Red Dust and Sand Sculpture

Li Shasha turned the wrong direction of the Rubik's Cube, and soon turned back expressionlessly, insisting on looking for the shortest route.

Accompanied by the sound of the Rubik's cube turning, he asked, "What reason did you use to explain it afterwards?"

Li Xiangfu: "Nude dizziness."

After a short pause, he added: "But this is more of a psychological disease. I haven't figured out how to explain it when I'm asked."

After twisting back and forth three times, the Rubik's Cube was successfully restored. Li Shasha glanced at the admission application form that was filled out with the enthusiastic help of others on the table, and stared down at her hands: "Dad, don't worry too much. Who doesn't have a childhood that needs to be healed in a lifetime?" Woolen cloth?"

"..."

The call ended without warning, and it was Li Shasha who took the initiative to cut off the call.

He seems to be the one who gets hung up on all calls recently.Li Xiangfu shook his head helplessly, his mind was quickly stirred by the surrounding scenery.In all fairness, the architecture of the ancient village is very valuable to appreciate. I was busy completing the works before, and I have been immersed in the more primitive scenery of the outside world, but I have neglected the cultural customs of the village.

Next to a residential building, he accidentally saw Mo Yijing, who was already painting the fourth work, and seemed to be planning to choose the best.

Li Xiangfu greeted him, and Mo Yijing smiled back: "Did you finish the painting?"

Li Xiangfu nodded.

Seeing him standing in the middle of the path, Mo Yijing smiled slightly: "Please let me out."

The long-haired beauty passes under the dirty wall full of graffiti, and the picture is particularly impactful.Mo Yijing couldn't help but said, "If it wasn't a bit strange for a contestant to be included in the painting, I would definitely find you as a model."

Little did she know at this point that someone had fast-forwarded to finding a sponsor for a mannequin.

As he continued to walk back, Li Xiangfu heard the people behind him talking to himself: "It's a pity that there are too many lightning rods here, which destroys the overall sense of harmony."

Li Xiangfu discovered this when he came here, and the village head also mentioned that there are many thunderstorms here.Looking at the pattern on the wall, he didn't know what to think, so he went back faster.

Li Xiangfu lived in a house with three floors, and Yuanjia Road was narrow. When he was about to reach the door, Judge Fang also came from the other direction. He was lowering his head and stuffing his clothes into his trousers. Smile: "Have you had dinner yet?"

Too lazy to spend much time with this kind of person, he pointed to his throat, and Li Xiangfu wrote down his throat discomfort on the paper with a pen.

Hint to stop talking nonsense.

You have done too many dirty things, how could the judge Fang easily follow the steps given by others, and said in a suggestive tone: "I said before, you are good but lack aura, so you may not be able to win." Zhou Panbai."

The word 'not necessarily' is slightly heavy on purpose.

He still didn't give up after changing the subject: "I cherish talents."

Li Xiangfu smiled slightly.

Judge Fang thought that this meant agreement, and his heart beat twice violently.

Just as he was about to reach out to wipe the oil, he heard a click, Li Xiangfu broke a pen in front of him, and at the same time glanced at his lower body.

Judge Fang subconsciously clamped his legs.

Throwing the broken piece over, Li Xiangfu sneered and walked straight into the door.

The tip of the pen rolled to the front of the leather shoes, the judge Fang slapped the flesh twice, gouged out the place where Li Xiangfu disappeared, and said cruelly: "You wait for me!"

……

It's only past seven o'clock, and there is still more than an hour before submitting the work.

In order to prevent indiscriminate methods, Li Xiangfu never leaves his drawing board.The sunset in the ancient village was beautiful, and the afterglow slanted in from the window. He couldn't help admiring the painting again.

In the painting, Qin Jin is slightly sideways, a red mole on his shoulder is particularly eye-catching, and his naked upper body leans against the rough bark surface, blending into a rare wild beauty.

"pretty."

When Li Xiangfu squinted his eyes, the tiny afterglow of the sunset was caught in his eyes, but he was not aware of this beauty at all.

