As soon as Wei Gao walked on the front foot, Zhou Dingcheng came out from behind, laughed heartily, pointed and said: "Boy, you are really popular, someone took the initiative to come to the door today to recognize your junior brother, and tomorrow maybe someone will take the initiative to come to the door to recognize you as a nephew, and the day after tomorrow someone will come to recognize you as a son-in-law, just wait and enjoy it slowly." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"It's okay for you to gloat less. ”

Besides, it's also a headache and depression, what's the matter, he got such a cheap senior brother while sitting at home, not to mention that he is still a prefect, and he is still a proud protégé with a high arch, but he is still uncomfortable in his heart, as if he was forced to do something wrong.

This matter can't be passed by, and I have to explain it to Chen Musa and Lian Daning, otherwise there will be an extra senior brother out of thin air, so how can the two teachers be embarrassed?

"I don't care about you, how are you preparing for painting, Nier said that you have started to draw some fairy pictures again, and you want to admit defeat?" Zhou Dingcheng asked.

"You don't have to know that. Besides, he said angrily.

No one has been allowed to enter his room since he started painting, and Xiao Nier now has to serve him food and water outside the door. Zhou Dingcheng wanted to see his progress several times, but failed to do so.

"Boy, what's the use of you and me, you have the ability to kick that bullshit prefect out just now. Zhou Dingcheng quipped.

Besides, he was speechless, he really didn't have the ability, he dared to kick the dignified prefect out of the door, that was an offense to the imperial court, it didn't matter who he was kicking, the dignity of the Ming Dynasty was not disgraceful, and no one could keep him.

He thought it would be easy to copy a painting, but in a day and a half, he only drew a corner, and it seemed that it would take six or seven days to paint it all. At first, it took him a long time to paint this painting, but at that time he didn't have a sense of urgency, and he pondered and concentrated on painting slowly every day, and before he knew it, he painted it unconsciously, but now he is in a hurry, but he can't find that feeling.

If you only have 20 days, will you be able to finish the pictures used for the competition?

He doesn't have a score in his heart about this, painting is not like calligraphy, he can write in a few moments, and it won't take too long to block letters, as long as it's not a special book, time is not a problem.

Painting is different, it can be a few days, months or even years, if you can't find that feeling, there is no way to enter at all, and what you barely paint will definitely not be a masterpiece.

At noon, he seemed to find some feelings, but Wei Gao's sudden visit completely ruined his feelings, and everything had to start all over again.

It seems that being famous is not necessarily a good thing, and he is now starting to feel the troubles of becoming famous.

The aftermath of Mulan continued to ferment, and a few days later, all the stationery stores in Suzhou sold out of paper.

"Brother Zhang, transfer some paper from your store to me, and I will add one percent to the original price, cash. ”

"You transfer the goods with me, mine has already sold out, and I still want to transfer with you. ”

"Oh. Then I'll ask other stores. ”

"You, don't waste your efforts, I asked more than ten stores, all of them are out of stock, and now Nanjing and Changzhou can't come in, and it is said that the inventory has bottomed out. ”

"How can this be, there is never a time when you can't get into the paper. ”

"It's not all about Mulan, but it's okay, I took this opportunity to sell my stock from a few years ago. The boss who said this was overjoyed, and it was troublesome that the paper was gone, but the silver had already been earned.

Such conversations can be heard in many places in Suzhou.

In the past, Luoyang paper was expensive, and today Suzhou can't buy paper.

It may sound like an exaggeration, but at that time, the paper was produced in small workshops, and there were no modern paper factories at all, and the output was limited. At that time, there were few readers, and the amount of paper used was basically fixed every year, not large, and for a while, the society was crazy about copying it, and the Mulan poem used up the amount of paper for several months in less than a week.

Although there are many modern paper factories in later generations, there are times when paper cannot be bought, when Jin Yong and Qiong Yao's novels were all the rage, paper was basically used to print the novels of these two people, and finally even the printing of "Xinhua Dictionary" and primary and secondary school textbooks were nervous, and it was a wonder of the ages that they could not buy paper.

Besides, he wasn't worried about the paper, and he didn't know that this was happening outside.

The canvas he painted, the rice paper for writing has long been hoarded in the warehouse, the best rice paper is not suitable for calligraphy and painting, but also needs to be aged, which is somewhat similar to wine, generally three to five years of old paper is the most suitable for calligraphy and painting, of course, how many years of specific aging is suitable, each calligrapher and painter has their own habits.

The paper used for the creation of high-end calligraphy and painting pays attention to these, and it is generally not so particular about writing and copying.

Since Wei Gao came to visit and recognized his brother in a daze, he was in a very bad mood, and he could no longer find inspiration for creation, and he had no reaction to meditating on the image of the old man at night.

