To be honest, after taking this jade Pi Xiu, Yang Jing was really moved.
In Chinese customs, Pixiu is a mythical animal that brings in wealth and treasure. Almost all business owners will have a Pixiu ornament in their home or office. It not only protects the house, but most importantly, it can bring in wealth and treasure.
Yang Jing knew very well that his senior brother, Liu Minghan, the eldest son of Mr. Liu, had a big business. The Pixiu ornament in Mr. Liu's hand was definitely a top-notch product. However, the old man did not give it to his son, but gave it to himself. This kind of respect was unparalleled...
In fact, not only Yang Jing was grateful, but everyone who was familiar with Mr. Liu was shocked by his gesture.
The value of this Pixiu is not important. The most important thing is that this Pixiu was left to Liu Lao by his good friend, Jiang Bin's father, Jiang Lao. This Pixiu carries Liu Lao's thoughts about his friend. This Pixiu is of great significance to Liu Lao. But now he gave it to his disciple, which is enough to prove how much Liu Lao values this disciple.
Didn’t you see that Liu Minghan, the eldest son of Mr. Liu, who was standing behind him, had a look of envy on his face?
Not only the guests but also the immediate family members of Yang Jing's four masters came to watch the ceremony today, such as Mr. Liu, Mr. Guo and the sons of Cai Yi, and Mr. Xiao's two daughters. Yang Jing's parents and princesses also came. They must come to witness such an important event with their own eyes, and at the same time express their respect for the four masters.
Old Master Xiao smiled and said to Yang Jing, "Xiao Jing, your master gave you a treasure, and I, as your second master, cannot fall behind. Here, I will give you this calligraphy. I hope it can always urge you to grow, and I also hope that you can become a true gentleman as written in this calligraphy."
As he spoke, Mr. Xiao waved his hand, and his two daughters who were standing behind him came up. They grabbed a horizontal scroll and slowly opened it. When everyone at the scene saw the words on it, they couldn't help but let out a low cry.
Several older guests who were originally sitting on chairs all stood up involuntarily. Old Geng was even more surprised and said to himself: "Why did Xiao Xiao take out the calligraphy that Mr. Qi Gong gave him back then? My goodness, this gift is really important!"
I saw that the calligraphy was more than 40 centimeters wide and more than two meters long. The lines of words on it were written as smoothly as flowing water. It was the most famous "Qi style" of the late Master Qi Gong.
“Heaven moves vigorously, so a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. Earth is in a low position, so a gentleman should hold all things with virtue.” The signature is “Presented by Qigong to his friend Xiao Zhenguo, in the autumn of the Year of the Ox.”
"This calligraphy was given to me by Teacher Qi Gong. It has urged me all these years and taught me how to be a truly useful person. Xiao Jing, I am giving this calligraphy to you now. I hope you can behave and do things according to what is written on it!"
Yang Jing was also a little confused. To be honest, he really didn't expect that his second master would give him this calligraphy.
In the days before the apprenticeship ceremony, Yang Jing went to the homes of his four masters and met his masters' wives and fellow brothers and sisters. At Mr. Xiao's home, he saw this calligraphy hanging in the middle of his hall, and Mr. Xiao also told Yang Jing the story of how Mr. Qi Gong wrote this calligraphy for him.
The year of the Ox in the inscription of this calligraphy is 1978, which is exactly 40 years ago. At that time, the turmoil had just ended for two years, and many things in Chinese society were still in a mess, and many people had lost themselves.
Mr. Xiao, who was only in his early thirties at the time, was also somewhat confused, and even had the idea of leaving the museum. Under such circumstances, Mr. Qi Gong, who had always respected Mr. Xiao, wrote this calligraphy for him and had a heart-to-heart talk with him in person, which made Mr. Xiao's restless and confused heart truly calm down, and eventually he became a famous master in the industry.
This piece of calligraphy has an irreplaceable role and significance to Mr. Xiao. Unexpectedly, Mr. Xiao would give this piece of calligraphy to me today.
This gift is so precious!
Yang Jing wanted to refuse, but seeing the expectation in Old Xiao's eyes, he sighed slightly in his heart, bowed deeply and said: "Thank you for your respect, Second Master. I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Under the smiling gaze of Mr. Xiao and his two senior sisters, Yang Jing stretched out his hands to take the calligraphy. Several masters of the older generation took the lead in applauding, and for a moment, the whole hall was filled with thunderous applause.
The origin of this calligraphy is well known in the circle. Back then, Master Qi Gong personally handed this calligraphy to Mr. Xiao, creating a top master in the antique collection and calligraphy circles. Now, Mr. Xiao handed this calligraphy to Yang Jing, and they witnessed the handover of inheritance with their own eyes...
The gift that Mr. Guo gave to Yang Jing was a set of four treasures of the study that he had treasured for more than 40 years. The brushes in this set are all goat hair brushes, and the tips are all made of goat hair from the Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou areas. This kind of brush is absolutely the best even among Hu brushes. It is said that to make this kind of brush, only one hair from the back of each wild rabbit is taken.
Although the two ingots of ancient ink are not the Li ink made by Li Tinggui in the legend, they are also the "Cao ink" specially supplied to the royal family during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
Li Mo is a legendary ink stick. Whether there is Li Mo in the world is another matter. But Cao Mo, named "Purple Light Jade" by Emperor Kangxi himself, is the first of the four great ink masters of Huizhou.
The most important thing is that the two ingots of ink given by Mr. Guo were genuine tributes from the reign of Emperor Kangxi, and their value is difficult to estimate.
The paper, although not the most famous Xuan paper, is the more precious and more famous "Da Qian paper".
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