Siheyuan: Starting from the Pig Killer

No matter how well the pavilions, waterside terraces, and rockery gardens are built, they cannot compare to the wonders of nature. The wild beauty displayed by the two golden eagles in front of him made Master Li deeply intoxicated.

He had not originally planned to paint, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a strong urge to paint a picture based on the two golden eagles in front of him.

"It's just some fate. These two golden eagles are not raised by me. Not only have I never fed them, but I also take some benefits from them from time to time, just like the sika deer today. In fact, this is not the first time!" In response to Master Li's inquiry, Xiang Yunduan shook his head and said.

"It really doesn't look like it was raised by humans. Its spirit and energy are simply amazing! I have never seen such a stunning eagle!"

Master Li sighed and asked, "You just said there was some fate. I wonder what that means? Is there some other story behind this?"

Although it is not common for animals to be grateful, it is not a fantasy. Although Master Li was surprised by the two golden eagles' behavior of catching a deer and giving it to Xiang Yunduan, it was not incomprehensible. He was just curious about what exactly caused the two golden eagles to do so?

Sometimes, a good story can also be very meaningful for painting.

“Speaking of this, there is actually nothing mysterious about it. When our police dog base was first established, it was still near the slaughterhouse. Maybe because there were many police dogs in the base, and this golden eagle named Xuanfeng had just learned to hunt alone at the time, he did not judge the situation clearly and took the police dogs in the police dog base as hunting targets. As a result, he was injured. I rescued him on the spur of the moment and then let him go instead of killing him. That’s why the following story happened.

As for the smaller one, it's called Chaofeng, a female bird. It's probably the mate that Xuanfeng was looking for. After following Xuanfeng around for a while, she became familiar with me!" Xiang Yunduan explained briefly.

"I see!"

Master Li listened and nodded.

After sending the sika deer away, the two golden eagles did not leave. Instead, they all climbed onto the iron rack for police dog training and were grooming each other's feathers.

For birds, feathers are much more important than human faces.

"How long will these two eagles stay? If possible, I would like to observe them for a while longer!" Master Li asked Xiang Yunduan.

He had never painted an eagle before, but now he wanted to give it a try. Naturally, he had to observe more and try to depict the kingly and domineering aura of these two eagles.

"It's hard to say. But I have a way. Last time I went on a business trip to the Northeast, I learned some eagle training skills from a local Oroqen hunter. Maybe I can make it stay for two or three days!" Xiang Yunduan said.

"That's great!" Master Li's tone revealed excitement, and he seemed to have become many years younger in an instant.

Soon, Xiang Yunduan took a rope and placed it next to the sharp claws of the two golden eagles, but did not tie the two golden eagles up.

"Director Xiang, what is this?" Master Li asked with some confusion.

"Haha, this is the eagle training skill I learned. Even though this rope is just casually hung there, as long as this rope is here, the two golden eagles will not leave!" Xiang Yunduan said mysteriously.

Although he was deliberately mysterious, Master Li took it seriously. He was actually skeptical at the beginning, but as time passed, the two eagles never left, and even began to sleep with their eyes closed. Master Li had no choice but to believe it.

As a result, this puzzling and miraculous skill made Master Li more inspired, and a wonderful picture gradually emerged in his mind.

Seeing Master Li staring at the two golden eagles in deep thought, Xiang Yunduan did not disturb him any more.

He waved his hand to let the training continue, then turned to look for Tan Pingzheng.

……

"Hey, little comrade, what good stuff did you get this time? Take it out quickly and let me take a good look at it!"

As soon as Xiang Yunduan entered the door of Tongrentang, it was a coincidence that the chef working at the counter was also an old acquaintance. He was the same person who sold Ganoderma lucidum the first time he came to the city and honey the second time.

Obviously, the old master thought that he had found something good in the mountains and was preparing to sell it.

"Master, this good thing is not so good. I am not here to sell things, but to buy things!" Xiang Yunduan said with a smile.

After work, he first delivered the venison that had been reserved long ago to his leaders one by one, and then he came to Tong Ren Tang with the things he wanted.

