Chapter 9 Can dye and the old man Baishi

There are also many opportunities to listen to him talk about Qi Baishi.When he talked about Qi Baishi, it was the real Qi Baishi without MSG or spices. In this way, he was very similar to himself. The first time he met Qi Baishi was with a scroll of paintings.When Qi saw Li, because of Xu Beihong's introduction, he had already surpassed the ordinary politeness and kindness. When he read Li's paintings, he stood up from his seat, looked at each one slowly, praised them softly, and then said: : "You have to print it! Use this kind of paper..." So he turned around and took out a box of paper similar to "Cicada Wing Xuan" on the top of the cabinet and said, "This kind! You don't have it, I have it, use my paper..."

He clearly admired paintable paintings.Qi is ninety years old, and Keran is only in his early forties.Later, Li Qiqi's motivation to become a teacher was his admiration for Qi's art, and he found that the peasant temperament of this master was very similar to himself in some aspects.It is no longer a step-by-step learning of ordinary people, let alone a "breastfeeding" style of teaching.A kind of "under the door" of honor; a kind of spiritual attachment of art method. Can be dyed to master the essence of white stone art.He once asked the old man about "Brushwork Samadhi".The old man hesitantly picked up a pen from the pile of pens on his right hand, stared at it for a while, and said to himself, "... Hurry up, don't drop it!" Keran told me this story more than once.He also did not analyze the experience of this sentence to me.

Is there an important secret other than "hold on and don't fall"? Nope.Is there a secret to grasping the brush? The old man didn't say it; he just reminded his disciple that if he "falls off", he can't draw.Hold on tight, don't drop it, you can hold the pen no matter what.A pen cannot be a shackle that binds oneself.A pen is a tool for doing interesting things; a free ride.Baishi's life experience is that "the law has no definite law" and "the way can be done, and the way is very way".Can be dyed without saying, the meaning is here.Keran is not a child, not a calf.When Baishi discussed the law, he had his eyes on this disciple who was ready.

The first time I met old man Baishi was brought by Mr. Keran. When the old man saw a stranger, he unlocked the cabinet door himself as usual, and took out two plates of snacks for the guests.A plate of moon cakes and a plate of shelled peanuts.On the way, Keran had already taken care of me, and the old man would bring out two plates of such things.Three-quarters of the mooncake is left; the peanuts are a shallow dish. "It's all broken, you can't eat it!" After the greetings, I watched the long-known dim sum from a distance, and found that there were tiny little things moving inside the opened mooncake; cobweb.This is the old man's rules, in the process of etiquette, I don't want the reckless guests to really do it.God knows what year and month that quarter of a mooncake was killed by a gluttonous and reckless customer!

Mr. Keran introduced me, specifically stating that I am a fellow villager of the old man. "Ah! Have you seen Xiong Fenghuang and Xiong Xiling?" the old man asked. "I haven't been able to see it; my family ancestor is his relative, and helped him manage some affairs in Beijing and Zhijiang. My father lived in Xiong's house in Beijing for a while when he was young." "Meet Madam Mao?" "No." "Hmm! Been to Xiangtan?" "I'm sorry, I was very young when I left my hometown, and there are very few places in Hunan Province!"

"Excuse me? I haven't been to Fenghuang County either!" Everyone laughed, and the old man turned his mouth slightly, proud of this little "reverse buckle". Then we eat crabs.Mr. Keran reminded me to buy crabs from Xidan Small Vegetable Market.Two big strings, about forty pieces.The old man was obviously very happy and asked his aunt to steam it.Not long after leaving the room, the aunt came back with crabs: "You count!" She said to the old man, "It's forty-four!"After the aunt turned around, she muttered softly: "Then I will say that I ate his..."

All the old people's life, little bit of accumulation is their own hard work, and when the old man finds that people who take advantage of him are around him, he will inevitably develop a defensive mood to protect himself. People call it "stingy".It is stingy to refuse to give away the paintings you draw; so is it generous to ask for paintings from others? It is stingy not to give away paintings of one person; is it stingy not to give away paintings of 11 million people? Is it generous for a person to do his best and die? The spread of the traditional Chinese vice of asking anyone for a painting has become a disaster.How many painters have resisted this kind of bad habit, and almost followed suit, which is a kind of heroic behavior.

Mr. Keran also mentioned the old man's profound knowledge and solid memory.Beijing Rongbao Zhai asked Mr. Qi to write the six banners of "Developing National Traditions".The old man thought about it for a few days, and asked Keran where can I find the rubbings of the "Tianfa God's Prophecy Monument"? The word "fa" on it should be looked at.Not long after, I saw the rubbings, and the six large-character books were hung on the forehead of the hall door of the old house in Rongbaozhai.The characters are in random style, written in a rich and nourishing manner. It can be seen that the character "Fa" in it is inspired by the character "Fa" in the "Tianfa God's Prophecy Monument". Pen simulation.This is why Qi Baishi is Qi Baishi.

Mr. Keran not only performed the gift of being a spiritual disciple to Qi Baishi, but also received the honorary professor's salary issued by the Central Academy of Fine Arts every month on behalf of Mr. Keran, and personally sent it to the old man in Baishi Tiewu.When winter comes, old Baishi’s family will call and ask: Why hasn’t the college delivered coal yet? To send salary to Xicheng, Keran sometimes took his youngest daughter Li Zhu or youngest son Li Geng with him. The old man would always give the child a small ticket as "candy money".Be reasonable.Full of warmth and kindness.

I went to Mr. Qi about three times with Mr. Keran: once to eat crabs; once to draw and take pictures at his female disciple's house; I remember that Mr. Keran said that the only photo of him and Mr. Qi was taken by me; at the same time, the photo of me and Mr. Qi was of course taken by Keran.I remember giving him a copy. The negatives may still be in a drawer of my house, so I have to look for them. At a New Year's Eve party, there was a performance in the auditorium of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Li Kuchan played Zhao Zilong in the Peking Opera "Yellow Crane Tower".Wear a full set of backs, white helmets and white armors, with high spirits.A big soft sofa was arranged for the old man Baishi in the middle of the first row of seats.Male and female students surrounded him to watch the performance led by his disciples.The auditorium with nearly a thousand people was full.

At the sound of gongs and drums, Zhao Zilong appeared on the stage. After a few laps, he appeared. The high powder-soled boots and the weight of the whole body were already sweating and restless, so the "Ah! Changshan Zhao Zilong" during the registration was exhausted: "Ah! Ah! Often, often, often, often..." The old man Qi laughed up and down, and the students, faculty members, family members and children immediately laughed too. It was more than 11 o'clock in the middle of the night when we got back to No. 2, and our family members kept laughing along the way. Keran also imitated Kuchan and put on a show, "Ah! Ah! Ah! Often! Often!" Laughing and explaining: "Too, I'm so tired! I didn't expect it to be so difficult at first, and I got that kind of virtue when I signed up! Fortunately, fortunately, I didn't make that "Wu Song Fighting the Tiger", which was a one-man show. It’s really good, but it’s as good as mine!” Years later, when we were together, we talked about it and laughed again.It was so sweet at that time, everyone was so young, and there were only a few old people in the whole yard.