Yu Youwei and Jin'er's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they said with a smile: "That son, you actually missed it this time?" ”

Cao Yi still had a smile on his face, and he looked extremely happy: "Well, it's a big leak, if the fat boss knows whose painting it is, he will definitely not be able to take it without five thousand taels of silver......"

Yu Youwei and Jin'er let out an exclamation, shocked by the price Cao Yi said.

"So much!" Jin'er couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, do you know the four great painters of the Tang Dynasty?" Cao Yi asked with a smile.

"Childe, do you mean Wu Daozi, Yan Liben, Han Gan and Zhou Fang, the four painters?" Yu Youwei asked not very surely, and suddenly her face changed, "Childe, you mean, this painting ......?"

Cao Yi nodded, shook his head again, and said: "The four great painters of the Tang Dynasty are indeed the four you said, but this painting was not painted by them, this painting was painted by the fifth greatest painter of the Tang Dynasty, that is, Li Sixun, the ancestor of landscape painting!" ”

Yu Youwei thought about it carefully, and then said with admiration: "That is indeed very precious, his "Jiangfan Pavilion Map" and "Jiucheng Palace Fan Picture" are all widely praised famous paintings. ”

"Well, although this picture of the bright moon and breeze is not famous, but from the seal and the inscription, it is very likely that it is from the hand of Li Sixun, although I am not good at painting, but the ability to appreciate it is still there, this painting has a great probability of being Li Sixun's real work, but even if it is not, I think it is worth buying this painting for eleven taels of silver!" Cao Yi looked at the picture scroll in his hand and said with emotion.

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On the afternoon of the 28th day of the lunar month, Cao Yi went to Yang's Mansion alone with the gifts he bought yesterday, because it was a family banquet and they were all men, so Cao Yi did not bring red sleeves, musk moon and other maids.

"Junior Cao Yi visits Yang Gong!" After Cao Yi was led to the main hall by the little maid, he saw Yang Chengcheng sitting on the top and chatting with a person next to him, so he quickly stepped forward to salute, and the handsome man in his thirties next to him was looking at Cao Yi intently with curious eyes, presumably the son that Yang Gong said before going home to celebrate the New Year together.

"Hehe, the nephew doesn't need to be polite, come, let me introduce you, this is the old man's son Yang Xingwen, who is currently in Hangzhou Mansion and is not high or low, you two brothers know each other, our two families are also world friends, you will be called brothers in the future, and you will have more contacts during the New Year." Yang Gong said with a smile.

When Cao Yi heard this, he quickly bowed down and stood up, made a long bow at Yang Xingwen, and said respectfully according to Yang Gong's words: "Junior brother Cao Yi has seen Brother Xingwen!" ”

"Haha, I have heard for a long time that Brother Yi is the name of your first talent in Jiangning, and today I saw it as a talent. Moreover, Brother Yi, your "Water Tune Song Head" and "Autumn River Flower Moon Night" have been sung in Hangzhou for a long time, and their reputation is so great that as long as it is a gathering of talents, they will definitely be praised, and they really deserve the reputation of 'immortals in the sky, too white in the world'! Yang Xingwen smiled heartily, got up to help Cao Yi, and said praisefully.

"Brother Xingwen is too famous, and if I praise my little brother like this, I will really get carried away." Cao Yi said humbly.

"With my brother's talent, no amount of praise can be overstated!" Yang Xingwen said with a smile.

"Okay, you two brothers don't tout it like this anymore, let's have a banquet next to it!" Yang Gong waved his hand and took the lead in the side hall.

Cao Yi and Yang Xingwen glanced at each other, and immediately smiled at the same time, and walked behind Yang Gong. Euro eBook

The relationship between Yang Gong and Yang Xingwen has always been very good, because Yang Xingwen's mother died after a period of time because of her weak body and hurt her body when she gave birth to Yang Xingwen. Yang Xingwen was raised by Yang Gong alone since he was a child, and Yang Gong has never renewed his strings for so long and has always lived a life alone, so Yang Xingwen has respected his father since he was a child, and the relationship between the two fathers and sons has always been very harmonious. This makes Cao Yi very envious, in this life, he only has his mother Mrs. Gao in his memory, as for his father Cao Bin, Cao Yi can be said to have no impression at all, and the impression and cognition of his father in his mind are slowly plumped up through the explanation of others.

After Cao Yi toasted Yang Gong and Yang Xingwen with a glass of wine respectively, he asked the little guy standing on the side to hand over his gifts, and said to Yang Gong and Yang Xingwen: "Yang Gong, Brother Xingwen, this is a little bit of my mind boy, I hope the two of you don't dislike it...... Cao Yi said respectfully.

