You are not allowed to like me!

Chapter 17

"The young man should break out of the cocoon and turn into a butterfly in his palm."

The child shrank his shoulders timidly and hid behind the corner of the stairs.After a while, she poked her head out cautiously, and waved to her again when she saw that Qiao Nan hadn't left yet, and then stepped forward hesitantly.

Only then did Qiao Nan have the opportunity to look at her carefully.

He looks about six or seven years old, wearing some old seedling clothes, very thin, his exposed arms and legs are like reeds, his skin is a healthy wheat color that has been exposed to the sun for a long time, his face is sharp and small, he looks like a Those eyes were extraordinarily large.Because of timidity, there was a bit of uneasiness in his eyes.

But it's actually a pretty kid.

"What's your name?" John asked.

"Minda."

"The Mingda from Mingda Mountain?" Qiao Nan heard from the locals that Fengxi Village was built on the mountain, and the largest and highest peak was called Mingda Mountain.

Mingda nodded slightly.

"A nice name." Qiao Nan boasted, and he pointed to his drawing board: "Would you like to be a model for me?"

Mingda didn't quite understand what it meant to be a model, and tilted his head to look at him suspiciously.

Qiao Nan changed his way to be easy to understand, and pointed to the camphor tree downstairs: "You sit over there, I will draw a portrait for you, and in return, how about I give you a small box of paint?"

This time Mingda understood, she grinned and nodded vigorously.

Qiao Nan put the wild fruit into his pocket, picked up the drawing board that had not been put down, and went downstairs with Mingda.

Asking Mingda to find a random stone pier to sit down, Qiao Nan took off the wreath on her head and put it on for her, then sat on the ground and began to concentrate on drafting.

He was holding the drawing board with one hand and the pencil with the other. His white fingers were still stained with oil paint that hadn't been cleaned in time.

With the flexible movement of the wrist, a rough outline was quickly formed on the sketch paper.

A simple sketch can be completed in just over 20 minutes.

Qiao Nan took the last stroke, took the drawing paper off the drawing board, and waved to Mingda, who had been trying to sit up straight and still: "Okay, come and have a look."

Hearing that the painting was finished, Mingda dared to move, trotted to his side, and exclaimed as he looked at the drawing paper.

The little girl in the painting doesn't look like her anymore.

"Like it?"

"I like it." Mingda nodded vigorously.

"Then I'll give it to you." Qiao Nan rolled up the scroll and tied it with a tie and handed it to her, then spread out the paint box: "You can choose a color yourself as your reward."

This time Mingda didn't refuse or run away, she chose the small box of "lemon yellow" paint that Qiao Nan handed her yesterday, but she didn't ask for it.And Qiao Nan gave her a paintbrush as a gift.

After saying "thank you" in a low voice, Ming Dacai left holding the painting and paint like a treasure.

She didn't go far, there was an old gray wall less than 50 meters away, probably because she couldn't wait too much, she tied the drawstring of the picture scroll to the waistband of her trousers, squatted down by the wall, and used a pen Carefully dipped in the paint, and painted on the gray and white wall as a drawing paper.

Her expression is very solemn, and it can be seen from the details that she is trying to imitate Qiao Nan's appearance when painting.

Even though the gray and white fence was only rough plastered, chipped and flaky, with small red-painted advertisements on it, she still took the drawing very seriously.

Taking her as the starting point, the lead-colored sky and the gray-green mountains spread out continuously into the distance.Under the gloomy sky, everything is covered with darkness, only Mingda and her lemon yellow sun become the only bright colors in the world.

Qiao Nan's eyes were fixed on the bright yellow, and he felt a strong urge to paint this moment.

He took out his mobile phone to record this moment, then hastily laid out new drawing paper, picked up a pen, and tried his best to capture this soul-stirring picture.

It was also at this moment that he suddenly understood why Lai Ying insisted on hyper-realism when impressionism and abstraction prevailed.Every character in his pen pays great attention to reduction.It is said that he even used a magnifying glass when painting, trying to ensure that every line would not deviate from the actual one.The characters drawn are vivid and can be compared with the photos.

Although Qiao Nan liked his works in the past, he didn't quite understand this point.

The painter's pen should express emotions and stories, not just for the sake of showing off skills with a high degree of reduction.

But at this moment, he suddenly understood.

What Lai Ying restores is not just the characters, but the long songs of time hidden in the corners of the eyes and brows, and in every stroke.

……

During the night video with Pei Xu, Qiao Nan couldn't help being excited. He sat on the bed with his mobile phone leaning against the head of the bed, wishing he could dance and show Pei Xu what he had achieved: "At school, Mr. Li said that I was not skilled enough. , I don’t have enough feelings, I don’t have my own style. In fact, I was not convinced until today.”

"But now I understand, I saw a different world, and suddenly I knew what I should draw." His eyes were very bright, like stars twinkling in the dark night: "Lao Li said he was going to hold a Miao-themed painting Art exhibition, if we can draw a work that satisfies him this time, we can participate in the exhibition together. I want to try."

This is a rare opportunity and a huge test for students who have not yet left school.

After all, Lao Li's pickiness is well known.

