I didn't see him take any New Year's courtesy, and he stepped into the courtyard door empty-handed, probably just to visit the courtyard of Lou's house. However, the time was a little awkward, and it happened that after three o'clock, when he was about to rush to the examination room, he bumped into Lou Xu, who sent the three of them out.

"Asahi, where are you going?"

"Lao Hua, why are you here at this time?"

The two looked at each other, and the Chinese painting master Hua Qishan was the first to burst into laughter, and smiled at the art master Lou Xu: "Haha, look at you, you are old and confused, didn't you call me." ”

"It's you who are confused, I have to tell you to pick a time tomorrow."

"What's the difference, these kids are—?" Since he came to visit an old friend's house, he seemed to feel that it would be the same sooner or later, Hua Qishan said disapprerovingly.

He looked intently at the three of them, a little boy wearing cold-proof earmuffs, and two girls of about the same height. The little boy, dressed in a thick white down jacket, immediately raised his eyes in surprise when he heard the conversation.

"It's different, it's very different, alas, how to say it. These children are coming to Yanjing to take the exam, and he wants to learn art from you. Lou Xu bent down and patted Limu on the shoulder, forcing him to take two steps forward and introduce him to his friend Hua Qishan. And said honestly: "Limu, this is the teacher Hua Qishan you are looking for." ”

Alas, what a bad time......

The AMC competition was held at the International High School in the West, and the entrance was at four o'clock and the examination began at half past four. Going out at 3:20 can only be said to be just right, and Limu generally presses the timeline to do things in order to save time.

However, compared with the leading Chinese painting master in the United States, it is clear at a glance which is more important than the other. With a deep intention in his heart, Limu stepped forward, knelt on the ground with a "plop", and said sincerely:

"Teacher Hua, the boy Limu, lives in Jiangnan. Since childhood, he likes to paint, and recently studied Chinese painting, but he didn't know the essentials, and he was desperate to find a teacher to teach. Mr. Chu introduced that there are masters of Chinese painting in Beijing, so I took the opportunity of this competition to find you to apprentice, and I hope that Mr. Hua will be perfected——"

Mu Zi saw his lover darling fall to the ground to apprentice, and he was blessed to the heart, and he also knelt down to plead with him-

"Limu is dedicated to learning art, and has come thousands of miles in the name of the exam, I hope you will bear with me......"

(It turns out that this kid is Riki.) And this girl...... It's embarrassing...... ）

Although Hua Qishan specializes in Chinese painting, the three 100-meter wall paintings did have a great impact on him, and he wanted to see how good this son was in Chinese painting, and he had the idea of accepting another closed disciple when he was old.

It's just that at this time, the old god of Huaqishan didn't react, but Lou Xu hurriedly grabbed the two of them and said: "You two get up, what age is this, and you are still kneeling!" ”

"Master refuses to agree to accept me as an apprentice, if I can, how can I get up?" Riki stubbornly responded.

Hua Qishan's 81-year-old person is slightly thinner than Lou Xu, with white hair on his head. has a boxy face with Chinese characters, and there are three Sichuan character indentations between the eyebrows, and the expression on his face at this time is neither happy nor angry.

"What are you doing in Yanjing? Is it an apprenticeship, or an exam? He asked leisurely.

"It's both." Riki didn't dare to say anything. He's a "passerby" who likes to put two or three things together as long as it's not something he has to do.

This time I went to Beijing to "go to Beijing to apprentice" on the basis of the "Beijing exam", but it would definitely be rude to say this. If, as Muzi said, he went to Beijing to apprentice under the pretext of taking the Beijing exam, this kind of lie will be exposed sooner or later. Since it is a dilemma, it is better to tell the truth in a different euphemism.

"It's not about things." Hua Lao gave an evaluation.

"Yes." Riki bowed his head like a student being taught.

"I've seen the paintings you painted on the wall, how many paintings have you studied?" Hua Lao asked again.

"Both."

A kind of Chinese painting, a kind of Western painting......

"I ask about the small category, not the big category." Hua Lao was not fooled.

