The maid Hua'er took the calligraphy and inkstone from Zhu Ping'an's hand, and then found that the calligraphy was tattered and worn, and she didn't know how many years it had been there. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Son-in-law, you could have brought back an inkstone, but why did you bring back such an old roll of paper?"
"I know, I know. It must be waste paper that someone else didn't want. My brother-in-law picked it up and used it himself."
The naughty kids raised their hands to speak enthusiastically, as if they had discovered the truth. Humph, my country bumpkin brother-in-law is reluctant to buy me delicious food when we go out to play, and when he sees waste paper that other people don’t want, he just takes it back and uses it himself.
The next second, the "bang" sound was heard again.
"Hey, Rui'er, where have you been? Why is there a grass on your head again?" Li Shu bent her pink jade fingers and flicked the naughty boy's forehead again.
"Really? Maybe it was caused by drilling through the rockery." The naughty kid rubbed his forehead with his chubby little hands and recalled seriously.
"Brother Rui, please be careful next time you go to play in the rockery." Li Shu touched the naughty boy's head and reminded him gently.
"Uh-huh."
The naughty kid nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice.
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips as he watched from the side. This naughty child is really silly and cute.
"The palace is holding a poetry gathering today, and the inkstone and calligraphy are the prizes I got..." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and explained to everyone, and briefly described the situation of the poetry gathering.
"It's just a broken inkstone and a broken copybook. Brother-in-law, your poems must be so bad that you got such a small amount of prizes. Today, I memorized the calligraphy well, and the teacher rewarded me with a brand new copy of the Three Character Classic."
When the naughty kid heard Zhu Ping'an say that the broken inkstone and the old calligraphy were prizes won at the poetry meeting, he suddenly felt very proud. When he mentioned that the teacher rewarded him with a brand new copy of "Three Character Classic", his head was raised to the sky with pride.
Well, it seems that you will have grass on your head again. Zhu Pingan looked at the naughty child and raised the corners of his lips.
Sure enough, the next second, Li Shu gently plucked another "grass" for the naughty kid.
"Hey, Huaer, bring the calligraphy here for me to see."
After Li Shu helped the naughty kid to play the grass, she glanced at the copybook in the little maid's hand. The seal exposed on the copybook caught Li Shu's eye at once, making her eyelids twitch uncontrollably. Could it be... In order to confirm, Li Shu waved to the little maid and asked her to bring the copybook over.
"Oh, okay, miss." The chubby little maid handed the copybook in her hand to Li Shu.
Li Shu carefully unfolded the copybook with her delicate hands. Only half of the copybook was left, as if it had been torn in the middle. The seals on it were particularly eye-catching. Then the graceful and elegant handwriting on the copybook also appeared before her eyes, "December 6th. Tell Jiang Dao and others. The year has passed so suddenly. I sigh for my deep love. I miss you and cannot go..."
"This... could this be the authentic copy of 'Ping'an Tie' by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi?!" After reading the contents of the calligraphy, Li Shu looked at Zhu Ping'an in surprise.
"Well, this was the prize for the poetry meeting at Prince Jing's mansion. Afterwards, Prince Yu specially sought the help of the three most famous pawnshops in the capital to authenticate it, and it was confirmed to be an authentic work of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi." Zhu Ping'an nodded.
"The Saint of Calligraphy? Who is he? Is his writing valuable?"
Seeing Li Shu so surprised, the naughty kid couldn't help but raise his fat face and asked curiously, as if his country bumpkin brother-in-law's old calligraphy was very special.
The little girl Niuniu next to her also raised her little face with curiosity, her big eyes shining.
"Wang Xizhi, the calligrapher saint. I heard from the young lady that he was a man from ancient times. I heard that his handwriting is the best in the world." Huaer, the little maidservant of Baozi, explained.
"Is it valuable?" The naughty kid scratched the back of his head, feeling that the chubby little maid had perfectly avoided his question.
"At least one word is worth a thousand gold coins." Hua'er, the little maid, said uncertainly.
How much is a word worth? It's so profound, I don't understand. The naughty kid didn't even take his chubby hands off the back of his head.
Seeing this, the chubby little maid didn't know how to explain it. Only a naughty child would understand, so she also started scratching the back of her head.
"Hehe... Rui'er, don't you like eating candied haws? One word on this calligraphy is enough for you to eat candied haws every meal from now on, until you are old." Li Shu gently touched the naughty kid's forehead and explained in words that the naughty kid could understand.
"Is one word worth so much?"
The naughty kid yelled in surprise when he heard that, and his eyes almost popped out of his head with envy when he looked at the copybook in Li Shu's hand.
"Then, where is that broken inkstone?" The naughty child stretched out his chubby hand and pointed at the inkstone in the hand of the little maid.
"Oh, that one is cheaper." Li Shu said softly.
The naughty kid breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this thing was not very expensive, otherwise how would he be able to catch up with his country bumpkin brother-in-law in the future.
"That inkstone is only good for the two characters on this calligraphy." Li Shu continued.
"Two... two words..."
The naughty kid can't breathe again. Is it worth two words?! That's enough for me to eat candied haws for two lifetimes. Then this inkstone is also extremely valuable.
The bumpkin brother-in-law made so much money just by writing a poem? !
Then how can I catch up with my brother-in-law in the future!!!
The bear kid is dejected...
"Brother-in-law, you are so awesome..." Little Loli Niuniu's big eyes were full of little stars.
The naughty kid became even more dejected.
but
The next second, the naughty kid glanced at the copybook, and his eyes lit up again, as if he had thought of a good idea.
Stealing calligraphy?!
No way. I, Li, would never do such a useless thing. My country bumpkin brother-in-law just won a copy of calligraphy. What's there to be proud of? There are only so many characters in a copy of calligraphy. When I want to write a copy of calligraphy in the future, I will follow the handwriting of that so-called calligraphy saint.
My handwriting in the future will definitely be better than that damn calligraphy saint!
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When I thought about how I could eat candied haws for the rest of my life just by writing a random word, how my country bumpkin brother-in-law begged me to write two words for him, and how my sister Niu Niu was proud of me... ... When I thought about this, the naughty kid puffed out his belly, raised his head high, and proudly put his hands on his hips, feeling so awesome.
Everyone walked away into the yard, but the naughty kid was still with his hands on his hips, his head raised and his belly puffed out, as if he was about to take off, and he was unable to extricate himself from the self-bravery.
"Stupid Rui brother, why are you still standing there like an idiot? Don't you want to eat?"
Niu Niu's voice came from a distance, bringing the naughty kid back to reality from his dream. However, now that he had a goal, he was no longer dejected in the face of reality. He shouted "Wait for me" and started chasing after him with his short legs.
Only when you have a full stomach can you have the energy to write.