Chapter 629: The Sword (I)
Meng Zitao smiled: "How can I mind this, it's already very good that you can have this heart, if you don't want to do it then, you can tell me, whether you change jobs or leave my company, it's no problem." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Meng Zitao, thank you so much!"
Geng Yan said gratefully, but there was some emotion in his heart, Meng Zitao's personality has not changed much from then to now, he is easy to talk and helpful, but it is a pity that he does not have such a blessing as He Wanyi.
Now that they have made a decision, everyone will leave the tea bar and go to pick up Geng Yan's clothes.
Because they are about to get married, the two have lived together, and Geng Yan's clothes are also in Xiao Zhenghao's new house, but when they arrived at the community, the security guard at the door told Geng Yan that Xiao Zhenghao had already packed her clothes and put them in the doorman.
This made Geng Yan both sad and angry, because it proved that Xiao Zhenghao was indeed prepared in advance, otherwise where would he be so fast?
Meng Zitao was very disdainful of Xiao Zhenghao's behavior, and said: "It's okay to save you the trouble of cleaning up, but you also have to see if there is anything missing." ”
Geng Yan was completely disappointed in Xiao Zhenghao, and silently opened the suitcase to check it.
It's all come to this point, if Xiao Zhenghao is not stupid, it will definitely be impossible to do any tricks, plus Geng Yan just brought some spring and summer clothes over, and there is not much luggage, after a while, she got up: "It's all ready." ”
"Then let's go. ”
Before leaving, Meng Zitao thought for a while and said to the security guard at the door: "This big brother, please help me bring a message after you see Xiao Zhenghao, so that he can behave himself." ”
The security guard smiled and said yes, he also knew Geng Yan, and felt that Xiao Zhenghao was really not a thing.
Meng Zitao said thank you again and helped Geng Yan carry the box to the car.
After getting into the car, Geng Yan spoke: "Please send me to the foundation, I want to join the company today." ”
Meng Zitao proposed: "Why don't you take a few days off and then go to work?"
Geng Yan shook his head: "No, I'm still prone to cranky thoughts when I'm alone at home." ”
He Wanyi laughed: "You two, today is Sunday, is there anyone in the company?"
Meng Zitao and Geng Yan were both slightly stunned, and then the corners of their mouths showed a smile.
Since this was the case, Geng Yan asked Meng Zitao for the office location of the foundation, and said that she would go there alone tomorrow.
Meng Zitao asked He Wanyi to write down the address and handed it to Geng Yan, thinking in his heart, he would make a phone call when he turned around, and asked the people on the foundation side to pay more attention to Geng Yan, so that Geng Yan would forget Xiao Zhenghao and work until he forgot to sleep and eat, which affected his health.
Geng Yan's home is in an old community in the city, and it was originally assigned by Geng Yan's father, and it was already the envy of many people to be assigned here at that time, but I didn't expect Geng Yan's father to have an accident before he could enjoy it for long.
For Geng Yan, her parents died here, this is her sad place, originally, she thought that she should be able to leave here after getting married, but she didn't expect to return to the starting point in the end, thinking about her, she felt more pathetic.
Geng Yan took out the key and was about to open the door, when a surprised voice came from the side: "Xiaoyan, what are you?"
Geng Yan looked in the direction where the voice came: "Grandma Li, I'm back to live." ”
"Ah, aren't you going to marry Xiao Xiao?" Grandma Li was even more surprised.
Geng Yan smiled and said, "I broke up with him." ”
Grandma Li hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, did he do anything to be sorry for you?"
He Wanyi said: "That person has a new love again." ”
Grandma Li just said it casually, but she didn't expect that she was really right, and she suddenly became angry: "I didn't expect this kid to look dignified, in essence, he is still a well-dressed beast, what a good girl Xiaoyan is, he doesn't even know how to cherish it, it's really not a thing! ”
Geng Yan said, "Grandma Li, thank you, but I don't want to do this for the time being." ”
Grandma Li could also understand Geng Yan's feelings, and said, "Okay, as long as you think about it, just tell me." ”
Geng Yan nodded slightly, and then opened the security door.
