Danqing

Since what they want to visit is an invitational exhibition, all those who can participate in the exhibition are members of the presidium of the Provincial Calligraphy Association and members of the Chinese Calligraphy Association. Qin's father is not qualified to enter the exhibition, and his reputation is not enough, so he does not have an invitation letter to participate in the exhibition. Songxue also took four yuan a piece of tickets.

Since it was a calligraphy exhibition, Chen Jianguo, who had already participated in it once, visited again in his own name. When you come to a piece of calligraphy, you can talk about a lot of related calligraphy knowledge and literati unofficial history, and everyone listens with gusto.

For this kind of elegant Chinese studies exhibition, Chen Anguo was also arty. The second child, Chen Jianjun, likes to write even when he has nothing to do, and he likes a few paintings. "Shu Su Tie", there is also a picture of peonies, because it is not easy to take with you when it is framed, so I will send it when I go back.

Chen Jianjun was overjoyed.

Before coming here, the boss, Chen Jianguo, originally wanted to buy a painting to go home, but he gave up when he heard Father Tan said that he would give a picture of peonies as a gift.

"What is written here? The characters are like ghost-painted symbols. I don't think this character is easy to see." Father Chen is a rough man, and he speaks out when he can't understand the characters.His voice was a bit loud, causing people around to look this way, and Mother Chen patted him awkwardly.

Chen's father gave her a dissatisfied look, which meant that he was right, why did he shoot him.

Father Tan smiled and shook his head, but said nothing.

Many people in competitions above the market level use seal script and clerical script as a breakthrough point to enter the exhibition. Writing these two characters requires a very deep foundation, but the biggest disadvantage of writing these two characters is-experts look at the doorway , laymen watch the excitement.

If it was Qin Xiaozhuan, it would be fine, it would be neatly laid out on the rice paper like iron wire, and it would be very pleasing to the eye at a glance.But the big seal script or the more ancient brick inscriptions and oracle bone inscriptions are like ghostly drawn symbols on paper, just like ordinary people going to an abstract art exhibition, and they can't see the beauty of them no matter what.

Father Tan was deeply impressed by this, and did not explain much, but extended the time he stayed in front of the works of regular script and running script.

Father Tan kept Tan Songxue and Chen Kezhi at home like treasures and did not take them out, so the two children never went to an exhibition.Father Qin felt that the two children were young and rarely showed them the collection of modern calligraphy works produced by the Book Association. First, it was because the exhibition of this level was wild, and they were afraid that their style would be biased. Second, they were not strong enough to read Understand the connotation of the work.This time the two children have seen the world.

I have to say that Qin's father educated Qin Songxue very successfully. The usually noisy little bastard was very honest when watching the exhibition, and often asked some questions, such as how this stroke was written, and what is the space arrangement of that painting? Pay attention to which styles this person is a mixture of.Father Qin answered them all patiently.

"Father, what's that?" Tan Songxue pointed to one of the eight-foot couplets.The couplet was originally more than two meters long, and it was mounted on a vertical scroll, and it was three meters and four high. Standing in front of it, I felt a majestic momentum rushing towards my face.

"Good king and Zhang Qian's school, and Han bamboo slips and silk books." Father Qin felt that this line style genre seemed to have been seen somewhere, and glanced at the lower left corner of the work, it was a familiar name, a member of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, provincial Vice-chairman of the City Calligraphy Association. (Hao Dawang: Lishu, full name "Guogang Shangguangkai Tujing Ping An Hao Taiwang Stele", the monument of the 9th generation king of Koguryo in the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China. Zhang Qian: Lishu, "Zhang Qian Stele", also known as "Zhang Qian Stele" "Ode to the Biao".

They are all people of considerable background.

In another ten years, Father Qin is sure that his works will also appear in such exhibitions.

"Master, do famous masters mainly practice official script?" Tan Songxue basically asked all the questions Chen Kezhi wanted to ask, and he simply kept silent, and only asked the questions in his heart after turning around.

"You can't say that. There are seal scripts and cursive scripts mixed together, as well as brick inscriptions...Look at the one opposite, it's cursive scripts written in the prison brick style."

