Chapter 1911 Walking Together
Although the day of reunion was happy, it was always short-lived. Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao did not return to Suihuaxuan that night. After Zhou Zhi sent Mai Xiaomiao back to the Academician Building, he returned to Hongqi village and live in his own studio.
Although I can’t live there for some time, Feng Xueshan comes to clean regularly, and everything in the studio is clean and orderly.
When it comes to the restoration work of calligraphy and paintings, Zhou Zhi still has a lot of work on hand. Now his collection can be described as overwhelming. However, in the past, he always rescued those in poor condition and extremely high value first. The Song and Ming dynasties were his strengths.
In fact, he also has many ancient paintings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which were purchased from Gongmei and Zhang Cheng’s house in the early days. Later, he purchased a large number from Rongbaozhai, and Mr. Wang transferred a large number to Suihua. A large number were discovered in the Xuan secret room, a batch was obtained overseas, and a batch was bought out by Lu Lirong and Xin Baozhai on Hong Kong Island.
There are actually a lot of things that need to be repaired here, but Zhou Zhi is really too busy and has never been able to spare his time.
Currently Zhou Zhi’s paintings and calligraphy are stored in several places. The most valuable ones are stored in Demian Hall in the capital, the second-tier ones are stored in Suihuaxuan, those from overseas channels are stored in Xinbaozhai, and those of relatively low value are stored in It is stored in Hongqi Village.
However, works of low value are not without meaning of appreciation. For example, the couplets and letters of Wan Qing Wenren are quite impressive; and the scrolls of the Yangzhou School of Painting by Yang Fa, Li Yi, Min Zhen and others , although their reputation is not as good as Zheng Banqiao, Huang Shen, and Bian Shoumin, it does not mean that their painting skills are not sophisticated.
A thoughtful painter only needs to know how to appreciate it, which is enough to repair the missing parts of the painting. Appreciating the legacy of previous paintings is undoubtedly very beneficial to the advancement of one's own skills.
This kind of direct and close-up viewing effect cannot be replaced by high-definition picture albums. No matter how clear the photo is, it cannot capture the texture of rice paper and silk.
Appreciating paintings is like reading poetry. You need a sense of strangeness before you can appreciate it properly. Zhou Zhi’s memory is very good and his understanding of classical poetry is also very strong. Therefore, he can basically forget a poem after reading it two or three times.
This will lead to the fact that Zhou Zhi often only has the pleasure of reading poetry once or twice. When he can memorize it, this "surprise at first sight" will disappear.
The same goes for looking at paintings. Now when Zhou Zhi opens a familiar painting, the first thing he realizes is no longer the meaning of the painting, but the flaws, where there are problems with repairs, where the framing is not in place, what kind of paper is used, Where's the silk? To be honest, it's a bit putting the cart before the horse.
Only by viewing a painting that you are not familiar with can you regain the pleasure of painting.
He is not too familiar with Min Zhen's paintings. He is also one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, but generally people who are not professionals often don't know his name.
His landscapes follow the example of Wu Wei in the Ming Dynasty. They are vigorous and unrestrained, with figures, flowers and birds, all of which are characterized by unique vertical strokes and vivid shapes and spirits.
Not only is his freehand brushwork admirable, his fine brushwork skills are also outstanding, and his calligraphy is also impressive. He is actually an all-rounder.
Opened in front of Zhou Zhi was a painting called "Crane Picture", which depicts an old crane with bald and fluffy feathers standing on a pine tree.
But the animals painted by this man are the same as those of Bada Shanren, with their own eyes and expressions, which are quite comic-like. This old crane is now rolling his eyes at Zhou Zhi outside the painting, as if he is complaining. Blame him for disturbing his peace.
Zhou Zhi was also stubborn and insisted on disturbing him. He continued to disturb him for a long time, and he fell into it as soon as he saw it. When he woke up and it was time to go to bed, it was already past one in the morning.
