She is very good at root carving, she learned carving when she was in school, and after graduation, she followed her mentor and studied root carving for many years, and she also knew how to prevent corrosion and insects.

Seeing that the firewood was about to run out, Xuan Miao'er looked at the mahogany and asked Liu: "Mother, if I take this branch back to our house, is it considered stealing?" She was afraid, she didn't want to be charged with stealing, since there was mahogany in the firewood, it proved that there was one on the mountain, and Dingtian had time to let her brother take her to the mountain to cut it.

Liu Shi glanced at it and thought she was playing hard: "This firewood was cut by your father and your second uncle, take it, we can pick up branches at the door of this farmhouse, and no one will say anything about it." ”

Xuan Miaoer happily picked up the roots and branches on the ground and ran out.

Liu was confused, what was this kid doing with firewood in the house? But now this kid is lively, which is also a good thing, it is better than not talking and not looking at people before.

Xuan Miaoer put away the roots and branches, and ran back to help Liu's cook, and at this time the yard began to be lively, the adults got up and began to wash, and the children began to chase and play.

At this time, Xuan Wentao and Xuan Wenjiang, who were carrying pigweed, also came back, put down the pigweed and went into the west chamber to scoop water and wash their hands.

Xuan Miao'er looked at the yard and sighed, how good it would be if her father was not her stepmother, everyone had just gotten up, her family had already gotten up, and her father and second uncle had to hunt pigweed to feed the pigs early in the morning.

The meal was also ready, and the table was set up in the upper room, Xuan Miaoer helped Liu serve the food to the table, in this era, it was still a gentleman who was far away from cooking, so Xuan Anhao couldn't come over to help.

The meal is divided between men and women, and Xuan Anhao is seven years old, and he also shares a table with men.

Old man Xuan took the man to the table on the kang head, and Mrs. Xuan Ma took these female dependents to a table on the kang tip, breakfast is also simple, one person has a nest, porridge can be added casually, a small pot of pickles, and a pot of fried vegetarian dishes.

This is easy, it is all allocated, Xuan Miaoer took Ma's nest head, and looked at the fourth aunt who was serving rice to serve porridge to everyone, in fact, the rice was made by her own mother, why did she have to change people?

When the rice was distributed to herself, she understood, there was only rice soup in her bowl, not a single grain of rice, she hesitated to speak, because she saw that Ma's bowl was all dry, and Ma's sister-in-law was also dry rice.

She wanted to stand up and say that she wanted to at least get justice, but Liu pulled her to sit down and didn't let her speak.

Xuan Miao'er didn't understand, but she also quieted down, after all, she didn't know much about the situation, and there was no taste for a meal, because Ma's face made Xuan Miao'er look uncomfortable, such an old peasant lady, wearing red and green and smearing powder, a dead face was expressionless, like a ghost who had just crawled out of a coffin, and there was a little ghost Xuan Baozhu beside her.

After eating, Xuan Miaoer helped Liu clean up the dishes and chopsticks, quickly ran back to the West Chamber, rinsed all the roots and branches, and carefully held them on the kang.

At this time, Xuan Wentao and Xuan Wenjiang took Xuan Anrui to work in the field, the autumn harvest was about to begin, and there was more farm work.

Xuan Anhao was not yet old enough to do farm work, so he followed behind Xuan Miao'er and looked at her strange behavior very puzzled: "Sister, what are you going to do?"

Xuan Miao'er looked at the baby on the kang, and her eyes lit up: "Brother, do we have any carving knives or anything like that in our house?"

Xuan Anhao nodded: "Yes, my uncle is a carpenter, and I wanted to accept my brother as an apprentice, but my grandmother didn't let me go, saying that there was a lot of land at home and little work. ”

Xuan Miao'er shouted from the bottom of her heart again, the stepmother was too terrible: "Brother, then you go and bring the tools, let's make something to earn some pocket money." ”

"My sister can learn embroidery, carpenters are made by men, it's sad enough for me to become an embroiderer, and my sister becomes a carpenter again, it's not like there is no way to live. Xuan Anhao stood there without moving, his face full of resentment.

This is the first time this younger brother has said no to himself, Xuan Miao'er's heart is a little sour, and she is a little warm: "Brother, my sister doesn't want to be a carpenter, just carve a few wood carving pendants and make decorations." ”

Xuan Anhao sighed old-fashionedly: "Hey, whatever you want." "I went to get the tools.

When Xuan Miaoer opened the toolbox, she breathed a sigh of relief, although these tools are not as fine as modern ones, they are complete, and they will build a set when they have money in the future.

She took out the carving knife and began to carve on a branch, the root of the tree let her aside, the root carving is a large piece, and it will take a few months to complete, and the thing must be finished to find a buyer who can appreciate it, so it is better to get something simple first, and carve some small ornaments.

She already has a spectrum in her heart, and the meaning is simple, such as fish represents wealth, bottle represents peace, pomegranate represents many children, and peach represents longevity.

After a while, she completed a thumb-sized work in her hand, a small vase, and a few plum blossoms on it, which is very simple, but you can see what it is at a glance, and it is very vivid, and the shape is also beautiful.

Xuan Miao'er wanted sandpaper, but she didn't, she thought about it and found a piece of cloth, put sand in it, let Xuan Anhao polish it slowly, and began to carve the next item again.

Xuan Anhao looked at his sister's hand carving quickly, and felt a little uneasy, my sister used to be able to embroider, but now she can't, but suddenly she can carve?

Looking at her brother's worries, Xuan Miaoer also came up with a good statement: "Actually, I used to watch an old grandfather carve at the entrance of the village, and he saw that I liked to teach me some, I have a good memory, so I remember ** not far from ten, and besides, I used to draw so many paintings, so I have a score in my heart?"

Xuan Anhao nodded: "No wonder my sister carved it so well, it's just that I haven't seen that old man." ”

"It's a merchant who picks and picks, just passing by our village. "Xuan Miao'er's lie was said after she pondered for a while, so there should be no flaws.

In fact, when she said this, she was afraid that the family would still have to ask in a few days, especially the root carving was so big that it was impossible to hide it, but she couldn't let the upper room know.

In ancient times, there were many merchants and carpenters, so Xuan Anhao believed Xuan Miaoer's words: "After that, my sister will also teach me, and I won't embroider." ”

Xuan Miaoer also thought so, but she couldn't let her brother embroider, and it would be bad to make a sissy again: "Well, my younger brother will go to a private school in the future, and he will take the top exam in the future." ”

As the sister and brother spoke, a few pendants were carved out in their hands, and Xuan Anhao and Xuan Miaoer took a small sandbag and polished it carefully.

Xuan Miao'er suddenly remembered the sales question and asked, "Brother, what day is the county market?"

"The town market is there every day. ”

"Oh, then we'll take the time to sell it in a few days. ”

"Well, I heard that there is a big flower in the town, and when he sees something he likes, he will reward him with money, and all the rewards are silver, if only he could like it. Xuan Anhao said with a little child's expectation and fantasy.

Xuan Miao'er heard this title and felt interesting: "Hua Dashao, but also Hua Da Sister, what is there to envy about that kind of gentleman, we will rely on our own hands to create wealth in the future." ”

Xuan Anhao's age has not yet been determined, so education is very important, and after listening to Xuan Miaoer's words, he also felt that it made sense: "My sister is right, I will have to earn money on my own in the future." ”