Chapter 177: Sketching (I)

Peach hair spring buds, willows drooping. Located on the bank of the Qinhuai River, this small courtyard by Wuyi Lane has welcomed new residents in the past few days.

Qinhuai Wuyi Lane, has always been a landmark area in Jiangning City, the alley is not wide, not as spacious as Zhuque Street, Confucius Temple and other places, but also because of this less copper smell of the world, more of a lot of literary and ink atmosphere, thousands of years to many literati and ink love, "in the past, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan, flew into the homes of ordinary people." "The Eastern Jin Dynasty is romantic, a thousand years of remembrance, in fact, when it becomes a symbol, there are many people who come to visit and reminisce every day, and it is naturally impossible to say that it is really as quiet as imagined.

As the poem says, today's Wuyi Lane is no longer a rich place where Wang Xie and others can live, but in fact, due to its consistent fame, it is still not an exaggeration to say that the location here is still expensive. Nowadays, those who can occupy a place here are often wealthy families with backgrounds who are qualified, if they are just ordinary nouveau riche, and if they want to buy a courtyard with a little literary and ink atmosphere when they have money, if they do not have an officialdom background, it is also extremely difficult. Therefore, although this courtyard does not seem to look good, the people who can actually live in it are naturally people with a certain background.

This courtyard looks clumsy, but only the appearance is introverted, in fact, the pattern of the inner show, the layout of the courtyard is exquisite, the bright colors are not much, but it is full of article atmosphere, the breath of life, the rear is facing the river, the scenery looks general, in fact, the field of vision is good, at a glance it is refreshing.

At this time, there were still people moving things around in the courtyard, and a middle-aged woman in a gray and blue cloth skirt frowned and shouted as she walked by, and only when she entered the innermost room facing the river did she glance inside through the window. The woman sitting in front of the bronze mirror took off her men's clothes, scattered her hair and temples, and dressed herself up.

The middle-aged woman knocked on the door and entered, trying to make a very unhappy appearance - in fact, she was indeed quite unhappy: "Where's Chunmei?" Why not there? ”

"Just after washing her face, I told her to go out and pour water, and then let her bring in some paper and ink. The stuff is piled up deeply, so she is probably still looking for it at this time. The woman smiled at the bronze mirror, "Mom, how did you go out today?" ”

"Not good! I told you not to always be a woman pretending to be a man and going out, you go again, you go again, Chunmei, this dead girl is too, tell her to follow you and not follow, come over later and see me scold her......"

"It's not about Chunmei, I left her alone, and she was crying when she came back, maybe she was afraid that your mother would scold her...... And I didn't go alone, I met Brother Yu today, and he followed. ”

"I'm crying...... middle-aged woman sneered at her words, "I probably cried once or twice at first, and every time you say that, where has she ever cried...... That Yu Hezhong is not a good thing, when I see you, I am like a dog who just wants to steal fish, nodding his head and ......"

"Brother Yu is actually quite good, how can it be like what my mother said. And it's the cat that wants to steal the fish, the dog doesn't steal the fish, the dog is ......," the woman laughed herself, not wanting to say those filthy words.

"Yes, like a stealing cat, nodding his head...... If it weren't for his old acquaintance with you, I wouldn't let him in. Alas, in fact, mom and I are not unsympathetic people, it's just that this Yu Hezhong is not worthy of you, it doesn't hurt for you to take care of the old feelings, and it doesn't hurt to invite him to a few parties, but he can't compare to those people in the world, and he doesn't have to lose face, you have to defend him, and you want to protect him, and he wants to get an inch, and I think you really like him. ”

The middle-aged woman thought in pieces: "People, this is not a matter of thinking together, the most can't get it after the end, it's always painful, in fact, it's okay for him to be painful, those sons and brothers in the capital like you, but you have only one, you always have to be heartbroken, Mom, I don't care if those people want to die or live, men don't want to serve the country, so they spend their thoughts on women, and they die clean!" But you are soft-hearted, if Yu Hezhong is heartbroken in the future, you have to feel guilty, and your mother always thinks about it. When it is broken, it is broken, let him die as soon as possible, it is just right to break this thought, you see that you came out to relax this time, and he followed him again, and you are still alone with him, isn't it a sheep into the mouth of a tiger......"

"Brother Yu's house is here, and it is common for him to come over with him when he has leisure time...... What's more, the daughter is just dressed up in men's clothes, which actually looks quite eye-catching, if Brother Yu also does this, it will be really not picky......", between the laughter, the woman has put down her long hair, and the makeup removal and dressing up are finished. When she dressed as a man, she seemed to have a pointed chin and a slightly high forehead, which if she was really a man, she looked a little thin. In fact, this is also what she deliberately did, the original forehead was a little higher, the woman's dress was actually invisible, and the men's clothing could also be covered with a little powder, but she deliberately highlighted the high forehead and small chin, although she was still a beauty, it seemed a little abrupt. At this time, she restored her dress, put down her hair, and returned to the image of a gentle and delicate beauty, joking with her mother, and looking lazy and wise in her smile. The door opened once at this time, probably Mingmei's maid came in with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and lowered her head when she saw the middle-aged woman, she put down the four treasures of the study room on the small table on the side, and originally wanted to help polish the ink, Master Li waved his hand quietly while speaking, and the maid retreated out of the room, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief. Don't be scolded by your mother.

