SFS Chapter 219: Giving roses leaves lingering fragrance in hands
Chapter 219: Giving roses leaves lingering fragrance in hands
In the evening, the aunt and nephew digested their food in the yard after dinner.
Guanglei suddenly asked, "Aunt, my test scores are always at the bottom. Do you think I'm ashamed?"
Gu Mingyue asked back, "Then I don't do my job every day and hang out with a bunch of kids. I'm not like other parents who are good at doing housework and caring for their kids. Do you think I don't care about you?"
It is now May 1964. In the blink of an eye, it has been nearly six years since we traveled to this era.
Time flies. Guanglei is already eleven years old. He has grown from being three heads tall to almost catching up with Gu Mingyue's height.
Playing outside for a long time has given him a bronze skin, but he still has thick eyebrows and big eyes like he did when he was a child, and a pair of pointed little fangs when he smiles. At first glance, the first impression is that this boy is a spirited young man.
When the child grew up, his family members no longer called him by his nickname, but called him by his real name, Gu Guanglei.
But he still did the same as before, holding Gu Mingyue's hand and shaking as he walked, and his feet were not honest, kicking from time to time.
At this time, he lowered his head and said dejectedly, "You don't have to hide it from me. I know that my mind is limited. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to drop out of school and return to the village to take care of me."
"Who are you listening to gossip about again?"
"No." Gu Guanglei shook his head and denied it, then continued, "I remember everything you said, so I won't be affected by what others say. I just feel that I'm falling behind in my studies recently, and I'm afraid that you'll be laughed at. I can't bring honor to you like other children, and I may not have much of a future..."
Gu Mingyue interrupted him and said, "So you will not ignore your aunt in the future?"
"Ah?" Guanglei reacted and said immediately, "Of course not!"
Gu Mingyue said to him earnestly, "Face and honor are all false, and life is just about firewood, rice, oil and salt. No one stipulates that anyone must stand out in life, and the so-called striving for success does not necessarily mean being outstanding. Just like you like rice, I prefer pasta. Everyone has different preferences and naturally different pursuits. Other parents like their children to bring honor to them, but I just need a nephew who can always accompany me. We go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and fruits, walk cats and dogs at sunrise, and go home after sunset to eat, walk and chat together. I said I like leisurely days, not because of you. Just like dropping out of school, it is also my own choice and has nothing to do with anyone. Even though I always use my family as an excuse to the outside world, you have been with your aunt for so long, you probably understand my temperament. What I don’t want to do, no matter who comes, it won’t work. Similarly, under the premise that I have the ability, I still want to choose the lifestyle that I feel most comfortable. This is the freedom I want. I have always hoped that your future can be as comfortable and free as me, without being troubled by anyone or anything."
Gu Guanglei hugged her arms gently and said, "Aunt, being with you is the happiest thing. Don't worry, I will always be with you. When you are old in the future, I will still take care of your excrement and urine."
"Get lost." Gu Mingyue was touched for less than a second, then turned hostile and pushed him away unhappily, "I don't need it. I'm still young, and I may live longer than you in the future, so stop cursing me."
Gu Guanglei said aggrievedly, "Aunt, I don't mean anything else. I..."
Gu Mingyue said quickly, "Stop it. I don't know you. You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. If you keep talking, you might have to send me away today. Also, I tell you, you don't need to learn much, but don't even think about being lazy. You must pass the junior high school diploma exam. Even if you are the last one, you must finish it. If you can't finish it, you can be prepared to repeat the grade. Or, if you can continue to study, we can try to fight for high school."
She remembered reading a passage: In life, many people are mildly mentally retarded, but they are able to take care of themselves and it does not affect their normal social life, so they have not been discovered.
She also said the same thing to Guanglei, and told him that the difference between him and others was only a matter of severity of his illness, just to make the other party feel that it was not a big deal and would not always think that he was inferior.
Just like when the two of them started talking, he was only worried about not bringing honor to his aunt, but no longer about other people's gossip.
This is what makes Gu Mingyue most happy. At least it proves that her education is effective and has not misled the students.
In the process, she seemed to have healed the inferiority complex of her previous life.
As the saying goes, giving a rose to someone leaves a lingering fragrance on your hand. The longer she lives in this era, the more she understands this saying. She finally understands the saying "healing others is also compensating yourself."
Ignoring Guanglei's wailing, he chased him back to the house to review his homework.
The next day, I found Brother Gu.
I asked him to make some crochet hooks before. I heard that this thing first became popular in Greece. I don't know when it was introduced to China, and I'm not sure if it is available in other cities. Anyway, they don't have related products for sale in Northeast China and Mingzhu.
The headwear market has opened up, and it's time to add some other types, so I thought of crocheted products that can be anything.
This thing is similar to knitting a sweater, but the things knitted can be used in all aspects: food, clothing, housing, transportation, clothes, shoes, bags, pendants, everything.
There is nothing that cannot be hooked, as long as you can think of it!
Gu Mingyue practiced at home following the video tutorial for a while before she got the hang of it. When she personally taught Li Xiuhe, she got the hang of it in no time.
Maybe it's the insurmountable gap between handicapped and handy...
The crochet hook consists of four parts: the hook, the needle shaft, the handle and the needle rod, and its length is generally about 15 cm.
Gu Mingyue studied it carefully and found that if you want to crochet a loose pattern, you can choose a crochet hook that is thicker than the wool. If you want to crochet a tighter pattern, you should choose a crochet hook that is thinner than the wool.
Normally, the crochet needle head must be consistent with the wool, so that the crocheted pattern will be more natural, otherwise it will appear dull.
Therefore, Gu Mingyue personally brought the crochet samples she made for comparison before buying the corresponding wool yarn.
She and Bai Fenglai took out the red heart hairpins they had crocheted in advance. She originally wanted to crochet a panda, but then she thought better of it. It would be easier to get started if they used the same color for practice.
Then he called a meeting of the villagers and selected a few people with exquisite craftsmanship. In front of everyone, Gu Mingyue said, "This is what I learned from a book. Before I teach you, let's be mean first and gentlemen later. Just like before, we have to sign a confidentiality agreement first. I know that after you have a good life, you always want to support your relatives at home. You can use their food, drinks and daily necessities, or even pay for them out of your own pocket, but you can't use the livelihoods of the old and young in our village as an excuse to go out and pretend to be a good person. As I said, it's not easy for us to live like this now. If anyone has had enough, just tell me. Gujia Village will never stop you. I just hope that some people won't regret it when the time comes."