Chapter 8: The Zhou Family

"March, March." Chun Tao woke up and saw that there was only September and October in bed, so she went out to look for March.

"Are you awake? Are you getting better? March was preparing breakfast in the stove room when she heard Chun Tao's voice poking her head out and asking.

Hurt your muscles and bones for a hundred days, how can you get better so quickly! But he said, "It's better, I..." Chun Tao walked into the stove room to help, but found that he only had his right hand to move, "I'll help you set the dishes and chopsticks!" ”

"Good! The dishes and chopsticks are there. March pointed to the cabinet in the stove room, "My dad said, let me have breakfast and then help you change the dressing." ”

"Okay." Chun Tao carefully put the dishes and chopsticks on the dining table in the courtyard with one hand.

"Here, take off your clothes, and I'll help you change your dressing." After breakfast, March picked up the prepared medicine and helped Chun Tao change the medicine in the house.

"Hmm!" Chun Tao slowly took off her clothes and watched the movements of March's hands with some apprehension.

"By the way, have you thought of any excuse to go to Zhou's house?" March lightly removed the wooden strips and linen, and was a little worried about hurting the spring peach.

"I thought of it." Chun Tao smiled slightly, last night's conversation with Lamei had already given her an idea.

"What's the solution?" March looked up at her.

"You look at my hands, don't look at me." Chun Tao was worried that March would make her feel pained again.

"Yes, yes!" March immediately concentrated on changing the medicine and tying the linen.

"Don't forget to tie the sticks to it too." Tie up the wooden strips, and Chun Tao puts on the clothes with the help of March.

"You haven't told me what to do?"

"You're not stupid, guess what." Chun Tao stood up and smiled and touched March's head, then pushed the door and walked out.

"Silly Spring Peach!" Chun Tao's movements made March stunned for a moment, and after a while, he caught up with Chun Tao angrily, and didn't dare to move her, "Where are you going?" ”

"I'll go to Zhou's house."

"Then you can't come back?" I saw Chun Tao shaking her head. "Your injuries are not healed, don't you change the dressing?"

"It's not convenient for me to stay at your house all the time." Last night, there were four people crammed into one bed, and Chun Tao was really embarrassed.

"My mother said that if you go back, she will personally go to your house and arrest you." March leaned on the knocker arm and raised her eyebrows and looked at Chun Tao, "You don't want my mother to quarrel with your sister-in-law, right?" ”

It was definitely a tough battle, and it was terrifying to think about. "Okay, I'll be back, but I don't know when." Chun Tao smiled helplessly.

"Okay, then you should hurry up and go with your injuries!" March showed a treacherous smile and waved her hand at Chun Tao, who smiled and was not so nervous.

"Don't forget what we taught you yesterday."

"Aunt Zhou, are you at home?" Chun Tao stood in front of Zhou's door for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to knock on the door of Zhou's house. "Aunt Zhou..."

"Who?" With a deep male voice, the door of the Zhou family opened.

"This girl, what is the matter with finding her mother?" Chun Tao glanced at the man and left in a hurry, only noticing that he was wearing a cyan robe.

"Strange, did I scare her?" This man was Zhou Kuiruo, he looked at Chun Tao's hurried back, and then turned his head to look at the quiet courtyard. "My mother has been a little strange lately, and she is always not at home."

"Aunt Zhou... Aunt Zhou..."After taking a break after lunch, Chun Tao went to Zhou's house again.

"Who's coming!" Aunt Zhou's voice was not loud, soft, and with a sense of vicissitudes of time.

"It's me, Chun Tao." Chun Tao answered, and heard thin footsteps coming from behind the door.

"Spring peach? Come on, come in! Aunt Zhou had already opened the door and welcomed Chun Tao in.

Chun Tao nodded and followed Aunt Zhou into the courtyard.

"Is there anything wrong with coming to the eldest lady? Have a seat! Don't stand. Aunt Zhou handed Chun Tao a glass of water.

"I, I am..."Chun Tao began to get nervous as soon as she sat down, and she forgot all about Lamei and March yesterday, and she reached out to get the cup and didn't hold it steadily, and the water spilled on her body. Hug, sorry! ”

"Wipe it now!" Chun Tao got up and took the handkerchief handed by Aunt Zhou, avoiding the water stains on her clothes with her left hand.

"What's wrong with your left hand?" Chun Tao's strange movements and obviously bulging sleeves attracted Aunt Zhou's attention, "Injured?" ”

"Accidentally... Knocked. ”

"Will it swell like this?" Knowing that Chun Tao was reluctant to say, Aunt Zhou didn't want to ask again, but when she saw Chun Tao's right hand bone the size of a sheep's hoof, she couldn't help but ask.

"I... I've heard... Auntie's... The embroidery is very good..."Chun Tao really didn't know what to say, so she had to divert the topic, "so I thought..."

"Say whatever you want! The eldest lady can help. Aunt Zhou knew that Chun Tao deliberately diverted the topic, and she was not nosy.

"It's like that... Pattern... It's not good, so..."Chun Tao took a sip of water and said slowly, "I have... Patterns, I hope to... I can help you. Chun Tao licked her lips, and finally stumbled to finish speaking, glanced at Aunt Zhou and lowered her head again.

"You want to help me? Why? "Although the two of them are from the same village, they usually don't have much contact and no friendship.

"That's it..."Recalling what she learned yesterday, Chun Tao began to win sympathy.

"You know... My family's... situation, I... I thought... A little bit of money... Self-defense. Chun Tao glanced at Aunt Zhou and hurriedly said, "I... I don't want a lot, just one percent, we... Help each other. Chun Tao licked her lips, worried that Aunt Zhou would refuse.

"You're not the third girl of Zhao Fusheng's family, called... Lamei's, is the relationship good? Her craftsmanship is also good! Aunt Zhou has also heard about the situation of Chun Tao's family, and what she said is reasonable, but it is still a little strange.

Chun Tao glanced at Aunt Zhou, only to see her with a smile in her eyes, knowing that she was just curious. "Lamei, she... Weekday... There's a lot going on, so..."Chun Tao couldn't make it up halfway, frowning.

"Okay, Auntie knows." Aunt Zhou poured a glass of water for Chun Tao again, "It's just that this trick needs to be delicate and innovative, but it's not just a casual drawing." ”

"I know." When it comes to what she is good at, Chun Tao doesn't have to worry about how to say it, "Now... Most of the tricks, only some... Common flowers... And butterflies, the painting method is different, the embroidery method is different, although there are also new ideas, but not enough... Striking, no... Desire to buy. ”

"It's... What is Desire to Buy? Chun Tao's words impressed Aunt Zhou.

Oops, that's a good idea. "Just... I just want to buy it... Idea. Chun Tao scratched her forehead, "Auntie, your family... Do you have pen and paper? I'm drawing it for you. ”

"Yes, you wait, I'll get it." Aunt Zhou was curious about what Chun Tao would draw, so she smiled and turned around and entered the house.

Aunt Zhou entered the house, and Chun Tao breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. The courtyard of the Zhou family is very small, the big house is facing the gate, and the big house seems to be divided into two rooms, the left side of the courtyard is a compartment and a latrine, and the right side is a stove room and a well, and the firewood is piled up in the stove room. In addition to tables and chairs, clothes to dry on the side, there is also a big tree in the yard. There are not many things but the yard is too small and looks a little crowded.

"I didn't find any new paper, these are used by Quill, so you can draw them the other way!" Soon Aunt Zhou came out with a pen and paper.

Chun Tao was stunned when she took the paper. "Chun Tao, what's wrong?"