To make medicinal wine, having only deer blood and deer penis is not enough, so I plan to go to Tong Ren Tang to buy some commonly used medicinal materials for making medicinal wine, such as deer antler, wolfberry, Schisandra chinensis, Cistanche deserticola, Angelica sinensis, Sedum, safflower, Polygonum multiflorum, etc.

There is another thing. The last time he went to Northeast China, before coming back, he specially got an old ginseng from a local villager. It is said that the ginseng is about seventy or eighty years old.

The price of ginseng, if it is really aged, is relatively high no matter what era it is from. For this reason, he even gave the fellow villager a full 80 yuan.

Tong Ren Tang probably has ginseng from previous years, but if he wants to buy it, he probably won't be able to buy it. Fortunately, he was prepared.

Xiang Yunduan naturally knew nothing about making medicinal wine. He saw these medicinal materials that could be used to make wine in the herbal medicine store when he bought medicinal wine before.

But it doesn’t matter. Since there is no recipe for making wine, then just put whatever common medicinal ingredients you have. As long as it is medicinal wine, it will be fine. You can use your luck to strengthen it when the time comes.

With so many precious medicinal materials, I'm sure the effect will be better than what I bought from the medicinal wine shop last time.

The luck that strengthens the body can only be used by himself and cannot be used to strengthen his family, so he can only use this stupid method.

He doesn't ask for any effect that can make people live a hundred years longer. He will be satisfied as long as he can regulate his body and minimize the pain and suffering from illness.

After leaving Tongrentang, Xiang Yunduan went to buy some Shaodaozi, which is a strong liquor with a content of 70 to 80 degrees. Since it is used to make medicinal liquor, a higher degree is naturally better.

When he got home, he divided everything into three parts and then filled three full jars with it. It would take another year or so to see what the final effect would be.

"Let's go. We're not eating at home today. Let's go to my father-in-law's house for a meal!" After Xiang Yunduan had finished everything, he said to Tao Xiaoye.

In addition to giving the venison to the leaders, we naturally cannot forget the father-in-law. In fact, he also left a portion for his parents. Fortunately, in this weather, the meat can be frozen outside and will not go bad for a while. We can just send it home on the weekend.

"Dad, Mom, you guys are already eating, but you didn't even bother waiting for me and Brother Yun. Brother Yun was thinking of sending you two some goodies!"

When they arrived at the father-in-law's house, the whole family had already started eating, and Tao Xiao also spoke angrily.

"Oh, you are such a heartless person. I raised you with great difficulty, but now that you are married off, you are really betraying me!

You didn't even say hello in advance, so who knew you were coming over now? Here are the leftovers, eat them if you want, or not! " Mei Zhihua said to her daughter in a bad mood.

"Eat, eat, eat. Why aren't you eating? I haven't eaten the food you cooked for me in a while, but I still miss it!"

Xiang Yunduan didn't hesitate to go to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks and started eating right away.

"Where did you get the venison? Did someone give it to you?"

Tao Xingwei asked calmly.

My father-in-law is a meticulous person, and he does things flawlessly. If the venison was really a gift from someone else to Xiang Yunduan, he would really scold him.

After all, Xiang Yunduan is now an official of moderate status and holds some power, so it is not surprising that someone gives him gifts.

"Hey, Dad, you are really amazing. You can guess the truth right away!"

Xiang Yunduan said something sarcastic, but when he saw his father-in-law's face darken, as if he was going to teach him a lesson, he quickly continued, "It was indeed a gift, but it was not sent by a person, but by a bird!"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Tao Xingwei was a little confused.

"Don't worry, Dad. We have everything we need at home now. I don't have a hobby of eating dumplings stuffed with leeks and eggs and not wanting to see leeks. I won't do anything wrong.

This venison, this is what it is…"

Xiang Yunduan explained it again.

Not to mention, this was the first time he told this story to his father-in-law's family, and everyone was extremely surprised.

"What do you mean by having everything? I think there is something missing!" Mei Zhihua said on the side. She was not interested in eagles or vultures, but she had something in her mind.

"What are you missing? I haven't told you anything yet. Pay attention to your influence at work and don't learn from those women!" Tao Xingwei originally wanted to scold his son-in-law, but he found that he had no reason to do so. He felt uncomfortable and caught his wife and started to scold her.

