Liu Xiao shook her head helplessly.

In the struggle between the two countries, the saddest thing is the ordinary people, and these ordinary people have no words to say anything about the country's decisions.

When I came to the room, I opened the door with the key, turned on the light, and there was a bed next to it, and next to it was the bathroom.

The place is not big, fortunately there is no smell and it is clean.

Put down things and go to the bathroom to take a shower and sleep, but there was no hot water for a long time, and I went to the front desk to ask, only to know that I needed to boil water, and I had to wait for about half an hour.

Liu Xiao decided to take advantage of this time to go out for a walk.

Haiyungang is not as prosperous as Jinluo City, the city area is not that large, and there are not many vehicles, not even trams, but there are rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages.

It makes people feel like they are back in a backward era.

When the sun sets, the people who are still roaming the streets are travelers.

Liu Xiao unconsciously walked in the direction of the sea, and came to the end of a road, and beyond that was a downward ramp.

Looking at the past, you can faintly see the steamer on the seashore, the lights on the sea are shaking, and the lights below the sea are broken.

"Damn, it's all out of service."

"What can I do, I can't leave, I heard that only one ship can go, but it's that kind of ......"

The two chatted and walked up the ramp, passing by Liu Xiao's side, and the person who spoke first had deep nasolabial folds on his face.

"No one who is transcendent will die well!" The man with deep nasolabial folds suddenly cursed.

"Shut up, you want to die!" The other person stopped him cleanly and looked around, and glanced at Liu Xiao cautiously.

"Am I wrong?" Although the man was not convinced, his voice was much quieter, "Do you believe that so many transcendents are not hiding something from the people?" ”

"Everyone is good and bad, the official one should be, or, maybe better, right?"

"Naive, I was in Jinluo City, you don't know, the entire psychiatric hospital died of dead and wounded, and in the end, a few people survived!

"Official? Oh, maybe I've done more shady things......"

The two of them walked farther and farther away, and the sound gradually became inaudible.

Liu Xiao knew what they were talking about, so she didn't explain it to the inspector and let them go away.

This kind of misunderstanding is inevitable, not to mention that the official does make mistakes, and even if they never make mistakes, the news will be distorted in the process of circulation.

The government will take this into account.

However, what Liu Xiao cared about the most was the earliest few words between the two, they were saying that the ship was out of service.

It's normal to think about it, Tianwu took the initiative to start a war, and it's just been a week, and it's abnormal if the two sides still have normal business exchanges.

I hadn't thought about this before, and it seems that tomorrow's journey will not be instantaneous.

After another turn, the cold wind was about to blow through his clothes, and as he was about to return to the inn, he saw a familiar figure.

Jiang bamboo branches.

He was chasing a stall, and the stall owner was dragging the car and driving him: "It's dark, it's not for sale, I'm going home." ”

But in the end, he could not resist his pleading and stopped, but glanced in the direction of the harbor with a hint of alarm in his eyes.

The boss saw that the pot was already cold, so he lit the fire: "I'll give you a hot one, do you want the last piece of meat?" Just give me an extra five cents if you want. ”

Jiang Zhuzhi wanted to say yes, but when he heard the price the boss said, he hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

The pot is hot, the broth is boiling, and a small piece of meat the size of a child's fist is shaking under the gurgling bubbles, so tempting.

Jiang Zhuzhi swallowed his saliva, stared at the boss and put several vegetable balls hot in a paper bowl, and couldn't wait to take one and put it in his mouth.

As soon as I chewed it, I jumped on the spot a few times.

The boss also thought it was funny, looked at the harbor, and said, "Eat slowly." ”

As he spoke, he took out a small plastic bowl, filled it with the small piece of meat, scooped some broth and poured it on it.

Jiang Zhuzhi paid the money and took the things and thanked him happily, the stall owner waved his hand, raised his eyes with vigilance and looked at the harbor in the distance, and left without looking back.

Looking at the boss's frightened appearance, Liu Xiao remembered the conversation between the two just now, and when the official ship was suspended, there was still "that kind" ship continuing to run the course.

