In addition to the eldest aunt of the third grandfather and three grandmothers, there is also her own aunt Gu Daya's family.

Old man Gu and Mrs. Gu wanted Gu Daya, but Gu Daya was unwilling, so she ran away with a merchant, and she had not returned to her parents' house all these years, but only asked someone to bring a letter and a tael of silver to Gu Dashan, saying that she was very good.

Gu Dashan has always been very worried, and once wanted to go to Gu Daya's in-laws' house to have a look, but it was delayed because of his livelihood.

When fleeing from the drought, passing by Mingshan County, where Gu Daya was married, Gu Dayan took advantage of the rest to inquire about Gu Daya's family, but there was no news at all.

Gu Jinli knew that Gu Daya was Gu Dashan's heart knot, and he always wanted to find this sister; Looking at the third grandfather and the third grandmother, the wish of the two elders for the rest of their lives is also to find their daughter's family, she thought about it and asked, "Third grandfather and third grandmother, do you remember the appearance of my eldest aunt?" ”

The third grandfather and the third grandmother both nodded: "I remember, how can I not remember." ”

It was the only child in their lives, and even if they died, they wouldn't forget what she looked like.

Gu Jinli said: "Otherwise, you come to the appearance of the eldest aunt, I will draw it, let's draw the appearance of the eldest aunt, and then write down the name and origin of the eldest aunt's family, and ask Uncle Shang to help find someone, or we will offer a reward to find it ourselves, if someone provides information about the eldest aunt's family, or can take us to find the eldest aunt's family, we will pay him." ”

The third grandfather and the third grandmother listened very movingly, they didn't care about the money, even if they let their family go bankrupt, they were willing to spend money to find their daughter's family.

But......

"Is that really going to work?" The third grandmother said worriedly: "We are strangers, we don't know many people, even if we are willing to give money, others will not do their best to find it?" ”

Gu Jinli pointed to the tofu in the yard and said, "Third grandma, you forgot, we still have tofu, there are many people who come to our house to sell tofu, we can let them help pay attention to it." They want to carry tofu to other places to sell, a little farther, it is not necessary to be able to run to Linxian, as long as this place runs far, runs a lot, maybe someone will meet the aunt's family. ”

The person who picks tofu to sell is like a spark, as long as it spreads, there will always be a day when the news will be obtained.

After hearing this, the third grandfather and the third grandmother were so excited that their eyes were red, and the third grandfather choked up and said, "That's it, let's do it, you and Brother An will draw the appearance of your Aunt Fuya." ”

Thinking of Gu Daya's sister Gu Daya again, he added: "Call your father out, draw the appearance of your aunt, and look for it together." ”

"Huh." Gu Jinli ran to the kitchen and told Gu Dashan and Cui about the two aunts Gu Fuya and Gu Daya.

Gu Dashan and Cui's were ordering braised tofu, and when they heard this, they were both stunned, but Cui's pushed Gu Dashan and said with a smile: "Boss, Xiaoyu said that she was looking for her aunt, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you go out with the child quickly, draw the appearance of the eldest girl, and find someone early." ”

Cui's knew Gu Dashan's thoughts, and the matter of the eldest girl had been in his heart for so long, he always wanted to find the eldest girl.

In the past, there was no way to escape the famine, but now that I have settled down and made a living with tofu, my family has income every day, and it is not a problem to spend some money to find the eldest girl's family.

Gu Dashan was very excited, his hands shook involuntarily for a long time before he came back to his senses: "Eh, I'll go now." ”

As he spoke, he rushed out of the kitchen door and asked Gu Jinli: "Xiaoyu, is your method really good?" Can I really find your aunt? ”

Gu Jinli said as he walked: "I can't guarantee that I will find it, at least there is hope." ”

Gu Dashan had red circles in his eyes, tears in his eyes, and nodded: "Yes, it's always a hope." ”

When the father and daughter came to the courtyard, Gu Jinan had already moved the table out, put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone away, and after seeing Gu Dashan, he smiled and said: "Dad, sit down, tell us about the appearance of your aunt, let's draw your aunt and find someone." ”

"Okay." Gu Dashan answered, and after sitting down, he began to recall Gu Daya's appearance.

And the third grandmother has already begun to say: "Your Aunt Fuya was born eight years after I married your third grandfather, five years younger than your father, and now she is Chinese New Year's Eve two, her face looks the same as me, her face is round, her eyes are round, her nose looks like your third grandfather, she is tall and tall......"

The third grandmother said slowly, and Gu Jinli and Gu Jinan began to paint.

But the two of them painted in different styles, Gu Jin'an painted an ink-shaped figure painting taught by Shang Xiucai, while Gu Jinli painted a modern sketch, in comparison, Gu Jin'an's painting is at most like a person, and Gu Jinli's painting can be regarded as a visible appearance.

Gu Jinan was very surprised by this, but he didn't ask more, no matter how much he asked, Xiaoyu still said "I learned it from others on the way to escape from the wilderness" or "I figured it out myself".

Gu Jinan is a smart person, after a few times, he will no longer ask his sister such unanswered questions, but will only help her cover up.

Drawing a portrait of a character is not a simple matter, even with the two references of the third grandfather and the third grandmother, it still took Gu Jinli half an hour to finish painting the portrait of Gu Fuya, and after modification, he handed it to them.

The third grandfather and the third grandmother looked at the portraits on the paper, and opened their mouths wide in shock: "This, this painting is too similar." ”

On the paper is a woman with a woman's hair in a bun, a round face and round eyes, a high nose, a thin and upturned mouth, and a natural smile. There are wrinkles on the forehead, fine lines at the corners of the eyes, and two deep nasolabial folds on the two cheeks, which looks like a thirty-five or sixteen.

This was deliberately painted by Gu Jinli in his old age.

Although the third grandmother said that Gu Fuya was only thirty-two years old, the peasant family, after more than half a year of desertion, at least a few years older, you can't paint according to your real age, otherwise the appearance is too bad, and you will admit your mistake.

The third grandfather was very satisfied with the portrait, and kept saying: "Like, at least there is a seven-point portrait." ”

It is enough to have a seven-point portrait, as long as people who have seen this portrait will definitely be able to recognize Fuya when they see Fuya again.

The third grandmother looked at this portrait and cried into tears: "Fuya, this is my Fuya." ”

The third grandfather also wanted his daughter, but he still reminded the third grandmother: "You take it easy, this is Xiaoyu's hard drawing, don't hit your tears on the painting, if you break this painting, we won't be able to find Fuya." ”

When the third grandmother heard this, she hurriedly put away her tears, put the portrait back on the table, stood by the table, and looked at the portrait from a distance and wept.

Gu Jinli looked at Gu Dashan and asked him, "Dad, do you remember?" ”

Gu Dashan nodded, and said, "Dad and your aunt haven't seen each other for more than ten years, so she only has the ......appearance of her when she was young."

Gu Jinli said: "It's okay, you said, I will draw the eldest aunt in the old age." ”