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Chapter 16 Le Shui Farmhouse

 The two of them talked through three doors. When they heard that Jin Huabin came to promote the stone window carvings, Master Fan became interested and said: "Understanding the history of stone window changes, I found the right person for us. Shepan Island is

The hometown of pirates. Pirates come from all the coastal provinces. Therefore, there are nearly a hundred surnames. Our Fan family is from Guangdong. Xianju Sanmen is a family. Nearly half of the stonemasons on the island are from these two places or two places.

In the mid-Qing Dynasty, famous stone window carving masters across the country included Zhang Zongzu, Xu Xiaoneng, Xu Zongqi, Fan Xinqi, etc. Among them, Zhang Zongzu was even more of a master, and his biography is included in the county annals of Xianju Sanmen."

Jin Huabin was waiting for further questioning, woo woo woo... The whistle sounded loudly outside, and the ferry was about to dock. The proprietress quickly took out a few packaging boxes, packed the remaining seafood and said enthusiastically: "You guys

Take it to the island to eat, just heat it up."

There were only a few seats on the ferry, and there were not many of them. When he saw the four people coming in, people around him gave up their seats one after another. Jin Huabin gently asked his cousin about the background of Master Fan who had just come up, and replied: "His name is

Fan Zhangu was a cultural man who changed his career to stone carving."

Master Fan really had some ink in his chest. After landing on the island, he introduced the history of the island to the two of them while walking, saying: "This island has been occupied by pirates since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The founder of the pirates is Sun En, and the second generation of pirates is the leader.

His brother-in-law, Lu Xun, the ancestor of the Dan people, during the Ming Dynasty, there were Fang Guozhen, the sea finer, Wang Zhi, the king of Jinghai, and Zheng Zhilong, the king of ships. They all stationed on the island one after another. During this time, every stone here tells people about the past.

The tenacity and wisdom of overseas guests."

Success is a king and failure is a bandit. Lu Xun once fought against the Jin Dynasty for the world. When the situation was great, because of his indecisiveness, he missed the opportunity and was defeated by Liu Yu, a great man of his generation, under the city walls of Nanjing. Facing the statue of Lu Xun, Jin Huabin felt something.

Sighed: "Lu Xun's character is too similar to Yuan Shao."

"Do you know Lu Xun?" Fan Zhangu was a little surprised. Because it was a long time ago, very few outsiders had heard Lu Xun's name on Shepan Island.

Jin Huabin replied: "Lu Xun is the descendant of Lu Zhi, a famous minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is a great talent, with a graceful and elegant demeanor. He is good at cursive script, official script, chess and other skills. Therefore, there are many of his calligraphy left on the island. His famous general Xu

Daofu once defeated the famous Eastern Jin generals He Wuji, Liu Yi, etc., and was awe-inspiring in the world. If it were not for his character weakness and thus missed the opportunity, Liu Yu would have won Jiankang (Nanjing) with great success when he just returned from the Northern Expedition. I have a

My classmate from Guangdong is named Lu and is his descendant, so I have heard a little bit about it."

"Lao Ying, I ate your meal for nothing at noon. I'll treat you to this meal in the evening. Let's sit down at Le Shui Farmhouse and have a good chat." Fan Zhan said loudly to Ying Ming'an who was about ten steps behind.

While shouting, he took Jin Huabin's hand and walked towards the farmhouse. It turned out that his ancestors moved here with Lu Xun during the troubled times.

Along the coastline is a seafood street. Countless farmhouses and hotels are under renovation. Leshui Farmhouse is not the most luxurious, but it is definitely the most unique. The stone windows on the wall are carved with eight treasures and miscellaneous treasures.

The eight treasures in Buddhism are the conch, the **, the umbrella, the canopy, the lotus, the vase, the goldfish, and the eight treasures in the pan. The miscellaneous treasures include rhinoceros horn, pestle, coral, hydrangea, fire beads, silver ingots, and Fang Sheng.

The other cleaning objects are all carved from the red stone of Shepan Island, which has a strong traditional meaning.

Zhang Guifang pointed to the stone window on the wall and asked: "They are all eight treasures of Buddhism. The owner of this family believes in Buddhism?"

