At the Canal Road diversion point in the city, there is a dry goods stall less than 5 meters long, although the place is small, but there are brushes, ink, and paper. Wu Xiaoxiao, the stall owner of the vegetable market, often crowds into this corner, selling dry goods while immersing himself in his own calligraphy world. It is with her love for calligraphy that Wu Xiaoxiao combines life and dreams. Let's hear his story.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, Lao Wu was busy working in the stall alone. Lao Wu's stall is placed in a diversion point on the canal road in the city, and he has been in the vegetable market for more than ten years, he has done hanging oven flatbread and sold vegetables, and now, at the age of 50, his main job is to sell some dry goods and condiments.
Mr. Wei, a citizen who buys vegetables, said: "(The word) is good, absolutely, I can't persevere, I don't have perseverance, this is also the beautiful scenery of the vegetable market." ”
This stall with a length of less than 5 meters, many commodities are pasted with types, prices, labels are very delicate brush words, a corner of the booth, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, everything, Lao Wu every day after the start of work, is here to "dance and make ink".
Wu Xiaoxiao said: "It doesn't matter if people see it and feel (different), we just like it, write and paint, I don't think it has any impact, but it's almost still more appreciated (there are many people)." ”
At more than 11 o'clock in the morning, there were fewer customers, and taking advantage of this gap, Lao Wu hurriedly took out a pen and paper to write. The place where he writes is a foam box on the dry goods stall, and when he writes, Lao Wu can't even spread out a piece of paper.
Wu Xiaoxiao said: "Writing couplets and Spring Festival couplets, the big characters make the big pen, and the small characters make the small pen, but generally the small pen can't be used, because of the environment and conditions (restrictions) here, the small characters must be written while sitting, and the big characters must be written standing up." ”
Lao Wu's wife has to take care of the children at home, and he is basically the only one running the dry goods stall. I went out of the stall at 5 o'clock in the morning, closed the stall on time, and did business while practicing calligraphy, and the income at the end of the day was not bad.
Wu Xiaoxiao said: "As soon as the morning dawns, I arrive at five o'clock, get off work at twelve o'clock, seven hours, and I can write 100 sheets a day." ”
Lao Wu roughly calculated an account, more than 100 pieces of paper, plus a better brush and ink, even if he repeatedly copied in the gaps he had written, the cost of practicing calligraphy for a day was not less than 30 yuan.
Wu Xiaoxiao said: "This is the time we have used a bad brush in the past few years, and it is only a part, not all. How often do you use a bad one, an average of four or five days. ”
Jiang Xupeng, a market manager, said: "He usually practices calligraphy in his spare time in our market, and he doesn't say that he can't see him practicing calligraphy." I still admire his spirit, and I feel that his handwriting is also good. ”
Although Lao Wu only has a junior high school education, he has always liked calligraphy since he was a child, and he really started practicing calligraphy from 2020. At that time, when the epidemic hit, Lao Wu's business was a lot bleaker, and once he saw someone practicing calligraphy, which made him feel that this was a good way to calm down, so he found pen and ink and began to practice patiently.
Wu Xiaoxiao said: "They are all copied from Zhao Mengfu and Wang Xizhi, this word is more casual and convenient." When I saw the words written by the masters, I looked envious, the words were written vigorously, strongly, and looked comfortable. Ever since I was a child, I have always loved to watch people write, especially calligraphy. ”
Although Lao Wu is a businessman, but deal with agricultural products every day, the older generation are real farmers, his favorite thing to write is "integrity management, Wufu Minfeng" and his own original propaganda slogan, but also the spur of his own integrity management and the expectation of a better life.
Wu Xiaoxiao said: "'Old Wu fans, eat once, you will fall in love for a lifetime', genuine, real materials, made of pure red taro powder, at least, as soon as the guests see it, you have this kind of commitment, people are relieved and willing to buy." ”
In the bustling vegetable market, the scene of Lao Wu concentrating on practicing calligraphy is somewhat "dramatic". Not long ago, some curious netizens made a video of this novel scene and posted it on the Internet, which received a lot of likes. In the past few days, there will be citizens and even surrounding businesses coming to "check in" and enjoy.
Lao Wu's words have been recognized by more and more people, and the surrounding merchants will also come to ask for two "price lists" belonging to their stalls from time to time, so that customers can see them at a glance.
Wu Xiaoxiao said: "The dream ideal is to do our business well and write my words well, this is my biggest dream. ”
doesn't care about other people's eyes, doesn't pursue worldly fame and fortune, for Lao Wu, practicing calligraphy has become an inseparable part of life and a good way for him to gain peace of mind. No matter what industry we are engaged in, we should be like Lao Wu, with a loving heart, and strive to realize our life ideals.