Chapter 20: Ink is like snow
During the day, Jing Changning went to Sun's mansion, and on the one hand, Sun Shen's ink paintings were useless, but on the other hand, she meticulously used her "unique" way to point out the key points. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After Sun Shen got used to Jing Changning's arrogant words, he was inadvertently impressed by Jing Changning's words.
Looking at Jing Changning's gaze, he gradually flashed with a burning color of worship.
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As for the night.
The moon is dark and the wind is high.
Jing Changning skillfully came to the alley in Nanshi.
Under Zhao Fang's introduction, Jing Changning still walked into a stone chamber that bent underground.
This time, the stone chamber was not empty.
Jing Changning raised his eyes and looked in front of him a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties.
That person is Zeng Li, Zeng Li is a corporal in the Dan State Bureau, and he is in charge of the affairs of the market, also known as the city official, and the official position of the city official is small and small, but it is indeed a fat difference.
Collecting taxes, accepting bribes, and oppressing the people are all ways to collect money.
When he heard Zhao Fang talk about the maid, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, in the Red Rose City, Jing Changning's paintings were already hard to find, and there was no market, and after Jing Changning closed the door for the second time for half a month, the price was raised to an extreme.
The little girl looked around cautiously, then walked forward, took out a picture from her bosom, and put it in front of Zeng.
"Lord Zeng, little woman...... The little woman wants five thousand taels of gold for a painting, will the adult give it?" Jing Changning said cautiously.
Zeng Li was stunned, five thousand taels?
Is this a rhetoric?
Zeng Li didn't answer for a while, stretched out his hand towards the ink painting, he heard Zhao Fang say that this girl was Jing Langjun's personal maid, but she was biased against wealth and stole that Langjun's painting.
The ink painting was rubbed by the girl in her arms, the corners were all folded, and after Zeng Li spread out a painting, he saw a pavilion jumping between the bamboo forests, a few light strokes, and the bamboo knots really seemed to dance in the wind.
Zeng Li only felt that the palm of his hand was hot, if this painting was sold, it would indeed be worth a lot of money, but ...... Is it worth five thousand taels?
He looked at Jing Changning with gloomy eyes, and saw that the cloth bag in the girl's arms was still exposed with a few rolls of rice paper, and the corners were all wrinkled, and even a little damaged.
Jing Changning didn't notice the damage to the corners of the ink painting, after all, such an ink painting was really nothing to her, and there was nothing to cherish at all.
She waited quietly for Zeng Li to answer her five thousand taels.
Zeng Li pondered for a moment and said, "This painting is not worth so much money in your hands, at most five hundred taels." ”
Jing Changning asked a little naïvely, "Why?"
Zeng Li sneered and said: "This is something that can't be seen on the table, I have the final say on the price, do you have a choice? If I don't agree to sell the stolen goods for you, these ink paintings are just waste paper, besides, if I don't have always been honest in this circle, I won't even give you five hundred taels!"
Jing Changning shook his head a little aggrievedly, and said, "No, even if five thousand taels can't work, at least?" she stretched out her fingers and broke them, and said with a look of hope, "Is four thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine okay?"
Zeng Li sneered again: "Don't be embarrassed, this is my territory, you have no choice!"
Jing Changning said helplessly: "But my lord, you also have to know that stealing these ink paintings is a dead end for me as a maid, once I am stabbed out, I risk my life, and it is worth it." She paused, "So, I gambled my life, naturally I will not be afraid of adult threats, my grandfather said, Zeng has always been fair in this line of work, Jing Langjun's paintings are now in the world but two, both are priced at a thousand gold, and half a month ago, I also saw someone take three thousand gold to ask for a painting, but Jing Langjun refused, adults should understand, after this village there is no such shop." ”
Zeng Li heard Jing Changning's words, and thought about it for a while.
It is true that 5,000 taels is too much, but 500 taels is indeed too little, and he just dared to threaten because the maid in front of him did not dare to speak out and had no background.
Jing Changning saw that Zeng Li was in a trance, and suddenly took a step forward, and quickly reached out to take the bamboo forest pavilion map that was spread out by Zeng Li.
The next moment, she gently reached out and twisted her fingertips.
It was torn up directly.
The ink and snow are mixed with each other, and they fall like snow.
Zeng Li stood up from his seat in an instant, subconsciously hurriedly reached out to catch the scattered rice paper, and yelled at Jing Changning with a heartache and anger: "What are you doing?!"
He only felt that his heart was dripping blood, it was all money, even if he really bought a painting for five thousand taels, after he transported it to other countries, he traded it, with Jing Changning's reputation, it is not impossible for everyone to sell some paintings, if they are properly controlled, there are still some price differences that can be earned.
However, such a vulgar maid was torn directly?
He stared at Jing Changning with hatred, but saw that the girl took out another ink painting from her arms, and a delicate ink orchid jumped on it.
Jing Changning looked at Zeng Li with a resolute face: "Three thousand gold, it can't be less!"
Zeng Li's lips trembled, and he didn't have time to answer.
Jing Changning's subordinates made another swift and vulgar move, just an instant, and another paper rain fell one after another.
Zeng Li's footsteps flickered.
"Grandma, I didn't say no, don't do it first, don't do it, three thousand gold, three thousand is three thousand!" Zeng Li said busily.
He couldn't hesitate any longer, if this vulgar girl moved her fingers, it would be all money! And the girl obviously gave in, three thousand gold was indeed an acceptable range for him, mainly because he was afraid that if the girl had another impulse, he would not get a single painting.
Jing Changning smiled faintly and said, "Wouldn't it be nice to do this earlier!" After speaking, she reached out and took out a few crumpled pieces of drawing paper from her arms, looked at Zeng Li with a look of adoration and said, "I know that Lord Zeng has made a promise, and the little woman has admired it for a long time, and adults will not deceive me." ”
Zeng was dark inside, and the expression he looked at Jing Changning was extremely ugly, and now he suddenly had an urge to strangle the girl in front of him.
But he couldn't.
Although it is a dark business, some integrity must be talked about, otherwise it will cut off one's future financial route.
But...... There was a hint of ruthlessness in Zeng Li's eyes.
When he left this basement, he was righteous, as for ...... Whether she could go back with the money was another matter.
Jing Changning smiled and took out four ink paintings from his arms, spread them out in front of Zeng Li's eyes, and gently blinked at him, a little playfully.
"Twelve thousand taels in total!" she said.