Gu Yan went to borrow a ladder, and Su Yunjin had Aunt Liang cook up a bowl of flour paste. The villagers used this flour paste to stick couplets and paste lanterns, which served the same purpose as modern glue. In ancient times, without glue, this kind of flour paste was used for sticking items.
Initially, Su Yunjin doubted that the paste would be sticky enough to be effective for the couplets. However, once it was ready, Su Yunjin dabbed a little on her hand to test it and found that her concerns had been superfluous. The paste made from flour was indeed quite sticky. Gu Yan applied a layer of the paste to the couplet with a brush, then climbed up the ladder to stick it. Su Yunjin stood not too far away; after Gu Yan finished, he looked back at his little wife.
"Yunjing, how does it look? Is it crooked?" The couplet had to be straight; if crooked, it had to b moved. Su Yunjin stepped back and scrutinized carefully.
