The cold wind was howling, and large snowflakes were falling from the dark sky. By the morning of the second day, the mountains, fields, and villages were all shrouded in white snow.

The beauty of freedom still maintains the old tradition, taking some old bedding and old cotton clothes to give to beggars on the roadside, as well as some poor people around, but the role they can play has become smaller and smaller, not that their strength is not as good as before, but that there are fewer and fewer beggars.

But most of the people in Chang'an are not as traditional, with the arrival of heavy snowfall, the farm work stops, and sit at home and wait for the New Year, they still have to come to the workshop to do things, from this point of view, the life of the craftsmen is far inferior to the farmer.

However, when they leave work, you can see many people carrying chickens, ducks, mutton, and some children's new clothes, and their faces are full of happy smiles.

In the past, the food in their hands could not be exchanged for so many things, and the previous life did not have such a rich supply of materials.

Why?

It's because they're still working, they're still producing a lot of goods every day, and the farmers are ...... They have gone into "hibernation".

Which kind of life is better?

I'm afraid it's only a matter of opinion.

On the morning of this day, the heavy snow stopped, a very luxurious black carriage slowly walked on the street, the people passing by, all know that the people in the carriage must be either rich or expensive, because this pure black carriage is the most expensive carriage in the Yuwen car shop, its paint and wood, are the best, especially this good black paint, is the Yuwen car shop recently developed.

"Phew....!"

The carriage stopped in front of a mansion.

"Proprietor, we're here!"

I only heard a squeak, the door opened from the side, and at the same time, a two-step wooden ladder stretched out from under the car, but I saw that this wooden ladder was made of iron and wood, the pedals were wooden, and the rest were iron, which was also the mainstream of machinery and equipment in the Tang Dynasty today, and the iron and wood were mixed, because the iron output was still not high, so we still tried to use wood, but the key parts were made of steel.

The proprietor of the Yuwen car dealer, Yuwen Xiumi, is a person who is good at learning, and he understands a truth from the model of the beauty of freedom, that is, if you want to earn the money of the rich, then you have to divide the carriage into grades, so that the rich are willing to spend more money, and in order to divide the carriage into various grades, he also takes great pains. He changed the door of this most noble carriage to the side, there is still a groom sitting in front, it is not easy to enter and exit, and a folding ladder is installed in the car, and the opening and closing of the door is to trigger the switch of the folding ladder, which is very ingenious, which is also a major patent of Yuwen Car Company.

I saw a man wrapped in a black coat get out of the car.

This man is none other than Han Yi.

The moment he got out of the carriage, the door of the mansion opened.

"Shangshu Ling is here, and it is shining."

Wang Yuntu gave up his hand to greet him.

Han Yi smiled: "I don't care if it's alive or not, what I care about is painting." ”

Wang Yuntu smiled awkwardly.

Han Yi said: "Don't tell me, I'm going to run for nothing today, I've encountered a lot of troubles this year, this is the end of the year, can you give me a little festive taste?" ”

Wang Yuntu said: "I don't hide the order, I am willing, but after my father knew about it, he didn't agree with it very much." ”

"Really?" Han Yi asked again: "Ling Zun can be here?" ”

Wang Yuntu nodded.

Han Yi smiled easily and said, "Then it's not a problem. ”

Wang Yuntu was stunned, nodded in a sinister manner, stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Han, please inside." ”

When I came to the lobby, I saw a middle-aged man sitting in the hall, this man was about 50 years old, with black and white hair, wearing a soft gauze scarf, wearing a gray robe, and his body was slightly thin, but his temperament was extraordinary.

As soon as I saw this dress, I knew that their family was a thrifty faction among the scholars, that is, they were very frugal in their daily life, and they were cultivated since childhood, not pretending, and Li Zhi was the same, but he didn't like those extravagant things in his heart.

In fact, thrift is for the rich, for the poor, that is life, not thrift, although the Langya Wang family has declined, but the family is still there, but their home decoration, furnishings are very simple.

"In Xia Wang Xiansu, I have seen Shang Shuling."

Until Han Yi entered the lobby, this Wang Xiansu also got up and bowed.

