Tang Yin's father, Tang Guangde, loves painting and calligraphy. Literati who have been drinking in pubs often beg for paintings and calligraphy works and hang them in shops for appreciation.
Influenced by his father, Tang Yin also loved painting and calligraphy since childhood. He often copied his father's paintings and calligraphy works and made rapid progress.
When he met something he didn't understand, Tang Yin came to the pub with his paintings and calligraphy, and asked the literati and painters who had been drinking for advice.
Seeing that Tang Yin was clever, his father sent him to a private school. Tang Yin has a quick mind and can recite poems quickly.
When Tang Yin was a little older, he began to read the Four Books and Five Classics, Historical Records and other books, which once reached the level of obsession.
Tang Yin often goes to his father's pub to help, serving tea and wine, which is very clever and elegant and very popular with guests.
With the growth of age, Tang Yin's painting skills are getting higher and higher. Tang Guangde was so happy that he hung his son's painting on the wall of the pub.
One day, calligrapher Zhu Yunming came to the pub for a drink, saw the painting on the wall and asked, "Who painted this?" Tang Guangde replied, "It was painted by my son."
Zhu Yunming wanted to hire a teacher for Tang Yin, so he took Shen Zhou to the pub and asked, "Look at the picture on the wall. How about it? " Shen Zhou nodded in praise.
Zhu Yunming called Tang Yin, who was busy in the shop, to his side. Shen Zhou asked, "I have a crossword puzzle. Can you guess? " Tang Yin nodded.
Shen Zhou asked, "Remove the tree on the left, the tree on the right, the tree in the middle and the trees on both sides. What is this word? "
After a moment's reflection, Tang Yin replied, "I guessed right. It is the word' bin'. " Shen Zhou said happily, "What a clever boy!"
Then, Shen Zhou asked, "Would you like to worship me as a teacher?" When Tang Yin learned that the person in front of him was a famous painter Shen Zhou, he immediately fell to his knees.
Shen Zhou not only personally taught Tang Yin, but also took him to visit the great painter Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen also liked Tang Yin very much, so he also accepted him as an apprentice.
Tang Yin showed his painting to Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen said, "You are very talented at a young age, but you still have shortcomings." Tang Yin nodding.
So Tang Yin often went to Zhou Chen for advice, and Zhou Chen taught Tang Yin what he had learned all his life without reservation. His painting skills have advanced by leaps and bounds.
Suzhou is full of talented people, such as Zhu Yunming and Wen Zhiming. Tang Yin made friends with them, and everyone often discussed painting skills together.
Later, Tang Yin took part in the provincial examination in Nanjing and won the title of Xie Yuan. His talent touched people, and people called him "Tang Jieyuan" from now on.