Chapter 110 Leaf Vein Bookmark
After leaving He Wenshu's house, the village chief and Sun Bomin wanted to go to the store to help. Sun Dagu naturally didn't let them go, but the two insisted, so she had to let them go. Once they arrived at the store, they went into the kitchen to help wash vegetables and dishes. There was no work they didn't do.
Aunt Sun wanted to go to the clothing store with Sun Shan, De Ge'er and Gu Yu to buy some clothes.
Sun Bomin said quickly, "Shanzi and Dege'er don't need them. They are still growing up. If they are new, they won't be able to wear them soon."
Sun Boming knew that his elder sister took Guyu to buy two sets of clothes so that she could go to see him, so he was very happy.
As for Shanzi and Dege'er, they are just kids, why do they make so many new clothes? It's a waste of money.
Sun Shan also said he would not go and wanted to go back to his house. De Ge'er wanted to go but was stopped by Sun Shan.
In the end, Aunt Sun only took Guyu with her.
Sun Shan walked up to He Shuyu and asked, "Second cousin, do you have any paint? I only need a little bit, not a lot."
He Shuyu asked what it was for, and Sun Shan just said it was useful.
He Shuyu teased Sun Shan and refused to give it to him unless he told her the reason.
Sun Shan begged, and De Ge'er, who didn't know what Shanzi was used for, also begged.
Aunt Sun couldn't stand it anymore and slapped him. He Shuyu obediently took Sun Shan back to the He family's old house to get the paint.
The He family's old house was quiet. He Shujin went to attend the celebratory dinner with his classmates. Uncle He went to the East City branch of the dessert shop to take charge. Several young masters of the He family went to the He Family School for classes.
He Shuyu took out a lot of paint and asked Sun Shan what color he wanted.
Sun Shan asked curiously, "Second cousin, are these all yours? Do you like painting, too?"
He Shuyu made an OK gesture, tapped Sun Shan's forehead and said, "This is what my elder brother used and didn't want anymore. He is very particular. If the paint is not good, he won't color it."
Sun Shan asked, "If I take it, will my cousin scold you?"
He Shuyu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, he not only loves reading, but also loves painting. He bought a lot of paint. These are what he doesn't want."
Sun Shan understood, and took out a pen and a book, saying that he would return the jade intact after using them.
He Shuyu let him do what he wanted, took the things he needed, and walked out of the He family.
Sun Shan asked the question in his mind: "Second cousin, why do you have so few servants? I see that Uncle Liyang has a lot of servants. Aunt Yu Niang has maids and nannies to serve her.?"
He Shuyu explained: "It's different for He Shuwen's family. His family works for the government office. Although they have few masters, they have to pay attention to appearances, so they naturally have many servants. Our family is not an official family. All the money we earn at home is used to buy land and houses. How can we afford servants?
Besides, your eldest aunt, hey, often let us brothers do our own work and not allow others to help. Your eldest cousin, because he went to the academy, was assigned a book boy. "
Sun Shan asked again: "Second cousin, why is your house similar to He Wenshu's? Did you both build your houses like this?" He really wanted to ask if they had the same designer, as the layout and materials are exactly the same.
Speaking of this, He Shuyu chuckled: "Actually, my house and He Wenshu's house were built by the same person."
After the explanation, Sun Shan understood that after the He family's ancestors became rich, they built identical houses for each of their sons. The one in He Wenshu's family was passed down to He Wenshu, and the one in He Shuyu's family was passed down to He Shuyu's grandfather. They were all the eldest sons, and they were all descendants of the same lineage.
He Wenshu's great-grandfather was a man of great potential and relied on the He family in the capital to get a job in the government.
As for He Shuyu's great grandfather, he was not as good as his father, and only did small business. The seafood store that the He family runs now was actually opened by He Shuyu's great grandfather, and it was started by his grandfather, and then He Dalang surpassed his grandfather.
He Shuyu sighed and said: "Our He family is very rich and powerful. This whole area belongs to Hejia Village."
Then he said that only people lived in Hejia Village, and the He family’s fields were in the suburbs. Every time you went to inspect, you had to take a horse carriage, which was very far.
Finally, He Shuyu said, "After we finish drinking the wine from Big Brother, I'll take you shopping and go somewhere else to have fun."
