When the sun rose, the wind and snow subsided a bit. As Wen Chaoshen chopped wood, Lü Zhiming asked him how his calligraphy practice was going recently. Wen Chaoshen looked at him in surprise and said:

"How did Mr. Lü know I was practicing calligraphy?"

Lü Zhiming turned and pointed to the second floor, smiling:

"You can see it from upstairs."