Among Hongchen's three comrades-in-arms, the one he admired the most was a young man named Lin Zhuangzhuang, codenamed Linghu.

"He used to be the commander of our squad before he changed careers, but he was injured in the right leg during a mission. Linghu is very smart, and his learning ability is also very strong, Brother Yi can observe for a period of time, I think he should be able to help. ”

The next morning, Li Yi saw Lin Zhuangzhuang who had rushed over from the countryside of Beihe. This man is about 20 years old, with an ordinary figure and an ordinary appearance, which is the kind that is difficult to find if he is thrown into the pile.

However, when Li Yi looked at his temperament, he felt that it was unusual, this person was too calm, and it didn't match his age at all.

"Linghu, I ask you a question, don't mind. You have brains, skills, and you are not very old, and the cost of changing jobs should not be low, why did you agree to come and help me? ”

Linghu smiled bitterly and slowly rolled up the trouser leg of his right leg, revealing a metal prosthetic leg.

"It's true that there is a lot of money for changing jobs, but I gave it to my comrades who died in that mission. Later, when I returned home, I found that I had no capital, and I couldn't rely on my body to work hard like a normal person...... It just so happened that Hongchen told me that he had this opportunity, which could not only support himself but also help his comrades-in-arms, so he came over to take a look. ”

Li Yi's face showed a hint of apology, and he patted Linghu's shoulder hard,

"It's okay, this foundation originally wanted to help some wounded soldiers, so let's start with you......"

Temporarily placed the spirit fox in Gu Feng's room, Li Yi pondered, he should buy two more houses nearby, seeing that there are more and more people around him, it is not okay to arrange them here, there is no private space at all, the last time Lu Ningshuang spent the night here, he also drove Hongchen to the hotel......

But if you want to buy a house, of course, the closer the better, and if you can have it in this courtyard, it is the best. Therefore, although he knew that it was unlikely, he still picked up the phone and called the property, but then he got a surprise news, there was really someone to sell, and he still knew the one who sold the house, it was his upstairs, the old man Ding who was in the tea business for his son!

"Old man, I heard from the property, you want to sell the house?"

Seeing that it was Li Yi who came to visit, Old Man Ding thought that another acquaintance had come to care about him, so he smiled bitterly and shook his head,

"My son got a U.S. green card, saying that he wanted to move his family to the U.S. for the sake of his grandson's future......"

Li Yi nodded and asked:

"How much are you going to sell for this house?"

Old Man Ding raised his eyebrows, a little surprised,

"Xiao Li, do you want to buy? This house is hanging 33 million outside, but if you want to buy it, it should be able to give you a discount, you wait, I'll call my son and ask. ”

Ding Lao hid to the side to make a phone call, and Li Yi began to look at the house.

The furnishings in the living room were the same as the last time he came, except that the Bogu shelf full of purple clay pots was missing, and there were several large boxes piled up in the corner, which should be about to be moved.

"Xiao Li, my son said that since he is an acquaintance, he doesn't have to boil the price, if he can make a one-time payment and don't do a mortgage, 32 million, except for some personal belongings, we won't move the furniture in this house."

32 million? It has been less than a year since he bought a house, and it has actually risen by 5 million? Li Yi felt that the price was a bit outrageous, although he was rich, he didn't want to be slaughtered, so he decided to go to a nearby intermediary to see it first.

After a brief visit to the room, Li Yi went out, took Hongchen and the two to find a real estate agent, and asked casually, and found that there were still two houses to sell in Yanyuan, but the price was even more outrageous, and it actually opened to 36 million!

"This location, as well as the community environment, it can be said that Quanyanjing is also this one, to tell you the truth, we just sold a building a few months ago, 34.8 million, if you really want it, you can take a look at the house first, I estimate, and finally it can give you the operation to this price."

It can be operated and it is more expensive than Mr. Ding's offer, Li Yi feels a little understandable, doesn't he say that the current policy is effective, and the house prices in Yanjing have not risen much? But this has risen by nearly 30% in less than a year, and if this is not suppressed, can it still go to the sky?

After two more intermediaries, Li Yi never saw the listing price of 33 million that Mr. Ding said, but one said that if they paid the full amount at one time, they had a house listed for 35 million, which should be able to help him get the price of 32.5 million, Li Yi estimated that it should be the one of Mr. Ding's house.

After turning around, he found that the price of the house was indeed at this level, Li Yi was not ready to toss anymore, returned to the community to find Ding Lao, and waved his hand, the house, he bought it!

Leaving Linghu to continue to follow up on this matter can be regarded as a test for him, Li Yi returned home, took out a pen and paper, and just wanted to practice again, when he suddenly received a call from Wang Haoqing, people, they have found it, and listening to Brother Long's description, that old man should be his grandfather!

