Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye.

People opened their eyes wide, thinking that Xia Qing was just bragging, but as a result, Xia Qing really changed the price to three taels of silver under the gaze of people.

A painting sells for three taels of silver, and it triples every half an hour, and this is not a painting, but gold! More importantly, after waiting for half an hour, Xia Qing did not see Xia Qing take out the painting, and he did not know what kind of painting he was selling.

The crowd was noisy, and the number of onlookers increased.

There was a couple performing acrobatics nearby, attracting at least hundreds of onlookers. On the high stage, the husband and wife who relied on their performances were performing hard, but as a result, the onlookers in the audience ran away with an uproar, and they all watched Xia Qing sell paintings, leaving the two who performed hard in the wind. deliberately playing a clown face is not even needed, and he is as tired as a dog, and he can take a big porcelain plate to ask for money, but as a result, all of a sudden everyone is gone.

"Where did you come from, robbing the old lady of her job!" "The aunt who sells the art is angry, the rules of the rivers and lakes are that you can't set up a stall within two hundred meters to grab the flow of people, Xia Qing not only robbed it, but also ran out. The entertaining uncle can bear it, but the entertaining aunt can't help it, so she will copy the guy.

In Xu Ji Commercial Bank, Xu Tianfu moved a bench and sat at the door, watching the excitement in a leisurely manner. Seeing the couple coming over, the old guy became even more energetic, and instructed the shopkeeper to serve the wine and food, eat a peanut and drink a sip of wine, and wait to see how Xia Qing ends. I want to sell a painting for three taels of silver, and it triples every half an hour, this kid really dares to dream, it's not dark yet!

Xia Qing sat cross-legged on the ground, letting people point and wait. Butler Zhao also sat cross-legged and didn't move, patiently waiting to see what Xia Qing was going to do.

There were more onlookers, one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and more and more people came around. Looking left and right, an old painter who had been setting up a stall in the market for many years couldn't bear it, "Boy, is it really a painting for three taels of silver?"

"That was just now, and now...... , it's going to be nine taels. ”

Xia Qing took the pen and changed it to nine taels, and before I knew it, another half an hour had passed.

People smacked their tongues, in a small place like Xihaiyuan, nine taels of silver are almost enough for ordinary people to spend a year, Xia Qing really dares to speak?

"Okay, a good baby is a high price!"

The sister-in-law squeezed in, holding a knife in both hands, "But didn't I say, is there a seller like you?" Boy, what about your paintings, if you don't take them out and show them to everyone, how do you know if it's worth the price?"

The crowd followed and coaxed, asking Xia Qing to show things out. Nine taels of silver for a painting, I was really aroused by Xia Qing's interest, to see what kind of masterpiece is so valuable. Steward Zhao frowned, feeling a little bad, it was not a good thing that the onlookers were too fanatical.

Xia Qing raised his head and said lightly: "If you want to buy my paintings, you have to pay first, and now it's just a blank piece of paper, and it's not too late to start writing after receiving the cashier." ”

People were stunned, thinking they had misheard, and then boiled. I thought that Xia Qing really had any treasures, such as some family masterpiece, but I didn't expect that there was nothing. Dare to ask for nine taels of silver with a blank piece of paper, is Xia Qing crazy, or does he treat the onlookers as fools?

"Hahaha, boy, the old lady admires your courage. ”

The sister-in-law laughed, then her face turned hideous, and she took a step forward with her twin knives, "At least, the old lady didn't dare to be so bold when you were so old." No, you're not bold, you're tired!"

"Yes, this kid is looking for death!"

Someone loudly echoed and heckled, and the crowd went wild.

Xia Qing didn't hear it, closed her eyes and meditated in public.

The sister-in-law was even more angry, gritted her teeth and waved the double knives in her hand vigorously, and took a vicious step forward again. was about to make a move, but was stopped by the perennial miserable uncle, the movement became louder and louder, and more people came around.

Amid the chatter of the people, half an hour passed.

Xia Qing wrote, and the price tripled, raising to twenty-seven taels of silver. The crowd was noisy, and the general manager of Zhao couldn't sit still, he dared to ask for twenty-seven taels of silver for a blank piece of paper, and the master of Chinese painting didn't dare to be so high-profile!

"This kid is playing tricks, but he doesn't know how to draw at all!"

