Chapter 2432 Millions of Buddha statues, secretly photographed by Hongdou

Li Qingyan closed the book in his hand, stood up and walked towards the house. As he walked, he moved his shoulders. It was obvious that he had been immobile for a long time, which made his blood stagnant.

Seeing this, Xu Hongdou felt warm and secretly happy. Li Qingyan didn't seem to hate her and cared about her feelings.

"What plans do you have today?"

Li Qingyan changed into a white shirt, which was as white as snow. He was a gentleman, gentle and handsome, making people fall in love with him at first sight, and he walked down slowly.

Xu Hongdou's eyes were filled with admiration. Li Qingyan usually dressed too casually, always wearing a vest and shorts. Although he was very handsome, he was a little too down-to-earth. Today, he changed his dressing style slightly and it made people's eyes brighter. Three points more handsome.

"There are no arrangements, I'm just an idler now!"

"Then I'll take you to a cafe to watch the fun!"

Li Qingyan's face looked a little excited, like a naughty child making trouble.

"Okay, what's the fun?"

Curiosity appeared on Xu Hongdou's pretty face, and she looked at Li Qingyan with her big eyes, waiting for him to reveal the secret.

"Xie Xiaochun is introducing someone to Xie Zhiyao today, right in the cafe!"

Li Qingyan walked to Xu Hongdou's side and said with a smile.

"Xie Zhiyao is an older young man from Yunmiao Village. Xiaochun worked very hard to get Xie Zhiyao out of his single life. He even introduced so many girls to him!"

Xu Hongdou had never experienced a blind date before and was very curious about it, with interest showing on her face.

"Hongdou, this is porcini pancake. This is our brochure. The village and surrounding attractions are all on it. You can take a look!"

Nana arranged the things and introduced them to Xu Hongdou.

"Thank you, Nana, I will take a good look at it!"

Xu Hongdou expressed her gratitude. Li Qingyan, who was sitting opposite her, was looking intently at Xie Zhiyao and the other two people not far away.

"Teacher Li, let me introduce to you, this is my eldest brother Xie Zhiyao!"

"Brother, this is Teacher Li, the primary school Chinese teacher in our town!"

"This is the first time you two meet. Otherwise, why don't you shake hands first?"

Xie Xiaochun actively helped ease the awkward atmosphere. Xie Zhiyao and Teacher Li both had a bit of shyness on their faces and shook hands lightly. They were so embarrassed that they wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground, and they looked restless. .

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

Xie Zhiyao and Teacher Li said hello, not knowing what to say. For young people, blind dates are somewhat awkward and they don't know how to deal with it.

"Hey, I have to take two more photos. Xie Zhiyao's expression is so funny, like a fool in the village!"

Li Qingyan took out his mobile phone, and without missing the rare opportunity, he pointed it at Xie Zhiyao and took a quick photo.

"Are Xie Xiaochun and Xie Zhiyao cousins? They seem to have a very good relationship!"

Xu Hongdou was also watching the blind date with great interest. Xie Xiaochun tried his best to assist Xie Zhiyao and acted very enthusiastically, even more enthusiastic than Xie Zhiyao.

"No, they are from the same village, so they are somewhat related by blood!"

"Xie Zhiyao is a warm-hearted guy. When Xiaochun went to college, his family had no money and he almost dropped out of school. Xie Zhiyao, who had just started working, funded her tuition, so the two of them have a better relationship than real siblings!"

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but look at Xie Zhiyao with admiration. In this era, people are indifferent and only care about interests. There are not many people like Xie Zhiyao.

"Handsome brother!"

A crisp voice sounded, and the little gourd with two pigtails ran over and hugged Li Qingyan, with a cute smile on his little face.

"Little gourd!"

Li Qingyan turned around and saw the little girl. He reached out and touched the little girl's head. It was obvious that he liked this little girl very much.

"Handsome brother, I want to eat pancakes!"

The little gourd's eyes were fixed on the porcini pancake on the table, and he couldn't help but salivate. He licked his lips, looking greedy.

Xu Hongdou looked at the cute little girl, quickly wrapped a piece of pancake in paper, handed it to the little gourd, and said with a smile.

"Here, get it!"

Xiao Gourd's eyes immediately lit up, he took the pancake and thanked him happily.

