Painter

One-year-old addition to the sound of firecrackers.

Worshiping ancestors and posting Spring Festival couplets are all customs that have been passed down from ancient times to the present. They are no strangers, but Bai Qian saw them as novel.This kind of environment with a deep courtyard and mansion full of primitive simplicity, is naturally different from the previous experience in the past few years.Bai Qian followed Mu Yueguan to look around, the smile on his lips never fading.

Seeing the sun go down, Mu Yueguan still refused to stop, looking around the yard, saying that he wanted to check whether the lanterns were hung properly.

The snow had not yet fallen in Fanxi, but the lingering wind blew over, and it hurt people's faces.Bai Qian had to push the wheelchair, his fingers were almost numb from the cold, and he only breathed for warmth when Mu Yueguan stopped.

Although it is cold, I am very happy in my heart.Bai Qian followed all the way, not to spoil her interest.

Turn a corner and see a small courtyard.There are two big red lanterns hanging in front of the small gate, but there is nothing else worth noting.There were no attendants coming and going, no loud laughter, the festive atmosphere faded here, and the light shining in the big red cloth scarf seemed a little bleak and lonely.

Mu Yueguan bounced and turned in first, Bai Qian followed behind her, turned the handwheel and approached, and saw Jingxi.

On the way from Hejiu to Fanxi, the two talked very little.When he arrived at Fanxi and entered the Mu Mansion, he became a complete stranger.Bai Qian's brain hurts from the little girl's twittering every day, and only when he lays down before going to bed, does he think of Jingxi.But it was only occasionally when I thought of the existence of such a person, I let out a melancholy sigh, and there was nothing else.

Now that they bumped into each other by mistake, I really can't react.

Mu Yueguan didn't know the friction between the two people, so he just jumped over on his own, and greeted Jingxi with a cheerful tone.

Jingxi replied, "Happy New Year."

Mu Yueguan walked around in the small courtyard, twisted the couplets with his fingertips a few times, and said with a smile: "Everyone is busy in the front yard, what are you doing in this dark corner of laughter alone!"

Without waiting for an answer, Mu Yueguan turned around and greeted Bai Qian: "Don't look! Let's go back soon!"

Bai Qian nodded, then turned around and walked away.There was also a "squeak" sound from behind when the door was pushed open, and Bai Qian knew that Jing Xi had also turned around and entered the room.

The two of them walked in two directions, but they were quite decisive.

But just as Bai Qian took two steps, he unexpectedly heard Jing Xi's voice behind him: "Slow down."

Looking back, she saw Jingxi coming out of the house again, walking towards Bai Qian with seemingly awkward steps, and threw the things in her hand to Bai Qian.

Bai Qian hugged the lump, which was a blanket, a bit dumbfounded.This man was obviously well-intentioned, but his actions were rude, as if he had some deep hatred and wanted to smash his enemy to death with this blanket.

Jingxi's face was stiff, she dropped her things and immediately turned around, walking towards the bedroom with swift steps.Bai Qian thanked loudly, as if he didn't hear it, he didn't pause at all.

Bai Qian put the blanket on his legs, and the warmth gradually spread, wandering in his mind.

At the subsequent New Year's Eve dinner, Bai Qian saw Jing Xi again.When Mu Yueguan was passing the stove to Bai Qian, Jing Xi came in with the chill of night.Bai Qian's hand paused for a moment, and he immediately stopped thinking, and put the hand stove on his lap.Jingxi sat down in a muffled voice, and said "Happy New Year" to Mu Qingjian.

The two of them still didn't talk, as if they had shared a table in the hotel lobby, and the atmosphere was awkward.

This state lasted for a long time.After New Year's Eve, Mu Qingjian suddenly fell ill, Mu Yueguan didn't have the heart to look for Bai Qian again, and stayed by his brother's bed all day long.

It was rare for Bai Qian to be quiet for a few days, and he tried to draw some gadgets in the house.After the failure, I went out to relax, covered the blanket, and looked around.Occasionally bump into Jingxi, without even greeting, just pass by.