Grandma Li said enthusiastically: "Xiaoyan, if you have something to do in life or work in the future, just tell me that I can help." ”
"Well, thank you. ”
Grandma Li smiled and said, "Silly girl, thank you, I watched you grow up since I was a child, just like my granddaughter, to be honest, if it weren't for my grandson who was too young and just admitted to college, I would have wanted you to be my granddaughter-in-law." ”
Geng Yan smiled embarrassedly: "I have always regarded you as my grandmother." ”
Grandma Li smiled: "That's it, the family doesn't talk to each other, if there is anything in the future, you must tell grandma." By the way, you haven't eaten yet, so go to my place to eat. ”
Geng Yan hurriedly waved his hand: "No need, let's just go to the restaurant to eat." ”
Grandma Li pretended to be displeased and said, "Na, I just said that the family is a family, what's wrong with having a meal? Besides, the food in the restaurant is delicious, but how can the house be clean, what kind of gutter oil, black cabbage, God knows what is in it." ”
Geng Yan said: "Grandma Li, I really don't bother you, and my classmates have helped me a lot today, I always have to thank them, right?"
"This matter is not in a hurry, don't you say?" Grandma Li looked at Meng Zitao and He Wanyi, for fear that they would not agree.
Meng Zitao saw that Grandma Li would not give up if she didn't agree, and knew that it would be difficult to put this matter away, and he actually wanted Grandma Li to take care of Geng Yan at ordinary times, so he smiled and said, "Then I'm sorry." ”
"What's so embarrassing about this, family. ”
With that, Grandma Li helped carry the luggage into the house, and pulled Geng Yan to beckon everyone upstairs.
Grandma Li opened the door and invited everyone in, and saw an uncle who was about the same age as Grandma Li coming over, and when she saw that it was Geng Yan, she felt a little strange: "Little Yan, why did you come back today?"
Grandma Li said bluntly: "Xiao Yan is separated from that scumbag. ”
The uncle was also stunned: "Ahhhhhh
Grandma Li said angrily: "That guy has found someone else." ”
"It's okay if this kind of person is divided. ”
The uncle shook his head, and then said to everyone, "Please come in." ”
After changing the slippers, everyone sat down in the living room, and Geng Yan introduced the two sides first.
The uncle, who is also surnamed Li, stared at Meng Zitao for a while, and asked with some excitement, "Are you Teacher Meng of the Gathering Pavilion?"
Seeing Meng Zitao nodding with a smile, he quickly stood up and shook hands with Meng Zitao: "Haha, I didn't expect to see Teacher Meng today, it's really a blessing for three lives!"
Meng Zitao smiled: "Actually, I am a businessman. ”
"You would be too modest to say that. ”
Uncle Li said to everyone: "You may not know that Mr. Meng's calligraphy level is comparable to that of the grass saint Zhang Xu, and he has been rated as a contemporary grass saint by many famous calligraphers. ”
Originally, everyone wondered why Uncle Li was so enthusiastic about Meng Zitao, and after hearing these words, even He Wanyi, who knew that Meng Zitao had participated in the recording of calligraphy programs, was surprised, how Meng Zitao actually became a contemporary grass saint.
If Meng Zitao remembers correctly, the last recorded program should have been broadcast last night, but he stayed with He Wanyi yesterday, and by the time he got home, it was almost ten o'clock, so he didn't see this episode, and he didn't know how it worked.
Judging from Uncle Li's reaction, the effect must be good, that is, he should be famous.
