Mi Fei, a famous calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, learned to write with a private school teacher in the village when he was a child. He studied for three years, spent a lot of paper, and his writing style was very general. In a rage, Mr. Wang drove him away.
One day, a scholar passed by from his hometown of Mi Fei. Mi Fei heard that his handwriting was very good, so he asked for advice. The scholar said, "If you want me to teach you, you have to use my paper. My paper is five taels of silver. " Hearing this, Miffy was dumbfounded.
The scholar added, "Don't buy my paper."
Mifei was anxious and said, "I'll get the money." Mother gave in to Miffy's entreaties and had to pawn her only jewelry for five taels of silver. The scholar took the silver and gave Mi Fei a piece of paper to write.
This is just an ordinary piece of paper, but Miffy dare not write easily and ponder over the copybook over and over again. He wrote on the table with his fingers, thinking about the bookshelf structure and brush strokes of each word, and gradually became fascinated.
The scholar smiled and said, "You've been thinking for so long. Write a word for me to see. "
Mifei wrote the word "forever", which is similar to the words on the copybook, but it seems different. It's really beautiful.
The scholar said: "writing is not only for writing, but also for being tempted." You already know the trick. "
A few days later, the scholar will leave. Before he left, he gave Mifei a cloth bag and told him to open it after he left. Mi Fei watched the scholar go away, opened the bag and saw that it was the five pieces of silver. Mi Fei couldn't help crying. Since then, he has been putting five taels of silver on his desk, always remembering the scholar who painstakingly taught him to write. Mi Fei cherished every blank sheet of paper, studied hard and practiced hard, and finally became a famous calligrapher in history.