The growth system comes at the age of 30

Chapter 102 Heavy rain, flooding the streets

It is very comfortable to do nothing on a rainy day and just lie in bed and take a nap.

But I can only think about it.

At this time, Chen Jingle missed the days when there was no binding system. He could mess up as much as he wanted and sleep all day without anyone saying anything.

Now you have to follow the system schedule all the time.

You can ask for leave if you need to go out, but you want to ask for leave to sleep in? Haha, I'm afraid you have never experienced what it feels like to listen to Tang Monk chanting sutras.

When I woke up from my nap, the rain seemed to have subsided a little.

Looking at the drizzle outside the window, Chen Jingle felt particularly calm. He felt that such an atmosphere was very suitable for writing and painting.

So the afternoon schedule became learning calligraphy and painting.

Copy the calligraphy first.

The painting he copied is Zhao Mengfu's "Xianju Fu".

"Xianju Fu" was originally a fu written by Pan Yue, a writer of the Jin Dynasty, but later generations seemed to have some complaints about this fu.

Similar to Pan Yue's situation, Zhao Mengfu is also a historical figure that has been controversial in later generations. He was clearly a grandson of the Zhao Song king, but he served as an official in the Yuan Dynasty.

This work from his later years can be said to be a rare masterpiece in his calligraphy career.

At the same time, people also believe that he intended to use this calligraphy to reconcile and alleviate his own conflicting emotions.

"I stand proudly in the long garden of the tomb, and walk on the high road of the ancient sages. Although my face is thick, I still feel ashamed of Ning Qu..."

The reason why he copied "Xianju Fu" instead of the famous "Lanting Preface" was that Chen Jingle felt that his current state of mind was far from being as elegant and unrestrained as when the calligraphy saint wrote Lanting Preface.

Literary creation requires a certain state of mind; you can’t just write whenever you want.

Even if it's a copy.

If Chen Jingle wanted to copy Lanting seriously, he had to ensure that he was in the best condition.

If you don't practice calligraphy, looking at the two Wangs is like a frog in a well looking at the moon; if you practice calligraphy, looking at the two Wangs is like a mayfly looking at the sky.

It is true that Zhao Mengfu is the culmination of all dynasties, but his ancient style was also learned from the Two Wangs.

Some people use Buddha, Kasyapa and Nagarjuna to illustrate the relationship between the great king, the little king and Zhao Mengfu, and Chen Jingle deeply agrees with this.

In calligraphy, the great master is the most respected. Xiao Wang has learned the great master's true teachings and his attainments are not inferior to those of the great master. Zhao Mengfu swept away the decadent state of calligraphy since the Song Dynasty and made calligraphy flourish again in the name of respecting the ancients. He is the only one in the past 500 years.

In the eyes of modern people, they are a small group of people standing at the pinnacle of national calligraphy art.

Just learn it!

……

I don’t know when the wind started to get stronger outside the window.

Chen Jingle just stopped writing and looked outside. He saw a few tall longan trees with their leaves rustling and bending to one side due to the wind.

In the distance, by the fields, some villagers were carrying hoes and jogging in the wind and rain, trying to get back to the village before the heavy rain came so that they could take shelter.

Chen Jingle's mind moved, and he immediately got an inspiration, and spread out another piece of paper...

After one hour.

A meticulous ink painting with trees swaying in the wind and pedestrians in the distance wearing straw hats and carrying hoes on their shoulders, bowing their heads in the wind and rain as the main content was successfully completed.

Chen Jingle named it "Returning Home from Farming in the Rain".

There are many painters in the past dynasties who created works on the theme of wind and rain, and the works in the Song Dynasty are the most widely praised, such as Xia Gui's "Searching for a Farm in the Rain", Li Di's "Shepherds Returning in the Wind and Rain", and Su Xianzu's "Returning Boat in the Wind and Rain".

The poems of the Song Dynasty have been passed down for thousands of years, and so are the paintings of the Song Dynasty.

After thousands of years, we today can still feel the elegance and freshness through the painting paper.

When it comes to Song Dynasty paintings, the one that the general public is most familiar with may be Zhang Zeduan's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", but the highest achievement of Song Dynasty paintings is actually landscape painting.

For example, the green and blue type represented by "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".

It can be said that the Song Dynasty was a period of great explosion in the level of ancient Chinese art, or even its heyday, and Song Dynasty paintings are one of the representatives.

Especially the type of Song Dynasty meticulous painting, which has not been surpassed to this day.

It was during this period that ink painting techniques such as rubbing, rubbing, dotting and dyeing, which emphasized the charm of brush and ink, emerged.

Chen Jingle's work, which was created on a whim, used a lot of meticulous brushwork techniques, borrowed from the style of Song Dynasty paintings, and highlighted a rigorous style.

I originally wanted to write a poem, but I couldn’t think of a suitable one at the moment, so I had to give up.

