readsfreenovel Chapter 29 Making Toys
Chapter 29 Making Toys
"Grandpa, what are you doing?" Xiao Siyue had just entered Grandpa Xiao's room when she noticed that he was facing away from the door and seemed to be trembling.
"Ah? Yue'er is here. Um..." Old Master Xiao said somewhat awkwardly.
As Xiao Siyue approached, she discovered a pile of silver on the bed. So, her grandfather had been counting the silver, and the way his body trembled was because he was laughing.
Xiao Siyue glanced at Grandpa Xiao with a complicated expression. "I never expected you to be like this, Grandpa. You always seem so calm and composed, but it turns out you're a money-grubber behind the scenes. Does Grandma know?"
Perhaps Xiao Siyue's gaze was a little too blatant, so Grandpa Xiao quickly changed the subject.
"Ahem... Yue'er, is there something you need from me?"
"Oh, Grandpa, I came to see you because I have an idea and wanted to ask for your opinion," Xiao Siyue said, coming back to her senses.
"Oh, what's your idea?" Old Master Xiao asked curiously.
"Grandpa, look, these are the drawings I made. I want to open a toy store in town, and these are the drawings for the toys I want to make." Xiao Siyue handed the drawings in her hand to Grandpa Xiao.
Grandpa Xiao took the blueprints and flipped through them one by one, becoming more and more surprised and puzzled with each page.
"Yue'er, what is this?" Grandpa Xiao pointed to the jigsaw puzzle in his hand.
"Grandpa, this is a jigsaw puzzle. It involves cutting a complete picture into many irregular shapes, scrambling them, and then piecing them back together to form the complete picture. It's a kind of game that can not only train children's eyesight but also their brainpower," Xiao Siyue said, looking at Grandpa Xiao.
Although Grandpa Xiao didn't quite understand Xiao Siyue's explanation, he roughly understood what a puzzle was by looking at the pattern in his hand. He found it very interesting and wanted to play with it himself, and he thought children would like it even more.
Pointing excitedly to another drawing, "What about this one?"
"Grandpa, this is building blocks, a bit like a puzzle. It's made of wooden blocks of different sizes and shapes, which you build into various small models, such as a small house, furniture, or animals. But this is three-dimensional, so it's more difficult than a puzzle. We can start with the regular shapes and then move on to the more difficult ones. These things can help develop a child's brainpower."
After listening, Grandpa Xiao thought for a moment and realized that he could understand it to some extent. It was about assembling each small part into a complete object, which was how he usually made furniture.
However, Grandpa Xiao was wrong; the building blocks were indeed somewhat different.
Xiao Siyue explained the things on the drawings to Grandpa Xiao one by one, and what interested him the most was the children's car.
“Grandpa, this is what I’m thinking. You and Second Uncle should make some samples first, and then see if you can find some people in the village to make them. After all, making this is quite labor-intensive, and the two of you can’t do it.” Xiao Siyue suggested to Grandpa Xiao.
After thinking for a moment, Grandpa Xiao said, "Alright, let's go find your second uncle now and hurry up and make the sample."
It took Grandpa Xiao and Xiao Qili almost half a month to make the samples. They made relatively simple ones, and only one of each was made.
On the day the finished product was completed, the entire Xiao family came to see it.
"Is this what your grandfather and second uncle made recently?" Old Mrs. Xiao asked Xiao Siyue, looking at the things in the yard.
“Yes, Grandma,” Xiao Siyue said happily.
"Now I'll explain these things to everyone." Xiao Siyue stood in front of the stroller.
"This is called a stroller. As the name suggests, it's a stroller for children. You can put a child aged 0 to 2 years in the stroller and push it around. You no longer need to hold them all the time, freeing up your hands. There are guardrails on the side, so you don't have to worry about the child falling off."
After Xiao Siyue finished speaking, Xiao Siyu excitedly stepped forward, "Little sister, little sister, can I sit down?"
"No, you're too big to sit here. Only children under two years old can sit here."
Xiao Siyu was somewhat disappointed after hearing this.
"Then what is this?" Qu Yin pointed to a strangely shaped little thing.
"This is Peppa Pig."
“Peppa Pig, this is a pig!” Qu Yin was a little confused. She had seen pigs before, but they didn’t look like this. Not only were they standing on two legs, but they were also wearing clothes.
“Yes, it’s a pig, and its name is Peppa Pig,” Xiao Siyue said with a sly grin. How about that? Surprised?
"What about this? It's not a sheep, is it?" Lin Qin asked incredulously.
"Mom is so clever, she named him Happy Sheep, after a sheep."
Lin Qin held the Pleasant Goat toy in her hand, looking at it from left to right. "Although it looks a bit strange, it's still quite good-looking."
"Mom, I want to see," Xiao Siyu couldn't help but say. He liked it so much, it was so cute.
Looking at Xiao Siyu, who wanted Pleasant Goat, Xiao Siyue said mysteriously:
"Brother, there's more, come over here." Xiao Siyue placed the puzzle on the table in the yard.
"Brother, look at this bunch of small shapes. You need to piece them together to make the picture on this sheet." Xiao Siyue's puzzle wasn't too difficult; it was a picture of the cartoon character Blue Rabbit, and it only had about thirty pieces.
Xiao Siyu was indeed very interested and had already stood in front of the table, seriously putting the puzzle together. The others were also very interested and stood aside to watch. Xiao Sining, who was about the same age as Xiao Siyu, was eager to try and urged Xiao Siyu on.
Seeing her brothers like this, Xiao Siyue felt relieved; she no longer needed to worry about the business.
"Fifth Brother, here's another toy," Xiao Siyue said, taking out the building blocks for Xiao Sining to play with.
Xiao Sining was a little reluctant to leave, but she listened to her sister and came over.
"Fifth Brother, look at this," Xiao Siyue said, pointing to a pile of small wooden blocks.
"Little sister, what's this for?"
"Fifth Brother, this requires you to assemble the small wooden blocks into the shape shown in the blueprint, okay?" Xiao Sining immediately became interested upon hearing this and couldn't wait to start.
Just then, Xiao Siyu's excited voice rang out: "I'm done!"
Sure enough, this was a bit too easy for a ten-year-old like Xiao Siyu. She would have to make some more difficult ones later, while the simpler ones could be given to younger children.
After finishing her own puzzle, Xiao Siyu saw Xiao Sining building with blocks and quickly came over to watch. She found it all very interesting.
"Grandpa, we can make this building block structure with mortise and tenon joints later. After it's assembled, we can put it up as a decorative piece, which will be more meaningful," Xiao Siyue said to Grandpa Xiao, looking at the building block that Xiao Sining was almost finished with.
"Yes, that's a good idea. I think not only kids will like it, but adults will too."
Absolutely! It's so satisfying to assemble it yourself and display it!
Xiao Siyue's other brothers were already itching to get their hands on the item.
I really want to try it myself.