Looking at these gains, Sophie really thought that it was the credit of the crisp noodles, and she hugged the crisp noodles and said in surprise: "Could it be a treasure hunter? Raccoons can search for fire opals? I have never heard of such rumors." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Li Du wiped his sweat and said, "Maybe, maybe it's different from other raccoons." ”

Sophie said as a matter of course, "Of course it's not like other raccoons, even if it doesn't look for gems, it's not like other raccoons." ”

Hearing this, Li Du was startled, thinking that Sophie had found something.

As a result, she continued: "Simply Noodles are much smarter than other raccoons, and that's very different. ”

For two and a half hours, Li Du had not finished searching the land.

One hectare is too large, not to mention that this is not just a plane, but a three-dimensional space, and there are many broken stones below the ground, mixed with fire opals.

Seeing that he was sweating profusely and his eyes were tired, Sophie thought he was hot, and quickly took him to find a shade to stay in, and then bought him a cold drink, and also took some ice cubes and wrapped them in gauze to cool him down.

Li Du let her be busy, and this feeling of being taken care of is great.

It would be already afternoon, and the two of them were sitting in the shade of a tree drinking cold drinks, and they had no plans to go back yet, because they had to wait for the sunset and watch the sunset in the Petrified Forest Park.

Winslow has a local saying that petrified forests have two moments when the colors are the most insolent, sunrise and sunset, and in between these two moments, they fall into a light sleep.

The Petrified Forest Park is home to artists who study drawing, oil painting, or photography, often focusing on stones and the sun.

Sophie sits quietly under the tree with Meow, Meow, and Crisp Face, which is a sight in itself.

In the afternoon, the sun leaked through the gaps in the branches and leaves and flowed on Sophie, making the scenery even more beautiful and moving.

Behind, Ah Yi suddenly shook his ears and got up, looking at a small fossil hill on the side, Li Du followed its gaze and saw a middle-aged man holding a painting coming out of the shadows.

"Hi, both. The man offered to greet them.

Li Du nodded in acknowledgment: "Hi, buddy." ”

The man came over and handed them the painting in his hand, and said, "I just passed by here, and when I saw you, I couldn't help but create a painting, and I hope you will forgive me for my presumptuousness." ”

On the white paper is a sketch of an elegant girl in riding costume sitting on a stone under a tree and smiling, with a lazy tiger cat on her lap, her hands teasing a puppy, and a raccoon snuggling up to her.

The middle-aged man's painting is very sharp, and Li Du, a layman, can see how powerful he is.

I don't know how long this sketch has been drawn, but I can see that the author is very attentive, Sophie's eyebrows and eyes are smiling, the tiger cat's lazy and squeamish, and the dog's lively and naughty are all on the page.

Li Du worked hard to find him.

The drawing paper was so big that he couldn't find it, so he could only ask, "Man, what about me?"

The middle-aged man smiled and pointed to the edge of the drawing paper, pointed to a few simple lines drawn casually, and said, "Here it is." ”

Li Du almost didn't slap the paper directly on his face!

He originally admired this painter, but he only felt that he was a hooligan, and he painted this painting to tease his sister, but it was not really for artistic purposes!

Sophie thanked him politely and asked, "You painted it very well, can you sell it to me?"

The painter waved his hand and said, "This was painted for you, ma'am, and I should give it to you." ”

Sophie shook her head and smiled, "No, I'd better buy it, hey dear, pay for it." ”

Sophie refused to accept the painter's gift and instead bought it, which not only expressed her love for the painting, but also showed her intimacy with Li Du.

The painter was not stupid, and apparently understood what she meant, so he shrugged his shoulders and said casually: "Give me a dollar, in fact I get more out of it." ”

Li Du gave him a hundred-dollar bill and said, "One dollar is too little, we should respect art, this painting is worth a hundred yuan." ”

He didn't know the name of this painter, but judging from the painters, he was definitely a famous artist, and the price of a hundred yuan was also a big profit for them.

After handing over the painting and getting the money, the painter didn't leave, but stayed here to pay homage to Sophie, and asked, "Are you here to play?"

The first question was for Sophie, and the second was for Li Du, who was dragging a pickaxe in his hand, covered in dust and gravel, and looked like a miner.

Sophie admired the painting and didn't speak, and Li Du replied: "We are here to play, but we picked up a few stones by the way just now, and now we want to take a break." ”

His words were a bit unreasonable, as if he was going to drive people out, and it didn't seem very polite.

But it was absolutely necessary, because even though what he said was impolite, the painter did not go, as if he had not heard, and continued to chirp:

"You're tourists? Are you waiting for sunset now? I have to say, you made the right choice, I know how beautiful the sunset is here, because I always paint here at sunrise and sunset. ”

Sophie said regretfully, "Oh, I'm not interested. ”

"You'll be interested if you've seen the sunset, when the light changes from moment to moment, and so does the view. When the light is intense, the color of the rock becomes more intense and full, and when the light ......"

Sophie interrupted him and added, "I'm sorry, I'm not interested in your work, not in the scenery. ”

Hearing this answer, the painter was stunned for a moment, but still insisted and said: "Well, in short, the rocks here will change with the intensity of the sun, which is indeed beautiful. ”

The painter was clearly overwhelmed by Sophie's charm, and even when he was met with a cold reception from Sophie and Li Du, he still did not give up, and wanted to stay here and talk to her, and he was about to pour out his admiration.

Helpless, Sophie had no choice but to give Li Du a look, picked up Ah Meow and dragged Ah Meow and simply left.

The painter followed them, but the two of them rode on horseback, and when they got on the horse, one accelerated, and the painter was dumbfounded......

Leaving this painter, Li Du had palpitations: "These artists are really crazy, don't they have reason?"

Sophie said: "This gentleman is considered normal, and this kind of stubbornness is needed to make art, otherwise it will be difficult to break away from the world and achieve the achievement of recitation through the ages." ”

They rode to a hill and waited a little longer, until the sun was setting in the west......

The two stood on a red sandstone hill, red as blood in the setting sun.