Chen Yucai opened the locker under a Bogu shelf, took out a calligraphy and painting from it, came to the table, and put it down gently.

Chen Xiaoyan saw that Zhuo Feng was staying there and didn't go over, so she stepped forward and pulled Zhuo Feng with her hand.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the cultural relics collected by my grandfather, many of which have been donated, and now I can't see them. Grandpa told you to come over?"

After relieving himself, Zhuo Feng saw Chen Xiaoyan pulling himself to talk to him.

"Hehe, I was a little shaken when I saw these big Bogu frames just now. I'll go over it. ”

As he spoke, he walked in the direction of Old Chen's position.

When he came to the desk, Chen Yu had already spread out the calligraphy and paintings he had just taken out, and pressed them lightly with an inkstone and a hard ruler to make it easy to read.

"Come, Xiaofeng, how about you look at this calligraphy and painting? This calligraphy and painting has been bothering me for many years, so I didn't donate it. ”

Chen Yucai pointed to the scroll and took a few steps back and said.

There are also calligraphy and paintings that make a master of cultural relics like Chen Lao trouble? What kind of calligraphy and painting is this?

Zhuo Feng came to check the calligraphy and painting almost with a puzzled face.

As soon as his consciousness moved, he opened up and examined the calligraphy and painting.

Zhuo Feng first looked at the paper of the painting scroll, which was a special 'clip rice paper' for painting flowers and birds in the Ming and Qing dynasties, this kind of paper was described in Chen Lao's book on flowers, birds and insects.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, with the rapid development of flower and bird painting, many calligraphers and painters liked to use thick brushes and thick ink, freehand techniques to present these flowers and birds on the calligraphy and painting for the world to appreciate, so most of the calligraphy and painting at that time used some thick paper, that is, 'rice paper'. 'Jia Xuan' means to re-xuan, which means to combine two layers of rice paper into one, so that the paper becomes thicker.

In the production process of rice paper, it is generally a very thin layer first, and then add a layer as needed, generally ordinary rice paper has two or three layers, and this kind of 'sandwich rice paper' will have as many as four or five layers.

When the painter paints, the ink used is very easy to render the rice paper, and almost every layer can be immersed through, so a calligraphy and painting on rice paper, on the surface, is actually two or three superimposed together, and more often there will be four or five paintings of the giant, and they are all the same original painting, but the degree of ink penetration is different.

The Palace Museum in Beijing and the Palace Museum in Shenyang each have a picture scroll of Zhao Zhiqian's "Peony", which is almost identical.

Both of these paintings are originals, just one up and down.

The calligraphy and paintings that Zhuo Feng saw in front of him were also paintings made of thick rice paper.

The flowers, plants, birds and beasts on the paintings are lifelike, close to the calligraphy and painting, they seem to be able to smell the fragrance of flowers, and the birds are also singing on the branches like living creatures.

This is definitely a rare and valuable masterpiece painting, so what's the trouble of Chen Lao?

Chen Yucai saw that after Zhuo Feng watched the meeting, he put his hands behind his waist, lowered his head and did not say a word, as if he was thinking about something, so he stepped forward and asked.

"Xiaofeng, do you see anything?"

Zhuo Feng raised his head and looked at Chen Yucai.

"Grandpa, are you bothered by the authenticity of this calligraphy and painting?"

Chen Yucai was taken aback.

"You see that?"

"Does Grandpa suspect that this calligraphy and painting seems to be real and fake, flat and fake, vertical and fake, and sideways like real and fake?"

Zhuo Feng Road.

"Yes, yes, that's it, I look at this calligraphy and painting from every angle, and I see it differently from every angle, so I am very confused and troubled. Chen Yucai said in surprise, unexpectedly that Zhuo Feng only looked at it for a short time before he found the problem.

He continued to ask Xiang Zhuofeng: "Can you find the reason?"

"The rice paper used in this calligraphy and painting is five layers, and now each layer has been removed, and now you can see the second and third layers, which belong to the two layers of calligraphy and painting that can best see the ink effect.

"The first layer is the pen layer of calligraphy and painting, the ink is thick, the penetration is strong, the ink is soaked in the most powerful layer, and it is also the most dense ink layer, but now the painter I see is not so thick ink, the characteristics of dark rendering and ink color blurring are not very prominent, and there is a trace of monotony and dullness.

When beautifying the full color, the lower layer has lost the artistic conception of the original painting, which is even more monotonous, but it has been merged with the second layer of the original calligraphy and painting.

"You can look at the reverse side of this calligraphy, the paper and the color tone on the reverse side are a little different from the front, and they are not of the same age. ”

Zhuo Feng explained in detail.

According to what Zhuo Feng said, Chen Yucai pushed away the items that were lightly pressed on the calligraphy and painting, flipped the calligraphy and painting and looked at it, it was really as Zhuo Feng said, the color of the rice paper on the reverse side of the calligraphy and painting was slightly different from the color of the rice paper on the front, and it was not for the guidance of a discerning person, so it could not be seen at all.

Spreading the scroll of calligraphy and painting again, Chen Yucai asked Zhuo Feng.

"You mean, this calligraphy is fake? The framer made it?"

"Nope. This calligraphy and painting is both genuine and fake. The calligraphy and painting on the second layer are the authentic works of the artist, and the third layer is added by the forger to make the calligraphy and painting look thick.

