Preparation for Children (One Hundred and Five)
I began to want to do something for my child, the child was born without a father by his side, I wanted to make him feel the love of two people for him.
As I was told, all the doors were fitted with low handrails, and I had to let my children open and close the doors by themselves from elementary school. In the yard and in the house, I asked people to make a few garbage bins, a hole was opened in the side, and flowers could be planted on the top. My child, I want him to be environmentally conscious from an early age. From memory, I also asked the big girl to go to the town to find a carpenter, and according to the picture I drew, I made a slide in the yard, I remember when I was a child, I played this game every day and never got tired of it. The master carpenter's craftsmanship was good, and I also made him a shaker and a sliding bookshelf desk, each of which looked very exquisite.
When I asked the master carpenter to pay for his wages, he waved his hand again and again and refused to accept it. When I asked him why he didn't accept it, the carpenter cautiously asked me to pay for it with the drawings.
It was the first time I had seen such a studious carpenter, and when I asked him why he made such a request, he said, "Madame instructed the little one to make these things, and I saw it for the first time, and I thought that I could make some according to the drawings and sell them to those who wanted to take children, and Madam, if I could promise to send the drawings to me, the little one would be grateful, and how could I take Madame's money!" The man looked at me expectantly. I didn't really want these things to get around, for fear of causing necessary trouble, but listening to the carpenter's words, thinking that more children could enjoy the fun of childhood, I had some respect for this simple carpenter, and it was difficult to refuse. After thinking about it, I said: "It's rare that your craftsmanship is so good, I will give you the drawings as a reward, and you still have to accept this salary, but I have a request, the drawings can only be used by yourself, and must not be seen by others." The carpenter took the drawings and the money and left gratefully.
My body became heavier day by day, the flowers withered in the blink of an eye, the leaves fell, it was late autumn, although it was late autumn, this day was a good sunny day, the sky was blue and transparent, I sat bored on the shore. Seeing the two maids washing their clothes by the river, the reeds by the river have also failed, and the white tidbits are flying all over the sky.
"Sister, hurry up and wash, don't let the mother stay by the river for a long time, it's windy!" One of the little maids said breathlessly while wielding a wooden hammer.
My body is more afraid of the cold than others, and although it is only late autumn, I am already wearing thicker cotton clothes.
"I don't have a problem, I'll be alive soon, but it's you, there's still a bunch of clothes behind you that haven't been washed!" The big maid said unhurriedly.
The little maid turned her head to look, and was so anxious that she stood up and stamped her feet.
"Hahaha, don't worry, you wash slowly, the weather is so good, I still want to take a walk in this forest." I said with a smile and stood up
The big maid was anxious to stand up and accompany me, I said no, promised to only walk nearby, and I wouldn't go too far if I walked around, and the two girls kept telling me to be careful, not to leave their sight, these two little girls, now they completely treat me as a sister.
Walking on the path covered with thick fallen leaves, the sound of footsteps is very crisp, and the air is a little cold, but I have an extra layer of childish joy, taking small sips and breathing softly, letting the fresh air let it stay in the nasal cavity and trachea for a while, such a happy feeling seems to activate the cells in the body, and I can't help but hum softly.
I have walked through this forest many times, looking up through the treetops, the autumn sun is still dappled on the leaves, the time seems to be early, I walked a little farther than usual, and now I have passed through that small bamboo forest, it is so beautiful, those two little girls must not know that there is a hole behind this forest! In front of me a narrow river gurgling on the side of the mountain, and the source of this small river is a few small waterfalls straight down from the top of the mountain, long shrubs sticking out of the cracks in the mountain, gently swaying with the breeze, I stood in the river slightly closed my eyes, with my ears, skin to feel the wonder of this world, after a while, I opened my eyes, I have to go back, the two little girls should be worried about me.
I was about to turn around when I felt a gust of wind whirling down the embankment, and the dust and leaves that rolled up and fell in front of my eyes. Before I could come back to my senses, a big black guy appeared in my field of vision, squatting seven or eight meters away from me.
It was a majestic, adult tiger, staring into his eyes, my nervous heart, but suddenly relaxed, those copper bell-like eyes, when looking at me, were gentle, but also intelligent, seemed to see the most mysterious things in the world. It looked at me silently for a moment, then slowly moved towards me, I reached out, my eyes were bright and shining, like a chemical coating catalyzed by love.
"Come here!" I whispered. Hearing my voice, it picked up speed and came to me like a whirlwind, and I hugged it. On this autumn afternoon, I reunited with it.
When the two little girls came to me after washing their clothes, they were stunned by the scene in front of them. Of course, I was afraid that it would hurt them, so I told it over and over again that they were my friends, and finally, it was no longer hostile to them, but the two little girls never dared to get close to it.