Shenhao with a learning panel

Chapter 348
"Grandma said an old grandpa came today?"

"My mother said she was your cousin's teacher, Teacher Li."

He Yaru quickly realized that Zhou Qin was talking about Li Shi, because among the people coming today, only Li Shi had the surname Li.

She looked at her nephew, whose intelligence became more and more worrying. She got out of the car in that direction, opened the back seat, and gestured to Li Shi, who was bending over to pick up the black suitcase, and joked: "That's the one You, Grandpa Li, go in and say someone is here."

Zhou Qin was stunned for a few seconds before running into the courtyard under He Yaru's reminder again.

Wu Yuan came over with a tea gift box and asked curiously: "Did you just say Grandpa Li?"

He Yaru explained the situation, shook her head and said, "It's probably because my aunt didn't tell him the specific age of Teacher Li. She only said that she was my teacher, so he thought that Teacher Li must be very old."

Wu Yuan couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing this.

He Yaru looked at Li Shi who had come over and said, "But actually I don't blame him. Teacher Li has such a calligraphy level at such a young age, which is very rare in history... Come on, let's go in."

As soon as the three of them entered the yard, they saw an old lady coming out of the house with a man and a woman.

The old lady is over seventy years old, with gray hair and kind eyes.

Following her closely next to her was a beautiful woman in her forties, about 1.6 meters tall and well-maintained, with delicate eyebrows and still charming charm. It could be seen that she must have been a beauty when she was young.

Of course, there was no comparison with Sister He. Although she took good care of herself, with Li Shi's eyesight, he could still see the subtle crow's feet at the corners of her eyes for the first time.

As for Sister He's pretty face, her skin is fair and smooth, with no wrinkles at all.

Following them was the eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man at the door before, who was looking at Li Shi curiously.

He Yaru first introduced both parties.

The old lady Wu Xiulin immediately smiled and said: "Mr. Li, you are Yaru's teacher and senior teacher. Your arrival has made the humble house shine. Please go inside and have a cup of hot tea."

Li Shi didn't expect that this old man would treat him as a teacher. After all, he looked younger than his real age, as if he was only in his early 20s, less than two years older than her grandson Zhou Qin. .

Zhou Qin was also dumbfounded from behind, never expecting such a scene.

His grandmother is an old man in her 70s, and she is also a great calligrapher and professor. She also had an official status and rank before retiring.

What made him even more unbelievable was that the young man who looked about the same size as him actually accepted the teacher's treatment as a matter of course. He followed him into the room lightly, sat down at the host and guest seats, and received another glass of wine from his mother's hand. Served tea.

Li Shi took the tea from Wu Fang, a beautiful woman, politely said thank you, took a sip, put it down, then smiled at the old lady sitting next to him and said: "Mr. Zhong Yi, you are a calligrapher." Senior, we came here today and we are disturbing you."

Wu Xiulin, also known as Zhongyi, and all her calligraphy works are signed with the word "Zhongyi". Li Shi called her by this name to politely express respect and intimacy.

The old lady smiled and said, "No worries, I'm looking forward to your coming. Ever since Yaru told me about Mr. Li, I can't wait to see you in person and your two works."

After saying that, she asked Sister He again: "Yaru, what's going on with Master Gu?"

"They're on their way too."

He Yaru, who was sitting in front of the old lady, replied. After speaking, she, who was very understanding of her aunt's thoughts, smiled and said to Li Shi: "Teacher Li, why don't we go to the framing room to see the environment first, and then let my aunt admire you too?" "Missing You" and "Beauty Bath"?"

Since my aunt used the honorific title "you", as a junior, she naturally changed her words politely and thoughtfully.

The main purpose of Li Shi's visit this time was to frame it. Since he was doing business, he naturally agreed: "Okay."

The yard of the old lady occupies a large area. It is surrounded by a high wall made of blue bricks. The yard is very spacious. In addition to flower beds and pavilions, there are also vegetable borders and bluestone paths.

The core of the courtyard are two side-by-side buildings with white walls and blue tiles, two stories high. They look very ordinary, but the interior decoration is very good. It is Su style new Chinese style, which is similar to the decoration of the house Li Shi built in his hometown. However, The aroma of her book is stronger, and many places are decorated with paintings and calligraphy.

