Chapter 23 Childhood Playmates
In early October winter, there are still many blooming chrysanthemum pot plants in the small garden. It was sent by the Dow to decorate the house by the flower shop in the city. Chen Danxia admired it and stopped in front of a pot of blooming yellow chrysanthemums, shaking his head and chanting: "The rustling west wind is planted all over the yard, and the stamens are cold and fragrant..."
"Little fat girl, little fat girl." A sudden childish voice interrupted Chen Danxia's elegant mood.
Chen Danxia looked up and saw that it was the child of the Cheng family next door. "Cheng Xiaopang, why are you here?"
"Little fat girl, you want to call me Brother Yu." Cheng Yu corrected her.
"Don't call." Chen Danxia pouted.
"Little fat girl, you are not good, I won't give you this good thing." Cheng Xu said arrogantly.
"I don't want your things." Chen Danxia rolled his eyes. She didn't care about his things.
"Don't, little fat girl, this thing is fun and beautiful, you can't let it go." Cheng Xu took out the thing hidden behind him.
Chen Danxia looked closely and smiled. It turned out to be a kaleidoscope, which was a rare thing in this era. When Cheng Yu saw her laughing, he smiled happily, "This is called a kaleidoscope. It was brought by my third uncle from Nanyang. The things inside are so beautiful."
Chen Danxia knew how to play kaleidoscope, but she obediently followed his explanation. After playing for a while, Chen Danxia handed the kaleidoscope back to him. Cheng Qing didn't answer and said, "Little Fatty, this is for you."
"This is too expensive, I can't ask for it." Chen Danxia knew that novel things like this were expensive, not to mention that this thing came from Nanyang, which would be even more expensive.
"Don't you like this kaleidoscope?" Cheng Xu asked.
"It's okay." Chen Danxia was not very interested in these children's toys, but he was afraid that Cheng Yu would hit him, so he answered vaguely.
"Little fat girl, I'll use this kaleidoscope to exchange for you that little Trojan horse, okay?" Cheng Yan was still young and had limited patience, so he immediately expressed his intentions.
"No, that Trojan was given to me by my cousin's wife, and she can't be transferred to others." Chen Danxia saw that he was about to cry and said, "You can come here to ride, and ride as long as you want."
"Really?" Cheng Qi's eyes widened.
Chen Danxia nodded.
"Little fat girl, you are so nice." Cheng Qing's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.
Chen Danxia pouted and said annoyedly: "Cheng Xiaopang, can you not call me Xiaopang girl?"
"You are a little fat girl." Cheng Xu said to her bun face.
"I won't ride the Trojan horse for you." Chen Danxia said angrily.
"You just promised to ride it for me." Cheng Xun said anxiously.
"I regret it." Chen Danxiaao turned around and walked back awkwardly.
"How can you regret it? Little fat girl, you have to know that once a word is spoken, it is hard to chase after it." Cheng Qi chased her behind.
Chen Danxia's eyes turned around with agility and said, "I don't understand."
Cheng Yu scratched his head. He was only over six years old. Although he had already enlightened, he still didn't understand the words too profoundly. This sentence was said by his father and brother. He forced himself to remember them. He could not explain them clearly. But he bit him, "Just say it, you must do it. If you promise me to ride a Trojan horse, you can't go back on your regret."
"It's okay if I don't regret it, then you can't call me Little Fatty Girl." Chen Danxia didn't like this title. She refused to admit that she was fat. She was a baby fat, and she would get scum if she grew up.
"Okay, I won't call you little fat girl." Cheng Yu changed his mind to be able to ride a small Trojan horse.
Chen Danxia's little horse is different from the little horses on the market. The horses on the market are horses carved from wood and cannot move. The horses that Huang gave Chen Danxia have mechanisms and can swing back and forth by twisting the ears of two horses, just like modern rocking cars, which are very popular with children.
Cheng Yu followed Chen Danxia back to the house and rode a wooden horse. After that, he made an appointment to come back tomorrow and took his kaleidoscope home. Cheng Yu's mother, Miao, also came from a merchant, but she was different from the Tao family. She was in the Cheng family and was valued by her husband's family. She had deep affection with Mr. Cheng, and there were no one else in the room. After the Shen family moved here, they had a few contacts with the Tao. After a while, they opened a decoration shop together. In their dream, the Tao was trapped in the Shen family's ancestral home and did not know anyone in Lutai.
When Cheng Yu came back, Miao was reading the album. When he saw him coming back with a kaleidoscope, he asked strangely: "Didn't you say you want to give the kaleidoscope to Xiao Jiuer, why did you get it back?"
"Little Fatty Girl said it was too expensive and refused to take it." Cheng Yu put the kaleidoscope on the table and climbed to Miao's side to sit down. "But Little Fatty Girl promised me to ride a Trojan horse, and I could ride it every day, so I could ride it as long as I want."
"Oh, Xiao Jiuer treats you so well, but why do you still call him Fatty girl? Xiao Jiuer doesn't like others calling her Fatty girl." Miao said with a smile.
"In front of her, I won't call her little fat girl." Cheng Xi smiled sly.
"You bad boy." Miao clamped his nose lightly and cursed with a smile.
After fighting this day, Cheng Yu, who had originally loved to run to the Shen family, ran more frequently. In order to ride a Trojan horse, he stayed at the Shen family for most of the day. After eating lunch, he left reluctantly.
One day in late October, Lin suddenly visited. Tao was stunned. They had been moving here for five or six months. Lin ignored him. Why did he suddenly come here today? He didn't know before coming, but he could be called a guest.
Tao knew Lin's nature well, so she would not go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. But she had already arrived at the door of her house, so she could not refuse and could only let the maid invite the person in.
Lin took his two daughters and looked at him while walking, with jealousy all over his eyes. The eldest house and the whole family were crowded in a small house. Why did the third house live in such a good yard?
When she entered the hall, she saw all the water-cool furniture inside. Lin was mixed with all kinds of flavors. On the one hand, she looked down on Tao's background, and on the other hand, she envied Tao's life for being prosperous.
"The wife is here." The maid informed.
Chen Danyao and Shen Danqi stood up.
Tao walked in, smiled and gave a blessing to Lin, and sat down on the chair. Chen Danyao and Shen Danqi bowed and greeted Tao.
Tao smiled, raised his left hand slightly to help him, turned his eyes to look at Lin, and asked directly: "Sister-in-law, is there anything wrong with coming here today?"
"It's mid-October now, and the New Year will be celebrated in more than a month. It's time to prepare the New Year gifts for Jindu." Lin was not well-off, so she wanted to save dowry for her three daughters and save money for her son to marry a wife. She couldn't afford much money to prepare the New Year gift, but it wouldn't be possible if she didn't give it, and it wouldn't be possible if she gave it too little. She had the idea of Tao and wanted Tao to pay the money. On the surface, she said it was given by the two houses together, and when she was delivered to Jindu, she said it was given by the eldest house.
Tao's eyes flashed. In the dream, Lin always hid behind Zhou and offered advice. Now that Zhou is far away in Jindu, she can only come forward in person.
"Sister-in-law Xie thought, although I am a few years younger than my sister-in-law, I still know these etiquettes. I have prepared the New Year gifts and will be delivered to Jindu before the twelfth lunar month." Tao said calmly.
"You are ready, why don't you tell me? Isn't this just busy?" Lin said with a cold face.
Chapter completed!