Ang Lee went to bed early because going to bed early and waking up early was the best for the body. This was the most in line with the law of nature. There was a good saying that people worked at sunrise and slept at sunset. The ancient ancestors had long discovered this secret and had always followed this law. Then, they passed down this guiding ideology from generation to generation so that future generations would follow this habit.
Like humans, most animals in nature were the same. They also followed the law of eating at sunrise and sleeping at sunset. However, there were also some animals that were the opposite. They preferred to be active at night and belonged to nocturnal animals, such as mice and owls. Mosquitoes also came out to bite people at night.
When it came to animals that gave people the most headaches, it was undoubtedly flies and mosquitoes. These two brothers cooperated seamlessly and did not give people a moment of peace at all. During the day, the flies buzzed, and at night, it was the mosquito's turn to appear. They simply did not let people live, but fortunately, these two brothers could only bring people trouble in the hot summer. When the weather turned cold, these two brothers would die, but what was puzzling was that the next summer, these two brothers would come out again to cause trouble. It was not clear how these two brothers survived the long and cold winter.
At this moment, it was winter. Most of the migratory birds had flown to the south for the winter. Only a small number of strong resident birds continued to stay in their homes. Most of these resident birds who stayed in their homes had a normal schedule. Only a small number of them had a more abnormal schedule. For example, owls were one of them.
This could not be blamed on owls for reversing black and white and not following the normal schedule to hunt and rest. It was because their prey, mice, were also nocturnal animals. During the day, mice did not come out of their holes at all, and owls had nowhere to hunt. They could only hide in their nests and sleep. At night, mice came out to look for food. In this case, owls had the possibility to hunt, so this was the only way.
It was the same situation in human society. Some people who sought pleasure liked to do it quietly at night. Therefore, many people who wanted to reap benefits would choose to open a certain place at night, which was the so-called night club. This was also the need for survival. Just like owls, people who went to the night club to seek pleasure were like mice. They only dared to come out to play at night.
Some of the guards under Ang Lee's command needed to be on guard at night, so naturally, they could not rest normally. Some of them secretly went hunting in order to let Ang Lee eat the freshest game when he got up early in the morning.
After waking up, Ang Lee rubbed his eyes and found that the sky was just bright. It was the best time to see the sunrise. In order to be able to draw the best side of the sunrise, he immediately ordered people to set up the frame, and various paints and inks were prepared.
"Assistant Minister Li, breakfast is ready. Have some first!"
Said a guard.
"There's no time. The sun is about to rise. Let's draw first!"
Ang Lee said and stood up, preparing to draw the beautiful sunrise.
"Assistant Minister Li, this is the game that a soldier just hunted in the wee hours of this morning. He went hunting four hours ago. Just now, another group of soldiers went hunting. Assistant Minister, you should try it!"
The guard advised.
"Alright! Soldiers, you've all worked hard. Then this official will try it. Don't just stand there. Quickly prepare everything that this official needs to draw. Don't leave anything behind. "
Ang Lee said with a smile and hurried to eat breakfast.
The soldiers in the wee hours of the morning were really too tired. In order to let Ang Lee eat delicious game, they actually got up so early to hunt. It was the middle of the night when people were the most sleepy. Of course, it was also the time when nocturnal animals were the most active.
The game was very delicious. It was smooth and fragrant. However, there was not enough time. Ang Lee did not have enough time to taste the delicacies. He had to immediately start admiring the sunrise and draw the various scenes of the sunrise. There was no time to waste.
Fortunately, Ang Lee also got up early, and the sunrise was not so fast. Especially when the east was slightly brighter, this time was longer. This allowed Ang Lee to slowly observe and draw with his brush and ink.
After the east was brighter, the whole sky began to have some color. However, because the light was too dim, most of the areas were still gray, especially the rolling Yellow River in front of him. It was completely impossible to see that the river was yellow, but it was more like a gray-black river.
The most colorful part was the surroundings of the white, and it was also the most colorful part of the whole picture. Ang Lee seized the opportunity and quickly used the pen and paper in his hand to draw this special picture.
Ang Lee's drawing speed was very fast, and soon a beautiful picture was drawn. However, no matter how fast Ang Lee's drawing speed was, it could not catch up with the progress of the sunrise. It was simply incomparable.
Therefore, when Ang Lee had just finished drawing the first picture, the sun had already revealed half of its head. This was the third picture that Ang Lee envisioned, but due to the time constraints, he could only draw it in advance. The second picture was in Ang Lee's mind. After watching the sunrise, Ang Lee could still draw it.
But this third picture was the most beautiful picture. When the sun revealed half of its head from the horizon, the scenery was the most charming. Probably no one could explain why this kind of half-hidden beauty was so charming, but it was indeed extremely charming. Perhaps it reflected the vitality of life that had just been born!
The birth of life always made people excited, and the same was true for the birth of the sun. Before the sun revealed its head, the eastern sky was already red. The fiery red color was very festive. After the sun revealed half of its head, not only were the clouds above the head red, but the surrounding trees and mountains were also dyed fiery red by the sun's rays. Moreover, it was getting redder and redder. As the sun gradually rose, the fiery red color became an even more dazzling golden color. It was not until the sun was completely high that everything returned to its original color.
The third picture was a picture that Ang Lee focused on drawing. The feeling of the picture was very good. The overall tone was fiery red, and the fourth picture depicted the sun completely rising, one foot above the ground. At this time, the golden and fiery red color were equal. The two colors complemented each other and painted a rare beautiful picture. In the fourth picture, the scenery of the Yellow River began to highlight. The Yellow River in the first three pictures was still gray and black, but from this picture, the beautiful scenery of the Yellow River began to highlight.
