The lake garden is located in Chongyefang, adjacent to Jianchunmen Street in the north. In the peaceful years, this place was once a prosperous place in Luoyang City. Nowadays, the people are sparse, and most of the population is gathered near Henan Fuya and on both sides of Huitong Bridge. In other places, the houses are in ruins, the population is very small, and some have even been cultivated into farmland. There are a few scattered houses and few shops in Chongyefang.
The dormitory area built for calligraphers and painters has not yet been completed. Now they live in rented houses in Anye, Xiuwen and Xiuye nearby. If you live in a house without an owner, Henan Fudian will repair it and live here temporarily.
After coming out of the dumpling restaurant, Li Tang and Li Di took Zhang Zeduan back to their residence in Xiuyefang.
This is a small courtyard of about half an acre, with three rooms on the main floor and two side rooms. A side room on the east side is the kitchen, and there are two side rooms on the west side. Several pomegranates and crabapples were planted in the yard, and a resting shed was built on the east side.
Li Tang said to Zhang Zeduan: "You haven't lived in Luoyang City yet, so you will live here first. After two days, I will report to Zhang Tiju and ask you to come to the Painting and Calligraphy Academy."
Zhang Zeduan handed over his hand: "Thank you so much. Your place is very clean. I think it will cost a lot of money."
Li Di said: "Where do we need to spend money? This is a house that the Calligraphy and Painting Academy helped find for us to live here temporarily. In a few days, when our house is built, we will move there. Now in Luoyang City, there are no owner's houses That's right. The store's housekeepers have been checking for many days, but they still can't find out clearly."
While talking, several people walked through the yard and arrived at the main house.
Li Tang said: "If Zhang Daizhao finds it convenient, he can live in the same room with me first. If he wants to live by himself, he can tidy up the west wing."
Zhang Zeduan said: "As long as there is a shelter from the wind and snow, I can stay. How can a wanderer care about that!"
Li Di shook his head repeatedly: "Taizhao, you used to wander around, but it will be different in the future. In a few years, there will be more and more wealthy people in Luoyang, and a painting can be sold for a lot of money! By then, you will have to live in a high-rise apartment in a deep place. Courtyard, I don’t want to live in a place like this anymore.”
Zhang Zeduan just shook his head, how could he dare to believe Li Di's words?
Li Tang said: "You have a rest first, and we will boil some water for you to wash. Seeing that you are covered in dust, you need to take a good wash. After washing, let's take a rest. Tonight we will drink and admire the moon, and we will rest after getting drunk!"
Zhang Zeduan thanked him. I raised my head and looked at the yard again, feeling as if I was dreaming. In the past few years, I have been living in the east of Hedong, hungry and full, and it is difficult to find a place to take shelter from the wind in winter. How can you imagine that you actually have a place to live now?
Li Di went to boil hot water, picked it up with a wooden spoon, and brought it to the house. He also found a few pieces of his own clothes and asked Zhang Zhe to take a bath inside.
Sitting under the shed, Li Di took out the vegetables he had packed back at noon today, as well as the two kilograms of cooked beef he bought on the road. Li Tang went to the house, took out the good wine he had brought from Xiangyang, put them together, and sat down opposite Li Di.
Looking at the stars in the sky above his head, Li Di said: "Luoyang is good in every way, but it is too deserted now. If we are in Xiangyang, we invite Zhang Daizhao to go out. Whether it is fireworks and barbecue in the world, or listening to books in the restaurant, it will be lively Much more.”
Li Tang said: "Luoyang was taken back by the Xuanfu at the beginning of the year. How could there be so many people there all of a sudden? After two or three years, this place will definitely be more lively than Xiangyang."…
Li Di said: "This is natural. It's just that the deserted days of the past two years have been really difficult."
Li Tangyu said sincerely: "You are still young, don't just think about these fun things. Take advantage of the peaceful years here in Wang Xuanfu to practice more painting skills, so that you can become a family of your own. Besides, you are also getting married. At the age you are marrying, you should save more money.”
