"My father was..." Grandma Liu said slowly, deep in thought.
Zhang Junping had already guessed that the old lady was the eldest daughter of an official family.
It's just that the old lady, a rich young lady, doesn't like red clothes and prefers weapons.
I don't like female celebrities, but I like to play with jade, stones, mud, that is, sculptures.
Later, I met a young jade carver who was famous in Beijing at that time. Although he was said to be a young jade carver, he was actually in his thirties.
But fate is so bizarre that the sixteen-year-old lady fell deeply in love with the young jade carver who was more than ten years older than herself.
After a lot of struggle, and even almost an elopement, the lovers finally got married.
Although they are an old husband and a young wife, they are still in love.
Like all love stories, the old lady's love story also ends in tragedy.
The Japanese invaded brazenly, and after the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the old lady's husband, Zhang Junping's master, although he was in his thirties, his blood was still not cold, and he resolutely joined the Anti-Japanese War and later joined the Communist Party of China.
The old lady was alone with her child, waiting for her husband's return.
During the ten years of the war of resistance, the old lady waited for ten years, but she still did not get her husband back.
On the eve of the founding of New China, the heartbroken old lady immigrated to England with her family.
This also made the old lady very lucky to escape the darkness for ten years.
Although she was abroad, the old lady never gave up missing and looking for her husband.
After searching for decades, I finally got the news. It turned out that the old lady’s husband did not die during the Anti-Japanese War, but died in the civil war.
This Zigang jade tablet is a relic left by the old lady's husband.
The old lady’s husband was the last elder of Jiangmen Tuzitang and the youngest elder at that time.
After listening to the old lady's story, Zhang Junping couldn't help but feel sad and admired.
The young man lost his husband, the old man lost his son, and now he only has one grandson and one granddaughter, both of whom live abroad.
After such a tragic experience, the old lady usually does not show the slightest trace of decadence or sadness. She lives so quietly and naturally, with such a heart that ordinary people cannot compare to.
"Grandma Liu, you are happier than anyone else now!
There are grandchildren abroad who care about you, and here at home you have a smart and filial apprentice like me to take care of you..." Zhang Junping held the old lady's hand and smiled and comforted her.
"Haha, do I expect you to be filial to me? I might as well expect my apprentice's wife! She won't be home when she's busy." With a kind smile on her face, the old lady reached out and knocked Zhang Junping on the head.
"This jade pendant is given to you. You must remember the spirit of the craftsman's sect! Let the craftsman's sect exist in another way!"
"Grandma Liu, what is the spirit of craftsmanship?"
"The spirit of craftsmanship? The spirit of craftsmanship means that if you don't work hard, you will have nothing to eat!" the old lady said with a smile.
"Ah?" Zhang Junping was a little dumbfounded. He originally thought that the craftsmen's spirit would be so noble.
For example, perseverance, forging ahead, not being afraid of setbacks, etc.
Or be tenacious, meticulous, striving for excellence, and pursuing excellence.
But I didn't expect that the spirit of craftsmanship could be such a simple and unpretentious sentence.
If you don't pay attention, you won't have anything to eat.
This sentence also illustrates the status of craftsmen as a group in ancient times.
Scholars, farmers, commerce, and industry ranked second to last.
Although the life of ancient craftsmen was better than that of ordinary people and farmers, they still had a hard time living.
It is said that craftsmen in ancient times worked delicately and solidly.
In fact, they were all forced out.
Ordinary craftsmen, if you don't work hard, your reputation will be ruined. If your reputation is ruined, no one will ask you to work for you, and you will have no food to eat.
Great craftsmen usually deal with the government and the royal family. If they are not careful and make mistakes, it will not be as simple as losing their livelihood. At worst, they will lose their heads. If not, they will have their families confiscated and exterminated.
Even Lu Zigang, a great master of jade carving, was still beheaded by the emperor just because he left a name on a jade carving?
Therefore, the spirit of ancient craftsmen is very simple and simple, which is to work hard, have food to eat, marry a wife, and continue the family line.
As for those high-spirited people, they are all idle men of letters, forced to do so by government officials.
"What? What kind of spirit do you want?" the old lady asked with a smile.
"No, it's nothing!" Zhang Junping shook his head and smiled.
"The Craftsman Gate is divided into five halls: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. In fact, it is just a very general distinction.
There are so many craftsmen in the world. If you break it down, there are probably tens of thousands of craftsmen.
No matter what kind of craft they are, their original intention of learning a craft is to have something to eat."
The old lady's words hit the nail on the head.
The so-called art is something that rich and powerful people create in order to enjoy a luxurious life and improve their status.
The craftsmen of the major official kilns in ancient times had superb skills, and the porcelain fired by the official kilns was exquisite and has been passed down for thousands of years.
However, do these porcelain craftsmen understand art?
I'm afraid I don't understand. They just want to live a better life for themselves and their families, so they go to great lengths to make more exquisite porcelain.
It has to be said that a group of craftsmen who don't understand art create a work of art that has been sought after for thousands of years. It has to be said that it is not a very funny joke.
People in the world always lament that modern art is not as good as ancient art.
This is because modern craftsmen no longer have the sense of urgency that ancient craftsmen had. They are no longer like the ancient craftsmen who will have nothing to eat if they don’t work hard.
A group of craftsmen no longer pursue how to improve their skills and make better works, but begin to pursue art.
This has to be said to be a terrible thing.
Regarding this point, Zhang Junping really has no position to blame others, because he is just a craftsman apprentice pursuing art.
Each era has its own characteristics and its own way of living. There is no need to dwell on this.
In other words, traditional crafts can really only survive and be passed on in the new era if they are covered with a layer of art.
For a moment, Zhang Junping thought a lot.
He never thought that he would come up with such a martial arts name on a whim just because he watched martial arts TV and martial arts movies in Xiangjiang.
It actually leads to such a period of history.
There really is a craftsmanship in China.
Holding the heavy jade plaque in his hand, Zhang Junping felt the pressure doubled for a moment.
The purpose of the craftsman's door is to allow craftsmen to live a better life.
This purpose sounds simple, but it is not easy to achieve.
"Okay, if you don't understand something, just think about it slowly and don't rush.
Come on, continue talking about your experience in Xiangjiang." The old lady interrupted Zhang Junping's meditation with a smile and asked him to continue talking about his experience in Xiangjiang.
"Oh! I..." Zhang Junping calmed down and continued to talk about his experience in Xiangjiang.
Including the car company joint venture, which the country has not reported to the outside world, I also told the old lady about it.