The Age of Awakening: From the Young Runtu

Chapter 232 Mortgage
The members were very nervous at this time.

50 yuan is the most money he can spend when he starts a family.

I have been married in Jiaxin for many years and know some things about Runtu.

He opened some opium dens and killed many people.

I asked about Runtu's methods before.

A lot of them were discovered.

Only then did he sell off a lot of his family's property and get back 50 yuan.

Their family is one of the best in Jiaxin, otherwise Tongsuan wouldn't have given the members any favors.

The members were very anxious, waiting for Runtu to collect his money.

As long as the money is collected, everything else is fine. At least nothing will happen to him getting married.

Runtu: "Boss Cheng, your crime is not small. You killed two people, and you bribed the court officials to get rid of the murderer."

"Sir, I realized that I was wrong. It was my brother who did not know how to live or die. He has been executed now. I beg you to be lenient and let me have a family."

What he said was sincere, and at the same time, I was a little bit puzzled. Could it be that even 50 yuan couldn't move people.

Thinking that if people take the money, they can let go of starting a family.

As long as people are still around, money will naturally be earned.

Runtu: "I heard that you have a 87 Immortal Scroll of Painting Saint Wu Daozi when you get married."

"Yes, it is now hidden at home. This painting is precious and may be coveted by thieves. I will personally deliver it to your residence tomorrow for safekeeping."

When the members went home, they knew that 50 yuan was still missing.

He found out that Runtu liked ancient paintings, but he didn't even send them to him.

Make arrangements as soon as you get home.

"Put away that 87 Immortal Scroll quickly."

"What are you going to do, sir?"

"Send to Jiashan tomorrow. There are also "Water Picture", "Wen Ji Returns to Han Picture", "Liu Yin Group Blind Picture", "Donkey Riding Picture", etc., all of which are packed and sealed."

"What is the meaning of this, sir?"

"Send it to Mr. Fu Zun."

"But these are my most cherished things."

"Lost money to avoid disaster, no matter how much you protect your life, it doesn't matter."

Not only the ancient paintings, but also some valuable items in the house were collected.

It was packed and packaged, and a cartload of goods was produced.

The members picked out a few of the most valuable ones and took them in their hands.

When I arrived at Zhang Mansion, I met Xia Runtu again.

"Sir, 87 Immortal Scrolls are brought to you."

He unfolded the scroll.

Runtu went up to take a look, wanting to see if he would pass it off as a fake.

After looking at it carefully for a while, I didn't see anything wrong with it, and it seemed true.

Outside member: "Look, sir, the middle section of this painting is the best, and the band is the most exciting in the middle section. The band consists of eight people, divided into three rows: front, middle and back. Two pipa players are in the front row, and three in the middle row. Among the people, the one who plays the long drum is in the middle, and among the three people in the back row, the one who plays the sheng is in the middle. The heads of these eight people are connected by an invisible rhombus."

The members were very bitter at this moment, but they had to remain expressionless and even laugh along with them.

He did a great job this time and brought over some of his favorite items from home.

It must be worth at least 20 oceans.

If nothing else, the painting in front of me is worth ten thousand oceans.

Adding in yesterday's 50, it makes me feel bad just thinking about it.

The members continued to introduce, "The costumes of the eight people have not changed much. The sleeves, skirt pleats, midi, and ribbons are all expressed with long lines, creating a forward motion and a sense of ecstasy. The middle of the clothes There are no pattern decorations, and the decorations are all on the head, forming a contrast between the flowing long fox lines of the clothes and the short lines of the head. The overall effect of the picture is delicate and gorgeous. Only painting saints can achieve this level.

Different characters are depicted, identities and personalities are highlighted, and the form and spirit are depicted in detail.

The brushwork and ink in the picture are vigorous and free, and every line expresses infinite vitality, like flowing clouds and flowing water, full of rhythm, showing the movement of dancing in the wind and fluttering clothes. "

The members appear to be cultural people.

What he held in his hands were some of his most proud collections.

"My lord, there is also this one, "Proverbs of a Female History", which takes daily life as the theme. The brushwork is like a spring silkworm spinning silk, with both form and spirit. He used the gossamer painting technique.

The picture is elegant, quiet, yet bright and lively.The lines in the picture are circular and graceful, even and graceful, and the characters' clothes are flowing and the images are vivid.

The dresses of the female historians are slender and elegant with wide hems, and each style is matched with ribbons of different shapes and bright colors, showing a graceful and elegant style.

The coloring is very elegant and does not pursue gorgeous decoration.Strong colors, such as cinnabar, are also used in the paintings, but the use of strong colors is based on the needs of the picture, and the area is not large. They are mostly used for the skirts and streamers of women's clothing.

