The peasant boy of crossing

Tears fell into the wonton soup, and Li Xinyi was taken aback.

After quietly wiping away his tears, he looked at the only two wontons left in the bowl and hesitated whether to continue eating.

Grabbing the spoon again, at this moment, someone lightly touched his shoulder, Li Xinyi raised her head, it was the owner of the shop.

He turned his head and looked around. The two porters who had been sitting on the side had already left, and the surrounding area was rarely empty.

The shop owner smiled apologetically, and said, "I see you have been sitting alone for a long time, is there any problem with the wontons?"

Li Xinyi hurriedly said: "No, the wontons are very good. Did I sit for a long time? I'm disturbing your business, so I'm leaving now."

The shop owner stopped him and said, "That's not what I meant."

Li Xinyi also realized that she had overreacted, so she sat down again and finished the remaining two wontons.

The owner of the shop said: "I see that you have a lot of things on your mind. If you don't have someone to talk to, you might as well talk to me."

Li Xinyi didn't have the habit of telling strangers what was on her mind, so she made an excuse: "I've been away from home for a long time, and I miss my family."

The shop owner also said with emotion: "That's true. After being away for a long time, I miss the landscape of my hometown very much."

After Li Xinyi said a few words to the shop owner, she paid the bill and left.

Back to the other courtyard, it turned out that the other courtyard had changed from the quiet appearance before, and began to be lively.

Many people came, and when Li Xinyi arrived, someone moved the potted plants on the carriage into it.

Someone was hanging lanterns on the promenade, and strange maids walked by carrying trays, and he even felt that even the door plaques were brightened, giving them a new look.

Li Xinyi quietly returned to the east wing room where she was temporarily staying, and did not go out, just reading books or painting by herself.

Three days in a flash.

This morning, when the sky was slightly cool, Li Xinyi woke up.

Find the most appropriate robe from the suitcase and wear it, and then go to the old housekeeper.

The old housekeeper is getting old, and he must be unable to hold a banquet all of a sudden.As the housekeeper of the other courtyard, he must not be idle, and he can do as much as he can.

In the tea room, a person in charge smelled the tea and said, "This can of tea is old, so I have to replace it with a new can of tea produced this year."

The old housekeeper said: "This is Longjing tea from before the Ming Dynasty. Even if it is last year's tea, the taste is still acceptable, so there is no need to change it."

The steward said: "Old man, you are quite old, and your tongue has long been useless. If the taste is not good, you can say nothing."

As he spoke, he ordered the boy to say, "Change to the cloud and mist hair tip."

When Li Xinyi went in, she saw the old housekeeper come out with an ugly face.

The old butler was surprised: "Why are you here, sir? Go and sit in the front hall."

Li Xinyi smiled and said: "I have lived in the other courtyard for a month, and now I am busy, how can I watch you work hard while I sit aside and rest?"

The old butler said: "These tasks are what we should do. If you really want to help, sir, you can go to the front hall and help entertain guests together."

The old butler said so, Li Xinyi had no choice but to go to the front hall.

Someone had already arrived, and he saw that the butler of the Zhao residence was receiving two guests.

One was all soft pink, the other was purple blue.

It turned out to be two women. Watching them go behind the screen, Li Xinyi still didn't go in. She hid in the small garden by herself, watching the koi raised in the pond, swimming happily in the water.

When he returned to the front hall, there were already five or six guests sitting there.

After a quick look around, he chose an inconspicuous corner to sit.

A maid came to serve tea, Li Xinyi thought to herself, Yunwu Maojian, Jingning also produces this kind of tea, but it is not famous for selling it.

He didn't know any of the guests present.

I couldn't help thinking of the two women sitting on the other side of the screen, and then contacted the gossip I heard in the Moquan Pavilion that day. If I can draw, it must be sister Axue.

Li Xinyi sat silently sipping tea, listening to the greetings from the people next to her.

At this time, a person sat down beside him, wearing a dark green round-neck gown, he was also a handsome young man.

He only heard him ask: "Is this tea so delicious?"

Li Xinyi looked at him sideways, and replied, "Not bad."

When the maid served tea, he took a sip and said, "It's really not bad."

The man introduced himself: "My surname is Liu, and the single name is Yao. What's your name?"

Li Xinyi replied: "My surname is Li, Muzi Li. Brother Liu calls me Li Xinyi."

Liu Yao said: "You look younger than me, calling me brother Liu is not taking advantage of you. Is there a word?"

Li Xinyi replied: "No crown, no words."

Liu Yao smiled and said, "Where is my family? I'll see if we can get married. I'm from Fuyang."

Li Xinyi replied: "My family lives in Jingning, Zhou."

Liu Yao said: "It's a good place, with good mountains and rivers, only then can a beautiful person like you be born."

Li Xinyi said: "I'm not considered beautiful, brother Liu praised me."

Liu Yao said: "You are too humble."

There were several plates of dried fruit and candied fruit on the table, which looked delicious, and Li Xinyi wanted to taste it.

But seeing Liu Yao get closer, she asked in a low voice: "Do you know what Mr. Zhao invited us to do?"

Li Xinyi knew a little bit, but he still shook his head and said, "I just received the invitation three days ago, but I don't know."

Liu Yao said: "It is said that Mr. Zhao wants to invite someone to paint. I just don't know what kind of masterpiece it is that requires so many painters from us."

