Guo Shouye and Wu glanced at each other, and they both turned dumb.

Dumb and dazed.

She didn't understand this rule, and she couldn't decide whether to agree to a family affair in a short time.

Aunt Cai smiled and said, "My in-laws have come from afar, and my son-in-law has also come, of course he will eat at my place." I also killed the chickens, and they are all ready......"

This is the truth, if you can't prepare for family affairs, you can have a way out.

She came forward at this time to let her in-laws take a break and go to Cai's house to discuss and decide.

Seeing this, Jiang Minghui was anxious, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he dared to say to Qinghu: "Guo ...... Little sister, the picture you saw that day...... Drawing, someone has made up their minds, and my brother is doing it. Shall I show you? ”

He didn't want to call her "Miss Guo", he thought it was too polite; It's too intimate to be called "dumb", because she is older, she calls her little sister with Guo Dagui and others, when she is a little sister, with some love, but not frivolous.

Qingmu was about to find an opportunity to approach him to observe his character and temperament, to determine whether he should be kissed, and when he heard that it was a bamboo silk picture, he immediately stood up and wanted to go with him.

Jiang Minghui was overjoyed and said in a trembling voice: "In ...... Over there. My second brother's house. ”

Guo Dagui also hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll take a look." ”

He's here to accompany his sister, so of course he has to follow.

The two families looked at each other and smiled, and they both breathed a sigh of relief, just because they couldn't ask for it.

So, the three of them retired in front of the elders and went out.

Aunt Jiang smiled at Aunt Cai and said, "I ate at noon." You can't get that chicken, so let's eat it in the evening. The in-laws came all the way away, didn't you stay overnight? Running back and forth, paying off road debts! ”

Aunt Cai understood, no longer shirked, and said, "Then I'll cook dinner." ”

At the moment, the two sides are divided into a bunch of men and a bunch of women, and they are talking hotly.

Besides, Qingdu and Guo Dagui followed Jiang Minghui to the West Courtyard, only to see that the courtyard was full of bamboo products. In the easternmost workshop, there are more bamboo products on the shelves against the wall on all sides, which are dazzling. One of the large countertops is covered with a bamboo silk drawing, which is less than half a foot long, and a picture of "whose new swallow pecks spring mud" hangs on the shelf in front.

The dumb leaned over to inspect it, and the bamboo silk drawing was made according to the picture.

Guo Dagui's eyes rolled wildly, and he exclaimed, "This is all done by your family?" ”

Jiang Minghui looked dumb and replied, "Hey, it's all of them." ”

Guo Dagui asked again: "Is it easy to sell such exquisite bamboo?" ”

Jiang Minghui said: "It's easy to sell." We're going to make two trips to the city in January. Last month, I also took over with a goods store in Fucheng, and I will sell it in one more place in the future. ”

There was a small pride in his voice, no longer as shy as before.

When he spoke, he always paid attention to his dumb actions.

The dumb gaze fell on the bamboo silk diagram for a long time.

Jiang Minghui said softly: "I came up with this." ”

Dumb raised his eyes to look at him, as if surprised.

Jiang Minghui was embarrassed to explain: "Since I was a child, I like to make up weird things. I...... My dad scolded me for not doing my job. But I just like it. I think that drawing bamboo strips into filaments and weaving things out is like embroidery......

Dumb and dumb suddenly understood.

It turned out to be a clever man who refused to follow the rules.

However, this kind of person is always difficult to accept at first, unless he makes an achievement.

Jiang Minghui told her his childhood experience as if he heard her heart.

It turned out that the Jiang family's bamboo craftsmanship was outstanding, but Jiang Minghui refused to learn hard. In addition to studying, I like to spend a lot of time making up some gadgets. His father scolded him for not being practical and making up things that were useless. It wasn't until one day that a guest bought a small fan he made for 500 yuan, and his father recognized his "undoing business".

Guo Dagui laughed when he heard this.

Dumb but didn't smile, he continued to stare at the bamboo silk diagram that had just begun to be made.

Jiang Minghui immediately stepped forward to demonstrate: "This bamboo silk is too thin, ordinary techniques are not good, so it should be braided like this......"

His hands moved smartly, like embroidery, and he explained to the dumb in a soft voice: how to select bamboo, how to deal with bamboo strips, how to draw silk, how to dye, and then to weaving...... The process is very complex and precise.

He spoke with relish, and looked at the maiden from time to time for confirmation.

Listen quietly, watch intently, and be very serious.

Guo Dagui said: "This is your family handicraft, how can you tell us?" ”

Jiang Minghui smiled: "It doesn't matter. It's no secret either. Our family's craftsmanship, even if others see it, don't even think about getting started in a few years. It's even more difficult to weave bamboo silk like me. My family is just my eldest brother, second brother and my father. They're old, and when I tell them, they're ready to go. It's just that it can't be too complicated, so you have to have the skills to draw. ”

He was glad that he had a skill that could make the dumb look at him.

The dumb looked at the picture in front of him again.

Jiang Minghui hurriedly said: "This is the pattern." ”

Then he said: "But I also drew a pattern and made it up." ”

"Pattern?" Guo Dagui hurriedly asked, "There are still patterns?" ”

Jiang Minghui took out the artwork and put it on the table.

At first glance, it was similar to the grid design she had drawn.

It's just that this picture is very simple, and only includes the pattern part, just like the pattern used by the girl to embroider. Where the pattern is woven in the work depends on the visual inspection and experience of the compiler.

In her vision and strength, the overall plan of this design plan is too imperfect.

Dumb and silently looking at the artwork and pondering.

Just then, there was laughter outside.

followed, Guo Qin, Guo Jian and a few little babies ran in.

