Antique Dealer

Chapter 302 Gift

Early the next morning, everyone got up and had breakfast, and then, led by the owner of the hotel, set off for the Black Dragon Temple.

A chat yesterday made the homestay owner feel Fang Hao's profound knowledge, and Fang Hao can also comment on his works and point out some deficiencies. While he was surprised, he also felt admiration in his heart. Today, Fang Hao and the others are enthusiastic Quite a lot.

The mountain road to the Black Dragon Temple is not difficult to climb. This is all thanks to Cai Gui’s funding. After he became a monk in the Black Dragon Temple here, he invested in improving the road, and at the same time repaired the Black Dragon Temple, making the surrounding environment of the Black Dragon Temple look brand new. , There are also more villagers and tourists who usually go to the Black Dragon Temple to offer incense.

Of course, this place is remote and not well-known, so it is obviously impossible for the Black Dragon Temple to rely on incense to maintain it.

Before, there were only two old abbots and his apprentices in the Black Dragon Temple, and they lived in poverty all the time. Fortunately, both of them are true practitioners, and they are not afraid of hard work. However, due to the lack of income, life is already a bit difficult to maintain .

Later, Cai Gui chose to become a monk here, which made them persevere, and he took in two more disciples in the past two years.

Therefore, Cai Gui's reputation in the Black Dragon Temple is very high. Knowing that Cai Gui's health is failing and he is about to pass away, several people are very anxious, and they all persuade Cai Gui to go down the mountain for proper treatment, but Cai Gui politely refuses.

A group of people walked for nearly two hours before arriving at the Black Dragon Temple.

The area of ​​the Black Dragon Temple is small, but although it is small, it has all internal organs. Because of the inconvenient mountain roads, a few farmlands have been opened up around it to grow some fruits and vegetables to solve some dietary problems for the monks in the temple.

It's just that it's deep winter now, and the farmland is deserted, which looks a bit bleak.

As soon as the group entered the Black Dragon Temple, a middle-aged monk greeted them. This monk is the new disciple of the old abbot, and the other one is about the same age as him. come here.

The monk and the homestay owner greeted warmly: "Mr. Ma, you are here."

The owner of the homestay returned a polite salute, and then asked, "Master Chengdu, how is Master Cai today?"

"He coughed a lot today, and he just took some medicine, and he's better." A little worry appeared on Chengdu's face.

The owner of the homestay sighed secretly, and then introduced: "This is the teacher Fang that Master Cai wants to meet."

After the two parties greeted each other, Chengdu took everyone to the hut where Cai Gui lived.

Along the way, Fang Hao also looked at the surrounding environment. Because the plan was to restore the old as before, the surroundings give people a sense of simplicity and grandeur. In addition, the temple mainly enshrines the Black Dragon God, and there are Buddhist statues such as Guanyin, Taoism, Taoism, and so on. The combination of Buddha does not seem abrupt.

The Black Dragon Temple is not big, everyone soon arrived outside Cai Gui's hut, and sincerely stepped forward to report.

There were several coughs in the room, and then an old monk with a thin figure and a haggard face came out. He looked at everyone first, and when he cast his eyes on Fang Hao, he asked with a smile: "Is this the benefactor Fang?" ?”

Fang Hao stepped forward and bowed: "Master Cai, please forgive me for taking the liberty to visit."

Cai Gui had a smile on his face: "You came at the right time. If you wait a while, you may not see me."

His words made everyone's expressions more or less slightly changed, and the air began to be filled with sadness.

"I don't know what life is like everywhere. It should be like Feihong stepping on slush." ​​Cai Gui smiled calmly, and then invited everyone into the room.

Fang Hao walked into the room, looked around, and found that Cai Gui's room was clean and simple. In addition to the normal daily furniture, there was a long desk by the window, which should be the place where he created.

In addition, there was an ink landscape painting hanging beside the desk. Fang Hao glanced at it and felt that the style of the work in his hand was different.

Cai Gui noticed Fang Hao's gaze, and said with a smile: "This work is my new work last month, I wonder if Fang's benefactor can comment on it?"

Fang Hao felt that Cai Gui's words had the meaning of an exam, so he was not very polite, and went to the painting to appreciate it carefully.

Cai Gui invited everyone to sit down, and Chengdu helped to serve tea and water for everyone.

After a while, Cai Gui walked slowly to Fang Hao's side.

Fang Hao looked away from the scroll, and praised: "Master Cai, your brush and ink are superb."

Cai Gui waved his hand: "The benefactor is too famous."

Fang Hao shook his head lightly: "I'm telling the truth, the brush and ink in this painting are ancient and moist, not only like Ni Zan's simple and far-reaching brushstrokes, cherishing ink like gold, but also has the dense and dense atmosphere of Wangmeng. The ridges and peaks are clear and the veins are clear.

The composition of the whole painting is rigorous, orderly and clear, full of vitality, especially intriguing.With just a few strokes, there seems to be a city wall on the top of the mountain, and there is a strong sense of rhythm at the place where the brush head is unrolled. A few ancient trees nearby cover the Shuiyu Mountain Pavilion. Autumn mountain scenery.