Li Di said: "Speaking of making money, I remembered one thing. I heard from Zhang Tiju that Xuanfu is going to build a place specializing in the production and sale of pigments. The pigments here are not only used for painting, but also for dyeing cloth. Yes. We painters know these things best. Ti Jiu said that if he could show us his method of making paint, he would receive a heavy reward."
After hearing this, Li Tang thought for a while and said: "Some of the paints used by painters are bought, and some are made by themselves, and many of them are expensive. Whether you want to donate them or not, you have to carefully consider this matter. In the third year of Zhenghe, Wang Ximeng painted The azurite and azure green used in the Thousand Miles of Jiangnan Map are all famous products, how could anyone but the royal family dare to use them?"
Li Di said: "Dad, you also know that good paints can only be found in the palace, and they are official products. The production and sale of paints in Xuanfu is naturally a government industry. What will we get after selling them? In the future, we can buy paints at will, which is good for us. It’s also a lot more convenient for people who draw.”
While the two were talking, Zhang Zeduan just took a bath and came out of the room. I put on new clothes all over my body, and I suddenly became energetic.
After sitting under the shed, Li Di poured wine and the three of them raised their glasses and drank.
After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Ze said: "After the Jingkang Rebellion, there are not many painters like me who have been living in various places. Wang Xuanfu restored Xijing and defeated the Jin army, and the Luoyang area has naturally settled down. We should search everywhere. Find the homeless painter."
Li Tang said: "Zhang Tiju had this intention. I heard that Xuanfu proposed it and planned to send people to do it. Emperor Daojun established the painting academy and painting school. At that time, there were many talents and it was so prosperous. When they arrived in Jingkang, the golden thief Coming from the south, how can they know whether a good painting is good or a bad painting? Everything will be ruined!"
Zhang Zeduan said: "The painters who were lucky enough to escape to the south, or ended up under Xuan Fu like you. There are those who were unlucky, like me, who fell into the hands of the Jin people. I don't know how many of them. Jin Rennan The prisoners moved many people from Jingxi Road to the north, and many of them lived in Hedong. Now half of Hedong Road is in the hands of Xuanfu, and there must be many outstanding people in it."
Li Di said: "This matter is not difficult. As long as you are willing to spend money, we will all gather in Luoyang in one or two years. In the past few years, we have been in Xiangyang and have seen that Xuanfu is a man who is willing to spend money. Lift the Painting Academy Yes, it’s brother-in-law Xuanfu, are you still worried that you don’t have money?”
Li Tang smiled and said: "I forgot that our calligraphy and painting skills are average, but our status is extraordinary. In the future, although our painters will not be as powerful as Daojun and Emperor, they will not be worse."
Zhang Zeduan listened and asked about Tiju's identity.
Li Tang said: "This promotion came from an official family. His father was a Jinshi and served as an official. When the gold thieves came, he took his mother south and fled to Xiangyang. He was taught painting since he was a child. When he arrived in Xiangyang, he opened a calligraphy and painting business. He started a shop and made money to support his family. Later he met Sister Xuanfu, and they liked each other well, so they decided to get married. As for his painting skills, they were average. But he was born with a keen eye, and he could tell whether calligraphy and painting were good or bad at a glance. If you come out, you can’t hide it from him.”
Zhang Zeduan said: "For such a person, it is appropriate to promote the art academy. If a layman comes, it will be difficult for us."
Li Tang listened and laughed and said: "It's okay for laymen. As long as we don't oppress us painters, it's good. What I'm afraid of is pretending to understand even though we don't understand, making it difficult for us painters to be human beings. The Painting and Calligraphy Academy in Xuanfuding, They are half-officials and half-citizens, so they don’t have much to do in the first place. Those who paint well can make more money. Those who paint poorly can only get official salaries, but their paintings cannot be sold. To be promoted to run the painting academy, you just need to do some work It’s government affairs, it’s up to others to do what they do.”
Li Di and Zhang Zeduan listened and agreed. Based on his experience in Xiangyang, Wang Xiaolie would not embarrass these people.
