Chapter 45: The Apprenticeship (I)
After listening to Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Zhang Guangqi was satisfied, nodded, with a smug face, and suddenly thought again, no......
"That's not right! Master Gu is a master, and the speed of painting can't be slow, why do you only let me paint? "It's like, she thinks I'm a liar?!
Lin smiled with a righteous face: "Because I have already apprenticed, and Teacher Gu also asked me to come to the door with my parents, what paintings can't be seen at that time?" If I wanted it, Master wouldn't fail to draw one for me, would he? ”
It seems like...... Maybe that's the case, right?
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Guangqi to be stunned, Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly said goodbye to Gu Chengyun and Boss Sun, holding the two-axis painting plus Zhang Guangqi's words, and quickly left the "pen and ink fragrance".
"I always feel ...... Something is wrong......" When Lin Xiaoxiao left, Zhang Guangqi was still pondering over there.
Gu Chengyun, who was on the side, couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed: "Hahaha...... You actually made a kid put it on the table! ”
Gu Chengyun smiled breathlessly, even Boss Sun in the store was convulsing over there, Zhang Guangqi looked confused, and his left and right thoughts couldn't figure out why Gu Chengyun was laughing so exaggeratedly: "What are you laughing at?" ”
Finally holding back a smile, Gu Chengyun stood up straight and patted him on the shoulder with sympathy: "Until the end, that little girl didn't agree to be your apprentice......"
Holding two large scrolls of calligraphy and painting, Lin Xiaoxiao ran home with excitement and excitement. Unexpectedly, she went out to frame a painting and met a master of Chinese painting! (Zhang Guangqi's sad calligraphy master has been thrown out of the clouds by Lin Xiaoxiao.) Is this the legendary shit luck?
Why did Lin Xiaoxiao believe that Gu Chengyun all of a sudden? Aren't you afraid that he's a liar?
In her heart, there were no doubts, but when she saw that business card, Lin Xiaoxiao chose to believe it. On the one hand, there are still very few scammers who will use business cards to deceive people in this era, and if you want to deceive people, it is very common to get a general manager of XX company, a global director, etc., but if you want to get a member of the Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Association and the name of a master of Chinese painting, why did this come about?
Cheating on tuition? If he didn't have two brushes to prove that he could paint Chinese paintings, whose children would send them to him? And how much is the tuition worth this year?
Moreover, this old gentleman was followed by Zhang Guangqi, who was writing calligraphy, and Lin Xiaoxiao copied his handwriting again, so he could naturally recognize it at a glance.
Grandma Lin was sitting in the house preparing lunch, when she saw Lin Xiaoxiao coming in with a lot of things, and when she was stunned, Lin Xiaoxiao had already entered the back room.
"This little girl, where did she go crazy again?" Grandma Lin muttered in a low voice, lowered her head and continued to cook.
Lin Xiaoxiao is now going out more and more alone alone, which has made Grandma Lin get used to it, when she thought that Lin Xiaoxiao was out to play with the neighbor at the door, but she didn't know where Lin Xiaoxiao ran to, just thought that the child couldn't stay at home and went out to run wild.
That night, Lin's father and Lin's mother went home, and when they saw the two big scrolls in the back room, they were stunned for a moment.
"Don't move!" Seeing that Lin's father and Lin's mother were about to untie the scroll, Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly ran in from the outhouse to stop the two.
"What's wrong? What is it? Draw? Dad Lin looked at the two scrolls suspiciously, "Who sent them?" Or who bought it? ”
"Neither." Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly shook her head, originally she wanted to hide these two scrolls and take them out two days after Grandma Lin's birthday, but if she didn't take out this thing, how could Lin's father and Lin's mother believe that they were valued by the master of Chinese painting?
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Xiaoxiao blushed and leaned over: "Dad, Mom, I want to learn Chinese painting." ”
"Huh?" Father Lin and Mother Lin were staring at the two scrolls curiously, and they were startled when they heard Lin Xiaoxiao say it.
"Aren't you painting every day?" Mother Lin pointed to the small box in the corner, where there were all kinds of pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
"No, I want to learn painting from a master of Chinese painting." Lin smiled and blinked.
"This ......" Lin's father and Lin's mother looked at each other hesitantly, a master of Chinese painting? They don't know each other!
The children of the post-80s, because most of them are only children, are loved by thousands of people at home. Whatever the child wants, parents will try to satisfy it as much as possible, and it is definitely the kind of person who wants the stars and does not pick the moon. Even if the family situation like the Lin family is not very good, parents will try their best to make their children eat and dress better.
But now Lin Xiaoxiao's requirements seem to be a bit high...... Even if Dad Lin and Mother Lin endure eating a few less meals of meat to enroll her in a Chinese painting class, they are willing, but find a Chinese painting master as a teacher...... They really can't help it.
