After Li Xuan returned home, he kept thinking about the principal's words. It seemed that if he wanted to have more growth in the piano field, he had to have his own piano. However, when he thought about the price of the piano. Li Xuan felt very depressed again.
For the entire day, Li Xuan was a little absent-minded. When Li Xuan's mother saw it, she was also a little puzzled. She asked Li Xuan, but Li Xuan did not say anything. He only used the excuse that he had encountered a difficult problem in his studies as an excuse to brush it off.
Two days later, after Li Xuan racked his brains, he finally thought of a solution. Li Xuan decided to make his own piano. Although the piano was very expensive and Li Xuan did not have the money to buy it, he could make a cheap piano. It did not matter even if it did not make a sound. Li Xuan knew that the world's number one pianist, van der Bove, was also born deaf. In the end, he still became a great pianist and composer. As for Bach, he was Li Xuan's idol and role model in piano.
Thinking of this, Li Xuan borrowed a frame saw from his neighbor's house and walked into the field.
To the south of Zhongshan Village was a huge river bank used to prevent floods. To the south of the river bank was the huge Hutuo River. Therefore, there were many kinds of trees there. Li Xuan came to the edge of the river bank and began to observe. Sometimes, he would knock on the big trees on both sides of the river bank from time to time, as if he was looking for something.
In the end, Li Xuan stopped in front of a large locust tree. He knocked on the trunk of the locust tree and revealed a satisfied expression. Then, Li Xuan made a mark on the tree and left.
That night, Li Xuan rode a three-wheeled motorcycle in the direction of the river bank. It was already nine o'clock in the evening. Li Xuan had to go home before ten o'clock, or else his family would be worried.
Li Xuan came to the place where the locust tree was during the day and said,"I'm sorry. I had no choice but to sacrifice you.”This tree's scientific name was the Chinese scholar tree. The Chinese scholar tree that Li Xuan had chosen was about 30 centimeters in diameter.
Li Xuan did not say anything else and began to take out a frame saw to dry it. First, he sawed the roots of the locust tree, causing the big tree to completely fall down. During this period, there were many cars and pedestrians coming and going, but they did not know Li Xuan, so they did not pay attention to Li Xuan. During this period, some old people greeted Li Xuan. The most they said was to tell Li Xuan to be careful. After all, it was already night time, and it was in the wilderness. After all, at the beginning of the 21st century, it was still very unsafe to be in the countryside. In the end, Li Xuan had no choice but to give them a perfunctory answer and continue.
It was already night time, and it was close to winter. However, Li Xuan was covered in sweat. After all, Li Xuan was only ten years old at this time. It was still very tiring to saw a big tree with a diameter of more than 30 centimeters.
Finally, when Li Xuan's face turned into a multi-colored cat, the big tree broke with a sound. Li Xuan looked at the tree trunk and let out a long sigh of relief. Then, Li Xuan began to saw again.
Finally, after Li Xuan's tireless efforts, a 1.5-meter-long tree segment appeared in front of Li Xuan. Li Xuan used all his strength to put the tree segment on the tricycle and then walked in the direction of his home. During this period, because the tree segment was very heavy, Li Xuan rode the tricycle for a while and pushed it on the ground for a while.
When Li Xuan returned home, his parents did not suspect anything when they saw his appearance. However, they still reprimanded Li Xuan. After all, Li Xuan was like a beggar at the moment. Li Xuan did not refute. Then, Li Xuan placed the wood in a warehouse that had been transformed from a room at home. There was a lot of sesame oil inside. It was made by Li Xuan's family and was also the main source of income for the family. Since the sesame oil would solidify in cold weather, there was a stove in the warehouse to burn coal balls to ensure the temperature of the warehouse. Li Xuan placed the wood in a hidden place and let the wood dry in the shade.
After that, Li Xuan went to school as usual and did his homework as usual. Finally, Li Xuan welcomed the weekend again. While his parents were out, Li Xuan took out the dried wood. Then, he peeled off the bark and sawed it with a frame saw again.
After a full three hours, the tree stump had turned into a three-centimeter-thick plank. However, because the frame saw was not suitable for making wooden planks, the wooden planks were very uneven. However, Li Xuan also had a way. Li Xuan's neighbor was a carpenter, so he did not lack the tools used by carpenters. Li Xuan directly asked for a plane, a chisel, and some carving knives. He had watched his neighbors work since he was young, so he knew how to use these tools.
Just like that, after Li Xuan's disdainful efforts, a wooden board with a smooth surface was taken out by Li Xuan. Li Xuan smiled and looked at the wooden board in front of him. He was very excited. His first step was finally done.
The next day, Li Xuan began to carve on the wooden board. Although it was called carving, he was actually using a carving knife to slowly carve out the outline of the black and white keys of the piano. However, Li Xuan did not have the skill, so he only carved a simple one.
After Li Xuan finished all of this, Li Xuan was at a loss because the following steps were the most crucial. Li Xuan did not want to leave himself with any regrets, so he prepared to use a brush to draw the black and white keys of the piano on the wooden board. However, Li Xuan did not have a paintbrush. He still had to buy it. Most importantly, Li Xuan did not have money.
After thinking for a long time, Li Xuan could only sigh and put away everything.
The next morning, when Li Xuan sent his parents out, Li Xuan shouted at his mother,"Mom…"
His mother glanced at Li Xuan and asked,"What's the matter?" Because his parents were going to set up a stall in the market, they left in a hurry. Otherwise, when there were more people in the market, it would become crowded and it would be difficult for his parents to enter.
