When Xie Gong said this, he let out a long sigh, and what he said next also made Chu Chen and Lao Wu sigh.

Because considering that the child may have congenital diseases, and the daughter-in-law's health is too bad, in order to prevent accidents, Xie Gong entrusted the relationship with a friend and let the daughter-in-law enter the Beijing Children's Hospital.

And with the help of a friend, they also contacted a pediatric expert with very high medical skills and made a detailed plan, which also made Xie Gong and his wife a little relieved.

But this is like this, there was still an accident on the day of delivery, because the daughter-in-law's body was too weak, and there was postpartum hemorrhage, even if she had been prepared in advance, but because of the daughter-in-law's body, she still died in the end.

After learning the news from the doctor, the parents of both families were grief-stricken, and Xie Gong's son couldn't think about it, so he injected himself with a large amount of drugs, and also left with his daughter-in-law.

To add insult to injury, the child looked normal, but after a doctor's examination, it was found that it was congenital intestinal atresia and a short small intestine, and if not treated in time, the child would definitely die.

The son and daughter-in-law are gone, and Xie Gong and his wife don't want to lose the child anymore no matter what, so the two endured the grief in their hearts and devoted all their energy to saving the child.

The child had surgery immediately, but the situation was not too good, and he was rescued again and again, but he was critically ill again and again, in order for the child to survive, Xie Gong asked the doctor to give the child the best medicine, so that the family's savings were soon gone. So there was the sale of antiques before.

"The child is still not doing well?" Chu Chen asked as he drove.

"yes, otherwise I wouldn't have sold the rest of the antiques."

Xie Gong sighed: "The doctor said that there will be another operation the day after tomorrow. I was afraid that this money would not be enough, so I wanted to take out the item at home and sell it. ”

"Uncle. What the hell is that thing in your house? Lao Wu asked.

"It's Wen Zhengming's copy of Li Song's "Skeleton Fantasy Play"." Xie Gong replied.

"What?!" Lao Wu was taken aback when he heard this, not only him, but even Chu Chen, who was driving, was also shocked.

You know, whether it is Wen Zhengming or "Skull Fantasy Play", they are too famous.

Wen Zhengming must have been thunderous for many people, known as "Wenheng Mountain", a painter, calligrapher, and writer in the Ming Dynasty. In terms of poetry, he and Zhu Yunming, Tang Yin, and Xu Zhenqing are called "the four talents of Wuzhong". In the history of painting, together with Shen Zhou, Tang Yin, and Qiu Ying, he is known as the "Four Families of Wumen".

Li Song was a famous court painter in the Southern Song Dynasty, who came from a poor background. When he was young, he worked as a carpenter. Good painting, quite far rope ink. He was adopted as an adopted son by the court painter Li Congxun, taught painting skills, and eventually became a generation of famous artists. He was the edict of the Three Dynasties Painting Academy of Song Guangzong, Song Ningzong, and Song Lizong, and was respected as the "Old Painter of the Three Dynasties".

Li Song's paintings are rich and colorful, from the court to the people, from the city to the countryside, from production to life, from eating and drinking to entertainment, from the fairy mountain to the Dragon Palace, from history to reality, all of which are reflected in the painting.

"Skeleton Fantasy Play" is one of Li Song's masterpieces, this painting is weird and weird, and the contrast is strong. The famous artists of the past dynasties have many guesses about the content of the picture, and there is no lack of mystical play, which has been changed to collectors for thousands of years. Now it is the capital of the city. Collection of the Palace Museum.

Chu Chen didn't expect that Wen Zhengming would actually copy this work, and this. It was also something that made him feel very strange.

Wen Zhengming is good at drawing people, there is no doubt about it. However, the vast majority of his figure paintings are "point-of-sight" works in landscape painting. There are only three or four single figure paintings in existence, such as the "Portrait of Lao Tzu", the "Portrait of Lao Tzu" page, the "Xiang Jun Xiang Lady" axis, and the "Basho Ladies" axis. If this "Skull Fantasy Picture" is Wen Zhengming's authentic work. Its cultural relics value and artistic value can be said to be immeasurable.

However, there is one point, Wen Zhengming because of his fame is too high, even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is difficult to change the gold of Mobao, the so-called "virtue and respect, Haiyu admiration, Su Mountain, noisy door, inch map out, dry and copy, family collection market, real fake".

This sentence is about Wen Zhengming's drawings as soon as they were painted, and some people crowded to the door to buy them, and the elements used to exchange the paintings were piled up. His inscription in the painting and calligraphy trade at that time had the weight of "get its word, the price is soaring", so Wen Zhengming's works became the object of the production and sale of counterfeit businessmen, and Wen Zhengming's works were also the most ghostwritten forgeries in the Suzhou area during this period.

And Wen Zhengming is too kind, as long as someone asks him to be promoted, he will rarely refuse.