After watching it several times over and over again, a sense of complacency suddenly emerged in his heart, that art has finally overcome nudity sickness.

Sure enough, only noble pursuits can save themselves.

After putting away the painting, when I stared at the sunset, I suddenly thought of Qin Jin... the biggest contributor to this painting.

The other party is willing to provide support, and the courtesy should be reciprocated.But before that, there is one more thing to be sure.Li Xiangfu set up the drawing board and began to compose the picture. His hands kept moving, but what Qin Jin thought about was a sentence that Qin Jin said not long ago——

"I've been here a few times before, and it's been like a day here for several years, and there is almost no change."

Qin Jin has a strong purpose in doing things.

He used to think that this purpose was to pursue himself, but thinking about it, Qin Jin agreed to just be friends with just one sentence on the train, and there was no entanglement after that.But when he went to visit the old house, he mentioned that he was going to participate in the wind collecting activity, and Qin Jin immediately became the sponsor of the activity and added bonuses.

In order to pursue a person who is willing to spend such a roundabout way of thinking, how can the obsession be easily dispelled in an instant?

While thinking about it, a simple sketch has been drawn.

Li Xiangfu stood up and was about to go out, but suddenly sat back and drew the second picture.

Everything was ready, he walked around the ancient village with the finished product, found the village chief who was choosing vegetables at the door, and took the initiative to talk to him.After talking casually, he took out Qin Jin's sketch: "Did the person who came with us come here often before?"

Inquiring about people for no reason, the village chief couldn't help but look at him strangely.

Li Xiangfu didn't explain, and generously stuffed a wad of money over.

The village head counted, and it was exactly one thousand, no more, no less, no longer caring about the hidden secrets, nodded and said: "I have been here a few times, and each time I borrowed for two or three days. But this person is basically not in the village. Instead of staying, go hiking nearby."

Li Xiangfu took out another painting, different from the previous one, this one was painted in color, and the main character was Shamat.

After staring at it for a few seconds, the village chief recalled it and said, "About four or five years ago, he passed by here... It seemed that he was going to the snow mountain. , tell him not to go."

Li Xiangfu hid the suspicion in his eyes: "It's been so long, do you still remember?"

"I can't remember what it looks like, but I recognize this shape."

Glancing at the colorful hair and thick bangs covering his eyes, the village chief couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

Li Xiangfu quickly pointed to Qin Jin's portrait and asked, "Was this person there at that time?"

The village chief shook his head: "Not here, the one who is walking with him is another boy."

When unexpected information came, Li Xiangfu felt that his body temperature rose a little with his heartbeat. He suppressed his confused thoughts and continued to inquire, but unfortunately, more village chiefs couldn't tell.

Stiffly, he straightened his long hair that was blown by the wind, and asked in a deep voice: "What is Lei Gong's anger?"

The village head explained: "It's a name of our local people. Every few years there will be thunder on the snow-capped mountains. It is very scary at night. Half of the sky is bright that day. The clouds in the sky are as low as On top of your head."

There are basically no gorgeous words in his description, but Li Xiangfu can already feel a kind of magnificence.

"It's a pity that the young people didn't listen to the persuasion, and said that they came here to appreciate this wonderful scene." The village head shrugged: "It didn't take long for me to see a helicopter flying towards the snow mountain. It must be a rescue team."

Every once in a while there are so-called donkey friends trapped in the mountains, and the village chief is not surprised by this.

Li Xiangfu didn't remember when he ended the conversation with the village chief, he stood up instinctively and walked back, and when he came back to his senses, he was already standing under a residential building.He leaned close to the wall behind him, and the cold feeling from his shirt stimulated his nerves, helping to calm down his mood.

After a while, Li Xiangfu began to sort out the timeline. A few years ago, he came to explore together with himself, and Qin Jin came here frequently in recent years.

Propaganda, development, tourism... Leaving aside every possibility, the reason that attracted Qin Jin to come is only people. Based on this, it can be spread to lovers and family members, or a precious memory.