Li Shi took a look and saw that they were all the old lady's own works - not to mention the paintings, he could read the words on them at a glance.

Speaking of which, he is definitely an expert in the appraisal of calligraphy works.

After all, he has learned more than [-]% of the calligraphy of famous calligraphers from ancient and modern times, and has a very in-depth study and mastery of the calligraphy styles and fonts of each era.

Li Shi suddenly made a mistake: I don't know if I can brush the "Calligraphy Appraisal" again after reaching the master's level in calligraphy learning. I will have to try it then. If I can, then we can directly gain a wave of attribute points in seconds.

The old lady lives in the house on the left with her daughter and grandson. She built a house on the right specifically for collecting. She also built a studio on the first floor specifically for framing and repairing paintings and calligraphy.

On the way to the house next door, walking between the two buildings, Li Shi discovered that there was a small river on the other side of the house. The river was deep, with rows of trees planted on both sides, and weeds growing under the trees.

It’s very touching to look at.

This kind of place is not only loved by lovers of pastoral literature and art, but also by anglers.

The old lady noticed that Li Shi slowed down and said with a smile: "It will take a few days to mount the frame. If Mr. Li feels bored these days, he can go for a stroll in the village or go fishing on the river. The crucian carp in the river makes soup." Extremely delicious.”

Li Shi smiled and said, "Okay."

As the two of them walked and chatted, he discovered that this old lady was actually quite fashionable, not in terms of her dress, but in terms of her words. Her words were often mixed with some Internet terms, and she obviously spent a lot of time online.

The building on the right looks similar to the building on the left, but when you get closer, you can see the difference.

First of all, the corridor on the first floor is closed with a hollow metal tube. There is a security door at this end of the corridor on the left to enter; secondly, its doors and windows are not wooden doors and windows, but look like wooden doors and windows, but are actually painted. metal doors and windows; in addition, there are many surveillance cameras here, and there is obviously a security system.

"Looking at it like this, there are probably a lot of good things in this building."

Li Shi thought in his mind that Sister He said that her collection of calligraphy and paintings was influenced by her aunt, so there are probably many authentic calligraphy and paintings by famous artists in this building.

You are here now, I will definitely find an opportunity in the next two days to let the old lady take you to see it.When everyone arrived at the security door, the old lady and the others did not open the door. He Yaru helped explain: "The security room is on the other side of the yard. Let's wait at the door. The camera will capture the figure and sound the alarm, and someone will come to help us open it soon." Outside the door, this building contains my aunt’s hard work in collecting for most of her life, so the security is very serious. Teacher Li, if your two works are framed here, safety will definitely be guaranteed."

Li Shi thought to himself, it was really exaggerated to even have a security room.

He smiled: "Of course I'm relieved."

Then he took the opportunity to say to the old lady: "I wonder if it is an honor to visit Mr. Zhong Yi's collection?"

The old lady nodded: "Of course you can. Let Yaru show you around in the afternoon or evening."

While talking, a burly man in his 30s trotted over from the other side of the building. He was over 1.8 meters tall, tall and muscular, wearing a security uniform with a walkie-talkie and a baton on his waist.

After arriving, he first called the old lady "Teacher Wu" and then respectfully called He Yaru "Boss", and then went to get the key to open the security door outside.

Li Shi noticed in this security guard something similar to those of Lin Zongyue and other practitioners. These people's legs were more stable than ordinary people, and they often walked with wind. Li Shi could see the sense of power in it.

It is certain that this security guard must also be a person who has been practicing martial arts for a long time.

As for why He Yaru is called "boss", it is probably that He Yaru hired this security guard for her aunt.Even these security facilities and so on were all made by her.

Entering the corridor, we came to the door of the restoration and framing studio on the first floor.

It was equipped with a smart password lock. The old lady opened the door with her fingerprint and password. Only she, Li Shi, He Yaru, and Wu Yuan walked in.

The room is very spacious, like a small classroom with a very simple decoration. There are two work tables in the middle, one of which is empty, and the other has some books on it, and there are a few chairs around it. There are many tools hanging on the wall, and next to the tool area is a photo wall with many restoration photos posted on the wall.

Li Shi signaled Wu Yuan to give him the box he was carrying, and then came to the table with books. He first put the box on the table, opened it, and took out two pieces of calligraphy from inside.

