The spring rain continued until the end of February. During this period, Chen Caozhi met Lu Weirui twice. Once, Lu Weirui came to Taolin Xiaozhu and showed her sketch of "Three or Two Peach Blossoms Outside the Window" to Chen Caozhi.
In my opinion, Zhang Mo pays attention to style and charm in painting, but his bone strength is a bit weak. The same goes for Lu Weirui. However, the bone strength of a woman's painting is too strong and uncoordinated. There is beauty in strength and strength, and beauty in softness and femininity. Chen Caozhi naturally wants to praise Lu Weirui.
Another time at Zhenqing Taoist Temple, two people went to see the camellias. Those colorful teas were about to wither.
That afternoon, the light rain continued. Lu Weiwei held an oil-paper umbrella, stretched out her hand to gently touch the camellia "Ruixue", her slender fingers were as white as the petals, and said: "Chen Langjun, these camellias, we can see the flowers from blooming to falling."
, I wonder if we can come and see the flowers together next time?"
Chen Caozhi said to the camellia as white as snow: "If you have a heart, you can see it."
Lu Weirui's face turned red. She was silent for a while and said softly: "Chen Langjun, I am sixteen years old. If I marry someone else, I won't be able to watch the camellia flowers with you."
Lu Weirui mustered up the courage to say this, but she was already too embarrassed to raise her head. She retracted her hand that was caressing the petals of "Auspicious Snow", and the back of her white hand was stained with raindrops, like pearls falling on a jade plate.
Chen Caozhi stretched out his hand and gently touched the back of Lu Weirui's rain-wet hand, and then held Lu Weirui's hand. Lu Weirui struggled in surprise and wanted to withdraw his hand, but then he woke up, his pretty face flushed, and he gently held Chen Caozhi's hand.
His hands were trembling slightly.
The hands of both people were wet, and the cool rain was warmed by the clasped hands. The two beating hearts seemed to be transferred to the palms, sticking together tightly, "pounding" against each other.
Collide--
The little maid came over with a hoe and sighed loudly: "It's been raining for several days, and the camellias have withered early. I won't be able to see them tomorrow."
Chen Caozhi let go of Lu Weirui's hand and whispered: "Don't marry, wait until I marry you."
Lu Weirui's face turned red to the back of her ears, and her neck was completely red. Her pure and beautiful face suddenly had an indescribable look. Her nasal voice was like a flute. She said a low "um", but she felt that the voice was too soft and the promise was not substantial enough, so she used more force.
She nodded her head so that the golden steps on her bun slipped out and fell to the rocks with a "ding" sound.
Chen Caozhi leaned over and picked up the exquisite golden walking pendant, and saw that the pendant of the golden walking pendant was stained with mud——
The little maid quickly took out a piece of silk handkerchief with a short hoe and said, "I'll wipe it." She took the Jinbu Yao, held the umbrella handle between her neck, freed her hand and carefully wiped the Jinbu Yao's tassels clean with the silk handkerchief, and then said, "Little lady,
, lower your head a little, and I will put it into your bun."
Chen Caozhi stretched out his hand and said: "You are a small hoe, let me do it."
The short hoe said "Oh", and seeing that the little lady Wei Rui had no objection, he handed the Jin Bu Yao to Chen Caozhi.
Lu Weirui tilted her head forward, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyelashes, the blush on her face persisted, and her unconscious hair seemed to have a sensitive feeling at this time. The golden step swayed through the bun and came in. Lu Weirui trembled all over, and a bullet
My heart seemed to be penetrated at the same time, there was a kind of pain, and there was a kind of sweetness soaked into the bone marrow. When I raised my head, my eyes were filled with tears. I turned around and wiped them away quietly, not to let the short hoe see.
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The first day of March is the day off from school. Because his father Ding Yi will come to Wu County at the beginning of the month, Ding Chunqiu moved to the Gusu Inn in the city two days early to wait. Yangzhou Dazhongzheng Yu Xi will be arriving on the 18th of this month.
I arrived in Wu County before and presided over the assessment of ninth-rank officials in the twelve counties of Wu County.