"People on the island rely on the sea to eat fish and seafood, and they kill animals every day. There are many risks in making a life at sea, so whether it is Buddha, Mazu, Eight Immortals, Dragon God, God, etc.

Everyone believes in it. Anyone who can protect the safety of fishermen believes in it." Master Fan Zhangu turned to Ying Ming'an and smiled and said: "I didn't expect that your niece-in-law is also a talented woman, and she actually knows the Eight Treasures of Buddhism."

Hearing the word "daughter-in-law", Zhang Guifang wanted to deny it, but she didn't want to deny it. She was secretly happy in her heart. She blushed and turned her head, looking at the two double dragon windows next to the hall, and was silent.

Seeing Zhang Guifang's embarrassment, her cousin came to the rescue cheerfully and said: "Haha, this is Master Fan's handiwork. What do you think of the carving?"

After taking a closer look, Zhang Guifang said: "The picture is divided into two layers. The upper layer uses zigzag lines to form geometric patterns, and the lower layer uses smooth lines to show the two dragons playing with the beads. The composition of the two dragons is well detailed, with echoes of glances and glances, and is dynamic. The dragon head is detailed with brushwork.

The solid brushwork, wide eyes, open mouth, fluttering hair, and drooping dragon beards are delicately depicted; the body of the dragon is painted with simple imaginary brushwork without modification, using only powerful lines to express the flying dragon.

Swirling. A flaming dragon ball hangs between the two dragons, and dozens of auspicious clouds intersperse and twine in between. It is indeed the ultimate in mastery."

She studied art, and her father was engaged in tombstone carving. The patterns were similar to those of stone windows, so the evaluation was clear and logical.

Fan Zhangu was amazed again and again, and hurriedly asked the boss to take out the half bottle of Maotai he had stored here, and said: "I didn't expect to meet an expert. I have to drink two glasses of wine today."

The food has arrived. Since it is the fishing ban season, the food we eat is still small seafood similar to that of Dupu. The cooking method is also simple, most of which are boiled. However, the tableware in this restaurant is high-end and the presentation level is quite good. Every dish is presented.

Come up with tricks and give them auspicious names, which makes people feel stylish.

Master Fan was always talkative. After drinking a few cups of Maotai, he became even more excited when he saw Jin Huabin taking out a notebook to record his conversation. He pointed at the decorative stone window in the restaurant and talked: "Guess what's on this window?"

What is the meaning of the pattern?" Without waiting for anyone else to answer, he immediately explained himself: "When I carved, I used animal and plant patterns, including dragons and phoenixes, lions, magpies, bats, pine, plum, pomegranate, Ganoderma lucidum, and creepers.

and various flowers, etc. By combining animal and plant decorations with other words and utensils to express them, they can form auspicious images such as double dragons playing with pearls, phoenix wearing peonies, lions holding swords, magpies climbing plum blossoms, deer holding spiritual grass, seals and seals.

Patterns such as Hou hanging seals and five bats holding longevity. Such patterns have complex images and are difficult to carve. This is the only one on the island."

After a short pause, he pointed to the window lattice on the other wall and said as if to show off his treasures: "I used homophonic pronunciations for these carvings to form auspicious themes. For example, the lion is the king of beasts, which also means majesty, strength, and power.

It is a symbol of wealth and is considered to ward off evil and protect blessings. Lion is a homophone for "things". Two lions mean "everything goes well", and a lion with a money pattern means "wealth". The lotus is a sacred flower in Buddhism, and it is also a symbol of wealth.

The flower of the gentleman has always been loved by people, and because the lotus has a homophonic sound with the word "lian", it is often combined with fish to mean "more than a year after another."

In a word, every work carved on the stone window contains an auspicious theme. Jin Huabin asked and took notes. Soon, three hours passed and the sky was completely dark. Master Fan noticed the movement of looking at the watch, and he was busy He stood up and accompanied the gift and said: "Look, I've been nagging again. After drinking this glass of wine, you should have a good rest."

***The author has something to say***

In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the famous stone window carving masters in the country included Zhang Zongzu, Xu Xiaoneng, Xu Zongqi, Fan Xinqi, etc. Their ancestors were Xianju, Sanmen, Guangdong, etc.


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