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It's probably a common problem for people who like calligraphy, they can't walk when they see good characters, and they can't help but think about it over and over again, thinking about whether they can write it.

This character is more than imposing, especially the yellowed pages with a unique charm, which makes people feel its thick sense of history.

"Mr. Lu also has a study of calligraphy and painting?" But Mr. Zhang went and returned, holding two cups of tea in his hand: "Sit." ”

After thanking him, Lu Zi'an sat down with tea in both hands and said with a smile: "I know a little bit about it." ”

"Are you here to play, or are you passing by?" Mr. Zhang held the tea and looked at them without a trace: "It can't be a special trip to the bamboo, right?"

Lu Zi'an took a sip of tea, the tea was slightly hot, he just dipped his lips and put down the teacup: "Yes, we are going to travel around, and we want to buy some empty bamboo with you, old gentleman." ”

"Oh, that's it. This statement is not unusual, he has seen more strange reasons before, and Mr. Zhang does not care: "Okay, you can choose it yourself after drinking tea." ”

"Okay. Lu Zi'an smiled slightly: "Actually, I want to ask, I don't know when Zhang Lao made empty bamboo? I'm quite interested in its production process." ”

Do empty bamboo?

Mr. Zhang couldn't hide his surprise and looked at him, and smiled: "I was doing it just now, and when I saw you coming, I greeted him first...... Do you want to see it? Come with me. ”

He staggered slightly inside, and Lu Zi'an hurriedly followed.

Walking all the way in, there are a lot of photos posted on the wall, and the pictures of various scenes playing with empty bamboo come into view, which is dazzling.

"These, they were all taken when I was performing around a few years ago, ha, it's still interesting, this is when the country just started to support folk handicrafts, I took the bamboos to the Great Hall of the People, to participate in the Spring Festival party, the performance was very successful, and a lot of bamboos were sold. Mr. Zhang showed a look of nostalgia.

"That's pretty rare. Lu Zi'an watched carefully for a moment, nodded, and pointed to the side: "This is ...... In Sydney, right?"

"Yes. Mr. Zhang looked at him in surprise, as if he was a little puzzled how he knew, but he still patiently explained: "This is the year before last, our Beijia Tourism Bureau organized more than 20 performance groups and 5 handicrafts to Sydney to show the Beiqi style, and also invited me. It's a big difference from last time, I was shaking my bamboo, walking from City Hall to Chinatown, all the way to the crowd, all looking at us, oops...... The national policy is good!"

I really miss that scene when I think about it now.

"That's also because Zhang Lao's empty bamboo is doing well. ”

Mr. Zhang looked at him with a smile: "Hey, I just like a young man like you who tells the truth!"

He laughed, touched his beard and nodded: "They like me the most when I throw the empty bamboo high and catch it, I am dumbfounded, hey, I sold a lot at that time, and some blacks still learn from me!"

Shen Mange was quite surprised: "Do you teach?"

"Teach. Mr. Zhang continued to walk forward, his voice was frank and chic: "Whoever learns from me, I teach, and I have learned the craft, not to mention three or four hundred, there are two or three hundred, but now there are only six." ”

This ratio is indeed a bit sad.

Lu Zi'an didn't know what to say, so he could only be silent.

But this old Mr. Zhang is a wonderful person, he smiled: "I still want to open it, this is okay, it's okay to play, I really want to do this, I'm too tired." ”

At this time, he had already walked to the workbench, picked up an empty bamboo and checked it, and smiled: "Learn a trick or two, young man, it's still very useful to coax your girlfriend or something, but if you really want to do it, you can't do it, it's dirty and tired, so many people just study for a while and leave." ”

When he said this, he still had a smile on his face, happy, obviously thinking so.

Lu Zi'an took a deep breath and sighed, "Your mentality is really good. ”

It is not necessary to leave one out of ten apprentices, and this ratio is indeed a bit scary.

If this is to be replaced by someone else, I am afraid that the mentality will collapse long ago.

"The mentality is not good, what's the way, people don't want to learn, I can still pressure him to learn?" Mr. Zhang snorted: "The craft passed down by my father, I inherited it, just don't lose it, and when I can't do it, if my apprentices are all gone, let my son take over, I told him, this is a helpless thing." ”

What he can pay for his son is to take advantage of the fact that he can still do it now and take care of his apprentices.

If he is really so unlucky and all the apprentices run away, then his son has to learn if he doesn't learn, and there is nothing he can do.

"That's fate. Mr. Zhang sighed: "There's no way, it's really no way, the empty bamboo in Beiya, I'm the only one left!"

Lu Zi'an picked up a small empty bamboo next to him, played with it gently, and said in surprise: "This empty bamboo is a bit interesting." ”

"Oh, that's it. Mr. Zhang was also interested: "This is more collectible, and I have been thinking about how to change the bamboo!"

Although he is old, his IQ is still quite online, he will never stand still, even if it is difficult, he will try to change and progress, which is the advantage that Mr. Zhang himself has always been proud of.

