Shen Chenai's Different Life in Ancient Times

After sending Xu Jian away, Shen Chenai returned to the room, gently opened the large box containing the small ink sticks, picked out one from the inside, took it up and looked carefully at the sun, and then Nodding with satisfaction.

Before he was kidnapped by Pi Daxing, these little ink sticks were arranged with the boss of the ink studio next door.At that time, he wanted to draw some still sketches with a plain brush, but he always felt that he couldn't draw the feeling he wanted with a brush, so he went to Ink Studio to customize this box of small ink sticks.

Originally, he wanted to try it with charcoal sticks, but the current charcoal blocks are not as hard as a pencil lead at all. After a little rubbing, it was touched off the paper.

This kind of material is obviously not suitable for calligraphy and painting, so Shen Chenai went to Mozhai specifically, explained her requirements to them in detail, and asked them to help make it.

There are only six small ink sticks in this box, and they should have been brought here by Xu Jian as soon as they were made.Shen Chenai wrapped the piece she was holding in her hand with muslin cloth from the bottom, then pressed her index finger against the upper part, pinched the lower part with the other four fingers, and lightly touched the white paper a few times.

After a few strokes, Shen Chenai felt it. The softness and hardness of the ink sticks are very suitable, and the coloring is not bad. Even if the lines are drawn hard, there is no sign of fading.

He carefully observed the color drawn by the ink stick, and found that besides the black color of the ink, there was also a slight brown in it. Shen Chenai studied that brown color for a long time before confirming that it should be the color of ochre. .

It seems that this small ink stick is still a kind of composite material. As for whether there are other things added in it besides ink and ochre, Shen Chenai can't tell.

But he doesn't care about this, as long as the things made by this ink studio can be used easily by him, it is the creator's freedom to add anything to it.

Now Shen Chenai would never have imagined that this unintentional move of his for his own convenience would create another school of painting and calligraphy in the future.

While Shen Chenai was studying his new painting tools, the gate of the yard was pushed open. Shen Chenai thought it was Little Laurel who had gone out to play, but she looked up into the yard, and the person who came back was actually Luo Ding .

Seeing that it was him who came back, Shen Chenai asked in surprise, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Hearing this, Luo Ding said while changing his clothes: "The business in this store is good today. The two stores have killed ten big fat pigs in total, and all of them have been sold out by now. There is nothing to sell in the store. Even if there are people there It’s useless, so I reconciled the accounts with the shopkeepers early, closed the store and let everyone go home early.”

Shen Chenai heard the words and looked at the sky outside the window. According to the modern time, it is more than three o'clock in the afternoon, which is the best time of the day.

There is no one else in the house now, that little girl Yuegui ran out to play after finishing her squatting.Mrs. Chen also finished her housework and took Xiao Shan to visit her neighbors. Now there are only two people left outside the house, Shen Chenai and Luo Ding.

Shen Chenai looked at Luo Ding, and for some reason he suddenly wanted to draw this man's appearance, so he said to Luo Ding who had just changed his clothes, "Luo Ding, let's discuss something with you."

Hearing this, Luo Ding replied while adjusting the collar of his clothes: "If you have anything to say, just say it, as long as it doesn't do you any harm, I can promise you anything."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chenai waved the small ink stick in her hand to Luo Ding excitedly and said, "This is a new set of painting tools I got, and I want to try whether they are smooth to use. So can you please Be my model and let me paint a portrait of a character?"

Hearing this, Luo Ding stopped what he was doing, and asked Shen Chenai in surprise, "What is a model? What is a portrait?"

Shen Chenai only realized when he heard the words. These two words have not been invented in this era, so he had no choice but to explain: "A model means a model, and a portrait of a person is a kind of painting created with a person as a model." .”

Luo Ding blinked after hearing Shen Chenai's explanation, then shook his head and said, "I still don't understand what you said, but just say what you want me to do, and I will do what you say If you don't, you'll have it."

So, in this sunny afternoon, Shen Chenai asked Luo Ding to sit on the kang with his back against the wall, and after he didn't speak, Luo Ding was not allowed to make any big movements.

After arranging Luo Ding, Shen Chenai took a deep breath, observed the length of the rice paper, thought about the layout in her mind, and then began to concentrate on creating.

The piece of rice paper he chose today was not long, so Shen Chenai only planned to draw a bust. Starting from Luo Ding's head, Shen Chenai described Luo Ding's facial features stroke by stroke.

Thick eyebrows, big eyes, high nose bridge, slightly thin lips, high forehead, thick hair.Following Shen Chenai's strokes, everything about Luo Ding was reflected in his heart, and floated from his heart to the white rice paper.

At this time, Shen Chenai was completely immersed in his paintings, and could not tolerate anything other than Luo Ding and the paintbrush in his hands, and this state lasted until he stopped painting.

Shen Chenai's basic skills are very good, so it doesn't take much time to make a simple sketch of a character, but it only takes two cups of tea, and he has already drawn it.

After drawing the last stroke on the rice paper, Shen Chenai let out a long breath and threw a small pointed ink stick back into the ink cartridge. Shen Chenai picked up the half-length sketch and looked at it, then signaled to Luo Luo with satisfaction. It's fixed.

