Boss, He’s Becoming a Father [Arc 1] Chapter 14.2: The Prodigal Son (26)
It’s just that her hand trembled for a long time, and she didn’t know if it was because she was afraid of wasting paper and paint, she had not been able to write successfully, and she just hung in the air.
“Practicing with water on a slate a thousand times is not as good as painting once.” Shao Yu said, but he sighed in his heart.
During this period, Shao Xiaocao often practiced on the slate with water on it, but with little success. She did her work very neatly and her aesthetics was acceptable, but she didn’t seem to have much talent in painting.
Shao Xiaocao took a deep breath, and with Shao Yu’s encouragement, she finally reached out and drew on it.
She didn’t have any painting foundation, so she didn’t know what to draw when she started practicing. Shao Yu came up with a way for her. Instead of starting with personification, she started with simple patterns.
What she is painting now is a peach.
It could be done with just two strokes, and he had practiced it many times on the slate, but Shao Xiaocao didn’t know if it was because she was too nervous, so the peach she drew was crooked, like a strange square shape.
Shao Xiaocao suddenly felt a little guilty and whispered: “It’s a waste of paper and paint.”
She was already calculating in her mind how many lanterns this piece of paper could paste and how much the lanterns could be sold for.
Shao Yu took the pen from her hand, dipped it in some paint, and modified it with a few strokes. The irregular square shape turned into a blooming yellow flower.
The flowers have appropriate shades of color and distinct layers. If a knowledgeable person looks at it, they will naturally understand that the painter is very good at painting.
But in Shao Xiaocao’s eyes, he could only see two words: good-looking.
“Daddy is amazing.” Shao Xiaocao’s eyes were full of admiration.
Shao Yu smiled. He had forgotten that he was a painter in the fast-traveling world.
After Shao Xiaocao waited for the flower to dry, she said with some pity: “Such a good flower, it’s a pity that I can’t learn it. If I learn it, I can keep repeating it, and our lanterns will definitely sell well.”
After hearing this, Shao Yu smiled and asked: “Think about it, is there any way to repeat it without drawing?”
Shao Yu had already noticed that the little girl was no longer interested in painting, but was focused on adding value to her lanterns through painting, so he changed his mind to guide her.
When Shao Xiaocao saw that h father seemed to want to test his teachings, a thoughtful look appeared on her face.
While she was thinking, Shao Yu took up the pen and added two butterflies to the flower, and a lifelike “Butterflies in Love with Flowers” was drawn.
At this time, someone knocked on the door in the yard. Mrs. Wang opened the door and it was the neighbor’s aunt.
“Sister-in-law Shao, thank you for the mold.” The neighbor’s aunt smiled and returned the mold.
“It’s a mold!” Shao Xiaocao seemed to be waking up from a dream.
Shao Yu smiled and nodded.
But her eyes fell on the piece of paper. At this time, the content of the painting was very full, but it was too difficult to make a mold.
Shao Yu seemed to understand what she was thinking, so he came over and said, “If you can’t do something complicated, you can start with something simple.”
After Shao Yu finished speaking, he took out a piece of hay from the kitchen, stained it with paint, and pressed it on the paper.
A yellow line appeared on the paper.
Shao Yu printed several times in a row, and a series of yellow patterns appeared.
Although they are all lines, when put together, they look surprisingly beautiful.
After the paint dried, Shao Yu said to his daughter: “Try to make a lantern.”
Shao Xiaocao moved very quickly. After receiving it, she quickly made it. After placing a candle, as the lights came on, in this dim utility room, the lights lit up. The reflection on the ground also showed complex and beautiful lines.
“It’s so beautiful.” Shao Xiaocao’s eyes narrowed and she said next: “This will definitely cost a penny.”
Shao Yu tapped her forehead and said, “If you have no ambition, will you be satisfied with just a penny?”
Shao Xiaocao thought for a while and said, “Then add another three cents!”
Shao Yu smiled and said, “A little more.”
“More? Is it one tael of silver?” Shao Xiaocao asked, but just after asking, she said: “No, a lantern of one tael of silver, what is it made of? It’s not worth it.”
