[Cehua] The wind and rain are like dark

Their troop was moving very slowly.With the war in the west, the world was shaken suddenly, and the towns in various places were not stable, and all the undercurrents under the prosperous weather before began to churn.He Xiaoxiao complained that he had been on the road for three months, but it was indeed the truth.They passed through many cities along the way, but due to various reasons, they were transferred to other places as soon as they settled down.There are constantly cities, and they start to feel that they are in danger before the battle. As soon as they are transferred, another city that is more conscious of danger appears and asks for deployment.Their army was originally the elite of Tiance Mansion, but they had no battles to fight in the past three months.Except for the suppression of a few local forces who wanted to take advantage of the chaos, most of their time was wasted on the road.

But even the few small battles that made Li Jin look down upon him were already very lamentable to He Xiaoxiao.When he was young, he lived in the Ten Thousand Flowers Valley. Although he often visited famous mountains and rivers in order to draw better paintings when he grew up, he didn't know much about life in the army.Now he feels that he understands, and he also begins to understand why Li Jin always shows disdain for his paintings at first.

The first time He Xiaoxiao saw Li Jin was in the camp near Chang'an.At that time, this team had not yet started.At that time, it was the break time in the afternoon, and there was no one practicing on the temporary school field.He Xiaoxiao felt that the recent painting was quite difficult, and he couldn't sleep in the afternoon, so he went out for a walk.Walking to the edge of the school field, I suddenly heard indistinct movements, dull kicking and beating, and indistinct scolding.He Xiaoxiao followed the sound and walked over, but suddenly saw a group of soldiers, some were superiors, some were corporal leaders, and some were ordinary soldiers, surrounding one person, punching and kicking.The person who was beaten seemed to be on the ground powerless to resist, allowing them to kick around without making a sound.

The military discipline in the barracks is strict, and fighting is prohibited. This army is the elite of Tiance Mansion, and it has always been strict with self-discipline, and such things rarely happen.

He Xiaoxiao was taken aback, he was a straightforward person, when he saw injustice, he was always willing to take care of it, and hurried up to fight.

There were a dozen or so soldiers who were beating people, they were fighting vigorously, when they saw someone interrupting them, they immediately withdrew their hands, and seeing that it was He Xiaoxiao, they stopped moving.Although He Xiaoxiao has not been in this camp for long, he is a disciple of Wanhua Valley, and a disciple of Wanhua often went to Tiance Mansion to treat the soldiers, and he has a good reputation; With Yidao's mentality, he knows some medical skills. Although he came here to paint, he often helps the military doctors in the camp to do some things; moreover, he is polite, has the elegance of Wanhuagu, but is not overly hypocritical, and has a straightforward personality. Almost everyone likes him.

At this time, he rushed out to start a fight, and these people stopped their hands, and they all begged him not to report to his superiors, saying that they didn't touch this person much, they just taught him a little lesson, and they scattered away, lest He Xiaoxiao Remember their faces.

He Xiaoxiao felt a little funny.He didn't intend to file a complaint. Originally, this was an internal matter of the military camp. He was an outsider, so he didn't want to get involved. He just wanted to take a look out of the kindness that all disciples who have practiced Li Sutra have. Did anyone on the ground get hurt?

Before He Xiaoxiao touched him, the man groaned twice and got up by himself.He Xiaoxiao saw that his hair was disheveled, his cheeks and clothes were covered with dust.Taking a closer look at his appearance, he couldn't help but sigh.He Xiaoxiao himself is considered tall, this person is about the same as him, wearing the clothes of the corporal commander, he looks handsome and coquettish, but his eyes are dark and serious, but he hides a smile when he looks carefully.Even though he was beaten to death just now, and he was very embarrassed, he stood up now, but calmly brushed off the dust on his clothes, and smiled at He Xiaoxiao.

"Thank you sir for saving me."

He Xiaoxiao was taken aback for a moment, his smile was very strange and made people feel uncomfortable.

