The artist pulls out a weeping willow tree

After greeting Old Man Ji, Jixiang couldn't wait to start looking for suitable paper. Interstellar Technology was right. This paper was a perfect match for Chinese painting.

Jixiang came to the yard happily with paper in his hand. A few days ago, Jixiang made a table for himself.

After spreading paper and preparing ink, Jixiang tried the pen and ink and found it felt good, which was a pleasant surprise.

The next step is to paint. Guan Gong has a square face, a two-foot-long beard, a face as red as a date, lips as if painted with fat, phoenix eyes, drooping eyebrows, clear eyebrows and a high nose bridge. He can be said to have a dignified appearance and awe-inspiring demeanor.

He is nine feet tall, with a sturdy build, thick bones and well-developed muscles, giving people a sense of strength and determination. He is an extremely handsome, burly and majestic figure.

At the same time, Guan Gong is more often seen with a blue scarf, black leather armor, a short halberd with a white tiger head, a long sword, and a five-tiger helmet.

But in the Chinese belief system, Guan Gong cannot be worshipped randomly. There are distinctions between those wearing red robes, gold robes, green robes and no robe.

Princess Guan in red robe represents the righteousness of her country and family, Princess Guan in gold robe brings in a lot of wealth, Princess Guan in green robe represents the chivalrous spirit of the world, and Princess Guan without robe takes off her armor and returns to the countryside.

Ji, Superstitious and Xiang decided to paint Guan Gong holding a sword horizontally, that is, Guan Gong standing with the sword in his hand, with the tip of the sword facing outwards.

Guan Gong with sword horizontally is also called Guan Gong with sword chopping. There has always been a saying about Guan Gong's image of "taking wealth with sword horizontally and taking lives with sword upright". Of course, the so-called taking wealth actually means opening up markets and attracting business.

Jixiang felt that she was very suitable for the art world, even though she was unknown there, although he always felt a little guilty.

Jixiang glanced at old man Ji who was watching on the side, and finally his desire for money overwhelmed his hypocritical guilt.

Ink cannot stand without a brush, and the brush is dead without ink. The brush represents the spirit, and the ink represents the rhythm.

Good ink should be "rich, thick, clear and lively". This interstellar substitute ink is pretty good, Jixiang praised it in his heart.

There is a saying that the traces produced by ink on the painting can be divided into five categories: clear, moist, heavy, harmonious and clean.

Jixiang's brushstrokes are calm and steady, each stroke is focused and calm, and there are many dry strokes, the brush strokes are cold and stern, and the atmosphere of the picture has a solemn feeling.

The gold-robed Guan Gong is usually depicted in statues, but Jixiang decided to paint because he had seen suitable paint before. The pen holder must prove himself.

Jixiang spent half a day to finally finish painting the image of Guan Gong in a golden robe and holding a sword.

The characters in the painting are portrayed meticulously and delicately, with excellent form and spirit, giving off an awe-inspiring aura.

Jixiang was admiring his own paintings happily and had already started thinking about setting up the incense table.

Jixiang went over the offering plan in his mind and finally had time to start paying attention to old man Ji's reaction.

Old man Ji looked at the painting calmly, and Jixiang really couldn't tell what he was thinking.

"Grandpa Ji, what do you think of my painting?" Jixiang asked confidently.

Old Man Ji organized his words and said, "The painting style is indeed that of a curious civilization."

Jixiang was confused. How should she understand the word "curiosity"? "What do you mean?"

"It's something I've never heard of or seen before, but compared with the finished human statues you've seen before, they seem to all focus on contours, folds in clothing, and other smooth, rhythmic lines. Are they from the same civilization?" asked Old Man Ji.

"I don't know, but like you, I feel that the two are very similar." Jixiang talked nonsense without blushing or beating his heart.

"You can give it a try, but painting is the most common category in ancient civilizations, and most of the inheritances are relatively complete. I can help you contact potential buyers, but I'm not sure what the final result will be." Old Man Ji said carefully.

"Okay. But I won't sell this painting. I'll prepare a new one in the next few days." Jixiang nodded in response.

Then, under the guidance of Old Man Ji, Jixiang found an interstellar version mounting machine in the basement. After studying it for a long time according to the voice instructions translated by the intelligent brain, he finally found a suitable mounting solution.

After asking Old Man Ji, I found out that there was no such thing as incense in StarCraft, and I couldn't find a suitable substitute.

Jixiang had no choice but to make it himself. Fortunately, Jixiang liked incense and had learned about it, otherwise he would have to use some weird interstellar products.

Incense powder is easy to find, Old Man Ji has no shortage of wood, and the necessary tools can be made with one click using a tool making machine.

Jixiang, who has always been trapped in the blind spot of handmade production: …

It took Jixiang two days to finally set up the incense table in his room, and he bathed himself devoutly.

Facing the golden figure of Guan Gong, Jixiang prayed earnestly: "I, the believer Jixiang, am willing to drink the original nutrient solution for a week. I only pray that Jixiang will be rich, rich and auspicious, Jixiang will be rich, rich and auspicious. Guan Gong, accept my worship." Jixiang wanted to show her piety. Mainly because she was worried that Guan Gong would not receive her pious signal as they were not on the same planet, she kowtowed three times, and stars appeared in her eyes after kowtow.

Old man Ji, who heard the noise and came to check, stood at the door of the bedroom with a complicated expression: ...

Burning incense to worship the gods will definitely bring good luck to the door: ...

Old Man Ji didn't understand, but he showed respect and said, "Then you should drink the original nutrient solution for the next week."

Jixiang:!!! It’s too late to withdraw now!!!

Jixiang has been feeling particularly refreshed since he paid homage to Guan Gong, completely different from his previous lethargic state.

I followed old man Ji obediently and knocked on wood diligently. Even when I was taking online classes every night, I felt that the distorted posture of the interstellar text was particularly timeless.

Jixiang was overjoyed and felt that he had good luck. Jixiang chose to ignore the complicated look in Old Man Ji's eyes.

How can the interstellar people understand my superstitious beliefs in ancient civilizations? My luck is now very inflated.

So Jixiang decided to paint a landscape painting, which was spacious and grand, and felt particularly suitable for her current state of mind.

Jixiang had already made up his mind, and when he started to paint, his brush fluently and the ink abundantly, he finished the painting in one go. What he painted was the majestic and vast distant mountains. When a traveler rode to this place on horseback, he could not help but stop and look at it.

The man and the horse are depicted with natural charm in just a few strokes, the foreground and the background are harmonious and orderly, and the artistic conception of the traditional Chinese painting is fully displayed with auspiciousness.

Jixiang slowly exhaled, stopped writing, and nodded, his face full of uncontrollable joy. He said complacently, "As expected of me, the artist Jixiang, you are so outstanding!"

Old man Ji's expression became more complicated, but Jixiang didn't notice it at this time. "Frame it carefully for me, and I'll contact someone to look at the painting."

Jixiang responded loudly, "Okay, Grandpa Ji, I'll listen to you, Grandpa Ji."

Jixiang chose a scroll for mounting and also specially matched it with a box, a wooden box with very Chinese characteristics. The lid of the wooden box was engraved with traditional patterns with auspicious meanings, which was simple and elegant.

This is a pattern carved by Jixiang himself. Jixiang was deeply moved when he looked at the finished product in his hands. Even old man Ji felt that it was quite distinctive and unique in beauty.

Jixiang happily drank a tube of original nutrient solution, smacked his lips, and decided to buy the original flavor as soon as the money arrived!

With the expectation for a better future, Jixiang slept very soundly.