Stories about celebrity diligence

Everyone knows the name of Qi Baishi, the leading figure in the painting world. He married two wives in his life, and his family is prosperous, extending to the sixth generation. And because Baishi's two wives, one is in his hometown of Xiangtan, Hunan, and the other is at No. 5 Kuache Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing, where he lived until his death, his descendants, after inheriting his "shrimp", Divided into "Southern School" and "Northern School". Today, the descendants of the "Southern School" and "Northern School" left by the old man Baishi are carefully guarding the rich family fortune of the great master in Beijing and Hunan. However, in addition, in Shihezi City, a new military reclamation town in northwest Xinjiang, there is also Qi Zuofu, a great-grandson of Mr. Baishi. He has been with Mr. Baishi for 4 years and has a story worth recalling.

The first time I saw Qi Baishi painting

It was the winter of 1953. Qi Zuofu followed his second uncle Qi Jinping timidly into a small courtyard house at No. 5 Kuache Hutong, Xicheng, Beijing. Met great-grandfather Qi Baishi.

Qi Baishi was 94 years old this year. When they met, the old man was closing his eyes in the study to relax. The old man at the door told him that people were coming from his hometown, so he opened his eyes and looked at them. Second uncle Qi Jinping quickly stepped forward and said hello to the old man.

Because he had met his second uncle, Qi Baishi responded with a wave of his right hand, then brushed his white beard with his left hand, looked Qi Zuofu up and down, and asked in a thick local accent: " Whose child are you? ""I, my father is the second child," answered his great-grandfather, which made Qi Zuofu feel a little scared. "Second life?" Qi Baishi opened his eyes suddenly, looking very alert, "Then what is your name?" "My name is Qi Zuofu." Qi Zuofu was still very nervous. When Qi Baishi learned that Qi Zuofu had gone to junior high school, he happily said: "Okay, okay, knowledgeable, great!" In this way, Qi Zuofu lived in his great-grandfather's house in Beijing.

The first time Qi Zuofu saw Qi Baishi painting shrimp was on a sunny afternoon. When he walked into Qi Baishi's studio, he saw him painting attentively. Looking at the shrimp body outlined by his brush, it was like seeing Live shrimp playing in the water.

"Have you ever studied painting at home?" Qi Baishi asked. Qi Zuofu replied honestly: "I don't have the conditions to learn painting." "Then do you want to learn? If you want to learn, I will teach you." Qi Baishi added. "If you want to learn, if you want to learn," Qi Zuofu was overjoyed when his great-grandfather said this.

From then on, Qi Baishi began to teach him how to draw shrimps. Whenever Qi Baishi painted, Qi Zuofu helped him grind ink and pull out paper. While painting, Qi Baishi often explained to Qi Zuofu how to write and how to use ink while painting.

At that time, every time Qi Zuofu painted a painting, his great-grandfather would personally explain and point out to him the mistakes in his painting of shrimps. Although Qi Baishi was 94 years old at the time, his thinking was still very clear, especially his persistent pursuit of art that had not diminished at all. For example, it takes 39 to 40 strokes to draw a shrimp and 22 strokes to draw a crab. Qi Baishi was extremely careful about the structure of the entire painting and the depth of ink used.

One day, Qi Baishi said to Qi Zuofu: "You are called Zuofu, let's change your stage name to Liangfu!" He was very happy to see Qi Zuofu nodding in agreement.

Lost the opportunity to take a photo with Premier Zhou

Qi Baishi’s paintings are very valuable, and Qi Zuofu knows this. Because during the days when Qi Baishi was teaching him to paint, every painting he made was locked in a cabinet, and every painting he sold or gave away was picked up personally.

Once, after Qi Baishi painted a shrimp and explained the essentials to Qi Zuofu, he felt happy and said to him: "Just take this painting!" Qi Zuofu was very happy at that time. I took the painting with great gratitude, turned around and sold it to the old eunuch at the gate for 300 yuan. Because Qi Baishi loved eating steamed buns, he took his money and bought a few "ginseng steamed buns" to honor Qi Baishi. Qi Baishi was very happy and praised him and said: "You are quite filial!" Then, he pretended to be angry and said: "By buying such expensive buns, are you selling my paintings?" Qi Zuofu scratched his head and ran away. .

