All Hail Cousin Brother

Yu Youyao's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly leaned over: "What did my cousin draw? Is it a portrait of Zhong Kui?"

On the Dragon Boat Festival, a portrait of Zhong Kui should be hung to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits.

Zhou Linghuai raised her eyes and saw the little girl smiling strangely and narrowly, she knew that the girl was naughty again: "I'm disappointed by my cousin, my cousin wants a portrait of Zhong Kui, I'll paint two for you another day, until the Dragon Boat Festival. I hang it on the door to keep the ghosts away, and as for this painting, I will…”

As he spoke, he rolled up the scroll that had been unfolding a little bit, making a gesture to take the painting back.

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Youyao became anxious, and hurriedly got close to his cousin, and said bluntly: "I am not disappointed, not disappointed at all, I like whatever my cousin draws, and my cousin said to give it to me, But if you can't go back and regret it, please unfold the painting and show it to me, my cousin hasn't given me a painting for a long time."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and grabbed his arm, for fear that he would really take the painting back.

Zhou Linghuai had a smile in her eyes, and stopped embarrassing her, unfolding the scroll little by little.

Yu Youyao's eyes widened: "It's Hollyhock."

Hollyhock, also known as mallow, is like a sunflower, and its flowers are like hibiscus, mostly red, with large and bright flowers. It blooms around the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as "Dragon Boat Flower".

On the Dragon Boat Festival, the moxa is placed on the door, and the sunflower is placed in the room.

The literati also liked to paint Ai and Kwai, and hang them indoors, which are elegant, beautiful and auspicious.

Yu Youyao looked surprised: "The hollyhocks in cousin's yard are open?"

Hollyhock and wormwood have the effect of repelling insects and warding off evil spirits, so when I helped my cousin repair the yard, I planted some in the yard. When the weather is hot, even the mosquitoes can be much less in the yard.

Zhou Linghuai nodded: "I drove this morning, it's beautiful."

Yu Youyao pouted and said, "The hollyhocks in my yard haven't bloomed yet. It's almost after the Dragon Boat Festival. I'll take a look at my cousin's house in a while."

Zhou Linghuai nodded: "There are quite a few in the Qingyuan courtyard. If you like it, I will fold a handful of bottles and put them indoors."

Yu Youyao happily responded: "Thank you cousin!"

Zhou Linghuai shook his head: "You planted it before."

It was in May, and the Qingyuan Courtyard was like a Jade Courtyard, full of flowers and lively scenes.

The rose roses planted in the corner are already in full bloom, regardless of each other.

The vines are tangled with branches and leaves, and the greenery is shady. The flowers and plants in the yard are also thriving, especially the buds raised in the jar, which have already exposed their buds and will bloom soon.

Beautiful scenery, no matter how many times you look at it, you will never get tired of it.

At this time, the painting was fully unfolded, and Yu Youyao fixed his eyes to look at the painting.

There are only a few strokes in the painting, but it is sparse and sparse. The lake stone is rendered with light ink as the background, and moss is added. The small painting on the edge of the lake stone is set off with flowers and leaves such as Hemerocallis, pomegranate, etc. The flowers and leaves are gorgeous and delicate. It is also decorated with sparse weeds and mugwort shrubs, making the whole painting rich and full, and even more interesting.

Yu Youyao carefully took over the "Dragon Boat Auspicious Scenery" and looked at it carefully.

The little face was full of surprises and joy: "Cousin draws really well, I always feel that my cousin's drawing skills seem to be much better."

My cousin's previous paintings are also very nice.

But the simpler the painting, the more testing the painting skills will be. Although she is not proficient in painting, she has learned a little bit, and has a vision for appreciation.

Cousin's painting is casual and sparse, and the writing is calm and indifferent, not rigid, and even more eclectic.

Zhou Linghuai chuckled: "Just like it."

After painting the "Bodhisattva Man", his painting skills have indeed improved a lot, and he has become more relaxed in the operation of various brushwork.

After Yu Youyao finished admiring the painting, she carefully rolled it up and put it away, looking at her cousin with a smile: "Cousin said before that he wanted to paint a portrait of Zhong Kui for me, but you must not regret it."

Zhou Linghuai suddenly felt itchy, so he raised his hand to tap the little girl's forehead as before.

But when I saw the thin bangs on the little girl's forehead, I didn't know how to think of a sentence: "The concubine's forehead is covered, and the flowers are folded in front of the door.

Suddenly, she realized that the little girl had reached the age of her first brow.

The raised hand couldn't help but put it down. Zhou Linghuai suppressed the dark tide in his eyes and smiled: "I'll paint it when I go back, and I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

Yu Youyao took his cousin's arm, and put his head on his shoulder as soon as he tilted his head: "Cousin, you are so good, you can even draw ghost pictures."

Zhou Linghuai tilted her head and saw the little girl put her head on his shoulder and smiled brightly, so she raised her eyes to look out of the tree, the scorching sun pierced the eyes, and it was not as bright as the little girl's smile.

Zhou Linghuai brought the blue and white plate on the small table to the little girl.

The orange-yellow loquats are plump and beautiful, and Yu Youyao's mouth is sour when he sees it: "It's loquats, I almost forgot that the Dragon Boat Festival is the season to eat loquats."

After speaking, I took a loquat.

Zhou Linghuai hurriedly picked up the tea and drank it.

When Yu Youyao saw it, he just got the loquat in his hand, and it was not easy to hand it out, so he pouted: "Hum, cousin doesn't like sour, and I won't force my cousin to eat it, so what!"

Zhou Linghuai held the teacup, but did not smile.

The little girl wouldn't force him to eat it, but as long as she stretched out her little hand and handed the loquat to him, even if he didn't want to eat it, he couldn't refuse it.

The loquats are also well-ripened, with a thin layer of yellow skin, which is peeled off with a gentle lift, because it has been stored in a well, and after eating it in the mouth, it is cool and silky, and the taste is sour and sweet. Saliva straight up.

After eating a loquat, Yu Youyao said, "Cousin can't eat sour, so I will make some Chuanbei loquat honey paste for my cousin to eat."

Zhou Linghuai nodded, then put down the teacup.

Yu Youyao continued to eat loquats.

Zhou Linghuai asked, "How are you going to spend the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Speaking of this, Yu Youyao pouted: "Dragon Boat Festival is a rare event, dragon boat races are held in the moat every year, which is very lively. But this year is the year of the imperial examination, and it also coincides with the examination and evaluation of court officials. There are too many people in the capital, and it is not easy to leave the government anymore, so I can only live in the government."

Of course, the most important thing is that the grandmother is old, and the cousin is also inconvenient to walk, and it is often inconvenient to go out, and Yu Jianjia has a broken foot and is grounded in disguise, and it is impossible for Yang to take her out on a special trip.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the moat was crowded with people, and it was a mixed bag. It was no different than the Flower Fair. It was in someone else's house, so it was not easy to trouble the second aunt to take her with her.

Zhou Linghuai understood as soon as he heard it, this was just an excuse.

The real reason was that no one took her with her.