"Gold is not a treasure, and jade is not strong. It is used to make ink, not as stubborn as rubble. ”

Ouyang Xiu's "Ancient Tile Inkstone" in the Song Dynasty uses the most simple and simple words to explain one thing, that is, the practicality and value of bricks and tiles.

Compared with gold and jade, bricks and tiles are indeed roadside goods, but such roadside goods have the most popular and irresistible charm.

"There is no carving and no house, and there is a carving is precious. ”

This is the supremacy of the traditional art of carving, carving is not only an art form, but also a continuation of life, is the reason why the home is the barrier of the home.

Either magnificent, or small jasper, exquisite and magnificent carvings conquer the world with the most delicate posture.

When the blue bricks and stone tiles meet the carving, the world will be beautiful from now on.

Brick carving came into being, and it should rise from time to time.

The original brick carving was modeled after stone carving, but it was more economical and labor-saving than stone carving.

And in terms of style, brick carving has both the resolute texture of stone carving and the delicate softness of wood carving, so once it was born, it swept many buildings with an unstoppable attitude.

In the folk and the powerful families, traces of brick carvings can be seen everywhere.

"Flowers bloom and grass compete in all shapes, birds chirp and butterflies flutter. The canopy is rippling, and the horses are strong. "Landscapes, flowers, figures, myths, and beasts, as long as they are auspicious things, they will be used as carved patterns by brick carving.

For example, the Gu family compound in front of you is the most typical representative.

Gu's gable, left flower and right beast.

Gu family's gatehouse, gentle and generous.

"I said Zining, this Gu family compound looks very spectacular, but what are these carvings? It's a bit obvious on the walls on both sides, it's flowers and sparrows, right?" Chen Yiwen asked in a low voice, pointing to the gable.

"You know the whisper, I thought you were going to shout it. Xiao Zining squeezed his eyebrows and teased.

"Hehe, thanks for the compliment, why don't I read it aloud?" Chen Yiwen raised his head and said coaxingly.

"Don't, wait until I'm far away and you shout, I don't know you. ”

The corners of Xiao Zining's lips raised slightly, and in Chen Yiwen's glare, he pointed to the gatehouse in front of him and said: "You didn't listen to you when you read more, and now you regret it, right? ”

"Fortunately, you didn't shout out, otherwise Wanqing and I would have to follow you and be embarrassed. I don't know what this carving is, but I'll tell you about it, so that I won't be laughed at after going in for a while. ”

Chen Yiwen touched his head and sneered.

Su Wanqing covered her mouth and giggled.

"Let's talk about the gatehouse first, the gatehouse on the Gu family's compound is "Reading at Four Hours", which says that the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter should be happy to read, only reading is high. It can be seen from here that the Gu family should be a scholarly family, at least a well-informed family. ”

The four seal characters of "Gentle and Generous" are carved in the relief of the gatehouse, "The Book of Rites • Interpretation": "Gentle and Generous, and the "Poem" is also taught. "It is the Gu family that warns future generations to be gentle and humble in all aspects of life, as far as I know, this is also the Gu family's family motto. ”

The carving on the left and right sides of the fang is called the belly, and the left side of the belly is turned into a dragon, hoping that the children and grandchildren will be diligent and studious. On the right, the belly of the phoenix comes to the ceremony, looking forward to the descendants adhering to the ancestral teachings and glorifying the ancestors. ”

"Xia Fang carp jumping over the dragon gate, I believe you can know what this means without me saying more, right?" Xiao Zining explained the gatehouse concisely.

After Chen Yiwen heard this, he looked over and found that it was really the case, and he was immediately full of interest, and raised his hand and asked, "What about the walls on both sides?"

