Chapter 34: Puppets (PK, Asking for Votes)
Yongning ran up this hillside, with the ultimate goal of finding some plants that could be soaked in water and drunk. She hated the spicy and bitter tea soup to death, but now the high-ranking families all take this thing as a status symbol, boiling it like brushing pot water, and also making a set of standardized actions, which always makes Yongning black line speechless.
Now that spring is blooming, and the trees on this hillside are mixed, and the vegetation here must all grow naturally, then she has a good chance of finding what she is looking for. Walking along the canal to the hillside, along the way, she really found a lot of wild mint and wild chrysanthemums in the shade, and she was in a good mood. By the time they returned, the blue in the hands of Tim Fu and Tim Xi were basically full.
When the villagers came down from the hillside, there were already many farmers squatting in the fields. The children's minds were not on eating, and they gathered around a merchant pushing a wheelbarrow on several floors. Yongning was also full of curiosity and leaned over to watch the excitement.
There are really a lot of things on this merchant's wheelbarrow, from fat powder boxes, to pine nut candy, and some farm tools that don't take up space, and the natural attraction for children is those who eat and play, and Yongning, who is red and willow green, doesn't recognize a lot, and naturally she is impatient to look at those. It was the two dolls that were hung high on the shelves by the merchant that attracted Yongning's attention.
The puppets were carved out of wood, a maiden in palace costumes, and a scribe in Confucian costumes, who were particularly delicately lined with a pile of inferior gadgets next to them. Yongning hadn't seen such a desirable thing for a long time, so he raised his voice and said to the merchant: "Xiaolang, please take down that pair of dolls and show me ......"
The merchant was good-tempered, smiled in response, took down the pair of dolls and handed them to Yongning.
Yongning took it in his hand and looked left and right, although there were some flaws up close, but it was okay, so he asked again: "How much is this pair of dolls?" ”
The merchant didn't seem to expect Yongning to ask the price, so he was stunned for a moment before saying: "If you want one, fifteen big money, if you want a pair, only twenty-eight big money......
Yongning rarely goes out to buy things, and she doesn't know whether the price of the "twenty-eight big money" is expensive or cheap, but these money can only be regarded as small money in the eyes of her, the prime minister's daughter, and she nodded at Tim Fu, and Tim Fu counted the money from his purse and handed it to the merchant.
Yongning happily held the two dolls and pondered while walking, maybe he really found something interesting this time. As soon as she returned to the other courtyard, she saw that Fang Yiai was actually sitting at the door waiting for her, and she couldn't help but be a little curious, and asked, "Why did the second brother come over today?" "When I came to give her fresh fruit the day before yesterday, I also said that I didn't have time to come over these days.
Fang Yiai didn't answer her question, but just pointed to the two dolls in her hand and asked, "What is this?" Where did it come from? ”
"This is a puppet, don't you recognize it?" Yongning's eyes widened and said, "The things of the goods of the merchant over there, I only take a fancy to this pair of ......."
"I naturally know it's a puppet......" Fang Yiai flicked Yongning's head angrily and said, "I mean, don't you like such things on weekdays?" I haven't seen you play with those porcelain dolls I bought in exchange before, why do you take such a broken thing as a treasure now? ”
Yongning turned around and stuffed the doll into Tian Xi's arms, rubbed his head dissatisfiedly, pouted and said: "I used to be busy, and I didn't have enough time to read every day, but now it's good, every day is that "Tao Te Ching", and I have long been tired of reading it...... When I saw this pair of dolls just now, I suddenly thought of something funny, so I bought it......"
"What's all the fun?" Fang Yiai took Yongning's hand and asked as he walked into the courtyard.
"I'm going to make my own doll and play with it!" Yongning loudly announced his decision.
"Do it yourself?" Fang Yiai glanced back at the wooden puppet that Tian Xi was holding, and said, "This puppet is not carved from wood, or burned in mud, how do you make it yourself?" ”
Yongning tilted his head and smiled at Fang Yiai as if he was flattering, and said while laughing: "Second brother, can you help me get a set of carving knives for carving wood?" When I finish my studies, I'll definitely give you a beautiful set of dolls! ”
"Nonsense!" Fang Yiai frowned when she heard this: "You are a good young lady, what do you learn to carve wood?!" Is this what you should be learning? What kind of puppet do you want, just tell the second brother, and the second brother will help you find someone to make it! ”
Yongning lowered her head and quietly stuck out her tongue, knowing that she had said the wrong thing, and after admitting her mistake very sincerely and saying that she would never mention learning carving again, she pestered Fang Yiai to help her find a craftsman who could carve things and send it over.
