Kanagawa Taoist College Students

Li Xuehao was still shopping, because there was one last thing left... no, two things that he didn't buy, which were calligraphy brushes and copybooks for practicing calligraphy.

In fact, these two things are also available in rb, but Mingyue Yuehua asked him to buy them in Hong Kong. It is probably because she wants to learn Chinese and wants to use something more "authentic", which can stimulate her desire to learn more?

Of course, this is just a guess in his mind. Only Mingyue Yuehua knows the truth.

Under the leadership of my cousin Fang Jiawen, we came to a rather ancient shop. The walls of the shop were covered with calligraphy and paintings, all written with a brush.

Regular script, official script, Song script, and running script are all available. As for ink paintings, there are relatively few. The store still mainly displays calligraphy.

The boss is an old man in his sixties or seventies. He wears glasses and an ordinary suit jacket. He looks a bit like a university professor.

There are already some age spots on his face, but he is in good spirits and his face is rosy.

When Li Xuehao and Li Xuehao entered the store, the boss was writing on the rice paper spread out, holding the wolf hair in his right hand, his wrist not moving at all, and writing in one breath.

Hearing the footsteps of someone entering the store, he did not raise his head and continued his swipe.

Li Xuehao's understanding of calligraphy is as profound as his understanding of tea. In addition to cultivating one's sentiments, this thing is also helpful for spiritual practice, so he has been immersed in it for a period of time before, so his eyesight is naturally not bad.

The boss used a thin gold script and wrote "The Love of Lotus" written by Zhou Dunyi of the Northern Song Dynasty: "Flowers of land and water, vegetation, are so lovely..."

The so-called thin gold style is actually a regular script style, created by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. The handwriting is thin and strong, even thin but without losing its flesh. Because it is different from the general Jin Kai and Tang Kai, it has an extremely strong personality, so It became a special kind of originality.

The boss's thin golden body already has a unique charm. In Li Xuehao's view, it would take at least several decades for ordinary people to reach this level. And everyone who can achieve this level is a master of calligraphy.

After looking at the boss who was concentrating on writing, Li Xuehao looked at the surrounding environment. The space of this small shop was not large, only a dozen square meters. Except for a rather classic desk next to the door, which is where the boss is now There was no other furniture in the standing area.

It doesn't look like a calligraphy and painting shop at all.

"Grandpa Zhou." Fang Jiawen stood in front of the desk and looked at it for a while, then shouted sweetly.

The boss probably heard a familiar voice, so he raised his head and took a look, with a kind smile on his face: "It's Xiao Wenwen." Then he continued to lower his head and finished his unfinished calligraphy.

Was he an acquaintance? Li Xuehao on the side finally knew why Fang Jiawen brought him here. It was to attract business for the boss she knew.

Fang Jiawen seemed to know the boss's temper and did not continue to disturb him. He just stood aside and watched. After he collected the pen, he said: "Grandpa Zhou, I got you a business."

"Really? I have to thank you, Xiao Wenwen." The boss put the pen away and looked at the "Ai Lian Shuo" he wrote before focusing on the "customer" he had attracted.

When he saw that familiar face, he was slightly startled and looked carefully: "This is..."

"It's my cousin. What do you think? He looks like my father-in-law, right?" Fang Jiawen was a little proud and hugged the arm of someone next to him.

Li Xuehao allowed her to hold him and did not push him away.

The boss smiled and nodded: "If I hadn't known it was impossible, I would have thought it was your grandfather who was rejuvenated."

"Haha, Grandpa Zhou, you are really good at talking." Fang Jiawen laughed.

The boss said: "Tell me what you want to buy. I just have some calligraphy and painting that I wrote myself, as well as homemade brushes. You young people won't like these things. Are you buying them for your grandpa?"

"No, it's my cousin who wants to buy it." Fang Jiawen curled his lips.

"Oh?" The boss was obviously a little surprised. Today's young people don't know how to learn calligraphy. They mostly play games online.

"I want to buy a copybook and two writing brushes." Li Xuehao said what he wanted to buy.

The boss looked at him again, confirmed what he said, and then said: "I have all kinds of copybooks here, which one do you want? If you are a beginner, I suggest you start with regular script or official script."

"Then let's use regular script." Li Xuehao nodded. The boss's thin golden body has become a generation master, so he must be more proficient in regular script.

"Yes." The boss responded and opened the classic desk drawer. There were all kinds of writing brushes in different sizes, as well as many copybooks, which seemed to have been written and copied by himself.

"For regular script, this is the book. Beginners' brushes should not be too heavy..." After selecting it, the boss handed the copybook and brush to him, "What do you think?"

"Okay." Li Xuehao naturally had no objection. Mingyue Yuehua didn't specify which copybook to buy. He had previously thought of buying it in any store. Now, the boss has carefully selected copybooks and writing brushes for beginners, which are really suitable. But that's it.

"How much do these cost?" Li Xuehao asked the price.

The boss looked at him with a smile: "Since he is the grandson of an old friend, and it is our first time to meet him, I have to give him some gifts. There is no need to mention the money."

Li Xuehao was slightly startled when he heard this. Is it free?

"Oh, just accept it, cousin, Grandpa Zhou is not short of this little money." Fang Jiawen on the side saw him in a daze and quickly shook his arm and said.

"This..." Li Xuehao hesitated. Of course he could see that the boss was not short of money. He obviously ran this place because of his hobby. If he was short of money, just write a few words and a lot of people would probably come to him with money. Come.

It's just that he was really embarrassed to accept the "meeting gift" from others. After all, he didn't buy it for himself. What's more, it was for the sake of his grandfather's old friend who didn't agree with it.

"Let's see, Mr. Zhou, you gave me a meeting gift, so as a junior, I can't help but give you a gift in return." Li Xuehao was thinking about what gift to give him in return, and his phone suddenly vibrated.

"Sorry." Li Xuehao took out his mobile phone from his body, and the name displayed on the screen was Mrs. Xigu. After exchanging phone numbers with Mrs. Hosaya, this was the first time I received an unsolicited call from her.

"Hello, madam, what's the matter?" Li Xuehao walked away a little, but his proficient Japanese was still heard by the boss and Fang Jiawen beside him. The former's eyes flickered, while the latter looked curious and confused.

"Manzhong-kun, are you in Hongkong? I just received a call from Miss Yao'er. She also went to Hongkong. She wants to ask you something now, but she can't contact you, so please let me ask you where you live. Hotel, if it’s not convenient…”

"No, ma'am, it's nothing. I'll send you the name and address of the hotel later."

"I really trouble you, Manaka-kun!" Eriko Hosotani said politely and apologetically.