民国初年,齐白石到达北平,打算以卖画为生。然而,虽然他经历了五出五归的磨砺,对自己的篆刻和书画也颇为自信,但因为他走的是八大冷逸的一路,不为北京人所喜爱,所以画卖得并不太好。有时为了生计,他也不得不画些神佛、罗汉之类的东西摆地摊出售,生意倒还不错。有一天,齐白石在鬼门关附近的街头待了一天,也没卖出去几幅。傍晚,正当他收画准备回家时,有一个学生模样的青年人走了过来。青年 Early Republic of China, Qi Baishi arrived in Peking, intends to sell for a living. However, although he had experienced five years of experience, he was quite confident in his carvings and calligraphy and painting, but he did not sell too much because he took the Eight Great Paths and did not like Beijinger. it is good. Sometimes, in order to earn a living, he also had to draw some statues of gods and Buddhas, and things like Lohan were sold for sale in stalls. The business was not bad. One day, Qi Baishi stood in the streets near the gate of hell for a day, and did not sell a few pieces. In the evening, just as he got ready to go home, a young student like a came. youth