One stroke is ethereal and empty, and strategizing is inclusive. It is not so much that the pen is profound, but it is better to sigh and sweep thousands of armies. —Epigraph

Since the last time I met, Tong Ziru has been grateful to that senior Yu, feeling that although he is a genius, he is so approachable to get along with.

These days, whenever they are free, the two of them will exchange knowledge about calligraphy, which makes her feel like a mentor and a good friend.

Although he is the same age as her, he is like a teacher, and he will tell her a lot about the customs and traditional culture of the Chinese, such as the Chinese who can write brush characters will also write Spring Festival couplets during the Chinese New Year. This made her want to go back to China more and more.

But if she wants to learn more about calligraphy, she also needs to learn ancient Chinese, and she didn't understand what the little poem he gave her the last time we met. Although she can read traditional Chinese characters and cursive script, she still needs to strengthen her ancient poetry. After checking that poem, she found out that it was originally from the great Chinese poet Li Bai's "Difficult to Walk", and the meaning of those sentences seemed to encourage people.

I have to say that a master is a master, the handwriting is as smooth as flowing water, even the things written are very elegant, and the visual and language sense has a sense of rhyme and beauty.

Seeing what this means, Senior Yu must have encouraged herself, and by the way, she chose to write this poem for her to read after seeing her understanding of Chinese culture.

Thinking of this, Tong Ziru sent him a message: Hello senior, sorry to disturb you. I googled it to find out what that little poem meant, and I think you're encouraging yourself.

Less than two minutes have passed, and the other party quickly replied: You don't need to see outside, but your language level needs to be improved, and calligraphy needs to know a lot of classical culture, which needs to be checked to show that you know very little, and I am not encouraging myself.

That's what it meant in the first place, could it be that he was telling me......

Tong Ziru shook her head, her long eyelashes fluttered like a small fan as her head shook, and her long brown kelp-like hair fell to her waist, making her look as pretty as a Barbie doll.

She hadn't replied yet, but she sent it again: Don't think about it, understand it slowly. You said you can paint Chinese paintings, if there are any samples sent over to me and I will help you take a look.

Okay, wait a minute.

She rummaged through her own works, and she had drawn plum blossoms before, but since she couldn't find anyone to appreciate, she painted them casually and put them on hold.

After about fifteen minutes of rummaging through the cabinets, she found out from the bookcase that she had drawn the plum blossom picture last year, which only took up half of the whole paper.

Reluctantly, she took a photo and said: I'm sorry, I didn't finish the painting because I thought it was very bad, so I made you laugh.

In less than ten minutes, he responded to her that she should pay attention to the layout of Chinese painting in the future, "The plum blossom branch uses Zhonghao brush to combine the side, the center and the Tibetan front, to be orderly, first up and then down, first left and then right, move the pen to hide and recycle, the pen to hide the front, and the pen to return to the front." Draw the main branch, the upper branch, the front branch, and the largest branch first, followed by the small branch, and then the back branch. Pay attention to twists and turns, frustration can not be excessive, the branches should be thick, pay attention to the side forwards, and the branches can be used with a pen tip. ”

He then said: For example, the "Qingming Riverside Picture", which uses scattered perspective, presents the content of thousands of miles away and a few days apart, reflecting the scene of harmony and happiness of every household in that era, and there is a sense of agility on the paper. What you have to learn is to see the big layout from the small.

After he finished speaking, she couldn't help but sigh: "I know, thank you." ”

"You're welcome," he smiled back, "next time we meet, you can draw another one for me to see, and bring your words with you by the way." ”

She readily agreed, it was the first time she had met such a warm-hearted person when she was so old, which made her full of joy, and now she was not able to go to China, just when she was sad that no one could understand her calligraphy skills, his appearance gave her the motivation to move forward.

For the first time, she hoped that the time would pass quickly, and she wished that tomorrow would be the 19th!

……

The days are fast and fast, and a month is spent in her daily school. Although her daily life is the same, the life of two points and one line, home and school are very familiar, but when she writes calligraphy and painting, it is her happiest time, although that happiness is very short-lived.

Maybe she was born a top student, and she practiced calligraphy without delaying her studies. But this didn't distract her, she was still a good student in the class from childhood to adulthood. The grades have always been the first in the class, and the top four in the whole grade are not out.

During her time at school, her grades were among the best, especially in science and engineering, and she was very popular with her teachers, including one of the six places in the school to the University of Auckland.

But the teachers didn't know that what she really liked was not science, she had completed her class step by step since she was a child, and achieved good grades, which was only what her mother expected, in order to meet her mother's wishes, in order not to let herself become a vase, she chose to study hard, and buried the calligraphy she really loved in the bottom of her heart.

The most recent thing that allowed her to learn calligraphy knowledge as she wished was the day of communication with Yu Chengyi, especially the second meeting.

On April 19, the two met again at the Cultural Society.