To be honest, although there are benefits to being famous, Meng Zitao's ideal is to walk in brocade clothes at night, and some things are not so convenient to do when he is famous. Of course, now that it's famous, that's the only way it can be.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Meng Zitao said modestly: "Actually, it was just a small-scale exchange meeting, and it was nothing. ”
Uncle Li smiled and said, "Elder Yang, they all approve of you, I don't believe anyone else will object." And your works are also displayed on TV, even if I am a half-asser, I can see that your calligraphy has reached a level that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and I think you deserve to be called a contemporary grass saint!"
Of course, Meng Zitao is very confident in his calligraphy level, but he is not a flamboyant character in the first place, and on such an occasion, there is really no need to talk about his "great achievements".
After a few polite words between the two sides, Uncle Li said a little embarrassedly: "Teacher Meng, in fact, I have also practiced cursive for many years, I don't know if I can comment on one or two?"
Grandma Li said angrily: "Just your cat's paw-like words, I'm embarrassed to take them out to meet people! Besides, you don't want to see what time it is." ”
Uncle Li looked back at the clock hanging on the wall, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I forgot the time, let's eat first." ”
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "Then I'll take a look at your old works later?"
"Good, good. Uncle Li happily said yes, and then opened up the meal.
This house is actually a two-bedroom and one-living room layout, but there is also a small storage room, which was transformed into his study by Uncle Li.
So, full of wine and food, Uncle Li took everyone to his study, because the room is relatively small, there is only a desk and a bookcase in it, and there are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, which looks like Uncle Li's own works.
Uncle Li carefully took out a framed calligraphy work from the bookcase, and asked Meng Zitao to comment on it after unfolding it.
Speaking of which, from the perspective of ordinary people, Uncle Li's calligraphy level is already good, at least it can be talked about as pleasing to the eye, but for Meng Zitao, a professional, Uncle Li's calligraphy is not even comparable to the third-rate level, in fact, this is the difference between professional and amateur.
For example, take our national table tennis players as an example, professional players have undergone formal training since childhood, and every technical action has to be contacted countless times, although they will not participate in the competition in the first few years, but once they participate in the game, as long as the level of the two sides is not too bad, every time they receive the ball, they almost do not think about it, and they can hit the ball to the ideal position only subconsciously.
However, amateur players do not have this kind of energy to strengthen the basic skills, resulting in incomplete and unstable skills, and often pin their hopes of winning on some so-called tricks. Moreover, due to the lack of basic skills, it is difficult for amateur players to improve to a certain extent.
The same is true for learning calligraphy, many people are unwilling to calm down and do hard and in-depth practice in the basic techniques, but they are eager for quick success, just to be able to achieve the results they want, they look for all kinds of shortcuts, so that even if they can satisfy themselves, but in the long run there is no great development prospect.
And Uncle Li's calligraphy is like this, although it seems to be good, but judging from the penmanship skills, Meng Zitao can find out a few problematic places.
Of course, Uncle Li may only like calligraphy because of his hobbies, as long as he can enjoy himself, in fact, he doesn't have to work so hard to make up for the basic skills of calligraphy, so Meng Zitao just expressed his views euphemistically.
Uncle Li understood what Meng Zitao wanted to express, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Teacher Meng, how much time will it take me to make up for the basic skills?"
Meng Zitao said: "This mainly depends on the individual's talent, as for the time, it should be calculated in years." To be honest, if you're just doing it because of your hobbies, you don't have to work so hard at all, just take some time to practice. ”
Uncle Li looked a little entangled, and finally sighed: "Forget it, I'll practice casually." ”
Geng Yan said: "Grandpa Li, in fact, your words are good enough, at least I sigh to myself." ”
Uncle Li smiled: "If I were ten years younger than now, I would definitely have to practice more, now, it's not okay to be old!"
Speaking of this, Uncle Li bent down, took out a sword from a small box under the desk, put it in front of Meng Zitao, and said: "Teacher Meng, this sword was obtained by me a few years ago, and it is not worth a few dollars. ”
When Meng Zitao saw this sword, he remembered a story that Lao Niu told him.