Ten days later, Mu Yueguan suddenly ran over crying, sobbing that he couldn't even speak clearly.Bai Qian hurriedly pulled her to sit down, and coaxed her with tea and water for a long time before asking.

Mu Qingjian seemed to be seriously ill this time, taking medicine was useless.In the morning Mu Yueguan went to take care of him in his room as usual, but found that he was unconscious and couldn't even drink the medicine.

Bai Qian coaxed her for a long time, and asked her, "Who's there now?"

"Yunyue, there are a few doctors. They said I was in the way and kicked me out."

Bai Qian comforted: "If Yun Yue is here, you should rest assured. He has been serving your brother personally for so many years, so he must be able to tell the difference. Just wait patiently. We have to listen to the doctor when it comes to curing diseases and saving lives. Be good."

Sending Mu Yueguan away, Bai Qian circled the g-pen with his fingertips, thinking about Mu Qingjian's affairs, and lost the mood to try painting.

When he returned to Mu Mansion this time, Bai Qian felt that Mu Qingjian's complexion was much better and he had gained weight.He looked very energetic on the night of the New Year's Eve, but he couldn't stay up in the second half of the night and fell asleep.In short, Mu Qingjian showed no sign of serious illness at all.

Bai Qian wandered around the house until the afternoon, pushing the wheelchair to see him.When I met Jingxi on the small road in front of the main house, I also wanted to go in that direction.

Jingxi stopped walking, and waited for Bai Qian to turn the handwheel to turn the corner before continuing to walk behind him.Bai Qian thought that he and he were in a low pressure similar to the cold war, and felt that his eyes were pinned to his back all the time, and he felt uncomfortable all over his body, and his hand to turn the wheelchair quickened.

Jing Xi seemed to sense his mood, so she slowed down her pace, and only waited for Bai Qian to go far before walking towards that side slowly.

The smell of medicine around Mu Qingjian was stronger than ever, and when Bai Qian went in, he felt it was difficult to breathe.A servant quickly closed the door after he entered, and the heat in the room was steaming, making people a little hot.

Mu Qingjian was still unconscious, Yun Yue was pouring medicine into Mu Qingjian's mouth with a spoon, but all the medicine juice flowed out from the corner of his mouth, Yun Yue hurriedly wiped it clean with a handkerchief.After repeated several times, the bowl was empty, but the medicine was not swallowed.It was rare for Yun Yue to see him flustered, he handed the empty bowl to the attendant, changed into a clean handkerchief and wiped Mu Qingjian's face again.

Jingxi just pushed the door open and came in, Bai Qian glanced back and asked Yun Yue: "Have you been unconscious all this time?"

Yun Yue let out a "huh".

Bai Qian continued to ask: "What disease?"

Yun Yue was also a little puzzled: "Young Master often suffers from heart palpitations, but this time the symptoms don't seem to be a recurrence of an old disease. The doctor couldn't tell, and only prescribed refreshing and nourishing medicinal soup."

Jingxi called in Mu Qingjian's ear twice, Yun Yue shook his head and said, "It's useless. I called from morning to night, but the young master didn't respond."

Jingxi glanced at Yun Yue, but didn't speak, and retreated.Bai Qian said: "That's hard work, you should be more alert, sooner or later we will part here."

Yun Yue lowered his head: "Yes."

Bai Qian came out from Mu Qingjian and turned around to see Mu Yueguan.The wooden wheel scraped across the bluestone slab, and the sound suppressed the footsteps behind him.When Bai Qian turned the wheelchair with difficulty at a corner, he heard a crackling sound approaching from behind and stopped beside him.

Bai Qian broke out in a cold sweat, turned around and saw that it was Jing Xi, and then exhaled.

The wheelchair got stuck between two bluestone slabs, Bai Qian tried several times but failed to move the wheel.Jingxi stepped forward, holding the wooden wheel with both hands, leaned over and put it right next to Baiqian's ear.

