Please don't bully plush toys

.The monk in charge of the temple took a look at me and said, "This is not a bad thing. This puppet not only can't do evil things, but also has a natural ability to attract money and luck. If you deliberately Doing ritual rituals for it might increase its magic power and bring good luck." I thought to myself that the monk in charge of the temple can really speak like a lotus flower, isn't this just because he wants to collect a sum of money for ritual rituals?Even if the three fathers and sons sold the whole family to do things to save me, I don't have the ability to bring them a penny.Still attract gold fate?I have been poor all my life.

I don't need to remind, the three fathers and sons were completely relieved when they heard that doing things would cost money and that I was not harmful, and they just enshrined me in the main hall for a day.Anyway, this project costs nothing.That boss Chen seemed a little superstitious, and he took me back and put me in his shop after hearing the monk in charge of the temple say that I could attract wealth.I sat on top of the cabinet with the lucky cat.Boss Chen opened an art store, specializing in the sale of various paintings, art products, and antique appliances.He is naturally born with a good ability to turn people's faces and deny people with a glib tongue, and how black and black he can deceive people. That old Liu is definitely not the first victim of his three-inch poisonous tongue.

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☆, Treasure of the Town Store (overhauled version)

I sat in the store for a month.Regardless of Boss Chen's belief in Buddhist temples, he is engaged in a Western-style art store, and it is said to be a store, but it is actually very large like a gallery. No wonder this Boss Chen has money to invest in the park.In addition to an art gallery and three exhibition halls, there is also a well-decorated small lecture hall, two art classrooms and a multimedia computer classroom.At the beginning, he often paid attention to me, fearing that I was really some kind of monster. Later, when he saw me, he didn't suspect any mischief. He seemed to have gradually forgotten me, and no longer looked at me often.In my opinion, Boss Chen's business is very busy and requires his full attention. It is easy to forget these irrelevant things.After dinner, the waiters at the front desk got off work, and it was my free time.

I gradually figured out that Boss Chen's store was branded by the well-known local artist Deng Qiuyan.Deng Qiuyan is indeed very talented, but he was able to stand out not only because of his artistic talent, but also because he understands the importance of hype and building relationships with important government officials.When Deng Qiuyan learned that the local officials urgently needed several projects to improve their political performance, they did not hesitate to spend money to build the small park.Of course, Deng Qiuyan doesn't have that much money to invest in the operation of a park. The real investor is his partner, Boss Chen.As the exclusive agent of Deng Qiuyan's works, building a good relationship with Deng Qiuyan and promoting him means that Boss Chen himself can gain more benefits.When the small park was built, it was well hyped locally, and many promotional videos were filmed to praise this political achievement project.Relying on this opportunity and several small projects later, Deng Qiuyan hooked up with some officials. In recent years, with official support and a good social image, the prices of his works have risen again and again.

It takes a long time for an artist to create good works. Of course, it is impossible to sell all Deng Qiuyan’s works in this store. It also sells works of other artists. At the same time, it also runs some related side businesses, such as setting up painting classes and art workshops. academic lecture.This is not a dense urban center, but it takes advantage of the quiet environment, which is very suitable for finding sketching materials and holding academic lectures.There are also a large number of art galleries, workshops, and studios gathered around this art spot, forming an artistic characteristic production area.

I took advantage of being picked up by Boss Chen and brought me back to the store. I often went to free lectures given by famous teachers at all levels and visited art works of different genres and styles, which also benefited me a lot.When I was alive, I had no formal art education, but with a little talent and hard work, I drew some illustrations on the Internet to earn a little money to subsidize my family.The knowledge here has suddenly improved my level of cognition by a large margin, and added a lot of new artistic cognition to me.In the classroom in the backyard of the store, the second window lock on the right is broken. Every night after the art class is over, I can still sneak into the classroom from there. After bagging, paint overnight, review and practice the experience after listening to the lecture.All I have now are a pair of rough wings, unable to hold anything but oil pastels.

