An Wensheng drew a sketch of the picture, which only briefly drew the flowers and plants, kittens and butterflies in the near view, and the distant view was mostly blank.

An Wenqi is the most accomplished in painting, although he still does not understand the meaning of the painting, but this does not affect his understanding of the artistic conception.

After carefully looking at the layout of the whole painting, he pointed to the blank space and said: "The vista can paint some pavilions, lakes and pavilions, etc., I think you can directly take the scenery of our house, so that it is both appropriate and familiar to us, and it is much easier to paint, after all, there is not much more time." ”

What he said was reasonable, and everyone nodded in agreement.

After pondering for a while, An Ruolan pointed to the red dots that represented flowers and plants, and said, "What do you think of painting peonies on flowers and plants?" Peony means wealth and auspiciousness. ”

"But my grandmother may have preferred orchids and the like, which represent elegance and purity." The concubine in the second room, An Ruodan, who is the third oldest among the sisters, said softly.

An Ruoyan didn't have a good impression of this sister, and when she heard the words, she subconsciously retorted: "I think peonies are good, peonies and butterflies are good-looking." ”

Although this is a bit targeted, it is indeed her real opinion.

It's just that others don't know this, and half of the people present thought that she was deliberately going against An Ruodan, and for a while, everyone fell silent.

An Ruolan was surprised, she didn't expect that the fifth sister, who has always been quiet and docile and easy to talk, would also have times when she targeted people, although she could see that the fifth sister didn't mean to.

In fact, I don't blame An Ruoyan for being like this, it's really because the second lady didn't care about her in the past. An Ruodan is more loved by An Erye than her, because she has suffered a lot of grievances from An Ruodan, and now it is inevitable that An Ruodan will not like it.

And An Ruodan as a concubine. can surpass the concubine to win the love of her father, it can be seen that there are some scheming methods.

For example, at this moment, even if she gritted her teeth in her heart because of An Ruoyan's target, she still looked indifferent and weak on her face.

An Ruodan pursed the corners of her lips and hesitated for a while before she sobbed: "I don't mean anything else, I just think." Since it's for my grandmother, of course I want to draw what my grandmother likes, Sister Yan, you misunderstood me. ”

She was extremely aggrieved when she misunderstood the two words.

"yes. Sister Dan is also kind and just gives an opinion. Another cousin who was close to An Ruodan echoed.

An Ruoyan's face suddenly turned white, misunderstanding? What did she misunderstand about An Ruodan? She didn't think about anything at all!

Hearing this, An Ruojin frowned. Some people are not used to seeing An Ruodan distort the facts. took the opportunity to take eye medicine, but she was a person from the big house, and it was not easy to help An Ruoyan at this time.

An Ruoke was not taboo, but she didn't understand what was going on at all.

An Wenqi, as the eldest son of the second room, couldn't stand by at this time, he glanced at the poor sister-in-law, and then at the sister who gritted his teeth and stared, and said, "Okay." Ruodan just mentioned a Jianyi, and what he said also made sense. Yan'er, you're making too much of a fuss. ”

His words were obviously biased towards An Ruodan.

An Ruodan immediately burst into tears and laughed, and said shyly: "Second brother, don't blame Sister Yan, she is still young." ”

A strange word made An Ruoyan, who was already sad because her brother was biased towards others, even more sad, her eyes were red, but she bit her lip and refused to give in.

Comparing the reactions of the two younger sisters, An Wenqi naturally preferred the docile and polite sister, he glared at the hard-hearted sister, and was about to open his mouth to reprimand, An Ruolan suddenly came up and pushed him hard, and snorted: "Sister Yan, your brother is not good at all, he doesn't care about you, I will lend my brother to you, and you will ignore your brother in the future." ”

Saying that, he really pulled An Wenyan over.

An Wenqi's face darkened.

An Wenyan was a little embarrassed, he looked at his second brother embarrassedly, and then at the stubborn fifth cousin, somehow remembered his sister's previous appearance, and suddenly his heart softened, and he said softly: "I also think that peonies are good, in fact, as long as we draw them, no matter what it is, grandmother will like it." ”

At this time, An Wensheng also spoke: "Although the orchid is good, but it is not atmospheric enough, what we want to paint is not a small painting, if we paint orchids, it will inevitably look cold and simple, not as prosperous and lively as a large and gorgeous peony." Moreover, the meaning of the peony is combined with the meaning of the whole painting. ”

As the eldest brother, as soon as he opened his mouth, and what he said was reasonable, even if everyone knew that he was favoring An Ruoyan, no one dared to object.

So everyone nodded in agreement, saying that the peony was good, even the concubine who helped An Ruodan speak just now.

Seeing that the two cousins were on her side, An Ruoyan finally showed a smile.

The smile on An Ruodan's face became a little stiff, and he didn't speak again.

An Wenqi was a little unable to wipe his face, and he pursed the corners of his mouth and did not speak.

It's An Wen's family, the second son of the second room, An Ruoyan's younger brother pulled her sleeve and said, "Sister, I'll help you file a complaint with your mother, and let your mother help you beat him!" He pointed at his brother, his little face tense sternly.

