Solstice Secrets

There is no class in the morning of the mid-winter solstice, and I followed the students to do morning exercises in the big playground, and then nestled in my studio to continue preparing the works for the exhibition.At the end of the year, there was a large-scale art exhibition to be held in Binhai City. Ling Dongzhi and another teacher named Lu Xing in the school both received invitations.Because many well-known seniors in the industry participated, Ling Dongzhi did not dare to be careless when preparing the work.

As soon as he got busy, he forgot everything, until the knock on the door woke him up from another world, and he realized that it was time for lunch.Xiao Ba was walking with Xiao Jiu on the window sill, when he saw Ling Dong Zhi looking up, he muttered unhappily, "It's been a whole morning, and it doesn't count."

It was only then that Ling Dongzhi remembered that he had promised these two little guys to bring them corn.Those uninvited guests came to the house yesterday, and he forgot about it because of the fuss.

"I'm sorry, I forgot," Ling Dongzhi was a little embarrassed, and hurried to the sink to pour some turpentine to wash his hands, then took out half a pack of biscuits from the drawer, crushed them and sprinkled them on the window sill, "Take this and deal with it temporarily, I will definitely bring it tomorrow."

Xiao Ba groaned a few times, probably thinking that the biscuits tasted good, and started eating them.Xiao Jiu has never been picky about food, so Xiao Ba eats it with him, which is very easy to feed.

There was another knock on the door, and before Ling Dongzhi could agree, the studio door was pushed open a crack, Zhuang Lin poked his head in and looked at him with a smile, "Mr. Ling, what are you doing? It's been half a day."

Xiao Ba, who was eating biscuit crumbs, saw the enemy coming again, and flung him a back view arrogantly, and flew away with Xiao Jiu and flapped his wings.Ling Dongzhi was only paying attention to Xiaoba and Xiaojiu just now, and really forgot about someone knocking on the door.He was about to ask about what happened last night when he saw Zhuang Lin still carrying a bag in his hand, "Is this a bribe?"

Zhuang Lin laughed loudly, "Teacher Ling, what happened yesterday is all thanks to you. Uncle Qi kept emphasizing that it was my teacher's confession, and then... my second brother just spat at me a few times. ,Ha ha."

Ling Dongzhi was amused by his tone, "Your brother looks like a dinosaur."

Zhuang Lin snorted, "He's a dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex! He keeps a straight face all day long, as if I owe him money."

Ling Dongzhi comforted him, "Brother, discipline you is what cares about you."

Zhuang Lin curled his lips, as if he didn't take his words seriously.Ling Dongzhi saw that he didn't want to talk about his family's situation anymore, so he deliberately changed the subject, "What did you bring to bribe me?"

Zhuang Lin raised the bag in his hand at Ling Dongzhi, "I asked Uncle Qi to make siu mai. It's stuffed with beef."

"Oh, so good, so good." Ling Dong Zhi rubbed his hands, showing a salivating look, "Teacher, I'm almost starving to death. Well, it smells really good."

Zhuang Lin sarcastically said, "Teacher, you really should let those girls see what you look like, and see if they still call you a school girl."

Ling Dongzhi couldn't control what the school was or not, drooling, he dug out the lunch box and chopsticks and began to enjoy the disciple's filial lunch.

Zhuang Lin walked around the studio and stood behind the drawing board, "Is this the work that the teacher is going to exhibit?"

With most of the siu mai in his mouth, Ling Dongzhi hummed vaguely.

Zhuang Lin's gaze slowly scanned the drawing board in front of him, which was as tall as a person, looking at the smiling men and women with red silk around their waists and stilts on their feet, and children holding firecrackers and long hair. Xianxiang ran around in the crowd, looking at the khaki ground of the yard, which was covered with bright red firecracker crumbs.In the center of the picture is a pair of mother and child, maybe the child got into trouble, the mother is pinching his ears, the new clothes on the child are wrinkled, there is a black streak on the fat little face, and the mouth is pursed begging for mercy The three aunts and six women next to her had different expressions, as if they were pleading for the naughty boy.Although the work is only painted with a thin layer of base color, the festive and joyful rural atmosphere has rushed to the face, which is so strong that it makes one's heart palpitate.

"Northwest countryside," Ling Dongzhi picked up the last siu mai, took a bite reluctantly, and introduced to Zhuang Lin, "It's very lively during the New Year's Eve."

Zhuang Lin couldn't bear to look away, "Mr. Ling, have you been to many places?"

"It's okay, don't I have a vacation?" Ling Dongzhi picked up the empty lunch box, a little embarrassed.The lunch box that has left food behind may not be easy to clean without dish soap.

Zhuang Lin glanced at him, "Just keep it, I'll take it back and wash it."

Ling Dongzhi happily put the lunch box back.After eating a full stomach and having the interest to talk, Ling Dongzhi suddenly remembered the homework assigned to the representative of the art class last week, "Have you completed the two sketch assignments I assigned?"