"Can the painting soldiers succeed?"

Bai Qian was taken aback for a moment, and after a while he realized that Jingxi was taking this opportunity to send a message to him.But just to say something, why be so sneaky.Could it be that someone is spying on Jingxi?

Bai Qian swallowed, "I can't."

Jingxi exerted strength with both hands, but did not jjj the wooden wheel, and said in a low voice, "Give me the structural diagram of the weapon used to shoot the man in black."

Bai Qian couldn't help asking: "What happened?"

Jingxi didn't answer, and continued to instruct: "At [-]:[-], I'll pick you up, don't make any noise."

Bai Qian wanted to ask again, but Jing Xi straightened up suddenly, and resumed her usual voice and expression: "You get up first."

Bai Qian suppressed the words on his lips, and glanced around, but he didn't see anything.Jingxi still stood beside her with a sullen poker face.Bai Qian had no choice but to stand up with the help of the armrest, but without a crutch, his right knee gave way, and he sat back down again.

Jingxi stared at him fixedly, and only after a long while stretched out her hand to help him up.Bai Qian leaned his body on his arm, watching him j□j the wheelchair with his other hand, and put it on a flat place by the way, feeling quite uncomfortable.

Jingxi didn't guess what he was thinking, supported his body, and sent him a little forward, and after seeing Bai Qian helped him onto the wheelchair, she withdrew her hands.

Bai Qian looked back at him, but couldn't see the slightest clue, as if the conversation just now didn't exist at all.Bai Qian put his mind back and went to Mu Yueguan according to the original route.

Jingxi followed all the way. When Bai Qian was chatting with Mu Yueguan, he asked Mu Yueguan to invite Zeng Bolai, and said, "Mu Qingjian is seriously ill and has many troubles during the year. You should pay attention to the guards in the mansion."

Seeing Zeng Bo agree with him with a smile, Bai Qian felt a little tense in his heart.

After this night, it will be the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.Bai Qian thought about it all night and got a little clue, and he also knew what was going to happen in Mu's residence.

In terms of overall planning ability, Jingxi is much better than him.And Jingxi knows all kinds of society better than him.Bai Qian chose to trust Jingxi's judgment, and seriously drew the design of the bow and crossbow for him.

Jingxi took the sample draft and asked softly, "Do you know any other weapons that can help people win more with less?"

Bai Qian thought about it, and the most suitable thing to fight against people of this era is firearms.But the material of the firearm is special, something that does not exist in this world, and only I can draw it.However, the "water and soil" I eat is not enough, and the things I draw can't be beaten.

Jingxi saw him pondering, and asked: "Is there really?"

Bai Qian shook his head: "I can't draw it. But this bow and crossbow can be transformed, which is in line with what you said."

Jing Xi said: "As soon as possible."

Bai Qian glanced at him and asked back, "When are you going to explain to me this time?"

Jingxi was silent, and said after a long time: "I'm not sure yet."

Bai Qian said: "Then I'll wait for you to confirm."

The bow and crossbow in Baiqian's manga is a single arrow, the whole is slender, and with the crossbow at the front, it looks like a big bird with wings spread.Bai Qian named it "Fire Phoenix".Now what he wants to modify for Jingxi is closer to the "Moon Chasing Crossbow" in "Counter-Strike Online".The lower quiver can fire multiple arrows in succession. Although it is not as powerful as a firearm, it is still sufficient.

Bai Qian hadn't studied this stuff before, so he could only draw a rough outline based on his own theoretical knowledge and let Jingxi experiment by himself.Jingxi took the blueprint and disappeared without a trace. Fortunately, he was always low-key and dull, so he was rarely seen on weekdays, and no one would be surprised by his disappearance.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.The slightly quieter flavor of the year reappeared, and the surroundings became lively again.It's just that Mu Qingjian was still in a coma, so he didn't eat the usual Lantern Festival.

Bai Qian blew out the lamp according to the usual time, lay down on the bed with his clothes on, and waited quietly in the moonlight.