Chapter 159: New Year's Eve, Seeing Sha Zhu is courting death again!

Chen Tian knew calligraphy, and the whole Sihe Academy was shocked.

Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth wide, not daring to believe it was true.

Although he had a slightly higher cultural level than Liu Haizhong, he was only a primary school graduate and hadn't even attended junior high school.

It was no problem for him to write and recognize characters, but writing couplets and calligraphy was simply something he knew nothing about.

For so many years, Yan Bugui had written the couplets, and he just joined in the fun, unable to say anything about it.

Although he didn't know how to appreciate it, his intuition told Yi Zhonghai that the characters Chen Tian wrote were absolutely extraordinary!

At the very least, the momentum and font were far better than Yan Bugui's.

Qin Huairu stood stunned on the side.

Chen Tian was a genius?

How could he know everything?

Chen Tian's handwriting was clearly far more brilliant than Yan Bugui's.

Every New Year, the couplets for everyone in the courtyard were written by Yan Bugui, which Qin Huairu had always looked down upon.

The ones sold on the street were much better than what he wrote, but to save money, she could only let Yan Bugui pick up the pen.

During the New Year, who wouldn't hope that the couplets posted on their door would be atmospheric and good-looking?

Qin Huairu stared at Chen Tian with resentful eyes.

She was calculating how to get Chen Tian to write a pair for her family.

That way, when relatives and friends came to pay New Year calls, how much face would she have?

Seeing Sha Zhu was furious.

He thought Chen Tian just wanted to show off.

Whenever there was such a thing to show his face in front of people, Chen Tian would pop up.

"Pfft, what calligraphy, it's like a dog scratching."

"I write better than him."

Seeing Sha Zhu picked his nose and mocked.

In his view, people like Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai were just people who hadn't seen the world.

It was just a few brush characters, was it worth making such a big fuss?

It just boosted Chen Tian's prestige for nothing.

"Seeing Sha Zhu, if you don't understand, shut your dog mouth."

"Chen Gong's level is definitely that of a calligraphy master; with your primary school education, you'd better not embarrass yourself here."

Xu Damao glanced at Seeing Sha Zhu; he was truly a frog at the bottom of a well.

Calligraphy was something Lou Xiaoe's family didn't lack.

Lou Xiaoe's father was known as "Half-City Lou" and even owned half the shares of the steel mill.

Although it had been nationalized, the Lou family's strength was still very strong.

Lou Xiaoe's father loved collecting these things; there were quite a few antiques, paintings, and calligraphy in the house.

When he first married Lou Xiaoe, Xu Damao went to the Lou family and saw quite a few.

At that time, to flatter Lou Xiaoe's parents, Xu Damao catered to their interests, studied them blindly, and bragged to people; don't say, he really fooled the old couple.

Of course, in the current situation, Father Lou had long hidden these things.

Xu Damao saw at a glance that the simple couplet Chen Tian wrote was not inferior to the calligraphy treasured by Lou Xiaoe's maiden home.

That uncultured thing Seeing Sha Zhu only knew how to bark.

"Hehe, Chen Gong, how about giving me this couplet?"

"This is your first masterpiece, I must treasure it well."

Xu Damao was grinning, thinking about inviting Chen Tian for a drink one day and asking him to write a good piece of calligraphy for himself.

Lou Xiaoe was surprised.

She was knowledgeable since childhood and could naturally see that Chen Tian's calligraphy foundation was deep.

Hearing Xu Damao say this, Lou Xiaoe also smiled and looked at Chen Tian.

"It's just a couplet, I'll give it to you."

Chen Tian smiled; what was there to treasure about this thing?

This person Xu Damao knew how to talk.

"This calligraphy, even if I practice for another ten years, I won't be able to compare."

"Chen Tian, you are truly talented."

Yan Bugui was convinced.

Compared to Chen Tian, their levels were not on the same level at all.

Watching Xu Damao take the couplet away excitedly, he was also a little envious.

Many people in the courtyard were jealous and wanted Chen Tian to help them write one.

But they were all rejected by Chen Tian.

He showed his hand just to make the beasts in the courtyard jealous and make them itch in their hearts.

The Deaf Old Lady stood in the courtyard, deaf and dumb, and could only approach the crowd, holding her cane and squeezing to the front with effort.

She was at such an old age, and it was hard to have some fun during the New Year, so she also wanted a couplet written by Chen Tian.

But she didn't dare at all.

As soon as she spoke, she could only keep making "aba aba" sounds.

Chen Tian wrote another pair for his own house and went home laughing.

Today was New Year's Eve, so he had to clean the house, wash clothes, and make a big table of delicious food.

This was the richest and happiest New Year Chen Tian had spent since crossing over.

"Sister Yu Li, today is New Year's Eve, do you have time to come and help me clean the house?"

In front of Yan Bugui, Chen Tian asked deliberately.

He only saw Yan Bugui frantically winking at Yu Li, letting her agree to Chen Tian's request.

"Hmm, no problem."

Yu Li pretended to smile knowingly, letting Old Yan rest assured.

Looking at Yan Bugui's expression, Chen Tian found it funny.

Today for the New Year, he would give Yu Li a jin of pork to take home.

Otherwise, whether this old thing Yan Bugui would let Yu Li come to clean for him in the future was another matter. ===== CHAPTER 160 =====