Xu Siye frowned, it seemed that he really couldn't paint casually in the future, and he painted two paintings today, but he got into trouble.

I don't want to be noticed because of this, so it's hard to implement the idea that I want to live in peace.

At this time, suddenly an old man walked to the front of the crowd, looked at the painting carefully, kept nodding, and whispered something to a small guy beside him.

The little guy immediately shouted at the top of his voice, "Does anyone know who painted this picture?" Our master has taken a fancy to it, and he will spend a hundred taels of silver to buy it! ”

One hundred taels of silver! As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar, and even Xu Siye was startled.

In many modern costume TV series, the characters in the play are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver at every turn, as if the silver can't help spending at all.

In fact, most of the main currencies used by ordinary people in ancient China were copper coins and a paper money called "Jiaozi" at that time.

Because the Song Dynasty was one of the few dynasties that did not emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce, the commerce of the Song Dynasty was very developed, which also led to the inconvenience of using copper coins.

A thousand coins are consistent money, equivalent to one tael of silver, and weigh at least twenty or thirty catties. And buying a batch of silk cloth also requires at least two or three times, so the merchants at that time invented Jiaozi.

In other words, for ordinary people, even if one hundred taels of silver is not a huge amount of money, it is by no means a small amount. It can even meet the daily expenses of a family of three for two years.

Xu Siye never dreamed that he would be able to buy such a sky-high price for a sketch at hand.

"Who painted this picture? Our lord will pay a hundred taels of silver to buy it! The little guy continued to shout.

The crowd looked at each other, and no one spoke. Xu Siye was also hesitating whether he should show up.

Originally, his sick son-in-law of the Lin family was not an unpopular topic in Yangzhou City, and if he showed up at this time, he would definitely become famous.

But this one hundred taels of silver is really not a small amount of money......

At this time, the old man suddenly said: "Since this painting is an ownerless thing, the little old man took it first." If anyone knows who painted this painting, please invite this person to the thirteenth lane house at the mouth of the wicker lane in the west of the city, and the little old man is willing to give a hundred and two pairs of hands. ”

After saying that, the old man asked the little servant to carefully take down the painting and put it away.

The old man had actually guessed that the painter was probably unwilling to admit it in public, so he took the painting away first, anyway, he made a promise in front of so many people today, and it was not considered to take it without telling him.

After the old man took the painting, the crowd gradually dispersed, and Xu Siye was still standing in the distance, thinking about who the old man was, and whether he should go to the old man to ask for money.

Although Xu Siye really wanted to be like those literati and ink writers, he threw down a sword and gave the martyrs goods to the scholars, and generously gave the paintings to others.

But survival is a very serious topic, if Xu Siye is swept away by the Lin family now, I am afraid that he will starve to death in a few days, and he needs a little capital around him anyway.

At this moment, Ping'er hurried over from a distance.

"Master, what are you doing here?" Ping'er seemed to be in a hurry, but when she was about to speak, she hesitated, and instead asked a question to test Xu Siye's reaction.

"It's fine." Xu Siye didn't bother to clean up the easel, and slowly found a stone by the river and walked down, quietly admiring the lake scenery.

The scenery of the south of the Yangtze River was rare to see at that time, with green water rippling, willow silk hanging, and boating on the water.

At this time, the sun is setting, the afterglow reflects the water and the sky, and the fishing boat sings at night, how leisurely and suitable. For Xu Siye, who had just been entangled with a scoundrel, there was nothing better than this scenery.

Ping'er walked behind Xu Siye and wanted to speak several times, but swallowed back when the words came to her mouth.

"Why can't you say it clearly?" Xu Siye said.

Ping'er said softly: "Master, the master received the letter just now, it's Miss...... Miss is coming back. ”

Xu Siye sighed, didn't ask anything, and continued to enjoy the river at sunset.

"Master, did you hear clearly? Be...... Miss is coming back. Ping'er repeated it again.

"Hear me." Xu Siye didn't raise his head.

Ping'er's face was stunned, she thought that Xu Siye would be very excited when she heard the news, after all, the newlywed wife ran away from the marriage that day, and this kind of thing is difficult for any man to accept.

But Xu Siye calmly seemed as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

"Lord, I mean, Miss she ......"

"Your young lady is coming back, how many times do you have to say it?"

Xu Siye seemed to be very dissatisfied with Ping'er repeatedly disturbing him to see the scenery, and said, "Do you want me to tell you more details?" The Miss Lin family who was supposed to marry me, the Miss Lin family who fled on the night of marriage, the wife I have never met from beginning to end is coming back, I understand. Can you be quiet for a while and enjoy the scenery? ”

Xu Siye didn't bother to pretend to be in a crepe tone, Ping'er stood in place dumbfounded, looking at Xu Siye, it seemed that the sky was falling and it was not as important for him to see the scenery now.

Ping'er didn't dare to say anything more, so she could only stand silently behind Xu Siye, muttering to herself what the scenery was so beautiful.

Xu Siye sat motionless like this, and waited until the sun set and the moon rose in the east before he stood up and stretched.

"Alright, let's go back." Ping'er sighed, followed behind Xu Siye, and the two of them walked towards the Xu family's mansion in this way.

Ping'er secretly glanced at Xu Siye's back, and asked cautiously, "Master...... Are you feeling a little unhappy today? ”

"No, it's good." Xu Siye said.

"Then why are you so ...... about Miss's affairs is so indifferent, sure enough, the master is still angry that the young lady ran away on the day she got married. ”

Xu Siye said: "Why should I be angry with a person who has never been known in life. ”

Ping'er was stunned again, but when she saw Xu Siye's indifferent attitude, she immediately decided that Xu Siye was talking back, and he must have been angry with his young lady in his heart.

"Master, Ping'er has the courage to plead with you...... No matter how atmospheric you are in your heart, don't talk to Miss...... If you quarrel with the young lady, can you also allow Ping'er? ”

"Yes!" Xu Siye replied without thinking about it.

Ping'er was about to say something, but Xu Siye suddenly stopped.

Ping'er also stopped, Xu Siye pondered for a while, and said, "But I'm a little curious, what kind of person is your young lady?" ”

It's not because he cares, it's just pure curiosity, which makes Xu Siye can't help but want to ask.