Lying alone on the soft and wide bed, Xie Bin couldn't fall asleep for a long time. For the price of one bedroom alone, he could change to a nice apartment in the city, which he would never have dared to imagine before. Looking at the sparse and clear starry sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window, Xie Bin was suspicious for a while, as if he was in a dream.

I used to struggle all my life, and I guess I couldn't buy such a house. But now that his ideal has suddenly come true, Xie Bin really feels a little overwhelmed, and he even wants to hold such a stack of money and live his life without desire, just like he dreamed of before. But when this day really comes, I don't know if this life will continue.

Xie Bin sighed, no one else could help him in this matter, so he could only take one step at a time. Well, the most important task at this time is to complete the homework assigned by the teacher and familiarize yourself with those seal characters and ancient characters as soon as possible. Speaking of which, Xie Bin hasn't been to his teacher for many days, just a few phone calls. It's time to sit down with the old man.

However, before that, Xie Bin still had to frame Liu Wenqing's two words. I've heard that you can dress up in your favorite style in the dormitory of the university, and if this girl hangs two words on the wall, it really feels more fun than other things.

But look at those two words, especially the one written by Xie Bin himself, how do you look at it now and feel awkward. Maybe it's because the level has increased a bit. After thinking about it, Xie Bin decided to rewrite it, which can be regarded as a congratulatory gift for this girl to go to college.

Xie Bin brewed his emotions for a while, stood in front of his desk, and wrote a hand of Li Qingzhao's words, "Dotting the lips", "Kick off the swing, get up and straighten your slender hands." Lunon flowers are thin, thin sweat and light clothes. Seeing someone coming, the socks slipped away. and ashamed to go, leaning on the door and looking back, but sniffing the green plums. ”

This poem can be regarded as a noun for the ages, and it is appropriate to write it to Liu Wenqing with the vivid depiction of the little daughter's demeanor that has just opened her love. However, Xie Bin thought about it, and felt that it was a bit thin to just write a poem, so he changed a piece of rice paper and drew a new picture.

Xie Bin repainted a portrait of a lady, a woman in a long skirt standing next to a low plum tree, holding the corner of her skirt in one hand and exploring the flower branches with the other, her slender neck raised high, as if carefully savoring the fragrance of plum blossoms. After carefully measuring it, Xie Bin felt very satisfied, and then wrote the poem "Dotting the Lips" in small block letters in the upper right corner of the frame, leaving his own inscription, and then stamping it.

Looking at this painting with little brush and ink and very clever composition, Xie Bin really feels that his level has improved, especially in the perception of artistic conception. People say that poetry and painting are often practiced closely together. Famous poems and nouns that can be passed down through the ages can often give people a sense of immersion, and the same is true for a good painting. Xie Bin's painting skills are not the best, but in the combination of painting and poetry, he has an unexpected spirituality and imagination.

This is also related to the education Xie Bin received since he was a child, when he learned these things, he did not go through systematic teaching at all, it was his grandfather who taught with the painting, and often taught whatever he wanted. Therefore, Xie Bin's thinking ability is not stiff, and compared with those calligraphers and painters who are one-eyed, the basic aspect may be a little lacking, but this unbridled imagination is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

As an artist, the most indispensable thing is this bold and romantic imagination, as well as rich life experience, otherwise you can only be regarded as a closed-door calligrapher and painter. Just like Xin Qiji's words say, "Write sorrow for the sake of new words", write sorrow for the sake of writing sorrow, and never write good words. Writing good words and drawing good pictures are all the bursts and stimulation of the inner feelings.

Xie Bin took a light breath, put the painting aside to dry, and took advantage of the feeling to draw another one for his teacher. It is said that his teacher's handwriting is indeed good, but this drawing ability is really not good, which also leads to the old man's house is all calligraphy, which seems too monotonous. That's why Xie Bin remembered to paint a picture for the old man.

The next day, Li Jingjing came to the villa area again as usual, and followed Xie Bin with nothing to do, looking like she even wanted to go to the toilet.

Xie Bin was very helpless, of course, he was still a little happy in his heart, being chased by Li Jingjing like this shows that he Xie Bin is still very charming. Just thinking about the possible troubles behind her, Xie Bin could only pretend to be confused.

Hearing that Xie Bin was going to the old man, Li Jingjing naturally didn't pull it down, and drove Xie Bin to the city. In the car, the girl did not forget to teach Xie Bin to drive, explaining the functions of those parts in the car while driving.

Well, it's not ineffective, Xie Bin at least knows which is the brake and which is the accelerator. If it weren't for Li Jingjing's resolute opposition, Xie Bin really wanted to enjoy himself on the road immediately. Men love cars, it's in their nature, especially the joy of driving freely. Xie Bin is the same, but he doesn't have a driver's license, so he can only stare dryly. Although Li Jingjing is obsessed, she will not really put her life in the hands of Xie Bin, a rookie.