"Whether it is true or not, it confirms the high level of the original painter's paintings, and also confirms the exquisite skills of the person who made the forgery.

"If I say it's genuine, it's genuine, and if I say it's a fake, it's a fake, and it's all about a thought.

"Looking at a calligraphy and painting, it is not to see the truth or falsehood, but to see the artistic conception and mentality of the person who painted at that time. ”

Chen Xiaoyan smiled and gave Zhuo Feng a thumbs up on the side, and Zhuo Feng also smiled back.

The so-called authenticity of calligraphy and painting is completely a kind of assumption of those who have a desire for profit, even if it is a forger's calligraphy and painting, there is also a forger's hard work on the calligraphy and painting, he wants to figure out the artistic conception of the original painter, and let the counterfeit also have the essence of the original work, which is completely impossible to do without sweat.

Therefore, the only thing we have to do in front of a picture of words is to appreciate and not speculate.

Chen Yucai nodded with satisfaction, Zhuo Feng suddenly opened the doubts that had plagued him for many years, isn't the painter making a calligraphy and painting for the world to appreciate?

The quality of this calligraphy and painting is determined entirely by the state of mind of the appreciator, but the difference is that some calligraphy and painting are appreciated by many people, and some calligraphy and painting are appreciated by very few people.

Relieved, his mood was also very good, Chen Yucai laughed, looking at Zhuo Feng more and more happy.

Regardless of whether Zhuo Feng saw it with that special ability, or what, such an opinion comes from the heart, and it is not something that can be determined by ability or inability.

Next, Chen Yucai and Zhuo Feng exchanged this painting again, since you don't look at the authenticity of this painting now, let's enjoy it together.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were the real maturity of flower and bird painting.

In the early Ming and Qing dynasties, Shen Zhou and Tang Yin initially opened up the field of freehand flower and bird painting. At that time, most literati painters used ink painting techniques to depict flowers, plants, fish and insects, and the brushes were concise and rich in meaning, as is the case with this painting of flowers and birds in front of them.

With a few simple brushstrokes, I drew flowers and lush foliage in the wind, and a pair of birds singing on the branches, as if someone was competing with me.

took out some other collections and communicated with Zhuo Feng and Chen Xiaoyan.

Watching the two children talk eloquently about these collections, Chen Yucai's face was full of relief, he nodded his head, and a voice sounded in his heart: Maybe it is really time to abdicate and make way for Xian.

......

Zhuo Feng returned to school in early June, and now the classes are nearing the end, and he is about to enter the final final review preparation of this school year.

Zhuo Feng didn't rush back to the classroom to teach the students first, but still asked the substitute teacher to borrow the teaching points of all the courses during the period when he was on leave, so that he could keep up with the pace of the students' revision, and he could also make a review plan for the children in advance.

It took two days to make up all the course knowledge that I had missed, and made a detailed review plan for the 8th grade, to see that there was still extra time, and also took the time to explain the first unit and the second unit of the 9th grade mathematics book in advance, so that the children could have a consolidation during the summer vacation, which could save the course teaching time in the 9th grade, and have more time to review for the high school entrance examination.

After a week like this, Zhuo Feng gradually adapted to his previous teaching life, and the trust between him and his students gradually returned to the previous level.

After class or in spare time, students often come to ask Zhuo Feng what he saw and heard in country S this time, Zhuo Feng is not much different from them, everyone is like friends, sometimes in the multi-functional education room, sometimes sitting on the grass of the playground, telling them interesting things and experiences during this period.

As soon as school ended that morning, someone in the school security room came to inform Zhuo Feng that someone was looking for him at the school gate.

If it is Chen Xiaoyan, who is a member of the group, he can directly enter and exit the school, and he will not ask for a message from the security room.

Zhuo Feng walked towards the security room in wonder, and saw a middle-aged man from a distance, and the figure was a little familiar from a distance, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

When I walked to the reception room of the security room, I saw that the person was actually Consul Cao.

"You're back to China, aren't you in the capital? Why did you come to our county?"

Zhuo Feng hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"My matter has just been dealt with, I have a lot of doubts in my heart, I don't solve it, I haven't been at ease, I can't eat, I can't sleep, I asked Director Wan for your information and the unit, so I rented a car directly. I'm disturbing your work, please bear with me in the abrupt places. ”

Consul Cao said very politely, as if he had experienced the lowest point in his life.

Zhuo Feng hurriedly showed his travel card and asked the person on duty in the security room to ask for leave, and after going out at noon, he took Consul Cao to a nearby farmhouse restaurant.

After ordering five or six dishes and a few bottles of beer, Zhuo Feng poured half a cup for himself, and then filled it for Consul Cao.

"Actually, the person who should apologize for this matter is me, if it weren't for our trip to country S and involving you in this matter, you should be sitting in a high-end hotel and drinking and talking. ”

Zhuo Feng raised his glass and apologized.

Consul Cao took the wine glass and drank it all, and Zhuo Feng hurriedly filled it for him.

Consul Cao in front of him was in a poor mental state, his eyes were dull, his hair was shaggy, and his beard was not trimmed.

"I don't blame you for this matter, it's just a matter of time sooner or later, it's not you, it's someone else who will debunk it. I really don't blame you guys. I can only blame myself, it is I who did not grasp this opportunity, did not use my mind in the right place, was misled by others, and took the wrong path. ”