Not even the payment has been made.

Although it was just a spur of the moment creation, it is still a good work in terms of quality.

Chen Jingle planned to put it away after it was dry, and then see if there was any rich boss who liked it.

Sell ​​it for money.

I can't help it, I'm poor.

Even though he has a small savings, one cannot just live off his savings. In addition to cutting costs, he also has to find ways to increase income.

I don't expect to meet big bosses like Li Beixing and Liu Deqiang who understand and respect art every time, but it's actually pretty good if I can sell a few thousand or ten thousand.

It's because he is not famous and is not a disciple of a famous teacher.

……

Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Chen Jingle lost the mood to enjoy the rain.

Check the time and go downstairs to cook.

In the evening, Chen Qiyun continued to eat the stewed beef left over from lunch. She praised the dish highly. Although she had also eaten a lot of cold cucumber, she ignored it.

The cucumber salad is going to be angry.

Chen Jingle decided to make another serving of cold cucumber salad for himself in the evening.

On WX,
Liang Cheng sent a message: "It's been raining all day, so annoying."

Chen Jingle had just finished washing the rice and put it into the pot, and replied: "My side is sometimes big and sometimes small, and now it's starting to grow again. How about your side?"

"My work has been pretty busy since this afternoon, so I'll probably have to work overtime again tonight."

"what's the situation?"

"It's raining heavily, so we need to take precautions against floods."

Chen Jingle was surprised: "Do you guys in the office have to go out to help too?"

Liang Cheng explained: "Yes, there are not enough people at the grassroots level. One person is doing the work of several people. Although our town is a big town, compared to the many villages in the town, the number of people is still too small. Otherwise, why do we say that the grassroots are pure cattle and horses."

"Will it be all night?"

"It's likely to rain tonight. Let's see if it will rain again in the second half of the night. If it doesn't rain too heavily, we can go back and sleep for two hours. If it rains so heavily, we have to be prepared to evacuate the people. Our area is relatively low-lying and close to the river, so it floods almost every year."

"It's hard to resist."

"I have to do it even if I can't bear it. When it's raining outside, I have to go out on patrol every half an hour wearing a raincoat and holding a flashlight, asking about the situation from house to house, paying attention to whether there is water accumulation or landslides, and keeping my phone charged and with a good signal, waiting for notifications from above at any time. The most important thing is that I don't get any overtime pay. It's really fucked up."

Liang Cheng’s resentment was about to overflow the screen.

In fact, there are many more terrible things he didn't mention, such as visiting the countryside and being chased by the villagers' unleashed dogs, being knocked over by a pig that suddenly appeared, etc.

This is all so embarrassing.

Chen Jingle felt very sad after hearing this.

Before, Liang Cheng had advised him to take the civil service exam so that he could use the connections of a group of officials' wives to quickly rise to the top. But the situation at the grassroots level is like this, there's no point in taking the exam.

As for the municipal and provincial governments, they are one in a thousand and one in ten thousand, so you have to pass the exam to get in.

In addition, politics itself is an extremely dangerous existence and is not suitable for people like him who have average IQ and EQ.

He reads ideological and political history books to gain wisdom and improve his own level. Even if he does not participate in them, he can see the essence through the phenomenon and not be easily fooled by others.

I actually have no intention of entering politics. …

Liang Cheng complained a few words and went back to work.

The leader told us to set off right after dinner before it gets dark, to notify and check the situation in each village, as we would most likely have to stay in the villages at night.

Chen Jingle hoped that the rain would be lighter at night so that his cattle and horse friends could have more ease.

Looking back, Liang Cheng was also an artistic young man who liked reading, taking photos and traveling.

But now, it feels like his current life is getting further and further away from the poetry and distant places he dreamed of when he just graduated from college.

Shake his head and sigh.

After class, Chen Qiyun returned to Chen Jingle first, still carrying her schoolbag and holding a small flower umbrella.

Chen Jingle frowned immediately: "Why are your pants wet again?"

It's already rolled up above the knees and can't be rolled any further.

Chen Qiyun pouted: "There is a section of the road where the water is quite deep."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingle quickly said, "Don't go on roads with accumulated water. Even if you have to take a long detour, don't go on roads with accumulated water. It would be troublesome if there is a deep pit or sewer under the water, or if there is a leakage in the street light wires."

Similar news appears every year. Even adults cannot guard against it, let alone a little junior high school student.

Chen Qiyun: “I understand.”

"Wash your hands first and eat."

Chen Jingle took her schoolbag and put it on the sofa.

Chen Qiyun was feeling a little cold at first, but after eating a bowl of hot rice and the fragrant braised beef, her whole body instantly warmed up.

Suddenly I remembered something and said, "By the way, Teacher Li said that if it doesn't rain heavily this weekend, he will take us to the Crocodile Ecological Park."

"Crocodile Ecological Park?"