Qin Jin has no family, so there is no need to hide in a small mountain village, Li Xiangfu twitched his eyelashes, lowered his head and muttered: "Family."

-My brother and you are a high school.

- He ran away from home.

Recalling the conversation between the two, Li Xiangfu couldn't help but feel a little cold.When Liu Yu accompanied him to buy the guqin, he was worried about meeting Qin Jin again and again, as well as the "wicked people have their own harvest" in Luo'an's circle of friends. These are connected together, and there is a faint point——

The one who really had an old grudge with Qin Jin was not his family at all, but himself.

"Qin Jiayu." No matter how many times the name is repeated, except for a slight dizziness, there is no memory at all.

'Run away from home' means that Qin Jiayu has not returned yet.

The attitude of the family members is also very strange... It seems that they are afraid that Qin Jin will anger him because of this.

This reason is not enough.

The original mobile phone was confiscated by the judges for unified storage, and the only thing he could recite back and forth was the landline number, so he dialed it back again.

Li Shasha: "Dad, please calm down when you are away from home, and don't always call back."

"Who is at home now?"

"Your brother."

This answer was beyond Li Xiangfu's expectation.

"It seems to be coming back to pick up some documents." Li Shasha explained.

Li Xiangfu originally wanted to ask him to call Li Huaichen to answer the phone, but he changed his mind and told the system about Qin Jin first.

After hearing this, Li Shasha pondered: "The other party has always approached you in a gentle way, so it's not a secret love, but a love-hate relationship?"

Li Xiangfu closed his eyes, opened them again and said, "...May the nine-year compulsory education save your love brain."

When the sound of going downstairs came, Li Shasha turned to look at Li Huaichen who was in a hurry to go back to the company, and said calmly, "Father asked why you hid Qin Jiayu from him?"

Li Huaichen stopped suddenly.

A few seconds later, he took the microphone from Li Shasha's hand: "You know everything?"

Li Xiangfu talked about his reasoning process.

Li Huaichen put down the document and rubbed his eyebrows, and finally understood why the old man always said that he was most afraid of Li Xiangfu's occasional cleverness in his life.

For about 1 minute, neither side said a word.Finally, Li Huaichen sighed and briefly explained the situation: "When the rescue team arrived, Qin Jiayu's whereabouts were unknown, and there was a small amount of his blood on the scene. Plus you were sleepy for several days and had no food, what would others think?"

Taking a step back, even if there is enough food, and a person suddenly disappears in the ice and snow, anyone with a little divergence ability will associate it with the dark side.

"You had a head injury at that time, and you couldn't stand the stimulation. Dad chose to suppress the matter as much as possible. During the period, Qin Jin came to the hospital once, but we also stopped him."

Li Xiangfu was thoughtful: "So it's not a coincidence that the location of the collection is here, maybe it's Qin Jin trying to get me back to my memory?"

Li Huaichen did not deny this point of view.

Li Xiangfu was silent for a while: "If I don't find out, how long are you going to keep it a secret?"

"Your sister has called An Qing over, and she is going to talk about the matter."

Li Xiangfu fell silent again.

Li Huaichen: "Now that you know everything, keep a distance from Qin Jin and call once a day to report that you are safe."

"it is good."

Putting down the microphone, Li Huaichen stared into a pair of wet eyes abruptly, but unfortunately Li Shasha has a small facial paralysis, unable to make more advanced expression changes.

Li Huaichen is not good at dealing with children: "...what's the matter?"

Li Shasha said seriously: "I'm worried about Dad, I'm going to see him."

Hearing this, Li Huaichen's expression eased, he rubbed his head and said softly: "Don't think too much, he will call you every day."

After coaxing a few words, Li Huaichen stood up and prepared to go to the company.

Li Shasha grabbed the corner of her clothes and asked the most critical question: "I'm really upset now, can I delay going to school for two days?"

"..."

·

Li Xiangfu would rather know the truth two days later.

