There are many books in Chen Yi's family, which provide good conditions for Chen Yi's childhood study and growth.
When Chen Yi was eight or nine years old, he began to read many books collected at home. He is crazy about reading.
Once, Chen Yi was reading a book, and his mother brought him a basket to buy mung beans in Fuxing Street. On the way, he read a book while walking, went to the street, bought beans and watched the book come back. When he got home, his mother asked him what had happened. He smiled shyly. It turned out that he was so busy reading that he didn't even know what beans he bought.
On another occasion, Chen Yi went to a relative's house for the Mid-Autumn Festival. He walked dozens of miles in a row, arrived at his relatives' home and found a book he really wanted to read. He immediately hid in the study and read regardless of fatigue. When it was time to eat, the host invited him to dinner, but he refused, so the host had to take Bazin and a small plate of brown sugar to the table in the study. There are some pens, ink, paper, inkstone and books on the table, and the ink in the inkstone has not been completely dried. While reading, Chen Yi ate the "sugar" in the Baba. Who knows that he dipped the ink in the inkstone again and again and sent it to his mouth, making his mouth full of ink, but he didn't notice it at all. After a while, relatives brought him a bowl of noodles and came to the room. When they saw this scene, they were shocked. Then they burst out laughing and quickly told him to wash. The adults were a little angry afterwards, but Chen Yi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you drink some ink. I just think there is too little ink in my stomach! "
Story link: Wang Xizhi eats ink
When Wang Xizhi was young, he practiced calligraphy very hard. It is said that he practiced calligraphy with a broken brush and piled it into a hill, which people called "Pen Mountain". There is a small swimming pool next to his home. He often washes brushes and inkstones in this pool. Later, the water in the small pool turned black, so people called this small pool "Mo Chi".
When he grew up, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was quite good, but he still insisted on practicing calligraphy every day. One day, he was so absorbed in practicing calligraphy in his study that he forgot to eat. The maid brought his favorite garlic paste and steamed bread to urge him to eat, but he still buried himself in writing, as if he didn't hear. The maid had no choice but to tell his wife. When the lady and the servant girl came to the study, they found Wang Xizhi holding a steamed bread covered with ink and stuffing it into his mouth, which made the corners of his mouth black. They couldn't help laughing. It turned out that Wang Xizhi was practicing calligraphy while eating, and when his eyes were still looking at calligraphy, he accidentally dipped the ink into garlic paste.
The lady said to Wang Xizhi with distress, "You should take care! Your handwriting is very good. Why do you practice so hard? "
Wang Xizhi looked up and replied, "Although my handwriting is good, it is all written on the basis of the past. If I want to have my own writing style and be self-contained, I have to work hard. "
After a period of hard exploration, Wang Xizhi finally wrote a beautiful and smooth new font. Everyone praised his calligraphy as easy as a colorful cloud and powerful as a flying dragon, and he was also regarded as one of the outstanding calligraphers in China history.