"That'...... Do you want me to go back too? ”

"Of course it's best if you can come back, but we will fly directly to Yangnan from here, it's a little too late for you to set off now, forget it, you wait in Yanjing, I'll look for you when the matter is done."

Hanging up the phone, Li Yi sighed for a while, and a feeling of generosity and sadness suddenly appeared in his heart, and then he concentrated on the pen and drew on the rice paper.

Two hours later, a majestic mountain waterfall picture jumped on the paper, carefully looked at it, and found that this was the best picture he had ever painted, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, or the time was too short, his state was too affected by his mood, and he didn't know how far he could play in the game the day after tomorrow.

Two days flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the competition.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, a total of 120 contestants gathered in the auditorium of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, where they had to hold a simple opening ceremony and then a 72-hour competition.

In the course of up to three days, these contestants have to complete the two works they have prepared in advance, and then they will have a day of rest, and then they will rush to the sketching place designated by the organizing committee of the competition according to the different painting disciplines, and then complete the two proposition works, and one month later, the results of the competition will be announced in a number of relevant media at the same time.

"That is Shi Chongxuan, that is Liu Keyi, and Ma Zhankun, Dai Aisheng...... Boy, you're in trouble this time! ”

As soon as he entered the auditorium, Zhong Qi looked around, and then began to identify several landscape painting masters he knew to Li Yi one by one, and these people all had the strength to win the first prize.

"Fang Sisi, Xia Qian, Mi Yilin...... Hehe, you better worry about yourself first, I can at least participate in 7 more sessions, and there is still a chance, unlike some people, at most I can toss 3 more sessions, tsk, the pressure is great! ”

Hearing this, Zhong Qi pursed his lips, if it is useful to stay up for time, then wouldn't this world be full of painters? Besides, now he is full of confidence, this time, it is really not certain who will kill the deer!

After the short opening ceremony, 120 people were assigned to 10 classrooms according to their painting department, and a crisp bell rang and the competition began!

Of the 12 people in Li Yi's classroom, he could recognize 9 of them, including Shi Chongxuan and Liu Keyi, who had just pointed him out to him in the auditorium.

These two people, the former is a professor of the Sujiang Academy of Fine Arts, and can barely be classified as a first-line painter in China, and the latter is a professor of the Beihe Academy of Fine Arts, a close disciple of the domestic landscape master Liu Xuan, who is especially good at green landscapes.

Last session, Liu Keyi won the first prize of the competition with a green landscape work "Returning to the Boat", this time I don't know which tendon is wrong, but I actually ran over to compete with them for a place, Li Yi found that not only him, but also the other 10 people in this classroom, looked at the guy A little wrong.

But something is wrong, this competition has no other restrictions except for the age requirement, people come to compete with them for the first prize of the last year, although most of them are also for fame and fortune, but the risk he takes is much greater than theirs, and they have no position to accuse others of anything.

Because it is not an exam, and most of the participants are famous people, there has never been a so-called prison in the painter competition. The organizers of the competition went around the classrooms before the bell rang, and after a few words of encouragement, they disappeared without a trace after the game began, so after a while, someone in the classroom was talking.

"Lao Liu, you're really boring, you've won the first prize, and you actually came over to fight for places with us who are fighting on the street, let's say, how are you going to compensate us?"

The person who spoke, Li Yi, has read his information, his name is Fang Shi, 32 years old this year, and he is on the list of 180 people that Tong Ruibao focuses on, and the ranking is relatively high. To be able to talk to Liu Keyi like this on this occasion, it should be very good for the two to have a personal relationship.

"There's no way, my girlfriend said that she won't agree to my marriage proposal until she wins the first prize, everyone, let me order it!"

"Poof!"

As soon as Liu Keyi's words fell, Shi Chongxuan behind Li Yi sprayed first, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

This Liu Keyi was born with an uncle's face, and the most important thing is that the hairstyle is still a Mediterranean, so although he is only 33 years old, some people believe him when he is 50 years old. Such an image, suddenly talking about girlfriends, marriage proposals or something, is indeed a little unbearable.

"Laughing hair! Is it easy to find a wife like me? Let me tell you Lao Shi, if you dare to snatch the first prize away and let me propose marriage, I tell you, I will find two female students to call you in the middle of the night when I go back, and let Sister-in-law Shi clean you up! ”

"I'll rub it, you're too ruthless! No, I saw so many masters this time, and I was a little weak-hearted, but you stimulated me, brothers, everyone work hard, and when the time comes, we will collectively watch Lao Liu cry and go to the nose! ”

PS: It seems that I am really old, I took the high-speed train for 12 hours in three days, and I couldn't rest (to be continued.) )