King of soft rice

Chapter 144 – Someone Disturbing the Situation
As soon as Zhai Nan said this, he knew he was wrong.

The sister-in-law smiled and said, "You kid, where did you hear that!"

Zhai Nan patted himself on the mouth and said, "It's easy to say, you say it."

The brother shook his head and smiled, and said, "Our master's first hobby is to collect those lost Peking Opera scores and records. You have been to the master's house, and you have seen the box of vinyl records."

Zhai Nan nodded and said, "But this thing is not easy to handle."

The senior brother said: "Of course, so the second thing most of us prepare is to collect ancient coins." After speaking, the senior brother opened his gift box, which turned out to be a Ming Dynasty banknote.

The senior brother said with a worried face: "See, I have put in a lot of effort for this thing."

Zhai Nan had black lines all over his face.

Are you kidding me?
Ancient coins are definitely worse than old records, and there are more fake ones than real ones. Even if I have money, I may not be able to buy real ones!
Zhai Nan said helplessly, "What about the third one?"

The sister-in-law smiled, and then said: "Don't watch your senior brother scare you. This is the old man's [-]th birthday, so he took so much effort to get this thing. We used to give calligraphy and paintings. The old man also likes calligraphy and painting very much. And it doesn't matter whether it is from a famous artist or not, as long as the old man likes it."

The brother nodded and said: "When the time comes, you can go to the gallery and buy a good painting. Remember that it is a Chinese painting. The old man doesn't like foreign oil paintings."

Zhai Nan nodded and said, "Thank you brother, sister-in-law."

We are talking here, and the senior brothers in front have all finished their birthday wishes.The two in front of Zhai Nan also stepped forward to kneel down and pay homage to the old man.

When the senior brother took out the Daming banknote, Zhai Nan looked at it seriously, and the old man's mouth almost turned out of joy.

But Zhai Nan stood behind, empty-handed, looking a little embarrassed.

After the two people in front had finished worshiping, Zhai Nan also followed suit, stepped forward and knelt down, and said respectfully: "The cutest little apprentice Zhai Nan, I wish the master immortal blessings and longevity!"

A group of people around heard Zhai Nan's birthday speech, and they all listened happily.

Except Zhai Nan, the youngest disciple of Mr. Xu is already in his 30s.In terms of the cutest, there is really no way to compare with Zhai Nan.

Mr. Xu also thought about it, so he said with a smile: "It's just you who is glib, and you will enjoy immortal blessings forever, and your life will be as long as the sky. This is no longer an old monster!"

Zhai Nan then laughed and said, "You are always an old god, Mr. Shou Xing!"

Elder Xu was even more satisfied, and said with a smile; "Come on, get up."

Zhai Nan also stood up with a smile, but at this moment, a discordant voice suddenly came from the crowd, "He came empty-handed?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was extremely embarrassed, and the most embarrassing ones were Mr. Xu and Zhai Nan.

This is Mr. Xu's birthday banquet, and his disciple didn't give him a birthday gift, so he was naturally very embarrassed.As a disciple, Zhai Nan didn't bring a birthday gift to his master, which was very embarrassing.

But no one said anything just now, so no one paid attention to this point, as long as Zhai Nan prepared the birthday gift later.

But now in front of more than 200 people in the audience, he directly said it, and now it is hard for anyone to save face.

Elder Xu's expression darkened immediately, and he looked in the direction of the voice.And everyone looked at each other, but no one continued to speak.

The group of old Xu's disciples also looked badly, and looked in that direction.

As the saying goes, it is rare for people to reach seventy, but Mr. Xu will be eighty this year.There are still people who dare to disturb the situation like this. This person doesn't even know the basics of respect.

Not to mention Xu Lao's status as a master of Beijing opera, but this age can't catch up with someone's birthday to reveal his faults!

Even if he doesn't respect the virtuous, he should at least respect the elderly.But now that he said this, he directly slapped Old Xu in the face.

