Chapter 135: Taking care of children is tiring
Yun Tangyin smiled and nodded: "I'll go find some oil paper now."
As soon as she turned around, she saw Erzhuzi tugging at the tail of the fishing boat and stomping his feet: "I want Aunt Fu to sew it now!"
"What's the hurry?" Fu Yucheng lifted the child onto his shoulders and said, "Let's go check out the lampshade painted by your second brother Fu first. It's brighter than the glass lamps in the temple."
In the west wing, Fu Yuanshan was tying tassels on the lampshade.
The setting sun shone through the gauze paper on the bamboo frame, and the bamboo branches cast swaying shadows on the wall. "Look at this light and shadow, does it look like real bamboo swaying?"
He held up the lampshade and smiled, "If reporter Li saw this, he would definitely take another photo."
Erzhuzi suddenly grabbed the lampshade: "I'll lift it! I'll lift it!"
He held the lampshade and walked around in circles in the yard, with his shadow chasing him on the ground, making everyone laugh.
At dinner, Jiang Jianhua scooped a spoonful of brown sugar porridge into Yun Tangyin's bowl: "Drink it quickly, I added longan."
She suddenly touched Fu Yucheng's arm and said, "Tomorrow we go to the market. Buy an old hen for Yinyin and I'll stew it."
"No need to buy." Fu Yucheng put a piece of bacon into his bowl. "Captain Zhang said the army canteen will kill the New Year pig tomorrow and save half a rack of ribs for us."
Yun Tangyin was about to speak when Er Zhuzi rushed into the room holding a bamboo fishing boat. "Aunt Fu, look! I found the oil paper!"
He slapped the oil paper on the table and said, "Hurry up and sew!"
"I'll sew after dinner." Yun Tangyin stuffed a piece of brown sugar cake into his mouth. "Is it sweet?"
"Sweet!" Erzhuzi smacked his lips. "Sweeter than the sugar painting Brother Fu bought."
At night, when Yun Tangyin was sewing oil paper for the fishing boat, Fu Yucheng sat beside her and weaved the kite spools.
The bamboo shaft was wrapped with colorful threads, making a rustling sound as it turned. "Does this shaft feel comfortable to use?"
He lifted it up and asked, "It's lighter than a wooden axle, but you can still lift it."
Yun Tangyin leaned over to take a look: "It would look even better if you engraved a circle with bamboo branches."
She suddenly yawned. "The traditional Chinese medicine doctor said I have to sleep at midnight. I'll take a rest after I finish sewing this."
Fu Yucheng had just taken over the needle and thread when Erzhuzi came in, rubbing his eyes. "Is the boat finished?"
He held up a small bamboo fishing net and said, "I made a fishing net to catch peanuts."
"Go to sleep quickly." Fu Yucheng pushed him to the edge of the kang, "I'll let you play tomorrow morning."
As soon as Erzhuzi lay down, he muttered, "I want to be a captain..."
Yun Tangyin couldn't help laughing: "This kid's mind is full of boats."
"Like his father." Fu Yucheng lowered his head to sew oil paper. "My second brother loved to weave fishing boats when he was young. He said he wanted to live by the river when he got old."
The next morning, Yun Tangyin was awakened by the sound of a bamboo flute.
She pushed open the window and saw Erzhuzi jumping in the yard with a bamboo flute in his hand. Although the sound of the flute was out of tune, it revealed a sense of joy.
"Awake?" Fu Yucheng came in with a bowl of egg custard. "I made two eggs for you."
Yun Tangyin had just sat down when Zhou Mingniang came in holding a small bamboo medicine grinder. "Yinyin, do you think this grinder is suitable? It can grind donkey-hide gelatin, which is more convenient than using a hammer."
The millstone is made of a whole bamboo root, and the texture is naturally marked with bamboo nodes.
Yun Tangyin stuffed a piece of brown sugar cake into Zhou Mingniang's hand and said, "This is better looking than the iron mill sold at the supply and marketing cooperative. I'll put some flannel on the millstone later."
Zhou Mingniang suddenly lowered her voice: "I found some wolfberries for you. Grind them with donkey-hide gelatin to replenish your qi and blood."
