Chapter 163: Stepping on the Snow to Seek Plums
The group came to Houhai's house and waited for Xie Zhao to open the door. Looking at the red plum blossoms swaying on the branches, the people were a little shocked. This artistic conception made the prides of heaven who were already full of love and joy. The vast white patches of the world were blooming in the corner of the wall, facing the wind and snow. If it weren't for witnessing it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine it.
"Second brother, second brother, can you help me get my drawing board? I want to draw it down, second brother!" Ji Mingchuan stared at a few plum blossoms, and his hot eyes made those who didn't know the inside thought they were staring at their beloved girl!
Ji Minghui looked at his younger brother who had lost his mind and sighed helplessly. What's the matter? As soon as he entered the door, his younger brother was seen by his future sister-in-law. He turned his head slightly to look at the other brother and sister. He was about to say something, but seeing that they were both staring at the corner, Ji Minghui paused and looked at Xie Zhao awkwardly, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
Xie Zhao smiled and said to Ji Minghui softly: "Minghui, why don't you take Mingchuan to the study to take a look? I remember that I seemed to have put some tools, pigments and other tools in the study. You can go and see if it can be used."
"Sister-in-law, you can still draw?" Ji Mingjie turned around and looked at her in shock when he heard Xie Zhao's words. Although he knew that his sister-in-law was very outstanding, how could others live such an excellent person?
Xie Zhao looked up and smiled at him and said, "I don't know how to draw. I didn't learn it when I was a child. But I suddenly thought about it last year and bought some pigment tools. I haven't even started it yet!"
Ji Minghui dragged Ji Mingchuan and walked towards the study room behind Xie Zhao, but his heart was turbulent. Does his elder brother know that his sister-in-law is so powerful? Ji Minghui would not believe what Xie Zhao said without even getting started. If this is true, there is no need to buy paints. After all, beginners do not need so many professional tools.
When they arrived at the study, they saw several boxes that Xie Zhao had opened. The four brothers and sisters of the Ji family looked at Xie Zhao with indescribable expressions. But they were still a beginner who had not started. They were not so cool to coax children! But they didn’t know that although Xie Zhao’s level was not just a beginner, they were not very proficient. After all, she had no foundation. Even if she was talented, she would not be able to master it after just one or two years of learning Chinese painting.
Ji Mingchuan took a look and after obtaining Xie Zhao's consent, he quickly found what he needed to paint. Without the entanglement of his brothers and sisters, he ran into the yard with his things. The scene just now was so shocking. He couldn't help but want to leave this beautiful moment. Under the snowflakes flying all over the sky, the red plum trees could no longer be described as beautiful.
Ji Mingzhu shook her head at the back of her younger brother, and chuckled and said to Xie Zhao: "Sister-in-law, don't blame me, Mingchuan loves to paint like crazy. The scene just now is so shocking. If you don't mean Chuan, even if I don't have any literary and artistic cells, I was shocked when I saw that scene, let alone Mingchuan, who loves to paint like crazy!"
"This is nothing, and the things I really like cannot be hidden. When Mingchuan saw the paint just now, his eyes were shining, just like several old professors in our department. Seeing ancient books is more enthusiastic than seeing lovers." Xie Zhao looked at the three brothers and sisters and said a few rare jokes. Xie Zhao didn't think anything about Ji Mingchuan, just a half-year-old child who loves beautiful things.
After hearing Xie Zhao say this, several people smiled tacitly. Ji Minghui and Ji Mingjie were even more jealous of the books in the study room, especially Ji Minghui. He heard from his brother that the study room in the small courtyard where Xie Zhao entered was complete with all kinds of books, but he did not expect that there would be so many books in this newly built courtyard, astronomy, geography, literary classics, and books from all walks of life, which are no less than a small library!
Xie Zhao looked at the performance of Ji Minghui and Ji Mingjie, and smiled and said, "If you like it, just spend time in the study. I went out with Mingzhu. It is rare to have such a scene. Let's go out for a walk, and we will also go out for a walk and be more elegant!"
"Okay, okay, sister-in-law, please do whatever you want. My second brother and I stay in the study for a while. Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about us!" When Ji Mingjie heard Xie Zhao's words, he smiled and replied repeatedly. The books in the study were so good that they could not attract him no matter how beautiful the scenery was!
Even Ji Minghui, who had not spoken, kept nodding at this time. Xie Zhao couldn't help but laugh, nodded at them, and walked out with Ji Mingzhu. As soon as he walked out of the house, he was shivering by the whistling north wind. The two looked at each other and smiled, strolling around the yard one by one, with several red plum trees in the outer yard. In each of the remaining yards, there was a plum blossom, either white or pink, blooming on the branches!
Walking in the corridor of carved beams and painted pillars, Ji Mingzhu whispered to Xie Zhao with some emotion: "Sister-in-law, your aesthetic view is really amazing. This house is quaint and full of charm. If you are in it, people will not help but settle down, as if they are talking to ancient times. Sister-in-law, how long have you been cleaning up this house?"
"For more than a year, I have to thank your elder brother for your help. Many old craftsmen were found by him, otherwise there would not be such an effect as it is now. This house has really spent a lot of energy and thought, but I have always been interested in this kind of charm, and living in this house in the future is what I want." Xie Zhao said with a rare sigh. To be honest, when the repair was made, she really didn't expect the effect to be so good as her!
Ji Mingzhu looked at the decorations of each room and said in admiration: "Sister-in-law, you are really amazing. Not to mention how much it costs to buy such a house or how much it costs to repair it. With this exquisiteness, if you don't have enough taste, you will definitely not be able to clean up such an ancient charm!" After all, he is a liberal arts student, and this poetic and artistic style cannot be easily pretended. Ji Mingzhu, who is from a noble family, obviously doesn't need to pretend, after all, she came out of the beautiful pile!
Xie Zhao smiled and accepted Ji Mingzhu's statement. Ji Mingzhu's praise was neither exaggerated nor obvious. He was casual and listened to Ji Mingzhu softly, saying: "If Mingzhu likes it, you can come to play often in the future. I don't plan to move in this house for the time being. If you like it, come to play often!"
"Sister-in-law, just come and play occasionally. Now that the schoolwork is so tense, even if you want to play, you don't have time! Let's talk about it after a few years, after graduating from graduate school!" Ji Mingzhu was originally happy, but thinking about the current situation, Ji Mingzhu said helplessly.
Chapter completed!