Cartoonist's Dream

Qingdong Village is poorer, but there is still a grocery store. It is built at the entrance of the village under the mud slope after entering the bamboo forest. The area is twice the size of Uncle Limu's grocery store.It's just that there are no glass containers in the grocery store. There are two large wooden boards at the door to store the goods. Small wooden strips are nailed around the boards to prevent the goods from rolling off.Only the most popular products in the current season will be placed on the wooden board at the door, such as all kinds of fireworks and firecrackers that are popular with children at this time, and popsicles that don’t freeze...

The signboard on the store reads [Qingdong Village Department Store], unlike grocery stores where people are not allowed to enter the store.It is a Limin store initiated and established by the village head, and it is maintained and operated to a certain extent by public funds.So it is a small supermarket like a grocery store, with a wide aisle between the pallets for people to enter the store.

When you enter the store, you will find that there are batteries, flashlights, scissors and other goods on the wooden shelves in the store. There is also a small freezer that even children will find small, and you can find frozen popsicles in it.No matter it is summer or winter, Da Shengnan likes to eat this food. It has high sugar content and is full of energy to replenish physical strength.

New Year's goods such as white rabbit candy, biscuits, and chocolate milk balls are placed on the obvious third and fourth floors.The bottom layer of the container contains washing powder, detergent and mosquito coils.Only Katsuo can see the products placed in the shelf on the top floor, and it must not be something suitable for children to buy.

In addition to Katsuo, there are also big cousin and second cousin who come to buy firecrackers with Limu. [

The second cousin is introverted and doesn't like to spend money very much. He always saves it for later use, so he only buys two boxes of firecrackers at most, and he will only light one after others set off it four or five times.It is estimated that it is this kind of will that can't be tolerated that allowed him to be admitted to a key university like Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Compared with the second cousin, the eldest cousin bought a lot of firecrackers.When Li Mu was a child, he often bought only one or two boxes of "match guns" like his second cousin, but he always squandered them immediately, and then begged for it from his eldest cousin.

Now Li Mu has become a money-scattering boy, deliberately bought a lot of firecrackers, and after leaving the grocery store, he divided them into a pile, and the three of them couldn't hold them in their small hands.Finally, I bought a bundle of cylindrical fireworks, put them in a bag and prepared to show them off at night.

until the evening.

Crack, clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap -

A series of firecrackers sounded outside the courtyard gate, and after a while, a seductive smell of gunpowder filled the air.After the string of cannons is fired, the New Year's dinner can be started.There are three large round wooden tables in the yard, all of which are the size of the dinner table in Lu Wei's family.The two old people usually don't need to eat, and they only move out to entertain guests when there is a banquet.

Adults are divided into two tables, and children gather at one table. Only children under the age of 10 have the right to sit with their parents.Since there is no table turntable, the dishes on the table are placed in duplicate, and you can still get the desired dish when you stand up.

The cousins ​​and cousins ​​who were tired from playing before all twitched their index fingers, but according to the regulations, they couldn't pick up the chopsticks to pick up vegetables before the cannon was fired.Immediately after the cannon was fired, everyone picked up chopsticks to grab food. The girls picked up horseshoes and shiitake mushrooms, and the red jerky on the table was the main target of the three little boys.

Everyone's tables are very close, and the other two tables can be heard if you speak a little louder, so you can hear "Don't just eat meat, remember to eat vegetables!", "Take your own bowl and spoon" from a group of women. Soup!" or something like that.

In the past, the Li family's parenting method was "self-reliance" at the dinner table. Today's parents only have one or two children, and mothers can't help but worry that they will be picky eaters.Seeing that all the children started picking vegetables after shouting, they returned to their own topics.

"I remember you said that Li Mu painted

Shangguo Publishing House has self-knowledge. It has issued 1 volumes since the beginning, and now it is still publishing 1 volumes.It is estimated that before recruiting a new manga author, the entire company intends to operate on a single book.

"Is Li Mu drawing comics for this publishing house? That's great, what's the pen name?" asked the innocent third cousin who had the same beauty as the second cousin.

"Ali."

"That Ali from "Q Version of Three Kingdoms"?" The eldest cousin seemed to be in disbelief at the third cousin's answer, and her expression turned into a state of disbelief.

"Yes." Li Mu was puzzled by the expression of his eldest cousin Liang Yanxia, ​​and answered while looking at her with his head tilted.

"Why, are you famous?" At this moment, the uncle at the table interrupted.

"Of course, it was mentioned in the newspapers a few months ago, Dad, don't you remember? The only painter in the magazine who was well-received was actually our Limu." The second cousin said to the eldest cousin.

"Ali Ali Limu Limu" ​​the second uncle thought sideways, and then suddenly realized, "That's really the case!"

"In that case, Li Mu, do you know how to convict?"

"Who is guilty?"

"The best-selling cartoonist and writer who appeared like a comet this year, let alone gender, is completely shrouded in mystery." The second cousin looked ahead with a sudden look in her eyes.

Do you need to be so involved in the conversation, the person involved is right in front of you, I won't be able to stand it...

Li Mu, who took the second cousin's words as a compliment, blushed slightly. Sooner or later, the truth will come to light, and now he can't tell them what he really wants, so he can only make excuses and say:

"I'm also shrouded in mystery. Shangguo has taken measures to keep the real identities of all the authors secret."

"Then do you know him?"

"I know, but we have strict confidentiality rules."

"Woo!" The second cousin hissed contemptuously at the unwarranted regulations.

"The answer to the mystery will be revealed one day." Li Mu reminded.