She stuffed a small package into Yun Tangyin's pocket and said, "Don't let Ah Cheng see it. He always says you're too full."
Yun Tangyin was about to thank him when Er Zhuzi rushed into the room holding a fishing boat. "Aunt Fu, look! The boat can float!"
He was holding a basin of water in his hand, and the bamboo fishing boat was swaying on the water with its red silk sails billowing high.
"It really floats." Yun Tangyin put a peanut on the boat, "It's like a real boat."
Erzhuzi suddenly threw peanuts into the water: "Fishing!"
He used his fishing net to scoop up a peanut, and sure enough, he said, "I'm the captain!"
Fu Yucheng poked his head out from the kitchen: "Be careful not to spill water on the kang. If your mother sees, she will definitely beat you up."
In the morning, Fu Yucheng went to the army to get spare ribs, and Yun Tangyin sat in the yard embroidering a baby bib.
I had just finished embroidering the tiger head pattern when Jiang Jianhua came in holding a bamboo winnowing basket: "Yinyin, come and see, I'm drying some millet for the children. It's freshly harvested and will make delicious porridge."
She stuffed a cloth bag into Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "This is the walnut powder my parents sent me. It's more convenient to drink it by mixing it than by smashing it."
Yun Tangyin stuffed a piece of pork ribs into her hand and said, "Captain Zhang gave it to me. Take it back and stew it with radish."
Jiang Jianhua was about to decline when Fu Yuanshan came in carrying a small bamboo cradle. "Acheng, do you think this cradle is well-woven? The child can lie in it until he is three years old."
The cradle was woven with a swastika pattern, and it creaked when it was rocked.
Fu Yucheng put a bamboo tiger in the cradle and said, "We can also make a canopy to block out the sun in the summer."
He suddenly smiled at Yun Tangyin, "I'll ask you to embroider a layer of gauze curtains, so that they will flutter in the wind."
Yun Tangyin smiled and nodded: "Just embroider it with bamboo branches, to match the crib."
When he went to the market in the afternoon, Fu Yucheng deliberately went to the bamboo stall.
The stall owner held up a small bamboo cart and smiled, "Comrade Fu, would you like to buy a cart for your child? My son made this one. It can be pushed and pulled."
Fu Yucheng was about to answer when Yun Tangyin pulled his arm and said, "The bamboo cart at home is still new."
She smiled at the stall owner and said, "This cart is intricately woven, but the child is nowhere to be found, so let's not waste money just yet."
Erzhuzi poked his head out from behind the cart and said, "Aunt Fu is right! My old cart can also be used by my little brother. I can even teach him how to push it!"
He suddenly jumped up with his bamboo flute in hand, "I'll tie the flute to the cart and push it, and it'll make a clanging sound!"
The stall owner smiled when he heard this: "Girl knows how to make a living. Then I'll keep it for you. Come back and buy it after the baby is born."
"Okay." Fu Yucheng stuffed a candy into Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "Let's go buy the hawthorn cake you were talking about first."
After walking only a few steps, Erzhuzi suddenly grabbed the corner of Yun Tangyin's clothes and said, "Aunt Fu, let's make a bamboo steering wheel for our little brother? We can put it on this old cart and it will look like a real car!"
Yun Tangyin patted his head and said, "I'll teach you when you learn how to weave circles."
She turned to Fu Yucheng and said, "I'll ask my second brother to add a small bamboo backrest to the old cart so the child can sit safely."
Fu Yucheng nodded: "Wrap the cotton rope around it so the handlebars don't hurt your hands."
He suddenly glanced towards the bamboo stall and said, "Actually, the shock absorption of that new car is really good..."
"It's not too late to buy it when the child can run." Yun Tangyin stuffed a piece of hawthorn cake into his mouth. "There's no rush now. I'll buy you a piece of good bamboo strips and weave a big kite."
Erzhuzi clapped his hands beside him: "I want one too! I want to fly a kite with my little brother!"
The laughter of the three people mixed with the shouts of the market, echoing far away in the sunlight.
Took Erzhuzi out for a day.
He was not sent back until evening.
Now Yun Tangyin finally experienced the feeling of taking care of a child in advance, and fell directly on the bed as soon as she got home.
Fu Yucheng laughed out loud when he saw it.
"Are you tired already?"
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