"Thank you beautiful sister!"

After saying that, the little gourd couldn't wait to take a bite, with an expression of enjoyment on his face and his eyes narrowed.

"Little Hulu is Xiaochun's daughter!"

Li Qingyan explained to Xu Hongdou, looked at the little girl with a smile, reached for a tissue, and wiped the corners of Xiao Gourd's mouth from time to time.

"Xiaochun is already married?"

Li Qingyan nodded, glanced at the little gourd, opened and closed his mouth without making a sound.

"separated!"

Xu Hongdou guessed what Li Qingyan wanted to say by looking at his mouth movements, and glanced at Xiao Hulu sympathetically.

"Try the porcini mushroom pancake here. It's a local specialty and it tastes pretty good!"

Li Qingyan said to Xu Hongdou, picked up a piece of pancake and handed it to her hand.

Xu Hongdou took the pancake and took a bite. It tasted really good.

The little gourd was still a child and couldn't sit still. After eating the pancake, he ran away.

Xie Zhiyao's blind date also came to an end. Xie Zhiyao was a little embarrassed and at a loss throughout the whole process, which made Li Qingyan very funny. He took many photos as a souvenir, preparing to use it to threaten this guy in the future.

"The blind date is over, let's go!"

Li Qingyan watched Xie Zhiyao and the others walk out of the cafe. After watching the fun, there was no need to stay any longer.

"Let me take you to the carving shop!"

Li Qingyan and Xu Hongdou were walking on the street, leisurely and casually, enjoying the bright sunshine. They saw the carving shop not far away and said casually.

"Okay, I haven't been there yet, I just want to see it."

As soon as I walked into the carving shop, a dazzling array of ornaments came into view. A young man was sitting in front of the window, concentrating on carving a piece of wood.

Xu Hongdou admired various wood carvings and took pictures with his camera from time to time to record every detail of his life.

"Brother Qingyan, why are you here?!"

Xie Xiaoxia heard the movement, looked up, with a smile on her face, quickly put down her work, and greeted warmly.

"Xiaoxia, you are busy with your business, I will bring my friends to see you!"

"Okay, Brother Qingyan, you can just watch as you like. If you need anything, just call me!"

Xie Xiaoxia glanced at Xu Hongdou, who was taking the photo, but did not come over, but she was very discerning.

"Are you the one who made all the handicrafts here?"

Xu Hongdou also stopped taking pictures at this time, looked at Xie Xiaoxia, and asked with some admiration.

"I've only studied carving for a few years, how can I have this skill?!"

Xie Xiaoxia waved her hands and shook her head with a wry smile. His skills were still shallow and he couldn't carve exquisite works. He could only make simple small things.

"These works were made by my master and other masters in the village, and the things they carved are sold here!"

Xu Hongdou looked at a wooden sculpture on the ground behind Xie Xiaoxia, showed interest, walked over and said.

"This statue is interesting. It looks so angry. Who carved it?"

"I just carved it for fun!"

Xie Xiaoxia stopped what she was doing, looked at the carving behind her, and said with a smile.

"Who is this you are carving? It looks very funny!"

"I'm carving my sister!"

"Your sister? If you didn't tell me, I would have thought she was my sister. She is always like this!"

With a smile on Xu Hongdou's face, she reached out and touched the statue. Xu Hongmi's usual appearance appeared in her mind, and her eyes narrowed with laughter.

"Xiaoxia, you still need to hone your skills. You can't see Xiaochun in this statue!"

Li Qingyan looked at the wood carvings and said with a smile on his face.

"Xiaochun?"

Xu Hongdou showed a puzzled expression and looked at Li Qingyan in confusion.

"Xiaoxia is Xiaochun's biological brother!"

"oh!"

Xu Hongdou suddenly realized. He lowered his head and looked at the statue again. He really couldn't see Xiaochun's appearance.

"Brother Qingyan, please don't laugh at me. I'm just an apprentice and my carving skills are indeed not good!"

Xie Xiaoxia touched her head, with a bit of honesty and simplicity on her face, and said with a smile.

"It would be great if I had your skills, Brother Qingyan!"

"Can you also carve?"

Xu Hongdou looked at Li Qingyan with big eyes, a bit of surprise in his eyes. The man in front of him was so mysterious, he seemed to know everything.