Li Xinyi asked: "Are all of you here are painters?"

Liu Yao was surprised: "Don't you know them?"

Seeing Li Xinyi nodding, he pointed in a low voice: "The one over there, dressed in white, who thinks he is immortal, is actually dirty. His name is Wei Shao. The big and thick guy next to him is called Zhu Long, Linglong Long, what a pity It doesn't quite match the name. The one on his right is called Zhao Can, and he's actually quite miserable. He has three concubines, but none of them gave birth to a son, and the family is in dire straits every day."

Li Xinyi could barely remember people's names, but she didn't like to listen to gossip, so she could only ask: "Do they have a name? Is it the name left at the signing place?"

Liu Yao sneered: "They are not considered to be famous, who would remember these stinky and long names, it would be good if they could remember the names."

Li Xinyi said: "When I came, I saw two girls sitting inside the screen, have you heard of them?"

Liu Yao said: "Then it should be Hua Chexue and her sister, I didn't expect them to join in the fun."

Li Xinyi didn't know how to answer, so she could only say: "No one here has any female relatives, since they come here, will it hurt their reputation?"

Liu Yao seemed to have heard something funny, she chuckled for a while and said, "Who do you think they are? Fame is easy to use when you use it, and it's very simple when you don't need it. Just wait, wait." As soon as Mr. Zhao comes, they will definitely come out impatiently."

Then several guests came one after another, until Sishi, Zhao Yuanwei was late.

As soon as he came, everyone in the flower hall stood up and saluted him.

Sure enough, as Liu Yao said, the two women inside also came out, with no veils on their faces, said a blessing, and retreated to the inside of the screen.

Zhao Yuanwei sat down at the first place, waved his hands to let everyone sit down, and after saying a few words on the occasion, Butler Zhao came out.

Behind him was a row of maids, all carrying trays with paper and pencils on them.

Steward Zhao asked people to hand the pens and papers to all the painters present one by one, and said, "Gentlemen, please draw the words on the paper within two sticks of incense. We have all the good wine and food ready. , come as you please."

Someone laughed and said: "I didn't have enough for breakfast, I just want to save some stomach for the banquet. Please rest assured, Mr. Zhao, I will definitely do my best."

Everyone laughed, Li Xinyi looked over, and the person who spoke was that Zhu Long.

Liu Yao sneered, "vulgar."

The maids took away all the dried fruit and teacups on the table, leaving only pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Li Xinyi looked at the words on the paper: "The generals of the Yuan dynasty are also from Dongyang. If you are young, you are good at soldiers, and you are the ancestors..."

This is the life of a general named Yuan Chao.

He quickly browsed through it. This general has been a soldier all his life, and he joined the Tai`zu's army when he was young.The official worshiped the captain of the cavalry, and then went to the northern border to attack the Tartars and protect the border people.After his death, Taizu named him a general.

He couldn't help being confused. Butler Zhao said just now that he asked them to draw the words on the paper into pictures.

The general of the Yuan Dynasty is of course a general worthy of admiration, but he doesn't even know what the general looks like.

Moreover, this general has been fighting all his life. From Jiangnan, to Jiangbei, and even northern Xinjiang, he has left his figure in battle.

So, how do you draw this?

Li Xinyi has always positioned herself as an unpromising painter, painting flowers or landscapes, that's about it.

He felt that his imagination was poor and he really couldn't draw such a grand picture of the scene.

And it took only two sticks of incense, Li Xinyi looked at the length of the incense, and it took only two hours to hold it to death.

But if he really had to hand in a blank paper, he felt that it was embarrassing.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Liu Yao was already writing.

Li Xinyi couldn't help becoming anxious.

He looked at the paper and saw that it was a pre-cut booklet, and there were three in total.

Do you mean to ask him to draw three pictures?he does not know.

Because she didn't know what the general looked like, Li Xinyi had no choice but to play freely.

The general who fought in the army must have a resolute face, and if he can survive the cruel war, he must have superb martial arts.

So tall and straight, muscular and powerful.

I just don't know what weapon this general is using. Li Xinyi glanced at the words on the paper, and if she is good at riding and shooting, she must draw a longbow.

He must be wearing armor. The armor of a general looks mighty.

You have to ride a war horse under your body, it must be a fat and strong horse.

In a daze, Li Xinyi felt that the characters in her writing seemed to really exist.

After thinking about it, he drew another thin line on the general's eyelids, making it look more humane and handsome.

The next part is more difficult to draw.

Li Xinyi wanted to combine the scenery of Jiangnan and Saibei together.

In this way, he only needs to paint one picture.

Because no matter what kind of war scene it is, the general must lead his soldiers to fight against the enemy.

It can be on the city wall, it can be in the canyon, or it can be in the desert.

After thinking about it, Li Xinyi thought it might be a good idea to draw the enemy fleeing in panic, the general shooting the enemy in the back, and our soldiers chasing the enemy.

In the distance is the desert, and in the vicinity are small bridges and flowing water.

So be it, he has done his best, the center of the picture is the heroic figure of the general of the Yuan Dynasty, and everything around him is just a foil.

After putting down the pen, Li Xinyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The author has something to say: Thank you, young man, for your message. The author said that she will continue to work hard and move towards joy and sand sculpture.In addition, the update time has been changed to [-]:[-] noon, I love you guys (o^^o)