Yang Xingwen hurriedly stood up and waved his hand and said: "Brother Yi, you are too polite, you came to me as a guest, I haven't prepared a meeting gift for you yet, how can I still accept your gift, I can't help it!" ”

Cao Yi was trying to persuade, but Yang Gong on the side took it with a smile indifferently, and said: "Xingwen, since it is a gift from your brother, you will follow, how to say it is also a piece of his heart, before my father, I have always strictly required you, so that you must not accept other people's gifts indiscriminately, that is only for those outsiders, I am afraid that you will accept gifts indiscriminately when you are an official in Hangzhou, and when the time comes, someone will accuse you of bribery, but you will lose your good future." Now it's at home, and it's still our brother's brother, no matter what it is, it's also a piece of his heart, you accept it first, and then send back a gift. ”

Yang Xingwen hurriedly saluted and said yes, it seems that he is indeed very respectful and obedient to this father.

"Nephew Zhaozheng, you have been giving me Qinglian wine and rich eggs before, and occasionally you have sent that soap, what's the matter, this time it is what you made up?" Yang Gong asked with a smile.

"Haha, Yang Gong, are the gifts I gave not high-end enough...... Although they are all sold in my own store, some of them are full of heart, and you can't stay in that impression. Cao Yi laughed and said, "But the three gifts I gave this time were all bought in the treasure shop." Cao Yi looked at Yang Gong's face and seemed to change slightly, and immediately added: "Yang Gong, don't worry, the three gifts add up to less than ninety taels, which is not too valuable." ”

After listening to what Cao Yi said later, Yang Gong's face was full of smiles again, as a court official and a feudal official, Yang Gong didn't dare to say how much he was an official and benefited the people, but he dared to say that he had never accepted any money from the people, and he had always had a clear conscience at this point, and he insisted on doing it.

Cao Yi pointed to the two gifts wrapped in silk, and said with a smile: "Originally, I only bought these two things as gifts, one for Yang Gong and one for Brother Xingwen, both of which have better meanings, but when I paid the money and left immediately, I suddenly saw another gift that was very suitable for Yang Gong You, so the juniors bought the other one, these two juniors do not guarantee that Yang Gong you will like it, but the last gift, Yang Gong, you will definitely like it." ”

"Oh, Shomasa nephew, are you so sure?" Yang Gongqi looked at Cao Yi obliquely and asked with a smile.

"Haha, this will be known when Yang Gong sees it." Cao Yi replied.

"Brother Yi, I'm not welcome to be a brother, I really accepted it" Yang Xingwen said embarrassedly, mainly because he had never dealt with Cao Yi before, and it was the first time he received a gift from someone else, so he was a little uncomfortable for a while.

"Brother Xingwen, Yang Gong already has a better gift, I will make my own decisions about these two things, and I will give them all to you, you can open it and see if you like it." Cao Yi pointed to the gift and said, urging Yang Xingwen to open it first, and by the way, let Yang Gong also know what these three gifts were, so that he could better distinguish whether the third one was his favorite gift.

As Yang Xingwen removed the silk silk outside, the two gifts given to him were all presented, one was a jade gourd made of white jade, and the other was a jade bamboo pen holder made of green jade, which looked more exquisite. Cao Yi opened his mouth and said: "Brother Xingwen, these two jade pieces are not good jade, but the carving is not bad, the most important thing is that the meaning is good, one is the jade gourd, the gourd gourd, that is, Fulu Fulu, I originally thought that it was very good to give it to Yang Gong, and during the festive season of the New Year, I wish Yang Gong Fulu both complete, but since Yang Gong already has a better one, I will make my own decision and transfer this Fulu gourd to Brother Xingwen."

"As for this jasper bamboo tube, it is also to wish Brother Xingwen the best way to climb higher in the future, and there are gentlemen like jade, including the meaning and saying of the bamboo high wind and bright festival, it is the most suitable to give it to Brother Xingwen. These two gifts are actually not expensive things, and I hope that Brother Xingwen will not dislike them. Cao Yi said seriously.

"Brother Yi, you gave me such a good gift, how can I dislike it for my brother, it's just that my brother is now panicked, and I don't know what gift to give Brother Yi next." Yang Xingwen said with a wry smile.

Cao Yi smiled mysteriously, "Brother Xingwen, don't be in a hurry to send it first, I will personally ask Brother Xingwen for it when the time comes, and Brother Xingwen will give it to me again, I will not be polite." ”

Although Yang Xingwen didn't know what Cao Yi wanted to ask him for, judging from his father's evaluation of Cao Yi and his current contact, Cao Yi himself was a well-informed and mellow person, and he would definitely not mention some evil or embarrassing requests, so he agreed with his mouth.

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