Are you afraid of that?

Those who can still run the course at this time are afraid that they are extraordinary.

In today's situation, it is indeed normal to be afraid of the transcendent.

In the distance, Jiang Zhuzhi took a few bites of vegetables that were cooled by the wind and took a few bites into his mouth, obviously hungry.

Then he carefully walked to the corner of the nearby building with the broth, and the package on his shoulder slipped off, causing him to stagger, and he was so frightened that he touched the bowl with the meat and soup with both hands.

Seeing that the soup was not sprinkled, he breathed a sigh of relief, hung the package back over his shoulder, and continued to walk forward.

As a result, he stepped on the stone, twisted his ankle, and the whole person fell uncontrollably, and fell to the ground.

The bowl in his hand was overturned, the soup was spilled, and the meat fell to the ground, rolling out along the road.

"Ahh

He exclaimed, didn't care about the heat on his hand, and grabbed the meat in the palm of his hand, but it was burned again.

I put the meat in my hands and turned it upside down, blew it with my mouth, dusted off the dirt, and took a bite directly.

A smell of flesh permeated, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Chew the meat carefully in your mouth and swallow it before taking a second bite.

At the same time, he looked back at the bowl that had been overturned on the ground, and felt the broth on his arm, which was blown by the wind, and a stream of coolness came.

When he took his third bite, tears flowed down at the same time.

Chewing while crying.

The meat was too small to be gone before he could finish crying.

So after a while, all he had left was crying.

Liu Xiao was silent, and her steps retreated from there, walking into the shadows that the other party could not see.

Regardless of whether he is a man or a woman, he always does not want to be seen by others at this time.

After a while, Jiang Zhuzhi's crying gradually stopped, wiped his face, pushed the bag to his shoulder, and walked in the direction of Liu Xiao.

"You, you...... When did you stand there? ”

The moment he saw Liu Xiao, Jiang Zhuzhi couldn't speak, and said several "you" in a row before he could make it clear.

Liu Xiao looked puzzled: "I just arrived, what's wrong?" ”

He was a little admired that he didn't blush and his heart didn't beat when he lied.

"No, nothing."

Jiang Zhuzhi rubbed his eyes and bypassed him to leave.

"You don't look good, do you need help?"

Liu Xiao saw that his body stiffened for a moment, and after a pause, he shook his head: "I'm fine, no need, thank you." ”

Seeing that he was about to leave, Liu Xiao said again: "I am studying art, if there is anything you can do to help, you can speak." ”

Liu Xiao was not the Holy Mother, he just thought of Su Gu's heart-wrenching cry after getting the pen yesterday.

Jiang Zhuzhi is looking for someone, and the painting used to find someone is not very clear, so he should be able to help.

And he has already checked, and the other party is an ordinary person.

"Art? Can you draw? Jiang Zhuzhi immediately turned around and asked.

"Of course."

The other party rushed over directly, and his joy was overflowing: "That...... Then you can ......."

After hesitating for a moment, the smile on his face disappeared again: "Forget it, I heard that painting is very expensive, you should also be expensive?" ”

That being said, he didn't leave, but stared at Liu Xiao with anticipation, waiting for his answer.

"It's expensive, but I don't take money."

Jiang Zhuzhi's expression first darkened, and then turned into confusion: "What do you mean?" ”

"Knowledge is priceless, so my paintings are expensive, and I have to use enough knowledge to buy them."

"I'm from the countryside and I don't have a high degree of education, so I probably can't afford it."

Liu Xiao could see that she was on the train from Jinluo City. But the other party is not, and it looks like it should just be passing by.

Coupled with the age here, even if you go to school, you should graduate.

In addition, although the dress is not shabby, it is very ordinary, and it can be seen from what has just happened.

"Don't worry, I'm doing honest business, you can look at the painting first, you feel satisfied and then pay the bill, not satisfied with the penny."

Jiang Zhuzhi stared at his reddened eyes, and was grateful: "Thank you......"

