On the weekend, Lin Mushuang wanted to go out to sketch. Ankang rode a new permanent bicycle bought by his uncle and took Lin Mushuang to the farmland west of Hunan Highway.

There are many cars on the road, and it is more cautious to ride a bicycle in Ankang. As soon as he arrived at the farmland, Ankang felt as if he had returned to his hometown, completely letting himself fly and flying his bicycle. Lin Mushuang screamed in fright, but she felt very thrilled and exciting, and hugged Ankang's waist tightly and didn't dare to let go.

Everywhere the two went, there were chickens flying and dogs jumping.

The farmland is full of freshly turned soil, there is no color, and the color is outside the farmland. The white of the walls, the black of the tiles, the green of the willows, and the red of the plums are all competing for beauty in this early spring.

Ankang rode his bicycle with one hand, and pointed the other at the subjects he thought were good.

"You might as well draw the duck in that pond."

"Not good."

"What about the house in the distance?"

"Not good."

"Those flowers are so big. Let's draw flowers. ”

"Not good."

But all the suggestions made by Ankang were rejected by Lin Mushuang shaking his head without exception.

"Parking! Stop it! ”

Hearing Lin Mushuang shouting from behind, Ankang stopped the bicycle and propped it on the side of the road.

Lin Mushuang took the lead and led Ankang along the ridge to a farmer's house where firewood and grass were piled up at the door and a chicken coop was built in front of the house. Lin Mushuang stopped and looked at it for a long time, and said to Ankang with a smile: "Just paint this house." ”

"Huh? Draw this? Ankang looked at this farmer's house for a long time, and he didn't feel any beauty at all.

While studying the house, Lin Mushuang retreated a hundred meters, found a shade, put Ma Zha down, took out the painting tools, and prepared to start work.

Ankang bent down and looked at the paintbrush pointing at the house with Lin Mushuang's outstretched hand, and couldn't help but say, "Where is this house so good?" It's not as nice as my house. ”

Lin Mushuang chuckled: "You don't understand this." Sketching is the basis of sketching and painting. Mainly practice patterns and light and shade. Therefore, sketching is generally to find such figures or still lifes with complex forms and strong chiaroscuro. You see, though the walls are white, the brick joints are black. The chiaroscuro is strong. Although the shape of the house is simple, the bundle of firewood and grass and the fence by the vegetable garden in front of it are rich and varied. There is stillness, movement and contrast, this is a good subject for sketching. ”

"You're so nice."

"Hahaha. It was my art teacher who spoke well. ”

"Do you still have art classes at school?"

"Yes...... But my art teacher wasn't a school teacher. ”

"Oh." While chatting with Lin Mushuang, An Kang took out a physics book he was bringing from his schoolbag.

"I thought you were carrying Ben. Are you reading physics textbooks here? Lin Mushuang glanced at it and asked.

"yes. It's almost the final exam, so I'll review it. ”

"Final exam?" Lin Mushuang was incredulous, "The midterm exam has just ended, and you have started to prepare for the final exam?" By the way, do you have any hobbies? ”

Ankang tilted his head and thought, "Ride a bike." ”

"Riding a bike?" Lin Mushuang laughed, "This can't be regarded as a hobby." ”

"What do you mean by hobbies?"

This time it was Lin Mushuang's turn to tilt her head and think. Half a day later, she said, "Hobbies are the kind of things that have some practical use." ”

"Cycling can be useful, too."

"That's just as well." Lin Mushuang said, "You don't have to study every day." You can do something you love and take a good break on the weekend. I heard that you took the fifth place in your class in your midterm exam? ”

"Yes."

"Isn't that good?"

Ankang shook his head and said, "I have to work harder." ”

"Why do you love learning so much?"

Ankang closed the book and said, "I am not like you. Reading books is not an easy thing to do with us. Do you know? In our country, there are many elementary schools and few junior high schools, and there are not many high schools even in the county. When I went to junior high school, only half of my classmates in elementary school remained. When I went to high school, there were only a few classmates left in junior high school. Most people drop out of school halfway through. ”

"Why?"

"Some of them are because they can't read, and some of them are because they don't have the money to read."

"But it doesn't cost much to read." Lin Mushuang was puzzled.

"It doesn't cost much, but you can't go out and make money by studying."

"Brother. I get what you said. ”

Ankang said: "My parents told me to study hard, and I also know that studying hard is the only way to get out of the world. But there's another reason. This transfer to Shanghai, my uncle must have worked a lot. Right? ”

Lin Mushuang shook her head: "I don't know about this." ”

"I can't let my uncle's hard work go to waste."

Although Ankang didn't know how much effort his uncle had to make to transfer him from other provinces to Shanghai to study, he also heard from his uncle that he could still take the high school entrance examination according to the indicators of Shanghai students. This kind of transfer will definitely not be as simple as transferring from the county No. 1 middle school in their hometown to the county No. 2 middle school.

Weekends always go by quickly.

The two of them heard the sound of their stomachs and realized that it was almost noon.

Lin Mushuang raised her hand and looked at the electronic watch and said, "Let's start eating cake." ”

"How can there be a cake?"

"Bought it with my private money. Hee-hee. ”

Lin Mushuang handed a cake to Ankang, pointed to the distance and said, "Listen to my father, the farmland here will be turned into a factory, a commercial area or a residential area in the future." ”

"Why?"

"Our Pudong will be developed in the future."

"But isn't this place very far from Lujiazui?"

Lin Mushuang smiled: "The development of Pudong is not limited to Lujiazui. The whole of Pudong will be developed. When the time comes, we will be able to go shopping, watch movies, and go to cafes at our doorstep. How nice is that! ”

"Isn't 'Little Shanghai' also a place to go shopping, watch movies, and drink coffee?"

"That's different. Can visiting Huaihai Road be the same as visiting the county? ”

Ankang has never visited Huaihai Road in Shanghai, but he still knows the difference between the county seat and the urban area in his hometown. After listening to Lin Mushuang's introduction, Ankang couldn't help but yearn for it.

"When will it be developed?"

"I don't know, maybe I'll have to wait until I go to college."

An Kang suddenly fell from great hope to disappointment. For a junior high school student and an elementary school student, going to college is incredibly far in the future.

Lin Mushuang asked An Kang: "Will you accompany me to Lujiazui to sketch on weekends in the future?" ”

"Go so far to sketch?"

"Hmm. I heard that there will be earth-shaking changes in Lujiazui in the future, and I can record this change with a paintbrush. ”

"What is the purpose of recording this?"

"Huh? What is it for? I don't know what to do. Lin Mushuang thought while drawing, and after a while, she suddenly asked, "You know, right?" ”

An Kang nodded.

"It's okay to record time with a paintbrush."

Write down the time? Shanghainese people are really ...... How to say, well, like the people in the movie talk.

Although Ankang felt that what Lin Mushuang said was very good, he still didn't understand what kind of logical relationship his cousin said about going to Lujiazui, which was full of construction sites, and what kind of logical relationship existed.

The logic of a little girl is not something that a little boy can understand.

The same is true for little girls and little boys when they grow up.

The planned trip to Lujiazui didn't happen because something unexpected happened.