Chapter 50 Shuttlecock and Sandbags
Long Baoer, who saw these living creatures for the first time, was full of curiosity. It's just that these chickens and ducks were brought with their legs tied up. The reason why they haven't been killed yet is because they will be killed more freshly during the Chinese New Year.
There were also two pheasants among them, which Zhuangzi had caught at the beginning of last year. The old lady asked them to keep them by themselves.
Over the past year, many birds have been bred, and their meat is plumper and their feathers are brighter than those in the wild.
In addition to the packed ones, these two live and have beautiful feathers, and were specially selected for delivery.
Long Baoer really liked it and reached out to touch the feather.
"Long Bao'er likes these? Will my brother teach you a lesson later?"
"Whose brother is Brother Myna?"
Xue Lei laughed loudly after hearing this, "Brother Myna is not an elder brother, he is a bird. A bird that can talk and sing."
"Can you talk and sing?" Long Baoer couldn't even turn his head.
"Birds can talk."
Xue Lei suddenly choked.
Yes.
He had forgotten all about it.
Long Baoer is gifted and can talk to small animals. He has already seen Long Baoer talking to little mice and squirrels. I also saw Long Baoer talking to a little girl who had died many years ago.
It's not that difficult to talk to birds.
Xue Lei wanted to scratch his head for a moment.
What can I do to make my sister feel novel?
Xue Lei couldn't figure this out, but he still had a bunch of younger brothers who could brainstorm ideas.
But at this time General Xue came back.
When he saw Xue Lei standing outside holding Long Bao'er, he frowned and reprimanded, "Long Bao'er is weak, so he brought her out in such a cold weather."
"Take my sister to watch chickens and ducks."
General Xue suddenly realized, "Long Bao'er is good, you can only eat it after it's cooked."
The expression on Long Bao'er's face cracked, and he hurriedly explained, "Uncle, Long Bao'er doesn't want to eat..."
He spoke so hastily that his saliva couldn't help but flow out.
The Xue family father and son suddenly laughed.
Xue Qingsong picked up Long Bao'er, turned around and ordered, "Those two pheasants will be stewed for Long Bao'er tonight!"
The manager responded with a smile.
That night, this large pot of stewed pheasant was served on the Xue family's dining table.
Long Baoer sighed at the beauty of the two pheasants while eating the chicken.
Don't tell me, such a beautiful chicken is delicious.
Chang Xuan also had dinner at Xue's house that night.
Mrs. Chang usually doesn't eat or drink much in the evening, so everyone in the Chang family has their own dinner.
Chang Maozhi and the Ning family, Chang Maoming and the Cao family. The old lady has some porridge and soup by herself.
These days, Chang Xuan cooks something for him in the small kitchen at night at home. Today, he simply ate at Xue's house, which was more lively.
After dinner, a maid brought a bunch of feathers.
It's from the two pheasants. They have been cooked and dried again, and there is no smell at all.
These feathers are very beautiful and can be placed in vases for decoration or used to make shuttlecocks.
Xue Lei asked the maid to wash it and bring it to him, just to make shuttlecocks for Long Baoer.
The brothers have been playing shuttlecock since they were young. This is not a game unique to girls. Starting to play shuttlecock at a young age can open up muscles and bones earlier and will not hurt the body.
Xue Lei ignored it, found a few copper coins, spread a wolfskin mattress on the ground and sat down to start working on it. The ground is covered with earthworms, so you won't feel cold even if you sit on it.
Long Baoer also put aside his little embroidered shoes and leaned against Xue Lei, watching eagerly.
Long Baoer had never had a toy of her own before, which was a small and old quilt that Grandma Sun made for her to hold while sleeping.
After leaving the Ji family, he didn't bother to take it.
Although she has many, many things now, her brother made them for her with his own hands!
Seeing the dependence on the little girl's face, Xue Lei felt that his heart was about to melt, and the smile on his face could not stop at all.
Xue Lei just hopes that the shuttlecock can be done as slowly as possible, as slowly as possible.
The other brothers looked at Xue Lei with envy and jealousy.
hateful!
Big brother took the lead!
Write quickly and think about other ways to get your sister's attention.
On the other side of the hall, Xue Qingsong and Chang Chun looked at this scene with smiles on their faces.
In fact, before they came back, they were afraid that Long Baoer would be scared if there were so many boys at home.
"That's great." Chang Chun said with a smile.
She just wanted a daughter, and now she has a complete family of children.
Xue Qingsong secretly reached out to hold Chang Chun's hand. Chang Chun came to his senses, smiled and wanted to pull his hand away, "What are you doing? Xuan'er is still here."
Chang Xuan coughed dryly, "I'm going to see if Xue Lei's shuttlecock is good!"
He was an unmarried young man, and his face turned red when he saw his uncle and aunt's little actions. At the same time, his heart was full of envy.
Xue Qingsong's parents died young, and he relied on Uncle Chang for support and promised his daughter to him.
Xue Qingsong repays his kindness, even though he is now a first-class general, he still treats Chang Chun as always, and the relationship between the couple is very good. The husband and wife are in perfect harmony, rarely even quarreling and quarreling. They can be regarded as a model of a husband and a wife, and even His Majesty often praises them.
Chang Xuan envied the relationship between his aunt and uncle.
This was also the reason why he was somewhat repelled by the recent blind date marriage.
If there is no one who knows and agrees with each other, wouldn't it be like the second uncle?
Chang Xuan thought about his thoughts and sat next to Xue Lei, then clapped his hands and motioned for Long Baoer to sit on her.
Long Baoer thought for a while and shook his head decisively.
It’s better to follow my brother’s lead!
Xue Lei laughed proudly.
Chang Xuan secretly grinded his teeth, turned around and thought about it, called a little maid next to him and whispered a few instructions.
Soon the little maid came back, holding a sewing basket in her hand.
Chang Xuan fiddled with the things inside, picked up a piece of red cloth and a piece of blue cloth and asked, "Long Baoer, which color do you like?"
After Long Baoer got the sewing basket, he stared at it curiously. When he heard Chang Xuan ask him, he was stunned, "They all like it!"
"Okay!" Chang Xuan nodded, cut the fabrics of the two colors into equal sizes, and quickly sewed them together with needle and thread.
Chang Xuan and Xue Lei learned skills from their master on a hill. There were no maids or servants on the hill.
When they were little, their master would help them mend and wash their clothes when they were dirty or torn. When they got older, they would do it themselves.
Xue Lei knows how to tie a shuttlecock? Then he would sew a sandbag for Long Baoer to play with.
The younger brothers of the Xue family were dumbfounded as they watched these two people spiraling wildly.
This, are you forcing them to roll up too?
The shuttlecock tied with pheasant feathers is certainly beautiful, but the colorful sandbags are also very cute.
Chang Xuan was quick with his hands and feet. After he sewed the last side, he asked the maid to bring some rice bran and brown rice and filled it more than half full.
This kind of sandbag has a suitable weight and won't hurt too much when hit on the body.
Shaking the rice bran on it, Chang Xuan held this small and colorful sandbag in the palm of his hand, "Long Baoer, do you like it?"