While talking, the small wooden stick in Wei Jingshu's hand was carved into a lifelike dragonfly coiled in her palm.
This dragonfly was different from ordinary dragonflies. Its slender legs were slightly bent, but not too sharp, so it could be easily hooked on the fingertips and carried flying.
Wei Laosan held one of Wei Jingshu's hands and touched the little dragonfly in Wei Jingshu's hand from time to time. She borrowed a piece of cloth from Uncle Wei, wiped the debris off the dragonfly, and then put it in Wei Laosan's hand.
Uncle Wei saw the thing in Wei Jingshu's hand, and suddenly stood up, not caring about the work in his hands, and walked over in two steps, staring at the thing in Wei Laosan's hand with burning eyes.
Wei Laosan thought his old father was going to snatch it from him, and his little mouth was choked up, tears flowed out, and he threw himself into Wei Jingshu's arms, crying breathlessly. If you didn't know, you would think Wei Jingshu was the little guy's relative.
Uncle Wei was at a loss, wanting to coax him but not knowing how. Aunt Zhang came in after hearing the noise, took over Wei Lao San, and looked at Wei Jingshu apologetically: "This child has caused you trouble."
Then, he turned his head to coax the little guy.
Uncle Wei touched his head and said honestly: "Lao San is a little timid, don't mind it, Sister Shu."
Then, he led the topic back to carpentry: "You said before that you would sell the finished products, did you make them yourself?"
Uncle Wei originally thought that he was going to send Wei Yu to be an apprentice, but apprenticeships usually start from three years, and they also need to be strong young men of 17 or 18 years old, so he didn't take it seriously. But after seeing the small toys that Wei Jingshu made for Wei Lao San, he immediately had a bold idea.
"Uncle Wei, wait a minute." After saying that, Wei Jingshu went to get the bench she brought with her, and looked at Uncle Wei eagerly, "I made this, Uncle Wei, take a look."
Uncle Wei stumbled and almost fell flat on his face. He hurriedly took the bench. His years of carpentry experience made him see at a glance that this was definitely not something a child would make for fun.
He hammered and hammered for a while, and finally sighed and said helplessly: "Sister Shu, don't make fun of your uncle. This craft requires at least ten years of experience. You are at best a young age, so where did you get this skill?"
That's true, Wei Jingshu deeply agrees, but she has high technology!
Wei Jingshu smiled with her eyes bent, but she also knew that it was not easy to say it out loud. After hesitating for a moment, she said: "Uncle Wei, I don't know what's going on. I was confused before, but I suddenly became clear later, as if I knew a lot of things."
Wei Jingshu danced and gestured, with an exaggerated expression and flamboyant gestures, which really made people laugh and cry.
"Okay, okay." Uncle Wei didn't want to explore, pointed at the bench, and said honestly, "I don't care how you got this skill, but I'll tell you the truth, with your skill, it's not difficult to make money." As he
said that, Uncle Wei was in trouble again. He stared and thought for a long time, and simply said, "How about this, you go and make some small things, and when this batch of goods in my hand is ready, I'll take you to the county to see the world."
Wei Jingshu still looked at Uncle Wei with starry eyes. Uncle Wei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You don't have to make any big things, just make some small things first, just like the one you just made for the third child, but make more and make the styles more colorful."
Wei Jingshu listened to the advice very well, and immediately had an idea in her head. She could make a lot of small things.
Uncle Wei stopped Wei Jingshu, who was eager to try, and pointed to his materials, and said generously, "If you start with small things, you can get the materials from me. Anyway, these waste materials will be used for burning, so it's better to give you waste utilization."
Wei Jingshu nodded and said seriously: "Uncle Wei, we will split the money equally."
The cheerful little look seemed as if he had seen the money lining up to run into his pocket.
Uncle Wei was helpless, but he did not undermine Wei Jingshu's self-confidence. Instead, he said something to Aunt Zhang and helped to deliver the materials he did not need to Wei Jingshu. Wei Lao
San, who had been coaxed long ago, somehow staggered behind Wei Jingshu and followed her closely.
Wei Jingshu looked at the little guy out of curiosity, picked him up, and looked at Aunt Zhang inquiringly. Aunt Zhang said helplessly: "Sister Shu, you take Lao San to play for a while, and I will pick him up later." After
getting approval, Wei Jingshu no longer hesitated and took the little guy away happily.
Batches of wood were delivered to the yard. Li Rou had already wiped her hands and came out, a little at a loss: "Uncle, what are you doing?"
"Send some materials to Shujie and let her make some small things. Later, I will take her to the county to see if she can earn any money. Mrs. Changlin, Shujie's craftsmanship is not bad, almost as good as that of an old carpenter like me."
After that, he laughed out loud.
Li Rou nodded gently and said calmly, "Yes, Changlin's efforts were not in vain. Changlin discovered that Ashu was very strong, so he found someone to teach her privately. It's just that Ashu is a girl, and it's not convenient to talk about this openly. Now the family has no choice but to let Ashu show her face." A trace of pity
flashed across Uncle Wei's face, but disappeared in an instant. He said to the aunt and sister-in-law, "Who cares about this when you can't even fill your stomach? Besides, our Dongling people are open-minded, and there is no rule that women are not welcome to be carpenters. Don't worry, I'm taking Dianshu with me, and I won't let her suffer."
Li Rou nodded repeatedly and thanked Uncle Wei.
Uncle Wei waved his hand: "I still have work to do, so leave the third child here. His mother will come to pick him up later."
As soon as Uncle Wei left, Li Rou looked at Wei Jingshu for a long time, sighed imperceptibly, and nodded to Wei Yu and Wei Shuang who were standing next to them: "You two come here, keep an eye on your sister, and don't let her run around."
Wei Jingshu stiffened her body and glanced in Li Rou's direction guiltily, but unexpectedly met Li Rou's helpless eyes, and retracted his gaze. Wei Yu grabbed Li Rou's hand, raised his head, and said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Sister-in-law, why do you have to teach the second sister? I should do this job."
As he said, he patted his chest and said seriously: "I am a man, and I should be the one to support the family. The second sister should stay at home, eat well and dress well--"
Before he finished speaking, he was suddenly lifted up. He fluttered twice, and his heart was beating "thump thump" with fear. He turned his head in panic and met Wei Jingshu who was smiling faintly.
His tone suddenly weakened, and he said awkwardly, "It's good for Second Sister to raise us. I like Second Sister to raise me."
Wei Shuang beside him nodded hurriedly to show her determination, but she stared at the little dragonfly in Wei Lao San's hand. She tried to hold back, but couldn't, and ran back to the house. After a while, she came back with a cooked bird egg and said to Wei Lao San, "I'll give you the bird egg to eat, can you give me this?"