Chapter 43 Chapter 43 I'm so tired, hug me
At the end of August, in the last week of the training camp, the painting school teachers organized an outdoor sketching trip.
The sketching site was some distance away from the art school. On that day, the school chartered several buses to take the students to the site and then bring them back in the evening.
Because he had to get up early to catch the bus, Pei Shuyu's eyes were misty. He leaned his head listlessly on the backrest in front of him, and his head swayed from time to time.
Ji Yan sat on the side near the aisle. She grabbed Pei Shuyu's neck and brought her to her shoulder: "Lean here, it will be more comfortable."
Pei Shuyu murmured "hmm" in a daze, tilted her head, put her arms around Ji Yan's waist, twisted half of her body over, and squeezed into Ji Yan's arms: "I feel uncomfortable no matter how I sleep."
It was not as comfortable as sleeping in bed. She tried several positions but couldn't find a place to fall asleep.
The feeling of being half asleep and half awake is uncomfortable.
Pei Shuyu's eyebrows unconsciously twisted into a small mountain.
Fortunately, the driver's driving skills were very good this time, the car was not bumpy, and there was no strange smell in the car, so the discomfort was not further aggravated.
Ji Yan stroked her back and soothed her: "Would you like to sleep in my arms for a while?"
Pei Shuyu responded by diving into Ji Yan's legs and burying his face in the girl's abdomen.
The faint fragrance enters the nose, it smells very nice.
Pei Shuyu finally found a suitable sleeping position, but for some reason, the sleepiness disappeared like a puff of smoke.
She is no longer sleepy.
But I don’t want to get up.
The hand on her back stroked over and over again, silently lulling her to sleep.
Pei Shuyu wanted to laugh: "Ji Yan."
The sound was muffled by the clothes, so Ji Yan couldn't hear clearly. She leaned down, pressing her upper body against Pei Shuyu's back, and whispered, "Hmm?"
Pei Shuyu said, "I'm not sleepy anymore," she said playfully, "but I don't want to get up either."
The two of them were positioned close to the front, so no one would notice the undercurrent flowing between them.
Ji Yan was still gentle: "Then continue to lie down?"
Pei Shuyu asked, "Where are we?"
Ji Yan glanced out the window. The vast land outside was covered in green. There were no signposts nearby. "I don't know."
She put the cell phone in her trouser pocket, and Pei Shuyu was lying there, so it was inconvenient for her to take it.
Qi Ying and Bian Mengfan sat together, the four of them side by side, separated by an aisle in the middle.
When moving the painting materials before getting on the bus, Qi Ying noticed that Pei Shuyu was sleepwalking. After getting on the bus, she deliberately pulled Bian Mengfan to sit in the same row with Pei Shuyu, just to have a better time.
And she did get the sugar.
She took out her cell phone, pointed it at the two of them stealthily, and pressed a button.
With a "click" sound, the flash lighted up.
Qi Ying's mouth twitched in embarrassment.
Ji Yan turned her head.
Qi Ying put his hands together and mouthed: "Sorry to bother you."
Ji Yan turned around.
Pei Shuyu raised her arm, extended her index finger, and said disdainfully: "Did she leave the flash on again?"
Just by listening to the voice, she could guess that this person was too unreliable. Pei Shuyu was too lazy to say anything.
Ji Yan: “Yeah.”
Pei Shuyu moved, took out her cell phone, lay on Ji Yan's legs, and opened the studio group chat.
The teacher posted the sketching location early in the morning. Pei Shuyu had never heard of it before and was ready to search for it on the map.
Qi Ying and Bian Mengfan started chatting: "Old Bian, where did you sketch last year?"
Bian Mengfan fiddled with his phone: "It's also there. We always do our sketching at the art school there."
Pei Shuyu raised her eyes and interrupted, "How's the scenery there?"
Bian Mengfan thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's okay, actually. It's just a garden that's almost abandoned. Someone originally wanted to turn it into a special tourist attraction, but it never happened, and the buildings are all abandoned there."
"Also, the door is locked. We have to wait for the person who manages that place to come and open it."
Qi Ying hugged his arms: "Why do you say that so horribly?"
Bian Mengfan said, "What are you thinking? It's simply closed because of poor performance."
Qi Ying said mysteriously: "That's not necessarily true. What if they only said that to others? I've seen it..."
Pei Shuyu silently interrupted her: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm a coward."
She had finally managed to forget the content of the horror movie she watched last time, and she didn't want to force herself to remember it again.
After saying that, she buried herself in Ji Yan's arms, and Ji Yan rubbed her head.
Why does it feel like the behavior between these two people is becoming more and more intimate?
Qi Ying opened the "Eat at the Table Team" group chat: [@Ji Yan, how far have you and Pei Shuyu progressed?]
Hua Yu immediately replied: [Please tell me in detail, I’m so anxious.]
The phone vibrated, Ji Yan leaned over and spoke to Pei Shuyu, who stood up and waited for Ji Yan to take out the phone, then she put it back without any hesitation.
When Ji Yan opened the group chat, there were dozens of messages in it, all of which were Hua Yu's various howlings.
Ji Yan turned off the vibration on her phone and replied: [The normal step.]
What's the difference between answering and not answering?
Qi Ying: [Which is the normal step? ]
Hua Yu: [Tell me quickly, tell me quickly, I'm so anxious. Crying.jpg]
Ji Yan: [Probably, it will take some time.]
The time she and Pei Shuyu agreed to meet was after the college entrance examination.
There are still ten months left.
Ten months later… Ji Yan’s eyes softened and she pinched the soft flesh on Pei Shuyu’s cheek.
The bus slowed down.