One afternoon, Qi Zuofu came back very late from a walk in several parks in Beijing because of his playfulness. He learned that Premier Zhou Enlai had come to visit his great-grandfather, stayed there for a long time, and took many photos. He felt very regretful that he had lost the only opportunity in his life to meet Premier Zhou. At that time, Qi Zuofu knew that the Prime Minister and his great-grandfather were good friends. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Prime Minister had always taken good care of his great-grandfather in life and body. Qi Baishi also respected and trusted the Prime Minister and would always go to the Prime Minister for anything.

Qi Baishi is "stingy" but not stingy

Qi Baishi was born in poverty. He herded cattle when he was a boy. When he was young, he supported his family by doing carpentry and worked as a "smoker". He made a pipe with a living cigarette holder several meters long. When others were smoking upstairs, he would light cigarettes downstairs. When others finished smoking, he would reward him with a few copper coins. Perhaps he was afraid of poverty, so Qi Baishi was extremely stingy. He always had gold hidden in his waistband, and he controlled the keys to all the cabinets at home. He was afraid that others would steal his gold, money, and paintings. Especially for his paintings, he easily refused to give them to his family, for fear that they would exchange them for money and waste them.

Qi Zuofu had seen his great-grandfather's "stingy" appearance. Once, he gave his family 6 cents to buy dried shrimps to make soup. After buying the things, he weighed them with his hands and asked, "Is this enough for 6 cents?" < /p>

Although Qi Baishi was a bit stingy, he was not stingy with his juniors at all. He gave Qi Zuofu 30 yuan a month for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at home. Although he is over 90 years old, he is not confused at all. He gives Qi Zuofu pocket money every month, never missing a day. Even if his family brings guests to stay, he also gives 30 yuan for breakfast every month.

In May 1957, Qi Zuofu and a group of Beijing youths joined the ranks of supporting the construction of the Northwest Railway, ending the four-year unforgettable life with his great-grandfather. When saying goodbye, his great-grandfather said: "You are gone. "Don't forget to paint." Then he gave Qi Zuofu his five volumes of "Rongbaozhai Painting Album" and "Qi Baishi Painting Book".

Everyone is happy, and Baishi has a descendant.

On October 16, 1957, when Baishi passed away in Beijing, Qi Zuofu was working hard on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway construction site. In early 1960, Qi Zuofu was assigned to the Xishan Electric Power Section of the Urumqi Railway Bureau.

During the decades in the frontier, Qi Zuofu never forgot his great-grandfather’s words, “Don’t forget to paint.” Due to the difficult working conditions at that time, he used red willow branches and charcoal as brushes to paint the Gobi land. The walls of the work shed are made of drawing paper, and I draw from time to time. I study and recite Qi Baishi's painting manual silently, and never stop.

After Qi Zuofu retired, he devoted himself entirely to splash-ink painting. Based on the characteristics of the Silk Road in Xinjiang, Qi Zuofu not only painted shrimps, but also began to paint camels. Later, he specialized in painting cantaloupe. He created a unique technique for painting cantaloupe. Except for the melon texture, vines, leaves, and flowers, which were painted on the front, the other six lines were painted on the front. The painting sequence is drawn on the back of the drawing paper.

In the pursuit of art, Qi Zuofu believes in nature and originality. He respects tradition without sticking to tradition. His paintings of flowers, birds, fish and insects are written with a steady and simple style, letting the clouds flow freely and the clear springs pouring down, which is straightforward and undisguised. In particular, the shrimps he painted are plain and innocent, full of rich interest in life, and are said by some old artists to be "quite a legacy of white stone paintings".

King Gaiwen was detained and performed the Book of Changes; Zhongnie wrote the Spring and Autumn Period; Qu Yuan was exiled and was given the title of Li Sao; Zuoqiu was blind and could speak Mandarin; Sun Tzu practiced the art of war; Bu Wei moved to Shu, which is passed down from generation to generation. Lu Lan; Han Fei was imprisoned in Qin Dynasty, and he was so angry that he said it was difficult; the three hundred poems were mostly written by saints out of anger. This passage comes from Sima Qian's "Report to Ren An".