"Huan'er, you can ask me how old the cook in the inn is." After the brothers left, Cui Xian said to Huan'er.

Unlike Zheng Lang, after the three brothers of the Cui family came to the capital, they were afraid of wronging their little sister, so they first asked about the situation of the Beijing Inn, not only the living environment was good, but the dishes were also delicious, and finally chose this one. In the inner city, not in the outer city.

At this time, there must be some gaps in the way all merchants operate compared with later generations. Most of them are rough business methods. For example, inns, because there are not many high-rise buildings, generally three or four stories high, you have to look up, such a tall building.

Therefore, most inns operate the façade of the street as a hotel in order to obtain greater profits. For example, the Yan Ji Inn where Zheng Lang is located, or the inn where the Cui family brothers and sisters live.

After coming here, it really lived up to its reputation.

Huan'er asked puzzledly, "Little lady, what are you going to do?" ”

"Don't talk too much, go ask it."

"Whoa."

After a while, Huan'er came back and reported: "There are three cooks and a few miscellaneous girls." Both are very old, one in his fifties, one in his sixties, and the other in his thirties. ”

Cui Xian thought about it in her heart, she was in her fifties, in her sixties, and there were still a few miscellaneous miscellaneous girls, so she didn't need so many taboos, so she said, "Take me over to have a look." ”

Several chefs were busy, and when they saw this beautiful little girl walking in, they said puzzledly: "Little lady, this is a place to cook vegetables, don't come in." ”

Cui Xian bowed to the eldest elder and said, "Master, the concubine wants to take a look at how to cook vegetables with you, and disturb it." ”

It stands to reason that as big as her, it's not far from the time to get out of the cabinet, and this one has to learn to cook, understand.

The oldest chef said: "Little lady, don't think about it, you just stand on the side and watch, but don't get in my way." ”

"Okay."

The chef looked at her again and asked curiously: "Little lady, what kind of Langjun is the other party, with the appearance of a little lady, he actually wants to cook dishes to welcome and congratulate." ”

The reason is very simple, if the man's conditions are not good, can he let such a beautiful little girl put down her body?

Huan'er's eyes widened and she stammered, "Little lady, little ......"

"Don't tell my brother." Cui Xian said viciously.

"Wow. Why......? ”

"Why didn't Erniang get my father's favor all the time?"

Xu's temper is not good, and some of them are shallow-eyed, but they can cook good dishes.

"Why don't you learn from the eldest lady?"

"Don't be wordy!" Can you tell the mother? It's going to make a few of my brothers laugh to death. At this time, Zheng Lang understood the words, and Cui Xian was really a little stressed. It's just that the talent is very good, and the arrogance is also high, no matter what, I don't want to admit defeat.

Huan'er shook her head helplessly, even if you learn it now, first, it is not very convenient, and second, the time is short, what can you learn? But dare not say.

……

Zheng Lang was not disappointed, and Gao Keming personally greeted him.

In fact, they are helpless, unless they are like Song Lu, stay away from the world, this also has a foundation, the first family has a good foundation, not only rich and powerful, but also the status of his father and brother is so high, he has proud capital, and there is enough economy for him to live a free life. The second is Jinshi, who has a meritorious reputation, and outsiders have to show respect.

Yan Su is also proud, the eight kings ask him to paint can refuse, but the emperor or the old lady asks him to paint, can he refuse? This is the end of working for the imperial court, and I have to start with.

Gao Keming's surname is indifferent, but he has a low status and can refuse businessmen. Do you dare to refuse the request of high-ranking officials and nobles?

The same is true for Zheng Lang, on the one hand, he is not psychologically disgusted, and on the other hand, his future is limitless, and he can't afford to offend. He greeted him very politely and asked, "Zheng Xiaolang, why did you come to the cold house?" ”

Zheng Lang made a gesture, and Jiang Xing'er handed over painting tools, including brushes, ink inkstones, paints, painting plates, color spoons, water droplets, and painting silks.

Gao Keming was not surprised, when he heard that when this son asked for calligraphy, he also wrote it himself, let people observe, and finally let people write. That's about the same now. Zheng Lang picked up the pen and thought about it, in fact, no matter which painting he painted, the effect was almost the same, there was nothing new, just imitation.

chose Tang Bohu's "The Breeze of the Thatched House" very casually. Unless you play like Liang Kai, a genius of the Southern Song Dynasty, whether it is full of Zen "Cloth Bag Monk Picture", or the incisive "Splashing Ink Immortal Picture", or "Li Bai Xingyin Picture", it is only a few strokes of Liao Liao, but it has become the pinnacle of freehand in the history of Chinese painting.

In this life, Zheng Lang didn't want to reach that height, without him, his personal surname and experience were different, which would inevitably make him unable to draw the true flavor of Liang painting.