"Know a little bit!"

Li Qingyan did not show off his carving skills. He said very calmly that he was bored and carved a half-human-tall Buddha statue in the shop to pass the time.

"Brother Qingyan's carving skills are admired even by his master. My master has been carving wood all his life, but he is not as good as Brother Qingyan!"

"Last time, Brother Qingyan carved a Buddha statue in our shop. Someone offered him one million to take it home, but Brother Qingyan didn't even agree!"

Xie Xiaoxia had great admiration on her face, and she was obviously completely impressed by Li Qingyan's skills.

Xu Hongdou also had a look of shock on his face. One million is not a small amount. Ordinary people need to save at least ten years without eating or drinking to earn so much money. Xu Hongdou has been working for nearly eight years. Until now There is no deposit of half a million.

"I really didn't expect your carving skills to be so good!"

"It's just a hobby!"

Li Qingyan ignored Xie Xiaoxia's admiration, looked at it casually, and was about to leave. The carvings in the shop had not changed much. He had seen them all. It seemed that Xie Heshun had no new works these days.

Xie Xiaoxia quickly picked up a wooden dragonfly and handed it to Xu Hongdou's hand, smiling.

"This is Wooden Dragonfly giving it to you, take it and play with it!"

Xu Hongdou expressed her gratitude and did not refuse the gift. She and Li Qingyan returned to the small courtyard in a happy mood.

Mr. Ma was still sitting on the futon with his eyes closed and meditating, like a clay and wooden sculpture, motionless. It was not known whether he had really entered a state of trance.

Li Qingyan once again sat under the pergola and read a book. Xu Hongdou was bored and started watering the flowers and plants in the small courtyard, which was a way to pass the time.

A kitten made a little noise, ran to Li Qingyan's side, and lay on Li Qingyan's lap. Li Qingyan lowered his head and looked at it, then picked up the cat. The kitten made a comfortable hum and squinted. Eyes, enjoy it very much.

Under the sunlight, the handsome and elegant man seemed to be wearing a layer of light clothes, and he was reading a book intently. A cute cat was lying on his lap, lazy and comfortable, and the whole thing looked like a painting. ,so gorgeous.

Seeing this scene, Xu Hongdou quickly went into the house and took out his camera, found an angle, pressed the shutter, and took a picture.

"Click"

When Li Qingyan heard the commotion, he raised his head and glanced at Xu Hongdou, not caring about her candid photos. Li Qingyan was a big star in the real world and was often secretly photographed by reporters. Even in this world, he was a handsome guy with many daughters. It has become commonplace to like to take secret photos of him.

"I didn't expect that Xu Hongdou would be so vulgar and like to take secret photos of me!"

With a faint smile on his lips, Li Qingyan joked about Xu Hongdou who was caught secretly filming him. His hands kept moving and he continued to stroke the kitten's soft fur. He looked very lazy.

Xu Hongdou looked at the photos in the camera and was very satisfied with his work. When he heard Li Qingyan's joke, he put down the camera and said without any shyness.

"Heart of beauty in everyone!"

“What’s so vulgar about recording the beauty in life?!”

Xu Hongdou was not ashamed and looked triumphant. The reaction of the other women who secretly photographed Li Qingyan was completely different, which surprised Li Qingyan.

"You are so thick-skinned!"

Li Qingyan admired sincerely, put down the book in his hand, picked up the kitten, and walked to Xu Hongdou.

"Let me see how your photos go. Did you capture my handsomeness?"

Xu Hongdou showed the photos she took to Li Qingyan and said with a bit of confidence on her face.

"When I was in college, I studied photography specifically. Isn't this photo good?"

Li Qingyan nodded with satisfaction. Xu Hongdou's aesthetics was absolutely top-notch. The angle, light and shadow of the photos were all excellent.

"So-so, the photo in front of you shows how handsome I am!"

Li Qingyan held the kitten, raised his head, looked narcissistic, and said with a bit of reluctance in his tone.

"You are quite thick-skinned!"

Xu Hongdou retorted unceremoniously, rolled her eyes in disgust, reached out and snatched the kitten from Li Qingyan's arms, held it in her arms, and started teasing it.

"Both of us are a little worse than you!"

