Chapter 0009 – United Saints

Zhuang Rui was slightly impatient and even a bit rude as he rattled the letters and notes in the box to one side, the bottom of the box revealed the two scrolls that were about fifty centimeters long, without taking a closer look, Zhuang Rui couldn’t wait to remove the scrolls, but his hand was still more careful, at this moment, these two scrolls were undoubtedly the most important things in his mind.

To know, since that aura was produced in his eyes, Zhuang Rui was trying to find ways to increase the amount of aura all the time, after two depletions, the aura was already very thin, and there was no way to replenish it, even though he could now use to control whether or not to output the aura, but when Zhuang Rui was in contact with people in the past few days, his eyes were wandering for fear of unintentionally releasing the aura, and if the aura in his eyes was really consumed, then he would be in tears.

It’s been a long time since he felt this way, when holding two scrolls in his hands, even though Zhuang Rui didn’t know whether they were paintings or banners, Zhuang Rui was able to feel his heart “thumping”, as if it was about to pop out of his throat.

Do not care to wipe the dust on the scroll, Zhuang Rui carefully put it on his bed, and then walked to the restroom, with cold tap water to wash his face, the mood only for it to ease down.

Back to his room, Zhuang Rui did not open the scroll, but sat on the bed, placed the scroll on his lap, gazed at the scroll, the green light flashed, the aura out of the eyes, mapped on the top of the scroll, but the results let Zhuang Rui disappointed, because the number of aura returned to the eyes did not increase again, just now the same experiment and the previous perspective of ordinary books, just can pass through the scroll to see the following Objects.

“Where exactly is the problem?”

Zhuang Rui was slightly disappointed, but this kind of result he could bear, after all, the amount of aura did increase earlier, what he needed now was to find the right way to increase the amount of aura in his eyes, he didn’t expect to be able to repeatedly draw aura within these two scrolls to begin with.

Zhuang Rui got up and found a clean towel and wiped the dust from the outside of the two scrolls, then opened the scrolls and laid them flat on his bed.

After opening the scroll, Zhuang Rui found that this is two words, one written on it is: peacefully know that the phoenix is not as good as me, and the other one is: and eat clams and ask the sky. Above the paragraph is: “generous” two words, in the style of the lower part of the red seal, there are four words: generous interpretation of the text.

These two words are written in a robust and fresh, painfully, a little bit of flavor, although Zhuang Rui does not understand calligraphy, but also know that the author’s skills are very deep, look at these two words of paper has been slightly yellowed, the wooden shaft on both sides are also some discoloration, and grandpa’s collection, at least it should be the works of the founding of the country.

For generous this person, Zhuang Rui never heard of, but want to figure out the origin of generous, that is not very difficult, they do not understand, can go to ask Uncle De ah!

After thinking of this, Zhuang Rui immediately picked up the phone to call Uncle De, after the phone is connected, Uncle De’s voice in the middle of the air came over: “It’s Xiao Zhuang, right! Back home? I was saying that I would give you a call in the next few days, how is your body? How’s your health?

Zhuang Rui can’t help but blush a little at the words, he didn’t know to make a phone call to report a peace after he returned home, there are things that only think of others, and quickly said: “Uncle De, I’m very good, the body is also nothing, after the New Year, I strive to go to work early, make this phone call to let your old man rest assured.”

“Nothing is good, do not need to rush to work, rest at home for a period of time, pawnshop side I have arranged, do not worry, on my behalf to ask your mother good New Year ah! I’m hanging up now, a bunch of disciples are coming to pay their respects to me.”

Uncle De’s side is a little noisy, he is also in the Zhonghai antique world is a number of characters, disciples and grandchildren a large group, every New Year’s time home is bustling.

“Uncle De, I really have something to ask you ……” These two words for Zhuang Rui relationship is significant, he can not care about polite.