Zhuang Lin's small face drooped immediately, "Mr. Ling, you just ate the siu mai I sent you, why don't you cross the river so quickly and demolish the bridge?"

Ling Dongzhi was unmoved, "That's why I didn't do it."

"I don't intend to go to the Academy of Fine Arts." Zhuang Lin tried to win sympathy with a bitter face, "Painting is just a hobby for me."

"The homework assigned by the teacher must be completed."

Zhuang Lin looked around and said to him, "Mr. Ling, after you left yesterday, my brown sugar is weird. It keeps moaning, and it doesn't taste good when you give it dog food at night."

Ling Dongzhi grinned, and thought that so many delicious snacks had been confiscated, how could it still be in the mood to eat, it's normal to have a bad appetite.

"Uncle Qi also said that it is reluctant to part with the teacher." Zhuang Lin looked at him with malicious intentions, "My brown sugar may have fallen in love with Teacher Ling at first sight."

"It's not rare." Ling Dongzhi pouted, "There are too many cats and dogs who fell in love with me at first sight."

Zhuang Lin laughed out loud.

Ling Dongzhi looked at his watch and began to chase people away, "Go back to class. I still have students from the graduating class coming over to have a small cooking session in the afternoon."

Zhuang Lin knew that he was talking about graduates planning to take the Academy of Fine Arts exams, and Ling Dongzhi's lessons for them belonged to exam preparation counseling.From Ling Dongzhi's point of view, this is a major matter related to the future of the students, and it must not be sloppy at all.Zhuang Lin grumbled to let him be exempted from his sketching homework, and then left happily.

After getting off work in the evening, Ling Dongzhi went to the vegetable market to buy a few catties of small fish and two handfuls of green vegetables, planning to go home and cook noodles.Thinking of the siu mai he ate at noon, Ling Dongzhi felt somewhat darkly jealous towards his students: every day someone prepares delicious food, this little boy is so happy.

The car drove into the teaching area, and before the car stopped, a gray shadow rushed to the front cover.Ling Dongzhi was startled, and hurriedly parked the car, a gray shadow had already entered the car along the open window.

"Xiao Hui, don't do this next time," Ling Dongzhi was still in shock, "How unsafe."

Xiao Hui is at least seven or eight years old. His fur is light gray, his eyes are clear water blue, except for the broken tail, he still looks very handsome.But this little guy is not as lovers as Xiao Yang, except that he would occasionally come over for a meal with Xiao Yang, he rarely came to look for him.

Xiao Hui flicked half of her tail, and meowed anxiously, "Winter Zhi, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Huh?" Ling Dongzhi was slightly startled, "What's the matter?"

"Go out from here and drive east, I'll take you to meet two people." Seeing that he was still unhurried, Xiao Hui became a little irritable, "It's really important."

"Okay, okay." Ling Dongzhi backed out the car, followed the direction Xiao Hui pointed out and drove all the way to the... night market in the Eastern District.

"You don't want some kebabs, do you?"

Xiao Hui ignored him, his blue eyes were wide open, as if he was trying to pick out something from the crowd at the night market, half of his tail kept swinging back and forth on his seat, his appearance was very restless.

Ling Dongzhi finally smelled something special from its reaction, "What's the matter?"

"You take me there together," Xiao Hui looked in the direction of the night market, "I want to find someone."

Ling Dongzhi hugged it in his arms and got out of the car, and asked it curiously while stroking the short fur on its back, "What's going on, who do you want to find?"

Xiao Hui looked around in the crowd, suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Winter Solstice, look over there, that shop with big fish, small fish and prawns on the signboard."

It was talking about a casserole house, Ling Dongzhi looked at it, and didn't find anything unusual.At this time, the night market was just getting lively, and there were many customers sitting in Shaguo Juli. Two waiters were busy serving dishes, and a black and fat man was sitting behind the grill at the door, grilling kebabs for the guests.

"what's wrong?"

"The fat black guy who turned the meat over and over, and the guy with the big bowl, can you draw them?" Seeing Ling Dongzhi nodding, Xiao Hui said again: "Then hand over the portraits to the police. "

Ling Dongzhi's jaw dropped, "Hand it over to who?!"

"Police," Xiao Hui said with a surprised expression of "Why don't you understand", "Aren't the police who caught the bad guys? These two are the bad guys who robbed that night."

Ling Dongzhi took a careful look at the person Xiao Hui was talking about, and then quickly fled the scene with it in his arms, "There is no problem with the portrait, but how do I hand it over to the police? The police will ask me how I saw it, what should I say?"

Xiao Hui was very dissatisfied with his prevarication, "Just say you saw it with your own eyes."

Ling Dongzhi listened with black lines all over his head, "Brother Cat, the robbery happened in the middle of the night. I didn't sleep in the middle of the night, and I just wandered to a secluded place to peek at the young couple making out... Don't you think this description sounds like a pervert? ?”