Near nine o'clock, the free creation session ended. On the way to the assembly, I saw Qin Jin, and he was in a strange mood. It seemed that no matter what he did, there was a hint of deliberation.

Fortunately, when the contestants got together, perhaps to avoid suspicion, Qin Jin rarely interacted with him for a long time.

The contestants put their signatures on the table one by one, and Li Xiangfu deliberately stepped forward last, and put the paintings upside down.

Because Zhou Panbai made some unclear transactions with Judge Fang, his shirt was tightly buttoned, for fear of revealing the red spots underneath.

Probably because the daily private life is too chaotic, his eyeballs will be a little cloudy when he looks closely, but at this moment, because he predicts the result later, it is ridiculously brightened.

In the same mood as him was Judge Fang, who had been so angry before, but now that he finally had a chance to vent his anger, he was in a good mood.

The exhilaration came to an abrupt end, and when Li Xiangfu's work was opened, Judge Fang's fleshy fingers exerted some force, and the paper creaked.

Realizing that he had lost his composure, he quickly adjusted his breathing rate, but he couldn't help but keep glancing at Qin Jin.

After handing in the works, the contestants sat in another area, unable to see the contents of the paintings. Seeing this, they couldn't help but wonder what Li Xiangfu had painted to make the judges lose their composure.

The painting was passed on to the next person, and Judge Zhao, who had acquiesced in Fang Yuanjian's behavior before, didn't look very good... Isn't this just a blatant show of authority?

His eyes rolled quickly, thinking that Li Xiangfu and Qin Jin hadn't seen much interaction in daily life, and the relationship was hidden deep enough.

Those annoyances aside, the painting itself is collectible.Even people who know nothing about the artistic conception created by the painter can feel the depression and new life.Sad but not sad, there is even a kind of inner resilience conveyed after watching for a long time.

Judge Zhao looked at it in a daze for two seconds, and subconsciously said, "Good painting." '

The two foreign judges stretched their necks, glanced at them, and did not hesitate to praise them.

Only judge Fang was left untouched. He has little enthusiasm for art and has come to this day thanks to his father's care.The initial panic dissipated, and I subconsciously pushed myself to the highest point of morality, questioning why Li Xiangfu took sponsors into the painting.

The more I think about it, the more I think it is feasible. In this way, other players will definitely have a lot of misunderstandings, and I can make a fuss about this matter in the future and save a little face.

Just as he was about to explode, a cold voice came from the other side: "Of course a good painting should be appreciated by everyone, so please judge Fang to give us a taste of this painting."

There was no question, but it made people feel cold for no reason.

Being preempted, Judge Fang couldn't help swallowing.

Qin Jin walked over at this time and picked up the painting to make sure everyone could see it.

When the protagonists in the painting were clearly seen, the contestants stared wide-eyed, some looked at Li Xiangfu, some looked at Qin Jin, and only Zhou Panbai's eyes were uncertain.

"Mr. Qin, what do you mean?" After finally recovering his voice, Judge Fang said dryly, "Please don't interfere with the selection process."

"Interference?" Qin Jin savored the word carefully, his flashing smile exuded a bit of gloom, his eyes fell on Zhou Panbai like a knife, and it was precisely the neckline, and the traces of the corners of his mouth raised even more Obvious: "It seems that Judge Fang likes to pursue art in contestants."

Qin Jin is usually serious about his speech and smile, but the rare occasions when he smiles are disturbing.

A sentence that couldn't be more straightforward, everyone quickly recalled it.

Zhou Panbai wanted to refute sharply, but he gave the judges a taste of the sweetness earlier, and now he dare not prove his innocence at all.

Qin Jin has always been ruthless in his actions, so he walked over quickly and grabbed Zhou Panbai by the collar.

The difference in strength between the two was too great. Zhou Panbai himself was not tall, so he flopped on his toes off the ground like a little chick. The button of the neckline of this struggle was undone, and all the red spots hidden underneath were exposed.

The players around immediately showed disdain.