De Geer clapped his hands excitedly after hearing this: "Second cousin, you said you must take us to play."
Sun Shan got the paint and wanted to return to Aunt Sun's house.
De Geer wanted to go to the sugar water shop to work, but was ruthlessly stopped by Sun Shan. It looked like he was not going to work, but to drink sugar water.
As soon as he got back to the house, De Geer said angrily, "Shanzi, why do you always drag me along? There are so many customers in the dessert shop, I'm going to help greet them."
Sun Shan said righteously: "Brother De, as soon as you opened your mouth, I knew what you wanted to do. You want to drink sugar water, right?"
De Ge'er blushed and refused to admit it.
Sun Shan ignored him and said, "Come with me to the stove. There is something to do."
De Ge asked anxiously: "What's the matter? Are you hungry? Want to go to the stove to see if there is anything to eat? Well, I'm hungry too, I want to eat cakes. Aunt Yu Niang's osmanthus cake is delicious."
Sun Shan still ignored him and quickly walked to the kitchen and asked the servants if there was any spare pot.
There are very few servants on Aunt Sun's side. It is said that there are only Uncle He's two servants and his family.
A man named Lai Fu was very familiar with Sun Bomin because they knew each other when they first came to sell oranges. Now he became Sun Dagu's right-hand man and became the head of a shop in Dongcheng. His son became He Shujin's servant.
The one who stayed in the house was another servant, who became the house manager.
The servant quickly arranged a pot for Sun Shan, without asking what it was for, but only asking if there was anything he could do to help.
Sun Shan asked her to light a fire, and she did so.
In fact, Sun Shan wanted to make a leaf vein bookmark as a gift for his eldest cousin.
I wanted to buy a gift, but it was too expensive and I couldn't afford it. It was too cheap and I couldn't afford it. Finally, I decided to make it by hand. It looks original and thoughtful. Anyway, he is only 6 years old. As long as he makes it himself, no matter what gift you give him, others will say it is thoughtful.
Sun Shan would never admit that he was stingy and unwilling to spend money.
The method of making leaf vein bookmarks is very simple. After boiling hot water, add washing powder and various leaves. Boil the leaves until they turn yellow, take them out and wash them, then use a brush to slowly brush along the veins of the leaves to brush out all the flesh, and you will get leaves with only veins left.
Then clean it, dry it, flatten it, paint it in different colors, and tie it with a ribbon.
In fact, it would be better to use plastic, but there is no such condition here, so we can only make do with it.
Since there was no laundry detergent, Sun Shan used soap beans instead. As long as it was alkaline and corrosive, it would be fine, the only difference was the production time.
After Sun Shan knew that he was going to the provincial capital, he deliberately picked up a lot of leaves of different shapes in Sunjia Village. Without exception, the leaves had soft and thick flesh, and clear and hard veins. This made it easier to separate the flesh and veins, and the success rate was high.
Sun Shan took out the cooked leaves and asked De Ge'er to help wash them.
De Geer asked curiously, "Shanzi, what are you doing? Why are you boiling leaves?"
Sun Shan said without even looking up, "I'm making a bookmark for my eldest cousin. De'er, watch me brush it and brush it the same way. Be careful not to damage it."
When De Ge'er heard Sun Shan say that it was a gift for his eldest cousin, he stopped complaining.
He said admiringly: "Shanzi, you are really thoughtful. Our eldest cousin has passed the imperial examination and we, as his cousins, should show our appreciation."
De Ge'er asked again: "Shan Zi, what gift should I give to my cousin? I don't have money to buy him."
Sun Shan said directly: "Now that you have helped, you also have a gift. I, you, and my elder sister can share one. We can make it prettier and put it in a nice box. When my eldest cousin sees it, he will like it too."
De Geer said happily: "Okay, Shanzi, let's make it together and give it to our cousin together."
It took a long time to brush it, and a lot of leaves were wasted, but fortunately I cooked enough.
After wiping it clean and flattening it, Sun Shan began to color it. It's a pity that I can't draw or write beautifully, otherwise the bookmark could be made more delicate.
After it was done, elder sister Guyu came back.
Sun Shan asked her to help make a lot of very fine strings and tie them on the leaves. Everything was ready, and they just needed to buy boxes to pack them.