Shao Yu thought of the big luxury brands in modern times that sell ordinary items at sky-high prices, and said: “When you become famous, just make a lantern, and someone may pay a few hundred taels to buy it.”
Shao Xiaocao didn’t even dare to think about the scene depicted by her father.
After a long time, she calmed down her agitated mood and said to Shao Yu, “Daddy, teach me how to do floral prints.”
“This is very simple, you can also try to think of tricks yourself.” Shao Yu said.
Shao Xiaocao’s face immediately showed an eager look.
But at this moment, Mrs. Wang’s voice suddenly came from outside the house: “Husband, husband! Come out quickly!”
Shao Yu and his daughter listened eagerly to her words and hurried out.
Mrs. Wang clutched her chest and leaned against the door. Not far in front of her was an official wearing a soap coat.
“Husband, tell him, my Dabao is in very good health, how could he die for no reason?” said Mrs. Wang.
This official is here to report the news. The corvee workers are all civilians. When someone dies, they naturally have to come back to report the news.
Wang heard the news of her son’s death again, and her heart was broken. If Shao Xiaocao hadn’t helped her, she would have collapsed to the ground.
Shao Yu was also stunned after hearing this. Shao Dabao is the protagonist of this world. Shao Yu still remembers a casual glance when he came. Shao Dabao is clearly the face of a disaster that has been left for thousands of years. Everyone in the whole street is dead. He’s probably not dead, how could he die so easily.
Seeing that the official did not bring back the body, he was already 80% sure that Shao Dabao should still be jumping around somewhere..
“Impossible, impossible, how could my son die…” Mrs. Wang transformed into Mrs. Xianglin and kept mumbling.
“Mom, don’t be too sad.” Shao Xiaocao’s eyes were red. Although Shao Dabao had many shortcomings, he was still her brother after all, so she couldn’t help but feel sad.
Mrs. Wang didn’t appreciate it at all. Instead, she pushed her hard and said, “Don’t curse your brother.”
Shao Yu helped his daughter and said to his wife, “Even if something happens to your son, don’t blame your daughter.”
Wang, however, seemed unable to hear, and murmured: “If you want to see the person alive, and the body if you die, he must not be dead.”
“Mom, the officials said that my brother’s body fell into the river…”
Shao Xiaocao said softly.
Mrs. Wang’s face collapsed when her fantasy was exposed. She suddenly hit Shao Yu hard and cursed: “It’s all you who insists on sending him to do corvee!”
Shao Xiaocao hurriedly said: “Mom, how can you blame dad? If it weren’t for my brother gambling, the family would be able to squeeze out a little money to pay the fine.”
Although Ms. Wang understood this, she still instinctively blamed others. After scolding Shao Yu, she began to scold her daughter: “It’s all you. If you married Mr. Zhang, how could these things happen!”
“Dabao may not be dead.” Shao Yu said suddenly.
Mrs. Wang immediately seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said loudly: “I also think my son is still alive!”
But the official who came to report the news left without them knowing.
Shao Yu helped the person into the house, and when he and Mrs.Wang were alone, he said, “I’ll go look for someone on the embankment in a while.”
Wang shi immediately nodded, and urged: “You go now, don’t wait.”
Shao Yu shook his head and said, “I’m worried about you and Xiaocao being at home alone.”
Mrs. Wang thought her husband was worried about the comfort of mother and daughter, so she immediately said: “I will close the door tightly and not let Xiaocao go out.”
“Then I’m even more worried.” Shao Yu said.
A question mark slowly appeared above Mrs. Wang’s head.
Shao Yu sighed and said: “You are mean to Xiaocao. I’m not at home, and I don’t know what you will do to her. Forget it, I won’t go to the river embankment.”
“No!” Mrs. Wang was so anxious that she almost jumped up.
Shao Yu was almost certain that Shao Dabao was not dead, so he was not worried at all. Looking at Wang’s anxious expression, he said: “It’s unclear whether Dabao is alive or not. In the future, I will point to Xiaocao to recruit a son-in-law. Don’t miss me when I go out and find Dabao, when I got home, I find out that Xiaocao has been scolded by you.”
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