She and the mute girl were having a great time getting their hair cut.
Haitang looked at the paper-cutting and saw that her scissors were very smooth and she cut out beautiful things in no time. But Haitang, holding the red paper, didn’t know where to start...
I learned how to cut out the Chinese character "hi" in handicraft class in junior high school, but I have almost forgotten it now.
Looking at the wintersweet and the mute girl, there is no need to draw at all, just scissors, this time, that time, a shepherd boy herding cattle, a phoenix spreading its wings, a big red flower... all kinds of paper-cutting
Just came out.
"Sister Haitang, what's wrong with you? You are the fastest and best in cutting every year. I have learned from you. Why don't you do it?" Lamei asked.
Paper-cutting is also a kind of female beauty. Begonia is very, very helpless...
"I'll fold the paper for everyone." Haitang thought for a while and realized that she couldn't cut it, but she could fold the paper in half.
"But you are the only one who can cut the mandarin ducks playing in the water. Just now your mother-in-law came over and asked you to send a few away." Lamei said.
What, mandarin ducks playing in the water, Haitang's eyes turned black just thinking about it. I couldn't even draw that pattern, let alone cut it out in the form of paper cutting.
My mother-in-law is very happy this year. There are two more people in the family during the Chinese New Year, one is Tian Tian and the other is Lao Tian. It is normal for her to want a mandarin duck to play in the water.
Can Haitang not meet her request?
"Sister Haitang, look, this is the picture of a boy traveling in the mountains that I cut for Tian Tian." After speaking, Lamei shook out the paper-cut in her hand, which was very vivid.
"Silly girl, please draw me some pictures of mandarin ducks playing in the water." Haitang said helplessly.
The mute girl nodded and quickly finished it.
Haitang picked up the knife and started carving on the picture, carving out all the hollows, and trimming the corners, and it was a paper-cut of mandarin ducks playing in the water.
"Sister Haitang, so this is how you come up with the picture of the mandarin ducks playing in the water every year?" Lamei said with a smile.
Haitang was at a loss. When can I tell them about cars, computers, universities, etc. That might be more fun, and maybe more surprising.
Haitang also made some red firecrackers and fireworks.
This is essential during the Chinese New Year.
"This year in our Qiaotou Village, some people are happy and some are sad." Lamei said with emotion.
This is the first time that the Tian family and Lamei family have had a decent New Year.
There was a lot of joy in the village, but probably the only one who was worried was the old rich man, because no one had asked his family to borrow grain and copper coins this year. Without interest, the number of coins in the cellar would not increase, and he felt disappointed.
As for the others, they can just rely on weaving next year, and there is no pressure on them. Besides, if you don’t know how to weave, there are still people to teach you. Everyone knows that this is all thanks to the Haitang family.
Therefore, before the Chinese New Year, it is so meaningful to bring some things that are available at home and give them to the Tian family. Such as pickled and dried side dishes, pickled salted eggs and so on.
It’s all everyone’s thoughts.
Granny Haitang was very happy to accept the favor. Isn't the only thing that celebrates the New Year is popularity?
Haitang used the leftover cloth from the dyeing workshop to make two sets of new clothes for each of the Tian family and Lamei's family. The difference between these clothes and the previous ones was that Haitang added some designs into them.
For example, use sky blue for the collar and cuffs, and use girly red for the clothes. This contrast is sharp and colorful, and the non-plain color looks much better.
In addition to buying hairpins, headbands, etc. from the market, Ertong also used his own private money to make a set for the female relatives at home. Now he was really bleeding a lot.