The sketching teacher walked to the middle of the bus with her signature long stick and tapped the ground with it. "Alright, alright, wake up if you're still asleep. When you get off the bus, don't run around looking for a place to sketch. Meet at the drop-off point at 6 PM. Keep an eye on the group chat."
Someone raised their hand: "Teacher, what are we having for lunch?"
Sketching teacher: "They are sold outside, you can buy them yourself when the time comes."
She paused and said, "I know you all have cell phones and can search for things to do nearby. But don't think, 'Hey, I'm not painting, I'm going out to play, the teacher won't know anyway.'"
At this point, a few laughs were heard in the car.
The sketching teacher nodded again: "I don't know you yet. Let me make it clear first. When we return to the studio tonight, each of us will teach two students' works. If you can't hand it in, the homework will be doubled."
Suddenly, there was wailing in the carriage.
The bus stopped and the sketching teacher said, "Stop yelling and get off."
Pei Shuyu sat up and waited until most people on the bus had gotten off before getting off with Ji Yan.
Pei Shuyu said "thank you" when someone helped her take out the painting materials.
In color sketching, pigment accounts for the majority of the weight.
Pei Shuyu carried the painting bag full of painting materials on her back, and the weight made her sigh.
Ji Yan didn't agree with her carrying it alone and suggested that two of them carry it, but Pei Shuyu rejected it.
Pei Shuyu said, "I can do it on my own. I'll need to memorize these for the joint and provincial exams later on, so this is a good time to get used to it."
Ji Yan walked silently to the back, holding the painting bag to reduce Pei Shuyu's burden.
Hua Yu came running over breathlessly, carrying her painting bag on her back: "I'm so tired. I can finally be with you guys."
She could finally enjoy the sweet moments up close, instead of just watching Qi Ying talking in the group every day.
She was so anxious that she cried out every day and wished she could change her studio.
A closed iron gate opened not far away, and the principal of the art school said a few words to the administrator, and the two walked away with smiles on their faces.
Pei Shuyu didn't want to read any more.
The things on my back are really too heavy.
Entering the iron gate, there is a gravel road inside. The shrubs on both sides are lush, with branches extending obliquely, and several spider webs hanging among the fallen leaves.
Go further and turn a corner, there is a small path that can only accommodate two people walking side by side.
There are lush green grass on both sides.
Qi Ying exhaled: "No, what kind of place is this? Can you really sketch?"
Hua Yu said: "Didn't you send us here to suffer?"
Pei Shuyu walked ahead and could already see the endless lake. On the shore of the lake, there was a small pavilion, but it was surrounded by trees, making it difficult to pass through.
It has indeed been abandoned for a long time.
Bian Mengfan's voice came from behind: "It's bigger a little further ahead. This side is like this."
Pei Shuyu walked down the extended slope to the platform in front of the lake.
She plans to sketch here.
She didn't have the energy to find another sketching spot.
There were only five of them who stopped here. Pei Shuyu raised her head and saw people walking on the road above through the gaps in the trees. She looked in the direction of the small pavilion and saw people going that way too.
Bian Mengfan put down his painting bag and pointed to the road towards the small pavilion: "There are a few buildings over there. You can go and see them after you finish painting."
She said, "I've seen it before, it's okay inside."
Pei Shuyu set up the easel, put his things in order, and went to the lake in front with a bucket to fetch water.
The lake is about half a meter away from the platform, it is inclined, and there are no steps leading down.
Pei Shuyu stretched out her arms but still couldn't reach it. She moved down a little along the slope, but still couldn't reach it.
At this moment, her arm was grabbed, and she turned her head. It was Ji Yan.
Ji Yan said, "Slow down."
Pei Shuyu raised an eyebrow: "Okay."
With Ji Yan holding her up, Pei Shuyu felt more at ease. She simply took a bucket and filled it with water.
When it was lifted up, the full load of water overflowed and fell onto the slope.
In order to prevent Qi Ying and others from slipping while fetching water, Pei Shuyu picked up Qi Ying's bucket, who was closest to him, and filled it again as he did before.
A bucket of water can be divided into two parts.
When Qi Ying and the other two were done, their buckets were already filled with water.
Qi Ying: "I need no words to thank you for your great kindness."
Pei Shuyu waved her hand: "It's a small matter, just draw it."
Hua Yu: "Oh my god, I forgot to bring the tape."
Bian Mengfan threw his own over: "Here."
Pei Shuyu planned to use the lake in front of him as the main subject, with the small pavilion as an embellishment, and flowers, plants and trees as a backdrop.
Ji Yan sat beside Pei Shuyu with her chin in her hand, and the paper on the drawing board began to color.
The colors are unified in harmony, the sky is reflected in the lake, the surrounding scenery embellishes the lake view, and blues and greens blend together.
Pei Shuyu's language is extremely colorful, far more than what the naked eye can see.
Various colors fall into it without appearing abrupt at all.
Ji Yan looked at the warm color hidden in the bushes: "Is there such a color?"
Pei Shuyu smiled and said: "Many colors don't need to be seen before they can be painted. Proper use will make the picture more harmonious and rich."
Landscape painting is not difficult, it just requires more details in color creation and changes in the rhythm of light and shadow than still life.
Glancing at the progress of the other three, Pei Shuyu deliberately slowed down and chatted with Ji Yan beside him: "They didn't all go inside to paint, did they?"
Ji Yan didn't pay attention.
Pei Shuyu put down his paintbrush, stretched his body, stood up unable to sit still, and ran behind the three people to look.
The same scene, but painted differently due to different angles.
Everyone chooses a different subject.
Pei Shuyu put her hands on her hips and walked slowly towards the lake.
"You can see a corner of the building over there from here." Pei Shuyu raised his chin and pointed.
Ji Yan followed and looked at him. Before she could say anything, the person next to her suddenly collapsed: "I'm so tired, hug me."
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