Luo Ding, who was motionless and leaning against the wall, got a signal to go over and take a look. He was stunned by the way Shen Chenai was painting just now. Luo Ding, who has always had a limited vocabulary, only had one idiom in his head at that time, that is to concentrate on it.

When he walked over and saw Shen Chenai's work, he was also shocked, and kept touching the characters on the rice paper with his hands, muttering: "Is this me?"

Shen Chenai heard the words and said while packing up her painting tools: "Of course it's you, this is much clearer than what is reflected in the bronze mirror. When the little boss comes over next time, I will ask him to take this painting away Frame it, and I'll give it to you as a gift when I get it back, okay?"

Hearing this, Luo Ding caressed the painting, looked at Shen Chenai and said, "Okay, whatever you say is fine."

When Shen Chenai heard the words, she wanted to roll up the painting so that it would be convenient for preservation, but at this moment, Mrs. Chen came back with Xiao Shan and Yue Gui.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw the painting on the table. Out of curiosity, she came over to look at it, and immediately said in amazement: "Brother Chen, you painted Luo Ding? It's amazing, like It was Luo Ding who went to the paper by himself."

Luo Ding said happily after hearing the words: "Brother Chen painted it well? It was given to me. If it is framed, give it to me."

Seeing his stupid look, Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "I said, how can the painting be so good? I'm sure Brother Chen is going to give it to you, so it's no wonder he is so hardworking. I guess he is the only one in this world who can draw it so well. You draw so vividly."

Shen Chenai heard the teasing in Mrs. Chen's words, and blushed a lot.Luo Ding didn't care about teasing or not, all his thoughts were on the gift Shen Chenai gave him.

Thanks to the handy tools, the creation of Shen Chenai's works went smoothly for several days.When Xu Jian came to them to pick up the paintings, Shen Chenai pointed to the several scrolls and asked him to take them all.

Xu Jian was surprised that Shen Chenai was able to create such a large number of works in just a few days, so he began to unfold the scroll and carefully observe some of Shen Chenai's recent works.

As soon as those paintings were unfolded, Xu Jian was very sensitive to the changes. In the past, most of Shen Chenai's works were based on famous mountains and rivers, or places of interest.The created works are majestic and magnificent in layout, and the techniques and painting methods used are also varied, which often make people dizzy.

But this time Shen Chenai painted these works, but most of them are life-themed. Most of the paintings are houses and courtyards, people's life in the market, and the heavy red persimmons hanging on the trees in the persimmon garden. And their two little puppies who haven't got their teeth back yet.

Shen Chenai used simple colors and few lines in the paintings, and she used the brushes in a somewhat arbitrary manner.But the simple painters can't conceal Shen Chenai's own skills, all his paintings have an indescribable vitality.

For these changes in Shen Chenai, Xu Jian, who has been watching his paintings by his side, has the deepest understanding. In the past, looking at Shen Chenai's paintings was like looking at a peacock with its tail open, gorgeous and beautiful, which caught people's attention.

Looking at Shen Chenai's painting now, it is like a crane living in the wilderness. Although there are no dazzling feathers, there is an indescribable charm in every frown and movement, which makes people feel the fairy bird from the heart Charm.

This is truly otherworldly!While appreciating, Xu Jian admired Shen Chenai in her heart.

After a while, he had finished appreciating all the paintings, and after closing them again, Xu Jian said to Shen Chenai: "The rough jade has finally become a beautiful jade, congratulations."

Shen Chenai smiled lightly when she heard the words and said, "It's just that after being down-to-earth, the heart can calm down."

Xu Jian didn't say much after hearing that, he felt that before Shen Chenai's paintings, any praise would be pale.When these paintings are hung on the walls, people who find them attractive will naturally give appropriate rewards.

Thinking of this, Xu Jian felt that he couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up, carefully hugged all the paintings in his arms and said to Shen Chenai: "I have to take them back quickly, and find someone to give them to me overnight. When the sun rises tomorrow, the name Yunwu Daoist will definitely resound throughout Liangzhou."

Shen Chenai did not expect Xu Jian to be able to give such a high evaluation, but he was still very happy that his paintings were liked by others. After sending Xu Jian away, Shen Chenai hummed a song called Loess High Po, and walked back with a cane. to the house.

If someone was standing outside the courtyard of Luo Ding's house at this time, he would definitely be able to hear the strange singing of Shen Chenxi in the courtyard, and he could only hear him singing: "My family lives on a high loess slope, and strong winds blow across the slope. Northwest wind or southeast wind, both are my songs, my songs..."

The author has something to say: One day after a long time, in the National Museum of Fine Arts, a beautiful lecturer pointed to an ancient painting and said to the people who came to visit: "The ancient painting you are seeing now The painting is a representative work of Yunwu Zhenren, the founder of the hard-tipped realist painter in my country. The characters in the painting are his lover, and this painting is a token of love he gave to his lover. So even after hundreds of years, When our descendants see this painting, we can still see from it that the friendship in the hearts of the people who wrote the pen can't be blocked even by time. Until now, the friendship between them, It is still circulated among the people and praised by the world."