"Take this painting if you like," the old man looked at Xie Bin and said, "Over the years, he must have suffered a lot, tell me about his situation?" ”

Xie Bin smiled bitterly, the old man had indeed suffered a lot in the second half of his life, so he roughly talked about the situation between himself and his grandfather.

The old man nodded, "It's good to get through it, if it weren't for me...... Hehe, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me today. ”

Xie Bin looked at the old man in surprise, "You haven't been able to dodge it either?" ”

"What are you hiding? Where can the national sports be so easy to dodge," he said and smiled: "Have you ever practiced qigong?" ”

"Qigong?" Xie Bin was a little puzzled, shook his head and said, "No, I haven't practiced." ”

The old man laughed and said, "What are you afraid of, it's not the same as before, and no one criticizes you because of this." ”

Xie Bin's mind moved, could it be that this old man was talking about his own abilities? But how did he see it? I didn't show it at all, did I? Thinking about it, he looked at the old man strangely, and secretly wondered if this old man was also a master with special skills?

The old man seemed to think of what Xie Bin thought, and smiled: "If you haven't practiced qigong, no matter how strong you are, you can't hold that potted plant with both hands, hehe, you want to hide it from me old man, it's so simple there, do you really think my old man is a fool?" ”

Xie Bin suddenly, it turned out that the flaws were revealed at that time, and it seemed that since Xie Bin entered the door, this person had already begun to set questions to test him Xie Bin. Fortunately, Xie Bin passed the test, and he was involved in some relationships. Xie Bin made an embarrassed look, scratched his scalp and said: "This is all seen by you, I have practiced Tai Chi for a while, and it also has some effect on strengthening the body." ”

The old man glared when he heard this: "What can you do if you don't get fit?" Can it still make you fly off the wall? ”

Xie Bin secretly pondered, I'm sorry old man, this matter of ability is very important, and I don't dare to tell you, you have the right to treat me as a practitioner of Taijiquan. Well, Tai Chi is indeed good for strengthening the body.

But listening to the old man's tone, it seems that he has also practiced? Thinking of this, Xie Bin's eyes lit up a little, he has been admiring the legendary qigong for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to meet it, is his teacher a master? Thinking of that catastrophe, these qigong practitioners were indeed criticized as dross.

So, Xie Bin asked tentatively, "Have you ever practiced qigong in your old man?" ”

The old man nodded, took a sip of tea and said, "I've been practicing since I was a child, otherwise how can I tell at a glance that you have practiced?" Moreover, you kid has definitely not only practiced for a while, but also for more than ten years," he shook his head and sighed: "This person, like this painting, is also energetic, you can paint, you can see at a glance which ones are printed, which ones are hand-painted, this person is the same, you can see at a glance what state and what situation this person is." ”

Xie Bin nodded secretly when he heard this, this is really true, when he looks at people, he can also see the general situation of most people at a glance.

"Just like you kid, the first time I saw you, I knew that you were extraordinary, especially in your eyes, black and white without a trace of blood, when you look at people, you are calm and firm, without the slightest dodge and hesitation, your body is straight and not pretentious, your hands and feet are coordinated and natural."

"Some people are under my gaze, let alone looking at me, they even have to stumble when they walk, and their hands and feet don't seem to be their own, and they don't know where to put them, hehe, my old man hasn't been a fool for all these years."

The old man estimated that he had been pretending to be confused for a long time, and finally had a listener like Xie Bin, who chattered a lot with tea. But what he said is very reasonable, and some of these truths Xie Bin has also learned from his grandfather, but Xie Bin's grandfather is more of an example, and rarely nagged like this. Therefore, Xie Bin feels that this is more like a qualified teacher.

After the nagging ended, the old man looked at the rice paper Xie Bin brought with satisfaction, and gently stroked it: "I haven't seen the best Yu Province rice paper for many years." ”

Xie Bin smiled, "Teacher, don't worry, I don't have anything else for your apprentice, just this thing." ”

"Huh? Do you own an antique shop? Specializing in pen, ink, paper, inkstone, calligraphy and painting? The old man heard Xie Bin say this, and asked curiously.

Xie Bin shook his head, "No, I'm in the jade carving business, but I also have to use these things myself, so I bought a lot, and I'll get you some if it's not enough in the future." ”

"Oh," the old man nodded, not refusing, "come, write another big letter, and see your skills." ”

Xie Bin nodded, put on a new pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down four big characters, which are the "rare confusion" of Mr. Zheng Banqiao, these four words are quite large, the pen and ink are evenly proportioned, and the font structure seems to be messy but orderly.

