The old man's temper came and went quickly, and as soon as he finished yelling, he pointed to the pen and ink on the table and said, "Draw a picture and take a look, bring the inscription." ”

Xie Bin nodded, did not argue, and took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the table. But these things are very ordinary, and they are all old, even the paper should be a few years ago, and the quality is still very average. Of course, looking at the old man's family conditions, you can also know that these are all the treasures of the old man.

It's just that Xie Bin picked up the pen and ink, but he was a little worried about drawing something. To say that this must be a test for the old man, Xie Bin naturally has to perform well. But where is the inspiration that comes with a casual pen? Thinking about it, Xie Bin's eyes suddenly glanced at the pot of orchids placed in the corner of the room, and he had a plan in his heart.

Doesn't the old man like orchids? If you draw an orchid by yourself, you don't believe that he will yell at yourself, Xie Bin secretly pondered, thinking about painting with a pen.

With Xie Bin's skills, it is not a problem to draw a simple orchid, but it is not so easy to draw the characteristics and spirit that the orchid should have. The difference between a master and a novice is here, one has a vain form, and the other has both god and form.

Xie Bin didn't dare to say that his paintings had reached the level of a master, but he was not unconventional. Especially this orchid, there is not much ink, but the shade is appropriate. What is also outstanding is Xie Bin's own control of space and the use of blank space, which makes the image of this orchid jump on the paper.

The ink color rendering changes from thick to light, giving more of the charm of ink painting.

After finishing the painting, Xie Bin picked up the pen and wrote a poem by Zheng Banqiao in the upper left corner, "On the top of a thousand mountains, the deep rocks and deep seams are wonderful. Xie Bin is very fond of Zheng Banqiao's poems, calligraphy and paintings, and this "Wonderful Fragrance on the Top" is just like Zheng Banqiao's style, free and peculiar, with his own kind of unearthly "weird" atmosphere.

And this poem is somewhat similar to the miniature carving master sitting in the room now, who is full of strange fragrance but is unwilling to be appreciated by the laity, and has his own unique loftiness and indifference.

Xie Bin looked at the two old men beside him, and secretly thought in his heart, this painting should be very suitable for the occasion. Who knew that after Old Man Zhang saw this painting, he grabbed Xie Bin's arm, "Who are you Xie Kun?" ”

Xie Bin looked at the old man's slightly convulsive face, and wondered a little, could it be that his grandfather still had such an enemy? But thinking about it, Xie Bin still said: "My grandfather's name is Xie Kun, but I don't know if it's the Xie Kun you asked." ”

Old Man Zhang smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Yes, absolutely, how can it be wrong?" As he spoke, he asked eagerly, "Where is your grandfather?" Where are you now? ”

Xie Bin shook his head, "It's already dead, and it will be ten years in less than a month." Xie Bin remembers his grandfather's death day very clearly.

"Dead?" Old Man Zhang was stunned when he heard this, he was speechless for a while, and suddenly sighed and said to Old Man Wang: "Xiao Wang, go back, Xiao Xie, you stay, I will accept your apprentice." ”

Old Man Wang also knew that this person had such a stinky temper, and he didn't feel that he was left out, but smiled at Xie Bin: "Xiao Xie, learn from Old Man Zhang, I'll take the car back, you don't have to come out." ”

Xie Bin will let the old man really take the bus back? He still knows something about the buses in the Huanghai District, from Boli to the city almost every hour, very crowded, and the road is bumpy back, how can Xie Bin go carelessly?

So he said to his new teacher: "Teacher, I will send Wang Lao, and he will come soon." ”

Old Man Zhang waved his hand to signal Xie Bin to be casual, but just sighed at the painting Xie Bin had just painted.

Xie Bin followed Old Man Wang to the door, and said with a smile: "Old Man Wang, wait a little longer, I'll find someone to pick you up, and bring some gifts to come over." ”

Old Man Wang was also not polite, and said with a smile: "This old man seems to have some real skills, and he may have something to do with your grandfather, but you must take advantage of the opportunity." ”

Xie Bin nodded, then called Zou Xintong and told her to come here. Then he called his seal carving teacher, Mr. Li, who is also his cheap uncle: "Teacher, I worshipped another teacher, you won't be angry, right?" ”

"Hahaha, it's too late for me to be happy that you're so studious, how can you be angry? What do you want to learn this time? The old man over there smiled heartily.

"This time I learned miniature carving, this teacher is from Boli, called Zhang Rui, have you heard of the teacher?"

