1 Ouchang Feibai (Eastern Han Dynasty) Cai Yong of the Han Dynasty was not only a writer, but also a famous calligrapher. "Fei Bai Shu" is his original creation. What is "Fei Bai Shu"? You will know after listening to this story. Cai Yong is not a person who studies and writes behind closed doors. He often travels in order to capture inspiration and enrich his experience. On this day, he sent the article he had written to the Hongdu Gate where the royal library was kept. The people there are very arrogant, and anyone who comes has to wait outside the door for a while. While Cai Yong was waiting to be received, several craftsmen were painting the walls with brooms dipped in lime water. He just stood aside and watched. At first, he just wanted to kill some time. But as he looked at it, he could see some "knowledge". I saw the craftsman put down the broom, and a white mark appeared on the wall. Because the broom seedlings are relatively thin, they cannot be dipped in much lime water, and the wall surface is not very smooth, so when the broom is removed, some parts of the wall surface are still exposed in the white path. When Cai Yong saw it, his eyes lit up. He thought that in the past, when writing with a pen dipped in enough ink, every stroke would be completely black. Wouldn't it be more vivid and natural if some silk or paper were exposed in the black lines like a craftsman painting a wall? Thinking of this, he suddenly became emotional. Hand in the article and run home immediately. When Cai Yong returned home, he prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone without taking any rest. Thinking of the scene when the craftsmen were painting the walls, I started writing. Who knows that it is easy to think of it but difficult to do it. At first, either the paper couldn't be exposed, or the exposed part was too stiff. He was not discouraged at all and tried again and again. He finally mastered the right amount of ink, the amount of force used, and the speed of writing. He wrote a line of black and white, making the words become elegant and flying, with a unique flavor. This writing method originally created by Cai Yong soon became popular and became "Fei Bai Shu". It is still used by calligraphers to this day. 2 Studying calligraphy with great concentration When Wang Xizhi was about five or six years old, he learned calligraphy from Mrs. Wei as his teacher. His calligraphy improved rapidly. When he was 7 years old, he became famous in the local area for his writing, and was loved and praised by his seniors. When Wang Xizhi was 11 years old, he read "Bi Shuo" which can only be read by adults. He followed the method described in "The Theory of Writing" and got up early every day to write and practice in the dark. He became obsessed with it. After a while, I looked at my handwriting and compared it with what I wrote before. Sure enough, there were some changes. One day his teacher Mrs. Wei was surprised after seeing it and said to people: "This child must have seen the secret of calligraphy. I found that his handwriting has reached the level of an adult recently. If he continues like this, what will happen to him?" The child's future achievements in calligraphy will definitely overwhelm my reputation." Wang Xizhi was not complacent or complacent because of the teacher's praise. He worked harder and harder on the calligraphy, even to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat. One time during lunch, the bookboy brought his favorite mashed garlic and steamed buns. He urged him to eat them several times, but he still didn't even raise his head, as if he hadn't heard, and concentrated on reading and writing. The rice was cold, so the boy had no choice but to ask Wang Xizhi's mother to persuade him to eat. When her mother came to the study, she saw Xizhi holding a piece of steamed bun stained with ink and putting it into his mouth, which made his mouth full of black. It turned out that when Xizhi was eating the steamed buns, his eyes were still looking at the characters and he was thinking about how to write the characters. As a result, he mistakenly ate the ink as minced garlic. When my mother saw this scene, she couldn't help but burst into laughter. Wang Xizhi still didn’t know what was going on! Hearing his mother's laughter, he also said: "Today's garlic paste is so fragrant!" Wang Xizhi persisted for decades, studied hard and practiced constantly, and developed very solid kung fu, which laid the foundation for his future development. laid the foundation and paved the way. The secret of calligraphy is in the water - Wang Xizhi and his son learned to be secretaries. When I was young, in order to learn calligraphy, my grandfather once told me the story of Wang Xizhi "learning calligraphy near the pond" under the lamp. He earnestly warned me that I should persevere in learning and never be interested in it for only three minutes. Later, in the countryside, my father told me the story of Wang Xianzhi and the Seven Tanks of Water, warning me not to take shortcuts in everything. Only by studying hard, practicing hard, can I achieve something in my career.
Later, he found out that Wang Xizhi liked white geese, so he specially raised a batch of good varieties of geese. Wang Xizhi heard that there were good geese in the Taoist family, so he actually ran to see them. When he approached the Taoist priest's house, he saw a group of geese floating leisurely on the water in the river. Their snow-white feathers contrasted with the tall red roof, which was really cute. Wang Xizhi looked at the geese by the river and couldn't bear to leave, so he sent someone to find the Taoist priest and asked to sell the geese to him. The Taoist priest smiled and said: "Since the prince likes it so much, I will give you all these geese without any expense. But I have one request, which is to ask you to write a volume of scripture for me." Wang Xizhi did not hesitate. Wang Xizhi copied a scroll of scripture for the Taoist priest, and Wang Xizhi took the geese back. A short story about the calligrapher, Jijiji