Chapter 368 Gifts
After taking this jade Pixiu, to be honest, Yang Jing was really moved.
In Chinese customs, Pixiu is a divine beast that attracts wealth and treasures. As long as it is a businessman, there will be a Pixiu ornament at home or in the office. Not only to protect the house, but the most important thing is to attract wealth and treasures.
Yang Jing knew very well that his senior brother, Liu Minghan, was doing a big business, and the Pixiu ornament in his hand was definitely one of the best, but he didn't give it to his son, but he actually gave it to himself. There was no one who valued this kind of value...
In fact, not only Yang Jing was grateful, but also those who knew Mr. Liu were shocked by Mr. Liu's approach.
The value of this Pixiu is for now. The most important thing is that this Pixiu is left to him by Mr. Liu's friend, that is, Mr. Jiang, his father, Mr. Jiang. This Pixiu embodies Mr. Liu's longing for his friends. This Pixiu is of great significance to Mr. Liu. As a result, it is actually given to his disciples, which is enough to prove that Mr. Liu values this disciple.
Didn’t you see his eldest son Liu Minghan standing behind Mr. Liu, with envy on his face?
Today, there were not only guests, but also the immediate relatives of Yang Jing, the four masters, such as Liu, Guo, and Cai Yi's sons, and Xiao's two daughters, also. Yang Jing's parents and princesses also came. They must come to witness such important things with their own eyes, and also expressed their respect for the four masters.
Mr. Xiao smiled and said to Yang Jing: "Xiaojing, your master gave you a treasure. I, the second master, cannot be behind. Come on, I will give you this word as a master. I hope this word can always urge you to grow up, and I hope you can become a true gentleman as written in this word."
As he said that, Old Xiao waved his hand and his two daughters standing behind him walked up. The two grabbed a horizontal scroll and slowly opened it. When everyone on the scene saw the words on it, they couldn't help but let out a low cry.
The older generation of guests who were originally sitting on the chair couldn't help but stand up. Mr. Geng said to himself in surprise: "Why did Xiao Xiao take out the letter that Mr. Qi Gong gave him back then? Good, this gift is heavy enough!"
I saw that the characters were more than 40 centimeters in width and more than two meters long in length. The lines on them were written like flowing clouds and flowing water. It was the most famous "Qi Body" of the deceased Master Qi Gong.
"Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement. The earth is quiet, and a gentleman carries things with virtue." The signature is "Qigong and give it to your friend Xiao Zhenguo, and the autumn of the year of the Ox."
"This is a gift to me by Teacher Qi Gong. Over the years, this letter has been urging me to know how to be a truly useful person. Xiao Jing, I will give this letter to you now. I hope you can be a human being and do things as written in this letter!"
Yang Jing was also a little confused. To be honest, he really didn't expect that the second master would give him this character.
During the days before the apprenticeship ceremony, Yang Jing went to the homes of four masters and met with his wife, senior brothers and sisters. At Xiao’s house, he saw this character hanging in the middle of his lobby. Mr. Xiao also told Yang Jing about the story of Mr. Qi Gong writing this character for him back then.
The Year of the Ox in this letter is signed in 1978, which is exactly forty years. 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 were a little lost.
Mr. Xiao, who was only in his early thirties, was also a little confused and even had the idea of not working in the museum. In this case, Mr. Qi Gong, who had always valued Mr. Xiao, wrote this letter to Mr. Xiao and personally talked to Mr. Xiao, which made Mr. Xiao's restless and confused heart truly calm and eventually became a famous master in the industry.
This character has an irreplaceable role and significance to Mr. Xiao, but he didn't expect that Mr. Xiao would give this character to himself today.
This gift is so expensive!
Yang Jing wanted to refuse, but looking at the expectation in Xiao Laoshuang's eyes, he sighed slightly in his heart, bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your respect, Master II, 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 letter. Several older generation masters took the lead in applause. For a moment, the whole hall was filled with applause.
The origin of this character is well known in the circle. When Master Qi Gong handed this character to Mr. Xiao, he created a top master in the antique collection and calligraphy world. Now, Mr. Xiao handed this character to Yang Jing, and they witnessed the handover of the 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. This set of pens is made of goat hair pens, and Fengying is all made of goat wool taken from the Hangzhou-Jia-Huzhou generation. This kind of pen is definitely the best even if it is placed in a lake pen. It is said that for each hare to make this kind of pen, only one hair on the back is taken.