"Stop talking official language to me. What I'm saying is that Xiaoye and Yunduan should have a child. Without a child, wouldn't the family be missing something?" Mei Zhihua said, rolling her eyes at her husband.

"Uh……"

Tao Xingwei was choked up and agreed awkwardly: "Haha, yes, yes, it's time to have a child!"

"Ahem, ahem, mom, Xiaoye and I are working hard!"

Xiang Yunduan quickly picked up the porridge and started drinking it. While drinking, he changed the subject and asked his brother-in-law, "Brother, how is the noodle pressing machine in your factory? Do you have a prototype? How about getting one for our police dog base?"

"There's no problem with the noodle pressing machine. We're just waiting to start production next year. We also have a prototype, but it can't be sold now. The factory doesn't have the authority to do so!" said Tao Xiaomin.

"If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. Just lend one to us. We can help your factory test the product quality. After all, only by using it more in real life can we discover its shortcomings and continue to improve it!" Xiang Yunduan said.

"Well... I'll help you ask when I get to the factory tomorrow!" Tao Xiaomin said.

Xiang Yunduan likes eating noodles very much. Of course he also eats rice, but after a long time, his heart can't help but beat with the craving for noodles.

Of course he can make it himself, but it is more troublesome, and sometimes he is too lazy to do it. With a pasta machine, it becomes much more convenient.

"Yunduan, it's a good thing that you came here today. I have something to talk to you about!" After talking to the brother-in-law, the sister-in-law took over the conversation.

Tao Minzhen no longer calls him Tiange as it sounds misleading.

"What's the matter?" Xiang Yunduan asked.

"It's the thing I mentioned to you last time. Our school wants to hire you as a visiting professor!"

Tao Minzhen said, "Before you didn't want to do this, I pushed it off, but these days, the hospital leaders have started looking for me again. It seems that they are determined to ask you to come out!"

"Are you so persistent? I'm not a music student. What can I tell my students? This is really not okay!" Xiang Yunduan shook his head and refused.

"The leader said that he knows you haven't studied music systematically, so you don't need to talk about any theoretical knowledge. You can talk about the process and mentality of creating those works when the time comes. Anyway, you don't give lectures often, so just go once in a while!" Tao Minzhen said.

She really felt that Xiang Yunduan was qualified. When she had chatted with Xiang Yunduan through letters before, she had admired Xiang Yunduan's seemingly advanced music knowledge, which was wild and imaginative and full of novelty.

With this kind of ability, there's really no problem in taking classes occasionally.

Of course, what she didn't know was that although the hospital was eager to have Xiang Yunduan give lectures, some leaders didn't think so. They really hated someone as unconventional as Xiang Yunduan.

The reason why he is so inconsistent is because of the relationship with Deputy Director Lan!

Deputy Director Lan may be inferior in other aspects, but he is very insightful about artistic matters. In his early years, he even filmed movies in Shanghai.

Deputy Director Lan felt that Xiang Yunduan's innovation in music seemed to have opened up a new path, so he admired him a little and mentioned Xiang Yunduan more than once. Therefore, the hospital seemed so anxious.

"Okay, in that case, then you reply to the school and I will give lectures, but I don't want the title of visiting professor. Just treat it as an exchange between music lovers!" Seeing that Tao Minzhen looked like she would not give up unless he agreed, Xiang Yunduan thought about it seriously and finally agreed.

"Haha, just relax a little and don't feel so burdened. You are a section chief after all, and you manage a lot of people. Are you still afraid of speaking in front of students?

If there is really nothing to talk about, just talk about the song "As Wish", which not only has a good melody, but also has very sincere lyrics! "Tao Minzhen saw that Xiang Yunduan's face was a little solemn, and thought that Xiang Yunduan was afraid.

In fact, a few "new songs" suddenly popped up in his mind. He was considering whether he could use the "new songs" to talk about his creative ideas when he really went to the Central Conservatory of Music to give lectures. However, among the several songs, he was not sure which one to publish for the time being, and it had nothing to do with fear.