Of course he knew that Han Yi was coming, but the prime minister was coming, but he didn't say it, he hurried to the door, and waited for the driver like a minion, he still waited until Han Yi came to the lobby before getting up and saluting, purely a guest etiquette, without respect and humility, it can also be seen from this detail that the status of scholars and officials is very delicate, and at present, in this society, reputation is actually ranked first, and official positions are only second.

Li Shimin's cultivation of the clan chronicles is to change this phenomenon, but this is not a day's work.

"How dare you, how dare you." Han Yi bowed back and said, "Han Yi has seen Mr. Wang." ”

Wang Xiansu is not an official, but he is quite famous in Shilin, and it is said that his calligraphy and painting attainments are very good.

Wang Xiansu was neither humble nor arrogant, and stretched out his hand slightly: "Shang Shuling, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you."

After Wang Xiansu sat down, Han Yi sat down.

Wang Yuntu stood directly on the side, and the scholar family had some such red tape, which shows that Han Yi was really lucky to meet Xiao Rui, a peaceful and lovely old man.

After a moment of greetings, Wang Xiansu asked: "According to Xiao'er, Shang Shuling's visit is to take Xiao'er's paintings to the exhibition, I don't know if it?" ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "I'm here specifically for this." ”

"How can this work, when I heard Xiao'er talk about it before, I thought that Xiao'er deliberately deceived me." Wang Xiansu shook his head and smiled, "Xiao'er has just arrived and is not proficient in learning, his clumsy works, it doesn't hurt for the family to take a look, and it is also feasible to take them to give Shangshuling some pointers, but if you take it out for exhibition, I am afraid that people in the world will laugh at my Wang family for not doing their best, and it will also shame the ancestors." No, no. ”

Han Yi smiled: "The old gentleman should know what his background is, right?" ”

Wang Xiansu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled a little embarrassed.

Han Yi disagreed, and said: "In Xia, he was born as a businessman, and when a businessman looks at things, what he sees is value, if Ling Lang's paintings have no value, he can't visit in these snowy days." ”

Wang Xiansu looked suspicious and said: "I am also very curious about this matter, I have also seen one or two paintings of dogs, I really don't know why it can attract Shang Shuling so much attention." ”

"It's hard to say what this is, but I know that if the old gentleman agrees to let Ling Lang exhibit his paintings, then your Wang family will have one more painting saint."

"Shang Shuling really looks up to children!"

Wang Xiansu waved his hand again and again, and said: "If it is a matter of buying and selling, Shang Shuling said so, then I am convinced, but this calligraphy and painting is ......." ”

He wanted to stop talking, but the meaning was very obvious, I am a dignified Langya Wang, if I am not as good as you in appreciating calligraphy and painting, then I have no point in living in the world.

Han Yi smiled: "I don't know what the old gentleman thinks of Ling Lang's paintings?" ”

Wang Xiansu said: "The painting of the dog lacks artistic conception and is not vivid, it is really difficult to get into the hall of elegance." ”

Wang Yuntu's paintings are not mainstream, mainstream paintings, that are artistic conception and aesthetics, and there must be a kind of aura, but Wang Yuntu's paintings are more realistic, lacking aura, some of the characters in his paintings are even missing arms and legs, there is no beauty at all, Wang Xiansu doesn't understand what to do with painting.

Han Yi asked, "Isn't this the old gentleman's humble words?" ”

Wang Xiansu said: "It's not modest, if the dog's painting is really so good, and I don't need Shang Shuling to persuade here, I will also show it to everyone, as a father, I naturally hope that my son will have a future." ”

When Han Yi heard this, he smiled but did not speak.

Wang Xiansu saw that Han Yi seemed to have contempt, and couldn't help but say: "Why is Shang Shuling laughing? ”

Han Yi said: "Su asked Langya Wang's attainments in calligraphy and painting, the best Shilin, now I see it, I am really disappointed!" ”

Wang Xiansu's face changed suddenly, if you want to be sarcastic, forget it, you sarcastically mock our Langya Wang family, this can't bear it, and immediately said: "I don't dare to be the crown of Shilin, but compared to Shang Shuling, hum ......." ”

Wang Yuntu began to sweat, and regretted letting Han Yi see his father.