This is naturally not a difficult thing, and Fang Yiai is full of promises.
Yongning then asked again with satisfaction the purpose of Fang Yiai's sudden visit to the other hospital.
Fang Yiai said with some embarrassment: "The seventh day of the next month is Princess Gaoyang's birthday, I, I don't know what kind of birthday gift to give, so ......" At the end, his eyes were a little uncertain, and the tips of his ears were suspiciously flushed.
Yongning covered his mouth and snickered, annoyed Fang Yiai so much that he tugged at her hair bun, and then forced a smile and said: "What's so difficult about this, you hurry up and send me a craftsman who can carve, I'll get a set of dolls for you to send to her, keep her like!" ”
"Is that good? How much is a set of dolls worth, I'm afraid, I'm afraid she won't look down on it......" Fang Yiai is a little hesitant, recently he and Princess Gaoyang are getting better, although he did it intentionally, but he is still very satisfied with the current "conflict-free" situation, if something happens because of the birthday ceremony, it will not be good......
Yongning glanced at Fang Yiai, and said, "Princess Gaoyang has never seen any rare treasures in the palace?" If you really get some things that are worth the mountain, she may not take them seriously, so it is better to get some interesting and interesting gadgets......"
Fang Yiai thought about it and felt that it seemed to make sense, so he immediately sent someone back to the city to find a craftsman who was good at wood carving.
Wood carving is not a rare skill, and the next day, Fang Yiai asked people to bring four craftsmen for Yongning to pick. Yongning asked each of the four people to carve a small wooden pig, looked at the craftsmanship, and finally left an old craftsman in his fifties who was not outstanding in his craft.
Then, Yongning put all his energy on the dolls, and after drawing the pictures every day, he sent them to the old man Wang to stare at him and carve them. When the carving was finished, she took it back to the room and painted it herself. The drawings drawn by Yongning are all Q version of the character modeling, and there is nothing peculiar about it before coloring the eyebrow painting, but the finished product after her post-processing has been praised by everyone who has seen it. Even Old Man Wang himself couldn't believe that those puppets were carved out by him.
Yongning snickered secretly. At that time, she would leave the oldest and worst old man Wang, who was dizzy and dizzy, and people were not very clear, so it was easy for her to do her hands and feet on the carved wood embryo.
Every time the old man Wang carved the wooden embryo, she would take Tian Fu and Tian Xi out after she took it back to the room, and then decorate it with Transfiguration to be truly completed. To put it bluntly, these puppets are just borrowing the name of Old Man Wang, in fact, the finished products are all conjured by Yongning with magic, and the so-called coloring is just an excuse. How can the finished product not be liked?!
This middle room bereaved several times, but Yongning didn't let him look at the dolls he made, and hung his appetite vigorously. Those who have seen it only praise their good looks one by one, but they never mention what a good opinion is, and they scratch their ears and cheeks anxiously but have nothing to do. In the end, he was really relieved, and went home to grind with Mrs. Lu many times, and finally invited Mrs. Lu to the other courtyard to inspect.
As a result, Yongning deliberately stumbled, found the steward to drag Fang Yiai, and only quietly showed Mrs. Lu the two sets of dolls with a total of sixteen palm-sized dolls. The funny appearance of these dolls made Mrs. Lu laugh back and forth, and applauded repeatedly.
With Mrs. Lu going out as a guarantor, this is finally able to stabilize the love of the house.
Yongning asked Old Man Wang to make several large boxes and four or five hundred prototype embryos, and then settled the wages and let Old Man Wang go back. With these prototypes, it will be convenient for her to turn into any doll she wants to come out in the future.
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For the sake of the reminder ticket, I will try to update another chapter before twelve o'clock... Of course, if it's not even better, then there's no way... Tears rushed to the code word ~~~~~~~~~~~~