This kind of life lasted for more than a month, and I feel that I am living a much happier life now than before.As a plush toy, I don't have any physical needs, so I don't have to think about livelihood issues at all. I just need to arrange my life according to my own mind every day, living a heartless life.Occasionally when I am free, I will think of Huo Yinglai, wondering if he is living as well as me now.There is a TV installed in the foyer of the store, and occasionally I listen to the local news.Huo Ying hasn't appeared in front of the TV recently, but the Huo family's development momentum makes me feel very strange. It seems that he has given up his usual calm style and changed to a very weird and aggressive investment route, as if he must rush to a certain place like completing a task some time ago.

That signature character, Deng Qiuyan, has appeared several times, and the most recent time was to come to the art class to pick out some rookie works recommended to participate in the municipal competition.The students who knew that he was coming finished their drawings early and hung them on the walls of the classroom, and the whole classroom became full of beautiful things all at once.When they came out, several of Deng Qiuyan's assistants were holding some paintings in their hands, but Deng Qiuyan himself was holding a picture that was obviously smaller than other works.That's the picture I drew!I didn't hang up my picture, but the master turned it out from the cabinet, wondering what he was doing with my picture.

Boss Chen followed behind the art master with a smile on his face, looking at him like looking at a golden flower tree.Boss Chen laughed: "Mr. Deng, can I take a step to speak?" Deng Qiuyan waved his hands to let the assistants leave first.

Boss Chen lowered his voice: "To make a long story short, you haven't appeared on the media news for a long time. I know that you have pure artistic pursuits, but you should also consider properly increasing your popularity. Recently your new painting 'Autumn Night Elf is about to be completed, do you think we should prepare some new news materials recently to double the value of this painting?" The implication is that we should hype it up.

Deng Qiuyan pondered for a while: "Then do you have any good ideas? It's a bit too much to always use officials' paintings as titles."

Boss Chen laughed so hard that he couldn't see his brows and eyes: "I've already thought about it for you. The scene of 'Autumn Night Fairy' is a big river at night. Isn't the riverside park next to a big river?"

"Yes, but I don't understand what's the hype about it?"

"It's like this. Half a month ago, I had a dispute with a farmer from Liujia Village in Hebin Park. The farmer was so excited that he wanted to stab me with a knife. Then, guess what, a stuffed parrot suddenly came out of the river. I jumped out of the grass by the shore and blocked the farmer, and I was saved."

Deng Qiuyan said uncertainly, "You, are you telling a story?"

Boss Chen shook his head: "I wanted to sue that damn poor farmer later, so I called up the surveillance video in the park as evidence. But now I have changed my mind, and I still have to go to court to sue him, but my point is not to Let him be sentenced to jail, but want him to cooperate with us in telling the stuffed parrot that moves. I have already negotiated with this farmer, he will tell the truth, in exchange I will not really put him If he is convicted, he will be given a sum of money after the incident is completed." He turned on the TV in the hall with the remote control, took out a video tape from his pocket and stuffed it into the video recorder under the front desk, and soon the TV screen appeared The course of that night.Although the camera is a little off and the light is a little blurry, you can clearly see the process of their pushing and confrontation and a moving plush parrot appearing in the camera.

Deng Qiuyan's eyes widened: "This can't be artificially synthesized. What exactly is that?"

Boss Chen pointed to the top of the cabinet: "It's that stuffed parrot. I caught it back later. But it doesn't seem to be moving now. If it weren't for this video tape, sometimes I would even think it was my own illusion. That The farmer's testimony, plus this actual videotape, is enough to create a front-page story."

Deng Qiuyan swallowed her saliva and came back to her senses: "I still don't understand, what does it have to do with me that you want to sue that farmer?"

Boss Chen said flatteringly: "Because you saved my stuffed parrot. At that time, you were collecting materials under the moon by the river."

Deng Qiuyan: "..."