A few years ago, Lao Niu received a knife from the countryside, this knife looks pointable, the blade is sharp and sharp, the cold light is cold, there are several worns on the handle, and it is still wrapped in pulp.
But the only regret is that the scabbard is gone, and there is only one knife left, and if it is sold like this, it will definitely not sell for a good price.
However, Lao Niu was not worried about this, he went home and made a suitable scabbard out of old wood, then brushed it with paint, bought a handful of millet, sprinkled it on the lacquer finely, and then beat it with sandpaper, and then repeated this action.
The cycle goes on and on, and when I see that the scabbard is almost finished, I find a few old copper pieces and paste them as decoration, so that the sharkskin scabbard is ready.
Of course, the scabbard was finished, and it had to be old, so he put the scabbard in the kitchen again, smoked it for a while, wiped it with a cloth, and inserted the knife in, and the whole knife looked antique.
Then, he put the knife in his firewood room for a while, accumulated a layer of dust, and then it was ready to be shipped.
On the day of the old cow in the ghost market, he took out this knife, and there was an endless stream of people that day, but there were not many people who valued this knife, and he saw that the ghost market was coming to an end, and finally, an old man came, and when he saw this knife, he immediately got his hands on it, and asked casually: "Boss, is this a shark skin?"
Lao Niu said with a smile on his face: "Yo, I don't know what kind of skin this is, but I didn't collect it, my aunt asked me to sell it." ”
Then the two bargained, and in the end the knife was sold for 2,000 yuan, and both the buyer and seller were very satisfied, and they became good friends, and they still do. But at this time, the old man already knew that he had lost his eyes on the knife, but he was not angry, and it was normal for the antique industry to be eye-catching.
To get back to the point, the scabbard of this sword is actually the same as that knife, which is added later, but the workmanship is not bad, and ordinary people really can't see it.
Meng Zitao didn't say it explicitly, after all, Uncle Li is kind-hearted, and he can't pour cold water on others right away. And pointing out Uncle Li's calligraphy is really nothing to him, so he excused himself.
As the old saying goes, it's not a family, you don't enter a family, Uncle Li and his wife have similar personalities, and they asked Meng Zitao to accept it, but he was not happy to accept it. Meng Zitao had no choice but to agree to take a look.
After observation, this is actually an ordinary sword of the Qing Dynasty, and the market value is only five or six hundred yuan, and it still needs to be the original scabbard, but now, the price is undoubtedly cheaper, and Meng Zitao didn't even use the ability.
Meng Zitao was really gracious, and finally had to accept it, and then he reciprocated Li by writing down some of the experience of practicing the basics of calligraphy, if Uncle Li is interested, he can practice according to this experience, although it is not possible to get twice the result with half the effort, at least he can take a few detours.
Uncle Li couldn't help but be overjoyed when he got this experience, and this was left to him by Meng Zitao, it's hard to say what the value is, anyway, it can't be low. This made him a little embarrassed, but he was distressed that he didn't have anything left to give as a thank-you gift, so he wondered if he had to find a suitable gift.
After sitting at Uncle Li's place for a while, Meng Zitao and He Wanyi said goodbye and went to Geng Yan's place to sit for a while before leaving.
got into the car, He Wanyi said with emotion: "Geng Yan is so pitiful, my parents are gone, not to mention, I finally thought that I met a man who could be entrusted for life, but this is the result." ”
Meng Zitao said: "I hope she can be happy in the future." ”
"Hmm. He Wanyi said softly: "You have to be kind to me." ”
Meng Zitao said solemnly: "Of course, my heart for you can be learned from heaven and earth!"
He Wanyi smiled and said, "I believe in you." ”
Meng Zitao looked at He Wanyi, kissed her forehead gently, and asked, "Let's go to the photo studio now?"
"I'm not in the mood anymore, let's go to the park for a walk, and go to the photo studio tomorrow." ”
"Good ......"
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