Zhang Junping took out the key and opened the iron gate of the small courtyard.

During the school holidays, the old lady hid back in her small courtyard to enjoy leisure, and Zhang Junping was the only one in this studio.

The old lady's studio was quite spacious.

In the school, the size of the studio can represent the owner's position in the school on the one hand.

The old lady's studio is a small courtyard, and there are more than a dozen rooms in it alone.

This courtyard is much larger than the courtyard where the old lady lives.

The area of the entire courtyard can be more than 900 square meters.

The courtyard in the north of the courtyard has three houses in the east and west, and five in the north.

Nowadays, the old lady gave Zhang Junping those apprenticeship gifts, and the ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties are stacked in the two houses of the Westinghouse.

Not only was the house full of piles, but there were also a lot of piles in the yard.

The old lady was very thoughtful and reserved a studio for Zhang Junping.

Although more than a week has passed.

But Zhang Junping still clearly remembers that when he saw these furniture, his jaw was almost shocked.

It was then that I learned that the old lady sent people to sweep all the thrift stations and material recycling companies in Beijing.

The North House is the old lady's own studio.

The East House is an exhibition hall, which displays all the works of the old lady, and there are also works of art collected by the old lady.

Who would have thought that the old lady, a seemingly weak woman, would actually engage in sculpture.

Or Western sculpture.

On the first day he came, Zhang Junping visited her exhibition hall under the leadership of the old lady.

Zhang Junping looked at the old lady's work and was shocked!

The old lady's marble carvings and clay carvings are all masterpieces!

Most importantly, the old lady blends Western realism with domestic freehand.

The combination of Chinese and Western makes the sculpture work have both form and spirit, and it is like coming to life.

The old lady gently stroked her work, full of a sense of accomplishment, but at the same time, she couldn't help but sigh that there was no successor.

Her skills are passed on to no one.

It's not that no one learns, but they haven't found a talented heir, not to mention surpassing, they can't even reach her level.

Listening to the old lady's regret, Zhang Junping secretly swore in his heart that he must learn the old lady's skills, hollow out the old lady, and never let the old lady's memory be lost.

When Zhang Junping proposed to the old lady to learn sculpture from her, the old lady did not agree.

Instead, he told him to first understand the ancient furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties and write a research report approved by her and Yang Mingde, so that he could follow her to learn sculpture.

In addition to regrets, Zhang Junping could only put all his energy into the study of ancient furniture in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The study of ancient furniture in the Ming and Qing dynasties can be said to be quite boring.

For a piece of furniture, measure the dimensions of each part, draw a drawing, and mark the dimensions on the drawing.

Also indicate what mortise and tenon structure is used for each component.

What is the decoration on the furniture, whether it is carved patterns, inlays, or lacquer stacking processes.

Ming Dynasty furniture is okay, the style of Ming Dynasty furniture is simple modeling, smooth lines, pay attention to the rigor of the structure, and highlight the natural beauty of the material, even if there are carved patterns and inlays, they are also based on highlighting the natural charm of the material.

The difficulty of research is relatively low.

Of course, it does not mean that the skill level of the furniture of the dynasty is not as good as that of the furniture of the Qing Dynasty.

Mainly Qing Dynasty furniture, especially after Kangqian, can be described as extremely luxurious.

What is particular is that it is rich, luxurious, and dazzling.

On a piece of furniture, there can be four or five different decoration techniques.

There are many crafts used in furniture, and it is naturally more complex to study than Ming Dynasty furniture.

Each piece of furniture must be studied and patterned.

It's easy to say and doesn't sound complicated, but it's quite boring to do.

For Zhang Junping, he doesn't feel bored at all, studying groups of boring data is like a man studying black long legs that are one meter long and two straight, and he will never feel boring because of repetition.

Every set of data makes Zhang Junping feel excited from the bottom of his heart, and every time he studies and understands a pattern, it is like unlocking a posture, which makes Zhang Junping's spirit reach a climax.

Now that all the old furniture belongs to Zhang Junping, he is not in a hurry to repair it.

Once it is repaired, it is no longer possible to disassemble and study it arbitrarily as it is now.

The main thing is that I am reluctant to disassemble and study the repaired furniture.

Although theoretically, every piece of furniture made with traditional techniques can be disassembled and reassembled.

However, it cannot be denied that for furniture, every dismantling and reassembly is an injury.

For the carpenter, each work is like his own child, which is soaked in his own efforts, and how can he be willing to let his child be hurt.

Therefore, Zhang Junping has been researching, dismantling these already broken furniture into parts and studying them repeatedly.

Time passed imperceptibly in the research that Zhang Junping put in.

"Little Zhang, it's half past eleven!" the shouts of the doorman Uncle Wang interrupted Zhang Junping's work.

"Oh! It's half past eleven?" Zhang Junping suddenly felt like a dream, walked out of the room and looked up at the sky, time passed too fast!

The doorman came to call someone, and it was arranged by the old lady.

Who made Zhang Junping too involved in research, even crazy.

As soon as I studied it, I forgot about the time.

But as the old saying goes, if you don't go crazy, you can't live, if Zhang Junping didn't have this crazy energy, the future generations would not have achieved so much without anyone to teach him and rely on his own exploration.

More than once, the old lady cooked a meal and waited for him to eat, but she couldn't wait for a long time.

When I came to the school studio, Zhang Junping was working hard, concentrating on the structure of ancient furniture.

The old lady was relieved and distressed.

I can only order the doorman to come over at half past eleven every day to remind Zhang Junping to go home for dinner.

"Uncle Wang, I'm sorry for you! I'll leave now!" Zhang Junping thanked the doorman, and then went into the house to pack his things.

Organize and put away the research results and drawings drawn in the morning.

Then I washed my hands and face briefly, and then rode my bicycle, accompanied by a crisp ringtone, and returned to Mishi East Hutong.

At this time, CAFA was still in Xiaowei Hutong, and it was only five or six kilometers away from the East Hudong of Mishi, where Zhang Junping lived.

If you walk, it will take more than 40 minutes, and you can reach it by bicycle in more than 10 minutes.

Back in the courtyard, the old lady had already finished the meal and was waiting for Zhang Junping.

After eating, Zhang Junping went to wash the dishes and brush the pot, while the old lady sat under the pomegranate tree to eat.

"Grandma Liu, in the future, I plan to go to Silk Street at three or four o'clock in the afternoon to set up a stall!

You may come back late in the evening, don't wait for me to eat!"

"Go to Silk Street to set up a stall?

It's all speculative over there, aren't you afraid of being embarrassed with them?" the old lady asked with a smile.

The old lady has no opinion on Zhang Junping setting up a stall on Silk Street, and there is no discrimination against those who set up stalls on Silk Street.

I'm just curious about Zhang Junping's transformation during this time.