Liu Xiao led him to the front desk of the hotel to borrow paper and pen, but the front desk shook his head and did not borrow: "There is not much paper, and there is only one pen, I still need to use it, I can't borrow it." ”

Liu Xiao said: "Is it okay to buy it?" ”

Jiang Zhuzhi was stunned and said carefully: "Buy?" I don't have any money......"

"I'm a painter, and I should produce the pen and paper, so how can I let the guests prepare?" Liu Xiao took out a one-yuan coin and put it on the table: "This should be enough for you to buy several pens." ”

The front desk put away the coins and handed over the pen and paper while pulling out a pen from the drawer.

Jiang Zhuzhi's eyes widened and he pointed to the drawer and looked at Liu Xiao.

If Liu Xiao didn't see it, she took the pen and paper and walked upstairs to the residence.

In the room, Liu Xiao sat on the edge of the bed and spread out the paper on the bedside table, Jiang Zhuzhi looked around and saw that there was no chair, so he stood like this.

You could tell he was a little nervous.

Liu Xiao hooked his hand and asked him to take out the painting, and after taking it, he looked at it carefully.

The paper is very thin, it is of inferior quality, and it is very common and cheap.

On the paper is a drawing of a man, who also looks like a young man, with a well-defined face, resolute eyes, and a mole on the right side of his chin.

There is no big problem with the painting, but the pen is not clean, the outline is drawn several times, and the paper is folded too many times, and the color falls off and is broken.

This leads to some changes in the appearance of the people in the painting, which feels wrong and very blurry.

When I first learned to paint, many people found that they might be good at painting flowers and birds, but why couldn't they paint people, and they couldn't paint well.

In addition to the basic skills, the biggest problem is that people are very sensitive to faces, and everyone has to face many faces every day.

As long as there is the slightest abnormality, it is easy to be felt.

Therefore, if the lines on the face of a painting are traced several times by someone who does not know how to draw, it is likely to destroy the original state of the painting, and even make it impossible to recognize the original appearance.

Liu Xiao didn't say much, picked up a piece of paper and began to put down the pen, outlining a human face with a few strokes.

Short hair, resolute eyes, angular silhouettes, and a mole on the chin.

"Like?" Liu Xiao raised it and asked.

Jiang Zhuzhi was surprised and delighted, and said again and again: "Like! Much like that! ”

The expression is not in place.

Liu Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "What's the problem?" ”

"Uh...... I can't tell, it's like that. ”

"It's not enough, the portrait for someone to use should be exactly the same."

Turning off the light doesn't seem to be enough.

However, it is difficult for an ordinary person to describe his appearance in words.

Liu Xiao said: "You can introduce me, who this person is, what happened to him, and what kind of character he is." ”

Jiang Zhuzhi showed an embarrassed expression.

"Don't be afraid of Miss Jiang." Liu Xiao poked open the window paper suddenly, "You are very careful in your dress, and your hair is cut short, but there is not only this difference between men and women, but also the posture, body shape, proportion of each part, as well as expression and personality, are all different." ”

Seeing that the other party was still flustered, Liu Xiao said again: "I'm a painter, as long as you pay for it." ”

"What if I can't give it?"

Liu Xiao smiled, and her tone was firm and irrefutable: "You gave it." ”

As he spoke, he nodded at the man on the painting with his hand: "All the unknowns are knowledge." ”

"What do you want to know?"

"I want to know what happened to Tianwu Kingdom, Haiyun Port, and him. Rest assured, I'm ready to go to sea, I'm here to learn more about overseas. As long as you have what I need in your knowledge, you can get a more perfect picture. ”

In order to reassure the other party, Liu Xiao said her true purpose, and at the same time, she kept writing and quickly drew the Jiang Zhuzhi in front of her.

Hold it up to show the other person.

A round face, big eyes, a panicked face, and a bag on his shoulders, and his hands that clung to the corners of his clothes.

It's like a picture.

"I'm just a painter, but I'm here for the first time and I don't have any relatives or friends, so I need to find out from other sources."

"Okay, I said."

It may be that Liu Xiao said sincerely, and Jiang Zhuzhi finally relented.