"Xiaoxiao, why don't you sign up for an art class? Mom and Dad don't know where there is a Chinese painting teacher. Dad Lin gritted his teeth, anyway, the family lives close to the Children's Palace, where there are often this class and that class, although Lin Xiaoxiao is small, but he is sensible, and there is no need for adults to bother at home, even if it is sent to the Children's Palace, it is estimated that there is no problem.
"I know." Hearing Dad Lin's words, Lin Xiaoxiao figured out what Dad Lin was worried about, and hurriedly took out Gu Lao's business card.
"Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Association...... Master of Chinese painting?! "Gu Chengyun's three words, Lin Dad and Lin Mom, have never heard of it - mainly because Gu Lao is not very gregarious, and his works are only known to insiders and wealthy businessmen and officials. But the name on the business card suddenly frightened Lin's father and Lin's mother.
After looking at it over and over for a long time, in addition to Master Gu's contact information, there was also the phone address of the Calligraphy and Painting Association on the business card - all from Beijing.
"It should ...... Is it true......" Mother Lin was also a little incredulous, N City is an ancient city, many historical celebrities have lived here, and there are countless famous former residences and historical sites.
Later, the city of N became larger and modernized due to urbanization, but even then, there were countless buildings that were preserved as historical sites.
In the early years, when I went out, I might meet people like XX cross talk actors and storytellers in later generations, and there were more celebrities like Master Gu who were unknown in appearance.
"In addition to Mr. Gu, I also met a calligrapher." In order to prove the authenticity of what she said, Lin Xiaoxiao sold Zhang Guangqi's handwriting......
Dad Lin is a knowledgeable person, and Mama Lin is not a person with little knowledge, what is Zhang Guangqi's words, the two of them can see it at a glance.
"Girl, where did you meet these two!" Dad Lin was surprised to take the business cards of the two and looked at them, full of excitement.
"I ......" lowered his head, and Lin Xiaoxiao had no choice but to confess.
Downplayed the incident of meeting the two of them, only saying that he wanted to give his grandmother a gift, so he secretly drew two calligraphy and paintings to frame. As for the framed place, I saw it when I went out to buy vegetables with my grandmother, and the money was secretly stuffed into her pocket by two relatives during the Chinese New Year this year and was left by her.
Although he condemned his daughter's behavior of keeping money without permission, Lin's father and mother were still very excited.
This is a master! But there is a master with the prefix "country" certification!! Ordinary people can't even meet it, and even if they meet a master walking on the street, it is absolutely impossible to recognize it!!
Hearing that Mr. Gu agreed to let Lin's father and Lin's mother take Lin Xiaoxiao to the door, the two were excited and began to discuss frantically what gifts to send to the door.
This is a formal apprenticeship, not spending money to go to this class or that class, as an apprentice's family, you must show absolute respect for the teacher, and the gift cannot be light.
Lin Xiaoxiao listened to the two of them discussing more and more excitedly, and even discussed getting two good cigarettes or something like that, so Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help it: "Dad, Mom, Teacher Gu doesn't like to accept apprentices, so he should hate these, you guys do this, what if he is unhappy and doesn't accept me?" ”
"Go! What do children know? Mother Lin gave it with a roll of eyes, she had forgotten which child gave them the opportunity to face to face with the master.
So, the husband and wife discussed again, from cigarettes, wine, and the like, to cloth and snacks......
Lin Xiaoxiao simply gave up, thinking about the process of meeting Gu Lao today, she still felt that this master probably wouldn't really like that, it was better to ......
Early the next morning, Lin Xiaoxiao, who was running and sketching, did not go home directly, but came directly to the address on Gu Lao's business card with a small schoolbag on her back.
It is very close to the Lu River, it is a building in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, this generation is the former Italian Concession, and there is an exotic small western-style building along the Lu River.
There was a knock on the door, and an elderly woman inside greeted her.
"Little girl, who are you looking for?" The woman looked at Lin Xiaoxiao in some surprise, the woman's accent was a little soft, and she sounded like a southerner.
"Hello Auntie, is this Teacher Gu Chengyun's home?"
"Yes...... Are you looking for Mr. Gu? The woman looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with a puzzled expression, Mr. Gu's family doesn't have such a young girl, right?
"Yes, I'm Candidate Gu's new apprentice yesterday, is Teacher Gu at home?" Lin Xiaoxiao's face was calm, but it surprised the woman, this is just a little girl who looks four or five years old! How do you look like a little adult?
The woman hurriedly opened the door, although Mr. Gu is usually not hospitable, but he also explained last night, saying that he had a new apprentice, and he would visit her in the next few days, so she should pay attention. Unexpectedly, it has already come now?
looked behind Lin Xiaoxiao suspiciously, there were people coming and going on the road, and there was no half of them who seemed to be following Lin Xiaoxiao.
Welcoming Lin Xiaoxiao in, the woman went inside to call Master Gu, Gu Chengyun heard that Lin Xiaoxiao was coming, and hurriedly came to the living room.