Original Guanzhong Yao
A close-up of Mr. Wang Fahu
Today's heavy rain, the sky is dark, the streets are full of water, and there are few pedestrians.
Vision yesterday made an appointment to go to the "Lanxiu Garden" in the northern foothills of the Zhongnan Mountain to visit Mr. Wang Fahu, a famous calligrapher and painter, and this morning the rain was heavy, and when he hesitated, his ninety-year-old mother resolutely made a decision to "not lose the appointment", so he drove with his mother to pick up me and the other two people through the rain curtain. I saw that the wipers kept scraping in front of my eyes, the vision was blurred, and the car glass was shrouded in a layer of water mist.
More than 20 kilometers out of Downtown Xi'an, at the T-shaped intersection of Meridian Town, a champagne-colored SUV with a double flash has been waiting for a long time, Mr. Wang Fahu stepped out of the car, greeted us warmly, and then turned the head of the car and took us to his mountain villa.
"Lanxiu Garden" is an elegant name named by Elder Wang for his "Qinling Shanshui" villa community Meilu. The villa is located in the northern foothills of Zhongnan Mountain, a four-story small building with a courtyard covering an area of one acre and three minutes. The garden is lined with stone paths, full of flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables, and there is a pavilion called "Miao", which is interesting and superhuman, unique, and the inscription is the Taoist immortal Fa Rong master. Now that the Elder has passed away in the Crane Immortal, Mo Bao has remained in the human world, and it will be passed on for eternity. The six landscape paintings above the pavilion were painted by Wang Lao himself.
Elder Wang's own landscape paintings above the pavilion
The most unforgettable thing is the newly decorated porcelain calligraphy and painting wall outside the living room window of the small building, and the three big characters of the wall "Lanxiu Garden" are written by Mr. Jia Qiming of Tianjin Yashi, with a dashing penmanship and a seamless integration, carrying the spirit of the Haihe River thousands of miles away, engraved in the YinLing of The South.
A wall of calligraphy and painting created by Elder Wang himself
There is also an old friend Lieutenant General Qu Quan rope who personally wrote a poem in his eyes: "The tiger is in the north of the Qinling Mountains, the eagle is swirling in the south of the river, the game is divided into Han and Chu, and the column looks at Chang'an." The poem cleverly embeds the names and surnames of Elder Wang and his wife, with true friendship and far-reaching meaning, standing in front of the wall to appreciate for a long time, and being durable to read and watch.
This calligraphy and painting wall is more than three meters high and more than ten meters long, and the owner has taken great pains and twists to create a paradise here. Cement and sand were carried by the seventy-seven-year-old man from the gate in bags, and together with his niece, Ms. Xiaohong, he leveled the land and built the wall with pulp, and laid out the original porcelain of contemporary masters such as Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Mountain Jutu" customized from Guangdong, the full text of the "Holy Order" of The Book Saint Wang Xizhi, Wu Daozi's "Eighty-Seven Immortal Figures" and his own handwriting, such as Baishi Zhang Daqian.
Wang Fahu imitates a white stone painting
After working continuously for more than a month, sweating like rain every day, when it was time to complete, Elder Wang and Xiaohong were paralyzed on the ground, although exhausted, they were all relieved. In the early morning, the sun is at the window, hundreds of birds are singing, only to see the red sun shining on the wall of calligraphy and painting, dazzling, the handwriting of ancient and modern masters and celebrities is standing, and the "Lanxiu Garden" is indeed of good taste and full of brilliance. Elder Wang stood in front of the window, pleasantly tasting tea, full of spirit, And Tang poetry gushed into his heart: "The End of the South Yin Ridge Show...".
Elder Wang personally carried cement sand to build a wall of calligraphy and painting
Mr. Wang Fahu, a native of Nanyang Village, Guanzhong West Province, so he called himself "Nanyang Weng". Eager to learn since childhood, hard working. After returning from the disarmament of ali military camps at the highest altitude in China, he picked up his childhood hobbies, painted and learned words every day, and farmed in the garden.
There is "meridian fairy" in the cup, and there is also "Western coffee", and the guests drink together. Although it is far from the city, there is no shortage of seafood and meat for guests, and the wine is well aged. Whenever distinguished guests come, the dishes combine Chinese and Western, and the final delicacy must be the world-famous "Qishan Zhenzi Noodles" finale.
Vegetable patch in the "Lanxiu Garden"
After drinking and eating, Elder Wang wrote four big characters of "Like-minded and Far-reaching" at the request of Nanmu, which drew a satisfactory end to today's Yaji.
Driving out of the gate of the community, I saw Elder Wang waving frequently in the distance, the "Lanxiu Garden" behind him was lush, and the peaks of Qinling Mountains in the distance were covered with clouds, just like the owner of the garden, a deep friendship was difficult to disperse for a long time.
When we were parting, Elder Wang picked his own peppers and gave them to us
On the way home, we discussed a common topic: How should older people spend their retirement days?
The answer comes to us. Although it is not very clear, Elder Wang's attitude towards life and his passion for life will undoubtedly change our lives in the future.
The first on the right is Guan Zhongyao, the author of this article, and the second from the right is Mr. Wang Fahu.