Pei Xu looked at him intently, his heart throbbing silently.

The Qiao Nan of today is different from the Qiao Nan of the past, and has a particularly eye-catching brilliance on his body.

It's like a larva has finally accumulated enough strength to start trying to break out of its cocoon.

He is transforming.

And he was not with him.

He took good care of the young boy who had grown up, so he should break out of the cocoon and turn into a butterfly in his palm.

The next day, Pei Xu called Zhao Bo into the office.

"I remember that the company responded to the call last year and funded several poverty alleviation projects. Are there any in the mountainous areas of Guibei?"

Before the poverty alleviation project, Zhao Bo was in charge. He recalled: "There really is, and it's over there in Ying'an."

Although not in Ziyun, Ying'an is next to Ziyun, not too far away.

Pei Xu thought for a moment, and said: "You contact the local person in charge of Ying'an, and they say that we will add another poverty alleviation fund, and the funds will be taken from my personal account...but in order to ensure that the poverty alleviation funds are in place, I want to go to investigate in person. one time."

Zhao Bo was taken aback: "Are you going to investigate in person?"

He was trying to explain that corporate funding is connected with the local Poverty Alleviation Office, and that every payment for poverty alleviation will be clearly accounted for, and there will be no problems.

But then he suddenly remembered, Guibei... Young Master Qiao seems to be in Guibei right now.

He seemed to grasp something vaguely, without further explanation, he immediately said: "Okay, I understand."

Pei Xu nodded: "Do it as soon as possible, when the time comes, you and Peng Yi will go to camp with me."

……

The matter of going to Ying'an for inspection was completed after three days.

In the early morning of the fourth day, Pei Xu took a plane to Guibei with two assistants.

He did not inform Qiao Nan of this trip in advance. After arriving in Ying'an, he spent a day investigating, and then rejected the warm hospitality of the local reception staff, leaving Zhao Bo to deal with the follow-up matters, and he brought his second assistant. After buying daily necessities in the city, Peng Yi drove to Fengxi Village, Shitai County.

They set off at noon, and the two of them took turns driving, and they arrived at Fengxi Village in the evening.

It was a rare sunny day, the evening sky was filled with sunset clouds, and the Huoshaoyun slowly unfolded like an oil painting scroll, which was astonishingly beautiful.

Pei Xu got out of the car and went into the village to find someone.

As soon as I stepped up the steps, I heard a familiar voice saying: "It's getting late, I will continue to teach you tomorrow."

Pei Xuxun turned his head and saw Qiao Nan at a glance.

He was wearing a dark blue jacket and shorts, which looked like the local Miao costumes.The double-breasted short jacket is very loose, with decorative patterns embroidered on the sleeves, and many diamond-shaped silver pieces on the cuffs; the straight-leg pants are three-quarter-length, and the length is in the middle of the calf, revealing a slender and beautiful calf and a delicate ankle.

The wind blows the jacket back, and he is like a butterfly spreading its wings against the wind, walking lightly on the dividing line between day and night.

On the left is the burning cloud, and on the right is the dark blue sky.

In the alternating light and shadow, the small silver piece on his cuff shakes and collides with the movement, making a crisp and pleasant "jingling" sound.

The silver sequins refract the skylight, like stars surrounding him.

Pei Xu stood there for a long time, watched him go far away, and then called "Qiao Nan" in a hoarse voice.

His heart was pounding, and he wanted to go forward and grab him; but his body was still in place, looking at him from a distance, as if waiting for him to come towards him.

An impossible voice sounded behind him, Qiao Nan was slightly taken aback, and then turned around hesitantly——

"elder brother?!"

The expression on his face changed from bewildered to pleasantly surprised, and then he ran towards Pei Xu happily, and threw himself into his arms: "Why are you here? I've already said that I'm not that delicate." Don't tell me in advance."

Pei Xu caught him.

He slowly tightened his arms, imprisoned the young man in his arms, and lowered his head to smell his scent deeply: "I happened to come to Guibei on business, so I stopped by to see you."

Qiao Nan didn't believe it; "Xu Nan doesn't have a branch in Guibei, what are you doing in Guibei?"

Pei Xu smiled: "Actually, there is a poverty alleviation project in Ying'an. I don't want to come. But I want to see you, so I came."

Qiao Nan rolled his eyes with a smile, took his hand and walked towards the stilted building: "Actually, I miss you a little too."

"How many days are you staying here? Lao Li took us into the mountain to sketch yesterday. The waterfall in Mingda Mountain is very beautiful. I'll take you to see it!" more cheerful.

Pei Xu looked down at the handshake of the two, suppressed the turbulent emotions, and said softly: "There are too many things in the company, and I have to leave early tomorrow morning."

Qiao Nan was stunned for a moment, and said a little disappointed: "So soon? Then we can't watch the waterfall together." However, his lost mood lasted only for a moment, and he soon cheered up again: "Then you will sleep with me tonight!"

Pei Xu looked at him tenderly and said "OK" softly.

The author says:

Nan Nan: I found the meaning of creation, I made a breakthrough!

Brother Pei: My younger brother has grown up and can be a wife.