"Are you all right? Why did they beat you?"

"It's okay, it's okay," the man waved his hand, still with a smile on his mouth, "it's nothing, it's just a trivial matter, maybe they don't like me. If Mr. He is okay, I'll leave now."

He Xiaoxiao felt a little angry.He has a straightforward personality and is not so narrow-minded, but the attitude of this man's speech—it's hard to tell what kind of attitude it is—expression, movement, tone, all in all make people feel very uncomfortable, even He Xiaoxiao who is so careless As for his character, he could also hear an obvious implication from his words - He thanked He Xiaoxiao for saving him; he didn't care if he didn't save him.The implication is that He Xiaoxiao is nosy.

"Hey! You—" Before He Xiaoxiao could speak, the man waved his hand, turned and left.He Xiaoxiao was angry for a moment, then he put it aside and didn't think about it anymore, he just thought this person was strange.

After this incident, he became acquainted, and He Xiaoxiao found that he was often seen in the military camp.This person can be regarded as recognizing He Xiaoxiao, and often stops from a distance and nods to say hello to him.Later, He Xiaoxiao heard intermittently from others that his name was Li Jin, he was a corporal leader, he was not an easy-going lamp, and almost all unseemly things had something to do with him.He Xiaoxiao naturally felt that he was a soldier and kept him at arm's length.

He stayed in the camp for a while, drawing some pictures.Seeing Tiance's elite soldiers practicing every day made it easier to write.Officials came to pick up the paintings regularly for selection, so He Xiaoxiao continued to paint without stopping.He is good at freehand brushwork with splashed ink, so even when he depicts the heroic battle of Tiance soldiers, he is very agile. Although the large splashes of ink are simple, the people, horses, and golden arms and beacons depicted are all vivid.On this day, He Xiaoxiao sent off the person who took the painting, but when he came back, he saw Li Jin in his tent.When Li Jin saw him, he said that his superior had sent him to deliver some things to Mr. He.

He Xiaoxiao thanked him, and then saw Li Jin staring at the table.At that time, there was a painting that he hadn't finished on the table, which was the scene of the Beacon City Tower and Tiance's soldiers bravely killing the enemy.He is good at painting these. The towers and hills in the distance are splashed with ink in shades and orderly, and the spears and horses nearby are vivid, as if they are about to jump out of the paper.He Xiaoxiao looked at it, and saw that Li Jin had been staring at it, not intending to leave, and felt complacent, so he asked casually, "What do you think of this painting, Mr. Jun?"

Li Jin raised his head and looked at He Xiaoxiao, He Xiaoxiao saw a smile in his eyes.

"not good."

He Xiaoxiao never expected that he would throw these two words categorically. He was stunned for a moment, and finally answered with difficulty. He hurriedly held back his anger and asked with difficulty: "What's wrong?"

"...Mr.'s painting is too focused on the scenes and characters. It looks good, but it's not real."

He Xiaoxiao is angry. He has been a disciple of Danqing since he was a child. He has been practicing painting for so many years. Even when he was in the valley, his master never said anything bad about him, but now he is said so by a man who seems to be a big-bodied and ignorant Tiance, Where is the heart willing to accept, immediately pull Li Jin and ask him to explain clearly.Li Jin pouted and smiled again.

"It's nothing, I'm offended. If you don't like to hear it, sir, just treat it as a fart."

