Travel through the farmhouse leisurely

Chapter 141 New Year's Eve (1)
Moreover, Li Shi can cut a lot of shapes, she can cut more than a dozen in one go, without repeating the same pattern, and each pattern cut out is a symbol of auspiciousness, which especially echoes the atmosphere of the New Year .

Lin Xiaoqiao stared straight at the scissors in Mrs. Li's hand, like a living paintbrush, sketching out many complicated patterns, feeling quite miraculous.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoqiao kept praising Li Shi's dexterity all the time, and Li Shi was very happy when he said it.

Seeing Li Shi's appearance was very happy, Lin Xiaoqiao took the opportunity to beg Li Shi to teach herself, she also wanted to learn this craft, and wanted to cut such vivid paper-cut window grilles.

Mrs. Li was delighted by her little daughter's praise, and when she heard that her daughter wanted to learn, she naturally said nothing, and began to teach Lin Xiaoqiao seriously.

However, for unknown reasons, Lin Xiaoqiao really doesn't have the slightest talent for the art of paper-cut window grilles. She has been learning for a long time, but she still can't learn it. The paper-cut in her hand was cut into four different patterns by her.

However, Lin Xiaoxi, who was an apprentice with her, didn't take long to cut these paper-cut window grilles into a decent shape.

Regarding this point, Lin Xiaoqiao was very discouraged, she felt that she was so clumsy that she couldn't even learn this little thing well.

Mrs. Li originally taught this little girl who was a bit clumsy about female workers, she was a little helpless and discouraged, but later saw that her little girl also looked dejected, and the frown was unknowingly Then he stretched out, cheered up and persuaded Lin Xiaoqiao.

When Lin Xiaoqiao heard Li Shi's consolation, she immediately became happy again, because she was not a pessimistic person in the first place, and she was often able to comfort herself, so how could this little setback really affect her emotions? .

After a few words of persuasion from Mrs. Li, she thought about it on her own, picked up the scissors and started cutting again. Mrs. Li also took the trouble to explain and demonstrate to Lin Xiaoqiao seriously.

Strange to say, this time Lin Xiaoqiao really cut out a decent paper-cut window grille, which is a pattern of a magpie climbing a plum blossom.

Although the magpie had been cut a bit fat, and the plum blossoms might be regarded as peach blossom trees by others if they didn't look carefully, but at least they weren't as messy as they were cut before, so they couldn't see what they were at all.

Mrs. Li looked at the "magpie climbing the plum" cut by the little girl and felt very ugly in her heart, but seeing the expectation in the little girl's eyes, she still boasted against her will: "Well, this cut is really good, our girl now But it worked!"

Lin Xiaoqiao heard Li's words of praise, looked at the window grille paper-cut in her hand with a proud expression, and just wanted to say a few words proudly, to praise herself.

At this time, Lin Erniu came in suddenly, looked at the paper-cut window grilles spread out on the table, and said with a naive smile: "Oh, you are cutting window grilles, they are really beautiful! When the time comes, the paper-cut window grilles are going to be pasted." Just call me when it’s time! I’ll help you guys, and our family will put on more window grilles this year, so it’s also festive and beautiful to look at.”

After saying this, Lin Erniu saw Lin Xiaoqiao who was sitting at the table complacently admiring her own artwork, and when he saw the window grille in her hand, he inadvertently boasted: "My daughter My son can cut window grilles, he is as dexterous as your mother, let dad see how you cut it?"

Lin Xiaoqiao is now in a good time, so when he heard Lin Erniu's praise, he immediately showed the window grille in his hand that he thought was well cut, held it in front of Lin Erniu, and said proudly : "Father, this is the window grille I cut, take a look, doesn't it look good?"

Lin Erniu looked at the window grilles, which were cut out of style, and didn't bother to look at Li Shi, thinking, no matter what the cut was, it was always right to praise your daughter.

So, he stroked Lin Xiaoqiao's little head, and praised: "Oh, this rabbit is really good at cutting trees! Our girl Xiaoqiao is really capable!"

After saying this, Li Shi and Lin Xiaoxi couldn't control it any longer, and burst out laughing "puchi", while Lin Xiaoqiao immediately burst into tears.

Lin Erniu looked at the different expressions of the mother and daughter, and was a little inexplicable, especially when he saw the little girl listening to his words, the originally smug smile drooped instantly, and he didn't understand that he was doing well. His compliments made the little girl unhappy!
He wanted to ask Li Shi and the two of them, but Li Shi and Lin Xiaoxi were laughing so hard that they couldn't tell him at all.

So, Lin Erniu had no choice but to scratch his head, and walked out a little depressed, leaving Lin Xiaoqiao sullen.

Later, Lin Xiaoqiao still pasted the window grille of "Magpie Climbing the Plum Blossom", which was not very decent, to his house, and said to Li Shi and others: "Huh! You people don't understand Appreciate my art, now I stick to appreciate it myself!"

This action also caused the whole family, including Chen Xuewen's mother and son, to shake their heads helplessly, and everyone looked at each other and smiled speechlessly...

Looking at the paper-cut paper-cuts pasted on the windows of the various rooms in the house, even some cabinets were pasted with paper-cut patterns full of auspicious meanings by Lin Xiaoqiao, there is really a joyful atmosphere everywhere.

Lin Xiaoqiao can feel more and more clearly that the pace of the New Year is gradually speeding up as the New Year's Eve passes.

Everything inside and outside the front room of the house was cleaned out, and everything that needed to be replaced with new ones, Li Shi replaced them with new ones one by one, such as the Ming paper used to paste the windows.

Now at home and outside, everywhere gives people a new look, Lin Xiaoqiao also feels quite comfortable looking at it.

In addition to cleaning, in order to welcome the arrival of the New Year, Li Shi and Lin Erniu are always busy killing chickens and ducks recently, and all the chickens, ducks and fish meat that have been killed and washed are all tied with ropes and hung on the eaves. When preparing for the New Year, either keep it for your own family to cook, or keep it for cooking when entertaining guests.

In short, Lin Xiaoqiao felt that in the past few days, everyone seemed to be busy and busy, especially Mrs. Li, who was always walking around the front and back of the yard, looking very tired and busy.

Also, Lin Xiaoqiao's father, Lin Erniu, has been driving an ox cart to the town recently to buy some things for the New Year according to his daughter-in-law Li's assignment.

Soon the bell at the end of the year gradually rang in such a busy time.

Today is the annual New Year's Eve. Lin Xiaoqiao felt a strong New Year's atmosphere when he got up in the morning. Although he didn't go out to see it, he could still hear the conversations of passers-by from time to time.

(End of this chapter)