The old man pondered for a while and said: "I haven't heard of it, but there are many high-ranking people in the people, maybe you really have a hand, but you are indispensable to others, and the procedures that should be taken are also walked, and some old people are still very particular about these." ”

Xie Bin nodded and said, "Got it, teacher." ”

After chatting for a while and hanging up the phone, the old man Wang on the side smiled and said, "You still have a master?" What is the master? ”

Xie Bin said: "It's for seal carving, well, luggage, do you have any impression?" ”

"Hahahaha, that old guy Li Xueqing, actually accepted you as an apprentice?" Old Man Wang laughed out loud when he heard this, and looked at Xie Bin sympathetically as he spoke: "That guy didn't give you any trouble, right?" Fortunately, you can survive until now, the old man doesn't know how many apprentices he has forced away, haha, you say teach seal carving, but he has to force people to learn all kinds of ancient characters, hahaha. ”

Xie Bin sweated, it seems that Old Man Wang is still very familiar with his master. But think about it, there is such a place in the island city, and they are all playing carving, there is no reason not to know each other, thinking of this, Xie Bin asked with a smile: "Is my teacher also a member of our association?" ”

Old Man Wang nodded, "Yes, he still holds the title of a vice president, but this old guy has not been very enthusiastic in recent years, and he doesn't even participate in activities much," he said with a smile: "But now that you have such a new force, it will depend on you to do his part of things in the future." ”

"Okay, but I'll learn from you first, don't look at the two dollars I've made now, if I really talk about the basics, it is estimated that it will be a novice level," Xie Bin is very self-aware, and when he is creating, he also uses his strengths and avoids weaknesses to give full play to his advantages, so that most people can't see Xie Bin's shortcomings.

But Old Man Wang knew Xie Bin's craftsmanship well, so he nodded and said: "I have a lot of textbooks from the Academy of Fine Arts, you can take them back and take a look, with your ability, self-study is not a problem, if you want, I will help you find a good teacher, what do you think?" ”

Xie Bin nodded happily and said, "Okay, but I have to serve this one first," he said, pointing to the dilapidated small courtyard behind him.

Zou Xintong arrived soon, and when he saw that Old Man Wang was also there, he shouted in a proper manner: "Old Wang!" ”

Xie Bin moved the things he had ordered Zou Xintong to buy out of the car, and then said, "Sister Xintong, please send Wang Lao home, I don't know when I can go back." ”

Zou Xintong nodded and smiled, "It's up to you, anyway, there's nothing to do with you now." ”

Seeing Zou Xintong drive away with Wang Lao, Xie Bin carried a large pile of things back to his new teacher's house. The things that Xie Bin asked Zou Xintong to buy, in addition to a box of Wuliangye, there are vegetables, fish, meat, rice, etc., in addition to pen, ink, paper, and inkstone.

This inkpaper inkstone can't be bought in a hurry, but it's definitely much stronger than the old man's current use, especially the rice paper and ink blocks.

Seeing these things, the old man nodded and was not polite, and let Xie Bin put it in the kitchen and living room.

After finishing his work, Xie Bin saw that the old man was still looking at his painting, and remembered the old man's abnormal behavior, Xie Bin asked suspiciously: "Teacher, do you know my grandfather?" ”

The old man nodded, sighed and said: "I've just met once, hehe, at that time, your grandfather was known as a double master of calligraphy and painting, known as a double talent, at that time, your grandfather was really suave and extraordinary by nature, I don't know how many women are infatuated with him, but later I heard that the Xie family was destroyed, and I have never heard of his name since then." ”

After speaking, the old man pointed to a painting on the wall and said, "That was painted by your grandfather himself," and explained: "Although the styles of the two of you are different, they are the same in the use of ink, and you are also surnamed Xie, so I thought of him at once." ”

Xie Bin stood up and walked to the painting to measure carefully, the painting is a lady's painting, just like the master in front of him said, the style of using ink is very similar to Xie Bin, but the lines in the painting are soft and smooth, the painting style is tactful and luxurious, and the details of the maid in the painting and the expressions of the characters are very well depicted.

This is different from Xie Bin's impression of his grandfather's style, and Xie Bin has not seen his grandfather paint much of a lady's painting, most of them are landscapes, flowers and birds, and the style is unconventional and handsome, which is obviously not comparable to the painting in front of him.

But Xie Bin knew that this painting was indeed made by his grandfather, and the change in style should be caused by the change of mood and the growth of skills after the catastrophe. Although the painting in front of him is very exquisite and skillful, it seems a little childish after all, which is completely different from the open-minded and free grandfather in Xie Bin's impression.

Xie Bin looked at this painting from his grandfather's hand, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned for a while, as if he saw the merry genius who was known as the best in calligraphy and painting. After half a ring, I remembered that there was an old man beside me, so I cleaned up my mood and asked, "How did you know my grandfather?" ”

"Acquaintance?" The old man snorted, "I know him, but he doesn't know me, and he won't know me." ”

Xie Bin smiled secretly, wouldn't it be another conflict between a rich boy and a poor man? Just thinking about it, I heard the old man say: "At that time, I also went to exchange with the double talent, but I was busy in the capital for several days, and I couldn't say a word to him when the travel expenses ran out, and in the end I just looked at him from a distance." ”

"As for this painting, it was given to me by my master later, and I kept this painting all the time, just thinking about when to try it with him again, but I didn't expect that there would be no news of him later......"

(To be continued)