Although the two ancient inks are not Li Mo made by Li Tinggui in the legend, they are also "Cao Mo" who was exclusively supplied to the royal family during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
Li Mo's thing belongs to the legendary ink ingot. Now, it's another story to say whether there is Li Mo in the world. However, Cao Mo, as the "Purple Light Jade" named by Emperor Kangxi, is the leader of the four great masters of Hui and Mo.
The most important thing is that the two inks given by Mr. Guo were tributes from the serious Kangxi period, and their value is difficult to estimate.
Although paper is not the most famous rice paper, it is the more precious and more famous "Da Qian Paper".
Moreover, this kind of big thousand paper is not the messy "big thousand paper" on the market now. These two big thousand papers were asked by Mr. Guo in person when Mr. Daqian was still alive in the late 1970s...
As for the inkstone, it is a Duan inkstone from an old pit.
Although this set of four treasures of study is somewhat different from the top four treasures of study, it is definitely not bad in comparison. Among the top four treasures of study, Li Tinggui Mo is really rare now. Is there any other thing in the world now? The two ingots given by Mr. Guo are not much worse than Li Mo.
Although paper is not rice paper, how can modern rice paper be compared with the famous Daqian paper? Not to mention that these two pieces of paper came to ask for it from Mr. Daqian, and its value is even more incalculable.
It can be said that the four treasures of the study that Mr. Guo gave me is definitely no lower than the gifts given by Yang Jing’s master and the second master! The most important thing is that Mr. Guo has treasured this four treasures of the study for more than 40 years, and the meaning contained in it is naturally self-evident.
"Xiao Jing, this set of four treasures in the study has been treasures for more than 40 years. Your second master is proficient in calligraphy and painting. In the future, when you learn calligraphy and painting with your second master, I hope you can use this set of four treasures in the study. I also hope that you can become a top calligraphy and painting master like your second master." Mr. Guo's earnest teaching moved Yang Jing very much.
"Disciple, thank you Master Third for your gift!"
When he arrived at Cai Yi, Cai Yi smiled and said, "Your three masters have given you the things they have treasured for a long time. As your fourth master, I naturally cannot be behind them. Come, Xiao Jing, take this jade plaque, this is given to you by the master."
After Cai Yi took out the jade tablet, everyone present also shouted softly.
This jade sign is the same as the letter that Mr. Xiao took out just now, and is famous in the circle. Because this jade sign is a genuine Zigang sign that Cai Yi, who had just started working for a few years in the early 1980s, bought at the night market.
This is something that many people know about in the circle. In the early 1980s, a ghost market was formed spontaneously at the north gate of Xuanwu Park in Yanjing. At that time, Cai Yi, who had just started working for a few years, went here on Thursday morning without any trouble.
At that time, Yanjing implemented a rotational break, and Xuanwu was on Thursday, so this ghost market opened in the early morning of Thursday.
At that time, Cai Yi found this jade plaque on a street stall. In fact, he didn't recognize that the jade plaque was a Zigang plaque. After all, he was a professional porcelain student, not a jade piece. However, the brand gave him a very good feeling, so he decisively bought the jade plaque for 16 yuan.
Sixteen yuan was Cai Yi’s salary for more than half a month at that time.
As a result, after buying this brand, Cai Yi asked several teachers in the hospital to give it a look. The teachers became more and more shocked when they saw this brand, because no matter which aspect they judged, this brand was the legendary Zigang brand.
You should know that at that time, there were only 44 authentic Lu Zigang jade carvings in the world, most of which were still jade carvings. There were very few famous Zigang brands in existence. No one expected that Cai Yi, a young man who had just started working for a few years, could actually find a genuine Zigang brand.
Later, Master Qi Gong personally determined the identity of this sign - the Zigang brand carved by Lu Zigang in the Ming Dynasty.
This bargaining incident became a sensational event in the circle at that time, and Cai Yi, the brand, has been inseparable for more than 30 years.
As a result, at today's disciple-accepting ceremony, the Zigang card that had followed Cai Yi for more than 30 years was actually given to his newly acquired disciple Yang Jing.
As a disciple, Yang Jing certainly knew that the Zigang card worn by the Fourth Master, but he really didn't expect that the Fourth Master would give him this Zigang card.
This gift is really expensive.
Facing this jade token, Yang Jing was not taking it or not. He really didn't want this Zigang card. No matter how good this Zigang card is, it was a jade token that the Fourth Master had worn for more than 30 years. The significance to the Fourth Master was self-evident.
Cai Qiliang, the senior brother standing behind Cai Yi, smiled and said, "Yang Jing, since my father gave you this sign, you will be there. My father has placed all his expectations on you, and I hope you will not let down his expectations."
Cai Yi nodded with a smile.
Chapter completed!