Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

Xiao Yingyue, who was sitting there yawning, asked back, "Who is Tang Yin? Is he more famous than Bada Shanren?"

Among the famous calligraphers and painters, Xiao Yingyue was most impressed by Bada Shanren, because she once made a fool of herself for this and was severely criticized by her grandfather, Old Man Xiao Xunmei.

Here's what happened. After the recognition, although Xiao Yingyue no longer lived in the Xiao family, she would go back to attend classes every day. The old man felt that she had excellent physique and should inherit his opera heritage, so he personally taught his granddaughter every day, and the lessons usually lasted at least four hours.

The old man also planned to go back to Shanghai with Xiao Yingyue and watch her learn opera. Xiao Yingyue was indeed very talented in this aspect, and she was thick-skinned and tough. She didn't even cry out in pain even if she did 800 splits a day. Although old man Xiao scolded her every day, he was actually very satisfied in his heart and wished he could teach all his skills to his granddaughter.

The reason why the old man has such great enthusiasm is that none of the children and grandchildren born to his current wife are talented, and they don’t want to learn it. Opera is in decline, and they think they can’t make money by learning it.

Xiao Yingyue was talented and willing to learn, which made Old Man Xiao very happy. He was in much better spirits than before. In addition to teaching Xiao opera, he also required Xiao Yingyue to practice calligraphy every day.

The old man himself is very good at calligraphy. He learned from a calligraphy master and practiced calligraphy for an hour every day without interruption for decades.

"Opera used to be considered low-class and looked down upon. Those who learned opera were people with no job opportunities, who could barely fill their stomachs and could not read a single word. It's not that they didn't want to learn, but that they didn't have the opportunity. Now the conditions are better than before, and the status of opera actors is higher. You have to study hard, not only to learn opera, but also to learn culture. Yingyue, you have to know that no matter what industry you are in, in the end you have to compete with culture, and people without culture will definitely not be able to compete with others!"

Xiao Yingyue didn't want to practice calligraphy, and even less wanted to read books, so the old man said these heartfelt words to her, and added that he had no chance to learn before, but after joining the opera troupe, he tried every means to learn to read.

Other brothers laughed at him, saying that he was just a lousy opera singer learning words, and it was no big deal if he learned enough to pass the imperial examination. He did not argue with them, but just tried his best to learn. Slowly, he was able to understand the opera scripts, and later he could even give suggestions for the scripts. Later, he could participate in writing scripts, and his status in the opera world became higher and higher.

Among those brothers who laughed at him, some were unknown, some were popular for a few days and then disappeared, and some became addicted to smoking at a young age and their families were broken up. Only he fought to the end, and when he went out, people would call him Boss Xiao.

Xiao Yingyue was deeply moved when she heard the old man talk about these past events. After that, she practiced calligraphy seriously and also followed the old man to appreciate calligraphy and painting works.

Mr. Xiao collected a lot of calligraphy and paintings, including many authentic works by famous artists. One painting was by Bada Shanren, which he especially treasured, and he was reluctant to let his old friends see it.

In order to improve his granddaughter's appreciation ability, the old man took out this authentic work of Bada Shanren. After Xiao Yingyue saw the seal, she felt a little confused. She was a good child who would ask questions when she had doubts, so she asked on the spot.

"Why not eight seals? Aren't there eight people?"

Then, she received eight solid slaps on the head.

The old man knocked it himself.

That day, the old man gave her a history lesson, explaining the life of Bada Shanren. He talked for three hours. The old man drooled and Xiao Yingyue's brain stem trembled.

In the end, she remembered only three key points.

First, Bada Shanren is a person whose surname is Zhu.

Second, Bada Shanren was a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang and lived a miserable life.

Third, Bada Shanren’s paintings are extremely expensive and are treasures.

Xiao Yingyue developed a habit of using Bada Shanren as a reference whenever she saw calligraphy or painting. As soon as she heard the name Tang Yin, she blurted it out.

"They are both equally famous, and you also know Bada Shanren? Not bad, your old man's lessons were not in vain."

Xia Qingqing was very pleased that Mr. Xiao's efforts were not in vain.

