Chapter 434 Calligraphy Practice
The old lady looked at the lanterns hanging above, and then at the Kongming lanterns on the flatbed cart: "But we can't read!"
"I can help Auntie write it, and then light it and set it off during the New Year." Si Jinchen gave his suggestion.
"Is it really possible?" The old lady was a little happy. A dime is cheaper than a triangle, and the meaning is also good.
She discussed with the child beside her: "How about we buy this and let it fly into the sky during the Chinese New Year?"
The child stared at the other lanterns hanging there without saying a word.
"You can write wishes on this lantern. If you write your wish on it, maybe the old immortal will see it and your wish will come true." Ma Yang explained to him with a smile.
"Brother, can the old immortal really see?" The child's eyes were full of expectation.
"If he sees it, he will definitely make it happen." Ma Yang explained with a smile.
If he doesn't have time or misses it, you can't blame yourself!
"Mom, let's buy this and I want to write down my wish on it." The child said, holding the hand of the old lady beside him.
"Okay, okay." The old lady smiled immediately.
"There are so many colors here, just choose the one you like." Juanjuan began to sell enthusiastically.
In the end they chose red, thinking that red is the most festive color for the Chinese New Year.
Si Jinchen and Yan Anqing beside him borrowed pen and ink to help them write their wishes on the lanterns, and then put them back together after they had dried.
The old lady looked at the couplets on the stall next to her. Although they were illiterate, they still wanted their home to be decorated more festively during the Chinese New Year.
I just don’t know if the price is expensive. If it is not expensive, she should be able to buy a calligraphy piece.
"Old man, how much is this couplet?"
Jian Menglan was afraid that the two would offend someone, so she took the initiative to say, "This pair of couplets and blessing characters are free. See which one you like."
The old lady was a little embarrassed: "I, I can't read."
"Or I'll read them to you, and you can choose whichever one you think is better." Jian Menglan said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, thank you very much." The old lady hurriedly thanked him.
She felt that she was really lucky today. She bought a flying lantern and also got a pair of couplets and a blessing character for free.
After the mother and son left happily, Jian Menglan saw that the stall selling lanterns next to them was surrounded by people.
"Look, are you still worried that the children don't have the chance to practice calligraphy?" She pointed at Si Jinchen and Ma Yang who were busy writing.
Juanjuan was busy greeting customers, while Bailing was helping to collect money.
Wen Ce smiled and said, "That's why I said that Old Yan's disciples are all good."
"Okay, write quickly. Soon the ones hanging here won't be enough to give away." Yan Anqing put away the smile on his face and lowered his head to write the couplet.
Families who bought lanterns next door would go to their stall to choose a couplet and a blessing character.
The market was bustling until the afternoon, during which time the housekeeper sent them lanterns several times. By the time the sun was about to set, all the lanterns on their stall were sold out.
Yan Anqing and Wen Ce also started to pack up their things. They had been writing all day and their hands were sore from it.
They both twirled their wrists and turned to look at the two children who were also twirling their wrists.
The four of them smiled at each other.
Jian Menglan smiled and shook her head: "I think the two children wrote much more than you."
"I won't assign you homework tomorrow." Yan Anqing said with a light cough.
"Hey! We don't have to do homework tomorrow!" Juanjuan's big eyes lit up.
"Achen and Xiaoyang can do it, but you have to write it." Yan Anqing looked at Juanjuan with a headache.
Juanjuan lowered her head: "Okay!"
"Teacher, we can also do our homework tomorrow." Si Jinchen and Ma Yang didn't want Juanjuan to do her homework alone.
"Okay, if you are willing, you can continue writing tomorrow." Yan Anqing did not refuse.
After everyone packed up their things, they walked home together.
Yan Anqing and the others first sent a few children and Bailing home, and when they arrived at the doorstep, they met Si Ming and others returning.
I took them to the Governor's Mansion to have dinner and then went back.
He had originally wanted to take a few children to find Jiang Wang, but several surrounding warlords sent him gifts, so he had to deal with these matters first.
What surprised Siming the most was that the President asked Chen Yongnian to give him a New Year gift, but he didn't say anything.
"What does the President mean by this?" He looked at Chen Yongnian who came to give a gift.
"Don't ask me, I don't know now." Chen Yongnian was also confused.
Siming himself couldn't figure it out. Chen Yongnian's people in the northern government said that Pei Jingming was not affected by the news and his position was still very stable.
Moreover, the President seems to be planning to make use of him. Now, as long as he can complete the task of purchasing military supplies and equipment, he will be promoted.
Now suddenly giving myself a New Year gift feels weird no matter how I look at it.
“Some of it is hard to understand.”
Chen Yongnian himself was a little confused: "Is he trying to ease the relationship with you?"
Siming shook his head: "To ease the relationship, I asked you to send a New Year gift, without saying a word?"
"I really don't know about that. These things were sent from the Northern Government. I just received a message asking me to send them to you."
"There was nothing else to say." Chen Yongnian was also a little confused about what the president meant.
"Okay, I got it. Please help me send a return gift back." Si Ming thought about it and asked Chen Yongnian to send a return gift back.
"When you're ready, I'll send someone to get it." Chen Yongnian said and left the Governor's Office.
Siming looked at the things on the table and asked Adjutant Qi to put them away.
After finishing his work here, he finally had time to take the children to visit Jiang Wang's family.
When Jiang Wang saw them coming, he smiled and invited them into the house to warm themselves by the fire.
"Grandpa Jiang, this is the gun model we made recently, but I just don't feel very satisfied with it." Si Jinchen handed him the gun model.
Ma Yang showed him the drawings they had drawn.
The box in Liu Yueya's hand contained some of the parts they had made.
"Wow! The shape of this gun is quite unique. Let me take a look at it first." Jiang Wang took the model gun and started looking at it.
He looked down at the drawing on the paper again, where several children explained the construction materials and concepts of the gun.
Jiang Jiang and Jiang Shui also came over to take a look. It must be said that the guns designed by the children were very special.
If they were left to their imagination, they would probably not be able to complete such a production.
Jiang Wang looked at the telescope-like thing at the top, which could see very far away.
This means that the ammunition in the gun must have sufficient range, otherwise it will become a burden if it only has a long range but lacks range.
In addition to the range, the power must also be improved, otherwise it may not cause any damage.
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