die like the dodo

Pei Zian asked Jiang Yan for the address of Lu Boyuan's home, and waited downstairs early in the morning.

At the beginning of the new year, there is still frost in the morning, and this trace of cold makes the air smell fresh.

It's a new year. Chinese people often say that the new year is new. Pei Zian believes that this sentence is the best encouragement for the current self, and everything will start again.

Lu Boyuan was stunned for a moment when he saw him standing at the door, he didn't expect Pei Zian to appear here at all, he seemed unaffected at all, he couldn't see the crying bag with red eyes from yesterday, but he was lively and enthusiastic when he woke up.

Pei Zian raised the soy milk fritters in his hand and waved to Lu Boyuan: "Good morning, I brought you breakfast."

Lu Boyuan's forehead twitched, his heart was flustered, he sighed, and drove his scooter out.

Pei Zian sat down in the co-pilot, Lu Boyuan didn't eat the breakfast he brought, but just took it and put it aside.After a while, the elegant perfume smell in the car was covered by the smell of fried dough sticks, and it seemed nondescript when mixed together.

Lu Boyuan's reaction was cold, maybe it was because he said it yesterday and he didn't want to leave any illusions for himself. Pei Zian obviously felt that the atmosphere in the car was a bit stuffy. Although he had the determination to fight and fight repeatedly, he was not good at speaking after all. People can only say awkwardly: "I didn't expect you to drive today... If you don't eat breakfast, throw it away. It smells like it is in the car."

Pei Zian reached out to open the window, and Lu Boyuan finally replied, "No need."

After saying this, Lu Boyuan asked him again: "Have you decided where to choose the camera?"

"No... I didn't think about it."

Lu Boyuan turned his head and gave him a fixed look. Pei Zian blushed and straightened his body like a reflex, and explained: "My master is learning photography recently, and asked me to help him choose a lens. I don't know much about it, don't you? I specially asked you out..."

"En." Lu Boyuan nodded, started the car, and the announcer on the car radio warmly reminded him of the road conditions ahead.

Seeing Lu Boyuan's slightly frowned brows from the inside rearview mirror, Pei Zian thought dejectedly in his heart that Lu Boyuan was really angry.

The car turned a corner and drove into a unique alley surrounded by gates and courtyards with blue tiles and white walls. A branch of red plum poked its head out from the white wall, its buds had not yet bloomed, it looked shy and timid like a girl leaning against the wall and waiting to come out of the wall immediately.

Lu Boyuan was going to stop the car and asked Pei Zian to get off first.

Pei Zian was standing in front of the courtyard, looking up and reading the inscription on the plaque, "The world is one heart", I don't know what it means...

He fell in love with this place because of the red plum plant in the corner, but seeing that the white walls and black tiles didn't look like a place selling photographic equipment, he didn't dare to enter it rashly.

Not long after, Lu Boyuan came back, seeing Pei Zian stunned at the door, he asked him, "Why don't you go in?"

Pei Zian followed Lu Boyuan through the corridor, wondering: "Aren't we here to buy lenses?"

Lu Boyuan pointed in: "It's inside."

When he said that, although Pei Zian didn't believe it, he still followed him obediently. The deeper he went, the more clues appeared.

The courtyard looks clear and bright from the outside, but unexpectedly, there is a shop hidden inside, and the door is opened to start a business, not only photographic equipment, but also some foreign language books.

The only clerk in the store was an elderly lady with serious ear problems. Pei Zian whispered in her ear several times: "Let's buy lenses!"

But the old lady still couldn't hear clearly, so she yelled at him loudly: "What-what-?"

Lu Boyuan patted Pei Zian on the shoulder, gestured to the old lady, and then opened the cabinet door to introduce him to Pei Zian.

Pei Zian didn't know much about photography, so he was confused about the aperture and focal length, so Lu Boyuan simply put on a camera and let him experiment.

Pei Zian was taken aback and was at a loss: "This is not good, can I try it out? What if the boss sees it..."

"It's okay, just try it."

Pei Zian was skeptical, and picked up the camera lightly, for fear that it would be broken if he didn't pay attention.

Seeing his cautious look, Lu Boyuan couldn't help laughing: "That's not how I took it."

Pei Zian blushed, and he didn't know how to put his hands down. If he knew this, he should have learned photography first, so he wouldn't make jokes in front of Lu Boyuan...

