A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 44: See Through the Years
Duan Rong set up his easel, ground ink, mixed dyes, and soon began to work hard...

After Duan Rong painted three pictures, he was surprised to find that his painting speed had improved.

In this way, he could finish painting these ten people in less than an hour.

Duan Rong then deliberately slowed down!

He didn't want to draw so much!

He wants to let the bullets fly for a while.

Only hunger marketing can sell at a high price!

When Duan Rong was painting the fifth picture, two handsome young men in brocade clothes suddenly came over and walked silently to the end of the team.

Duan Rong was just about to call them and ask them to come back tomorrow, but he suddenly noticed that the two servants at the end of the team suddenly stood up and gave their seats to them.

"Those two servants turned out to be reserving seats!" Duan Rong's eyes lit up, and the doubts in his mind when he first arrived were finally dispelled.

At the end of the Shen hour, just before the You hour, Duan Rong finally handed the last painting to a handsome young man.

Duan Rong glanced at the Huaying Tower diagonally opposite. The door of the Huaying Tower had just been opened, and in the dusk, two lighted lanterns had just been hung in front of the door.

Duan Rong smiled slightly and thought: The timing is just right!
Duan Rong was just about to pack up and go back when he suddenly smelled a fragrance.

His heart moved, and he looked up. Unknowingly, Hu Huanhuan had walked over with her skirt swaying lightly, and said, "Mr. Duan, can you paint a picture for me?"

Duan Rong heard this and smiled. He set up the folded easel again and said with a smile, "Sister Hu, you are here. This is a great compliment to me! How dare I not serve you?"

Although Duan Rong's words were half slick, they were also half sincere. Although Hu Huanhuan was a woman, she was strong and powerful, and even he was a little scared when he saw her.

Hu Huanhuan couldn't help but smile after hearing this. After meeting him twice, he found that this painter named Duan Rong was smart, humorous and a happy person.

"Sir, you are praising me! Actually, sir, you don't need to praise me. I am just an old geisha who is old and ugly and no one wants me. In the words of those bastards, I am just an old prostitute who runs a brothel!"

Duan Rong was slightly startled. He had not expected Hu Huanhuan to be so frank. After hearing this, Duan Rong was even more disappointed.

"I'm not praising you too much. In my opinion, Sister Hu is a top-notch industrialist in Xiangu County! Isn't this Huaying Building, which is well-known in the county, a clear proof of this?"

As Duan Rong spoke, his eyes looked towards the Huaying Tower diagonally opposite.

Huaying Tower was now open, with red lights shining brightly, screen windows transparent, and beautiful music wafting in from afar along with subtle fragrance. Who wouldn't be moved by the sight of it when passing by?

Moreover, just as Duan Rong said, Huayinglou is indeed the largest taxpayer in Xiangu County!

When Hu Huanhuan heard the word "industrialist", her heart trembled slightly.

When she was young, Hu Huanhuan was also a famous prostitute in the city. If she really wanted to get married, how could no one want her? She just didn't want to rely on those stinky men who made her sick, so she returned to Xiangu County and spent a lot of effort to build this Huaying Tower!

However, all these thoughts of hers had long been drowned in the dust of the world, and even she herself had almost forgotten them. How could others understand them?

But I didn't expect that today, this fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in front of me would reveal it in one word!
"Sir, you have extraordinary insights and are unconventional!"

While the two were talking, Duan Rong had already started putting ink on the drawing paper.

Duan Rong stared at Hu Huanhuan!
The famous prostitute in the capital city in the past, with natural facial features, sword-like eyebrows and a beautiful nose, had a unique charm!
However, time flies by and Hu Huanhuan becomes more and more busy.

Her skin has lost its former luster, and no amount of makeup can make up for it!

The crow's feet at the corners of the eyes and the lips that are no longer rosy both indicate that the good times are gone!
However, Duan Rong saw through all this and saw the Hu Huanhuan of the past!
Beautiful smile, beautiful eyes!
The famous courtesan in the capital city, whose every frown and smile was so charming and soul-stirring, and who had once attracted countless young knights, had suddenly come back from the dusty years and stood before Duan Rong! Duan Rong was slightly shocked and wrote with fascination!
In less than a quarter of an hour, the painting was completed!

Duan Rong took down the painting and handed it to Hu Huanhuan!

Hu Huanhuan took the painting and was shocked when he saw it!
Duan Rong looked at Hu Huanhuan, who was standing there holding the painting, petrified, and smiled slightly.

After two days of actual painting, his skills have become more and more mature.

This painting by Hu Huanhuan is clear evidence that he has taken his painting style a small step forward.

Duan Rong did not disturb the petrified Hu Huanhuan. He packed up his things, turned into a walking shelf, and left.

After a long time, when Hu Huanhuan raised his head, Duan Rong was no longer under the old locust tree.

Hu Huanhuan sighed slightly, and there was a hint of loneliness in her eyes.

She rolled up the drawing paper and walked back to Huaying Building...

The welcoming geishas at the entrance of Huaying Tower were originally chattering, but when they saw Hu Huanhuan walking over, they immediately stood still with their heads hung, like quails.

Hu Huanhuan walked back to her room. She sat in front of the desk, spread out the drawing paper on the desk, and looked at it for a while...

Her eyes as she looked at the person in the painting were filled with deep emotions!
After a long time, Hu Huanhuan suddenly looked up and looked at the corner of the bed in her room. There was a box there, which was one of the boxes she brought from the provincial capital.

Hu Huanhuan stood up and walked slowly to the box. She lifted the hem of her skirt and squatted down.

She opened the box and rummaged through it for a while.

Finally, I took out a painting from the bottom of the box!
I don't know when the painting was drawn, but it has turned slightly yellow.

Hu Huanhuan used her slender and nimble fingers to untie the red silk thread that bound the scroll, and with a slight stretch, she opened the painting!
In the painting, there is a young girl watching fish swimming by the lake. She has bright eyes, white teeth, and eyebrows as black as ink. Especially when she smiles, it's like a spring breeze blowing...

Hu Huanhuan looked at the person in the painting, feeling a little dazed.

She hadn't seen this painting for a long time.

"It's been twenty years..." Hu Huanhuan murmured to herself, tears rolling down her eyes.

Hu Huanhuan moved lightly and placed the painting on the table, together with Duan Rong's painting!
Although the two paintings have different backgrounds, the people in the two paintings seem to be the same person!
They have gone through the dust of time and reunited in a special way!
Hu Huanhuan's eyes were blurred with tears for a moment.

She seemed to see a gleam of light on Duan Rong's dark square face and in his eyes as bright as stars!

That light seemed to contain some kind of power that could see through time!

Duan Rong returned to Yuanshun Escort Agency, went to the dormitory first to put his things away, then went to the canteen in the central courtyard to eat, and then went directly to the martial arts field.

I got up late today and have already wasted two hours of practice. I must speed up in the evening.

Duan Rong came to the martial arts arena, to the familiar corner, bent his waist and straightened his back, and stood up.

This stop lasted until the hour of Chou!

Duan Rong exhaled a breath of white air. When it came out of his mouth, everything around him was silent, with only the stars in the sky flashing with cold light.

After he finished his exercise and stood up, Duan Rong felt refreshed all over!
He walked back to the dormitory yard, washed himself by the well, and then crawled naked under the blanket!
He fell into a deep sleep the moment he got into bed.

A dreamless night!
(End of this chapter)