Ten days later, several local radio stations reported on this bizarre criminal case, and some of the surveillance videos were broadcast.It is said that the website that released the video was frantically forwarded links.Liu Zhengming, a farmer in Liujia Village who was the defendant, confirmed that he did see a moving plush parrot that night, and fled the scene of the crime in fright. An honest and rough farmer would not lie, but he was still serious about telling the truth.Someone among the netizens uploaded a photo that was secretly taken in the main hall of Guanghui Temple the next day, and the me on the table was specially circled with a small red circle by the netizens.For a while, this news was stirred up. The person involved, Boss Chen, claimed that he heard the voice of an acquaintance from the stuffed parrot, and that stuffed parrot was Deng Qiuyan.The stuffed parrot told him that he went to the riverside of the park to collect materials in order to complete the new large-scale oil painting "Autumn Night Fairy", because he could meet many elf creatures that cannot be seen elsewhere. After the launch of "Autumn Night Fairy" in the exhibition hall of Boss Chen's art store, visitors were like a cloud like water, and the price quickly rose from 150 million to 1000 million, and it continued to rise.In order to show off his momentum, Boss Chen wiped me clean as well, and set up an independent display area next to the giant painting, allowing me to sit there.Fortunately, the use of flash is not allowed in the exhibition hall, otherwise my eyes would have been blinded by the flow of people who came to take pictures.The artist Deng Qiuyan's attitude was quite indifferent, and he said with a smile that he would enter the state of selfless obsession when he started painting, so he didn't know whether the news was true or not.In short, he showed a noncommittal master attitude.

With the popularity of "Autumn Night Fairy", Boss Chen's store has also grown, and all income has increased significantly. More painters are trying to put their works in this store.Boss Chen was naturally happy, but he was also a little depressed. He said to his two sons: "The monk at Guanghui Temple is quite accurate. This parrot really has the effect of attracting wealth and luck. If I had known it earlier, I would have spent some money on it." , I consecrated it in Guanghui Temple, maybe this one can earn more."

His eldest son pouted: "Then let's do it now."

Boss Chen shook his head: "I can't take it out now, because this toy is very valuable now, and some collectors are willing to pay 200 million yuan to collect it. But I won't sell it for a thousand dollars, and I want to keep this parrot as a treasure in the store." "I heard a black line, although I can learn a lot here, but it is too outrageous to be confessed as a treasure of the town.

Deng Qiuyan came again after closing the store. He came to have a private interview with Boss Chen, and he still had my small painting and some line drawings in his hand.He was sitting in the exhibition hall, admiring his masterpiece that had not yet been finalized for the buyer, and he didn't know what he was thinking.Boss Chen came out to greet him, and after exchanging pleasantries, Deng Qiuyan asked straightforwardly: "Boss Chen, can you investigate which painter in your studio is the work of this picture?"

Boss Chen took the small picture and looked at it: "I really don't have any impression. But to be honest, the lines and composition of this picture are not aesthetically pleasing, and the contrast of colors is not strong, and it doesn't look impressive. Impressive expressiveness. No matter how you look at it, it is a student work in the middle and lower reaches. I don’t know why you are asking about this picture?”

Deng Qiuyan shook her head: "The painting technique of this picture is indeed too immature, and the painter does not have the ability to control the whole picture. But the color of this picture has an indescribable ability to express emotions, which seems to make people feel an absolute feeling. Quiet and serene, without a trace of worldly utilitarian impatience. This is what I have been pursuing, but I have not been able to express it." He put down the small picture and continued: "If you can find the artist's painting, I will I want him to color some of my line drawings. These pictures are just some of my common ideas at the moment. I hope to see more possibilities to stimulate my creativity. Especially in his style. Paid It's easy to say, as long as his request is not a lion's mouth, I will agree. Please mediate and coordinate."

Although Deng Qiuyan is suspected of hyping his works, his talent is also there.It would be an honor to be able to color in him, even if it's just a sample of a picture.That night, I took a line sample they left in the exhibition hall back to the studio with great difficulty, and used oil pastels to add color little by little.The background of the picture is a sky, but it expresses a kind of infinite tenderness and lingering feelings.While I was painting the colors in my mind, what I thought of was actually the time when Huo Ying was the gentlest to me.We went back to the Huo family's main house together, drank some wine, and he asked me why I didn't fall in love with him at first sight, but started to like him after so long.I was also a little bit drunk, and I dared to put my arms around his neck and talk to him. I said, "I don't know. It's just like instinct, as if flowers bloom in a fixed season."

