Qixuan Episode (50)

Genius remembers the address of this site in a second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! After finishing his good words, Tang Mo commented on Qixuan's painting: "Your painting is beautiful and profound, and your skills are also very profound, but But it’s too mellow.” Being mellow means being too proficient in technique.

Qi Xuan smiled wryly and said, "My teacher also said this before."

Tang Mo said: "If you can't change it, it will be difficult to improve your painting skills." The picture of the beauty I saw before did not have this shortcoming, and there was no trace of Mr. Shanweng in that painting. Now it seems that the Empress Dowager is really right. King Xuan is best at figure painting.

After Pang Jinglun asked him this question, Qixuan wanted to change it. However, this kind of thing is not something you can change if you want to.

Tang Mo was not discussing this issue with Qi Xuan, but asked: "I have been talking for so long, but I still don't know your name?"

"Han Xiaojun."

After Tang Mo listened to it, his first impression was that the name was vulgar: "What do you usually like to draw?"

Hearing this, Qi Xuan said, "Landscapes, flowers, birds and insects are all painted."

"I asked what is your favorite painting?" Before Qixuan could speak, Tang Mo said, "Just like me, I also paint landscapes, cats and dogs, but my favorite painting is flowers. And I paint the best Yes, it is also a flower."

After finishing speaking, he handed over a picture of peonies to Qi Xuan. This painting is bright in color, fine and lifelike, and people will fall in love with it at first sight.

Tang Mo waited for Qixuan to finish appreciating his paintings, and said, "Now tell me, what do you like to paint?"

Qi Xuan still shook his head.

Tang Mo said patiently: "Well, close your eyes first."

After Qixuan closed his eyes as he said, Tang Mo asked him to clear everything in his mind.

In the store, Nigu and Niti waited for a long time and became a little anxious.

Seeing this, Gu Jiu said to the two of them, "I don't know when they will come out. Why don't you go and sell the things first, and then come back." This literati got together and sometimes could talk for a long time. In order not to waste time, he thought it would be better to let Niti and the two sell the things.

The two naturally had no objection.

Gu Jiu turned around and asked the second child of the Tang family: "What's the name of the shop that collects animal fur in the county, and where is it located?"

Hearing this, the second son of the Tang family hurriedly said, "I don't know what kind of fur you want to sell?" The one who came out of the mountain said that he wanted to sell fur, and it must not be ordinary animal fur.

"Tiger skin."

The second son of the Tang family showed a joyful expression on his face: "I wonder if you can show me."

Not to mention that the price of this thing in the capital is very expensive, and as soon as it is in stock, it is bought by dignitaries.

When Niti got the words, he put down the pannier and prepared to take out the tiger skin from it.

Seeing this, Tang Lao Er hurriedly glanced outside, and then said, "Let's go to the backyard to have a look."

When Tang Lao Er saw this tiger skin, he was ready to buy it. The tiger skin was well preserved, except for a big hole in the neck, it was not damaged at all.

"I don't know how much you plan to sell this tiger skin for?" He has never done fur business, so he doesn't know the price. But the price of fur here is definitely not comparable to that in Beijing. Here, one tael of silver can last a month. But in the capital, one tael of silver can't buy anything at all.

Nitti and Nigu didn't fully understand the words, and they looked at Gu Jiu.

"A complete tiger skin like the one in the capital costs at least seven or eight hundred taels of silver. It can't be compared with the capital here, but you have to pay half the price no matter what!"

Buying such a good tiger skin for four hundred taels of silver is a huge profit. But Tang Lao Er still lowered the price: "Three hundred taels of silver, what do you think?"

Although it looks honest and simple, but after all, it is a business person, and it still likes to lower the price.

Gu Jiu was too lazy to bargain with others, so he turned around and asked Niti and Nigu, "Three hundred taels of tiger skin, do you sell it?"

The last time the tiger skin was similar to this one, it only sold for one hundred and forty taels of silver. Now it is more than double the last time, Niga nodded happily: "Sell, sell, sell.

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Nico added: "Uncle Nine, there is tiger ointment, can you ask him if he wants it?"

After humming, Gu Jiu asked Tang Laoer: "Yes. They also asked you if you want tiger ointment, and if you want one hundred taels." This tiger ointment was boiled by a witch doctor, and it was not well boiled. At the price of one hundred taels, if you buy it, you will definitely earn money.

Tiger ointment is also a high-quality medicinal material. If Tang Lao Er doesn't want it, he would be a fool.

Tang Laoer originally wanted to bargain, but seeing Gu Jiu's half-smile expression, he knew there was nothing to talk about, so he nodded and said, "Yes."

In a few words, he sold the tiger skin and tiger ointment.

Hearing that the tiger ointment was also sold for one hundred taels of silver, Nigu and Niti were overjoyed.

You must know that the tiger skin and tiger ointment last time were only sold for a total of one hundred and eighty taels of silver. This time the two items were sold together for 400 taels of silver, which was more than double the price last time.

Tang Laoer asked: "Do you want bank notes or cash? If you want cash, I will go to the bank to pick it up for you now." The three hundred taels of loose silver in the shop is usually paid for if the amount is particularly large. bank note. But looking at the clothes of Niti and the others, Tang Laoer knew that they came from the mountains. Generally, such people only recognize silver but not bank notes.