When I arrived at the old man's house, the old man was downstairs enjoying the shade, and when he saw Xie Bin and Li Jingjing, he stood up with a smile: "You two are really a good match, either you haven't seen a shadow for a long time, or you can come together, won't you be together?" ”

Xie Bin sweated, this is an old and disrespectful old man, but this topic can't be answered, and then it's endless, so he can only smile, "What, teacher, I brought you a good baby today, I promise you like it." ”

The old man looked at the box in Xie Bin's hand, "What baby?" It can't be a small object that you carved with your own hands, right? Well, speaking of which, I haven't seen much of your carving skills, this time I want to appreciate it, but Xiao Xie, if I can't look down on the old man, don't think I don't know how to lift. ”

Xie Bin laughed: "Teacher, if you can really say something, hehe, I promise that I have no opinion, and I sincerely ask you for advice." ”

"Hahaha......" The old man laughed and said to Li Jingjing: "What about you?" What are you busy with during this time? ”

Li Jingjing obediently mixed the old man's arm, "I'm not busy with anything, help Brother Xie decorate the house." ”

The old man glanced at Xie Bin, "Yes, it's time to buy a house, well, and then you can get married and have children." The old man estimated that Xie Bin bought an ordinary building, and I was afraid that Xie Bin would never think that Xie Bin would buy a villa.

Xie Bin smiled, he didn't dare to say anything, but he sighed slightly in his heart, this marriage is early, let alone having children, he doesn't have a serious girlfriend yet. Even if Li Jingjing really was his girlfriend, she wouldn't get married so early, in other words, Li Jingjing is only twenty-two years old now, this is still because of her birthday, and Yu Fei, who was a classmate of her, is only twenty-one years old now. Although this age is the age at which she can get married, it is obvious that with her family background and conditions, she will never be so early.

And Xie Bin is really at the age when it is time to get married, he will be twenty-seven in a few months, and he is five years old behind Li Jingjing. Maybe for the current social environment, five years old is really not a big gap, but Xie Bin is worried that he has been in love with Li Jingjing for three or five years, and then when he is in his thirties, the two of them have not been able to be together for various reasons. This is not Xie Bin's unfounded worries, if Li Jingjing was an ordinary girl, all this would be said, but she was born in such a family, and she was destined to have some things that she couldn't help herself. Of course, if he really got to that point, Xie Bin would not give up easily, but with his character, he would try to avoid some unnecessary troubles.

Back in the living room upstairs, the old man couldn't wait to say to Xie Bin: "Xiao Xie, take it out and let me see your craftsmanship." ”

Xie Bin smiled and slowly opened the box.

Li Jingjing also stretched her neck and looked hard, she wanted to see what Xie Bin sent when she set off, but Xie Bin kept it mysterious and didn't show her or tell her.

What Xie Bin brought was naturally the painting he painted for the old man. This painting is a horizontal axis, 30 centimeters long and no more than 15 centimeters high, and it doesn't take much space when rolled up.

Seeing that it was a picture scroll, the old man's curiosity came up, "Xiao Xie, do you still have such a hand?" Open it up and take a look. Li Jingjing's heart was also hooked, she had seen Xie Bin's painting skills, the "Buddha jumping over the wall" picture, she pondered all night and couldn't understand the meaning. So I was very interested in another picture scroll that Xie Bin took out.

The three of them gathered around the desk in the study, and Xie Bin slowly unfolded the scroll. The scroll has not yet been framed, and Xie Bin just pressed a vertical scroll to make it easy to carry. Anyway, the old man's framing skills are very good, so Xie Bin will save some effort and let the old man frame it himself.

When the picture scroll was fully unfolded, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing, and even Li Jingjing couldn't help laughing.

Seeing these two so happy, Xie Bin was also very satisfied, and this is what he wanted. The content of the scroll is relatively simple, not that there is not much pen and ink, but there is no too profound meaning, so that people can see through the fun at a glance. Xie Bin painted a picture of two naughty children, an old man and a young boy, fighting crickets. The old urchin was wearing a wide undershirt, lying on the ground with his right elbow propped up, holding a puff fan in one hand and a wooden stick in the other hand into the jar in front of him; The little naughty boy is the image of a girl, wearing a simple belly pocket, also lying on the ground, with two feet one high and one low, as if she is still swinging, and she also pokes her neck to look into the jar, and seems to be naughty to blow in.

In addition to the old and the young, there is only a pampas fan, a clay pot, and a sparse willow tree, and the sun hanging high. These foils are very simple, some are just a few ink dots, but they open up the space of the painting, so that the focus of the whole painting is suddenly concentrated on the two naughty children, an old man and a young child.

This painting looks simple, but Xie Bin has sketched the image of the old and the young and the two naughty children very exquisitely. It is impossible to outline the image of the characters too clearly, but the expressions and mental activities of the characters can be expressed on the paper through the movements and demeanors of the characters, which is the beauty of ink painting.

Xie Bin's ink painting naturally cannot depict the image of the old naughty boy and the little naughty boy as the old man and Qiao'er, but it makes people feel that this is the old man and Qiao'er. In fact, this is also the genius of ink painting, if you change to a sketch painting, the figure will be fixed, and whoever is painted is whoever it is, except for the owner of the painting, others can only look at the lines of the painting and other technical things.

But ink painting is different, and everyone has their own image in their eyes. Just like who commented on "Hamlet", there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers. And Xie Bin's painting also has such an effect, in the eyes of the old man, these two naughty boys are the old man himself and his granddaughter Qiao'er, and in the eyes of another old man, that is himself and his grandchildren. And the focus of this painting is not the image of the old naughty boy and the little naughty boy, but the meaning to be expressed, the fun of life and human nature.