There are not many private gardens that allow people to come and go at will, and it can also be seen that Zhou Lao's mind and sentiment are indeed difficult for ordinary people to reach.

He has felt Zhao Tianming's support.

The winding path leads to the secluded and through the flowers and trees, and soon, the two of them came to a residence. In front of the residence, there are rockeries and flowing water, which is full of interest.

"This rockery is all made of Taihu Lake stones?"

Standing in front of the rockery three or four meters high, Zhao Tianming couldn't help but stop and watch, the stones on the rockery, the strange rocks are craggy, and the vast ones are exquisite, obviously carefully designed and arranged by famous artists.

Taihu Lake stone, also known as hole stone, rockery stone, is one of the famous four famous play stones and strange stones in ancient China, which is slowly formed by limestone after being eroded for a long time, and is divided into two kinds of dry stone and water stone.

As the name suggests, dry stone is limestone from geological time, formed by the long-term erosion of acidic soils. Water stones are slowly formed by long-term erosion in rivers and lakes.

In Wu Rong's "Taihu Lake Stone Song" in the Tang Dynasty, the cause and method of taking the water stone are vividly described: "The lake under Dongting Mountain is ripper, and the ancient stone is born in the waves. ”

Taihu Lake Stone is famous for its abundant production in the Taihu Lake area, which is a kind of exquisite and transparent ornamental stone. In a broad sense, the carbonate rocks formed by karstification and in various forms are collectively referred to as "Taihu Stone".

"Little brother is also interested in Taihu Stone?"

Gu Jiahua was a little surprised, could it be that he also had an interest in collecting strange stones? But thinking about it, most people in the antique world have a wide range of hobbies, and it is not surprising that there are few who focus on the same.

"I've heard of its name for a long time, and today I can finally see it for a long time. ”

"This rockery can be built with a lot of effort by Zhou Lao, all of which are composed of Taihu Lake Yellowstone collected by Zhou Lao for a long time, which is rare in other places. ”

Gu Jiahua told him that the Taihu Lake stone that everyone often refers to now is generally the water stone produced in the Taihu Lake area, with different shapes, thousands of postures, and psychic clarity, reflecting the beauty of "wrinkles, leaks, thinness, and penetration", in short, the uglier and weirder the more interesting.

The color of Taihu Lake stone, with white stone as the most, there are few blue and black stones, yellow stone, like the rockery in front of you, all composed of yellow Taihu Lake stone, more rare.

In addition, Taihu Lake stone is one of the typical garden scenery stones, to win by modeling, more exquisitely clear, heavy mountains and mountains, is the best choice for stacking rockeries, building gardens, and decorating the environment.

Gusu is located in the water town, the lakes and ditches and ponds and weirs are dotted all over the place, the garden is extremely advantageous because of the water situation, and the Taihu Lake stone is abundant nearby, which is suitable for piling up exquisite and exquisite rockeries, which can be described as unique.

In Gusu, you can see all kinds of Taihu Lake stones in many places, some strange stones, and also have the value of collection, this tradition has existed since ancient times.

This rockery is also rare, however, compared to the "Guanyun Peak" of the Lingering Garden, the Taihu Lake Stone of the Lion Forest, the "Jade Linglong" of the Yu Garden in Shanghai, the "Wrinkled Cloud Peak" of the West Lake of Hangzhou, those famous garden stones, are considered to be wonders, each of them can be met but not sought, I have time to take you to the Lion Forest of the Lingering Garden to take a look at those places, all in Gusu, not far away. ”

"Okay, I'm afraid of disturbing Brother Gu. ”

Zhao Tianming has heard of those famous gardens for a long time, and when he has the opportunity, he naturally wants to take a walk and see them. It's just that even if you go, you can only spare time after you can finish Vice President Yang's business.

In fact, he also wanted to finish his work, and if he had the opportunity, he would come to visit Zhou Lao, and it would not seem so hasty. It's just that everyone warmly invited Gu Jiahua to pick up people at the airport, but it was difficult to refuse.

"Nothing to disturb, I'm here, quite laid-back. ”

Gu Jiahua said that he often stays with Zhou Lao, to be honest, he is a little tired, but he is still with his peers, he is more comfortable, and there are more topics.

Walking into the residence, Zhao Tianming found that above the lobby, it was quite lively, with some unfamiliar faces struggling to write and practice showing their calligraphy.

Around, there are still some works that have not dried ink, and several of them seem to be not low in attainment, very level, which makes Zhao Tianming very surprised.

"Zhou Lao is a master of calligraphy and painting, these are the juniors who came to ask his old man for advice, and some of them are also his disciples. Seeing Zhao Tianming's gaze, Gu Jiahua introduced.

In terms of collection, Gu Jiahua was taught a lot by him, but he did not accept him as a disciple.

In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, Zhou Lao's identity lies more in the achievements of calligraphy and painting, and as for the love of cultural relics to collect, it is a derivative of calligraphy and painting collection, from interest to mastery, and then become another master in the antique world.

"Brother Gu, are you back?" Gu Jiahua is also a frequent visitor here, and when he came back, everyone greeted him politely.

"He is a guest invited by Zhou Lao, what about his old man?" Gu Jiahua looked around, but he didn't see Zhou Lao, so he asked.

Guest? At first, others thought that this young man had also come to visit and ask for advice, but they didn't expect that he was invited by Zhou Lao, and they didn't know who he was? What was so surprising?

Many people's eyes fell on Zhao Tianming, full of curiosity about him.

"Old Zhou should be in the backyard, and he left not long ago. The man who had just begun to speak replied.

Gu Jiahua didn't bother them anymore and led Zhao Tianming through the lobby.

On the way, Zhao Tianming found that the interior decoration was quite elegant and classical, not as gorgeous and complicated as Liu's old family, but there were a lot of calligraphy and painting couplet decorations, and there was also a literati flavor.

When he arrived at a backyard, Zhao Tianming saw that on a cold day, Zhou Lao actually rolled up his trouser legs and watered the vegetables in a corner of the courtyard, which was no different from an ordinary old man, and it didn't match the image of calligraphy and painting.

Year after year, the weather is becoming more and more abnormal, in November, in Yangcheng, you can go out with long sleeves, but here, everyone has wrapped themselves, and Zhao Tianming feels a little breath of winter.

Gu Jiahua walked over, took the bucket, and automatically took over Zhou Lao's work.

"Hello Mr. Zhou, it's a pleasure to see you again!" Zhao Tianming greeted politely.

Seeing Zhao Tianming, Zhou Lao suddenly showed a hearty smile: "Zhao Xiaoyou, are you here? You really gave me a big surprise!"

There was not much work left, and when Gu Jiahua finished watering, Zhou Lao beckoned them to sit in the small hall and make a pot of hot tea, and Gu Jiahua consciously took on the job of pouring tea.

Zhao Tianming didn't find out that he looked like an intellectual, and he actually had the potential to be a dog's leg, I don't know what kind of expression Wang Zhiwei, who often admires him, will have when he sees it?