"Twenty-three." Anyway, Riki had no choice but to confess that the tasks released by the Ultimate Painter System were an all-round workout for him. If it weren't for the limitations of the times, I am afraid that painting techniques such as "nano painting" and "robot drawing" would have had to be added now, and nanomachines were as common as microscopes today.

"Greed is not good."

…… So, as expected by Limu, he received a lot of comments from Hua Lao.

In fact, Hua Qishan specializes in that kind of Chinese painting, and he continues to specialize and specialize. If it weren't for the fact that he was the president of the Chinese Painting Society in his early years, he would have been distracted, and now he may have already reached the level of Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, and Xu Beihong. It can be expected that after his death at the age of 100, the ink pen left behind will inevitably double in value.

"Xu, you called me here just to see this? If I knew I wouldn't come. Hua Lao blurted out.

"Don't, give him a chance." Old man Lou rarely looked embarrassed, and pleaded for the child who had known him for a day.

"Then I'll ask you again." Hua Lao spread his hands to the pear wood stall, "You have an exam now, and I will leave in an hour, do you want to stay here and continue to apprentice, or do you want to go to the exam?" ”

- This ...... Where is the test center?

Just when Limu hesitated slightly, Hua Lao wanted to say "his mind is not strong". Limu was shocked, and he immediately bowed his head and bowed-

"I will continue to worship you as a teacher!"

Hua Qishan glanced at Limu, did not speak, and walked into the courtyard with his own steps. After disappearing into the shadow wall, his voice was faintly heard:

"Hutongkou - Xiaotian's car is here to wait for you, right? Traveling with friends and leaving each other is for the sake of insincerity. So unprofessional, unrefined, and insincere...... Go and take your test, I won't take you as an apprentice. ”

Hearing Hua Qishan's critical reply, Riki raised his head in surprise and looked at the shadow wall. The round-faced girl immediately stood up to comfort him, but Riki smiled reassuringly. However, Isha noticed that a strange expression appeared on Lou Xu's face, a bit like the joy of Dashi's settlement, and even a little overjoyed.

"Let's go to the exam first, just talk about it, I'll help you keep him and make sure you can see him when you have dinner." Lou Lao looked at the shadow wall, estimating that time was running out, and said with an oath.

Riki stood up with a calm expression. After repeated mistakes, this time I really can't make another mistake. He said goodbye to Lou Lao, ran to the mouth of the alley, and rushed to the examination room with Song Tian and his sons.

******

After a long time, Lou Lao bypassed the shadow wall, returned to the north room, and saw that the master of Chinese painting still had a serious face, so he smiled and said, "Okay! Everybody's gone. Lao Hua, you pretended to be good just now! Who did you learn from? ”

"I didn't learn it from you quirky spirits. This apprentice was given to you, I really don't know why you respect him so much. What Hua Qishan said to Limu just now was mixed, "I am not dedicated to things, greedy and not refined" all cut Limu's surname correctly, but Limu's last sentence of hesitation was "I want to worship you as a teacher!" He was moved.

"You don't know that, that kid's talent, squirt ......"

The two walked into the study next to them, and Hua Qishan listened listlessly to his friend's nonsense. On the contrary, Lou Xu looked elated, grinning vigorously, holding a book, as if he had dug up some treasure.

"Comic magazines?"

Hua Qishan took his hand and opened it, and Lou Xu immediately asked.

"How?"

"How's that? I haven't started to look at it yet! ”

"Okay, okay." After Hua Qishan turned over a round, Lou Xu asked again, "How is it?" ”

"It's all about the drawing techniques of this book."

"Yes...... But the most important thing is to be homologous! A smug smile bloomed on the face of the former president of the Art Association, and it suddenly bloomed like a dead tree in spring, "Others may not be able to see it, but I can see that the drawings are like notes, and no matter how they are hidden, you can tell them by looking closely -- these cartoons are all drawn by the same person."

"Limu, this kid is not suitable for you, a person who specializes in Chinese painting, to teach, but it is very suitable for my old man who studies comprehensive art to teach! He is good at touching the bypass, and I can finally have a perfect successor to what I have learned in this life-" Lou Xu is dying of old age, and the only thought that he can't let go of is the essence of what he has learned in his life.