Chapter 110: An Old Friend Seems to Visit During the Second Watch_1
In addition to the shops lining the streets, there were also numerous street vendors who carried their goods in baskets, traveling through the alleys. It was Wen’er and Wu’er’s first time going out, and they felt that their eyes weren’t enough to take in all the new sights. Their big eyes, like black grapes, showed curiosity at everything they saw, whether it was the selling of firecrackers, New Year cakes, or rouge powder. Especially when they passed by a stall where clay figurines were being molded, the two children, hand in hand, stood in front of the stall, staring with wide-eyed curiosity and excitement at the life-like clay figures.
The vendor, noticing the children’s well-dressed appearance which suggested they came from a well-off family, enthusiastically tried to make a sale: "Young masters, why not have a clay figure made? They’re quite cheap, just eight copper coins each. If both of you want one, I’ll give you both for fifteen copper coins!"
Wen’er was quite mature for his age. Although he loved the lifelike clay figures, he hesitated to spend money carelessly. When he heard that two clay figures would cost fifteen coppers, he shook his head quickly, just like a rattle-drum, leading his younger brother away by the hand.
"Do you like them? If you do, let’s get one!"
Lady Du followed the children from the back, watching them with a gentleness. She pulled both of them by their hands and led them back to the stall. To the small vendor, she said: "Go ahead, make one for each child."
Seeing his business secured, the sculptor gladly uttered, "Sure!" He began kneading a piece of dough, shaping it into a rough human form in just a few moves. He took a toothpick, made some points, and a chubby, adorable little figure appeared before everyone. He colored the small dough figure, and Wen’er’s lifelike figure was done.
"Look, it really looks like him!"
Cai Fei took the dough figure and handed it to Lady Du, both of whom laughed and agreed that it looked like him.
In the meantime, Wu’er’s clay figure was also completed. The two little guys, holding their clay figures, were so happy that they squinted their eyes and couldn’t close their mouths.