He took me to do it in the grass in the garden. I was always afraid that someone would pass by, and I was very nervous.He noticed my nervousness and tried to soothe me with tenderness.He made my back close to his chest and forbade me to put my hands on the ground. He said softly and seductively, "Hold my neck." So I stretched my arms back and hugged his neck with my backhand , I was completely attached to him for a whole night.He said: "You are so beautiful when you stretch out, like a lily at night." I was tired, so he laid me flat on the ground, picked two lilies and put them on my chest, and took all the scattered clothes away. The two lilies are in full bloom on my body, which has nothing else. Under the body is a large green clump of overwhelmed green leaves.He didn't let me move, he sat by and admired my appearance, as if I had merged with the lily bushes and became the most beautiful lily in the leaves.The light fragrance of lilies is always in my nose, and the light green stems and leaves are reflected in my vision.I realized that he can be gentle and romantic, but he usually doesn't want to do it to me.I saw that my painting also overflowed with the nostalgic green of that night, mixed with traces of white flowers, as pale as the obliterated memory and painful tears.

The author has something to say: Please don't be surprised by the appearance of new characters.Because when the author wrote the original text, what he wanted was to make Xiaofan become a very good painter in the end, and let Xiaogong spend money on him.But the author is a novice, and his ability to grasp the progress is a bit problematic. He always thought that there would be a chance for Xiaofan to learn painting in the future, but in the end he found that the progress was too late, so he had to end up mediocre in the end.But Xiaofan's career line in the overhaul version will not end like that.

☆、One dollar phone (overhauled version)

The next afternoon, I was not surprised to hear Boss Chen screaming in the studio.As the boss, he only came to the store at noon to inspect the circle, and then found the sample of the finished color picture in the art classroom.There were two middle school-age girls standing in front of me, one pushed the other: "It moved, and it smiled just now." The other one also hurried up: "No. Did you read it wrong?"

The girl who spoke first said, "Take it lightly, we will give it a seal." I am not covered by a glass cover, and visitors can still touch me if they want to.The girl stood on tiptoe, took out a Hello Kitty stamp, poked it on my stomach, and they ran away together.I feel sorry for myself for a long time.Among the public visitors, there are always a few who don't follow the rules and like to leave marks everywhere. For example, the authors of "XXX came here for a visit" are such people.

Although I don't like Boss Chen, I don't think about leaving here.In the past four years, I have been a dispensable existence to Huo Ying, and I have never felt that I am needed by him.But here, I am liked and watched by many people, and I feel a strange feeling of happiness that I have never had before, or it is called vanity.But people more or less have this kind of expectation, to be watched by others, especially by people who value them.I counted the days with my fingers, I have been away from home for two full months, and I admit that I miss Huo Ying a lot in my heart.Does he still think of me now?Will he have forgotten me.I don't expect his love anymore, but I still hope that he can remember me a little bit, even if the reason he remembers me is to bully me.

Autumn is here, the weather is getting colder, people's clothes are getting thicker and thicker, and there are all kinds of Mid-Autumn Festival moon cake gift boxes in their hands.During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people and the moon are reunited.On days like this, I especially miss Huo Yinglai. I should hate him and want to ask him to do so, but I can't. To me, he is not only my beloved lover, but also my only relative in the world.I just want to hear his voice and know what he is doing now. I don't know his news, so my heart is empty.If only I could give him a call, but maybe he doesn't want to hear anything about me anymore and his impression of me is only negative.

The atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival has also affected the inside and outside of the art store, and there is an endless stream of people who come to give gifts in the name of the Mid-Autumn Festival, especially some unknown little painters.That night, I was about to sneak into the art classroom again, when I saw three figures, two big and one small, standing at the door.I hid behind the cabinet and heard Boss Chen's usual mean voice: "We celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. But I can't help you with finding a job."

A thin man led an equally thin three or four-year-old boy, who was carrying a very old schoolbag.The man was holding a bag of mooncakes in his hand, he was indescribably embarrassed, his eyes kept looking at the ground, he stammered and said with some slurred words: "Filling, coloring..." His crooked tone of voice was astonishing. There is something wrong with his sanity.

The little boy glanced at his father, and spoke clearly for him in a childlike voice: "Cousin, didn't you say a few months ago that you wanted Dad to do a coloring job for other people's samples? My father will definitely do it seriously. Please take care of him." It turns out that the father and son have a little distant relationship with Boss Chen, but with Boss Chen's stinginess, it is difficult for even relatives to talk about it if there is no profit.