Moreover, the mountains in the picture seem to be written, the characters are like paintings, the brushwork is dry but can be moist, the plainness is contained in the strange, the freedom is preserved in the law, and the calligraphy and painting are combined, which is comparable to the four monks in the early Qing Dynasty. "

In fact, Fang Hao's last sentence was basically seeking truth from facts. He did not expect that Cai Gui's artistic style in this painting is quite different from the previous one, but it is quite mature. Has its own unique style.Although there are still some shortcomings in the details, Fang Hao believes that if Cai Gui is given a little time to polish carefully, it will definitely be able to make up for it.

"Unfortunately, he doesn't have that much time anymore." Fang Hao sighed secretly.

Cai Gui smiled modestly. He was very pleased with Fang Hao's comments, and at the same time pointed out what he wanted to express in this painting.

When Ouyang Qing told him that Fang Hao guessed that he was a monk, and when Ouyang Qing praised Fang Hao greatly, he was very curious about Fang Hao. When he learned that Fang Hao was still a young man in his early twenties, let him I especially want to see Fang Hao.

It's just that he is introverted and not good at socializing, and at the same time he was worried about Fang Hao's concerns, so he didn't contact Fang Hao. However, since he knew that his time was short, he had already decided to meet Fang Hao as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Fang Hao came here first.

Cai Gui invited Fang Hao to a seat, and immediately chatted with Fang Hao.

Cai Gui's brush and ink style learned from Yuan Dynasty painters Wang Meng and Ni Zan. Cai Gui first elicited his own views, and Fang Hao then commented and discussed.

The old and the young, it can be said that they hit it off, the more they talked, the more speculative they became. Although there were disputes, they also learned a lot from each other, and the two seemed to have forgotten each other.

Fang Hao saw that Cai Gui's eyes were bright, but his face was tired with naked eyes. At the same time, he noticed that Cheng Du next to him was winking at him frequently, so he prepared to leave and let Cai Gui rest.

Cai Gui guessed it in advance, and said politely: "Chengdu, take Mr. Ma and the two benefactors to dinner, I still have some things I want to discuss with benefactor Fang alone."

Everyone got up and went out one after another, and before Chengdu left, he closed the door.

Fang Hao said: "Master Cai, if you have anything to say, just say it, and I will do my best."

Cai Gui smiled and asked, "Benefactor Fang, I wonder if you are interested in traditional Chinese painting?"

Fang Hao nodded: "Actually, I plan to study Chinese painting systematically."

He feels that since he has learned calligraphy through the system, he will definitely learn painting through the system one day.

Moreover, since he was systematically instilled with identification knowledge, he is now becoming more and more interested in antique art, especially calligraphy and painting, an art that shows the inner spirit.

Speaking of it, traditional Chinese painting often uses scenery to express emotions, expresses aspirations through objects, emphasizes the realm beyond the image, pays attention to the charm of the works, pursues "the unity of man and nature", and "the unity of all things", and even breaks the constraints of time and space, "expressing spirit with form", " Both form and spirit", restore the painter's spiritual realm with exquisite pen and ink.The so-called "bright exhortations, ups and downs, thousands of years of solitude, can be learned from pictures", this is the unique charm of Chinese painting.

In these aspects, Fang Hao's experience is becoming more and more profound now.

After hearing this, Cai Gui asked Fang Hao to wait for a while, then went to the box and took out two notebooks and returned them. He pointed to one of the old notebooks and said, "Before, you should have heard about it from Ouyang. , I am self-taught by chance, and this notebook is the opportunity for me to enter this trip, and with its help, I can achieve what I am today."

Speaking of this, he sighed: "It's a pity that a quarter of this notebook is missing, and I don't know who the author is. If you have the opportunity to collect the missing parts in the future, please let me know."

Speaking of this, he pointed to another notebook and said: "As for this one, it records my experience for many years. I want to give you these two notebooks, which may be helpful for you to learn Chinese painting. If If you are not interested in them, you can find a suitable person and give them to him."

Fang Hao briefly flipped through a few pages, especially the notes written by Cai Gui himself. It can be seen that every word of his writing is extremely serious.

He solemnly expressed his gratitude, and at the same time secretly decided that when the time was right, he would organize these two notebooks into volumes and publish them as books, so as to help Cai Gui write books and pass them on to the world, leaving a trace in the history of calligraphy and painting.

Afterwards, Cai Gui told Fang Hao about his experience of getting the unnamed notebook. In addition to working on the construction site, he usually collected garbage and sold it for money. This notebook was exactly what he got from an old man surnamed Zheng. Received.

At that time, this notebook was among a pile of old magazines, and he found it when he was sorting it out. After reading it, he became very interested in painting. Afterwards, he learned it on a whim, and he actually learned it.

When he realized the preciousness of this notebook and wanted to find the missing quarter, he went to the old man again, but the old man had passed away. He asked the old man's family members, but there was no clue, so he could only give up.

In fact, Cai Gui felt that the missing quarter should have been lost, but he really didn't want to leave any regrets, so Fang Hao noticed it.

After receiving the two precious notebooks, especially the painting he received at the beginning, Fang Hao would definitely give Cai Gui a gift. Originally, he wanted to give Cai Gui a Duan inkstone, but suddenly he thought, can longevity tea make Cai Gui's health better?

(End of this chapter)