When Li Xuan saw his mother's hurried appearance, he was about to ask his mother for money to buy a paintbrush, but he immediately stopped and said,"I'm fine." When her mother saw Li Xuan's appearance, she did not care, so she got into the car and left with her father.
Li Xuan did not say anything after watching his parents leave. Instead, he picked up his bag and went to school. Li Xuan knew that if he asked his mother for money, and Li Xuan had bought quite a number of brushes, which cost a total of five yuan, it would be a huge sum of money for Li Xuan's current allowance of only one or two cents. Li Xuan would definitely be asked by his mother why he needed money. Li Xuan did not want to lie, so he would definitely tell the truth. However, this would make his mother think that not only was Li Xuan not doing his job properly, but he was also wasting things. Therefore, Li Xuan gave up.
When he came back from school, Li Xuan saw the old man sitting at the door smoking. Li Xuan greeted him,"Grandpa." She was a little absent-minded when she spoke.
Sir System saw Li Xuan's expression, so he asked,"What's wrong? Were you bullied at school?”Li Xuan shook his head and said,"I want to buy a brush, but I don't have money."”
When Sir System heard Li Xuan's words, he asked,"How much do you need?" Li Xuan looked at Sir System and said,"Five."”
When the old man heard Li Xuan's words, he silently took out a folded handkerchief from his pocket and opened it. There was some money inside. There were ten yuan and five yuan. The old man directly took out a five yuan note and handed it to Li Xuan."Here, take it." Sir System's situation was a little special. He had once been a soldier, participated in the War of Resistance, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist the United States and aid Korea. It could be said that he was very powerful, but later on, on the battlefield of the War to Resist the United States and aid Korea, he was seriously injured and could not recover, so he was discharged. However, Sir System could still receive subsidies and living expenses from the country every year. Therefore, his life was still alright. It was just that Sir System was seriously injured on the battlefield. His spine was almost broken. He was lucky enough to survive, but Sir System had also transformed from a 1.8-meter-tall man to a man less than 1.6-meter-tall. His spine formed a huge crockpot on his back, and it was very terrifying. It was at a right angle. This also caused Sir System to never get married in his entire life and to be a bachelor for the rest of his life. Later on, he lived with Li Xuan's grandparents. Li Xuan's father and uncle came to support him in his old age. Li Xuan's childhood was also brought up by Sir System. It could be said that Li Xuan was very respectful to Sir System.
Li Xuan was surprised when he saw Sir System's actions. He said,"Sir, I don't want this money for my studies.”
Sir System smiled and said,"Take it if I give it to you. You have the final say."”Sir System laughed as he spoke. After Li Xuan took the money, he was a little excited.
Li Xuan said excitedly to Sir System,"Sir System, after I use this five yuan to make what I need, there will be a part of your credit."”Sir System was a little amused by Li Xuan's words, so he said,"Hehehe, alright, hurry up and get lost.”Sir System did not believe that Li Xuan could do anything. He thought that Li Xuan wanted the money to buy some toys or snacks.
Li Xuan ran happily towards the small shop in the village and began to buy paintbrushes. In the small shop, a box of paintbrushes cost one yuan and there were twelve colors. Li Xuan directly bought five boxes. Then, she immediately ran home.
When Li Xuan returned home, Sir System had already returned to his room. Therefore, Li Xuan took out the wooden board and began to color it. After an hour and a half of Li Xuan's hard work, a fake piano made of wooden boards was completed. Li Xuan looked at the piano in his hand with some satisfaction. To be honest, this could only be considered a model, and it did not have any similarities with a piano. The only similarity was the piano keys, but they were not black and white, but colorful. However, Li Xuan was already very satisfied. After all, if he only used black and white, Li Xuan really did not know how much money he would have to spend.
Li Xuan also drew a lot of entangled lotus patterns on the piano and a portrait of a small person. That was the image of his grandfather. Then, Li Xuan thought for a moment and engraved two words on the piano. Huai Ling.
This was the name of the piano. The locust tree was the material of the piano, and the spirit was the soul. In Li Xuan's heart, this fake piano was real, and it even had a soul.
Li Xuan took a deep breath. Then, he placed his fingers on the keys of the Scholartree Spirit and began to play slowly. Although there was only the sound of his fingers tapping on the wood, a song appeared in Li Xuan's mind.
This song had never appeared before. Li Xuan relied on his powerful memory to record the sound of every key on the real piano in school. Therefore, when he played the Scholartree Spirit, the corresponding sound of the real piano began to appear in Li Xuan's mind again.
However, Li Xuan recalled the song just now and found that it was very pleasant to hear. Moreover, it was a new song. This made Li Xuan very excited, so he quickly returned to his room and took out a pen washi. He used the Pinyin grid on his homework as a staff and began to write. Sometimes, he would even play the Huai Spirit from time to time.
Just like that, in just half an hour, a complete piano piece was composed by Li Xuan. Li Xuan looked at the song he had just written and then looked at the Huai Spirit on his lap, so he wrote four words on his homework. Prelude to the Locust Tree Spirit.
This was also the name of the piano piece.
The editor would like to say here that this kind of reminiscence will not be like this forever, so please don't misunderstand. Moreover, the part of the old man written by the editor in this chapter was also deliberately written by the editor because this happened in reality. The prototype was the editor's old man. It was just that the editor's old man passed away in 2009, so the editor wanted to use this way to remember and pay tribute to the veterans.
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