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Chapter 144 Portrait

In addition to Aunt Fuya from the third grandfather and grandma's family, there is also her biological aunt Gu Daya's family.

 Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu wanted to sell Gu Daya, but Gu Daya didn't want to and ran away with a salesman. I haven't been back to my parents' home in these years. I only asked someone to bring a letter and a few taels of silver to Gu Dashan, saying that I was very good.

Gu Dashan has always been worried. He once wanted to visit Gu Daya's husband's house, but he was delayed because of his livelihood.

When he was escaping from the drought, he passed by Mingshan County where Gu Daya was married. Gu Dashan took advantage of the break and ran to inquire about Gu Daya's family, but unfortunately found nothing.

Gu Jinli knew that Gu Daya was Gu Dashan's heart and always wanted to find this sister; looking at the third grandfather and the third grandmother, the two elders' wish for the rest of their lives was to find their daughter and her family. She thought for a while and asked: "Third grandfather Third Grandma, do you still remember what Aunt Fuya looks like?"

The third grandpa and the third grandma nodded: "I remember, how could I not remember."

 Fuya is their only child in this life. Even if they die, they will never forget Fuya's appearance.

Gu Jinli said: "Otherwise, you tell me what Aunt Fuya looks like, and I'll draw it. Let's draw Aunt Fuya's face, and then ask Uncle Shang to help find someone. Or we can offer a reward to find someone ourselves, if someone can help. If there is any news about Aunt Fuya's family, or if he can bring Aunt Fuya's family to us, we will reward him."

The third grandfather and the third grandmother were very moved when they heard this. Although they were not rich, they were willing to spend all their money to find their daughter's family.

but…

“Is this okay?” the third grandma asked worriedly: “We are outsiders and don’t know many people. Even if we are willing to give money, others will not go all out to find us?”

Gu Jinli pointed to the tofu in the yard and said: "Third Grandma forgot, we still have tofu business. There are many people coming to our house to sell tofu, we can ask them to help pay attention. They want to carry tofu to other places to sell, run away There are many places, maybe someone will meet Aunt Fuya."

 Those who pick tofu to sell are like sparks. As long as they are scattered, the news will be received one day.

After hearing this, the third grandpa and the third grandma were so excited that their eyes were red. The third grandma choked and said, "Okay, that's it. Let's talk about it. You and An Ge'er will paint."

Three grandpa thought of Gu Dashan's sister Gu Daya, and added: "Call your father here, and draw the look of your aunt Daya, and the two families will look for it together."

"Hey." Gu Jinli ran to the kitchen and told Gu Dashan and Cui about looking for aunts Gu Fuya and Gu Daya.

Gu Dashan and Cui were ordering braised tofu. When they heard this, they were both stunned. Cui gave Gu Dashan a push and said with a smile: "Master, Xiaoyu said he wanted to find her aunt. Are you stunned?" What are you doing? Why don't you go out with the child quickly, draw a picture of Da Ya, and go find someone as soon as possible."

Mr. Cui knew what Gu Dashan was thinking. The matter of Daya had been in his heart for so long that it had become a knot in his heart.

 In the past, there was no way to escape the famine, but now that I have settled down and made a living, my family has income every day, so it is not a problem to spend some money to find Daya's family.

Gu Dashan was very excited, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "Hey, I'll go right away."

With that said, he rushed out of the kitchen and asked Gu Jinli who was standing by the door: "Xiaoyu, is your method really effective? Can you really find your aunt?"

Before Gu Jinli could say anything, Gu Jincheng, who was helping to light the fire in the kitchen, said, "Of course, the second sister is the most powerful."

Gu Jinli smiled when he heard this and said as he walked: "I can't guarantee that I will find it, but at least there is hope."

With tears in his eyes, Gu Dashan nodded: "Yes, it's always a hope." The father and daughter came to the yard. Gu Jinan had already moved the table out and put away the pens, inks, papers and inkstones. When he saw Gu Dashan, he smiled and said: "Dad, sit down quickly and tell us what your aunt looks like. Let's draw a picture of our aunt and go find someone with the picture."

None of the younger ones, including the Cui family, have ever met Aunt Daya. This aunt only exists in the mouths of their father and elders.

"Okay." Gu Dashan responded. After sitting down, he began to recall Gu Daya's appearance.

The third grandma has already started to say: "Your Aunt Fuya was born eight years after my marriage to your third grandpa. She is five years younger than your father. She is thirty-two years old. Her face shape is the same as mine, with a round face and round eyes." Her almond-shaped eyes and nose look like your third grandpa’s, tall and tall..."

As Third Grandma said, Gu Jinli and Gu Jinan began to draw.

But the styles of their paintings are different. Gu Jinan painted the ink-and-wash freehand figure painting taught by Shang Xiucai, while Gu Jinli painted modern meticulous sketches. In comparison, what Gu Jinan painted looked like a person at most, while Gu Jinli's paintings can be seen clearly. looks.

Gu Jinan was very surprised by this, but he didn't ask any more questions. No matter how much he asked, Xiaoyu still said "I learned it from others on the way to escape the wilderness" or "I figured it out myself."

Gu Jinan is a smart person. After a few times, he no longer asks his sister questions that cannot be answered, but only helps her cover up these skills.

However, he liked Xiaoyu's painting style very much, so he asked Gu Jinli to teach him and he painted while learning.

Drawing portraits is not an easy task. Even with the three grandfathers and grandmother as two similar reference points, it still took Gu Jinli more than half an hour to finish the portrait of Gu Fuya. After revising it, he handed the finished painting to them. look.

On the paper is a woman with a woman's hair in a bun, a round face, round eyes, a high nose, a thin and upturned mouth, and a natural smile. There are wrinkles on the forehead, fine lines at the corners of the eyes, and two deep nasolabial folds on the sides of the cheeks. He looks like he is in his mid-thirties.

 This is what Gu Jinli deliberately painted in Nian Laoli.

Although the third grandma said that Gu Fuya was only thirty-two years old, the peasant family had to be at least a few years older after fleeing from famine for more than half a year.

The third grandpa looked at the portrait and was very shocked. He kept saying: "It looks like your Aunt Fuya, at least about 70%."

Having a seven-part portrait is enough. Anyone who has seen this portrait will definitely recognize Fuya when they see her again.

The third grandma looked at this portrait and burst into tears: "Fuya, this is my Fuya."

The third grandpa thought about his daughter and couldn't help crying, but he held it back and reminded the third grandma: "Take it easy, Xiaoyu finally painted this, don't shed your tears on the painting. If this painting is damaged, we won’t be able to find Fuya.”

When the third grandma heard this, she quickly put away her tears, put the portrait back on the table, stood by the table, looked at the portrait from a distance and shed tears.

Gu Jinli looked at Gu Dashan and asked him: "Dad, have you remembered?"

Gu Dashan nodded and said, "I haven't seen your Aunt Daya for nearly twenty years. I only remember her appearance when she was young..."

Gu Jinli said: "It doesn't matter, you tell me, I will paint Aunt Daya into the old age."

 (End of this chapter)