Chapter 0543 – Seeking Words (II)

“Hey, Brother Jin, I’ll let you say it. I came here this time, I really want to beg the master to write a plaque name.”

Talking to Fatty Jin, who has his eyebrows raised, is a pain in the ass. Before Zhuang Rui finished his sentence, Fatty Jin already knew his intention.

The reason why Zhuang Rui begged to Fatty Jin’s head, is because in today’s existing calligraphy and painting masters, Fatty Jin’s teacher, is the only person who can make Zhuang Rui feel admiration.

The old man’s age than Zhuang Rui’s grandfather is a few years older, from a noble background, but his life is a lot of ups and downs, can be applied to his head of the halo has a lot of, such as a famous educator, classical literature, calligraphy and painting, heritage connoisseur, red scholar, poet, master of Chinese culture and so on the title, is almost countless.

The old man lost his father at a young age, and his family’s circumstances, since Beijing Huiwen Middle School dropout, furious self-study, and follow a number of famous artists to learn calligraphy, painting and classical literature, modern famous painter Qi Baishi, once also did the master’s teacher.

The master’s family lineage was very distinguished. He was the eighth generation grandson of Prince Hong Di, the fifth son of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, and his ancestor, Prince Hong Di, was known in history as an absurd prince who liked to organize funerals and eat sacrifices, but some historians say that he actually avoided getting involved in the struggle for the throne between Emperor Hong Shi and Emperor Qianlong, and he bided his time under the name of “absurdity”.

The old man seldom mentioned his family history, he never mentioned and did not like others to say that his surname is Aisin Gioro, in his ID card, hukou book and all the official documents, never Aisin Gioro.

Once there was a very interesting thing, there are many people to write to the master, the envelope will be in front of the name plus Aisin Gioro’s last name, the old man annoyed, simply hand-written on the “check this person, please return” did not think that the letter was returned, the envelope was actually a lot of people to save the collection, is also considered a good story of anecdotes.

Zhuang Rui not long ago, read the master’s oral biography of a book, and in the study of calligraphy and painting appraisal with Uncle Te, also heard Uncle Te mentioned many times the master’s character learning, is why I want to ask for a master’s a word to decorate their own curio store.

Zhuang Rui once saw in the master’s autobiography, the old man became famous, then in the name of the word seekers, regardless of seniority, where there is a request. Will gladly comply with the order, can not bear to brush off the will.

In the place where the master once worked, from the school principal, down to the general workers, especially ordinary workers, almost everyone has the master’s calligraphy, sometimes the master is even written specifically for people to send over, the old man once said self-deprecatingly: “I’m close to the toilet inside the word has not been written.”

Although the master seldom refused to give people writing, but this matter can not be self to find the door! That’s why Zhuang Rui thought of Fatty Jin and asked him to give an introduction.

“Older brother, it’s not that I don’t give you this face, this matter ……”

Fatty gold in said Zhuang Rui’s intention, but the face of the difficult look, let Zhuang Rui some strange, to be honest, the master because of the request, so now his words in the antiques and calligraphy and painting market circulation a lot, the price is not very high, ordinary people can ask, it is difficult to not gold fat this closed disciple. Still need to not be able to get one of the teacher’s words?

“Brother Jin, could it be that you want to moisturize the pen? This is no problem, how much do you need to say directly ……”

Zhuang Rui said the moisturizing pen, is to refer to the moisturizing pen fee, for people to write articles and receive people’s belongings, since the Jin, Song since there are records about this, to the Tang Dynasty is more common.

However, at that time, not called “manuscript fee” and called “pen fee” and write more epitaphs, or a trek something, that is, Zhuang Rui asked for the signboard.

But in today’s society, some local officials, preferring calligraphy, the word is not good, but everywhere to the people inscribed to collect money, the name is: the pen fee, in fact, is an alternative phenomenon of bribery.

“Don’t, don’t, don’t harm me, the teacher writing is never charge money, I don’t mean …… that.”

Fatty Jin was startled by Zhuang Rui’s words and waved his hands, saying, “The main thing is that the teacher is too old now, he’s already over 90 years old, although his spirit is still fine, he can’t walk anymore, and his eyes aren’t very good either. There are too many people begging him to write, and teacher’s book debt is high. He owes hundreds of names on that small book, we students don’t want to make his old man work too hard, so we seldom beg him to write nowadays, old brother Zhuang, can you understand?”

Seeing that Zhuang Rui came to the door to ask for help, and sent such an expensive gift, and was rejected by himself, Fatty Jin was also a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it for a while, he went on to say, “Otherwise, let’s do it this way! Tomorrow I’m going to see the teacher, you also follow along, to see how the teacher’s mood, maybe you do not beg him, he will write to you instead!”

