Chapter 79 79. Fengming's Lecture
Now that no one has a camera, Shi Liu plans to learn from Master Feng Ming and strive to make more portraits for her family so that they can look at them and reminisce about the past in the future.
Longevity portraits are a popular tradition in Shitou Village. These portraits are created before the passing of an elderly person, leaving a lasting impression for the family. In the past, all the village elders would paint these portraits, but in recent years, traditional Chinese painting has been almost abolished, and outsiders no longer come to paint them. Shi Liu thought that if he excelled in fine-brush figure painting, he might be able to become a longevity portrait artist and earn some extra income.
Shi Liu always feels that meticulous painting has a unique charm compared to photographs, and no matter how photographic technology develops, meticulous painting should not be abandoned.
Deposed Crown Prince Fengming watched Shi Liu's brushstrokes and nodded secretly, "It seems you have a good foundation in calligraphy. This saves a lot of time. Do you plan to learn figure painting from me first, or learn flower and bird painting from your Master Qin?"
Shi Liu asked in confusion, "Didn't you just explain 'Portraits of Beautiful Ladies' to me? Why are you asking me whether I should learn figure painting or flower and bird painting first?"
"Children of noble families learn the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting from a young age, but they don't necessarily master them all. Most choose to study one or two that interest them deeply, and for the rest, they can just distinguish between good and bad. If you want to study in depth, I naturally have no objection, but if you just want to simply learn and advance to level 1, then I will focus on teaching you how to recognize paintings."
"However, painting is a very interesting art form. I hope you can choose one you like, between flower and bird painting and figure painting, and study it in depth. In our time, women in the boudoir often preferred flower and bird painting."
Although Shi Liu had previously considered becoming a birthday portrait artist, she had a good idea of herself and decided that if she really wanted to travel the world to pursue this profession, she'd better give up. She was just daydreaming about it. She had to choose between figure painting and flower and bird painting in traditional Chinese painting, and she couldn't decide for a moment. After a long thought, Shi Liu could only sigh.
"How about you teach me how to read paintings first? Then I can learn the basics from you and Master Qin. That should allow me to reach level 1, right?"
"Can."
Fengming had no intention of forcing Shi Liu to study. He and Qin Shi left behind a legacy, primarily out of gratitude for Shi Liu's filial piety towards their son, and also to accumulate more merit. Indeed, leaving behind a legacy was a meritorious deed. If Shi Liu could delve deeper into her studies, they and their spouses could earn a considerable amount of merit.
Unlike her husband, Qin Shi had few merits and virtues, and had been victimized for years. She needed a lot of merits to be reborn into a good family. Shi Liu was her bet, and if possible, she hoped Shi Liu would choose to study flower and bird painting in depth.
Shi Liu accidentally saw Master Qin's earnest eyes, and her heart moved. She said casually, "I have a lot of time. Even if I don't study in depth now, I will have to study in depth in the future."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Master Qin's relieved eyes, and Shi Liu suddenly felt a heavy burden on her shoulders.
So far, she has received a total of 10 skill teachings through the sign-in system. Not counting the etiquette course that she has already completed and the dumpling-making course that she has temporarily given up, she still has eight skill courses to learn: wood carving, soft brush calligraphy, embroidery, fine brush figure painting, fine brush flower and bird painting, dance, paper-making, and incense making. Among them, the soft brush calligraphy and paper-making skill courses are about to be completed.
Shi Liu pursed her lips. Should she specialize in these two skills first, completing them all at once before learning the rest? Then Shi Liu gave up the idea. Putting aside the fact that both the Princess of Rui and the Crown Princess wanted to be reincarnated with their husbands, and that Brother Shi still needed woodcarving skills courses, her idea was clearly not rational.
Fine brushwork painting requires "cleverness and precision". Fine brushwork flower and bird paintings, such as Huang Quan's in the Five Dynasties, use hooks and coloring, and the painting method is similar to landscape and figure paintings. Both are gorgeous and ingenious. To be honest, it is very consistent with Shi Liu's aesthetic taste. She feels that she will move towards becoming a Level 5 master in the future.
Master Fengming and Master Qin explained eloquently for more than three hours. Shi Liu had made remarkable progress, from knowing nothing at the beginning to having some understanding later. This also made the two masters happy. After all, everyone hopes that the person they teach is a genius who can understand things at once, rather than a useless person.
After saying goodbye to the two masters, Shi Liu quickly left the teaching space, and her mother's voice came from outside the door.
"Pomegranate, come out and have dinner, then go back to sleep."
Shi Liu only then realized that she had actually spent an entire afternoon in the teaching space. Converted to the teaching space's flow rate, that was three days. She found herself loving learning more and more recently, and she was getting closer and closer to becoming a master.
"Hey, Mom, I'm going out now. What are we having for dinner?"
"There are some leftover mushroom and pork buns made by your third brother. Mom heated up two for you. We also made some corn porridge at home. You can have a bowl of that later."
Shi Liu didn't think there was anything wrong with drinking cornmeal. Many people in later generations still bought whole grains specifically to eat, and they were not cheap. Although the cornmeal at home wasn't as finely ground as in later generations, drinking a bowl of it occasionally was a nice change of pace.
"Hey, Deng Yue, why are you here?" She was quite surprised to see Deng Yue at home.
Deng Yue looked at Shi Liu happily and said, "My friend in Hai City sent me a lot of fish maw. I remember you said last time that the fish maw you bought wasn't enough, so I wrote to my bestie and asked her to bring some. Unexpectedly, one of her relatives is a fisherman, and he has a lot of fish maw in stock at home."
"Really? Deng Yue, you're so kind. I'd like to eat some seafood in the future. Could you please ask your friend to send some to me? Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you. I'll pay for the purchase and postage."
"Of course, and I can't live without seafood." As a native of Hai City, Deng Yue loves seafood to the core. To put it bluntly, you can ask her not to eat pork, but you can't ask her not to eat seafood.
Shi Liu was surprised when she saw the fish maw that Deng Yue brought. She didn't expect Deng Yue's friend to be so generous. This bag of fish maw weighed at least 30 kilograms, which was enough for her to eat for a long time. No wonder her mother was so enthusiastic to keep the meal for her.
"Deng Yue, how much are these fish maws? Calculate the price and I'll give them to you. I can't let you suffer a loss."
Deng Yue quickly waved her hand: "No need, consider it a gift from me this time." Relying on the relationship with the Shi family, she successfully obtained the qualification to build a house and finally got rid of the two troublemakers Liu Tiantian and Pan Jinlian. She was so grateful that how could she ask for money? Besides, she didn't lack those dozens of dollars.
When Su Sanlan went to the kitchen, Shi Liu asked quietly, "How are your grandpa and uncle doing now?"
Deng Yue: "Now I know where my uncle is. I can send him food in the future. No matter how greedy the guards are, they will give him some. As for grandpa, I go to see him every day when no one is paying attention. The captain is a good man and doesn't treat my grandpa harshly. Thank you, Shi Liu."
Shi Liu waved her hand nonchalantly: "This has nothing to do with me. My uncle is an upright man. He wouldn't treat me harshly even if I didn't say hello."
As the saying goes, "Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west." Everyone has a time of hardship. An old hand like Uncle Shi would not treat these people harshly.
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