“Oh? Then you wait, I come out to answer the phone ……”

Uncle De was a little surprised, he knows something this kid are not interested in, stayed together for a year, also did not see him use the word please teach.

“Uncle De, it is so, my family’s old mansion to be demolished, I went to clean up my grandfather’s relics, and found that there are two words inside, written: peacefully know that the phoenix is not as good as me, and eat clams Li Huo asked the sky. The inscription is ‘generous’ two words, you also know, I for these is the six of seven, simply do not know anything ah! Can’t help but ask your old man …… for advice.”

Zhuang Rui also reported the size of the two characters to Uncle De, his heart is really a little apprehensive, afraid that Uncle De also do not know the origin of the characters.

After listening to what Zhuang Rui said, Uncle De laughed out loud and said, “This kid of yours is not learning, previously let you learn something with me and still push back, now know that more learning is not bad, right!”

Zhuang Rui is naturally a series of apologies, and to ensure that in the future will learn more knowledge with Uncle Te, which will be the identity of the people of Fang Dafang clear.

Fang Fang, also known as Fang Dishan, was born in 1873, formerly known as Fang Erqian, the word Dishan, Jiangdu, Jiangsu Province (now Yangzhou City), was born in a family of books (father Fang Peisen for the Qing Dynasty Tingmao Section, for many years in the local oracle), specializing in calligraphy and couplings, the famous scholars of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, calligrapher, couplings.

When Fang Dishan was a young man, he was smart and intelligent, good at calligraphy, proficient in goldstone, calligraphy, painting and ancient books and editions, his calligraphy was quite craggy, mountainous and forested, feisty and unrestrained, frivolous and witty, unkempt, and he passed the examination at the age of thirteen, and then he taught at the Beiyang Military Academy, and he and Yuan Shikai’s second son, Yuan Kewen, became bosom buddies and children’s parents, and he and Zhang Daqian, who was a painter and had no reputation at that time, became friends for the rest of their lives.

Fang Dishan is good at making couplets, especially good at writing embedded name couplets, interesting couplets, and the Ming Dynasty Xie Jin, the Qing Dynasty Jiyun lineage, Shang Zhiqiao. For people to write embedded name couplets, all improvisation, never drafted, natural, the meaning of the word is extremely work, often allusions to the natural integration, leaving no axe marks, is a masterpiece, at that time was called the Republic of China “Sage of the Union”.

“Uncle Te, do we have any Fang Dishan’s works in our pawnshop?”

After listening to Uncle De’s introduction, Zhuang Rui realized that Fang Dishan in the field of modern calligraphy, can also be considered a great man, but he is now trying to find another piece of Fang Dishan’s works, to see if he can absorb the aura from it.

“We don’t have it in our pawnshop, but ……”

Uncle Te mused for a moment, then said, “Fang Di Shan works passed down more, some collectors in Zhonghai hands are there, your kid is trying to ask the price! Due to more heirlooms, his works are not very high prices, your two is a couplet, the price should be between 8,000 and 15,000, the elders left something, you still keep it! If you are short of money, give Uncle Te a word, I can turnover you some.”

See uncle De misunderstood his meaning, Zhuang Rui quickly said: “Uncle De, not that meaning, I mainly see the elders left things, the other side of the mountain this person is interested in, and even want to know what his works, when I return to Zhonghai, trouble you to take me to visit the collection of his works of people on the line.”

Since this pair of couplets could no longer draw aura, Zhuang Rui was trying to see if he could draw aura from the rest of Fang Dishan’s works.

“There’s no problem with that, when the time comes, you bring that couplet and I’ll take you to some collectors to exchange ideas.”

Uncle De was very happy to hear Zhuang Rui’s words, the antique world is the first to emphasize character, Zhuang Rui is loyal and honest, he has a very good impression of Zhuang Rui, has always wanted to bring him into the profession but did not have the wish, and now Zhuang Rui himself came to the door, Uncle De is just eager to do it!