Chapter 224 The Skillful Hand of Ouyang Xun (1/3)
After everyone got home, they were busy reviewing their homework.
After publishing the new book in the afternoon, the teachers did a temporary test.
After the exam, it was five or six o'clock in the afternoon, and the teachers even arranged for everyone to study at night that night.
All in all, the second half of the third semester of junior high came so quietly, but the degree of tension must be greater than any previous semester.
A week after school started, it was the Lantern Festival. Last year, a new trade market was built in the county and the movie theater was rebuilt.
From the movie theater to Xinhua Road, lanterns are made by various units and hung for everyone to watch, even the school is no exception. Therefore, on the Lantern Festival, the elementary and middle schools have a special day off for students to make lanterns. Everyone must hand in the lanterns before 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Those who fail to do so will be punished.
If this were other assignments, Mei Xiaoran felt that it was not a problem at all, but today the difficulty is to make lanterns.
If her dad is at home, it shouldn’t be difficult to make lanterns, but her dad is busy in the store and has to take time to return to his hometown in the afternoon to give her grandma the Lantern Festival, so he doesn’t have time to sit down and help them make lanterns.
This is difficult!
Mei Xiaolei was originally a nerd, and his hands-on skills were worse than his sister. To him, making lanterns was no less than shining.
"What to do?"
Seeing that they have all had lunch, the siblings are still staring at them, not knowing what to do
As an old aunt, Mei Xiaoran felt that it was necessary to play an exemplary role, so she took out white paper to cut out the picture, "Or let's get out the lanterns to be made first, and take the rest slowly."
"Sister, let's forget it, just your hands-on ability... Alas, should I go out and find a helper?"
Mei Xiaolei was unwilling to continue to consume with his sister, and if he consumes it any more, the homework will not be completed.
"Who are you going to find? My brother-in-law?"
Mei Xiaoran suddenly thought that her brother-in-law might be able to make lanterns. After all, her brother-in-law is the kind of trick who can do everything. Although he may not do it well, he will definitely do it.
"Sister, leave it alone."
Mei Xiaolei really planned to find his brother-in-law, but as soon as he went out, he met Ouyang Xun.
"Leilei, what are you doing?"
Mei Xiao
Lei cried and said, "Don't the school let you hand in lanterns today? My sister and I don't know how to do it. I will go to my brother-in-law now and ask my brother-in-law to come and help us make it for both of us."
"Then you still don't go."
Ouyang looked for Mei Xiaolei and walked to his house, "Let’s go, go to my house and get the materials, and then I will go to your house to help you and your sister make it."
Mei Xiaolei was surprised and delighted, "Brother Ouyang, do you also make lanterns?"
"It's not difficult to be a lantern."
Ouyang Xun took Mei Xiaolei home to get the materials, and then went back with Mei Xiaolei.
Mei Xiaoran was still waiting at home. When she heard the knock on the door, she greeted Lei Lei with Li Hongwei and happily greeted her from the house, "Lei Lei, uncle, are you here so soon?"
After opening the door, it turned out that it was Ouyang Xun.
Mei Xiaolei said excitedly, "Brother Ouyang will make lanterns. He said he would help us make them this afternoon."
"Brother Ouyang, do you really know how to make a lantern?"
Ouyang Xun sat down at the table, put down the materials he had brought, and looked up at her steadily, "What kind of lantern do you want to make? Tell me first. I will try to make it what you said?"
"Isn't this the year of the rooster? I want to be a golden rooster."
Ouyang Xun pondered for a while, his expression unchanged, "It's a bit difficult, let me try."
Mei Xiaoran saw that he first drew the shape of the lantern with white paper, and then used bamboo strips to assemble the drawn shapes together...
The original lantern is like this
Mei Xiaoran's sister and brother were dumbfounded. With Ouyang Xunlu's hand, the two of them can almost conclude that Ouyang Xun will definitely make lanterns, and I am afraid he is still a master!
Under Ouyang Xun's skillful hands, the bamboo sticks slowly took on the shape of a rooster. Anyway, it was hollow in the middle, so there was a place for candles. After the outline came out, Ouyang Xun cut out the big rooster just painted and glued it to the bamboo strips. The white paper used for the chicken body, the red paper used for the cockscomb, and the green used for the chicken wings and tail. The paper strips are glued to the yellow paper strips, and the chicken paws are directly wrapped with yellow paper on the bamboo strips... Finally, Ouyang Xun took out a writing brush and nodded his eyes on the chicken head, so that a beautiful big rooster stood vividly. There, head upright, really
There is a tendency to crow.
Put the candle on the bamboo sticks and take a little match to make a delicate lantern.
"Brother Ouyang, your hand is too clever, right?"
Mei Xiaoran looked at this big cock and couldn't believe it. Since last night, she and her brother have been wondering how to do it, but they don't know how to do it, but Ouyang Xun doesn't seem to have much energy. Whatever you make is as good-looking as what you sell, this is really a god!
"Okay, it's getting late, Lei Lei wants to do something? I have to do it for you quickly."
Ouyang Xun glanced at the time. It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, so I had to hurry up.
In fact, Mei Xiaolei didn't know what lantern to make, and didn't have a spectrum in his heart, so he let Ouyang Xun just figure it out.
"Then I will save some trouble and make you an ordinary red lantern."
It's ordinary, but it's not ordinary. Ouyang Xun also belongs to the kind of people who pursue perfection. He first weaves the shape of the lantern with bamboo strips, then pastes red paper, attaches the handle, and embellishes it with golden tassels. It looks exactly like the red lantern hanging at the entrance of the Cultural Center.
"Brother Ouyang, you did a great job."
But Ouyang Xun was dissatisfied. He looked left and right, and finally used scissors to cut out four big golden characters and glued them to the lantern. The four characters were "Happy Holidays". In the end, Ouyang Xun put a red candle inside again, so that he was done.
"This should be fine."
After it was done, Ouyang Xun checked it again, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong, he asked their sister and brother to hand in the lantern to the school.
"By the way, I also need to write my school, class, and name on the lanterns to prevent mistakes." Mei Xiaoran knew that after viewing these lanterns tonight, the school would take them back together and receive them tomorrow. Go home. Ouyang Xun made such a good lantern, she didn't want to be taken away by others, and it was safest to write the class name.
After writing the name, sister and brother Mei Xiaoran happily sent the lantern to the school. Of course, before leaving, the two of them must have not forgotten to say a lot of thanks to Ouyang Xun.
But Ouyang Xun just smiled, as if these were so trivial to him, not worth mentioning.
(End of this chapter)