It was fine if he didn't say this, but once He Xiaoxiao said it, He Xiaoxiao immediately felt even more uncomfortable, grabbed Li Jin and refused to let go, insisting on him explaining clearly.Li Jin was not polite, and simply criticized the painting as useless, saying that the content is not true, the characters have no charm, no matter how good the painting is, it is just a sham on paper, and it will not last long.He Xiaoxiao was so angry that he was half dead, and was about to reason, but someone came to tell Li Jin that the affairs in the army should not be delayed, Li Jin immediately left and left, leaving He Xiaoxiao alone to think about it and get more and more angry.This breath is not calm, and I can't even sleep at night.From the second day on, He Xiaoxiao clings to Li Jin in a different way and refuses to leave. He is always casual, but he is extremely strict with his own paintings. If someone says something bad, he must hold People make it clear—in his own words, he must die to make it clear.But Li Jin couldn't convince He Xiaoxiao, and He Xiaoxiao felt that his criticism of his paintings was an intentional insult, so one day he and Li Jin finally had a fierce fight in the school field in the afternoon.

There was no winner in this fight.He Xiaoxiao's technique of wandering mind among flowers is considered to be above average, which is not bad.But he noticed that Li Jin kept his hand away, otherwise he must be the one who was beaten to the ground.Even though I was still angry, I finally felt much better, and I was able to speak a few words with Li Jin calmly. After a while, I felt that we got along very well, and we gradually became acquainted.Then their army received an order to march southwest. The rebel army was gaining momentum, and many places needed to increase their numbers.He Xiaoxiao thought about it and decided to follow the team.Although Li Jin's words made him very angry, he was somewhat touched. Since it is said that what he painted is not true, and he has a document that allows him to follow him, he might as well go to see the real battlefield and use the painting to write down Tiance's soldiers. What's wrong with the scene of defending the country at home.

Along the way, I visited several cities and only experienced some small battles.But for He Xiaoxiao, these things have opened his eyes.When he painted again later, he could remember what Li Jin said to him once.

Your drawing is not good.Who can be so glamorous in a war, sir, you have never seen a war.

He hasn't seen many, so has Li Jin seen many?He Xiaoxiao secretly slandered, but still wrote down these words.Li Jin also looked young, and He Xiaoxiao couldn't stand the tone of a seasoned veteran who had been in the army for many years.But in the end, he couldn't find anything to refute Li Jin.

However, he felt that he understood one thing, that is, when he saw Li Jin, why in a place with strict military discipline like Tiance's elite troops, he would let his colleagues beat him even at the risk of being beaten to death with military sticks He—because he really deserves a beating.The more He Xiaoxiao gets along with him, the more he finds that this person speaks quite differently from others, and seems to have a natural ability to make people angry.Fortunately, He Xiaoxiao was cheerful, and after listening to it for a long time, he got used to it, and gradually began to realize the truth.The two hang out together all day, and after a long time, I don't know if the people around can see anything, but maybe because of Mr. Wan Huahe's face, there are fewer people who want to beat Li Jin.After a few small battles, He Xiaoxiao also began to feel that what Li Jin criticized him before was justified. If the content is not true, it is based on imagination, especially when painting such a smoldering battlefield and tragic battle. I have never seen it or experienced it. , no matter how beautiful the painting is, it always seems like something is missing.

As for the relationship between the two, that's a later matter.

"What are you thinking?"

Li Jin's words interrupted He Xiaoxiao's thoughtful memories.

"Oh, it's nothing." He Xiaoxiao lowered his head and took a mouthful of food.

"Thinking about your painting again?" Li Jin snorted.He Xiaoxiao didn't answer him, and was lost in thought.Li Jin seemed a little dissatisfied, and tapped his bowl with his chopsticks.

"Xiao Xiao."

"Ok?"

"Xiao...Xiao Xiao," Li Jin laughed again, "I'll tell you the truth, when you first came to the camp, your name made everyone laugh for a long time. Everyone said that they thought it was a girl when they first heard it was a girl. A group of people were excited for a long time in vain about the female disciple who was coming to Wanhua Valley, but when they saw it, it turned out to be a man!"

He Xiaoxiao gave him a blank look when he heard the words.

"What are you laughing at, my master has never laughed at me."

"The Valley of Thousand Flowers is naturally different from other places. Even the names of the disciples in the valley are all romantic. How can people like us understand it?" Li Jin narrowly blinked at He Xiaoxiao, "But say Get up, how did you come up with your name?"