Under the light of the rising sun, the surface of the river shone with golden light. The Yellow River was originally earthy yellow, and under the golden light, the color became even more yellow.
The two guards standing by the side were responsible for assisting Ang Lee. When he needed a brush, they would immediately hand it over. When he needed water to wash the brush, they also had to do it immediately. This could greatly improve Ang Lee's drawing speed. Who asked the conditions of the scene to be so simple? If there was a large shelf that could hold many things, there would not be such a problem.
"Assistant Minister, your drawing is so good, as if it's real. How long do you need to practice like this?"
One of the guards saw that Ang Lee's drawing was so good, and couldn't help but praise him.
"Well! A person with good talent can achieve this in three to five years, but a person with bad talent can't draw a picture even if he is given a lifetime. "
Ang Lee said with a smile.
This could be considered a kind of boasting, and it was a very serious kind of boasting. It meant that he was very talented, or else he wouldn't have such amazing drawing skills at such a young age.
"Assistant Minister is right. A person as stupid as this lowly one wouldn't be able to draw such beautiful scenery even if he practiced for a lifetime. It's too amazing."
The guard couldn't help but say.
Ang Lee's drawing of the scenery was indeed very lifelike. Even Ang Lee himself felt that his drawing was too good, let alone an ordinary guard who had never seen such a beautiful picture before.
Although he had been drawing beautiful pictures of the sunrise, this didn't hinder Ang Lee from appreciating the beauty of the sunrise. It was just that Ang Lee was also drawing while appreciating the beauty of the sunrise. And for Ang Lee, drawing didn't affect his appreciation of the scenery. On the contrary, it allowed him to appreciate it more thoroughly and deeply.
After the sun was completely high in the sky, Ang Lee had already drawn five beautiful pictures of mountains and rivers. It was the same number as the beautiful pictures he drew yesterday evening, including the second beautiful picture that he didn't have time to draw.
After these five beautiful pictures of mountains and rivers were drawn, it was already daytime. The exquisite scenery in the morning was also different from yesterday's afternoon because the direction of the light was different. For example, when he came here yesterday, it was already afternoon. All the direct light on the surface of the Yellow River was blocked by Tiantai Mountain under Ang Lee's feet, so the Yellow River was dark. But this morning, the situation was completely different. Because there was no shelter, all the light of the sun shone on the surface of the Yellow River. As a result, the surging Yellow River had a charming bright color, which was much more spectacular than the gray Yellow River.
The Yellow River was originally khaki, but under the radiance of the rising sun, it had transformed into a dazzling golden yellow. Although they were both yellow, khaki and golden yellow gave people a completely different feeling. One was the color of soil, while the other was the color of gold. How could they be the same?
Under the sunlight, the surging Yellow River was like a flowing stream of gold, making people unconsciously yearn for wealth. Although the water of the Yellow River was not real gold, it was a core resource that was more important than gold to the people on both sides of the river. Without gold, the people could still survive, but without the water of the Yellow River, the people on both sides of the river would die of thirst and hunger. The Yellow River was a mother river that was more precious than gold. It raised the people on both sides of the river, allowing them to live a prosperous and peaceful life. At the same time, the Yellow River was a natural barrier against foreign enemies. Since ancient times, too many invaders had been blocked on the other side of the Yellow River, thus allowing the people to avoid the disaster of war.
"A flowing golden river, the Yellow River is a golden river now! Look at this golden Yellow River, doesn't it look like gold? "
Ang Lee said.
"A river of gold, just thinking about it makes me feel rich! Hahahaha! "
The guards next to him were very excited. Gold represented wealth. Who wouldn't be moved when they heard of gold? Perhaps no one wouldn't be moved!
Although the same quality of Yellow River water was almost worthless, and gold had a very high price, the volume of the Yellow River was not comparable to gold. A bowl of Yellow River water was nothing, just a little water and a little soil, but the Yellow River water carried a large amount of freshwater and soil resources every day. This huge amount of resources was a huge amount, and all these resources added together were far more than gold. Even if all the gold in the national treasury was taken out, it would not be able to buy so much soil and freshwater resources.
In particular, the soil resources were very precious. If it flowed away, it would be a great loss. The wealth of the Yellow River lost every year due to the loss of soil was incalculable.
However, the loss of soil also brought a benefit, and that was the growth of the coastal land area. For example, many places along the coast were formed because of the deposition of soil from the Yellow River. If it were not for the erosion and deposition of soil, these places would not exist.
It was the muddy water of the Yellow River that created some developed coastal cities. Under the ground of these cities, the soil was transported thousands of miles through the Yellow River.
There was a saying that although we were thousands of miles apart, the soil under our feet did indeed come from the same place, and that was the soil of the Yellow Plateau. It was transported downstream through the Yellow River, so that the people downstream and the people upstream shared the same homeland. This was also a kind of fate!
In the morning, more than twenty guards went hunting in the surrounding areas, and more than ten guards went to the river and the village to buy ingredients to improve the food for a meal. They also brought some back for the brothers in the camp to taste. Before noon, the soldiers came back one after another. Some bought fresh Yellow River carp, and many fresh wild fish that Ang Lee could not name. Some guards bought some game from the hunters. Of course, the hunting guards did not come back empty-handed. They even brought back some large gazelles and deer.
With so many ingredients, the soldiers' lunch was bound to be very sumptuous. Every soldier could eat the most delicious game. Just two gazelles were enough for the soldiers to share.
There were also many kinds of wild fish bought from the riverside. They mainly bought small prey such as rabbits. It was also difficult for hunters to obtain large prey. They usually hunted alone, and the chances of encountering large prey were not many. The soldiers, on the other hand, were in groups of a dozen. They spread out to search, and even surrounded an area, not letting any details go. Naturally, it was easier to obtain large prey.
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