I suddenly understood her, and since then I have been looking for Sister Ah every day, and there are bursts of drums in the sky, which is Sister talking to me......

———— Zhu Zheqin "Sister Drum"

The wind chimes hanging at the door rang loudly.

It is a tantric supply store with all kinds of bone products, Buddhist beads, and expensive-looking thangkas on the walls. Even the roof is covered with various ornaments, one of which is a double-sided tambourine in the shape of an inverted double bowl, which occasionally blows in and makes a clanging sound.

The wind came in because someone pushed the door open, and the people who pushed the door open were Lu Jia and Qiqi.

After returning from Dandong, Lu Jia looked weak for a whole week, and Qiqi proposed to come to the temple to pray for blessings. When they arrived next to the temple, the two saw a tantric supplies store next to them, and Lu Jia said to buy a box of incense and the two pushed the door in.

Seeing that there was a painter painting thangka at the scene, the two who have always loved painting couldn't help but be amazed. In front of each taut canvas, the pigments are neatly arranged, the thangkas are thinly painted, layer by layer, and the pigments used in the painting process are also extracted from minerals in order to make the color last and withstand the years. Including the golden silver on the thangka murals we have seen, they are all real gold and silver powder.

Lu Jia also quietly watched every stroke carefully depicted by the painter, and the Bodhisattva, Buddha Mother, and King Kong were all lifelike under their brushes. In the exhibit cabinet behind the painters, Buddhist cards, prayer beads, dzi beads, and vajra are neatly placed...... and some other supplies. After looking at it for a while, there was a tambourine hanging from the dazzling ornaments hanging above his head, which attracted Qiqi's attention. "Jiajia, this drum is very special."

Lu Jia also noticed the difference in this tambourine and replied: "Yes, it is handmade, the carvings on it are really exquisite." ”

Qiqi's beautiful eyes are open under the bangs, she and Lu Jia are both graduates of fine arts, they have no resistance to beautiful things, and they have a strong interest in traditional national things.

"The name of this drum is [Sister Drum], and the carvings on it are all hand-carved. However, now the drum body is not made of real bone, but imitation of high-density resin materials. The boss was a fair-eyed girl, and as she spoke, she took the drum down.

Qiqi took it over and took a closer look at the drum body, which was indeed exquisitely made, and it was carved with a lotus vajra pattern. Despite the worn-out style, the drum skin is still delicate to the touch. Lu Jiaxin said that although it is an imitation of old objects, this old craftsmanship is also too good. Seeing Qiqi looking at it over and over again, Lu Jia asked the price: "Boss, how do you sell this drum?" ”

The boss said: "This drum has been hanging for so long, and it is the first time I have met someone I like so much. ”

"This ...... How good. Lu Jia was a little stunned.

"It's just an imitation and it's not worth much, let's play with it." The boss took her a box of Tibetan incense, Qiqi loved to put away the drum and a box of Tibetan incense, gave the boss a double share of the incense money, and went to the temple with Lu Jia. When the incense was offered, Lu Jia looked at the tall statue of the Lotus Master and couldn't help but wonder if this Master was really compassionate.

When I came back from the temple and passed by the shop, I didn't see the female shopkeeper inside from the outside. Lu Jia has been a little weak these days, and she feels even more tired after walking all the way. When I came back from the subway, I fell asleep groggily on Qiqi. In my dream, I saw a girl's beautiful eyes......

"My sister couldn't speak since she was a child, and she left home in the year I can remember......" After a while, a mournful singing voice woke her up. She opened her eyes and saw Qiqi humming with headphones, "Since then, I have been thinking about Sister Ah every day, and I have always thought of Sister Ah ...... so big."

Qiqi found that Lu Jia woke up, took off the headphones and said, "I woke you up?" ”

"No, I just woke up. The song you just sang is very good, what's your name? Lu Jia rubbed his eyes and said, and saw Qiqi's hand gently rubbing the drum surface.

"This song, huh? It's called "Sister Drum". The background of the creation is a kind of legend that circulated in Tibetan areas during the feudal society. When Qiqi spoke, the sadness in his eyes passed away. Then he hugged the drum and continued to close his eyes and hum softly.

Since he got the drum back, Qiqi still teaches and paints to students on weekdays. At first, Lu Jia didn't notice Qiqi's abnormality, until she started with an oil painting.

"Qiqi, will you participate in the art exhibition next spring?"

"Hmm."

"When are you going to prepare your work?"

"Hmm."

"Seventy-seven?"

"Huh?"

"I said, when are you going to prepare for next year's art exhibition?" Lu Jia raised his voice and said to Qiqi who was in a daze.

"Oh, good."

Qiqi has been like this recently, often in a daze at the drum, and sometimes Lu Jia can't hear her several times.

The subject of Lu Jia's oil painting is a Tibetan decorated girl, with a white woolen shawl over her head, and her smart eyes under curly black bangs look like a pool of clear water, with a bit of sadness and a hint of fear of the world, which makes people can't help but feel pity. Two long braids hung down from his chest, and the coarse cloth gown was draped with strings of bone beads, which looked out of place with the rudimentary shawl.

"It's beautiful." Qiqi couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Lu Jia's painting. "Jiajia, what is the name of the subject of this painting?"

"Sister drums. The drum you brought back and the song you hummed inspired me. ”

Lu Jia said softly. Qiqi was only attracted by the eyes of the girl painted before, but he didn't see the "Sister Drum" peeking out of the corner under the white wool shawl on her chest.

"Sister.... It's really like......" Qiqi stood there motionless, looked at the painting and whispered softly: "That's what she looks like." ”

Qiqi seems to like this painting very much, often in a daze at the girl on the oil painting, occasionally humming at the drum is nothing, often babbling to the air to himself, I don't know if it is said to the person on the painting or to whom. Sometimes Zhou Mo saw this situation and said, "Little master, look, Qibao sauce is evil." ”

When it was time to get off work in the studio that night, Lu Jia asked Qiqi to go home together, and Qiqi suddenly said to the painting: "What's wrong with Sister?" Why is it Sister! The wizard ...... The wizard from Shu ......" Qiqi cried without warning.

"Qiqi, that's just a picture I scribbled, and that legend isn't true, haven't you seen that there is a second version of the legend on the Internet? It's the continuation of life......" Lu Jia didn't know how to calm her emotions for a while.

Although Qiqi has a lively personality, he is also jealous and hateful. Seeing her so excited, Lu Jia had no choice but to say, "Qiqi, this story is fake, you forgot what the boss said, and now it's all imitations." It's fake. ”

Qiqi cried even more sadly, "Jia Jia, it's not fake, I know it's not fake." The first time I saw it, I knew it wasn't fake......"

"Wait, I'll find you an expert to ask, my master is the best at this thing."

Lu Jia took a photo of the "Sister Drum" and sent it to Jiang Hao, and as soon as the message was sent, Jiang Hao's phone called: "Girl, whether that drum is real or fake, don't touch anything first, wait for me to go back and take a look." Lu Jia, who had experienced several supernatural events in a row, was petrified on the spot.