The first class is about explaining, and the second class is about learning to write and practice calligraphy.
Mr. Han: "The person who writes must first observe the bones and recover the spirit. It has skin and blood, strength and tendons. The threads come and go, and the veins are clear. This is why calligraphy is good."
"When you first start learning, you should start with the muscles and bones. If the muscles and bones are not upright, where will the flesh be attached?"
"Anyone who writes a book, no matter what his body is, must be equipped with muscles, bones, blood and flesh. The muscles are what the sharp edge does, the bones are what the hair does, the blood is what the water does, the flesh is what the ink does, the sharp edge is what the pen does, and the water is what the pen does. It is the marrow of ink.”
Mr. Han explained the sixteen characters he learned in the previous class to several children on the sand table, and then demonstrated them again on rice paper.
"As long as you master the art of writing, writing will be fine no matter where you go."
Because Xuanyuan Que was so smart, he specially wrote several fonts to increase the children's knowledge.
Ruoxuan looked at Mr. Han's words in various fonts. They all had different postures, tangible and spiritual, some were regular and upright, some were vigorous and unrestrained, some were flying like dragons and phoenixes,...some were fat and thin, and they were all different!
"Sir's handwriting is so good. I want to be like him and write so well in any font." Ruo Xuan praised sincerely.
But she still thinks Xuanyuan Shenjun’s calligraphy is more beautiful!
Princess Kangyi looked at Xiuxuan with disdain, "It's shameless to say that, sir, he is the best calligrapher in the world. Can you compare with him? Have you learned how to write?"
Ruoxuan: "We have been together for nearly a hundred years!"
Xuanyuan Que: "Ahem!"
Ruoxuan shut up.
Princess Kangyi rolled her eyes: "What a shame!"
Mr. Han glanced at Princess Kangyi: "One hundred big characters!"
Princess Kangyi: "..."
Why was she punished?
This gentleman is so bad, she wants to tell the Queen Mother!
Ruoxuan blinked her big eyes: This gentleman is so nice! I like!
Yan Jiaojiao made a face at Princess Kangyi: Haha... Someone like me was fined to copy two hundred characters!
Princess Kangyi gave Yan Jiaojiao a fierce look.
Mr. Han saw the private little moves of several children in his eyes, but did not say anything. "There are specialties in the art, and my calligraphy is not that good. The masters of contemporary calligraphy are Mr. Xing and Mr. Yan. There will be others in the future." I’ll take the opportunity to find two calligraphy stickers by the two of them for you to enjoy and study.”
"But the words are just like the person. Everyone's handwriting is different, and it doesn't need to be the same. The main purpose of copying other people's calligraphy stickers is to learn how to use the pen so that you have it in mind when you start writing. It is not to ask you to write the exact same handwriting as others. You just need to Remember that writing requires all muscles, bones, flesh and blood, practice more and write more, and when your writing skills are as fast as flying, you will always be able to write your own good calligraphy.”
"Next, practice your calligraphy for half an hour. When you're done, hand it in for me to see."
Half an hour?
This is not very nice, Yan Jiaojiao grimaced.
Ruoxuan also felt something was wrong. Just after class, her brother went up the mountain and told her that Zhang Jie and Xue Jiajie were here and came to hunt with her.
After practicing for half an hour, wouldn’t Zhang Jie and the others have been kept waiting?
Ruoxuan: "Sir, can you finish class early after practicing calligraphy?"
Mr. Han: "Now that you have practiced your calligraphy, you can finish class early."
Ruoxuan's eyes lit up: "Sir, what does it mean to write well? I want to finish class early. I have friends visiting."
Xuanyuan Que glanced at her.
Mr. Han: "As long as the page is clean and has no ink marks, the words are neat and there are no typos."
Ruoxuan smiled: "Is it that simple?"
Mr. Han nodded: "It's that simple."
Simple? This is difficult for a child of several years old, but Xiuxuan is different.