Everyone was amused, and An Wenqi jumped to his feet in anger and shouted, "You stinky boy! ”

An Ruoyan also smiled, but she was a little desolate in her heart, she knew that if this matter came to her mother, her mother would definitely help her brother.

She touched her brother's head and said gratefully, "No need, sister, it's okay." ”

An Ruodan's mind turned around, thinking about when to complain to her mother-in-law, saying that An Ruoyan had contradicted her brother.

Because of the children's words of the An Wen family, the atmosphere has eased a little.

Everyone had no opinion on the content of the painting, so An Wenyan spread out the prepared large scrolls on two long tables side by side, and everyone began to divide the tasks.

"I, Wen Qi, Wen Yan, and Wen Jun are the four of us, Jin'er, you take Yan'er to be responsible for color mixing and grinding, Ruodan and the three of you are responsible for helping us change the brushes, Lan'er, Ke'er, Wen Jia, the three of you are responsible for changing the water and washing the brush."

An Wensheng quickly assigned the work to everyone.

An Ruoke was the first to object, she raised her hand and said unhappily: "Big brother, I also want to paint, my father said that I can paint!" ”

Hearing this, An Wensheng smiled mildly and said, "Okay, if your brother is tired of painting for a while, I will let you paint, and the rest of the time you will help wash the pen and change the water first." ”

"Good!" An Ruoke was very coaxing, and immediately nodded.

An Ruodan also wanted to write, but she was not as bold and cheerful as An Ruoke, hesitated for a while, and finally didn't say anything.

That's the general task, but the four people who write the pen have to discuss their respective division of labor.

"I'm good at flowers and birds, so I'll draw peonies." An Wenqi self-recommended.

"Then I'll be in charge of the pavilions and pavilions of the vista." An Wenjun, who had been silent, spoke up and chose the most conservative and least easy to show.

An Ruolan couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

"In the end, there are cats and butterflies left, Fumihiko, which one are you better at?" An Wensheng asked An Wenyan to choose first.

The cat and the butterfly are the main theme of the painting, and it is the essence of the painting, but it is also the most difficult part of the whole painting, because it was decided that they wanted to paint ten kittens and ten butterflies, and each cat and butterfly should have a different posture, which is a big project.

An Wenyan thought for a while and muttered: "The butterfly is still simple, it's a cat...... We don't have much contact on weekdays, and I'm afraid we won't be able to draw the charm in it. ”

"Indeed." An Wensheng frowned, "I'm afraid that one person can't draw a cat with ten demeanor movements." ”

"Why don't you draw five of the eldest brother and the third brother alone?" An Wen Qi built yì.

"This method is feasible," An Wenyan nodded, "but before that, I want to observe the cat's movement habits." ”

"Is that too late? The day after tomorrow is my grandmother's birthday. And where are we going to find a cat? An Ruodan rolled his eyes, as if he said unintentionally: "I once raised a ......"

Without waiting for her to finish, An Ruolan deliberately said loudly: "Didn't Sanniang give her grandmother a kitten yesterday, let's go and lend the kitten and let the eldest brother and the third brother observe and observe, isn't that okay!" ”

"yes, it's not that hard to solve." An Ruojin glanced at An Ruodan.

An Wenyan and An Wensheng glanced at each other and nodded: "Then do it." ”

An Ruodan wanted to speak and stopped, biting her lower lip and secretly glaring at An Ruolan who interrupted her with many things.

Because they couldn't master the cat's spiritual rhyme, the plan had to be postponed, so everyone decided to disperse first, and then gather in the east courtyard after noon, and before this noon, An Wensheng and An Wenyan had to get along with the kitten for a long time.

After dispersed, An Ruolan's four sisters ran to Songhe Hall, and even coaxed and deceived to lend the kitten who was newly promoted to the old lady's sweetheart.

Since it is to observe the kitten's living habits, it is natural that it cannot be restrained, An Wensheng and An Wenyan directly took the cat to the courtyard that was already overgrown with flowers and plants, and let the kitten frolic in the flowers by itself, while the two of them followed behind the kitten, carefully observing how the kitten fluttered and jumped and rolled, the kitten was very naughty and active, and hid in the flowers to play hide and seek with the two, which really tired the two of them enough.

Fortunately, the hard work was not in vain, after observing for a morning, both of them had inspiration, not to mention the kitten's smart and lively expression to the fullest, at least eight or nine points of demeanor can be grasped.

After noon, everyone gathered on time and began to move according to the division of labor in the morning.

After a day and a half, everyone gathered in the east courtyard of Yirong Yuan after dinner, and worked intensively, and on the afternoon of the 14th, the picture of a kitten fluttering butterfly with a length of six feet and a width of about fifteen inches was completed.

"Phew—it's finally time to catch up." An Wensheng rarely lost his temper, and after a long exhale, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

An Ruoke stared at the butterfly she had drawn, and said with a smile: "The butterfly I painted is the most beautiful!" "Don't be proud of your small appearance.

Everyone laughed at her.

In the end, the twelve people write their names in turn, so that the whole painting is truly completed.

The birthday gift is ready, just wait for tomorrow's birthday banquet. (To be continued......)