"Oh," He Xiaoxiao picked up his meal without raising his head, "My father started it. My father was a scholar who failed in the exams. He never got any honors in his life. My mother thought he was poor, so when I was born, I left him and ran away with others. My dad didn’t pass the exam, he couldn’t keep anyone, and I haven’t had time to name him yet. As soon as my dad goes out, he sees the wind blowing, the rain blowing, the grass blowing, and the trees blowing. Such a name."

He said this nonchalantly, even a little glib, as if he was talking about other people's affairs.Although the matter itself was really unpleasant, it seemed funny when he made such a fuss.Li Jin laughed loudly, He Xiaoxiao rolled his eyes, bowed his head and continued to eat.Li Jin cleaned up the rice in two bites, stood up and prepared to leave.He Xiaoxiao also put down the bowl, Li Jin turned his head to look, suddenly reached out to pick up the bowl, and handed it to He Xiaoxiao's eyes casually.

"Not finished."

He Xiaoxiao was taken aback, he saw that there were still some crumbs on the bowl.Li Jin looked at him naturally, and when He Xiaoxiao was stunned, he brought it over and picked out the debris.

"We still have to hurry, I'll call those boys." Li Jin stood up and patted the dust off his body, "The place we're going to doesn't seem to be far away, we're almost there."

They're going for reinforcements.The rebel army has been on a tear recently, and the city ahead is an important town, and it must not fall into the hands of the rebel army.Li Jin strode away, He Xiaoxiao looked at his back, stood up too, and turned to pack his things.The temporary camp was bustling with people, and the early autumn wind began to gradually blow the coolness onto people's faces.

By the time they reached the city, many days had passed.The rebel army in the east was in full swing, and they successively attacked the important towns. The successive losses pushed the western cities to the front line one after another, and also caused the important towns behind to fall into an inexplicable panic.But this kind of panic is only among the government and the guards, and the people seem to be living as usual.

When they entered the city, He Xiaoxiao even saw a picture scroll of a peaceful and prosperous age posted at the gate of the city. He didn't know who painted it. When he saw it, he couldn't help standing down and studying it carefully.

They had been ordered to enter the city long ago, so they settled quickly.He Xiaoxiao lived in the camp, and after packing up, he excitedly went to the government office in the city to find someone.He knew that there were Wanhua disciples in this city, and he seemed to have heard before that the juniors and younger sisters who were close to him were also here, and they had come here with other people from the valley to reinforce the city defenders.

He Xiaoxiao found the official medical office, and as expected, everyone was busy, and there were indeed many Wanhua disciples among them.He looked around looking for his juniors and juniors, when someone tapped his shoulder from behind.As soon as He Xiaoxiao turned his head, he saw a young Wanhua female disciple standing behind him, with a pair of slender eyes bent into crescents on a round pink face, looking at him with a smile.

"Brother He—"

He Xiaoxiao smiled. "Xiaoxue, where's Aping?"

"Ah, senior brother, you know how to ask others when you come here, but you can't see me at all." Luo Xiaoxue muttered, "I'll look for it for you..." She turned her head and looked around, "Hey! Where is it? Senior Brother Gu! Senior Brother Gu! Come here!”

Over there was a student Wanhua, who was as tall as He Xiaoxiao, but a bit more handsome than He Xiaoxiao.He heard Luo Xiaoxue calling him, turned around and saw He Xiaoxiao, his eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly.

"Brother."

He Xiaoxiao reached out and rubbed his hair vigorously.Gu Ping's black hair is long and straight, but there are many new hairs on the top of it, which is very interesting to the touch.Maybe He Xiaoxiao kneaded too hard, Gu Ping smiled and avoided it.

"How long have you been here?"

"More than two months," Luo Xiaoxue said, "Where is senior brother?"