Boss Chen said unhurriedly: "That was a few months ago. Now I have found someone to help with coloring."

I have slowly filled in three samples for Deng Qiuyan. Judging from Boss Chen’s usual words, Deng Qiuyan seems to be very satisfied. He also gave feedback on two revisions, which guided my immature coloring , the wording is full of praise and appreciation, which makes my heart sweet.Boss Chen has thought about installing a camera in the art classroom to check who left the coloring works in the art classroom.However, this move was opposed by all the young students. Everyone would carefully pack up or even lock up their important drawings. No one wanted to be peeped at their composition and creativity by others when they were processing and adding points at night.Boss Chen had no choice but to give up, but left the line drawings and Deng Qiuyan's feedback in the art classroom, waiting for the other party to pick them up.In the last feedback, Deng Qiuyan suggested that I try to draw with a soft oil pen, thinking that slightly fluid materials can better discover my talent, but when I look at the plush all over my body, I can only sigh.

I looked at the young man with a very sluggish expression, and then at Boss Chen who was smiling wickedly. I can also guess the reason why Boss Chen chose him. This man may indeed have a certain degree of color matching in the picture. Talent, but most importantly, he is not insane, and the price of hiring him must be very cheap.It's just that the plush parrot is cheaper than him, and it doesn't need food and housing, and it works directly for free.So Boss Chen naturally gave up on him and me.I also inadvertently robbed him of his job.

Both father and son, one big and one small, showed disappointment. The boy grabbed his father's hand with both hands and said, "Don't be sad, let's find another job." The pitiful and lonely look made Boss Chen feel uncomfortable. Totally impassive.Boss Chen smiled, and said kindly: "Okay, next time I have a good job, I'll take care of you. Yueyue is still young, and it's hard enough to rely on your social minimum allowance. Come on, these two The joint ticket is given to you, but most people still can’t get it. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a large-scale children’s charity event was held in the city. Originally, low-income families had to apply online for approval to participate in the event. It’s also good to go to the event to get something .”

I know about the children's charity event on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The main reason is that Deng Qiuyan plans to show his face there to increase his popularity and popularity. It is said that he has prepared a lot of gifts to go to the event to do the event.Boss Chen naturally also contributed a small amount of money to get on the sponsorship list, and naturally got a stack of coupons, which allowed him to invite some disadvantaged children he knew to participate, so he used it as a free favor.

After he sent the father and son away, an employee came over and asked, "Boss, are you relative?"

Boss Chen nodded: "Well, the kind with a meter of three thousand miles. I used to be a rich man, but it's better not to treat that kind of wealthy family. This is what happens if you lose the fight. Hey, don't you kid around me I'm dizzy, I want you to sort things out for Mr. Deng, have you sorted everything out?"

The employee answered wittily: "Don't worry, I've sorted everything out. I've always been careful about Mr. Deng's affairs. There's nothing missing, and they're all boxed up." Boss Chen nodded in satisfaction.

The art store is about to close. This is the last chance to sneak out. I turned and thought over and over on the top of the cabinet. As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw Huo Ying's face. I counted the coins in my hand and calculated To be able to call him for a few minutes.Some young people who came to see the painting directly regarded me as a mascot and threw coins at me.I picked some one-yuan coins and took them out to save.The lucky cat next to the cabinet was still swinging its right hand back and forth. I held its paw: "Should I call or not? What if he scolds me?" Lucky The cat is still grinning, if only Huo Ying would smile at me every day like the lucky cat.I patted myself on the face, anyway, it wasn't that I hadn't been scolded by him before, so I jumped out of the cupboard cruelly, clutching the coin in my hand and sneaking out through the door.I really just want to hear his voice again, nothing else.I know that as long as you turn off the side road, there must be a payphone on the ordinary road.I ran on the small road illuminated by colorful neon lights. This is the back street of the art store. I avoided the occasional one or two pedestrians who appeared at night, and ran to the asphalt road.I didn't want Huo Ying to find me, so I ran for more than a dozen streets before choosing a phone booth with a round orange top.