He felt that it was impossible for him to sit down so dryly, or to draw hard, so he simply took Xiao Nier out of the back door and hired a sedan chair to come to Chen's mansion.

The front door couldn't go out at all, and for days on end, the front door of his house was bustling, and people who wanted to see him or come here to feel their feelings filled half of the alley. As soon as he went out, he was basically drowned in the vast sea of the people's war.

"Why did you come here, didn't you say that you were going to retreat at home and meditate on painting?" Pomegranate was very surprised when she saw him, but her beautiful eyes were also full of surprise.

"I've come to see the teacher and have something to report. Besides, he was restless.

"You won't say you miss me and come to see me?" Pomegranate wanted to get mad and kick him out.

"He's not embarrassed to say that, in fact, he just missed you before he came, and seeing the old master was just an excuse. Xiao Nier hurried to clear the siege.

"Why haven't I seen him when he's embarrassed? Nell, don't learn from him, you're full of lies to make people suspicious. Let's go to my room and talk to him, and ignore him. Pomegranate dragged Xiao Nier to her room and left it aside.

Besides, he really wanted to pomegranate, but there was one more thing in his heart that was inappropriate, that is, he was forced by Wei Gao to be accepted as a junior and disciple, which involved Gao Gong, and he had to report to the old master to see what the teacher's opinion was.

"What's the matter, young master, sometimes lies still have to be told, Miss is also a girl, and girls are to be coaxed. Pomegranate's red sleeves covered her mouth and snickered.

"Actually, I miss you. ”

Besides, as he spoke, he put his face up, looking like I wanted to be cloudy, and he screamed in fright, turned around and fled, and ran into the room with his heart still pounding, and his face was redder than Caixia, like a fire cloud in the evening.

"What's wrong?" Pomegranate and Xiao Nier were startled when they heard Red Sleeves scream, and hurried out of the bedroom to check.

"Outside...... There's a big bug out there, it's scary. Redsleeves said, his face reddening even more.

Pomegranate and Xiao Nier wondered, are there any bugs in the yard this season?

Both of them suddenly understood that the big bug must be undoubted.

Pomegranate was ruthless in his heart: I want to rebel when I get out of the roll call, little one, wait for one day when I am idle and then rectify you. Kneeling on the washboard? No, it's too light, just kneel on the nail board.

Chen Musa is still in good spirits as he was that day, and this time he is famous, he is like taking a powerful stimulant, and his whole body is full of strength.

"Why are you here, didn't you say that this month will allow you to paint with peace of mind? The old master was also surprised.

"Teacher, that's the case. "Besides, I told Wei Gao about it again.

"Oh, yes, it's nothing. In fact, according to the teacher, your relationship with him is indeed very close, but I don't like Gao Gong's personality and don't want to associate with him, so I ignore him as a disciple. Since he has this intention, you can just follow it and keep a certain distance. ”

Wei Gao also came to visit the old master twice, but he couldn't see anyone, and his family said that the old man was meditating and enlightened, and Wei Gao had to leave his name and leave.

"How about the painting, do you feel like finding it?" asked the old master.

"I'm thinking about it, anyway, it's a fight. Besides, I answered honestly.

"Well, just do it in moderation, don't push too hard, and you can't do it quickly. You are already accomplished in poetry, you don't have to be strong in everything. After all, people's abilities are limited, and in the future, we should focus on the study of science, which is fundamental. You can't just go for the worse. "The old master is kind and seductive.

"The disciple knows. Besides, after listening to the old master's words, the knot in my heart suddenly opened, and I suddenly felt extremely relaxed.

"Lian Daning commanded my army at the wine table that day, and wanted me to give you the mantle directly in public. Actually, they don't know, I've already given you everything I should have given you, you know?"

Besides, the teacher has already given himself the mantle? Am I not aware of it?

Immediately, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately understood: "Patriarch's quotations." ”

Chen Musa said with a smile: "Yes, that patriarch's quotation is the mantle of our school of science, I will pass it on to you, how much you can realize can only depend on you, I can't teach you directly." What I can teach you is only the finger that refers to the moon, not the month, and even this patriarch's quotation is still the finger of the moon, which can only help you comprehend the avenue. ”

Besides, his heart was hot, he just thought that this patriarch's quotations were very precious, but he didn't expect it to be the mantle of Chen's science, just like the robe of Zen Buddhism. The teacher made a desperate bet on himself.

"Don't be complacent, you are just seventeen years old, you have a long way to go, and I hope to see results before you are forty. Chen Musa suddenly said.

Before the age of forty? That is to say, twenty-three years. It sounds like a long enough time, but Chen Musa's achievements are too difficult, and there is only one ultimate goal, to promote Chen's science by carrying Chen Baisha into the holy temple.

"Rest assured, the disciple will open the door of the temple even if he arches his head. "Moreover, there is a torrent of water rushing through the body, and the adrenal hormones are several times higher.