"Hold the lens with your left hand, and hold the camera with your right hand." Lu Boyuan instructed Pei Zian from the sidelines, but Pei Zian was nervous, his palms were wet with sweat, and he couldn't hold it steady for a while. He almost thought he was going to drop the camera, but was caught by a Hold it firmly.

There was a faint scent of perfume on Lu Boyuan's body, it might be something like citrus, it smelled very good.

His palm was dry and warm, Pei Zian lowered his head and said softly, "Thank you."

"You can just hold it like this, try to take a photo." Lu Boyuan let go of his hand, Pei Zian felt the residual warmth of his fingertips, and he was a little reluctant to part with him, but he knew he couldn't act too hastily, and now he was pursuing Lu Boyuan.

"For cultural relic photography, this lens is not bad for taking pictures of artifacts, and it can also take pictures of people. It is cost-effective."

Pei Zian, a layman in photography, doesn't want to be drunk. He agrees, while peeking at Lu Boyuan from the viewfinder. When Lu Boyuan introduces the next lens, he belatedly thinks of a problem. Just now he seems to be I took several photos of Lu Boyuan blindly, Lu Boyuan should not be able to see these photos...

After choosing the camera, Pei Zian hesitated to leave, and said that he wanted to read a foreign language document. In short, he tried every excuse to stay by Lu Boyuan's side cheekily.

But if it's Lai, it's just that the two are standing at both ends of the bookcase, reading their own books.

At first, Pei Zian's attention was still on Lu Boyuan, but later he found an atlas of blue and blue patterns of Yuan Dynasty from the cabinet, and studied it with relish.

There is also a small stamp on the cover of the album that reads "Four Seas One Heart". The style of this seal is very familiar to him, as if he has seen it somewhere.

Pei Zian suddenly remembered a very famous artist in the last century, and tentatively asked Lu Boyuan: "Is the Four Seas One Heart Lu Haixin? The owner of this shop is Lu Haixin's admirer?"

"No, this is Lu Haixin's former residence, and the boss is Lu Haixin's family."

Pei Zian took a deep breath, and stared blankly at the book with Mr. Lu's private seal in his hand: "Then these books..."

"It's all Lu Haixin's collection."

Lu Boyuan didn't seem to be surprised at all, Pei Zian's jaw dropped a long time ago, he never thought that this strange shop would be Lu Haixin's former residence.

But looking back, this mixed Chinese and Western style is not exactly Lu Haixin's artistic style.

Lu Haixin is a legendary figure in the last century. Strictly speaking, he is not only famous for his works of art, but more for his identity and experience.

Lu Haixin is not a Chinese in the traditional sense, he is a mixed race born on the edge of the concession, of course people called him a bastard at that time.At first, Lu Haixin relied on his blond hair and blue eyes to work for the people in the concession. He started a business and quickly accumulated a lot of wealth. At this time, people called him Mr. Yang.When the war broke out, Lu Haixin did not leave this devastated land. He devoted all his wealth to helping countless people. He always said that he was Chinese.Lu Haixin devoted himself to artistic creation in his later years, and he is especially famous for seal cutting and calligraphy. In addition, he also collected a number of famous calligraphy and paintings, which were later donated by his family to the provincial museum, and also donated a sum of money to establish the provincial museum. In the archaeological team, there is no one who works in the provincial museum who does not know Lu Haixin.

"Lu..." Pei Zian had a guess, and looked at Lu Boyuan in disbelief.

Lu Boyuan said lightly: "Lu Haixin is my grandfather."

Pei Zian finally understood why Lu Boyuan had such a fanatical pursuit and love for archaeology. If Lu Haixin was his grandfather, then it could be explained. Lu Boyuan's pursuit was obviously passed down from his elders.

Because of this, Pei Zian couldn't imagine how much pain Lu Boyuan would suffer when his pursuit was cut off by a car accident.After the reunion, the Lu Boyuan he saw was always calm and calm, but what about the truth?Were the scars really only imprinted on the body?

Lu Boyuan didn't say anything, but Pei Zian knew that it was like a piece of broken porcelain that would still retain scars even after being repaired. Is this why Lu Boyuan rejected him?

Archaeologists brought a dead dodo back to the sky from under the barren land, and Pei Zian was willing to repair a broken heart, even if he spent the rest of his life...