golden escape

"Ke Xin, Elder Chu, is this a personal name?" Fang You looked at the two unfamiliar words in a daze, and asked Elder Chu in doubt.

Elder Chu smiled, lying on the grand teacher's chair, he didn't seem to have any intention of resolving Fang You's doubts, "Xiao You, I remember telling you about this name before, you should think about it again."

Looking at the delicate purple clay pot lid, Fang You kept chanting the name, and finally his eyes widened, and he pointed to the purple clay pot in disbelief and said, "Mr. Chu, is this really the work of Master Zhu Kexin?"

He remembered that Elder Chu once told him a story about Zhu Kexin and the purple clay teapot, but he didn’t have a deep understanding of it. He only knew that the purple clay teapot made by Zhu Kexin was exquisite, and the carvings on the teapot were integrated with the teapot body. It can be said to be a masterpiece, but Fang You didn't think of it when he saw the name at first glance.

In Chen Zongyi's place, Fang You was used to absorbing spiritual energy to judge the value and age of an antique. He only knew that this purple clay pot was a modern thing, and he didn't care that it was Zhu Kexin's work.

"Of course, you thought that old man Chen would give you an ordinary teapot, so where do you put his old face? This is the spring teapot in Master Zhu Kexin's spring series. Watching this spring teapot makes people feel as if they have come to the teapot. The spring rain of apricot blossoms in the south of the Yangtze River seems to have entered the spring scenery of peach blossoms and willows. I only told you a little about Master Zhu Kexin before. Now, with this pot, I will tell you his legend all his life. One more time." Elder Chu smiled, picked up the purple clay pot, kept playing with it, and slowly fell into memories.

Master Zhu Kexin’s scientific name was Kai Chang, and he later changed his name to Kexin, implying that an open-minded person can be a teacher, and there is also a glass of water in the mountains, which can clear the heart of heaven and earth.

In 1959, he participated in the World Ceramics Exhibition held by the Palace Museum in Beijing as a representative of the cooperative.His works, the Squirrel Grape Pot and the Pine, Bamboo and Plum Sanyou Pot, were selected to be exhibited abroad in the "Chinese Arts and Crafts Tour Exhibition" and won the first prize.

All the purple clay teapots made by Zhu Kexin, once they are born, all set off waves of new Kexin teapots in the purple clay world.

Zhu Kexin lived a poor life all his life, and his life was extremely frugal. In his later years, he was seriously ill and could no longer make pots by himself. At that time, when the purple clay pots were booming, Zhu Kexin's works were even more difficult to find. Some people looked for excuses , Said that he would borrow his seal, and after selling the pot, he would split the account fifty-fifty.

What's more, he dumped wads of money directly at Zhu Kexin's desk. Faced with the shameless demands of these people, Zhu Kexin firmly refused. The pots were not made by him, and they must not be stamped with his seal, and strongly warned Family members, don't be blinded by money. Zisha is an art that cannot be measured by money. Otherwise, it will be in vain as Zhu Kexin's descendants.

When his health deteriorated day by day, Zhu Kexin, who was admitted to the hospital, couldn't help worrying about the seal stored at home. He urged his family members to destroy the seal in person, until the family had no choice but to do as he wanted. Putting aside a big concern of his, this incident just showed Master Zhu Kexin's artistic spirit of being a high-spirited artist without being moved by money for the sake of Zisha art.

"Mr. Chu, I never thought that Master Zhu Kexin was so admirable all his life. I feel so lucky to see his works with my own eyes." After listening to Mr. Chu's story, Fang You said with a sigh, modern society, those People who are desperate for profit are not qualified to compare with Zhu Kexin.

This may be the difference between a master and an ordinary person. He will not be moved by external objects, stick to his principles, and will not give up even if he dies.

"At the beginning, this pot was bought by one of his apprentices at a high price to honor him, but he kicked it out and yelled that he wanted to break the pot. When his apprentice heard this, he became anxious, pulled his leg, and cried After telling the origin of the pot, Chen Zongyi immediately showed admiration when he heard it, and then he took the pot away, saying that master Zhu Kexin is his role model, and that any disciple who repays money with money will be kicked out of the master's school, and we At that time, the immortal old man was just talking about it, seeing how he couldn't put it down, I'm afraid he won't really fall if he falls."

Speaking of which, Mr. Chu touched the pot, and smiled triumphantly, "No matter how much old man Chen thinks, he would never have imagined that this pot has gone through many twists and turns, and finally came to me, haha."

"Old Chu, the master knows the relationship between me and you. Maybe he lent me this pot to give you." Fang You smiled, complaining about Chen Zongyi in his heart. I gave it to myself as if I were giving away rags. If I knew the value of this pot, I would never accept it.

