The Story of Calligrapher Five Liang Wenyin

Five taels of silver and a piece of paper.

Mi Fei, a famous painter in the Song Dynasty, was not well-off when he was a child, and he didn't make any progress after studying writing in a private school for three years. One day, he heard that a scholar passing by the village wrote well and went to ask for advice. The scholar read Mi Fei's post and said, "If you want to learn to write with me, you have to buy my paper on one condition, but it's expensive and costs five taels of silver." Mi Fei thought that paper was not so expensive, but because he was eager to learn Chinese, Mi Fei gritted his teeth and lent money to the scholar. The scholar handed him a piece of paper and said, "Go back and write well and show it to me in three days." When I got home, Mi Fei took this piece of paper bought with five taels of silver and dared not use it easily when he looked left and right. So I crossed the copybook with a pen that was not dipped in ink, pondered it over and over again, and printed the words in my heart one by one. Three days later, the scholar came and saw Mi Fei sitting at his desk, pen in hand, staring at the copybook, lost in thought, but there was no ink on the paper. He pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why haven't you written it yet?" Miffy woke up from a dream, only to think that the three-day deadline had arrived and murmured, "I'm afraid of wasting paper." The scholar laughed and pointed at the paper with a fan and said, "Well, I've been thinking about it for three days. Write me a word! " "Miffy raised her pen and wrote down the word" forever ". When the scholar saw it, his handwriting was vigorous and natural, and he deliberately asked, "Why did you make rapid progress without studying for three years? Mi Fei thought for a moment and said, "Because this piece of paper is expensive, I dare not write casually as before, but carefully ponder the words before writing." "yes! The scholar said, "Learning Chinese characters is not only for writing, but also for being tempted. It is necessary to observe its shape, understand its spirit and get its meaning in order to write well. "After that, I added seven words after the word" forever ":(forever) I will never forget it, and I will tattoo five taels of silver. The scholar went to Beijing to catch the exam and left. Before opening it, he sent a small bag to Mifei. Mi Fei sent the scholar away and opened the parcel. There is nothing in the bag except five taels of silver for paper. From then on, Mi Fei put these five taels of silver on his desk as a driving force to motivate himself to learn calligraphy, always bearing in mind the teachings of scholars. And seriously study other calligraphers' calligraphy structure, brushstroke and brushstroke skills. Miffy was so absorbed in writing that she even thought about the structure of words and the momentum of writing when she walked. Thanks to his efforts, he finally became an outstanding calligrapher in our country.