Chapter 543 542. A Painting (1)

Looking at these harvests, Sophie really thought it was thanks to the crispy noodles. She hugged the crispy noodles and said in surprise: "Could it be a treasure hunter? Raccoons can search for fire opals? I've never heard any rumors about it."

Li Du wiped off his sweat and said, "Maybe, maybe the crisp noodles are different from other raccoons."

Sophie took it for granted, "Of course it's different from other raccoons, even if it doesn't know how to find gems, it's different from other raccoons."

After hearing this, Li Du was taken aback, thinking that Sophie had discovered something.

As a result, she continued: "Snack is much smarter than other raccoons, and that's what makes them very different."

After two and a half hours, Li Du hadn't finished searching the land.

An area of ​​one hectare is too large, not to mention that this is not just a plane, but a three-dimensional space, and there are many broken stones below the ground, which are mixed with fire opal.

Seeing that he was sweating profusely and his eyes were tired, Sophie thought he was hot, so she hurriedly took him to a place under the shade of a tree, bought him a cold drink, and wrapped some ice cubes in gauze to cool him down .

Li Du let her be busy, the feeling of being taken care of was great.

It was already afternoon, and the two of them were sitting in the shade of a tree drinking a cold drink. They had no plans to go back, because they had to wait for the sunset and watch it in the Petrified Forest Park.

There is a local Winslow saying that there are two times when the petrified forests are at their wildest in color, sunrise and sunset, and that during the long day in between they fall into a light sleep.

There are permanent artists in the Petrified Forest Park, who study sketches, oil paintings, or photography, and their creative scope often revolves around stones and the sun.

Sophie sat quietly under the tree with Ah Miao, Ah Ao, and Gan Crispy Noodles, which was a sight in itself.

In the afternoon, the sunlight leaked from the gaps in the branches and leaves and flowed on Sophie, making the scenery more beautiful and moving.

Behind him, Ah Ao suddenly stood up shaking his ears and looked at a small fossil hill on the side. Li Du followed its gaze and saw a middle-aged man walking out of the shadows with a painting.

"Hi, two." The man greeted them proactively.

Li Du nodded, "Hi, buddy."

After the man came over, he handed them the painting in his hand, and said, "I just passed by here, and when I saw you, I couldn't help but create a painting. I hope you can forgive my presumptuousness."

On white paper is a sketch of an elegant girl in a riding outfit sitting on a rock under a tree and smiling, with a lounging tiger cat on her lap, teasing a puppy with her hands, and a raccoon snuggling by her side.

The middle-aged man's painter is very sharp, Li Du, a layman, can see how good he is.

I don't know how long it took to draw this sketch, but I can tell that the author put a lot of effort into it. Sophie's smiling face, the lazy and delicate tiger cat, and the lively and mischievous puppy all come alive on the paper.

Li Du tried his best to find him.

The drawing paper was so big, he couldn't find it, so he could only ask, "Dude, what about me?"

The middle-aged man smiled and pointed to the edge of the drawing paper, pointing to a few simple lines that were drawn casually and said, "Here it is."

Li Du managed to avoid slapping the drawing paper directly on his face!

He still admired this painter, but now he just feels that he is a hooligan, Niang Xipi, he painted this painting to seduce girls, not really for artistic purposes!

Sophie thanked him very politely and asked, "Your painting is very good, can you sell it to me?"

The painter waved his hand and said, "This book was drawn for you, ma'am, I should give it to you."

Sophie shook her head and smiled: "No, I'd better buy it, hey, honey, pay for it."

Li Du is willing to pay, but the meaning of paying to buy a painting is different from sending a painting. Sophie refused to accept the gift from the artist but bought it, which not only expressed her love for the painting, but also showed her and Li Du Du's intimacy.

The painter was not stupid, and obviously understood what she meant, so he shrugged and said casually: "Give me a dollar, in fact, I get more out of it."

Li Du gave him a hundred yuan bill and said, "One dollar is too little, we should respect art, this painting is worth one hundred yuan."

He didn't know the artist's name, but judging from the artist's point of view, he was definitely a famous artist, and they made a lot of money for the price of one hundred yuan.

After handing over the painting and getting the money, the artist didn't leave, but stayed here to court Sophie and asked, "Are you here for fun? Or are you picking up ore?"

The first question was asked to Sophie, and the latter was asked to Li Du. Li Du was dragging a pick handle in his hand, his body was covered with dust and gravel, and he looked like a miner.

Sophie admired the painting without saying a word, Li Du replied: "We are here to play, but we just picked up a few stones by the way, and now we want to take a rest."

His words were a bit unreasonable, as if he was going to drive someone away, and it seemed impolite.

But this is absolutely necessary, because even though what he said was impolite, the painter still didn't leave, as if he didn't hear it, and continued to babble:

"Are you tourists? So now you are waiting for the sunset? I have to say, you made the right choice. I know how beautiful the sunset is here, because I always paint at sunrise and sunset here."

Sophie said regretfully, "Oh, I'm not interested."

"If you've ever watched a sunset you'll be interested, when the light changes from moment to moment, and so do the views. When the light is intense, the colors of the rocks become richer and fuller, and when the light..."

Sophie interrupted him, and said, "Sorry, I'm not interested in your work, not in the scenery."

Hearing this answer, the painter was taken aback, but still persisted and said, "Well, in short, the rocks here will change with the intensity of the sunlight, so it's really beautiful."

The painter was obviously conquered by Sophie's charm. Even though he was treated coldly by Sophie and Li Du, he still refused to let her go. He still wanted to stay here and chat with her, and he was about to pour out his love.

Helpless, Sophie had no choice but to wink at Li Du, picked up Ah Ao, dragged Ah Miao and Gan Kuanmian away.

The painter followed them, but the two rode on horses. After getting on the horse, they accelerated one by one, and the painter was dumbfounded...

Leaving this painter, Li Du felt lingering fear: "These artists are really crazy, are they irrational?"

Sophie said: "This gentleman is considered normal. Art requires this kind of stubbornness, otherwise it will be difficult to break away from the world and achieve the achievements that have been passed down through the ages."

They rode to a hill and waited for a while. The sun was setting and it was finally going to set...

The two stood on a red sandstone hill. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the rock was as red as blood.