Lu Zi'an observed the empty bamboo in his hand, and gently rubbed his fingertips: "Golden silk nanmu, ah......"

That's a lot of work.

"Right...... This, I figured it out, the previous materials were bamboo, which is not conducive to preservation, and if it is broken, it can't be repaired, so it can only be taken to the fire, oops, it's a pity. Mr. Zhang said happily: "Later, I wondered if I could do something else, and then I tried to make this empty bamboo chess." ”

Use high-quality golden silk nanmu to make a delicate single-wheel empty bamboo instead of chess pieces.

Each chess piece is a beautiful little bamboo, which can be used to play chess and shake as an empty bamboo.

Mr. Zhang took out a chessboard with holes and full of empty bamboo chess pieces: "Look, in this case, just insert the shaft of the empty bamboo into it." How?"

"Really...... Great idea. Lu Zi'an was quite amazed to pick up a chess piece and look at it carefully, and found that the chess piece was very well done, and every detail was in place: "Zhang Lao, I am afraid that you are the first artist in the country to combine empty bamboo culture with sports......

This is no ordinary plaything, it is already a work of art.

Mr. Zhang was a little embarrassed and waved his hand: "Hey, what artist is not an artist, I am playing blindly." ”

Then he also showed off his other works, especially a pair of retro empty bamboos, which attracted Lu Zi'an's attention: "This is ......"

"Oh, this, this is the empty bamboo that the last emperor Pu Yi played with when he was a child, and it is in the collection of the Palace Museum, I thought about copying it, you see, this is a photo of the original. ”

Shen Mange on the side couldn't help but take a closer look, as far as she knew, when the empty bamboo was the earliest, it was actually a palace plaything.

In ancient times, it was considered noble for young women to play with bamboos in the court.

Among the funeral goods of Empress Xiaojing unearthed in Dingling, there is an embroidered Baizi clothes, which is embroidered with an empty bamboo picture, which depicts the picture of the children in the palace playing with the empty bamboo.

In the Qing Dynasty, the little emperor in the court and the descendants of the imperial family also had the habit of playing with empty bamboo, it is said that the empty bamboo used by them at that time was generally purchased from the market into the palace, so it was like this......

Comparing the photo with this pair of bamboos, it is really hard to see if you don't say that this is an imitation.

After a careful observation, Lu Zi'an couldn't help but be in awe of Mr. Zhang: "As far as I know, this pair of original empty bamboos has never been exhibited to the public......"

However, this imitation is very similar to the original, both in terms of the degree of fading and the location of the damage.

"That's right...... It took a lot of work for me to make it. ”

Mr. Zhang smiled and sat down: "You see, I'll finish this empty bamboo." ”

"Good. Lu Zi'an held this set of empty bamboo chess and couldn't put it down.

"I feel that this chess is really exquisitely done. Shen Mange picked it up and looked at it, and roughly compared it: "You see that its materials are also quite high-end, if you can get the packaging well and put it on the market, there must still be many people who are willing to buy it and give it away." ”

As a high-end gift, empty bamboo chess is completely qualified.

It can be used to watch the collection, and there are two completely different ways to play, which not only exercises the thinking ability, but also exercises the body.

Lu Zi'an nodded, and after obtaining Mr. Zhang's consent, he took some photos with the camera, and also took some details by the way: "I'll pass it to Zhuo Peng later, maybe he can help think of a way." ”

Although the aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, I am also afraid of Mr. Zhang's casual temperament, and he does not advertise at all, and people outside don't know it at all!

Mr. Zhang is still doing his own thing, with a serious face.

After he threw himself into his own affairs, he instantly left Lu Zi'an and them behind.

"I doubt we emptied him, he doesn't even know. Shen Mange couldn't cry or laugh: "When you do things seriously, this look is just the same." ”

"Art knows no boundaries, and the essence behind each craft is the same. Lu Zi'an smiled and slowly walked to the table.

At this time, Mr. Zhang was starting to make the inner sticky of the hollow bamboo.

The production process of bamboo, wood and bamboo is all manual, and the general process has several steps: cutting the board, sawing the bamboo tube, internal gluing, external adhesive, and then trimming and upper shaft.

Mr. Zhang pursed his lips vigorously, clenched the knife in his hand, and chopped off one-third of the bamboo tube that had been sawn in advance.

Then on the pre-prepared panel, carefully draw the inner glue line with a compass.

Glue the bamboo tube according to the line, and cut the bamboo pieces into small sections like sawing the bamboo tube.

Rarely, the saw edge is very flat, like a knife cut.

Then draw a line on the semi-finished product that has been repaired, split the excess part of the bamboo piece that has been drawn, and stick the split bamboo piece to the panel and bamboo tube one by one according to the order of drawing the line.

Grinding mouth, buckle cap.

The whole set of movements, like flowing water, repeated countless times, was displayed without any stagnation under Mr. Zhang's hands.

At this time, Lu Zi'an finally understood what Mr. Zhang's sentence meant when someone learns and teaches.

Isn't this the door rule of the Hundred Workers' Gate, and there is no class for teaching?

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