Chen Jingle raised his eyebrows. He knew such a place, but had never been there. It seemed to have been built last year. It was one of the few attractions in the city. It was said that you could eat crocodile meat in the restaurant inside, which attracted many foreign tourists to come and play.

He was curious about what alligator meat tasted like, but he had no desire to eat it.

"Is the whole class going?"

"Yes! I heard the class next door is the same, two classes!"

Two classes?
Chen Jingle was curious: "Is it organized by the school? Do I have to pay money or something?"

Chen Qiyun said, "No, Teacher Li said that there are two classes sponsored by others. But parents must agree, and we must bring our own food and drinking water. We can't run around, we must follow the team closely."

Sponsored by someone else?
Which boss is so generous?

Chen Jingle couldn't think of anything wrong, so he said, "Go back and tell your parents."

Chen Qiyun didn't care: "Everyone is going, so I must go too. They will definitely agree, and it doesn't cost any money. But if I want to bring food..."

Having said this, she paused and looked at Chen Jingle.

Chen Jingle pretended not to hear.

Chen Qiyun blinked: "We can't eat dry bread, right? Bread tastes bad and has no nutrition."

Chen Jingle still didn't say anything.

Chen Qiyun was angry: "Hey, did you hear me?"

"No." Chen Jingle threw a piece of cucumber into his mouth and bit it with a crunching sound.

Chen Qiyun pouts and pleads coquettishly, "Please cook early so I can pack it in a lunch box and take it over to eat."

Chen Jingle glanced at her and said, "What if we leave in the morning? How can I prepare it for you so early?"

But he didn't say anything final, and said, "We'll talk about it later."

Chen Qiyun's eyes suddenly lit up.

……

Chen Jingle was thinking about the water accumulation problem that Chen Qiyun mentioned. He searched for videos from the same city on Douyin and found out that many places in the city were flooded due to the rain.

The rain wasn't too heavy.

The drainage, flood control and waterlogging prevention project, which the municipal government had previously claimed to have cost 10 billion dollars to build, is now undoubtedly being ridiculed.

It’s better not to do it!
Except for a few towns and streets, the terrain of Jiangbei city is actually not low. However, many streets in the city have experienced waterlogging, which is very speechless.

Chen Jingle saw some particularly outrageous cases where the water was flooded above an adult's knees.

No wonder the municipal government was criticized. Anyone would be angry when seeing this situation. If the rainy season lasted longer and the rain was heavier, the flood would probably be more than one meter deep.

Fortunately, there was no flooding in his area or in several places he often visited.

the other side.

After eating at Chen Jingle's house, Chen Qiyun returned to her own home and did her homework first.

When her parents get home from get off work, she tells them that she and everyone might go to the Crocodile Ecological Park on Saturday or Sunday.

"No money? Everyone's going? Then go ahead, but remember to be safe."

Her mother said it didn't matter.

Grandma was skeptical: "Is there such a good thing that doesn't cost money? Where is the crocodile ecological park?"

Chen Qiyun's father said, "It's in the south of the city, close to where our company works, but it's quite remote. It's where some schools organize students to go, and some tourists from other places. Locals went there when it was first opened, but not many people went there afterwards. I heard there's nothing fun in there, only crocodiles to see, and you have to pay to feed them."

Grandma was immediately unhappy: "What's the point of playing? You might as well stay at home and study."

Chen Qiyun was also unhappy: "I usually study hard, can't I take a break on Saturday?"

"Study hard, study hard. Have your grades improved?"

"Who said there's no improvement? I ranked seventh in the class in this quiz!" Chen Qiyun couldn't help it and raised her voice a few notches.

"Seventh in the class?"

Her mother quickly asked, "Are the results of last week's quiz out?"

Seeing that they still didn't believe her, Chen Qiyun took out the test paper.

"What was your ranking last time?"

"nineteenth."

“It’s really a big improvement.”

When her mother saw the score, she had no objection: "If she wants to go, let her go. The teacher said other students should go too."

The old lady still disagreed and muttered, "The tickets are free, but you will definitely have to buy this and that if you go there. How could I not know that?"

Chen Qiyun's father couldn't stand it any longer: "Oh, even if you want to buy it, it's still a small price to pay. How dare their school ask each student to spend hundreds of dollars? At most, it's just a meal in a restaurant, which costs a dozen or twenty yuan."

"The teacher asked us to bring our own food," said Chen Qiyun.

"Then there's nothing to spend money on. Just follow the teacher and don't run around. Just have fun."

"..."

Only then did Chen Qiyun take the test paper and return to her own little room.

The old lady was still mumbling.

In her opinion, children should read books and study hard at home during holidays and not go anywhere.

What's wrong with studying? Can't you work harder?
What's wrong with being ranked seventh in the class? It's not like I'm ranked first in the class.

Besides being the first in the class, he is also the first in the grade and the whole school.

　I will post 4000 words first, and I am still writing the rest.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)