The location of the phone is very high, and I can't reach it at my current height.I was anxious for a while, and decided to vandalize public property. I pried up the square flat paving bricks on the sidewalk one by one, and then stacked them up. After using a total of 16 pieces, I finally reached the microphone wobbly.The LCD screen of the phone showed that the current time was ten o'clock in the evening.I stood on the extremely poorly balanced pile of bricks and picked up the microphone, put in the coin under the beep, then I took a breath, and pressed the string of numbers that I knew by heart but had never dialed.I have never dialed Huo Ying's cell phone in four years because I dare not call him.

There was a burst of cheerful ringtones from the receiver next to my ear, and then I felt like I was dreaming and heard the call was connected.Huo Ying's condescending voice reached my ears: "Hello, who is it?" I heard his voice!But I'm not going to answer him, I'm not sure if he can still hear me now through the phone line like he did that day.I was afraid that what I said would frighten him.He gave another feed, and hung up when he heard that there was still no response from the other end.

I've heard his voice and I'm content.So I also hung up the receiver silently, and the public phone poured out seventy cents coins to me in a very face-saving manner.I ran for three quarters of an hour with these short legs, and he gave me two hellos in less than a minute.Of course it can’t be his fault. Anyone who receives a call with no sound will probably hang up, but I always feel that I am such a failure, and I can’t find any reason to comfort myself.I ran out in the middle of the night to make such inexplicable phone calls, did I become a plush toy, and my IQ went offline?

I was about to climb down from the pile of bricks when the payphone rang frighteningly.I saw Huo Ying's mobile phone number displayed on the LCD screen.He actually called me back!I hesitated for a while. This was the first time I called Huo Ying, and it was also the first time he called me back. I really couldn't refuse his call back, so I picked it up.This time, he was also silent.I held the receiver and didn't speak, and he didn't speak, as if he was listening to the voice here.

I don't know how long I have been silent like this.He suddenly spoke: "Xiaofan, is that you?"

I was so scared that I almost fell off the floor tiles.He actually knew it was me!How can this be?

I was a little scared and wanted to hang up the phone.He seemed to be aware of my intention to back off right away, and said loudly: "Don't hang up!" I had already habitually obeyed his words, and my wingtips trembled involuntarily, so naturally I didn't dare to really hang up the phone.But I quickly turned around and jumped off the floor tiles, threw away the receiver and ran away, and the seventy cent coins were scattered all over the floor.I can even hear his clear roar coming from the microphone: "Why don't you go home?"

I ran back desperately along the way I came, and fell a few times along the way.I finally saw the art store in the distance, and I just breathed a sigh of relief, feeling safe again.I don't know what I want, I want him to think of me, but I don't want him to find me, because I don't want to live with him anymore, I think my thoughts are a bit despicable.

The art store was closed at this time, and the front and rear doors should be locked. I walked towards the back door a little discouraged, thinking of sitting on the small road and waiting for the art store to open at dawn.Who knew that I had only taken two steps when I heard an unusual sound coming from the dark path.A young man with dyed hair in white clothes and a coral fish head shaved unexpectedly came out from the back door, holding something in his hand, and five or six hippies who were dressed similarly to him were waiting for him at the door.In the dark, I heard their laughter: "I got one, hurry up!" "Will they call the police?" "No, we just stole one."

I went up to check and found that the back door lock of the store was full of signs of being pried open. The group must be thieves.But I'm not in the mood to take care of the thief, anyway, I'm glad I managed to escape through the back door.I wondered all night whether Huo Ying would really come to see me, and if he did, what would I do?But he still didn't come in the end, the second day, the third day, the fourth day, and the fifth day. My life is still as usual. I sit on the top of the cabinet during the day and watch how Boss Chen bargains with others. Learn a little bit. The skill of bargaining, eavesdropping on lectures and drawing pictures with paint at night, living too regularly every day like an alarm clock is also a kind of boring.Sometimes I even wondered if the thing I went to call him at night was a dream, it was just my own imagination.

Until two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Boss Chen was dressed neatly and even wore a small bow tie. Deng Qiuyan came in his own car and was also dressed very brightly. The two of them were going to participate in that charity event in the city together.His assistants called the clerks in the store to move the box onto the small transport truck behind. When the last box was moved, the clerk in the store exclaimed: "Why is this box broken?! This... is missing one!"

The author has something to say:

☆、[-] stuffed parrots (overhauled version)