Qin Songxue didn't understand the words at all.

"What is the prison brick pen method?"

"One form, the characters carved directly on the bricks, there were more in the Qin and Han Dynasties. Because many of them were carved directly with a knife and were not written on them, so the shape of the characters changed a lot, and there was no fixed way of writing. Lu Ziye. You see, the character of this character Does the style look primitive?"

Unkempt, like a primitive dance.

Qin Songxue nodded, understood.

"The current chairman of the Chinese Calligraphy Association is the best in official script and running cursive. He admires official script very much, which also has a certain influence... Official script can indeed reflect a person's skills, but no matter which famous artist has no shortcomings, look carefully. The strokes of this character, in addition to the official script, also have the traces of the Wei stele, and this stroke comes from the seal script... This time you go back to put the regular script first, and start practicing the basic skills of the small seal script." , Seal script. Zheng includes Tang Kai Wei stele, cursive script includes Kuangcao Xiaocaozhangcao, seal script includes oracle bone, bell tripod, stone drum and Xiaozhuan.)

"When you write in the future, you need regular script and seal script, you can't seal script, you know?"

Before Qin's father explained the meaning of this sentence in detail, Qin Songxue interrupted: "Dad, what does that mean?"

"When you write regular script, you need to add some strokes of seal script. The character 'Ming' written by Yan Zhenqing is written with small seal strokes. But when you write seal script, you can't bring the strokes of regular script that you have later. Li script is also a regular script. If you write like this, your handwriting will be lowered all of a sudden, is it clear?"

Qin Songxue: "Why is official script also regular script?"

Father Tan: "There is no such thing as regular script among the four styles. Regular script is those words that are written squarely. The earliest one is official script."

Qin Songxue and Chen Kezhi nodded to show they understood.Moreover, Chen Kezhi understood that his handwriting practice was already on the right track, and it was no longer about superficial matters.

"Father, when will I start learning seal script?" Tan Songxue asked.Grasshopper learned official script for five years before learning official script, and he is not as smart as Grasshopper in learning calligraphy. When will he wait?

"The more serious you are, the earlier you learn."

"Seal script? Mr. Tan, is that Qing Xiaozhuan?" The second child, Chen Jianjun, pointed to another six-foot couplet not far away.

"Well, I learned from Deng Shiru." Qin's father replied, then turned to Chen Kezhi and said, "Don't touch Xiaozhuan first, learn from Li Si in the Qin Dynasty."

Chen Kezhi nodded.

Nowadays, the world of calligraphy and painting is more and more respecting an "ancient" character, the more simple and purer it is, the highest state pursued is to mix the styles of famous calligraphers of the past dynasties to form a school of its own, each horizontal line has its origin, and each vertical line has its basis.The works of Deng Shiru and Wu Rangzhi are already from the Qing Dynasty, with strong personal styles, which are not suitable for beginners.

"Does Mr. Tan understand seal cutting?" When talking about Deng Shiru, Chen Jianjun naturally brought up this topic.

"So-so." Father Qin said modestly.

"So-so? Mr. Qin is so humble. It seems that I will come to you for business if I want a seal in the future, Mr. Qin?" Chen Jianjun can only write a few cursive strokes, because he is busy with work and has no time to learn seal cutting, but because he likes it, So I bought a lot of seal cutting books, and I often buy some stones to store at home.The famous seal carver charged too much, and Chen Jianjun felt it was not worth it. After visiting this exhibition, he had a rough judgment on Father Tan, knowing that Father Tan had real talents and learning, so he set his target on Father Tan.

"Where is it...Lawyer Chen is too flattering on me as a writer. When you talk about doing business, engraving a chapter is just a matter of raising your hand. Just tell me." Father Tan waved his hand.Although he is not good at dealing with the world, he can still speak.

"Then I will be disrespectful." Because the two people are basically mutually beneficial, Chen Jianjun did not refuse too much, "Mr. Qin, please remember my mobile phone number."

"Mobile phone number? Oh... OK..." Father Tan took out his phone book and small ballpoint pen from his trouser pocket.