"I asked Li Xiangfu to paint the painting," Qin Jin said to the judges, "I want to see how funny you are sitting on pins and needles."

Hearing this, Fang's judges seemed to have lost all strength, knowing that half of their artistic career was over.

Ignoring the scum who slumped there like mud, Qin Jin looked at the other judges: "I hope the next process can guarantee absolute fairness."

Judge Zhao was the first to express his opinion and nodded repeatedly.

"continue."

Happiness came too suddenly!

The judge Fang looked surprised, thinking that this was to give him a chance, and quickly said that he was only indiscreet in his private life, and absolutely had no intention of playing favoritism in the competition.

Qin Jin didn't say anything, it seemed to be tacit agreement.

Li Xiangfu looked at the judge Fang who was wiping cold sweat on the stage, and suppressed the ridicule in his eyes.

The scoring session started again, and Mo Yijing whispered: "Mr. Qin is really a good person, most people just turn a blind eye to it if they are not sure."

You Fang regretted: "It's a pity that the judge was not asked to leave immediately."

He also understood in his heart that capitalists are shrewd, Qin Jin is good at doing this, and after going through this incident, the judges probably wouldn't dare to make mistakes indiscriminately.

How could You Fang think that Qin Jin didn't do it directly, because there was another Li Xiangfu who wanted Fang's judges to experience the ups and downs and never turn over.

The other contestants didn't talk much, but deliberately moved their stools a little further away from Zhou Panbai.

Sitting blankly for 1 minute, Zhou Panbai couldn't bear to be ashamed, so he ran out.

Ignoring the strange eyes of passers-by, Zhou Panbai ran a long distance all the way, blood seemed to be rushing into his head.

It's over, it's over.

He had paid so much, and he didn't even want his dignity, but in the end, he was ruined by a few words.

Out of breath, looking at the scorching sun above his head, he actually fell straight backwards.

After an unknown amount of time, the tip of his nose was filled with the smell of disinfectant. Zhou Panbai opened his eyes and saw that he was on an IV drip.

The ward was close to the front desk, and he could vaguely hear the little nurse's conversation at the door, even though he was pressing down very low.

"The physical fitness of the people in these cities is also too poor."

"Who said it wasn't? The one who came in the afternoon actually fainted naked, and the symptoms were worse than the haemorrhage. Doctor Tang was stunned."

"Sure enough, beautiful men suffer from diseases differently from ordinary people."

Looking at the drip above his head with his eyes open, the anger in Zhou Panbai's heart seemed to be accumulating drop by drop. After a while, he didn't know what decision he had made, his fists gradually loosened, and his whole body was unusually calm

·

Under the awe of Qin Jin, the evaluation of the free creation link can be said to be extremely fair.

Zhou Panbai abstained, and after Qin Jin took over the fact that Li Xiangfu deliberately made a painting to beat the judges, everyone stopped making more associations about the relationship between the two, and looked at Li Xiangfu's works from an objective perspective. He is in the same group.

In just one day, too many things happened, and when he returned to the residence at night, Li Xiangfu thought he would be very tired, but unexpectedly he was extraordinarily energetic.

Today is the begging festival in the ancient village. Lanterns are hung outside every house, and the streets and alleys are full of people, which is extremely lively.

Li Xiangfu didn't go to join in the fun, he guessed that Qin Jin wouldn't go either, and decided over and over again to talk about Qin Jiayu's matter face to face, it's unnecessary and meaningless to come and go.

The area where the companions live is concentrated, and Qin Jin's house is not far from here.Li Xiangfu was about to knock on the door, but found that the door was ajar.

The owner of the house had already taken his children to the Begging Festival, and only one room in the yard was lit.

Unable to find the switch, Li Xiangfu went up the stairs in the dark, raised and lowered his arms several times when he reached the door, hesitated inexplicably, and the door opened automatically from the inside during the hesitation.

Qin Jin seemed to have just finished taking a shower, with a towel on his shoulders, and his hair was still dripping.