Although these words were aimed at Zhai Nan, once the words came out, they offended everyone in Xu Laoman's family.

But this person with a total length of more than 200, who knows who said this.And it is clear that the people who are talking about Zhai Nan must be that group of people, but you can't drive them all out.

Zhai Nan also had an ugly face, looked at Mr. Xu, and said, "Master, I..."

But before Zhai Nan finished speaking, Mr. Xu waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say anything, Master, I understand. In fact, among all the disciples, you are the only one who agrees with me. As soon as I am old, I want you the most. What is it, do you all know?"

Xu Laohuan waited on everyone, but no one dared to continue talking.

Mr. Xu went on to say: "People say that my three major hobbies are old music, ancient coins and famous paintings. In fact, what is the use of these things? In the end, they are just a waste of time! In fact, at my age, these things are in my eyes. They are all insignificant. What I want to see most is that these young people, my disciples, live a good life and live happily. What I want to see most is that they can go on this road. "

As Mr. Xu said, he pulled Zhai Nan over and said, "Xiao Nanzi is my last disciple, and also the one I taught the least. But he is the one who has made the greatest contribution to Peking Opera, and brought this loud-voiced boy back to life." , let me hear it again before I die, this is the best birthday gift for me.”

When Zhai Nan heard this, he was also extremely moved. Looking at Mr. Xu, he said excitedly, "Master!"

Elder Xu smiled and said: "Come on, don't talk about it, we just need to understand the matter between our master and apprentice." As he spoke, he gave the eldest disciple a wink.

Senior brother Zhai Nan understood, so he pulled Zhai Nan aside.

At this time, an old man who was about the same age as Mr. Xu clapped his hands directly and said, "Old Xu said well, I will never accept anyone in my life, so I will obey your temper."

Elder Xu looked at this person and scolded with a smile: "You old bastard, don't talk nonsense with me, it's my birthday present. I don't care about other people's, you can't miss this one."

At this time, Zhai Nan's elder brother whispered in Zhai Nan's ear: "This is Mr. Lei Tonghua, a close friend of our master, and the honorary president of the Painting and Calligraphy Association. A picture of a hundred birds was sold for 6000 yuan at the auction house. The price of more than [-] yuan is the highest gold content among the reborn old painters, and it is absolutely worth a thousand dollars."

Zhai Nan nodded silently at the side, and Mr. Lei didn't show any politeness to Mr. Xu, and said directly: "It's been ready for a long time."

Elder Xu said, "Don't fool me with old paintings, I've seen them all."

Mr. Lei smiled and said, "I knew you would say that! Come on, bring everything up for me."

As soon as Mr. Lei gave the order, someone came forward, took Xuanzhi ink, and spread it directly on the table.

Elder Xu stared at him immediately, and asked, "On-site painting?"

Lei Lao laughed and said, "This time you see it with your own eyes, it must not be an old painting."

Elder Xu also became interested, and went straight up to grind ink for Mr. Lei himself, and said at the same time: "Okay, okay, I will paint on the spot."

Mr. Lei was also unambiguous. He directly took the brush and started to draw on the spot.This is a freehand painting drawn by Mr. Lei. With just a few strokes, a crane will appear vividly on the paper, lifelike.

Although freehand brushwork is not as detailed as meticulous painting, it is more flavorful.Lei Lao's crane is extremely charming, as if it is about to flap its wings and fly at any time.

Everyone also held their breath, watching Lei Lao's strokes carefully.

After an unknown period of time, Mr. Lei finished his painting of a spirit crane, stamped it on it, and handed it directly to Mr. Xu.

When Mr. Xu took over the painting, his face was naturally full of joy.The rest of the friends from the Painting and Calligraphy Association also stepped forward and started painting and calligraphy on the spot.

Zhai Nan watched from the side, but secretly said in his heart: "I can do this too!"

(End of this chapter)