Ming man He Liangjun recorded Wen Zhengming in his "Four Friends Zhai Cong Said": Where Wuzhong collects calligraphy and paintings, there are people who seek appraisal from Mr. with calligraphy and paintings, although it is a fake, Mr. will say: "This is a genuine handiwork." ”

When asked why, Mr. said; "Whoever buys calligraphy and painting will have more than one home. This man is poor and sells his goods, or he is here to raise a fire. If I don't say anything, my whole family will be in trouble. I want to take a name for a while, and cause people to be trapped by their families, how can I bear it? ”

Wen Zhengming's strange logic also made him an object that could be used lightly by those who made and sold counterfeits, so that at that time, various parties frequently imitated, forged, and ghostwritten, and even formed a special cultural landscape in the Suzhou area at that time.

It is precisely because of the above reasons, coupled with the fact that in Wen Zhengming's paintings in his life, he rarely copied the works of his predecessors and mostly created them for himself, so Chu Chen had to worry that Xie Gong's family biography "Skeleton Fantasy Play" would be a fake or ghostwritten work.

But whether it's true or not, you still need to see it to know, if it is really Wen Zhengming's real work, it will be a real surprise, and Chu Chen will definitely buy it back.

The place where Xie Gong lives, like Uncle Wu, is a small courtyard with a single door, and when Chu Chen stopped the car, he found that the courtyard door was still closed.

Xie Gong opened the door and explained: "My husband has been watching the child in the hospital, so there is no one at home. ”

Chu Chen nodded, indicating understanding.

Opening the door, Chu Chen walked in with Xie Gong, and found that in the corner of the courtyard, there were still some things used in the funeral, and there was a depressing atmosphere in the house, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Xie Gong brought people to the hall, first served Chu Chen and Lao Wu a cup of tea, then said hello to the two, and returned to the bedroom to take out the things.

Taking advantage of this period, Chu Chen looked around and found that in the corner of the hall, there were still a few handicrafts that had not been completed, the color was red, and they looked good, which made him a little curious, so he stood up and walked up.

Walking there, Chu Chen found that these handicrafts were unfinished carved lacquer works, and in terms of craftsmanship, they should be carved lacquer in the capital.

The carved lacquer has been introduced before, among which the carved lacquer in Beijing has the characteristics of simple and solemn shape, exquisite ornamentation, smooth color, elegant form, moisture-proof, heat-resistant, acid-alkali resistant, non-deformation and non-deterioration. It is a traditional handicraft in Beijing, and cloisonne, ivory carving, jade carving, known as one of the "four famous Dan" of Beijing crafts.

Chu Chen saw that these unfinished carved lacquer zuò pieces, some of which had already been completed for the most part, and some of them had just started to make zuò, judging from this situation, it was obvious that this Xie Gong was their maker, which made him unexpected.

Judging from these carved lacquer works, Xie Gong's craftsmanship is very exquisite, although it may not be as good as some masters, but it is not much different, maybe he only lacks an opportunity to become a carved lacquer master.

Just as Chu Chen was about to take a closer look, Xie Gong cautiously walked out of the bedroom with a painting box.

Seeing this, Chu Chen put away the carved lacquer in his hand, walked back to his original position, and then asked with a smile: "Old Xie, did you specialize in making zuò carved lacquer before?" ”

Xie Gong put the box on the table and replied, "Yes, this is a family heirloom, I originally wanted to pass it on to my son, but I didn't expect it...... Ay! ”

When he mentioned his deceased son, he was immediately saddened. Although the son is infected with poison, as long as he is alive, there is still hope for getting better, but if he is gone, there is nothing. Moreover, it is always the saddest thing in the world for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person, and he would rather suffer himself than his son go before him.

Seeing Xie Gong's grief-stricken appearance, Chu Chen hurriedly comforted: "Old Xie, your health is important, don't be too sad, and now your grandson is also the time when he needs you." ”

Hearing Chu Chen mention his grandson, Xie Gong immediately perked up and said with a forced smile: "Boss Chu, I'm sorry for you, let's take a look at this work." ”

"Okay......

Chu Chen nodded, and then Xie Gong took out the painting from the box and unfolded it.

The work in front of me is a light color on white paper, and there is a large skeleton sitting on the ground on the left side of the picture, manipulating a small skeleton with a hanging wire. This is one of the forms of puppet performance in the Song Dynasty - hanging silk puppet performance.

Of course, such performances in real life are manipulated by people, and the moral of the skeleton as the protagonist is about to reflect the illusory, impermanent, and disillusioned meaning of life's fate. Therefore, life has been seen through, and it is about a walking corpse.

Next to the skeleton is a puppet play burden, with straw mats, umbrellas and other things on the shoulder, and behind the skeleton is a woman who is feeding a baby, perhaps his wife.

On the right side of the screen, a child is attracted by the movement of the small skeleton and is about to run over. Behind the child is a woman, presumably the child's mother or guardian, who seems to be worried that the child would get too close and get hurt or damage the little skeleton.

The inscription in the upper right line is Bayun: "There is no skin and meat, and there is a burden of suffering and sorrow." The puppet also draws the silk thread to make a small appearance to tease the enemy. How can you not be ashamed to see through it? Dumbfounded from five miles has been alone. ", and wrote down the signature of the date of creation, under the signature Zhu Wenlian Zhu Fang seal "徵" and "Ming". (To be continued......)