Yunding Ranch

Chapter 5
Looking at the hammer in his hand, Lu Li felt that his jaw was about to be dislocated. The plot that only appeared in novels happened now, so that Lu Li suddenly felt as if he was in the story of "Inception". , What is a dream and what is reality makes people stupidly unclear.

So, is there anything special about this hammer?Is it like the props of Super Mario, if you hammer it, gold coins will come out?

Looking around, Lu Li tapped on the ground, but there was no response, and then tapped on the wall, still no response, he hesitated for a moment, then tapped hard on his thigh, and there was a response - pain.

Lu Li grinned grinningly, and was made to cry stupidly by himself.It seems that there is nothing special about this hammer, it is just an ordinary normal hammer.After thinking about it, Lu Li followed the instructions in the novel and followed his heart, thinking "Put it back". Sure enough, the hammer disappeared again and reappeared in the space above his head.

Lu Li felt like a unicorn.

Saying silently again, "disappear", sure enough, the space disappeared.Lu Li looked down at the tail ring in his hand, and thought about it carefully. He was wiping the tail ring in space just now to make sure there was no blood on it. He wiped it again, but the tail ring didn't respond. This... Immediately, after thinking about it in my mind, "space", that chaotic space appeared again in response to the call.Apparently, this is not Aladdin's lamp.

He put the tail ring on his little finger again, and looked inside and out, but there was still no change. It looked like a silver iron ring. Even if he did it all over again, Lu Li would never put such an unremarkable ring on his face. The ring is associated with space.This is really too amazing.

But what is the use of this space?Is it just a storage space?
Lu Li simply put down the toilet seat, then sat on it, summoned the space again, and looked at it seriously.However, the entire space is too narrow, and the palm-sized area can be seen in a blink of an eye. Apart from farm tools, I found many carpenter's tools, but there is nothing special about them.

Lu Li's gaze fell on the small pool in the center. This pool is very shallow, with a radius of one meter. The spring water inside is crystal clear, and there is a layer of colorful pebbles underneath. It makes people want to jump in and play for a while. However, because the pool was too small, Lu Li felt that if he threw something into it, the palm-deep water would soon overflow.

There was no sign of any clues in the calm pool. After thinking for a while, Lu Li picked up the cup he used to rinse his mouth, poured out all the water in it, fixed his eyes on the empty cup, and said silently, "Fill it up" , The clear water quickly filled the glass.

Leaving the hazy halo of the space, under the light of the bathroom, Lu Li put the cup in front of his eyes. Looking closely, the transparent water really couldn't see anything. It directly penetrated the cup, and the lines on the opposite wall were clearly visible. , as if it was just a mass of air placed in front of your eyes.

He put the cup to his mouth, but Lu Li hesitated. He didn't know what was going on in this space. What if the water was poisonous?It's better to be more cautious.However, his brain thought this way, but his actions didn't act like this. Bewildered, Lu Li lowered his head and took a sip of water.

A burst of sweetness touched the taste buds, jumping up like a tap dancer, but before Lu Li could taste it carefully, the taste slipped into his throat. Take a big sip, the pure sweetness has a faint fragrance, different from the harshness of spring water and the dryness of boiling water, this glass of water has a special taste, which is indescribable, as if it has vitality.

This is really amazing.

However, compared to this space, everything seems to be reasonable.

Looking at the empty cup, Lu Li resisted the urge to drink again, his reason calmed down the restlessness. Firstly, he didn't know what was going on with the spring water, and secondly, there wasn't much spring water in the small pool. .

Sitting there and waiting for a while, his body felt slightly warm, but Lu Li couldn't tell whether it was caused by his thoughts or the effect of the spring water; his head seemed to become more awake, his skin seemed to become more sensitive, and the dewy coldness at night disappeared from his body. It slowly spread from outside the window, but this is also a specious personal feeling. It may be just a psychological effect, or it may be that Lu Li was too excited after discovering the space.

Suddenly an idea popped up in his mind, Lu Li quickly ran to the hall, rummaged around, and found a bag of seeds by the window sill - from his roommate, he didn't know what kind of seeds, and then went back to In the bathroom, a half cup of water was brought out from the space again, and then three or five seeds were thrown into the cup.