"I just came here." He Xiaoxiao put his hands in his sleeves easily, "What do you do here every day?"

"Go out and talk." Gu Ping tugged at He Xiaoxiao's sleeve, and the three of them went to the back yard to stand still, and then Gu Ping said again: "It's nothing, I came here to help the medical officer at the medical office Let’s do something, I heard that the war situation in the east is not good, take advantage of the present, hurry up and stockpile medicinal materials for emergencies.”

"Oh, that's it." He Xiaoxiao nodded, "The east...doesn't look too good. It will be a matter of time before we get here." He looked up and glanced at the two of them, "Don't talk nonsense. , beware of being arrested by the government for questioning."

"What..." Luo Xiaoxue put her hands behind her back, one toe kept drawing circles back and forth on the ground, and muttered, "This battle hasn't come here yet, everything is missing, nothing Convenient, even..."

Luo Xiaoxue's temper was a bit like He Xiaoxiao's, she was careless, she often opened her mouth, but now she seemed to think of something, and she immediately kept silent.

"Even what?" He Xiaoxiao asked her.

"It's nothing. I just lack everything, it's no better than being in Guzhong, senior brother, I want to go back." Luo Xiaoxue stuck out her tongue, and smiled playfully and helplessly at He Xiaoxiao.At first she wanted to say that everything was missing, even the Tiangui Zhizhi period was inconvenient, but fortunately she didn't say it, otherwise she would be ashamed to death.

"Junior Sister, how can you say that." Gu Ping turned his head and said seriously, "As a disciple of Xinglin, heals illnesses and saves people, and now the world is in disaster, but you only want to be safe, how can this be..."

"Okay, okay, Senior Brother Gu, you are so annoying!" Luo Xiaoxue covered her ears with her hands, "Why don't I just talk about it, people still stay here honestly! Talk about me all day long, even a few words Don't let me tell you, really! Brother He, where do you live?"

"I came with Tiance's army, don't you know, I took that job earlier, and following them, there is always something to draw..." He Xiaoxiao said, stretching out his hand and pointing in the direction behind him, "I live in their In the camp, but it’s okay to move out... Anyway, I’m in the city, why don’t I live with you?”

"What! Live in the camp!" Luo Xiaoxue's eyes widened, "Sounds really interesting, brother, I want to go with you too!"

"Okay, what is lacking over there is beautiful girls. If you go, they will be so happy, they will definitely thank me." He Xiaoxiao winked at her narrowly.Luo Xiaoxue blushed, and bowed her head and lowered her head. It was Gu Ping who took up the conversation and said, "Senior brother has been walking with them for so long, what good paintings have you drawn?"

"A good painting? It's just... nothing, there is no good painting." He Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered Li Jin's mocking face when he saw his painting before, and was immediately discouraged.What's more, he walked all the way with the army, and gradually began to feel that what Li Jin said was right. Those paintings before were just imagined by himself. Even if this prosperous scene can be preserved in the end, how many people will remember the bones buried under those gorgeous houses?As a painter, in such years, it seems that it is indeed inappropriate to only know how to whitewash the peace.When I was practicing art in Yanzhong, my master once taught that the so-called painters only have intentions before they can form.He remembered it firmly at the time, but when he actually painted it later, he always seemed to deviate from his original intention.However, there is one thing that he has always wondered about, that is, Li Jin, an ordinary Tiance soldier who looks young, why every time he comments on his paintings, he is so sharp, making him choked up and unable to refute.But in the final analysis, he also knows that he really likes such a person. The more Li Jin says that he is not good, the more he wants to tell Li Jin clearly. It's reasonable, and after several contacts, I actually feel that he is a rare confidant, and gradually I develop a different kind of affection.

"Senior brother Danqing's wonderful pen, so even the uncle in the valley is full of praise, why can't he draw a good painting when he comes out?" Gu Ping smiled, his eyes stared at He Xiaoxiao quietly, full of gentle smile.