Li Qingyan and Xu Hongdou were bickering and petting the cat, which made Mr. Ma a little irritable and unable to calm down and meditate.

Master Ma sighed, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the two people who were like happy enemies, and said with a wry smile.

"I'll invite you to tea, will you come?"

"Come!"

Li Qingyan responded quickly and followed Master Ma into the house. Xu Hongdou put down the little cat and entered it.

“Pu’er or black tea?”

Mr. Ma knew a little about the tea ceremony. He was very impressive and had all the tea sets. He looked at Li Qingyan and asked.

"Anything works!"

"It will be all right!"

Li Qingyan and Xu Hongdou said at the same time, showing an amazing tacit understanding, which made Master Ma slightly stunned.

"People who are okay are the hardest to serve!"

Mr. Ma looked at the two of them with a smile, and said a very meaningful sentence, which seemed to be a bit fairy-like.

"Pu'er!"

"Pu'er!"

Li Qingyan and Xu Hongdou said in unison again. The two people who had a tacit understanding looked at each other and smiled, and they were also surprised.

Mr. Ma's operation was very entertaining. He first poured Xu Hongdou a cup of tea and said with a smile.

"Boring, right?"

Xu Hongdou smiled slightly and denied.

"not boring!"

"Then why are you watering the flowers? You even fell asleep while reading in the morning!"

Xu Hongdou smiled awkwardly and did not answer, but she felt bored. If Li Qingyan hadn't accompanied him for a walk, she might have gone crazy from boredom.

"Mobile phones are more fun!"

Mr. Ma picked up his tea cup, took a sip, and then continued.

"It's fun, but you can't play it all the time. It's not good for your eyes, and it also sounds empty!"

"When the human brain is stimulated, it will have a strong reaction. The excitement threshold will become higher and higher, and the emotional control will become worse and worse."

"So, when you put down your phone, you will feel empty and bored, and then your mood will become excited and irritable. Over time, you will become useless as a person!"

What Mr. Ma said was extremely serious. This was his own personal understanding, so he learned to meditate in order to find inner peace.

Xu Hongdou touched his hair in embarrassment, looked at Master Ma with a smile, and asked.

"Then can I still be saved?"

"Meditate!"

Mr. Ma recommended his hobbies with a solemn expression and a serious look on his face.

When Li Qingyan heard this, he burst into laughter, attracting the attention of Mr. Ma and Xu Hongdou.

"Master Ma, you have meditated for a day, have your mind calmed down?"

Mr. Ma touched his nose. This is the sign of a guilty conscience, and said harshly.

"Of course it calmed down!"

"Then why do you still invite us to drink tea? Then why do you still stay in this windy courtyard?"

"Aren't you escaping reality?"

Mr. Ma was speechless, but Li Qingyan hit his key point with one sentence. If he really meditated, he would not need to meditate all day long, nor would he need to stay in this windy courtyard. Everything was just him escaping from reality. It's just self-deception.

"Whether you're playing on your phone or bored, as long as you like it, it's all meaningful. There's no need to live the way other people agree!"

It was rare to see a serious look on Li Qingyan's face. His eyes were calm and deep, like an ocean with no bottom. Although his words were not big, they shocked Xu Hongdou far more than what Ma Ye had just said. They spoke to the bottom of her heart. .

"Drink tea, drink tea, let's not talk about anything else!"

After all, Mr. Ma couldn't refute Li Qingyan's words, so he could only say awkwardly.

"Ding-a-ling, jingle-a-ling!"

Mr. Ma was drinking tea with a contented look on his face. The phone in his pocket kept ringing, and Li Qingyan said with a half-smile.

"Master Ma, your phone is ringing, won't you answer it?"

"No, I'm just drinking tea right now, nothing else is going on!"

Mr. Ma drank tea with a look of enjoyment on his face, closed his eyes tightly, and looked like an outsider, undisturbed by worldly things.

"But, I feel a little annoyed!"

Li Qingyan's words instantly broke Ma Ye's guard. His body swayed and he opened his eyes with an embarrassed look on his face. He quickly took out his PHS phone and hung up.

"excuse me!"

Seeing this, Xu Hongdou felt quite amused. Every word Li Qingyan said touched Master Ma's pain, making his image of a superior person disappear.