Han Yi said with a smile: "In calligraphy, even a ten-year-old child is not as good as a ten-year-old, but in terms of appreciating calligraphy and painting, the old gentleman is far inferior to me." Ling Lang's paintings are some priceless treasures, but in the eyes of the old gentleman, they are worthless. ”

Wang Xiansu said: "You say it's worth a thousand gold? ”

"If you say it's worthless, it's worthless?" Han Yi said with a smile: "If the old gentleman is not convinced, we might as well gamble once." ”

Wang Xiansu said: "How to bet? ”

Han Yi said: "Take out Ling Lang's paintings and exhibit them, if everyone in Shilin agrees that these paintings are priceless treasures, then even if I win, then these paintings must be considered to be owned by me and Ling Lang, if I don't get the recognition of the people in Shilin, I will take out 100,000 yuan as compensation for the loss of your Wang family's reputation, and publish an apology to the old gentleman in the newspaper, and inform everyone of this matter." ”

Wang Xiansu was already angry, and immediately clapped his hand and said: "A word is a certainty." ”

In other aspects, he may not be angry, in terms of calligraphy and painting, you Han Yi and Tian Sheer dare to shout in front of me, if you don't dare to fight, it will be even more embarrassing, and Han Yi directly sarcastically mocked them Langya Wang, you have to agree!

Han Yi said with a smile: "The old gentleman dares to make a contract." ”

"Why don't you dare?"

Wang Xiansu is a scholar, and he will not put Han Yi's set everywhere, and said: "Yuntu, go get paper, ink, pen and inkstone." ”

Wang Yuntu was already panicked and said, "Daddy, such a trivial matter, you can't do it, just don't take it out." ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "Yes, yes, this painting is Ling Lang's, and it is useless for the old gentleman to agree." ”

This can make Wang Xian angry enough, calligraphy and painting were satirized by Han Yi, and even his father's identity was satirized, he slapped the table, stood up, glared at Wang Yuntu angrily, and said: "Okay, you are an unfilial son, you dare to disobey even your father's words." ”

"The child doesn't dare, the child doesn't dare. Go and get it, child, and don't be angry. ”

Wang Yuntu's legs were weak, and he hurriedly ran out.

For the children of the scholar clan like them, if they are labeled as unfilial, this person will not be able to do it.

Why didn't my son obey? Han Yi couldn't help but feel ashamed.

After a meal.

Han Yi walked out with the contract satisfied, and said with a smile: "Your father's handwriting is really good!" ”

Wang Yuntu first secretly glanced back, and saw that his father had left angrily, and immediately cried: "Brother Han, I was miserable by you this time, I knew that you would say this, I would never agree to you." ”

Han Yi said: "I also want to talk to your father in a good voice, but you have also seen your father's attitude, so you can only make this decision." But don't worry, when winter turns to spring, your father will be smiling. Ha ha. As he spoke, he also patted Wang Yuntu's arm.

But this did not comfort Wang Yuntu in the slightest.

After sending Han Yi away, Wang Yuntu immediately ran to the study, he thought that no matter what the outcome of this matter was, he would not have a good life, if Han Yi won, then his father would die of anger, if Han Yi lost, then he would also be laughed at, he hoped to get these paintings away before Han Yi sent someone to get the paintings, big deal, he went out for a few more years.

But as soon as he arrived at the door of the study, he saw Wang Xiansu looking at him with a gloomy face.

"Father... Father. ”

Wang Yuntu's tongue was knotted.

Wang Xiansu frowned and said, "What are you doing here?" ”

Wang Yuntu hung his head and was silent.

Wang Xiansu snorted: "Do you think that Daddy will lose to a Tian She'er who can't even write well?" ”

Han Yi said this about their Wang family, of course he would not give Han Yi a good face.

Wang Yuntu lowered his head and said, "The child didn't think so. ”

"I still don't believe it, after decades of painting, this eyesight will not be as good as a field house."

Wang Xiansu said: "Rebel son, if you dare to help Natian She'er get in the way and discredit your father, your father will expel you from the house." ”

"Daddy....!" Wang Yuntu panicked.

Wang Xiansu said, "Go back to your house." ”

"The child obeys."