After waiting quietly for a while, there was still no response from the seeds. This disappointed Lu Li. He thought that even if this kind of spring water could not live forever, at least it could at least rejuvenate, but obviously, he still read too many novels. .

Putting the cup aside, Lu Li took out the tool bag from the space, which was the most conspicuous and heaviest object in the entire space.

The tool bag fell on the carpet in the bathroom, splashing a large cloud of dust, showing the traces of time.The strange thing is that the dark gray leather is still soft, and you can clearly feel the warmth of the calfskin or lambskin with your fingertips; while the iron lock on the leather bag is already rusty, Lu Li just needs to use a little force to lock the head. It just broke.

The leather bag actually contains painting tools, a box of paint that has been dried, a black leather pen holder filled with various paintbrushes, and a small brown leather package. Unpack the package With a slight shake of the rope on the top, the package unfolded like a scroll. This is a set of sketching tools, including various pencils, a few primitive charcoal pencils and a knife, which made Lu Li involuntarily It reminds me of the painting set that Jack carried with him in "Titanic".

In addition to the painting utensils, there are several paintings, two are framed in wooden frames, and three are rolled up.

Lu Li sat cross-legged on the ground, and opened the scroll, which turned out to be a pencil sketch.The first one is a still life, a typical fruit basket, without any period characteristics and no signature; the second one is a retro ornate room, which looks like the living space of a western aristocrat, but unfortunately, the lower Also unsigned; the last one is very special, depicting two ballet dancers with an empty dance room behind them, this painting is obviously not finished, it seems to be only half painted.

Since none of the three sketches were signed or signed, Lu Li guessed that these should be the previous master's usual practice work.It's just that, for some unknown reason, the third one was not completed.After rerolling the three paintings and putting them aside, Lu Li carefully took out the two framed paintings.

When he saw the first painting, Lu Li showed a look of surprise. The magnificent color immediately attracted his attention. The bold color of peacock blue and the row upon row of floors demonstrated his unparalleled artistic skills. Lu Li had no interest in art. I understand that this is a field he has never touched, but he has lived in New York for three years, but he can hold back at a glance. The main body of this painting is the Chrysler Building.

Completed in 1931, this building has become one of New York's famous landmarks, and it has also become a source of inspiration for many modern artists.From this detail, this painting should not be far away from the present time. In other words, the artistic value and commercial value are naturally not that high.

In novels, people can always find the works of Van Gogh or Picasso in the space, and then get rich overnight and embark on a sturdy life.But obviously, Lu Li thought too much, he couldn't help laughing, and then picked up the second painting.

This painting caused Lu Li to reopen the third sketch just now. From the left and right comparison, it can be seen that the third sketch is copying this painting!
Above the screen, two ballet dancers occupy two-thirds of the screen, the one on the left is flawless, and the one on the right is wearing a pink costume. The two are running out in a hurry. With big red flowers, he held his neck with his left hand, and the corner of his mouth was still bright red, which looked like the devil in his body was breaking out of the cocoon—or it can be said that he is not crazy and cannot survive The obsession stage.Behind the two dancers is a ballet classroom. Dancers with blurred faces lower their heads and dance lightly. The distorted and colorful colors on the walls of the classroom push the weirdness of the whole space to the extreme.

Although Lu Li didn't have any research on painting, the wonderful brushstrokes and bold colors still caught his eyes.But, are those three sketches and these two paintings the same author?Or, did someone later get these two paintings and try to imitate them?

Thinking of this, Lu Li lowered his head to look for the signature under the painting of the ballet dancer, and then saw a group of small black English characters, "Degas".After repeating the words between his teeth two or three times, Lu Li's eyes suddenly lit up, "Degas"?Edgar Degas?The representative painter of classical impressionism?The French Impressionist who made the most of female sketches?

It should be... not... right...

Lu Li thought about it carefully, looked at the sketch next to him, then at another picture of the Chrysler Building, and finally landed on the two ballet dancers.If you look at it according to the age, this is obviously inconsistent. Lu Li's understanding of painting is limited, but he vaguely remembers that Degas should have passed away at the beginning of the century, and it is impossible to wait until the completion of the Chrysler Building.However, how could Lu Li, a layman's memory, be accurate?

Standing up, Lu Li quickly returned to the guest room, he decided to ask for help from the Internet.

(End of this chapter)