Chen Jianjun reported a series of numbers, and Tan's father copied them down: "Our family only has a landline, and the number is xxxxxxxx, um... add the city number of s."

Qin Songxue's eyes widened when he saw Chen Jianjun take out his mobile phone, and asked, "Uncle Chen, is this 'four' little big brother big?"

Chen Jianjun froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, it's 'Little Big Brother'."

"It's so small! Grasshopper's family also has a big brother, who is longer than my head! And it's so heavy!" He exaggeratedly compared the length with his hands.

Some characters in the exhibition have already been ordered, and they are basically priced at five figures. Some people's writing is no better than Father Tan's, but Father Tan's characters are far from affordable for this price.

Is he, Qin Bo'an, willing?

Last year, he was almost ecstatic when he saw the China Academy of Art enrolling students in the advanced research class, and felt that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally come.Because of the elders of the Li family, Li Xingmin's financial situation is not good, so he didn't tell her at first, but he was busy collecting part of the tuition fees first, but when he was about to tell Li Xingmin, Li Xingmin told him first that she was going to save money. The city is suspended.

If this news was in the past, he would definitely be very happy, but now it is like a bolt from the blue.He originally planned to study there for a few years and come back to set up a studio in the city to turn his works into a big business, and then use his contacts to push Tan Songxue and Chen Kezhi out. There are many high-ranking officials here, and after getting acquainted, they can even manage Li Xingmin up and down.

But Li Xingmin was going to leave, and the organization department had already issued a notice. It was a firm matter, and it was also her lifelong future.She left, and if he, Tan Boan, insisted on leaving, what would happen to Tan Songxue, who was only five and a half years old?

So what if there are all kinds of regrets?It is impossible for him to abandon his family for the sake of calligraphy. His parents died early. In this world, he only has two family members, Li Xingmin and Qin Songxue. This family is his responsibility and obligation.He can only give up the opportunity to study and reject the bright future.

Just wait a few more years...maybe everything will be alright.Father Tan smoked cigarettes for most of the night on the first night after Mother Qin left, but Qin Songxue still didn't know it, and slept soundly in Chen Kezhi's bed.

Because it is an invitational exhibition, there is no award, so all the works do not seek to be outstanding, and they are quite satisfactory. They do not have the creativity of general provincial exhibitions and national exhibitions. This is the only regret of this exhibition.

Both Chen Jianguo and Gao Xinrou can sign the bill, so the food problem is still solved by the Chen family.

When it came to eating, Qin Songxue lost the gentleness she had when visiting the calligraphy exhibition. After waiting for Chen Jianguo to speak, she started picking up food like a hungry wolf.Because Qin's mother stopped him, he didn't eat as much as yesterday.

The restaurant chosen by the Chen family is relatively high-grade. Qin Songxue and Chen Kezhi would have dinner with Qin's mother and Chen's father after school at the end of each year. Although the conference meals were carefully prepared, they were still not as good as the Provincial City Hotel.

This meal was still a family banquet, so Chen Jianguo didn't order too expensive dishes, and it deviated from the dishes he ate on the first day.

Qin Songxue was very impressed with a soup, which was made of white and green intertwined in a Tai Chi shape. When serving that soup, she clamored for Chen Kezhi to scoop the two eyes into the bowl, and tasted nothing special. the taste of.When he returned to the hotel, he was still thinking about how this dish was made, and he couldn't answer it when he asked his parents.

Before going to bed at night, Qin's mother said to Qin Songxue: "Qiuqiu, how do you think Uncle Chen is doing?"

"Which Uncle Chen? Uncle Chen or Uncle Chen?"

"Both."

"Well... I think they are pretty good... you can eat a lot of delicious food, and you can go to interesting places." Although Qin Songxue can read a lot of words, her level of adjectives has stagnated, and she only thought for a long time. Can hold back a good one.

"Do you want to be like them when you grow up?"

"En." Tan Songxue did not hesitate.

"Then study hard and get into a good university, just like brother Chen Ming." Mother Tan stroked his hair and said.