Yan Huan felt that there was hope for him to leave early this time: "Sir, Xuan Bao's friends are my friends. If friends come from far away, I must also entertain them well."
Yan Jiaojiao immediately followed: "Sir, Xuan Bao's friends are also my friends, and I want to entertain them too."
Mr. Han nodded: "After you have finished writing the words you were forced to copy, and if your handwriting is better than Xuan Bao's, you can finish class early."
Yan Jiaojiao: "..."
She was punished by copying two hundred Chinese characters!
Yan Huan: "No problem, my handwriting is much better than Xuan Bao's. It's so easy!"
Princess Kangyi despised him: "Your handwriting is worthy of comparison with hers!"
Upon hearing this, Ruoxuan looked at Yan Huan and praised sincerely: "Brother Huan's calligraphy must be very good!"
She thinks her handwriting is pretty good.
Yan Huan was embarrassed to admit that his handwriting was good, so he waved his hand in a hurry, "I'm not good at writing. I have practiced two or three years more than you. Xuan Bao, you are smarter and can be better than me with a little practice."
Mr. Han smiled: "You are all wrong. Xuan Bao's handwriting is very good, and none of you can compare with it. Practice hard and show it to me when you are done. If you pass the test, you can finish class early."
After Mr. Han finished speaking, he went to the next room to drink tea. After talking for a quarter of an hour, his mouth was dry.
After the children practiced calligraphy by themselves for a while, he took a sip of tea and then came over to give guidance.
Princess Kangyi was unconvinced when she heard this. She couldn't match Xuan Bao's handwriting?
How is that possible?
The master in the capital said that her handwriting in small regular script with hairpin flowers had begun to take shape, and she seemed to have a good look. Except for a few princes, no one in the capital could match her!
After Mr. Han walked out, she said to Ruoxuan: "Xuanbao, how about we have a writing contest?"
Ruoxuan looked at her: "Okay, how can we compare?"
Yan Jiaojiao was furious when she heard this: "Are you still shameless? You have been practicing calligraphy for a year. Xuan Bao is younger than you and has never practiced calligraphy. How dare you compete with her?"
Yan Huan also said: "Xuan Bao, don't compare with her, she is bullying you for not understanding the situation. Although I don't want to make others more ambitious and destroy my own prestige, I have seen her handwriting and it is better than yours. Not even a little bit.”
When Ruoxuan heard this, she was surprised and said, "Huh? I really can't tell! I thought that among you, no one could match my skills except Brother Xuanyuan!"
Isn't she only four and a half years old? Is she actually better at writing than she, a century-old flower fairy?
Yan Jiaojiao: "..."
Although Xuan Bao is not as good at writing as Crybaby, Xuan Bao is really cute and confident!
Princess Kangyi was angry: "What do you mean? Do you think I can't compare to you? Let's compare. Do you dare to compare?"
"There's nothing I dare not do! Let's compete."
"Then if I win, you have to give me the skirt you are wearing."
She doesn't deserve to wear the dress given by her little cousin!
The dress she wears cannot be more beautiful than mine!
She was going to win and be ruined!
"So what if I win? I don't want the skirt on your body. Your fragrance is too stinky!" Ruoxuan said with disgust.
Yan Jiaojiao and Yan Huan couldn't help laughing.
Princess Kangyi was so angry that she almost wanted to hit someone, "The incense on my body is the incense from a foreign land. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. If I lose, I will give you all the jewelry on my head."
Ruoxuan: "I want a new one."
She doesn't like things that others have worn that smell like others.
She only likes sunshine, rain, dew and the smell of earth.
Xuanyuan Shenjun has the smell of sunshine on his body, which smells very good.
Princess Kangyi: "Okay. You can choose any jewelry from Zhenbaoxuan."
Ruoxuan's eyes were bright when she heard this: "What do you mean by choosing randomly?"
Princess Kangyi: "If you win, you can get a set of whatever you like! Don't say one set, you can get ten sets!"
She’s not going to win anyway!
(End of chapter)
