boat made of needles standing in her bowl. She couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Are you building a house?"
"I didn't say no," Xiao Heping also turned the bowl, and the bottom of the bowl reflected by the light was...
Another ship.
Ying Wuhui was convinced and gave her a thumbs up, "You really are this."
Afraid that the shadow of his needle would not form a shape, he piled the needles into shape.
Little Heping snorted and raised her chin in the same way as her mother. She would not tell anyone that this was a brilliant idea she had been thinking about for a month.
There's certainly no rule against using needles to create three-dimensional patterns, so this one is a win-win for both mother and daughter.
"Then I win," Ying Heping said arrogantly, "My spider will never lose to anyone!"
They played until the moon set in the west. When the small building returned to calm, someone suddenly came down from upstairs in the darkness, went to the kitchen first, and then came to where Xiaoping and He had placed the box.
Mu Huaixi was holding a cup when she was startled by the sudden appearance of Aunt Xiaoluo. Aunt Xiaoluo was also frightened by her in the dark. She covered her chest and patted it a few times, condemning, "Xiaoxi, you can't cheat!"
"How could that be?" Mu Huaixi smiled, and seeing the bowl in her hand, he asked, "Auntie Xiaoluo, are you here to add sugar water to Spider too?"
"You too?" Auntie Xiao Luo was a little embarrassed. "I'm not cheating for Xiao Heping. I'm just worried that her spider will get hungry."
"I know." Mu Huaixi was not sure what to do. "Grandma also told you how to sprinkle the sugar water?"
"Yes, we do the same over there. I just want the child to be happier." Aunt Xiao Luo was afraid that she would do something bad with good intentions and harm Xiao Heping again.
"It's okay, it's okay," Mu Huaixi suppressed a smile, "Look, I'm here too. We're just watering the little spider, it's no big deal."
The night passed quickly. Xiao Heping, who had gotten up early, came excitedly to get his box and uttered a sharp cry: "What's going on?! Why are there so many ants crawling on my cardboard box!!"
The cardboard box, which had been visited several times that night, remained silent, while the few people who were shocked by her scream looked at each other and laughed together.
Of course, the spider in the cardboard box with many ants crawling on it was very hardworking and almost wove its web outside the box overnight!
Ying Heping won the championship of this year's Qixi Festival Qiqiao Competition!
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