Elder Chu waved his hand quickly, and shook his head resolutely, "Xiao You, if that old man knows that I want it, he won't give it to me if he kills him. Will he give it to me for nothing? It's you, boy, I don't know. Jue just learned Taijiquan from that old man for a month. Even if you give me this pot, I won’t take it. Even if you ask my old man to pay for it, I won’t buy it. I can't take away love with a knife."

"Hehe, Mr. Chu, if this is the case, then follow what I said earlier. Anyway, I don't need this teapot now, and my home is not safe, so I will put it here with you first, and let you always look after the head office for me. "Looking at Elder Chu's reluctance, Fang You said with a smile, he had known Elder Chu for so many days, and he already knew his temper, even if he forced it to him, he would not take it, Fang You had to find made an excuse.

Mr. Chu thought for a long time, and then nodded, "Xiaoyou, I know this is your excuse, but it's better to leave it with me first. When you buy a house, it's safer. You must come to this pot. Take it back, or else, old man, I will send it back to you myself."

"Mr. Chu, it's not okay to just follow your old wishes. By the way, how did you and my master know each other?" Fang You smiled, and then raised the question that had been in his mind for a long time.

Seeing the curious look on Fang You's face, Mr. Chu took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, "That old man and I have grown up together since we were young. I didn't have the chance to know him when I was young, but in an accident , It was he who saved me, so we have known this from now on.” After speaking, Elder Chu had a happy smile on his face, as if he was missing the carefree life of his childhood.

"Mr. Chu, accident, can you tell me what kind of accident it is?" Hearing what Mr. Chu said, Fang You suddenly became more interested. From the red flag car, we can know that Mr. Chu's family is absolutely incomparable to ordinary people, and what accidents can be encountered.

Seeing Fang You's inquisitive look, Elder Chu pointed at him and cursed with a smile, "You boy, you have to dig out all the secrets in my stomach. At that time, I sneaked out alone to play in the streets and alleys. A young man smoking a cigarette saw that I was cleanly dressed, like a kid from a wealthy family, so he stopped me in a corner and was about to search me."

"At that time, I was dissatisfied and resisted directly. I was only four or five years old at that time, and I was not strong enough. I was not their opponent at all. A sturdy little fat man, he waved his fists with a slow way of punching, and knocked them all down. At that time, I was surprised that those young people punched fiercely, but when they got to him, they just pressed and pushed lightly. pushed those young people back a long way."

Fang You smiled. As soon as he heard it, he knew that it was the pushing hands in Taijiquan.

"Later, it took me a long time to realize that the slow boxing technique was Taijiquan. From then on, I often sneaked out to play with Mr. Chen. Later, when my father found out about this, he took me back and locked me up. For a few days, but I was not forbidden to play with Chen Laobushi, so we have been playing together since we were young."

"Once, this guy felt that he had mastered boxing skills, so he sneaked away to Shaolin Temple and came back with a bruised nose and a swollen face. He was afraid that his father would beat him, so he stayed at my house for half a month. When I gave him medicine , he was in so much pain that he was crying for his father and mother, and now, this old bastard is worth two to five to eighty thousand, and even I don’t come here often.” The smile on Chu’s face became thicker and thicker, when it came to Chen Zongyi When I went to Shaolin Temple, when I was beaten until my nose was blue and my face was swollen, I covered my stomach and laughed so hard that my face turned red.

Fang You couldn't help laughing when he heard that Mr. Chen, who always had a hard face, would cry in pain, "Master Chu, Master told me about this, but crying out of pain is Didn't even mention it, just said that he picked Shaolin Temple all over and no one could beat him."

"Listen to his bragging. That was when the abbot of Shaolin saw this kid coming to challenge every day. If he refused to challenge, he would use a loudspeaker in front of the door and shout loudly that Shaolin Temple was a shrinking turtle. In the end, he had to send a few Shaolin Temple miscellaneous workers. Dressed up as a monk, he was easily defeated by the old immortal, so the Shaolin abbot's plan succeeded. The old immortal felt that his martial arts were so strong that no one in Shaolin Temple was worthy of his challenge, so he never went to Shaolin again. "Hearing Fang You's words, Elder Chu showed disdain, curled his lips and said.

Fang You was a little stunned, and said with some surprise: "There is another thing."

"Of course, otherwise you think that this kid who has only practiced Taiji three-legged cat kung fu for more than ten years is the opponent of those Shaolin monks." At the end, he suddenly noticed something, and quickly covered his mouth, He kept shaking his head and sighing, and said nothing more.

Fang You took a look, and asked with some doubts: "Old Chu, what's wrong with you, do you have a toothache?"

"I don't have a toothache, Xiaoyou, don't tell your master what happened today, otherwise, this old man will definitely come to fight with me if he knows that I exposed so many disgraceful things about him. I can't beat him with my body." General Chu let go of his hand covering his mouth, and said with a bitter face.

(To be continued)