Return to Splendid

Xing Yi looked at the dazzling array of works, some from other places and some from counties directly under the region. There were more than seven or eight works. Jinxiu County was the poorest, with only two works.

Seeing that the two meticulous paintings he had sent were about to be placed on the shady wall in the corridor, Yue Xin felt uncomfortable. He pulled the worker's lapel and said, "It's so back here, can you change it to something a little brighter?" place to go.”

The staff looked at him coldly and said, "Go and look at the signatures of the works in the brighter places first, and get to know them. They are all works by famous artists. Who is your last name?"

Yue Xin said: "I don't ask for it to be placed in that particularly bright place. Move it a little, a little bit this way, okay?"

The staff member looked angry and disdainful: "The placement is meticulous and planned. Everyone asks for adjustments. So how are we going to do our job? You might as well come here."

Pushing the tool in his hand over, Yue Xin was so frightened that he quickly backed away.

Yue Xin was too embarrassed to stay in the exhibition hall for too long, so he handed in his errand and hurried back to the county to see Du Jiangyuan.

Du Jiangyuan has recovered, the hoop on his waist has been removed, and he walks normally.

Yue Xin was very surprised: "It healed so quickly? What kind of medicine did you use?"

Du Jiangyuan said: "You helped me complete the task, I am in a happy mood, and I will be fine in no time."

Yue Xin became confused and said, "Are you just pretending?"

Du Jiangyuan smiled and said: "You've seen it, so I won't hide it from you. Let me tell you the truth. Although I brought those two paintings, I have always been uneasy and unsure, and I have a hunch that I must see them. If not, I will deal with it at will. In the past, I was scolded many times by the director and deputy director of the library for this kind of thing. How does it feel for a person in his 50s to be scolded by a person in his 30s? I can't stand it anymore. I just thought of such a bitter trick, I'm sorry for you, I'm going to treat you, and I'll offer you three glasses of wine to apologize."

Yue Xin felt as if he had eaten a fly. He felt uncomfortable for a while. You just wanted to save face, so you just pushed me out and suffered such cowardice?

Seeing his ugly face, Du Jiangyuan changed his subject and said, "You have also seen that, as for me, I am too old and have nothing to think about. It doesn't matter what I become. I asked you to do it for me, and I also want to let you have some contact with me." They are willing to understand the situation, and if they really transfer you in the next step, it will be up to you to take care of these things."

Yue Xin shook his head and said: "Forget it, let's hold off for now. It's just this one time that I'll take the blame for you and be ridiculed by others. Don't call me this kind of thing again in the future."

He didn't let Du Jiangyuan treat him, insisted on leaving, and went straight back to his hometown, without taking the initiative to contact Xing Yi.

A week later, I suddenly received a call from Du Jiangyuan, asking him to rush to the Jinxiu Restaurant in the county for dinner. He told him directly: "The work you sent me won the award. I can't believe it. I also invited the author. You must come. You are Here’s the hero.”

Yue Xin was so excited that she wanted to know what was going on, so she asked for leave and drove into the city. When she arrived at Jinxiu Restaurant, she met Xing Yi and held hands with him for three minutes.

Du Jiangyuan also invited Xing Yi's lover Ni Shuzhen and his good friend Hu Yanli.When Yue Xin saw Hu Yanli, he took the initiative to shake hands with her and said that they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Everyone sat around the round table and listened to Du Jiangyuan explain how he received the notice.

After he got off work and walked out, he felt there was still a buzzing in his ears, as if there were mosquitoes inside. He dug his ears and the ringing was still there. Only then did he realize that the phone was ringing, so he went back to answer it. Director of the Sub-regional Mass Art Museum, He cursed loudly when he opened his mouth: "You old Du, you are annoying, you will get off work at this time, and you will get off work early in 3 minutes."

Du Jiangyuan said quickly: "No, I just went to the toilet, and I'll be back soon."

The curator still said viciously: "Come here quickly. Come to the district within two hours."

"Two hours? No meal,"

"Come to the area to eat. I'll invite you to Wuyue Tower to eat seafood."

Du Jiangyuan said that he did not understand the significance of this type of painting before. Due to special circumstances, he did not deliver the painting in person and entrusted it to Yue Xin. Therefore, Yue Xin deserves half of the credit this time.

So I have to offer Yue Xin a glass of wine first.

After paying homage to Yue Xin, he turned to Xing Yi: "I never expected that such a master would be hidden in the secluded ravine of that hydropower plant."

Xing Yi said: "Yue Xin called me, but I didn't pay much attention. Those paintings were actually painted casually in my spare time and can only be regarded as exercises."

Hu Yanli also said: "I just don't understand. When it doesn't win the award, it's nothing. Just put it there and think it's a primary school student's exercise. But if it wins the award, it suddenly becomes a high-quality cultural relic."

Yue Xin didn't say much. He had taken practical action and wanted to give Xing Yi a gift. He took it out from his backpack and found a pair of blue and white magnetic paperweights six inches long, one inch wide and six inches thick.

At the hydropower plant, he saw Xing Yi painting. Pressed on the edge of the painting paper were two small bluestone slabs picked up from the mountains outside.

He laughed at Xing Yi for being too simple, but Xing Yi said that it was very close to nature and he kept it in his heart.

After receiving a call from Du Jiangyuan, I felt that I should congratulate Xing Yi. It was very meaningful to give this pair of paperweights to Xing Yi as his favorite toy.

Everyone takes turns looking at the paperweight.

Du Jiangyuan said: "The craftsmanship is meticulous and the patterns are penetrating."

When Hu Yanli got it, she tossed it to test the weight first.

Seeing her violent movement, Yue Xin quickly reached out his hand to pick it up.

But she smiled and pressed the paperweight against her cheek to see if it was cold.

Yue Xin said: "It's not ironclad, just be careful."

As soon as she finished speaking, a paperweight slipped from her hand and fell into Du Jiangyuan's arms. Du Jiangyuan reacted a step too slowly and failed to catch it. The paperweight fell to the ground along his lap and split into two pieces with a "pop!"

Yue Xin squatted down in panic, picked it up and checked it. His face was ugly and he was about to shed tears.

Hu Yanli was also frightened and said, "It's too smooth."

Seeing Yue Xin's face looking dusty, he asked, "Where did you buy it? I'll buy it and pay for it."

Yue Xin said: "Where can I find it? A friend of mine went to Porcelain Capital and brought it over there."

"Then how much did you spend?"

Yue Xin kept shaking his head.

When asked again, Yue Xin grunted and said, "It's not a few dozen yuan anyway."

"That's a few hundred yuan?"

Yue Xinxin looked downcast and just didn't want to say anything.

Xing Yi said: "Three hundred is also a few hundred, and nine hundred and ninety-nine is also a few hundred."

Hu Yanli waved her hands and said, "Then I'll pay you nine hundred and ninety-nine."

Xing Yi said: "You're kidding, who wants you to accompany me?"

Xing Yi connected the two fragments together and said, "Don't be afraid. I followed an old carpenter in a small village and learned how to mix tung oil with lime and beat it repeatedly to form a paste-like glue. The viscosity is very tight and no traces can be seen." "