Three days later, in the early morning, the weather was clear and cloudless.

Li Xiangzhi carried a long painting on his back and went out to beg for a living.

Li Xiangzhi thought about taking a different path and went around to the vicinity of Yangcheng Lake in Changzhou County, where businessmen and celebrities gathered.

Li Xiangzhi's original intention of going there is very clear, there are rich people over there, and there is no shortage of people who fight for righteousness and squander money.

Li Xiangzhi sneered and said: "The picture of a beautiful woman can be sold for two hundred taels of silver, and my painting has been carefully carved for three days and three nights, and it will be at least doubled." Let's see which one of the wrongdoers has this honor today. ”

It seems to have come a little early, but there are many villages on the shore of Yangcheng Lake, and the atmosphere is clean, but almost all of them who come out so early are people.

Li Xiangzhi was not in a hurry, walked around the lake, and then sat on the stone bench by the lake to rest.

Looking at the clean lake water and absorbing the fresh air in the early morning, Li Xiangzhi was content.

"Little brother!"

Suddenly, Lee Sang-zhi was attracted by a call.

Not far away, an elderly man was leisurely fishing on the stone steps of the lake, with a small table and stool next to him.

Seeing that the old man beckoned to him with a gentle face, Li Xiangzhi got up and walked over.

"What is the old gentleman doing?" Seeing that the old man was dressed in a green shirt and Confucian clothes, Li Xiangzhi made a gesture.

"Look, you're also a reader, how about it? Are you interested in playing chess with your husband? ”

Li Xiangzhi glanced at the Go on the table and said, "Don't hide it, the younger generation's chess skills are very stinky, and they are not good at this." ”

"Haha, that's right. The weather is very good today, but the old man is sitting a little stuffy, and the smell of chess is okay. Come, come, come. The old man pinned the rod into the crack in the stone, and then set up the chess.

Li Xiangzhi saw that it was still early, and it was estimated that those rich people were sleeping with their wives and concubines. There is an hour to spend time.

"Okay, if it's not good, please take care of the old gentleman."

Li Xiangzhi knows how to play Go, but his chess skills are mediocre, and he lost his armor in less than an hour.

"Huh. Old decay won a game. ”

"I'm smiling, my chess skills are really average."

"Young people should not be in a hurry, but calm down. Your move...... Well, it's a little messy, but it's interesting. If you can put more effort into it, you won't lose so quickly. ”

At this time, a subordinate ran over and said to the old man, "Master, I'm back!" ”

"Oh." The old man replied, "How much do you want?" ”

The person who looked like a person looked at Li Xiangyi vigilantly, and Li Xiangzhi suddenly rolled his eyes.

didn't wait for Li Xiangzhi to speak.

The old man said, "What are you doing at your own doorstep?" ”

"Yes, sir." The man offered a cloth bag in both hands.

The old man casually opened it and flipped through it.

Li Xiangzhi's eyes suddenly straightened, and there were silver tickets inside, at least three or four hundred taels......

The old man frowned and said, "That's all?" Go, go. ”

Li Xiangzhi saw that the old man casually threw the silver ticket to his subordinates, and immediately said in his heart: "Rich family, home is nearby, gentry!" ”

"Young people, money is not a good thing, you must be pragmatic and not be stumped by these mundane things."

Li Xiangzhi's face was seen by the old man, and he immediately smiled embarrassedly.

"The old man usually likes some calligraphy and painting calligraphy, and when he sees something interesting, he can't help but buy some."

Li Xiangzhi's eyes lit up suddenly, and he suddenly thought to himself: "I plan to use this time as my final work." Although the other party is not a rich second generation who is easy to fool, but the last time, he cares. ”

He immediately made up his mind and said, "This ...... The younger generation is also a person who loves painting, and a friend of mine has sold a few paintings these days. ”

The old man looked at the scroll on Li Xiangzhi's back lightly and said, "Oh? I also came out to sell paintings today? But there aren't any shops here. ”

Li Xiangzhi smiled mysteriously and said, "This painting of mine is not something that ordinary people can buy. Good paintings, expensive, ordinary people can't afford it. ”

The old man was suddenly interested: "Can you let the old man take a look?" If the old man is interested, he will buy yours. ”

"Okay! Here you go! ”

Li Xiangzhi looked around by the way, and when he saw that there was no one, he mysteriously unraveled the painting.

The old man suddenly smiled dumbly, but the expectations in his heart were a little higher.

The scroll is about one meter long, which is consistent with the previous portrait of Chu Chu, but this painting is indeed painted horizontally.

When Lee Sang-zhi spread out the painting. The old man shook his beard and was stunned.

I saw pavilions, neighborhoods, pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, trees and flowers, rivers and bridges...... It's all about the details.

The old man lost his voice and said, "Carbon painting! Bird Bridge Street! ”

Seeing the appearance of the old man, Li Xiang's heart was complacent.

The old man leaned down, leaned on the painting, and studied it carefully.

"Beauty, beauty, beauty! A trace of a thread and even the subtle concave and convex surfaces on the road are presented, which is really exquisite, much more complex than the picture of the lady...... This...... This. ”

Seeing that the old man was extremely excited, Li Xiangzhi hurriedly said: "Old man, you can make a price, the price is right." ”

The old man retracted his gaze and said with a long sigh: "You are Li Xiaoyao, right?" ”

Li Xiangzhi thought about it and nodded suddenly.

The old man said with a smile: "You have such painting skills, why do you secretly sell good products?" ”

Li Xiangzhi said: "Alas, the family is in the middle of the road, and it is urgent to use it, and the younger generation has no long skills, so I can only make this decision, forgive me, forgive me." I just don't know if the old gentleman likes this painting? ”

"Do you know what I was going to do with all that money?"

"The younger generation doesn't know."

"Alas, the painting you sold three days ago is famous in Suzhou, and I also went to see it, and I was very moved. Later, someone bought it, and the old man didn't have so much money, so he could only raise some money in the past two days, and he wanted to buy it back. But...... Today's painting of yours is much higher than the previous picture of the lady, which is surprising. ”

Li Xiangzhi smiled embarrassedly: "It is a blessing for Li to be able to enter the eyes of Mr. Li for the younger generation's clumsy products." ”

Li Xiangzhi didn't have time to stay any longer, and suddenly said: "Old man, I don't want much for this painting, three hundred taels is enough." ”

"Haha...... Three hundred taels, then I took advantage of it? The old man stroked his beard and smiled.

Li Xiangzhi smiled with a blushing face.

The old man was not ambiguous, and called his servant to hand over a silver ticket of three hundred taels.

Li Xiangzhi said gratefully: "The old gentleman is generous, and the younger generation is grateful. ”

The old man said, "Not busy, not busy, can you tell the old man, where do you live?" ”

"Huh?"

"Lao Yu is just a little interested in this carbon painting, if you can ask the children for a lesson or two, it would be the best." The old man squinted his eyes and smiled.

"Well...... The younger generation has some difficulties, after all, this carbon painting ...... Juniors mean that juniors are not stingy with painting skills, but are just afraid of getting into trouble. ”

"Oh? What's the trouble? The old man said with a strange face: "But are you afraid that Shen Zhou will find you trouble?" ”

"Well, sort of! I didn't hide it from the elders, and today I told Mr. Li Xiaoyao in the name that Li planned to close the mountain, only this once. ”

"Oh? Why?? The old man said in surprise.

"Be content and happy, and don't ask for trouble."

"Haha...... Your little friend is a little interesting, yes, yes, not greedy for money, and you will accept it when you see it. ”

Li Xiangzhi grinned and said, "The juniors still have something to do, so let's go first." ”