The dog didn't answer immediately, but picked up a few parts from the ground and started assembling them himself.
He Jiuniang stared blankly, as if she were meeting this son for the first time.
The puppy quickly assembled the parts in front of him and excitedly showed them to He Jiu's mother: "Mommy, I love this toy so much!"
He Jiuniang: ...
She took out a finished sewing machine from her space and started disassembling it as soon as the dog fell asleep. So she knew that the little dog had never seen what it looked like when these things were assembled, but he was able to quickly assemble these scattered little items, which was incredible!
"you……"
He Jiuniang didn't know how to start the conversation; she felt as if she had a genius son.
For Gou'er, the building blocks that He Jiu Niang had given him before were too simple and not challenging enough. The reason he kept playing with them was because his mother said that playing with those things would make him smarter, so he played with them in different ways every day.
But those building blocks are nothing compared to these small parts in front of him; he finds these small parts very challenging!
He, a tiny little guy, sat in front of these parts. If he couldn't lift a large part, he would pick up a small part first, assemble the small part, and then tinker with the large part.
He Jiuniang was dumbfounded.
This son is amazing!
"Doggy, how did you do that?"
Looking at the half-finished product that the dog had pieced together, He Jiuniang would never have believed it if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes!
My dog is only three years old, God!
He Jiuniang felt like she had struck gold!
The dog didn't know why she asked that, but it still answered seriously, "I think that's how they should be. Did I make a mistake?"
"N-No, that's right..."
He Jiuniang's words faltered, a surge of joy welling up inside her. She hugged the dog tightly, exclaiming, "You are truly my precious treasure!"
The dog was a little confused by the sudden enthusiasm, but seeing his mother so happy, he was happy too.
"Mom, put me down quickly, my hands are dirty!"
I just touched those parts and got some machine oil on my hands; they were black and very dirty.
He Jiuniang then realized that her hands were also dirty, and after realizing this, she discovered that Gou'er's clothes had been soiled by her.
He Jiuniang: ...
Having no other choice, He Jiuniang and her son washed their hands, changed into clean clothes, and then went to bed.
"Mommy, can I still play tomorrow?"
The puppy stared at her with its bright, sparkling eyes, unable to hide its excitement.
He Jiuniang thought for a moment and said, "Not for now. I'll find someone to make more so you can play with it to your heart's content!"
As she spoke, she gave her son a loud kiss on his chubby face, thinking to herself, "There shouldn't be any prohibition against child labor in this era, right?"
She had initially thought that taking apart the sewing machine would be easy, but putting it back together would be troublesome, and she didn't think she had the patience for it. Who knew that Gou'er could give her such a big surprise? Since he likes assembling and assembling so much, then let him assemble it to his heart's content!
Hmm, this doesn't count as harming the child, does it?
The puppy's eyes lit up when it heard that it would be able to play to its heart's content in a few days, and it wished that these few days would be the day after tomorrow.
He Jiuniang held him in her arms and coaxed him softly, "Go to sleep quickly. You have to practice horse stance with your grandfather tomorrow morning. If you can't get up, you'll get a spanking."
"Uh-huh!"
After being excited for a long time, the little guy got sleepy, gave a cute yawn, and snuggled into He Jiu Niang's arms to fall asleep.
But He Jiuniang was so excited to discover Gou'er's outstanding qualities that she couldn't sleep.
In that case, if she wants to make any small machine in the future, she can just take the finished product out, disassemble it, have the craftsmen of this era make all the parts, and then have the dog assemble them.
This not only helps develop a dog's spatial reasoning and hands-on skills, but also provides the home with many useful gadgets!
Before dawn the next day, He Jiuniang got up, lit a lamp, and began drawing part diagrams.
These parts are all delicate items, and they are difficult to draw, let alone make into actual objects. He Jiuniang doesn't know if blacksmiths of this era could make them.
She finished drawing a small part of it at dawn, but it was all the most difficult parts. He Jiuniang stretched and thought that if she could finish these, the rest would be a piece of cake.
At this moment, the puppy also woke up.
He was still a little sleepy after staying up late last night, but remembering that he still had to practice his horse stance, he obediently got up.
He didn't call out "Mother." He squinted and grabbed the clothes, putting on a whole set. Once he was almost dressed, he got off the bed with his little bottom sticking out, and ran to He Jiu Niang with his loose little pants, asking her to help him tie his belt.
"Mother, aren't you sleepy?"
He stood on tiptoe and saw that there were already many papers on the table, with drawings of the toys he had played with last night.
His mother got up early this morning to draw toys for him!
The dog stared wide-eyed, suddenly feeling sorry for his mother. If he hadn't been so playful last night, would his mother have had to work so hard?
"Mommy, I don't want to play anymore..."
He pouted as if he was about to cry, but He Jiuniang instantly understood what he meant and hugged him to comfort him: "Mother is doing these things because the family is going to do business. These are not just simple toys. Once you assemble them, they can help the family make a lot of money!"
The dog seemed to understand, but not quite. Could he really help the family make a lot of money?
"Don't make Mother work so hard!"
He nestled in He Jiuniang's arms, holding her neck tightly.
His mother doesn't sleep at all because of the family business, so he's going to tell his grandmother.
"Okay, okay, Mommy won't work so hard anymore. From now on, you can sleep well, okay?"
He Jiuniang felt a surge of relief; raising a son could indeed be like having a warm cotton-padded jacket (a comforting presence in one's heart).
The mother and son talked inside for a while, then the little dog ran out to wash up. When he saw Mrs. Sun come out, he immediately complained with red eyes, "Grandma!"
Seeing her beloved grandson with red eyes early in the morning, Mrs. Sun felt a pang of heartache. This child has always been sensible, how could he be so aggrieved?
"What's wrong?"
Sun bent down and hugged him. Despite having worked in the fields all her life, the old lady was still very strong.
"Mom didn't sleep all night, she was drawing..."
As she spoke, her little mouth twitched, and tears streamed down her face.
He didn't cry out loud, but tears kept falling. His restrained yet stubborn appearance made Sun's heart ache.
"Oh dear, stop crying. Grandma will go and talk to your mother and tell her to get some sleep and not to overwork herself."
Sun knew that He Jiuniang was working hard, but she didn't expect that she would stay up all night. If she really collapsed from exhaustion, how would she explain it to her third son?
As they were talking, Yu and the others came out of their rooms. Hearing Gou'er and Sun's conversation, they all looked guilty.
They slept soundly, while the third sister-in-law stayed up all night.
Because they were not skilled in the work, He Jiuniang had to help them with registration and teach them how to handle things during the day, so she couldn't find time to do her own work and could only do it at night.
The group exchanged glances, their faces filled with self-reproach.
They must grow up quickly and not become a burden to their younger siblings!
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