"Grandma, this is too expensive. I can't accept it." The MIngzhu was very valuable, not to mention that it was a gift from his sister-in-law. Li Yi quickly put the box back.
He was not very interested in this kind of treasure. A pearl that emitted a faint fluorescent light was nothing. It could only light up an area the size of a palm. It was not even comparable to a 15-watt light bulb …
"We're family. It's not expensive. Just take it." Old Grandma smiled and stuffed the item back into Li Yi's hands.
She had always felt extremely guilty towards her child who had been wandering outside for 20 years. What was a MIngzhu? Could it make up for what she owed him all these years?
Li Yi held the box containing the MIngzhu in his hands. He did not know how to reject Old Grandma's insistence. A few surprised voices came from not far away.
"This Ten Thousand Years Painting does have some foundation."
"Interesting. Look, when these 'longevity' characters are put together, doesn't it look like a spirit ape holding a peach?"
"Take two steps back and you'll see it more clearly."
"The two Longevity Paintings have their own merits. This one is not as good as Zhao Chun's in terms of foundation, but it wins in novelty. Not bad …"
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The "Longevity Painting" personally made by the eldest grandson of the Li family was clearly not as mediocre as everyone had expected. It could not be compared to Chen Chun, who had already reached a high level in the art of calligraphy, but it was still above average. What was rare was that he had taken a different approach. He had used a hundred "longevity" characters of various sizes to form the "Peach Offering by the Spirit Ape", adding another layer of meaning. He had also spent a lot of effort.
Madam Fang's face darkened when she did not see the scene she had expected.
"Let me take a look."
A figure squeezed in from the back. Seeing the person, they all made way.
Every member of the Zuo family was a master of calligraphy. Old Master Zuo, who was still alive, had a superb regular script. Although Zuo Qiu was not as famous as Old Master Zuo, he was only second to a few grandmasters and was far from being a match for these laymen.
Zuo Qiu picked up the scroll and admired it as he paced around, but he did not make any comments.
Actually, the Ten Thousand Lifespan Painting did not really have ten thousand longevity characters. It was just a measure to describe a large number. The most commonly seen one should be called the Hundred Lifespan Painting.
The one in Zuo Qiu's hand was the Century Lifespan Painting.
The reason why the 'Longevity Painting' was so popular was not because of the simple stacking of 'longevity' characters. Each 'longevity' character was written in a different way. Zhao Chun's' Longevity Painting 'was extremely orderly. Although each character had a different shape, they were similar in size. Each line was vertical, and it was very neat. It was not an exaggeration to call it the' Longevity Painting '.
In comparison, the one in Zuo Qiu's hand was the real Longevity Painting.
Putting aside the "longevity" character, from afar, this was clearly a painting of a spirit ape presenting a peach. Just from this, it could be seen that the person was not only skilled in calligraphy, but also in painting.
Of course, Zuo Qiu did not care about the painting. His eyes were attracted by the "longevity" characters, big or small, straight or slanted.
Although Zhao Chun was famous, Zuo Qiu felt that he was still very immature. If he wanted to find faults, he could find 10,000 flaws in the Ten Thousand Lifespan Painting.
However, he could not find a single mistake in the painting in front of him. It was as if it was truly flawless.
Of course, flawless did not exist. The only possibility was that he was not good enough to find any mistakes.
Of course, he could not find any mistakes.
Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Ouyang Xun, Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan … The Ten Thousand Lifespan Painting was a combination of the works of countless calligraphy grandmasters. Regular script, semi-cursive script, and dozens of different characters were all created by the creator at his peak. If Zuo Qiu could find any flaws in it, he would have been famous all over the world.
In order to obtain this painting, he had temporarily put aside the scriptures that the old monk had asked for. He had consumed all the books on calligraphy and painting in the library. Miss.Liu had come to him several times to play Fight the Landlord, but in the end, she stayed in the room as a maid to grind the ink. If he could not get something decent out of it, it would be a waste of his hard work for the past two days.
"Good calligraphy, good calligraphy …" Holding the painting, Zuo Qiu seemed to be intoxicated by it. He slowly walked through the crowd and gradually walked away under everyone's gaze.
"Bah, shameless guy. How dare he covet Old Madam's gift!" Yan Zhang was the first to react. They had known each other for many years, so he naturally knew Zuo Qiu's character. His expression changed, and he hurriedly chased after him.
After a while, Zuo Qiu put the Ten Thousand Lifespan Painting on the table with a regretful expression.
With such a painting, he did not need any ancient calligraphy anymore. What a pity, what a pity …
The guests were dumbfounded. Was it necessary for him to do this for a painting?
The eldest grandson of the Li family was not a famous calligrapher. Was it worth it for Zuo Qiu to do this?
However, seeing that the two of them were staring at the painting and were unwilling to look away, even the slowest person would understand what was going on.
This painting did not seem ordinary …
When Zhao Chun took out the Ten Thousand Lifespan Painting, the two of them did not even look at it.
There were those who were amazed, and there were those who were doubtful. However, there were even more people who doubted the identity of the owner of the painting.
The eldest grandson of the Li family said that he had personally created this painting. However, how could it be something that could attract the attention of two skilled calligraphers to come from a young man?
The Old Mistress personally put away the Painting of Ten Thousand Years, the smile on her face even wider. To her, it was enough as long as she knew that this was a congratulatory gift from her grandson.
As for Zuo Qiu and Yan Zhang, they were surrounded by several people, and faint voices could be heard.
"How is this Longevity Painting compared to Zhao Chun's?"
"Can't be compared? That is Zhao Chun! "
"They are both young people. It's possible for him to surpass Zhao Chun, but Young Supervisor Zuo is being too humble by saying that he is far behind him."
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Li Yi was playing with Miss.Liu's sword in his hand, wasting time in boredom.
People in the ancient times celebrated their birthday, unlike in modern times, where they could eat after cutting a cake and saying a few words of happy birthday.
After going through a few complicated formalities, the chubby boy's stomach had been growling for at least a quarter of an hour, but he still hadn't received the order to start eating.
The two men, who combined were older than the Old Mistress, sat beside Li Yi. They had been coaxing and pestering him for a long time, and they only had one request, which was for the Old Mistress's Ten Thousand Years Painting.
Of course, Li Yi rejected such an unreasonable request without a second thought.
Writing this painting was too exhausting, and he had not finished copying the scripture that he had promised the old monk. After the Old Mistress's birthday banquet, he would be leaving the capital city in a few days, so how would he have the time to write for them?
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