The old painter stood up again, raised his arms and shouted, his peers are enemies, and a lot of them seem to be eager to step forward and smash Xia Qing's stall when they are old.

"Yes, he just deliberately showed off, I bet this kid will die a miserable death!"

People coaxed and echoed, and many people had gradually lost their patience, and they were excited again by the old painter, waiting to see Xia Qing's fate. Some people secretly shook their heads and persuaded Xia Qing to leave quickly, while more people gloated, waiting to see Xia Qing being cleaned up, unfamiliar with life and such a high-profile person, if you don't clean up, you can't do it. A few ruffian bullies who usually walked sideways in Xihaiyuan lost no time in walking out, and they felt itchy when they looked at Xia Qing.

Butler Zhao frowned, but Xia Qing didn't seem to hear anything. Half an hour later, the price tripled, and the sky-high price of eighty-one taels of silver was staggering.

"Boy, there's a kind!"

The old painter also seemed to be mad, and took out a yellowed calligraphy and painting from his arms, "This is the ancestral picture of the lady of my old grandson's family, and someone once offered a hundred taels of silver." Boy, if your painting is better than my lady's picture, this treasure will be yours, do you dare to bet?"

"Why don't you dare?"

Xia Qing agreed, waited for so long, and waited for this time, took off the jade pendant around his neck, "If I lose, this jade pendant will belong to you." ”

A ray of sunlight shines through the clouds, and the light on the jade pendant flows, faintly reflecting the colorful brilliance, which is obviously not ordinary.

The crowd was in turmoil, the Xihai Yuan was not big, but there were many businessmen who came and went, among which there were many old rivers and lakes who knew the goods, and they knew at a glance that this jade pendant was not simple, far more than eighty-one taels of silver.

"I'll bet three taels of silver!"

"I'll bet twenty taels!"

With the old painter taking the lead, people are placing bets.

The old painter has been selling paintings for a living for generations, although the old man's skills are not very good, but the ancestor is said to be a Danqing master, and the treasure left behind is definitely not simple. Anyway, it's much better than Xia Qing.

There are more and more silver taels piled on the ground, and there are constantly people betting, adding up to no less than five thousand taels, but all of them are piled up on the side of the old painter, and there is no one who is optimistic about Xia Qing.

Sitting at the door and watching the lively old man, Xu Tianfu also came over and made a bet, and threw away a full hundred taels of silver, usually more than the crippled old man next door to the tailor's house, the second meal was brushed, but now he is generous, and he wants to gamble.

Behind Xia Qing, Steward Zhao's heart was suddenly in his mind.

Xihai was originally a small place, even if Xia Qing ruthlessly took out the jade pendant to sell or pawn, I am afraid it would not be able to exchange it for many silver taels. Selling paintings at a high price and leading people to bet on fights, and quickly coming up with such a way to raise money to buy medicine, Xia Qing is definitely a genius! If he doesn't practice and change to business, it will be difficult for him to become a big businessman with his brain. It's just that if it fails, the price will be too great, this jade pendant is a relic left by Xia Qing's mother, is Xia Qing really sure to win?

Butler Zhao frowned, Xia Qing seemed to have almost no chance of winning, but one thing was done, and he successfully attracted people from the market and even the entire small city, and his popularity was absolutely overwhelming.

Xia Qing sat cross-legged and waited quietly, as if he was absolutely sure. Someone coaxed and urged, but he was unmoved, and it seemed that he would not do it until sunset.

Time passed, more and more people bet, and Xia Qing's asking price became higher and higher, jumping to more than seven hundred taels after a few hours, and the onlookers were dry-mouthed.

Is it possible to spend more than 700 taels of silver to buy a blank piece of paper? Impossible, there is no shortage of fools in the world, but there is absolutely no such rich fool.

More people bet and believe that Xia Qing will definitely lose.

Steward Zhao shook his head secretly, a little worried, he really couldn't see the possibility of Xia Qing winning.

Xia Qing was as calm as water and continued to wait quietly.

On the horizon, a team of horses suddenly appeared in the depths of the desert known as the West Sea, galloping towards a luxurious carriage, the guards all wearing grimace masks, and a blooming peach blossom carved on the carriage. Inside the carriage sat a woman more beautiful than a flower, wearing a big red cheongsam, revealing a long snow-white leg. Next to the woman, there was a little girl of eleven or twelve years old, who was lifting the curtain and looking at the vast desert sunset with interest.