Without even thinking about it, Aily replied.
“The mayor of the town, the small village and town inside the most authoritative is the official, with the emperor of the land.”
Bohdi Olson frowned.
“Miyun is okay, I went to the mayor this morning to let him help broadcast, I see the mayor quite like the people who do the right thing, not the kind of deceitful, take the chicken feathers as arrows to bully the people.”
“It’s all the same.”
Aily looked disdainful, “No matter what he does, the town must take his word as holy writ.”
This is a biased statement, obviously with Aily’s individualistic bias against bureaucrats, but it is not without merit.
Along these lines, Amelia Bright thought carefully about
“Then go to the mayor this afternoon to talk about this matter, Bohdi Olson you have not dealt with the mayor, or you go to talk to him, mainly to talk about our jewelry design class is to inherit the traditional craft, but also to give the girls of the town a safer and better security outlet.”
“No problem.”
The afternoon sun shines on the moonflowers in the yard. The early spring has arrived, the weather is warming up, and the flowers of all colors are showing signs of opening.
To the west of the courtyard wall is the newly moved neighbor’s house, and at the moment a sound of planing wood is coming from the yard.
In the middle of the courtyard, the sturdy man sat on a bench, with piles of wood chips at his feet and a small wooden horse already in shape in front of him, doing the final polishing and sanding.
After a ‘creak’, the direction of the courtyard door came in a man wearing a blue cloth coat and casual pants, walking up to the middle of the courtyard and stood, and said with a straight face.
“First … Mr., after inquiring, no one has gone next door to register yet.”
The man stopped what he was doing and looked up at him.
“Why?”
“I heard that because the girls in Miyun town did not do the craft, most of them are compulsory education is over, they were sent outside to work by their families to find relations, most of the money from part-time jobs have to send home to save for their brothers to get married and marry their daughters-in-law, the girls to the family arrangements to get married when they reach the age.”
The man thought for a moment and
“Go see their mayor, check what age the girls sent out to work in the town in the past few years, and those who married, have they reached the legal age, if not, you know how to do it, right?”
“I know.”
After the people left, the man went on to pick up the polishing and sanding tools, carefully looking at the small wooden horse in front of him, carefully sanding every corner smooth to ensure that no matter where you touch it, you will not be stabbed by the wooden spikes.
It was already the end of the month, and that day was Ann’s full moon reception.
When it was almost dark, White Wen arrived at the Cheng residence and was busy apologizing as soon as he entered.
“Sorry for being late, a meeting was delayed.”
“Not too late, just in time, Ann is about to catch the week.”
Amelia Bright, holding the baby, watched Emily Guan and Bohdi Olson as they put together two square tables in the living room, covered them with red tablecloths, and placed various colorful utensils on the tablecloths to symbolize the future direction of their lives.
“The pen and the book put closer, you what the Buddha beads to take far away, okay, An An and can not be a nun to go.”
“Catching the Buddha beads is not necessarily as a nun ah, may later do the Buddha beads business it.”
“OK, I’m not going to argue with you today, I’m going to let my goddaughter catch the good stuff anyway.”
“What are you doing with that lipstick powder here?”
“Catching lipstick powder indicates a great beauty in the future.”
“…”
Seeing the two of them to the table also came more and more things, Amelia Bright reluctantly interrupted, “Okay, put so many things enough, let’s start, later still have to eat it, sister-in-law Lan has urged several times.”
“OK, OK, OK, start.”
“I’ll do it.” White Wen held out her hand to help Amelia Bright carry the baby over.
There was a momentary daze in Amelia Bright’s gaze, a slight smile, and
“It’s okay, I’ll do it, you rest.”
With that, she swept past White Wen and headed toward the Grab Week table with her baby in her arms.
“Grab this, grab this.”
“Little Anon, this way, this way …”
“…”
Through the glass of the door and window, outside the night is just right, there is a knock on the door ‘Duk Duk Duk’.
Mrs. Lan opened the door and came in.
“Madam, Boss Chen next door sent someone to say that he heard that Miss An An is having a full moon today, so he specially had someone send a gift of full moon wine.”
“Where are the people?”
“People are waiting at the door, you have not ordered, I can not just take people’s things.”
“Come on, let people in.”
“Yes.”
Not long after, Lan sister-in-law led a body to see the shape of the youth into the house, the youth’s hand carried a small wooden horse tied with a red ribbon, the original wood color, carved eyes and nose, polished and smooth, this look is handmade, made very delicate.
“Our boss said that he only got the news temporarily and didn’t know what to send. It just so happens that he made a small wooden horse for his child, so if you don’t mind, please ask Ms. Bright to accept it.”
“How can I accept this?” Amelia Bright hastily excused herself, “Your boss made it for his own children, how can I accept it?”
“Hi,” the youth smiled slightly, “It’s okay, our boss’s kids are back home, not around, the boss said he’ll just make a new one then, this one also please Ms. Bright must take it.”
Amelia Bright couldn’t resist, so she took the stuff.
“Boss Chen is home now, right? If you’re free, why don’t you come and have a meal together?”
“No need, our boss is out for something.”
“So, that’s a bad coincidence.”
As we were talking, Emily Guan’s alarming voice came from behind us.
“Anon, where are you going, grab here, here …”
As soon as Amelia Bright turned around, she saw Ann climbing on the edge of the table, and if it weren’t for Bohdi Olson dragging her by the shoulders, she would have fallen off the table and landed upside down.
At this moment Bohdi Olson dragged her, she also a hand in the air flying randomly, a small ball of meat like very dissatisfied with the movement, will be around to grab the week with all the things pulled to the ground, do not know what they want.
“My little aunt, so many things dare not have a single one that fits you?”
Emily Guan just finished, the ‘little aunt’ suddenly opened her mouth and cried out with a wow.
A room full of people panicked.
Little Ann has rarely cried since she was born, what’s wrong with her?
Amelia Bright went over to hold her, but couldn’t coax her. Although she was small, her strength was not small, and she didn’t settle down in Amelia Bright’s arms, crying.
“Hey? Did she want this?”
Sister Lan suddenly asked, pointing to the small wooden horse on the ground.
Amelia Bright was stunned and glanced towards her daughter to find her big teary eyes staring at the wooden horse on the floor, which seemed to be of real interest to her as she leaned over the edge of the table and peered at the floor.
Thinking of this, she will believe it and put little Anan on the small wooden horse.