This time, the two made an appointment in their school's study room, and as soon as they met, he couldn't wait to see her words.

She was a little nervous because she wrote about the small seal that she was not very good at, for fear that he would criticize her.

When he looked at it, he still couldn't hide a smile from the corner of his eyes, and his dark and bright eyes were like meteors falling, extremely bright.

"Tina, your Chinese name is Ziru, right?"

Suddenly, an irrelevant sentence made her a little confused.

"Yes. She replied cautiously.

"You are too modest, you copy Deng Shiru can be described as three points into the wood, and you are really like you. ”

Belch...... Is he really praising her? Why does she feel that every time she writes badly, but the image is not like it, the strength is not enough, whether it is written with her left hand or her right hand, it is not satisfactory.

"You don't have to praise me like that, I can still feel the gap. She smiled and looked down at her shoes.

"Seal script is already difficult, not to mention that you haven't learned much, it's good to be able to write at this level. He smiled and continued to look through her work, not looking at her. Then, I saw the Chinese painting.

"In comparison, your Chinese painting needs to be improved even more. If you don't draw well, I'll point it out directly, it's still a layout problem, and there are some small details of flowers. ”

Saying this, she also thinks that, indeed, every time she finishes drawing, she feels that something is not perfect.

"I see," still nodding expressionlessly. I've been thinking about how to improve.

"I'll show you how to feel. He put down her painting and rolled up his sleeves casually, but fortunately he was not wearing a formal suit today, and a dark blue denim shirt still set off his stylish figure.

He took out a Xiaohao brush from the pen holder on the desk, and Tong Ziru also helped him take the inkstone and ink on her left hand, she brought it to his upper right, and poured him ink and grinded it simply.

There was some used rough-edged paper on the table, and he said that he was not going to participate in the competition, just draw it casually, and he would use it. It was only about ten minutes for him to draw a few branches. When he painted, he deliberately emphasized to her which areas needed to be strengthened and which ones needed to be understated.

Replace another Zhonghao sheep brush with the tip of the pen dipped in eosin paint. He suddenly raised his head and said to her, "You draw plum blossoms, I'll take a look." ”

Tong Ziru was actually a little surprised, but she still behaved very calmly, she walked up to him, and got closer to him, almost as if she was in his arms.

And she didn't notice anything wrong, she just wanted to draw it well.

She sat down and took the brush, trying her best to suppress the panic in her heart, she was worried that she would be embarrassed in front of the master, she had always pursued perfection, she was afraid that others would see through her shortcomings, and she would be very inferior if she was not good, and her heart was in turmoil.

Her hands were also very cold at the moment.

But she was still too nervous, and she accidentally rubbed a big red dot on the paper.

She was a little confused and couldn't help but bite her lower lip. But his face was still as cold as ice.

"Makes you laugh," she whispered.

"I'll teach you. ”

She was about to put down the pen to him, but he suddenly held the pen she was about to put down with his right hand, his fingertips on top of her pen, and his eyes signaled that she could not let go.

It seems that he is going to draw her hand. At this time, his upper body also bent down to guard the top of her head.

Maybe he treats her like a child, and in most cases only children's calligraphy teachers will teach her by hand.

But I have to say that she is still very easy to master this kind of teaching, Yu Chengyi took her how to write, a petal with a stroke, the few petals that were drawn were distinctly colored, and the white space was moderate, and the first flower was about to be painted in an instant, and the stamens were only painted in black.

Only then did he let go of her pen and said to her earnestly: "Use the pen to hide the edge, pay attention to the changes in the perspective of the petals, and the petals should not be too round." The center of the flower should be left blank, and the color of the petals should be different. ”

"I see," she sighed casually, and then changed the stroke stamen.

He still took her pen and spent the stamen of the plum blossom together. "See, pay attention to the growth trend of the flower and draw the stamen. ”

After a few strokes, a small plum blossom was completed, and it seemed that she had become energetic, and it was when the mountain flowers were full that she laughed in the bushes.

Children's characters are like learning things quickly, and with Yu Chengyi's attentive guidance, she understands it even more.

Her face finally turned cloudy, and she looked at the side of his face, "Thank you for the pointers, I know how to draw." ”

Yu Chengyi turned around and went to the table next to him, took out a wet towel to wipe off a bit of ink on his hands, and said with a smile, "Don't be polite to me, Tina, we should be friends, right?

Her smile faded away, and she always felt like he had something to say.

Seeing that she didn't reply, he glanced at her and said in a light tone, "You can just call me by my name, Paul or Chinese name." ”

"You look like you're a good looker, I just don't dare to be dismissive. Okay, I'll call you Paul. ”

"Okay, it's all up to you. He smiled crookedly, his wheat-colored skin showing his grace in the sunlight outside.

The years are quiet and warm. That day, Tong Ziru understood a lot, and it also gave her a new plan for her next life.