In the afternoon of that day, Chen Caozhi went to the prefect's mansion in the rain with "Peach Blossoms on the Bixi River", and first asked Lu Na to borrow a Han-style rubbing of "Xiyue Huashan Temple Stele". Chen Caozhi felt that he had not made much progress in calligraphy in the past six months. It was because I didn’t have a solid foundation in Han official script that I read Lu Weirui’s “Huashan Stele”-style official script in Xiaoxiyuan that day. I liked it very much and wanted to copy “Huashan Stele” to sharpen my writing skills.
Lu Na said: "The rubbings of "Huashan Stele" are at Wei Rui's place. I will send someone to get them immediately." Then he ordered the boy to go and said, "Last time you wanted to borrow "Pingfu Tie", I asked Lu Qin and he brought him I'm going back to Jiankang." He took out a piece of paper and wrote it on hemp paper with a bald pen. The writing style was simple and old-fashioned, and it was "Pingfu Tie".
Lu Na said: "This is the most satisfying one I have copied from "Pingfu Post" in recent years. It is very similar. You can take it back and read it. There is no need to return it."
Chen Caozhi thanked Governor Lu and then presented the "Picture of Peach Blossoms on the Bixi River" to ask Lu for his advice.
When Lu Nazhan took a look at the scroll, he was delighted and said, "What a wonderful painting. This is the Lion Rock. It was moved behind the thatched cottage. Haha, it's very wonderful. It's so ingenious. This peach blossom is especially well painted and has a vivid charm." Again. Appreciating it carefully, he said: "It's just that the beauty of the stream surrounded by water is a little lacking, the wrinkles of the rocks are also lacking, and the brushwork is quite rough when you look closely. Cao Zhi's paintings are wonderful at first glance, but there are many flaws when you look closely. "Compared with "Huan Yi Presenting a Flute" by Wei Xie and Gu Kaizhi's "Moonlight Night Breaking Clothes", it's not very eye-catching."
Chen Caozhi said respectfully: "Your criticism is correct. I still need to work hard to succeed."
Lu Na said: "You have only been studying painting for half a year, and you have already reached such a state. It is really shocking. The details will naturally be perfected and improved over time. What is commendable is that your painting has the appearance of a great painter." He ordered the maid who was waiting on the side to go. Inviting Wei Rui to come here to appreciate the painting, he added: "Invite Madam here too. Madam will be happy when she sees this painting."
The maid hurriedly left, and Lu Na smiled and said: "Last time I went to Huating to treat the spring orchids, I asked my wife for painting techniques, right? My wife is Zhang Andao's sister and is good at flower painting, but I thought that even if she came to paint I'm afraid this peach blossom is not as good as yours. You are really good at painting peach blossoms. Wei Rui has also been painting peach blossoms these past few days. I haven't seen whether the painting is finished yet."
The maid met Mrs. Zhang Wenwan and Mrs. Wei Rui on the way. Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan was looking at the painting "Three or Two Peach Blossoms Outside the Window" painted by Lu Weirui in Xiyuan Baihua Pavilion. She was very surprised that Lu Weirui borrowed the window to take pictures, and Lu Weirui didn't say anything. This was what Chen Caozhi taught her. It was not about plundering beauty, but a secret in her heart. When she heard the child coming to get the rubbings of "Huashan Stele", she asked and knew that it was Chen Caozhi who came, so they came to the front yard with their stepmother Zhang Wenwan. , the little maid Hairpin Hua followed, holding the scroll of peach blossoms.
When Lu Na saw Zhang Wenwan, he smiled and said, "Madam, you came very quickly. Come and see, how is Chen Caozhi's peach blossom painting?"
While Zhang Wenwan and Lu Na were looking at the paintings, Lu Weirui ordered her maid to pass the rubbing of "Huashan Stele" to Chen Caozhi. The two of them didn't exchange a word, and they were both very happy.
Lu Weirui knew the taboo and did not dare to flirt with Chen Caozhi, so she went to her stepmother Zhang Wenwan to enjoy the paintings together.
Zhang Wenwan had been familiar with the painting "Peach Blossoms on the Bixi River" for a long time and asked: "Chen Langjun, was this method of painting peach blossoms taught to you by Mr. Wei Xie?"
