Throughout the ages, there are many people who paint birds and beasts, landscapes, flowers and birds, but few people specialize in painting foxes. Chen Zifu is one of them. No matter the theme or the background, the fox is indispensable in his paintings. Whether it's a red fox, a white fox, a gray fox, a blue fox, sitting, standing, flattering or playing, they are all vivid in his paintings.
In order to draw foxes, Chen Zifu often goes to the mountains to spy on foxes and visit their whereabouts. He has a studio called Moxiang Caoshe, which is said to be named after Ji Yun's Yuewei Caotang. Chen Zifu is absorbed in his fox painting, but many people don't understand his movements. Still single in his thirties, he politely refused several marriage proposals. He was asked why he didn't marry a wife. Can he draw a fox and a wife? Chen Zifu always smiles and says, "Fate hasn't arrived yet, maybe one day a fox fairy will be my wife!" " "
After a long time, everyone laughed at him for being crazy and whispered, "Chen's medicinal materials may have been handed down to him for three generations!" "
That spring, Chen Zifu saw a red fox he had just bought when he was seeing a doctor in the leather goods store. That's a young fox, shot and still alive. Seeing its delicate and touching eyes, Chen Zifu couldn't bear to buy it at a high price. I brought it back to heal the wound and keep it shiny. Every time I play with the fox, it will bring him inspiration. The fox in his works is more vivid, and the name of crazy life is louder.
On the day when the fox was put back on the mountain, watching it run out of the cage door not far away, he suddenly turned and ran towards himself. Chen Zifu felt sour in his heart and somehow could not bear to part with it. He stroked Fox's head and said, "Go ahead and don't think about me. When you become a fox spirit in the future, you will become a beauty to see me ... "
Maybe it's really about the fox. Even Zi himself didn't expect that he would meet Fox Fairy soon!
It's winter in a flash. When the shop was not busy that day, Chen Zifu closed the shop early and began to ponder over new paintings. Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire in the street, from far and near, followed by a quick knock on the door. It turned out that Li Fatty, the county security captain, was searching with people, and I didn't know who I was looking for. When I arrived in Zichenfu, Fat Li was very polite. He just swept around the yard with a triangular eye and left. After all, somebody else's son, Chen Fu, has cured his mother's illness, so he has to give some face.
After seeing off the chubby Li, Chen Zifu returned to the studio and found that the pictures on the table had been turned over and the refreshments were passive. "Is anyone coming?" Chen Zifu is thinking. While hesitating, he heard someone in the room say, "You wanted to see me?" When the speaker arrived, a woman in red came out from behind the screen. Chen Zifu was stunned: this room was locked after he went out, and even Fat Li didn't come in. How did she get in?
Chen Zifu dare not look at a woman's face. He just stole a look at her and found her beautiful. At the moment when she met her eyes, his face immediately turned red and he bowed his head.
Looking at his embarrassment, the woman smiled and said, "Boss Chen, don't you know me?" My name is Hongyu, the red fox you saved! "
Is she a red fox? Even if there is a fox spirit, it will not become so fast! Moreover, Fox Fairy can't eat tea, so Chen Zifu didn't believe her and didn't find her right away. Look at her in a red wedding dress, with messy hair and injured shoulders. She must be a famous person. Maybe Fat Lee is after her. Chen Zifu's heart was suddenly sour, and he remembered the red fox again. In this world, it is not easy for anyone to live. Their meeting is fate, and the next one can be saved!
"Well, you rest here first, and I'll get some medicine!" He sighed and stopped asking questions.
The woman thanked her quickly: "Boss Chen, you are a good man, and Redjade will repay you!" " "
Before Chen Zifu came out of the studio after delivering the medicine, he heard a knock at the door again. The guy in the front yard shouted at the top of his voice, "Boss, come out and have a look. Huang's people have broken in! "
Zi-Chen Fu was surprised. These guys must be looking for her again. He is busy lifting a picture on the wall, but a small door is exposed behind him. This is the darkroom where his family keeps precious medicinal materials and savings. It should be safe to hide here.
Leaving the woman behind, he locked the door and walked out quickly, but the bearer had reached the door, led by the adjutant in the governor's office, followed by many soldiers, Fat Li and his men!