Gu Jiu said: "Cash." Ni Gu and the others didn't know any words, so how could they ask for a bank note.

Tang Lao Er asked Xiao Er to take care of the shop, while he went to the backyard and asked the assistant to go to the bank to withdraw money.

Gu Jiu watched the two go out, his eyes flickered.

After Qixuan closed his eyes and remained silent for two minutes, Tang Mo asked, "What do you most want to do now?" If it were him, the first thing he would think of would be to see the flowers he raised.

Qixuan blurted out: "I want to go home and see my mother."

Tang Mo was embarrassed, but quickly regained his composure: "Then you go back and draw a picture of your mother. When it's finished, show it to me."

Qi Xuan hesitated.

Tang Mo said: "You know how to draw and miss your mother so much, why don't you make a painting of your mother."

Qixuan said: "I'm afraid I won't draw well." If I draw badly, I will offend my mother.

Tang Mo said with a smile: "Actually, whether it's painting or playing the piano, you can move people only if you incorporate your own feelings. I believe that as long as you paint in this state, the painting will be very good."

Qi Xuan struggled for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement with Tang Mo's proposal.

After discussing the art of painting, Qixuan asked: "Mr., do you know how much this painting is worth?"

Tang Mo stroked his beard and said, "Five taels of silver." This price is considered fair.

Qixuan was a little disappointed, the price was too low.

Tang Mo said with a smile: "People here don't like paintings of mountains and waters. But if you want to sell them at a high price, you can paint beasts like tigers or leopards." Portraits of beasts are more sought-after here, and landscape paintings are not wanted here. There are not many scholars, who like these things. It is a beast, and some superstitious people will buy it and use it as a town house.

Qi Xuan smiled and said: "Okay, then I will draw a tiger next time." I will draw the big colorful tiger I hunted last time.

After the two finished talking, Tang Mo let him go out. He himself continued to take care of the flowers and plants in the yard.

When we arrived at the front yard, Qixuan didn't see Tang Laoer: "Where's the shopkeeper?"

Gu Jiudao: "The shopkeeper just bought their tiger skin and tiger ointment. I don't have enough money to go to the bank to get silver. You sit down first, and you will be back soon."

As soon as the words were finished, Tang Laoer came back with his buddy. The two guys in the family are actually the guards Yuxi gave to their father and son. Because they don't understand the language here, the two of them just do some chores. But if Tang's second son wants to go out, the guards will go with him.

Gu Jiu took the silver box, shook it in his hand, then took a piece of silver and squeezed it. After confirming that there was no problem, he handed the silver box to Nitti.

Nitti put the forty silver ingots weighing twelve taels into a cloth bag, and then put them in the back basket.

Qixuan said to Tang Laoer: "The old man said that my paintings are worth five taels of silver." Although it is not much, it can buy a lot of things anyway. For rice noodles, I can buy ten or twenty catties this time and go back.

Tang Lao Er didn't even go to the backyard to check, and went directly to the counter to get the money. Seeing Gu Jiu, the corners of his eyes twitched.

Fortunately, Qixuan didn't think much about it. Otherwise, it will definitely be worn out.

Gu Jiu asked: "Is the law and order in the county not good?" If not, it's impossible for this Tang Laoer to open a shop without even daring to put seven or eight hundred taels of silver.

Tang Er Er glanced outside, saw no one outside and said in a low voice: "Because this county is relatively small, and the annual tax is very small, so the imperial court did not appoint a county magistrate. The county magistrate is in charge of the county. The former The county magistrate is good, fair and honest. But because of illness, he resigned and went home to recuperate. This county magistrate came last year. Since he came, the people here have paid 20% more taxes than before. Then the county magistrate There are more local hooligans, and what is even more absurd is that since last month, people have to pay city fees when they enter the city."

Qi Xuan's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Seeing something wrong, Gu Jiu said to Tang Laoer: "It's getting late, let's go back!"

After sending the person away, Tang Laoer went back to the backyard and said to Tang Mo, "Father, I told them what happened here. Father, what's the use of telling them this?"

Tang Mo said with a smile: "This world belongs to their Yun family, King Xuan knows this and won't stand by."

Tang Er Er's eyes were about to pop out: "It was King Xuan who came just now? Impossible, I've seen King Xuan before, it's not like this at all."

Tang Mo said with a smile: "Not only is he tanned now, but he is also dressed so poorly, how can he compare with that in the capital."

Tang Laoer only knew that the Queen Mother asked them to come to Shu for one thing, but he didn't know why: "Father, we came to Shu for King Xuan?"

Tang Mo nodded.

Passing by a restaurant, Qixuan wanted to go in for lunch. But thinking about buying some cloth and going back to make clothes, I have to save some money for five taels of silver. So, I finally dismissed this idea: "Go to the cloth shop to buy some fabrics, and then go back." The two clothes I made before were scratched and worn out, and I don't know how many patches have been applied. Now to make money, you have to make two clothes.

Since he was a child in brocade clothes, but now he is wearing old patched clothes, Qixuan feels that he is quite adaptable.

I bought two bolts of cloth, one blue and one light blue, and spent two taels of silver. Qixuan didn't buy any other things, and planned to go to the town to buy them.