This middle-aged mother's surname is Li, her name is Li Yun, she has taken her in since Master Li was five years old, where do you not understand the character of this daughter, Master Li said that Yu Hezhong's words are a joke, there are few serious words, and the small actions at this time are naturally in the eyes. couldn't help pursing her lips, she didn't have the heart to scold this little girl now, she only shook her head:

"There is no serious sentence, Yu Hezhong does not have the courage to do this...... You see, his poetry is average, his character is mediocre, and now he doesn't even have the guts, so who are you in contact with, so why bother with him...... And the man, it's hard to say when he suddenly ate the gall of the ambitious leopard and let go of the ......"

The woman sat down at the small table, poured the tea into the inkstone at this time, and was grinding the ink, but she burst out laughing: "If he has the courage, what can his daughter do if he follows him?" ”

"Master, your reputation now, that is to kill him......"

"It's also a ghost to be romantic."

The sunset came in from the window, and the woman in a pink dress sat at the small table, picked up the sheep's hair pen on the side and looked at it, and then stretched out the tip of her tongue and licked the tip of the pen gently. It's just that the mother on the side frowned slightly: "Don't lick it around, I have already said that you are ...... problem" But I saw the woman take the brush and put it in the ink, and then drew it on the white paper.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ The world is difficult, it is not easy to be a person, Mom, I also know that the eldest brother has such and such shortcomings, but we can't really be a noble business......"

The middle-aged woman frowned: "It's Jin Guidang!" Master, you are now a noble person, and everyone you ask is like this! ”

"I don't think so." With his back to her, sunlight came in through the woman's front window**, "It's just...... It's just a business, Mom, Brother Yu they want to chase after them, it's their own business, he feels happy, he thinks it's interesting, and he has to carry it himself in the future, I did what he wanted, and regarded him as a friend, big brother, of course he has to be grateful to me. If it's really like what you said, it's good for him to break off the relationship, and all he remembers is my bad things, and he can't be happy, and it's hard to say whether it's good or not......"

She thought for a while: "Others divide this world into three, six, nine and so on, as your mother said, I am now a noble person, that is, superior, they came to our alum building, if they see me, chat with me, they feel that they have also done superior things, I have dealings with Brother Zhou's talents, it is regarded as a superior thing, and people like Brother Yu feel that it is medium and inferior." Mom, I always rarely feel like this, I think everyone should be the same, but everyone thinks so, I can't change it, Brother Yu feels that he has a lot of face in dealing with me, and he feels that he has done good things, and I feel happy, because I let him do these good things in his life. ”

If he has been in the middle all his life, marrying a wife, becoming a petty official in the future, doing some ordinary things, and not seeing the Oiran in the Qinglou, then he will naturally have medium joy and trouble. The teacher is so big, I don't know whether the road is superior, medium, or inferior, and always has its own troubles, if you look carefully, you also have your own joy, I let Brother Yu feel that they have become a superior person, I give others joy and satisfaction, I also do something ......", "Mom, you said that I should cut off these things, I also know that Brother Yu is not as good as those talented people in your eyes, of course I also like Brother Zhou's poetry and writing, literary insight. But that's not what I like about Brother Yu, I associate with him, because Brother Yu is an old childhood acquaintance. Isn't that how old acquaintances should be? has such and such shortcomings, the posture of a middle-aged person, no matter how hard he works, he is only a real genius, who can know a genius like Brother Zhou, Brother Ji, and Brother Tao since childhood. When I was a child, wasn't it also called the radish head, hey, the radish head of the Wang family...... The Li family's radish head ......"

Mother Li frowned: "You were very beautiful at that time, and the radish head doesn't mean that you are ugly......

Master Li painted and did not answer: "I know Brother Yu and have dealings with him, and sometimes I feel that I have a noble character, and I can never leave such an old acquaintance." When they talk about it, they will also say this: Ah, what do you think that Master Li is going to add to the middle and green eyes? I don't know what to do, because Yu Hezhong and her were childhood acquaintances, so although the person is a little worse, Master Li is very good to him. They always think I'm good, and I always feel a little happy......"

She said and laughed: "Mom, you also know that since I was a child, I have always liked these praises, I am a very vain person......"

"It's a big reason, but it's still ......perfunctory," Li's mother rubbed her forehead and sighed, "Don't talk about this, how do you like it...... Well, you're going to the old alley today, do you see something? ”

"It's still the same, it's the same as before, but it's a pity that the husband who used to teach the piano is gone......" The woman walked around with the pen in her hand, and when she spoke, a pair of danqing about the alley had already jumped on the paper, she thought about it, and clicked a few figures on it, "Well, I only saw a person I knew before......"

There are already Yunzhu and Jin'er in front, and it is really difficult to write a different outline of a world-famous one. I killed a girl who was as noble as a nun, and I observed three minutes of silence...... RO! ~!