Chapter 30 Someone from a neighboring village invited Jiang Li to come to his door to paint a portrait
Seeing that the dog had coaxed the two babies well, Jiang Li sneaked out to work again.
A woman with two children has a lot of housework every day.
Jiang Li first cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, wiped the table, swept the ground, and then began to prepare the ingredients to be eaten at noon.
It's not good to cook alone, Jiang Li plans to cook a bowl of noodles for himself and add some shredded meat and eggs.
The main thing is that the baby is still breastfeeding, and the nutrition must keep up, if there are conditions, it is best to drink soybean and pig's trotter soup, crucian carp tofu soup and local chicken soup.
It's a pity that the conditions at home are limited now, and Jiang Li can only settle for a while.
The confinement is finally done, and then you can't lie down like before, it's time to make money!
After the old lady of the sixth aunt's family finished painting the portrait, she miraculously lived for nearly a month.
As soon as Jiang Li was out of confinement, the old lady passed away, and I have to say that this incident is quite a coincidence.
The sixth aunt's family had already made preparations, so she didn't feel flustered, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.
The portrait painted by Jiang Li was framed and placed in the center of the mourning hall.
In the 70s, the funeral was very simple, and after the death of the elderly, the coffin and the portrait were placed in the middle of the hall, and relatives and friends came to pay their respects.
At noon, we were invited to dinner, and we were buried in the afternoon.
When the statue was unveiled, people from the village who had been curious for a long time came to watch the ceremony.
This posthumous image was painted by Jiang Li with their own eyes, and they didn't see the whole picture at that time, but only looked at it roughly.
Now the statue is placed in front of them, and the more they look at it, the more amazed they become.
This Jiang Li, the kung fu of painting is really amazing!
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have believed that such a realistic portrait was drawn with a pencil!
Some people have moved their minds, since Jiang Li can paint portraits of people, can he paint wedding photos and family photos?
It is very troublesome to go to the photo studio to take pictures, and the price is expensive, and sometimes it is not very clear to take pictures because of the bad relationship.
Jiang Li's paintings can be large or small, if you leave such a commemorative portrait at home and hang it on the wall, it should be very meaningful, right?
It's just that the colors used are richer, and if you also use black and white photos, it will look a bit like a posthumous image.
The fact that Jiang Li would paint a posthumous portrait was not only known to the people of Jiangjia Village, but also to the people of several villages next door.
This time, the old lady passed away, and the sixth aunt's house was particularly lively.
Not only did many people come from his own village, but there were also a lot of people from the next few villages.
The old lady's funeral was lively, and Jiang Li also became famous.
However, Jiang Li was still taking the baby at home at that time, and he was unaware of the excitement here.
After eating at noon, the dog ran out for a walk again, this guy couldn't be idle at all, and basically had to go out every day.
In the afternoon, as soon as Jiang Li was about to sit down, several people came to the door.
"May I ask if this is Jiang Li's house?"
Jiang Li heard the knock on the door and hurriedly walked out, and saw several unfamiliar faces.
"Who are you?"
"We are from the village next door, I heard that you are very good at painting portraits of the elderly, and the old man at home is dying, so I want to ask you to come to paint a portrait."
Several people explained their intentions, a total of two people to paint a portrait, they both live in Lijia Village next door, their houses are very close to each other, and the relationship between the two old men is also very good.
The last time he went to the door, he could get two yuan, and Jiang Li was quite satisfied with this income.
It's just that the two children in the family are not at ease when no one looks at them, and they are even more worried about going out with them.
Several people saw that she was silent for a long time, probably because it was too far away and felt that it was not worth making this money, so they consciously raised the price.
"As long as you are willing to go, our family will give you 1 yuan and 5 cents, and the two families will add up to three yuan."
"Actually, it's not about money, it's mainly about two children at home who have just reached the age of one, what if I leave them?"
"This ......"
It is also very difficult for the people who come, and it is not suitable for a child who has just completed the moon to see the dying person, and it is even more inappropriate to put it at home.
Could it be that this trip came to nothing? Thinking of the stubborn old man at home, the two looked at Jiang Li expectantly.
"Two, the situation of my family is really inconvenient to go far away, so I can only be sorry, I have worked hard for you to make this trip!"
"Oops! You kid, how can you waste such a good opportunity to make money? There is no one to take the child, so my aunt will help you bring it! ”
Yao Qiaoyun happened to pass by here and heard the conversation of several people, and immediately took the initiative to take over the work of bringing the baby.
The men in their family earn more work, and one less day of work in the fields is not in the way.
Jiang Li asked for help here, and she took the initiative to come out without thinking about it.
"Auntie, it's always more troublesome for you to be careful."
"Don't bother, don't bother, you can go while it's still early."
"Hey!" Someone helped take care of the baby, and he was still the most trusted person except for his younger brother, so Jiang Li immediately packed up his things and set off with them.
Lijia Village is only half an hour away from Jiangjia Village, and under the leadership of several people, Jiang Li soon came to the old man's house.
The old man was lying on the bed and dying, and when he saw his grandson coming with someone, he first asked with a look of surprise: "Daughter-in-law!" ”
"It's not." The young man blushed and explained, who would have thought that the old man would change his face faster than turning a book, and immediately turned his back in displeasure and didn't bother to look at him again.
"Master, this is Jiang Li from Jiangjia Village, specially painted for you!"
In order to avoid a misunderstanding by his grandfather, the young man hurriedly introduced Jiang Li's identity.
The old man turned around with difficulty, glanced sideways at Jiang Li, and said with a disdainful expression: "Just this female doll? I can't believe it! ”
The old man is over 70 years old, and he participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in the early years, but he was injured at that time, and his health deteriorated as he got older.
He knew that his time was running out, and he always wanted to find someone to paint a portrait of him.
However, in this era, there are no people who specialize in painting, and even if there are, they will not appear in their mountains.
After looking for a long time, I didn't find the right person, but my grandson brought such a little girl doll to the door, isn't this purely fooling him?
"Master, since I was a child, you have taught me not to look good, although Jiang Li is a female doll, the ability to paint portraits is first-class, let me tell you......"
The young man told the old man about the two portraits that Jiang Li had painted in the village.
"The people in the village trust her portrait, and several people have asked her to come to the door to paint a portrait, if your old man misses her, I'm afraid it's really difficult to wait for the right painter!"
The young man is worthy of being a grandfather who understands his family, and when it comes to his heart in a few words, the old man didn't trust him from the beginning, and now he looks back at Jiang Li seriously again: "What my grandson said is true?" Are you really that good at portraits? ”
"Grandpa, it's not a mouth, it's not a mouth, if you are not satisfied with the painting in a while, how about I come out without charging for this trip?"