After Master Qi stared at the font for a while, he slowly said, "Master Huai, I forgot to ask for a moment. I wonder who wrote this character?"
Li Xin smiled and said, "Who else can do this kind of thing, it must be Brother Huai."
Master Qi nodded and said, "No wonder, only Master Huai can surprise people unexpectedly."
Li Shui smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just stayed up all night and wrote briefly. It's far from Master Qi's calligraphy."
Master Qi said in surprise: "What? One night?"
"It's amazing that you can create this kind of calligraphy in one night."
"I always thought Master Huai was proficient in the ways of merchants, but I didn't expect that he was also accomplished in calligraphy."
"I really underestimated Brother Huai before, I feel so ashamed."
Li Shui felt very comfortable with the praise, he smiled and said, "No, Master Qi is so complimentary."
Master Qi waved his hand and said, "People like us only follow the rules and are conservative. When it comes to creativity, we are far inferior to Master Huai."
After hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but nodded while holding the snack in his hand, and said with a smile: "This is the truth."
"But compared to other Confucian scholars, Mr. Qi, you are relatively wise."
"At least in terms of accepting new things, it's much easier than those stupid things."
Mr. Qi smiled awkwardly and said, "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. We cannot generalize. They also have things they stick to."
Li Shui originally thought that if Mr. Qi didn't agree, how could he persuade him.
Now it seems that it saves a lot of effort.
Master Qi asked slowly: "Master Huai, did you write this word to use it on wine?"
Li Shui nodded and said, "I wonder what Mr. Qi's opinion is?"
Mr. Qi thought for a while and said, "This word is chic and comfortable, which suits Qin Jiu very well."
"It's engraved on the container, so it matches well."
"only···"
Li Shui frowned and said, "If you have any concerns, Master Qi, you might as well speak up."
Master Qi continued: "People like me who appreciate Master Huai's calligraphy will feel that it is very suitable to be engraved on the body of the wine."
"If you are a stickler for the past, you will definitely feel that Master Huai's move is extremely rebellious."
Li Xin ate some snacks and asked in confusion: "Treason? As for it, can it be so serious?"
Mr. Qi said slowly: "Writing is a kind of inheritance, and it is also the culture left by our ancestors."
"What's more, His Majesty has already implemented the policy of writing with the same text and driving with the same track."
"If Mr. Huai changes arbitrarily, he may be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives."
"Taking tampering with the form of characters is contrary to the etiquette of our ancestors, and it also disrespects His Majesty's orders."
After Li Xin heard this, he almost spit out the snack he had just eaten.
Li Xin took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The person who said this is not afraid of being struck by lightning."
"If we had listened to them, would Great Qin have developed as it does today?"
"I enjoy a convenient lifestyle, but I still scold those of us who are good at creating and working hard to promote social progress."
"It's a heinous crime. If I encounter such a shady guy who talks behind his back again, I have to punish them."
Lord Qi looked at Li Xin clenching his fists with a vicious look, and his face turned pale with fright.
He swallowed uncomfortably.
Mr. Qi, who was lost in thought, was suddenly slapped on the shoulder by Li Shui's big palm, and was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground.
Mr. Qi was so excited that he broke into a cold sweat.
Li Xin looked at Master Qi and said, "Master Qi, what are you thinking about?"
"What I just said makes sense to you?"
Mr. Qi was a little distracted, nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes."
Li Xin seemed to see Master Qi's state of mind and said slowly: "Master Qi, I didn't talk about you just now, so don't think too much about it."
Mr. Qi waved his hand, raised his sleeve to wipe his sweat and said, "No, no, General Li is so powerful that his subordinates admire him."
Master Qi, who had regained his composure, looked at the scroll and then at Li Shui.
He said slowly: "People who are well-read and literate can slowly guess that this is Qinjiu."
"If you have never been to a private school in Guizhou, how can you recognize that this is Qinjiu?"
Li Shui smiled after hearing this and said, "Master Qi, you are worrying too much."
"If they are illiterate people in Guizhou, no matter how beautiful my writing is, they still won't recognize it."
"They will only regard the specific words they see as a symbol."
"Having seen and heard a lot, you will naturally know what this symbol means."
"So, the font of the word "Qin Jiu" is so special today. I think both literate and illiterate people will know what these two words read in a short time."
Mr. Qi suddenly realized it, patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "I've got the best of you, but Mr. Huai is still smarter than anyone else."
Master Qi calmed down and continued, "Since Master Huai has such talent and can create such calligraphy, there is no need for me to use my poor handwriting."
"That way, I can save my worries."
After Li Shui heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Not necessarily."
Master Qi wondered: "Oh? What else does Master Huai need from me?"
Li Shui said slowly: "My font is just an outline based on a moment of thought."
"I am not good at calligraphy. I can only write its form, but not its spirit."
"Master Qi just said that the strength of the pen is still lacking."
"So, I came here today to show Mr. Qi the prototype of the font, so that Mr. Qi can rewrite it according to this shape."
Master Qi looked at the font in front of him, nodded, and said slowly: "I see."
"I will write according to its shape today and send the completed work to Shang Jun's Courtyard tomorrow."
After hearing this, Li Shui smiled immediately, cupped Lord Qi's hands and said, "That's it, Lord Laoqi is here."
"Master Qi, you can't be lazy if you want to."
After saying that, Li Shui and Master Qi suddenly laughed.
At this time, Li Xin said faintly on a chair nearby: "I say, it's almost noon, so we can't keep relying on tea to satisfy our hunger.".z.
"Master Qi, I heard that your house recently hired a new chef. You might as well let me check it for you."
After hearing this, Mr. Qi smiled and said, "Easy to say, easy to say, I can arrange it."
Because of Li Xin's urging, today's lunch in Qi Mansion was an hour earlier than usual.
Li Shui and Li Xin came out of Qi Mansion not long after noon.
Li Xin wiped his mouth and said slowly: "The taste is still lacking, it is much different from the one in Shangjun Courtyard."
Li Shui smiled and said, "Why didn't you talk to Mr. Qi at the dinner table just now?"
Li Xin said hehely: "If you really tell the truth to him, how can you come to his house for dinner next time?"
"Anyway, the free lunch sure tastes good."
As luck would have it, the conversation between the two at the gate of Qi Mansion was overheard by the gatekeepers Jia Da and Jia Er.
Mr. Qi slapped the table and said, "Next time Li Xin comes, he will say that the stove is broken and will delay the meal for two hours. I'll make you hungry."