There is no such dyeing method in the "Wei's Six Methods" of the Wei Association. Chen Cao said: "Master Wei once taught me how to color flowers, so I tried dyeing like this myself. I don't know whether it is good or bad?"
Zhang Wenwan said: "Very good, very good. Last time at Meiling Xiaoxiyuan, Mr. Chen said he wanted to learn painting from me. Alas, how can I teach you!"
Chen Cao said: "Mrs. Lu is too modest. The boy's painting skills are very crude. I sincerely hope that I will give you some advice."
Zhang Wenwan unfolded Lu Weirui's painting and pointed out the lack of finesse in Chen Cao's brushwork.
The steward came to report, and Qian Tang and Ding sent people to see him.
"Dingshe people?" Lu Na didn't remember who Dingshe people were for a moment.
Chen Cao said: "The envoy, Ding Sheren, is Cao's widow's uncle, Qian Tang Dingyi."
Lu Na slapped his forehead and said: "So it's him." He ordered the steward to ask Mr. Ding to wait in the living room for a while, even if he showed up.
Lu Na straightened his clothes and was about to leave the study. He turned to Chen Caozhi and said, "Cao Zhi, you come with me to see Ding Sheren. He is also your in-law."
Chen Caozhi said goodbye to Mrs. Lu and Lu Weirui, and followed Lu Na to the living room, where Ding Yi, Ding Chunqiu and his son were sitting.
When Ding Chunqiu saw Chen Caozhi, he shouted in surprise: "Zizhong——"
Ding Yi coughed and reminded his son to pay attention to etiquette. He thought to himself: "Chen Caozhi is really a frequent visitor to the Lu family." He saluted Lu Na and said: "Ding Yi paid homage to Lu Shijun and recalled the past farewell to Jiankang. It lasted for several years.
Ding is old, and your demeanor is even better than before."
Lu Na smiled and exchanged greetings with Ding Yi. Ding Yi ordered Ding Chunqiu to salute Lu Na. Lu Na asked and found out that Ding Chunqiu was also studying at the Xu Academy, so he said to Ding Yi: "Qian Tang is full of talented people.
Nephew Lu Qin, your son, and Chen Caozhi are all classmates, so we should keep in touch with each other more in the future - Caozhi, why don't you come and meet Ding Sheren?"
Only then did Chen Caozhi step forward to salute Ding Yi. Ding Yi saw that Lu Na treated Chen Caozhi as cordially as his nephew. He was secretly surprised and returned the courtesy and sat down.
Ding Yi and Lu Na talked about some old things, and also talked about the upcoming examination for the ninth rank official. Lu Na said: "Young Master is tentatively assigned to the fifth rank. He will definitely pass the examination. "Poetry", "Lun" and "Li",
"Biography" is not very difficult. As long as there are no major faults in character, it can be officially approved. It is much easier to be approved by the state Zhongzheng than to be promoted by the county Zhongzheng. "
Ding Yi and Lu Na were not on good terms with each other, so they couldn't talk for a long time, so they chatted for a while and then left.
After Ding Yi left, Chen Caozhi also said goodbye to Lu Na. Lu Na asked the boy to lead Chen Caozhi to the study to get calligraphy stickers and picture scrolls. Chen Caozhi came to the study and saw that Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan had gone back to the inner courtyard.
"Bixi Peach Blossom Picture" was also taken away by her. Lu Weirui was still in the study, posting it, naturally waiting for him.
The two of them talked lightly about flowers and paintings, but the affection in their eyes was too strong to dissolve. When they were leaving, Lu Weirui quietly touched the back of Chen Caozhi's hand with her hand, and they separated quickly, with a blushing face and clear eyes.
A little contact makes me feel extremely happy.
When Chen Caozhi returned to Taolin Xiaozhu, he saw that Ding Chunqiu was also there. He was about to ask him why he didn't stay with his father at the Gusu Inn in the city? But he heard Ding Chunqiu say first, "Zizhong, my father asked me to tell you,
My father met Chen Liu in Jiaxing County on his way to Wu County. Chen Liu seemed to be coming to Wu County too. When he caught a glimpse of my father, he ran away - Zi Zhong, I'm afraid this Chen Liu will be detrimental to you, so you have to be careful."
