Mr. Bai has been studying calligraphy for nearly 20 years, and Songshi Daoren is one of the four masters of regular script that he particularly likes, so he almost immediately recognized that this is a genuine handiwork.

"This stinky boy!" Mr. Banbai scolded uncontrollably, but his eyes flashed with excitement and joy.

Qi's face was speechless - her husband's mouth, can't she be honest when she is happy? is obviously very proud that he has accepted a smart and filial apprentice, but he usually always blows his beard at others.

It's a shame that Ah Shen can understand her husband's arrogant temperament, otherwise how could this pair of masters and apprentices have a harmonious relationship and trust each other like today.

Qi shook his head, packed up all the ingredients, cloths and other things that Su Shen brought, and only left the things that Mr. Bai was interested in, such as pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., on the table, and let him play and enjoy them at will.

Mr. Bai originally wanted to share his joy with Qi Yu'an, but before Qi Yu'an could open his mouth, he had already sneaked to the stove room with his daughter Bai Yunzhen to eat snacks and fruits.

"This stinky boy knows how to eat all day long." Mr. Bai shook his head helplessly, and then went back to admiring the copybook.

That's it, that's it, since they don't like it, then he can keep this word for himself, O(∩_∩)O haha~

Mr. Bai stroked the notebook that had just arrived, but what he thought to himself was, "It seems that when this kid enters Beijing to take the exam, I don't have to secretly supplement him." ”

He thought that Su Shen bought this calligraphy at a high price, but how did he know that this was actually a leak that Yan Zhenwu picked up on the way to purchase.

It actually started two months ago.

Thanks to Meng Zhen's request to collect books, calligraphy and paintings, as long as Yan Zhenwu goes out, he will basically pay more attention.

If he sees new or old books that are not available at home in a bookstore somewhere, Yan Zhenwu will basically bring one or two copies back.

New books are usually worth more than old books, but when the "old books" are rare and rare ancient books, this assumption is usually easily overturned.

As for calligraphy and painting, Yan Zhenwu doesn't know how to do it, so nine and a half times out of ten times he won't touch these things.

The reason why he bought back such an authentic book this time was entirely because he relied on his good ear and overheard the self-talk of the second shopkeeper of the calligraphy and painting shop in Lingshui County.

At that time, the second shopkeeper had just sent away a thin young man with patched clothes.

The young man originally wanted to sell this calligraphy to the bookstore and exchange some money for some money to go home to his grandmother for treatment, but the second shopkeeper turned out to be a black-hearted person, and in order to maximize profits, he had to say that the calligraphy was a fake.

The young man was not convinced, so he decided to go to another painting and calligraphy shop to ask.

It was after he left that Yan Zhenwu overheard the second shopkeeper's self-talk.

It turns out that although there are two calligraphy and painting shops in Lingshui County, the owners behind these two shops are all the same person.

In addition, the big shopkeeper of the other shop happens to be a pair of cousins with the second shopkeeper of this shop, so they often sing and play a combination of punches in order to achieve the purpose of keeping the price down as much as possible.

Yan Zhenwu heard the second shopkeeper say there, "Ask, I want to see what you can ask." ”

Then in the next moment, the second shopkeeper sent a young man in the shop to another calligraphy and painting shop, "You go to Mobao Zhai and tell my cousin about the stinky boy just now, so that he must buy the real painting." ”

The young man pushed open the back door of the shop and took a shortcut to Mobaozhai, while Yan Zhenwu got out of the shop and hurried to chase the young man just now.

Yan Zhenwu is a chivalrous person, since the calligraphy is genuine, of course Yan Zhenwu will not set a trap to deliberately bully a child like those two calligraphy and painting shops.

He stopped the boy on the side of the road, and then invited him to the inn where he was staying.

1510 told what he had heard, and Yan Zhenwu proposed to buy the calligraphy in the young man's hand.

The young man asked for one hundred and twenty taels, because he was afraid that Yan Zhenwu would not agree, so he patiently explained the benefits of the copy in his hand.

Although Yan Zhenwu doesn't know how to appreciate calligraphy and painting, he is very good at reading people, and the young man's every move makes Yan Zhenwu feel that he will not lose money in this ninety percent.

But even so, Yan Zhenwu still kept an eye on it.

After exchanging money with the young man, he quietly followed the young man out of the door of the inn.

The boy first went to the infirmary to get some medicine for his grandmother, then went to the market to buy fish, meat, eggs, and tofu, and went to the grain store to buy japonica rice, millet, and white noodles.

Yan Zhenwu followed him all the way, until he went back to his house, talked to his grandmother about selling calligraphy, and took out the silver ticket and broken silver for his grandmother to see, Yan Zhenwu relieved himself and quietly returned to the inn.

From the conversation between the young man and his grandmother, Yan Zhenwu ruled out the possibility that the young man knew that the calligraphy was fake, but he still took it out to deceive people.

Coupled with the words of the second shopkeeper of the calligraphy and painting shop, Yan Zhenwu felt that he could at least let go of ninety percent of his heart.

As for the rest of the chance of being pitted, Yan Zhenwu felt that it was almost negligible.

Fortunately, Yan Zhenwu was lucky, and the calligraphy was indeed a genuine handiwork left by the Songshi Dao people.

The actual value of the things bought for one hundred and twenty taels of silver was more than three hundred taels, and Yan Zhenwu's sale was simply very profitable.

Especially for things like celebrity calligraphy and paintings, the longer you put them, the more valuable they will become, so it is indeed a good choice to buy them back and collect them.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't take out anything valuable to thank his mentor this time, and Mr. Bai really liked the characters of Songshi Daoren, Su Shen would not have agreed to Meng Hao's proposal, and gave this calligraphy to Mr. Bai for collection and study when he thanked his teacher.

***

In the next few days, Su Shen was either attending a banquet or entertaining guests.

There is no need to talk about going to the banquet, just go out to eat and drink with people, talk about poetry and papers, and treat guests, but Su Shen is a little embarrassed.

The Meng family had no subordinates, and Su Shen didn't want Meng Zhen to work too hard, so after discussing with Meng Zhen, Su Shen set the banquet location in the house under his name in Mingzhang Hutong.

The day that Su Shen set for a treat was the day when Meng Zhen made an appointment to meet Shen Feng in his name.

On this day, Shen Feng came to the Meng family's house in Huaihua Hutong early.

He's here for breakfast—he doesn't think it's enough for just one meal.

However, to his disappointment, Su Shen had no intention of making Meng Hao a chef at all, preparing a banquet for the guests.

Shen Feng was depressed, early in the morning, he was stunned to turn his loss into appetite, and he reluctantly put down his chopsticks after eating a round stomach.