"Last time, because of this painting of Bada Shanren, I was beaten up by the old man, and my brain was smashed. Fortunately, he didn't call me the Ten Great Shanren, otherwise my brain would be confused!"

Xiao Yingyue touched her head and felt a dull pain in her forehead.

"Is your father's last name Xiao?"

Master Guo asked immediately.

"How do you know? Master, can you tell fortunes?"

Xiao Yingyue's face was filled with shock. Hong Kong is a small place with a lot of talented people.

"No one in this city can hide their treasure from me!"

Master Guo was very proud. He was the most skilled picture mounting master in Hong Kong. Even if he returned to the mainland, he would still be ranked in the top five.

Xiao Yingyue gave a thumbs up, "Awesome!"

The old man is right. No matter what industry you are in, it all comes down to culture. Master Guo can recognize Tang Yin's authentic works at a glance, so he must be a cultural giant.

Master Guo chuckled and continued to work. This was a delicate job and he couldn't be impatient, otherwise if the original work was damaged, he wouldn't be able to afford the compensation.

Another hour passed, and Tang Yin's original work was finally taken apart.

Master Guo took a closer look and said with certainty, "It's Tang Yin, that's right, you guys made a fortune."

Then he asked, "If you want to sell it, I can contact the buyer and the price will definitely be fair."

"Thank you. I'm keeping it as a family heirloom."

Xia Qingqing refused, saying that it wouldn’t sell for much money now, so she would wait and see after a dozen years.

Master Guo was very tactful and immediately changed the subject, and also asked Xia Qingqing to patronize his business more often.

Xia Qingqing also agreed casually and gave a red envelope of 10,000 yuan.

"Slow down, all three of you!"

Mrs. Guo was all smiles and saw them to the door, being very enthusiastic.

After getting in the car, Xia Mingchen asked, "How do you know it's a picture within a picture?"

"intuition!"

Xia Qingqing's answer was a bit perfunctory. Xia Mingchen didn't believe it and felt that she was insincere.

"There is a barrier between the worlds of geniuses and ordinary people. It's normal that you don't believe it."

Xia Qingqing told a joke seriously, but the person involved didn't find it funny. He was even a little angry and rolled his eyes at her.

"I'm your elder, don't be disrespectful!"

Xia Mingchen snorted. He always thought he was a genius and his IQ was much higher than Xia Qingqing's, but she actually dared to look down on him.

"I said I'm an ordinary person and you're a genius. Don't be so sensitive. It's easy to be single!"

Xia Qingqing rolled her eyes and made another joke.

Xia Mingchen gritted his teeth, he really wanted to beat someone up.

Xiao Yingyue kept looking between them with a confused look in her eyes. She didn't understand what they were saying at all.

When they got home, Xia Qingqing got out of the car.

Xiao Yingyue also came down soon after, but she was stunned for a few seconds, and then suddenly burst into laughter, with tears coming out.

Because she finally understood the joke Sister Qingqing told, it was so funny.

"Take some time to take her to Qingshan!"

Xia Mingchen had a serious expression on his face and then drove away.

Xia Qingqing dragged Xiao Yingyue, who was still laughing wildly, back home. This child has always had a slow reaction time, especially when hearing jokes. Others either don't laugh or laugh right away, but it takes her at least ten minutes to react, and then she laughs for another four or five minutes. It's so funny.

"Sister Qingqing, what else does Tang Yin do besides painting?"

After Xiao Yingyue finished laughing, she asked about Tang Yin's history and turned back to show off to the old man.

"Do you know that Tang Bohu is courting Qiuxiang?"

"I know. Are they relatives? Brothers or father and son?"

Xiao Yingyue was a little confused.

"One of them is Tang Yin, who is Tang Bohu, one of the four great talents of the Ming Dynasty. Among them is Zhou Wenbin, who was kidnapped by Wang Lao Hu during the marriage robbery!"

Xia Qingqing tapped her on the head and went upstairs to sleep.

Xiao Yingyue touched her head, her mind was unable to process what was going on for a moment and she became even more confused.

["Wang Lao Hu's Wedding Robbery" is a story from Yue Opera, and Zhou Wenbin is in it]