I had to get up early the next day, so I paged the taxi guy I had a good conversation with when I arrived and asked him to pick me up and take me to the airport so as not to disturb Feng Xueshan and Yang He.
When we arrived at the airport, we went through the security check to change our boarding pass. It was still a long time before we boarded the plane, so Zhou Zhi simply sat in the waiting hall and took a nap.
The labor intensity these days was actually quite high, and he was really tired.
In fact, in 1995, it was really dangerous to take a nap in the waiting hall or waiting hall because there were so many thieves.
But the airport is much better. Zhou Zhi thinks it may be because the cost of stealing things is too high and it is difficult to escape.
When the reminder for his flight to board was heard in the departure hall, Zhou Zhi opened his eyes and found a girl leaning against him. He was startled: "Xiao Miao? Why are you here?" In front of Mai Xiaomiao was a large pink suitcase: "Ah, I'm going to the Autonomous Prefecture with you."
"Why do you want to go to the Autonomous Prefecture with me? State?" Zhou Zhi was puzzled: "Your laboratory is in Shudu?"
"Can't the work of the laboratory be completed through the satellite network?" Mai Xiaomiao said indifferently: "You were in the autonomous prefecture before. Isn’t that what you do?”
“But you don’t have to go through hardships. I’m going to the countryside and the conditions are very bad.”
"It doesn't matter, I just want to go and have fun with you." Mai Xiaomiao looked at Zhou Zhi pitifully: "I don't know anyone in Shu. In the past, except for the office of Shu University, it was Sui Huaxuan. It was almost boring. Damn it, these days are the happiest I have been since I came to China A few days..."
As he spoke, his eyes seemed to be a little wet: "You... don't want to take me there?"
"No, no," Zhou Zhi saw that the situation was getting worse. , I had to quickly stabilize the girl: "You have made great preparations these days. It’s hard work in the laboratory, so it’s not a big deal to go out for a walk. Let’s go have some fun first. If we don’t like it, we’ll come back.”
“Well, you better hurry up and get in line! Let’s get on the plane!”
“But Don't be too happy too early." Zhou Zhi, now with a big head, still reminded Mai Xiaomiao in a friendly way: "We are taking a small plane this time, it may be a little bumpy, but you don't have to be too afraid, you just need to be patient. Many hours.”
But it was impossible not to be afraid. The plane began to shake during the climb, giving everyone a sense of weightlessness from time to time. Every time this happened, the entire cabin was filled with low and suppressed exclamations.
After boarding the plane, in order to take care of Mai Xiaomiao, Zhou Zhi could only communicate with the passengers next to him, and the two parties exchanged places.
Zhou Zhi’s ticket is for first class, which is equivalent to giving him an upgrade. Of course the passenger is willing.
From the first tremor of the plane, Mai Xiaomiao hugged Zhou Zhi's arm tightly. If the seat was not so inconvenient, she would have wanted to hide in Zhou Zhi's arms.
Zhou Zhi had no choice but to let it catch her, comforting her from time to time, telling her that a small plane was different from a large transoceanic plane, but it was actually quite safe, just like riding a roller coaster in the park.
This flight lasted an hour, about ten minutes later than usual, and it was indeed a bumpy one. Fortunately, the landing process was relatively smooth, and coming out of the haze in Shudu, the sky was blue, and the whole The airport is sunny.
The idiom "Shu dog barking at the sun" definitely does not exist here in the autonomous prefecture.
Mai Xiaomiao still held Zhou Zhi’s arm and did not let go, but her little face that was pale just now has now returned to ruddy color: "Wow! The sunshine here is so strong and the air is so good!"
"Miss, please let me free my hands first to drag the box. Why is your box so heavy?"
"Is it heavy? Because there is a set of books in it."
"Book? Laboratory information?"
"No, it's the English version of your "Taste of Sichuan". Sister Xueshan found it for me."
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