At that time, the evaluation may become

[The best-selling cartoonist and writer who appeared like a comet, not to mention gender, is completely shrouded in mystery.The themes of the works range from science fiction to romance, and the painting style can change freely...] or something like that? [

"But there was no 50 yuan bonus at that time." The second cousin sighed with regret.

"Eh?" The corner of Li Mu's mouth twitched, he took a sip of the soup, and glanced at his second cousin through the soup bowl.

Are you going to sell your cousin at a reserve price of 50 yuan...?

"Don't you want to know who he (she?) is?" the eldest cousin wondered.

"I didn't really like his works at all. The second book was always playing and playing, and there was a disgusting bald uncle named Armstrong."

"How come, don't you think the wrist alchemist, Major Armstrong, is very funny? And the flame alchemist, Major Mustang, is also very handsome. In the end, Matthew Hughes broadcast at the central training ground, 'This year there will be a grand broadcast, Because...my daughter's second birthday! It's great! 'Is it very loving?" The eldest cousin even recited the official position and comic lines, obviously a veteran comic fan of "Smelting Steel".

...However, Li Mu looked at her with eyes that seemed to be looking at a poor person.It is estimated that after seeing the tragic scene of "a foolish father who loves his daughter" being killed by an artificial human, he will not be able to say "very loving" and other comments.

By the way, big cousin, is it really okay for you to take the college entrance examination?

If the eldest cousin who was mediocre in her studies was distracted by her own reasons, Li Mu would feel ashamed if she only got into a junior college in the end.

"However, Edward beat the religious man so badly, he went home to practice with Alphonse, and went to beat the prison criminals." The second cousin was surprised that the eldest cousin would be so serious, but she was not afraid of speaking up as a high school student.

"Didn't you ask the doctor about the Philosopher's Stone, then go to the library to look up the formula, and Wen Li was hijacked?" The eldest cousin skipped the battle part.

"I'm not saying the manga is bad, I just don't like it." The second cousin defended herself before the situation got out of hand, and transferred the flames of war to another place, "Li Mu, tell me, that manga was drawn by your colleague... "

Li Mu looked at the second cousin in astonishment, Nima was shot while lying down, even the "colleague" was pulled out by her, the reason given by this beautiful girl is really hard to refuse.

To be honest, Steel Refining is definitely not an upgrade-style comic. The protagonist's ability from the beginning to the end, the improvement rate is not as exaggerated as the sublimation from an ant to a god.There will be no situation where the "Golden Core Stage" crushes the "Foundation Establishment Stage" with one finger. It is hard to say that the protagonist of "Steel Refining" can defeat his previous self with two or three moves at the end of the plot.His main improvement is in the "understanding", "decomposition" and "reconstruction" of alchemy knowledge.It’s just that there are quite a lot of fighting scenes in the whole manga. It’s hard to imagine why Mr. Arakawa, as a woman, would draw such a masculine manga.

Hearing others comment on his manga with such enthusiasm, no matter whether the comments are good or bad, he should be happy, but Li Mu is not happy at all listening to their discussions.Because he knows that "Steel Refining" is not his own cartoon, although it belongs to him, it is not the cartoon he created.

Maybe it would be better to use novels for pseudo-original creation.

After all, the manga part is my own original, and the caricature of best-selling novels is indeed very popular.

But it took half a year to save some money, and I want to help relatives and friends get rid of poverty and become rich.

Money is not enough.

It costs money to do daily tasks, God knows if it will issue a task asking to buy a white marble seal someday?

Furthermore, if you go to a European and American country to find a truly capable hospital for heart surgery, 90 to [-] yuan will definitely not be enough!Those who are not their nationals cannot enjoy their benefits.

Money is not everything, absolutely not.

If you don’t want to fall into the dilemma of drawing comics while making money in the future, you have to complete the original accumulation as soon as possible.

Back in the day, when my grandma got stomach cancer, she didn’t necessarily need an operation. The reason was not because the seven children had no money, but because she felt that surgery was a waste of money. She was saving money for her children!In the last few days of her death, she lay on a mat on the floor of her home, with a hole in her neck and a breathing tube inserted in her throat. Every time she took a deep breath, the filter membrane would be blown up.

Nutrient injections and liquid food were given, but the digestive products and urine could not be excreted.He was obviously a skinny person, but his stomach swollen three times.Bladder pain?Stomach pain?Difficulty breathing?

Kneeling by her side and looking at the door at that time, unconsciously, even I felt pain. Of course, it was so painful to send someone away with my own eyes.

Miss until now.

"Li Mu, seal the bag." A pair of slightly thin but healthy and strong hands squeezed the red envelope and handed it to Li Mu's eyes from behind.

"Thank you grandma, happy new year grandma."

Limu took the red envelope.Grandma's memory is even worse than her daughter's. She only gives out red envelopes after the meal and waits for her grandchildren to arrive.

Grandma's red envelope is only 65mm*40mm in size, and the material is divided red paper. The whole red envelope is made by hand.It looks very thick, but in fact there are only two fiery red 1 yuan bills in the red envelope.Twisting will produce a crisp sound, and the 1 yuan inside is all new money.It was a treasure specially picked out by grandma from the money for selling vegetables and kept in the red envelope every year on this day.

The little red envelopes are wrapped with blessings for the new year, bringing unimaginable good luck to the children.

1 yuan represents grandpa, and 1 yuan represents grandma.

Father Li arrives late by motorcycle, in time for the final banquet with his uncles.After drinking for three rounds, the sun sets in Xilin.From time to time, my feet would itch, and I looked down to see Liangliang busy picking up bones under the table, and the New Year banquet was coming to an end.