After reading it, the old man also nodded and said: "Yes, the shape is scattered and the spirit is gathered, the words are oblique and the bones are upright, it seems to be plump and warm, but in fact it reveals a sense of arrogance, yes, your grandfather laid a good foundation for you," said and explained: "If you want to learn calligraphy, it doesn't matter if you want to learn calligraphy, only this spirit and spirit must be grasped, and with the spirit of calligraphy and painting, it is a good calligraphy and painting, and there is no spirit and spirit that is no different from print." ”

Pointing to the painting painted by Xie Bin's grandfather on the wall, he smiled and said: "It's not that I look down on your grandfather, although this painting is very exquisite, it also has a tactful temperament, and the pen is also very powerful, but there is a lack of spirit in the spirit, and it can only be regarded as used for the play of boudoir women, and it is not clever." "Xie Bin secretly thought, you haven't seen my grandfather's later works, if you let you see it, it will definitely make your jaw drop. Of course, Xie Bin also has to admit that this work that has been circulated is indeed a grade behind his old man's later works, and this grade is the gap between heaven and earth.

In fact, this is normal, maybe this painting was painted by Grandpa Xie Bin at that time, no matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible to paint every painting into a masterpiece. Xie Bin wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, it was not easy for him to be a master, and after staying up for so many years to this time, Xie Bin didn't want to hit him anymore.

At noon, the old man looked at Xie Bin, who was aware of it, and shouted, "Do you want me to cook for you?" ”

Xie Bin sweated, this old man's temper is really weird, he had a good conversation just now, but it broke out in a blink of an eye, and he was not polite at all, he really regarded Xie Bin as an apprentice. It is said that the previous masters treated their apprentices like this, no different from their sons, they were never ambiguous when they should be beaten or scolded, and the apprentices were obedient and never dared to refute.

Xie Bin also obediently ran to the kitchen to prepare for cooking. The old man here is quite complete, and he also uses a gas stove and rice cooker, and now the island city still takes care of these elderly people, in addition to various subsidies issued by the state and the city, the village also takes care of it, at least there is no need to worry about food, clothing, and medical treatment.

But after all, life is not very rich, and there are only cabbage and potatoes in the kitchen, but fortunately, Xie Bin had the foresight to let Zou Xintong buy a lot of vegetables and meat.

Stuffed with rice, I then made a favorite potato roast beef, a scrambled egg with tomatoes, and a seaweed soup.

Waiting for the meal to be ready, the old man sat at the dining table with a grin, waiting for Xie Bin to serve the meal. Xie Bin didn't feel aggrieved, he served the old man with a smile, and waited for the old man to pick up the chopsticks, and then Xie Bin picked them up.

The old man looked at Xie Bin and was quite satisfied. But when eating, he didn't say a word, nor did he make any sound, which was very similar to Xie Bin's grandfather, looking at the old man who was eating quietly opposite, Xie Bin saw his grandfather in a trance, and his eyes were a little sour for a while.

After eating, Xie Bin obediently brushed the dishes and washed the pots, and when he returned to the living room after cleaning up, the old man said with satisfaction between his teeth: "Yes, I haven't eaten such a comfortable meal for many years, it seems that it is a good idea to accept your kid as an apprentice, Wang Guangfa's old boy finally did something that made me happy." ”

Xie Bin smiled, "If you like it, I'll cook for you every day." ”

"!" When the old man heard this, his temper came up again, "What can you do in the kitchen every day?" You're going to be a chef, huh? ”

Xie Bin touched the old man's temper, refilled him with tea and smiled: "Your old lesson is that you should still do it to honor the master," and suddenly suggested: "Teacher, why don't you go to the city with me to live, it will be very convenient to have something in the future." ”

The old man nodded, "Yes, but let's talk about this later, you first tell me why you want to learn miniature carving?" ”

Xie Bin said the deal he received, but he didn't dare to say that he was going to make a miniature carving on the jade beads, but just said that the beads, the old man probably regarded them as Hetian jade, and he didn't care, and said in a deep voice: "Wanfu bracelet, hehe, this is not an order for you, but a pure smashing field, but you are really not good not to take it, the other party is very clever in this hand." ”

Xie Bin smiled secretly, this old Jianghu is the old Jianghu, and he saw through the essence of the incident at a glance. However, Xie Bin really didn't know who asked that Mu Feng to give him such a problem. "Teacher, do you think it's possible to do this?"

The old man glared, "What's so difficult about this?" He said, "But if you kid wants to do it within two years, this is not easy, and it seems that you have to use special means." ”

Xie Bin was stunned, special means? Don't be bloody devil training, right? In fact, even if it wasn't for devil training, it was almost the same, because the old man asked Xie Bin to write. It's not surprising to write, but it's unheard of to write an entire yard of characters.

The old man asked Xie Bin to take a broom and write a big word "Fu" in this courtyard, and then went to the roof to see how effective the word was.

Xie Bin didn't think much of it at first, but when he saw the big word "Fu" he wrote, he almost jumped off the roof without shame. Because the writing is so ugly, standing on the roof of the house, it looks like a three-year-old doll holding a pen and scribbling a few strokes in a box.

(To be continued)