The adjutant was so proud that he ignored Chen Zifu. Instead, he shouted at the fat Li: "Lao Li, how did I hear from my brothers that you didn't search this house?"
Fat Li bowed quickly: "I looked, looked, and didn't go to this studio." I thought people could not hide in such a small place ... "
The adjutant roared, "Let your mother fart! Even the mouse hole will be dug for me! If that bitch gets away, I'll kill you first! I don't believe in this evil! Can the living fly to the sky? " Fat Li was so scared that he sweated and pulled Chen Zifu to open the door. The studio was turned upside down and found nothing. People have been looking for it, and the whole county has been up all night. Chen Zifu stayed up all night. Unconsciously, the sky is getting brighter and the wind of finding people is gradually passing. I don't know what happened to the woman in the house.
Chen Zifu hurried back to the studio, knocked on the door a few times and whispered, "Girl, come out, everyone outside is gone!" " "I called several times and no one answered. He opened the door and saw that nothing had moved in the darkroom, and the woman was gone.
A few days later, Zi inquired about Pang Li, only to know that Huang's cousin was killed by the bride changing the switch on the day he married his seventh aunt. The man shot very neatly, right between the eyebrows, and ran after the fight. A group of people took advantage of the chaos to smash their kiln and haven't caught anyone yet.
Everything is calm again. As usual, Chen Zifu took care of his business and drew a fox, but somehow, as soon as he picked up the pen, he remembered the woman in red and unconsciously drew a small picture for her: she was dressed in red and stood under a banana with a red fox at her feet.
It's already the twelfth lunar month, and the Spring Festival is coming soon. One afternoon, two people, one fat and one thin, came to Chenji Medicine Store. The two men looked strange to each other, as if they were from far away. They are leading a horse with a bulging waist. As soon as they entered the room, they asked to see Chen's boss by name. Chen Fu saw at a glance that their situation was definitely not simple. Those who don't come are all guests, so you can't be rude. Please let them into the living room and let the waiter serve tea. After a few commonplaces, Chen Zifu asked the two men's purpose: "I wonder if the two brothers came to get medicine or purchase goods?"
The thin man opened his mouth: "No, I heard that the shopkeeper Chen is ingenious. We two brothers were entrusted by others to buy paintings." Say that finish, he took off his small luggage, opened it and put it on the table. It's full of oceans, at least seventy or eighty dollars. In this war-torn era, this money is enough to buy a few acres and marry a wife. Chen Zifu was taken aback and quickly pushed the money back to them: "Brother, you may not know that I am not a famous painter, but I only like to paint a few foxes. My paintings never sell, and of course they are not worth that much money. "
Humpty Dumpty was very angry when he heard this. "Don't be unappreciative, boy. No one dares not to sell what we manage! " Then take out the guy in your waist and strike the table. "Boss, you can sell it this time!"
Looking at the ocean and box cannon on the table, Chen Zifu said with a smile: "I am not an insatiable person. The fox is regarded as an ominous symbol among the people. Who wants to hang unlucky things at home? " I can't lie to you! Even if you shoot it, you can't sell it! "When the thin man saw it, he rushed out and made a circle:" Boss Chen, we are in charge and you saved us. You can sell these paintings or not. Take the money and let our brothers go back to work! "Say that finish, turned to scold the fat man:" light, how to talk to the shopkeeper Chen? He is the savior of this family! If you are longer, don't take that guy out easily. "
The woman who calls herself Redjade is the only one who saved his life. Looking at their clothes, Chen Zifu had guessed 89 points, so he asked the fat man, "Is Miss Hongyu all right?"
"Well, with your medicine, she's healed and still misses you ..."
The thin man covered his mouth before the fat man finished, and then took the fat man to say goodbye to Chen Zifu. "Don't go yet, let's pick some pictures!" Chen Zifu said and took them into the studio.
On entering the room, the thin man's eyes fell on the small portrait of the woman in red: "Boss Chen, this painting will find trouble with you sooner or later, so take it!" Chen Zifu shook his head and said, "You can take anything except this! I have another idea! " Said busy took a few photos to send two people out. When seeing them off, Chen Zifu couldn't help asking, "Who is Miss Hongyu?"