Due to the passage of time, the color of the picture has been distorted, and it seems a bit monotonous. However, the woman's red top adds a lot of color to the picture, forming a sharp contrast with the entire scene, which also brings out the charm of the woman.

The colors of the painting are both sharply contrasting and particularly harmonious. "

The more the members introduced me, the more reluctant I felt to let go, thinking that these treasures would soon be someone else's.

There were four paintings in his hand, all of which were handed down from generation to generation.

"Sir, as for the others, they are on the carriage outside."

Runtu was quite satisfied with his approach.

Know how to do it.

It's just that it's a little slow.

It is a crime to commit murder, but fortunately the murderer is already dead.

There is no such crime in Jiashan yet. At least no one will be killed. There is still a possibility of confiscation of homes.

What members are most afraid of is having their homes raided. If so many shops are raided, and the inheritance of their ancestors is destroyed, he would not want to live.

Seeing Runtu put away all the things, he felt relieved.

In Jiashan, Runtu built a garden for some dignitaries to retire.

Among them were a group of officials from the capital.

He has no power at all, but he does have a lot of money. He is retiring in Jiashan.

Runtu was invited to the manor.

It’s not just some officials in the capital.

There are also many retired old men from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who also come to Jiashan to retire.

I just came to check it out, but found the environment to be good, so I stayed right away.

Runtu also arrived at the manor.

I found that a lot of people had already arrived here.

There are more old men.

It feels like they are all artists from the original West County.

"Master Zhang, you have finally arrived."

He quickly welcomed Runtu in.

A lot of people came here.

Many are officials.

Basically they are all engaged in art.

Music, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc.

Now there is a small cultural meeting held in this retirement manor.

After all, it was a small event organized by the manor.

It’s not just people who are retiring in Jiashan.

Invited some famous people from the surrounding areas.

"Master Lin."

Runtu greeted these people with great respect.

These people are still very famous.

Many people are still employed.

There are also a few who teach Chinese language and Chinese painting in schools.It has also contributed to Jiashan.

Arriving at the manor, inside a room.

There were about thirty or forty people sitting there.

Runtu took a look and saw that the youngest one must be thirty.

I am the youngest here, and I feel a little out of place even though I am older and stronger.

A doctor from the Ministry of Rites sent by the capital was the initiator. He was a fifth-grade Beijing official. He was a minor official in the capital, but when he came to the place, he was only half a level lower than Runtu, the official. The capital official could supplement this half level. superior.The main reason is that he is old, has some face, and has a good family. Three generations of his family have been officials, and they all came from the imperial examination. Three generations of scholars are extraordinary.

He made some introductions to everyone.

Basically know each other.

Dr. Lin: "I invite you all to come over, just to meet and get together. We have a new building here. It has just been completed, so we have invited everyone over. Let's visit first and see where else we can go. Is there any room for improvement?”

Runtu also thought about setting up another department, association or something, and letting these people work in it.

The new building is used for offices and reading rooms.

Think of this as something similar to the Federation of Literary and Art Circles in the future.

It is also closely related to education.

Dr. Lin took everyone to see it.

This building is relatively grand, with many European-style buildings.

Things are rare.

I have lived in wooden houses a lot, and I prefer white tiles and the like. .

Showed everyone the layout.

Dr. Lin: "The doors of several rooms here are relatively empty. I have thought about it. It would be better to paste a dozen couplets to decorate them. We have many calligraphers, and I hope to give a calligraphy treasure as a gift. "

This activity seemed a bit boring.

Runtu didn't think it was very interesting.

He quickly brought over a dozen blank red papers.

"Please, Mr. Wang, you come first."

The old man named Wang was not polite and immediately took the brush and started writing.

Although he is older, he looks high-spirited and quite stylish.

After all, he had enough experience, and Runtu felt that his handwriting was very good.

You can still find some faults more or less.

After Mr. Wang finished writing, there were voices of praise all around him.

"Okay, wonderful."

"Mr. Wang's calligraphy is really superb, and he has a great style."

Dr. Lin: "I will arrange for this calligraphy to be hung on the gate."

Mr. Wang: "You guys are so ridiculous. I'm just throwing some light on things. It's just an essay, not worth mentioning."

All compliments.

Mr. Wang is relatively modest.

It seems that all Chinese people are like this.

"Wang Lao's calligraphy has a square and dense structure, light horizontal strokes and heavy vertical strokes, strong and round strokes, and a solemn and powerful momentum. He has brought his face and body to the extreme."

Then everyone else started writing.

He also gave Runtu a piece of paper.