"Look, aunt, these are the two works I told you about. This one is "Missing the King" and this one is "Beauty Bath"."

As soon as He Yaru opened her mouth, the old lady had already walked straight to the desk, staring at the two works on it and admiring them.

The first thing she read was "Missing You", and as soon as her eyes were placed on the rice paper, she could no longer look away.

Compared to Sister He, an amateur and a scumbag in calligraphy, the old lady is truly obsessed with calligraphy and a top student in calligraphy. Her appreciation of calligraphy is much higher than that of Sister He!
However, the two of them had the same reaction after seeing "Missing You". They were both surprised at first glance, and then liked it more and more, and finally liked it so much that they stared in a daze, as if their whole minds were lost in the ink on the paper. Fragrant ink in the rhyme.

The three people nearby did not disturb her appreciation of calligraphy. Li Shi asked He Yaru to take him and Wu Yuan around various places in the room, focusing on the calligraphy and painting repair tools and the photos of that wall that he was interested in.

"Look at this photo, what was restored was a set of flower and bird albums by Qi Baishi. The same type of album once sold for a sky-high price of 1.05 million at auction. Of course, the quality of the flower and bird album restored by my aunt is definitely not that good. The set is well set, and there are very few poems on it, so the collection value is definitely far less than that set, but it is still a rare treasure."

"This one is a re-framed landscape painting by Huang Binhong. My aunt got this painting 40 years ago. At that time, it only cost a few dozen yuan."

He Yaru pointed to the photos on the wall and introduced in a low voice the stories and works represented by these photos.

Not to mention He Yaru, even Li Shi was a little stunned when he heard this.

No wonder they take security so seriously.

The old lady is in her 70s. From He Yaru's words, it can be heard that she has been focusing on collecting since 50 or [-] years ago. She has collected so many good things!

Li Shi suddenly remembered the TV series "Under the Zhengyang Gate" he had watched before. The protagonist in it also started collecting in the 70s and [-]s, and later opened a private museum.

The old lady may not have as many treasures as the protagonist in the TV series, but it is enough to make others envious.

Before, Li Shi must have been extremely envious, just like when he was watching TV, he wished he was the protagonist on TV.

As for now...

He called up the learning panel, took a look, and smiled lightly.

After walking around and listening to many short stories, I returned to the workbench. More than 20 minutes had passed.

When they came over, the old lady who had been silently admiring Li Shi's two works finally raised her head and said with emotion: "Mr. Li's two works are indeed masterpieces handed down from generation to generation, especially this one, "Missing You". It's like the resurrection of the saint of calligraphy, which is hard to come by."

Speaking of this, she suddenly smiled and said: "No wonder Yaru is so obsessed with your calligraphy. The more I read it, the more I like it. In the words of today's young people, from now on, Mr. Li, I will be your calligraphy master." A die-hard fan.”

Hardcore fan?

Li Shi couldn't help but blinked. He was not surprised that his works were liked by others, but hearing the words "die-hard fan" from this 70-year-old calligrapher made him feel particularly accomplished. He said modestly: "Thank you, but Mr. Zhong Yi was too complimentary."

He Yaru stood aside, looking at her aunt who seemed to be in a much more energetic state than usual, feeling the pleasure of having her favorite "idol" recognized by important people and being equally liked.

She originally wanted to say "me too", but as she spoke, she remembered that her best friend Wu Yuan was still there. If she was a die-hard fan of her little lover, it would be a bit of a mistake. She, who always had a high profile, was not as good as the old man after all. Innocence”, say whatever you want.

She stopped there, but she couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, I heard her aunt say again: "Mr. Li, just now Yaru also told you something about my collection. I really like your painting "Thinking of You". I don't know what you think about things." I’m not interested in exchanging things. If possible, I would like to let you choose one piece from all the collections in exchange for your piece of "Thinking of You"."

barter?

He Yaru and Wu Yuan could not help but widen their beautiful eyes.

Especially He Yaru, she knows very well what good treasures her aunt has in her collection.

If nothing else, let’s just say that Qi Baishi’s flower and bird album and Huang Binhong’s landscape paintings mentioned earlier would fetch at least tens of millions less if they were put up for auction!

(End of this chapter)