She would even give him embroidery patterns to fill in. Er-dai commented, "Grandmother wanted me to color in the patterns, but I preferred to paint my own ideas."
於是，在筷子還握不穩的年齡，二呆已偏愛畫筆；當別的孩子忙於玩耍、吃糖葫蘆的時候，二呆卻沒日沒夜地磨墨濡筆，將他所見的小貓小狗、小樹小花，盡情塗染描繪。