"My lord, please write one too."

"Respect is worse than obedience."

Runtu is confident that he can be better than theirs. He has been practicing calligraphy for many years, and he also has the speed of time and learning ability.

I was thinking in my mind, is it better to write in regular script or regular script?As for cursive writing, forget it.

After thinking about it for a while, the regular script is straight and the running script is elegant.

Runtu liked the free and uninhibited style, so he immediately decided to use running script. He thought about using running cursive to make it more unrestrained.

I immediately wrote two sentences. The singing was flying to the sky and the earth, and the literary world was full of herbs.

It was just a couplet, and within a few minutes everyone had written one.

There are also those whose calligraphy is more sophisticated.

He was a wealthy businessman without much education. He had donated his official position and was higher than Runtu's official rank. He also came to this occasion.

Doctor Lin said: "Everyone, the new building of the manor has three floors, each floor has seven rooms. That is 21 rooms, so 21 couplets are needed. We have more than 40 people here, so we only need Half of the couplets can be left and posted on the door. If someone is not selected, please bear with me. I also have a few people who are recognized as having better calligraphy as referees. Do you have any opinions? "

"Mr. Lin, just as you said, everyone is just having fun, there is no need to create such a solemn atmosphere."

"Okay, let's take a look at the first picture together."

They are all calligraphers.

"Good poetry and good calligraphy. This is Zhao Ziang's running script. Every stipple is very precise. In my opinion, it is a good choice. What do you think?"

"Of course it's possible. Anyway, I feel inferior to this kind of running script."

I quickly finished reading one after another.

I’ve seen quite a few.

Even if the writing is relatively poor, I also commented carefully.

What he said was very considerate of the person's face and did not make any criticism.

Everyone understands.

"This one is not very good. It has little meaning, poor shape, and even less charm in terms of charm. A layman may think it looks good, but for us, this calligraphy can only be a failure."

"Mr. Wang's evaluation is very pertinent. I have only been practicing calligraphy for a month, but I can't stand it. I will have to work harder in the future."

I read a dozen more paintings at once, and finally came to this one by Runtu.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"This line of grass is gentle and natural, the writing style is euphemistic and subtle, it is beautiful and strong, extremely beautiful, extremely beautiful."

"Floating like a wandering cloud, as graceful as a frightened snake, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy can be copied so beautifully. What a skill."

Runtu specially chose Wang Xizhi's font.

There is no one who practices calligraphy who does not know Wang Xizhi.

There are many people who copy his fonts, but few want to copy the meaning.

Runtu looked at his handwriting and was very satisfied.

Achieved divine resemblance.

If the paper were a little older, no one would be able to tell the difference.

There are too many imitators of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.

There are a lot of awesome people out there who are so good at pretending to be real.But in actual comparison, it will still be a little different from the original.

"I also copied Wang Xizhi's work, but I can never reach this level."

Doctor Lin looked at Runtu and said, "Master Fu Zun wrote very well. This one is the best."

After looking at Runtu a few more times, I never imagined that Renren's calligraphy was so awesome.

Everyone looked at Runtu.

There are a few people who meet Runtu for the first time.

I paid more attention to him from the beginning.

After all, he is the youngest.

At first, I thought that this person was a student or junior of Dr. Lin, brought here specially to gain some knowledge.

I didn't expect that people's calligraphy skills are so high.

Doctor Lin introduced them again, "This is our Zhang Ruosong, Zhang Fuzun."

"He is Master Zhang."

More than 40 people came over.

Although they are all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, some have only heard of their names but have never seen them.

After looking at Runtu, he looks very young. The key is that his calligraphy is so good.

"Master Zhang, I would like to take the liberty to ask, how old are you this year?"

Runtu: "Thirty."

"You are so young, you have so much talent for looking good. After reading your calligraphy, I thought it would take at least 30 to [-] years to reach this level. Really, talent is the most important thing. Some people, like me, may end up You will never reach this level in your lifetime.”

Mr. Wang called Doctor Lin: "Mr. Lin, please let Master Zhang hang this painting on the door.

Mr. Wang: "Master Zhang's calligraphy is rare in the world. At least no one can match him in our original West County. He is still so young and has a bright future. His calligraphy is better than mine, I admire him."

"Since ancient times, there has been no first calligraphy, each has its own characteristics, and the same goes for calligraphy, which is difficult to judge. Everyone can tell whether Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is better or Liu Gongquan's. Which is better, Wang Wei's poetry or Wang Bo's poetry. These are difficult to judge. Mr. Wang does not need to be too modest."

Mr. Wang: "This one on the gate is hung with Mr. Zhang's."

(End of this chapter)