Therefore, I took a part of this painting, and the reason why I chose this painting is because there is a unique method of slashing with a long axe, the mountain is paved with wet ink, and the mountain stone structure is drawn out with a long line in the center, which seems to be written like a stone, and it is like a waterfall that is not Tang Bohu's masterpiece, but it is this method that makes the main mountain have a unique charm.

There are basically four steps in painting landscape painting, the first step is to outline the large structure of the mountain stone and tree trunk scene, the second step is to add the mountain stone and trees, and draw the leaves with fine brushes, the third step is to draw small trees, vines, grasses and distant mountains, etc., and use medium ink and light ink to paint the leaves, continue to break the ground, and the fourth step is to color.

Therefore, when the painting is not halfway completed, this method appears.

Gao Keming was surprised.

In fact, in the process of such exchanges, it is difficult to say who benefits more, such as Ouyang Xiu, such as Fan Zhongyan, and Zhou Yue, this is an interactive and mutually beneficial exchange. Just this kind of method, Gao Keming's next teachings are also worth it.

Even partially, it took more than an hour to paint the painting before it was barely completed.

Gao Keming frowned and muttered, "The painting is a good painting and a novelty." ”

Whether it is the layout, the distribution of distance and proximity, or the new way of drawing, it is really from the hand of a genius boy. But he said, "Why is it astringent? ”

This is the most critical question.

It's not that Zheng Lang doesn't paint fast, it's fast, but he is copying the picture in his mind, it's not fast when it's fast, it's fast when it's slow, it's fast, and the painting is like it. In the eyes of everyone like Gao Keming, it is immediately seen that it is not smooth, that is, dull, as Zheng Lang himself said, there is no god and no soul.

But then he gave a fair evaluation: "But you are still young, and you don't have much to do with painting, and it is not easy to paint to this level." ”

"Please," Zheng Lang said.

I'm done, it's up to you.

Gao Keming was happy and said, "Okay." ”

He also painted a landscape, a few pieces of withered willows, a leaf of a boat, and a faint mountain in the distance, which is in line with his usual style, bright and cold, good at painting close-up scenes. The painting method does not seem to be novel, but the comparison between the two can immediately make people perceive that Gao Hua is very smooth and vivid, but Zheng Hua is a little clumsy.

After the two paintings were finished, nearly three watches, Zheng Lang said: "Thank you for your advice." ”

You're welcome, it doesn't matter how much money your painter pays for it, roll it up and put it in your arms first. Gao Keming was happy again, but he liked it very much, and there were some small regrets, he had also been to the inn to see it, so many fonts, what if they were put on the painting? Is it possible to come up with more such a long axe splitting technique? It's a pity that this son has a great future, and he doesn't dare to keep it. After all, painting is still a smaller "way" than calligraphy.

Back at the inn, several uncles were waiting. The eldest brother asked, "Xiaolang, why haven't you come back until now?" ”

"I went to Gao Keming's house and asked for some painting skills," but the mainstream literati were very ashamed to paint, afraid that a few uncles would be verbose, and immediately explained: "It's just a hobby, and I won't spend much energy on it. I'll go back in a few days, and I want to study with peace of mind. ”

"That's right." Uncle said, although you are smart, but you are not like a little sister, she is purely fun, no matter how good she is, what can she do? You still have to rely on it to win fame, otherwise when will the little sister wait for you? You are not in a hurry at the age of twenty, there are two little beautiful girls around you who hug you left and right, but what should you do with your little sister? Daddy too......

But what was it like four years ago? It's this agreement, and the Xu family is not happy! The eldest brother took the initiative to forget this at this time.

"Why haven't you gone back?" Zheng Lang asked them in turn, puzzled. Seeing that the eldest brother's wedding date is coming, he bought some gifts last time, and if he doesn't go back, doesn't the Cui family want his eldest brother to get married?

"Aha...... Go back immediately, "Aren't you waiting for you to break the egg?" It's hard to say clearly, so I hit a haha and said, "I heard that you have figured out calligraphy?" ”

"I was lucky to step into the threshold with one foot, and it was still too early to enter the room."

"Write a few words for me to see."

The other Zheng Lang almost refused at once, troublesome, once he asked for the word, he would fall into the middle of the fund, and he would not give the surname together. Even Gao Keming wanted him to leave a few words today, but in the end he didn't take the initiative to ask for it. But what should my uncle ask for? With a passage from Mencius, he wrote it on a blank piece of paper.

After the current word is realized, it can be clearly seen that it has made a leap forward compared to the last time in the Cui family, becoming more agile and full of elegant and innocent atmosphere. The eldest brother saw it and said loudly: "Good words, good words, the little sister is going to be more anxious." ”

Zheng Lang didn't know that his little wife was relying on her talent and wanted to compete with him, so he asked curiously: "What's more urgent?" ”

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