Guo Jian pounced on the dumb, "Sister-in-law." ”

Qingdull hurriedly grabbed him by the shoulder, looked down and found that his knees were full of dust, so he squatted down to help him pat. After a few beatings, it was clean, and when I raised my eyes, I found that his face was dirty again, and I pulled out a handkerchief to help him wipe his face. After wiping his face, he found that the pigtails on his head were loose and crumbling, so he took him in his arms, removed the red belt, and re-tied a cupola pigtail. Then he took out a jujube comb from the small bag he was carrying, and combed the short hair around his head neatly.

After a while, the little baby regained her clean and tidy appearance.

Qingducai pushed him away and motioned for him to play with his brothers.

Jiang Minghui watched her do this, and his heart was soft.

Dumb stood up and saw him in a blink of an eye.

Jiang Minghui said, "I'...... I'll take you to my eldest brother's side. ”

Qinglu didn't want to go over there, didn't want to meet people and be judged by people, and wanted to have more opportunities to observe him, so he turned his mind and asked, "The back mountains are all bamboo?" ”

Jiang Minghui nodded hurriedly and asked, "Do you want to see it?" ”

Dumb nodded.

Jiang Minghui hurriedly said: "I'll take you there." ”

He just wanted to find a chance to talk and coexist with the dumb, and he couldn't wait to go to a quiet place.

So, a few people walked to the backyard.

As soon as you get out of the hospital, you will be greeted by towering bamboo, covering the sky and the sun.

"The green bamboo enters the secluded path, and the green radish brushes the clothes." It refers to the scenery in front of you.

Jiang Minghui led the way and took the Guo family brothers and sisters deep into the bamboo forest.

Guo Dagui said to Qing Du: "Little sister, this bamboo is really thick." Our family is a water bamboo, which is much thinner than this. However, bamboo shoots don't taste as good as water bamboo shoots. ”

Jiang Minghui turned around and said: "Spring bamboo shoots are not good, winter bamboo shoots are very tender." Stir-fried bacon with winter bamboo shoots is the best taste. While motioning to be dumb and pay attention to his feet, "Little sister, it's raining just now, and this road is easy to slip, so I'm steady." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to pull the dumbness.

Qing looked at him dumbly, and did not reach out to meet him.

Guo Dagui took a step forward and led his sister away.

Jiang Minghui felt embarrassed and retracted his hand.

Soon, he forgot about the embarrassment just now, and explained all the way:

"This piece of bamboo belongs to my family. Over there, after crossing the ditch, it used to be Sister Cai's house. The east side passes by the crooked-necked poplar tree, which belongs to someone else's. ”

"You see a lot of ditches on the mountain, they are all smooth and slippery, and they look like they are washed by water, but they are not. Do you know what's going on? It's made by the bamboo. We cut bamboos on the mountain, pushed them down the clearing, dragged them along, and so on. Later, there was no need to drag the bamboo, and when you pushed it into the ditch, it slid down by itself, which was very trouble-free. ”

"I used to come to this back mountain to study, quiet."

"There's a rabbit on this mountain."

"In two months, we will be able to dig winter bamboo shoots."

He enthusiastically said something that didn't matter, no matter how big or small, and was bent on making Qingmu familiar with the environment in which he lived and the interesting things he experienced.

Suddenly, he saw a plum tree next to the ditch in front of him, and he hurriedly pointed it out to her, "That's a plum tree." When I was a child, I always couldn't wait for plum red, so I picked and ate it, and my teeth were sour. As he spoke, he couldn't help but cover his cheeks with his hands, as if his mouth was sour.

Qing Du could actually understand his joy, and felt that he was not so strange.

Guo Dagui laughed, like a bosom friend.

After laughing, he said, "What are you, and I'm the same." I have a lot of date trees in my house. When I was a child, I couldn't wait for the jujube to be red, so I climbed up to pick it, and my little sister picked it up below. Eat secretly every day! ”

Saying that, he turned his head sideways and asked Qingdu, "Little sister, do you remember?" ”

Dumb nodded slightly.

The original owner remembers a very happy childhood anecdote.

"My mother hid the dried dates at the head of her bed, and I touched and nibbled them a few times a day. After a large bag of dates was gnawed, my mother found out. Guo Dagui said, patting his chest proudly, "Look at how good I look." My mother said that they all eat dates. It is said that 'three dates a day, live to be 100 years old and not look old.' ’”

Jiang Minghui laughed and said, "So you also eat secretly? ”

Guo Dagui nodded, not ashamed, but proud, and said with flying eyebrows: "You don't have anything here, it's all bamboo, it's not fun." Our house is more fun than this. In May and June, when it was hot, I soaked in the water, which was cool and I ate it. At that time, the lotus root was whiter than the arms and legs of the little baby, sweet and silky, crisp and tender. I like to pick and eat the most. My father saw it, and said that I was ruining things, and beat me. Alas, you guys are all bamboo, and it's not fun at all. ”

He saw that he couldn't get out of the bamboo forest when he drilled back and forth, so he was a little tired and couldn't stop complaining.

Jiang Minghui hurriedly said: "It's not all bamboo, there is a lake over the mountain." ”

said to the dumb man: "Little sister, go faster, there is fun on the other side of the mountain." ”

Unconsciously, he quickened his pace, following him and his brother.

Guo Dagui slipped on the soles of his feet, and in a hurry, he hooked a bamboo so that he didn't fall.

He couldn't help complaining, "You guys are so lazy that you don't get some stone slabs to pave the road." The roads in my house are paved with stones and stone slabs, and it is okay to walk on rainy days, which is much more convenient than this. ”

Jiang Minghui was ashamed and said, "I'll tell my father when I turn around, make a road." ”

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