"The gable of the Gu family's compound takes the route of painting the left and the right beast, and the patterns on the left are Meilan Zhuju, that is, the four gentlemen. ”

"If you look closely, you will find that the image of the four gentlemen is very realistic, even if they are quiet and unmoving, they give people signs of coming to life. ”

"The proud plum, the fragrant and pleasant orchid, the elegant and indifferent bamboo, the chrysanthemum that does not tend to be inflammatory, and the image of the four gentlemen is really deep in the bone marrow, and it is definitely a master's handwriting. ”

Xiao Zining's eyes were admiring, he looked sideways to the right slightly, and said with more and more admiration: "The one on the left is the four gentlemen, and the one on the right is the four auspicious beasts, the sparrow you just said is not a sparrow, it is a magpie, called Magpie Dengmei, and next to it is Wufu Ping'an, which is five bats." ”

"Do you see any fish? that's called more than rich, and the last one is the unicorn, which is called the unicorn carrier. And sparrow, where are you going to catch a sparrow for me?"

"Giggles!" Su Wanqing couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed like a trembling flower.

"Hehe!" Chen Yiwen just touched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"It's just a pity that these brick carvings have begun to crack to a large extent after the baptism of time and wind and rain. This time, I listened to my grandfather's instructions to come here in order to repair the rift here. ”

"But it's not these, grandpa is talking about a brick carving on the wall of the shadow wall, it should be in the compound, let's go, let's go in and have a look." After Xiao Zining finished speaking, he shook his head slightly and walked towards the front door.

Chen Yiwen and Su Wanqing followed closely on both sides.

"Stop, who are you looking for?"

When the three of them just stepped up the steps, a figure flashed out of the doorway, and after glancing over, they asked with a wary expression.

This is a middle-aged man in a tunic uniform, who is in charge of the doorman of the Gu family's compound. The Gu family is worthy of having a strong background, and even such a doorman is very particular about dressing.

"I'm looking for Gu Dong's family, Gu Lao. Xiao Zining said with a smile.

"Are you looking for Gu Lao?"

Hearing this, the doorman raised his chin with some disdain, Xiao Zining in his eyes was very ordinary, and he didn't think there was anything special.

He couldn't help but ask with a little pride: "Our family Gu is always a guest, who are you a child, you have nothing to do here, right?" ”

"I'm really here to see Gu Lao, I'm here to repair the shadow wall and brick carving of your house, are you sure you want to leave me?" Xiao Zining said indifferently.

It's okay not to say this, but when he heard what he said, the doorman became more and more contemptuous.

Let's just say that it is impossible for a person like you to see Gu Lao, it turns out that he is repairing the shadow wall.

Repair is repair, and it is a joke to want to see Gu Lao with this reason.

But for people like you, you also know how to repair, and you can also repair shadow walls?

I guess it's also a guy who wants to become famous overnight and climb high branches.,I don't know how many people I've seen these days.,I hate it very much.。

With this preconceived thought, the doorman waved his hand impatiently.

"We don't need this, you go quickly!"

"Hey, I said what's the matter with you? Aren't you just a janitor? We're here to repair the shadow wall of your house, how can you be so unreasonable?"

"Even a person like you deserves to stand under the gentle and generous plaque? The Gu family is really blind, so they will hire a person like you who looks down on people!"

Chen Yiwen had long seen that this doorman was not pleasing to the eye, and when he saw him so snub and contemptuous of Xiao Zining, opening his mouth was a counterattack from Thunderbolt Bala.

Looking at this scene, Xiao Zining did not stop Chen Yiwen.

The medical profession pays attention to the fact that doctors do not knock on the door, and the same is true in the sculpture world.

There are so many things going on in this world, who said that I have to repair the shadow wall of your house?

The most ridiculous thing is that you are just a doorman, so domineering, what do you rely on?

Is there a seven-rank official in front of the prime minister?

It's a pity that the Gu family is not the prime minister, and you are not a seven-rank official.

"What are you doing, what are you arguing about?"

Just as the doorman's face was blue and he wanted to give the order to drive people out, a figure walked out of the courtyard, and shouted with a frown and displeasure when he saw this scene.