He supported the door frame with one hand, and asked lightly, "What's worth your wandering outside at night?"

Li Xiangfu pursed his lips tightly.

Qin Jin stared at him for a few seconds, then turned around and took a sip from the water glass on the table.

Li Xiangfu walked into the room, stood still for a while, and then said, "It's about your brother."

Without warning, Qin Jin took a step forward and pulled him to his side forcefully, kicking the door at the same time.

Li Xiangfu was stunned for a moment, the rage came too suddenly.

As the door was closed, there was a burst of noisy footsteps in the corridor, followed by a bang on the door, and it was clear that the visitor was not good.It was very lively outside today, and there was the sound of setting off firecrackers. Standing by the window and shouting for help may not be heard by anyone.Li Xiangfu frowned and backed away: "Who?"

Qin Jin calmly called the police, and after reporting the specific location, he said to him: "The robber, Fang Yuanjian or Zhou Panbai, should be one of them."

After a pause, he continued: "Bandits rob a lot of money, but Fang Yuanjian is greedy for life and afraid of death."

Li Xiangfu understood what he meant, only Zhou Panbai was not afraid of wearing shoes when he was barefoot, and a person who couldn't figure it out was stupid and would often attack physically regardless of the consequences.

The door itself was not very strong, and the moment it was about to be kicked open, Qin Jin picked up a chair and threw it forward.

The first person to break in was hit on the bridge of the nose and screamed.Immediately behind, several people with sticks rushed up, Zhou Panbai appeared at the end, Li Xiangfu was quite speechless: "Actually, you don't have to show up."

"What's the difference?" Zhou Panbai sneered: "If something happened to you, I must be the number one suspect."

Li Xiangfu deeply understood Qin Jin's previous words that the destructive power of stupid people sometimes far exceeds that of normal people.

"One step further, is the disaster of prison." He reminded.

Zhou Panbai was overwhelmed by anger, and shouted: "Anyway, my life was ruined by you!"

Li Xiangfu was stunned: "Me?"

"Don't think I can't feel your relationship, I'm all a bitch, why can you set up an archway?"

"..."

It was Qin Jin who exposed the matter, but all the hatred was focused on him. Li Xiangfu saw Qin Jin turned his face away, and laughed unkindly, and couldn't help but said, "We are grasshoppers on the same rope now."

Surrounded by hired hooligans, Qin Jin looked around for fun: "Don't fall into Zhou Panbai's hands, otherwise your end will definitely be much worse than mine."

"..." Seeing Zhou Panbai wishing to swallow himself alive, Li Xiangfu had no words to refute.

One second he was talking with a smile but not a smile, the next moment Qin Jin suddenly launched a sneak attack. The murderer nearby was holding a stick, but his footsteps were flimsy, and he was kicked away on the spot by this sudden kick.

Throwing aside the towel on his shoulder casually, Qin Jin gently hooked his fingers.

Being provoked to this point, Zhou Panbai said angrily on the spot: "Hurry up! Do you know how much he is worth? If you kidnap him, the ransom will be enough for you to eat for the rest of your life!"

After finishing speaking, he stared at Qin Jin viciously: "Just wait for your bones to be crushed bit by bit because of how much money you have."

Not long after, he stared at Li Xiangfu with eyes like killing his father and enemy, and said with a ferocious face: "Blood fainting can cause fainting and even loss of consciousness. The nurse said that your mental disorder is very serious..."

Li Xiangfu didn't understand why the other party brought up this matter suddenly.

Zhou Panbai grinned and said, "I will lock you in a room, hire someone to undress in front of you every day, and make your life worse than death for the rest of your life!"

The maniacal laughter was so piercing that Li Xiangfu didn't feel terrified, but was startled instead.

Taking a breath, he looked at Qin Jin: "So once you miss and get caught, I just watch people take off their clothes every day, and your bones will be broken inch by inch?"

Qin Jin squinted his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly flattened. For the first time since they met, he spat out a dirty word: "Fuck."