“Cheng, Brother Jin, I also want to visit the old man, if I can hear the master’s teachings with my own ears, that would be really great, words or no words.”

Zhuang Rui was overjoyed when he heard Fatty Jin’s words, to know, people of the Master’s age are counting down their time on earth, maybe one day they will pass away, to be able to see the Master, for Zhuang Rui, it’s really a little bit higher than begging for a piece of calligraphy.

After making an appointment with Fatty Jin to visit the master tomorrow morning, Zhuang Rui left Fatty Jin’s house and returned to the courtyard, and found that his grandparents had already moved back to Yuquan Mountain, and the environment of the courtyard was a bit noisy in the end, which was not suitable for the old man’s cultivation.

“Brother Hao, good new year! How is the home?”

After walking around the courtyard with the white lion, Zhuang Rui walked to the front yard, just in time to see Hao Long come out of his room.

“Boss, it’s all good, it’s all good, hey ……” Hao Long saw Zhuang Rui and hurriedly trotted over, his face full of joy.

“What’s the matter, Hao, so happy, the family introduced an object?” Zhuang Rui said jokingly.

Hao Long sniffed actually squirming up, period a moment, said: “still do not know people can see on me not …….”

It turned out that Hao Long this time home, really was arranged for a blind date, the matchmaker is Hao Long in the city of a distant relative, heard that Hao Long has made a fortune, to help him introduce an object, the other party is a graduate student in Beijing, and Hao Long age.

Nowadays, the higher the education of women, the more difficult to marry, according to the words of Hao Long, the girl’s family is also in the countryside, people are very quiet, and did not dislike Hao Long is a high school student, said that the two can be the first to socialize.

Zhuang Rui smiled and laughed, teasing: “Hao, you’re great! You actually found a graduate student without saying anything, let’s put it this way! As long as you can PR that one down, this front yard I also prepare a new room for you, if you don’t like to live here, outside I will send you a house ……”

“Boss, the eight words have not yet come to an end, that girl is a graduate student, you also know that I just graduated from high school. People and do not talk a lot, or you teach me, how to get along with the girls to get along ah?”

After hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, Hao Long’s face was a little worried, obviously, the other party’s education, let him a little ashamed of himself, feeling that the two are a little mismatched.

“How can I teach you ah? Dare I say that I’m not Simon Qing, specializing in this.”

Zhuang Rui rolled his eyes, buddy is also farewell virgin career not long, than you are not much stronger, but Zhuang Rui thought for a while, said: “high education this does not explain what the problem, you two are from the countryside, should be in the difference in habits is not big, but this hobby Well, it’s a bit of a problem.”

“Yes! When I was with her, some of the things she said, I have never heard, can’t catch the words ah!”

Hao Long is also a sad face, he is a rural child, in the army and stayed for so many years, in that cockroach are male place, which have the opportunity to contact the girls, it is even more do not know the girl has what hobbies.

“Let’s put it this way! Hao, now the adult college entrance examination, high school students can apply for undergraduate, you are here anyway, there is nothing to do, why don’t you review, wait until May or June this year, go to participate in the adult college entrance examination, if you can get in, at least you can be closer in terms of academic qualifications, and the common language will be a little bit more, what do you think?”

Zhuang Rui know Hao Long in the army before, originally good academic performance, is because the family is poor can not afford to go to college, only to go out to be a soldier, there will be no student loans and things like that, and now a good refresher, may be able to get into it!

“Hey, I say Hao, for their own happiness, try a fear of what, even if not, you go to a university that is not a bad thing ah!” See Hao Longfa frowned together, Zhuang Rui added a fire.

“OK, boss, according to what you said to do ……” Hao Long’s eyebrows stretch open, right hand vigorously clenched into a fist, that strength is a bit like ready to participate in the martial arts to take the standard bearer general.

Zhuang Rui smiled and said, “That’s good, wait a few days I am busy finished, give you to go to find a set of adult college entrance examination review materials to go ……”

Zhuang Rui accompanied the white lion to play in the courtyard for a while, Ouyang Jun and others also came back, this New Year is not over, the night is naturally to continue to drink, the children in the courtyard to set off firecrackers, although Ouyang Gang has moved back to live in Yuquan Mountain, but in this courtyard, it is still a joyous festive picture.

After sending Ouyang Jun away with a full stomach, Zhuang Rui returned to the backyard and entered the basement from the side room, he was trying to find a painting or calligraphy, and took it to the old man to appreciate it tomorrow.

Zhuang Rui itself is engaged in the collection, and he also knows that the master never boasted that he is a calligrapher, and once said, he is a teacher, and then an appraisal of antiques, calligraphy and painting is just a hobby.

Favorite collection of people, to see the ancient masterpieces, is the most happy thing, Zhuang Rui this is also regarded as a good thing!