Xu Xi sneered.

"By the way, what is the reason for the controversy of my painting?" She asked again.

Xiao Ruotong smiled: "Because you are an alien, your painting method is different from everyone else." Some people have to deny your way of painting in order to maintain their position. ”

Xu Xi nodded.

When every new thing first appears, it will be rejected and criticized. Especially some old stubborn, clinging to their own cognition, unwilling to accept new things. These people also have the right to speak, so the phenomenon of new things being excluded will continue for a long time. This is normal.

Sure enough, as soon as she thought so, Xiao Ruotong said, "These are old gentlemen." Young artists still approve of your approach. There are many people who are interested in your drawing and want to learn from you. ”

Xu Xi touched his chin.

Why don't she hold a painting training class?

There are many people who know this way of painting, and there are a few of them who have learned well, so won't the danger of her being caught in the palace as a painter be reduced? In modern times, I have watched a lot of palace fighting dramas that are either you dead or I am alive, and I also know the plot of this last tragic battle for succession, Xu Xi can't avoid the palace.

Although the current emperor is not a tyrannical and indiscriminate person, she can also prescribe beauty filters and plastic surgery effects, but she still doesn't want to lift her head to be a kowtow worm.

The palace painter may be an honor for some, but she really doesn't need it.

"If someone asks, you say I can teach. There is no need for a master-apprentice position, just pay money. She said.

After thinking about it, she marked the price: "Just three thousand taels of silver per person." I rented a house in the county and taught for half an hour every evening; Ten days off for a full day, two months in a row. Anyone who draws knows that learning to draw requires talent. After receiving the money, I taught with all my heart, but I can't guarantee what I will learn. ”

The purchasing power of silver in this era is carried. Three thousand taels of silver, you can buy a two-entry courtyard in a better neighborhood in the capital. Ordinary people may not be able to easily come up with three thousand taels of silver.

But Xu Xi felt that if she let out the word to help people paint portraits, a noble lady and young lady like Mrs. Xiao, who was not bad for money, and a portrait of two hundred taels of silver, it was estimated that they would not hesitate. After all, there are no cameras in this era, and young and beautiful ladies and young ladies want to freeze their beautiful faces in time, so they can only let people paint them.

People who look like Mr. Kang may prefer to paint more abstractly, such as figure paintings in Chinese paintings. But young and beautiful women naturally like realistic painting.

Therefore, the money scene in this portrait market is so vast that it is not difficult to earn back the cost after spending three thousand taels of silver to learn. The tuition fee of three thousand taels of silver is really not much.

It's too cheap to make people look down on this way of drawing; There are many people who come to learn painting, and she is also tired, and there are a lot of troubles.

Think about it, if ten people are willing to come and learn to paint, she can earn 30,000 taels of silver. With the price she knew during this time, 30,000 taels of silver could buy a mansion as big as the Suiping Marquis Mansion, and she would soon be able to realize her wish to be a rental wife.

Of course, with money, she can't be stupid enough to really buy such a big house, not to mention being conspicuous, and she can't rent it. She's just a metaphor. With this money, she definitely went to buy a dozen or so shops, and it was not too cool to think about the rent she received every month.

Afraid that Xiao Ruotong would think too much, she said again: "Here in Yinlou, I have now understood the craftsmanship level and raw materials of craftsmen, so I don't have to come back in the evening." I can draw at noon in the academy. ”

Xiao Ruotong waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about the matter of Yinlou, and said happily: "If you don't want the title of master and apprentice, then this matter is absolutely fine." ”

In this era, the relationship between master and apprentice is very strict, and "being a teacher for one day, a father for life" is not just talking.

If you want to give gifts every year, you can get three thousand taels of silver, and those who can get three thousand taels of silver are not short of this money; But a big man, wherever he meets Xu Xi, he has to perform a discipleship in front of such a little girl, and everyone can't afford to lose this person.

Xiao Ruotong felt sorry for Xu Xi again: "But teaching others without the title of master and apprentice, you are too disadvantaged." ”

The new painting method, and it is a new painting method that is completely different from the traditional painting method, and three thousand taels of silver will be given away, which is not cost-effective in the eyes of Xiao Ruotong, who has regarded money as dung since he was a child.

"From ancient times to the present day, how many capable people have lost their abilities in the broom. If they can recruit disciples, how can their skills be lost? In this way, I only hope to spread this kind of painting method, and not ask for anything else. ”

Xu Xi's words were awe-inspiring, and he was immediately moved by the simple Xiao Ruotong.

"Okay, I'll be the first to sign up." She said.

Xu Xi was stunned: "Master, do you want to learn too?" ”

Xiao Ruotong nodded: "Calligraphy and painting are not separated, in fact, I also like to paint." It's just that my master was very strict and made me focus all my energy on calligraphy, and I was not allowed to paint more, so I didn't spend too much energy on painting. Now I have achieved a little success in calligraphy, and my master doesn't manage me so strictly. I saw that your drawing method was very interesting, so I wanted to learn it too. ”

"But, but you're my husband." Xu Xi stammered.

"What's this?" Xiao Ruotong waved his hand, "For those of us who are obsessed with calligraphy and painting, whoever has the ability will learn from whom." Threesome, there must be my teacher. ”

She blinked as she spoke: "Actually, you Kangfuzi have long wanted to learn from you." It's just that I'm worried that you don't want to teach, but it's hard to refuse because of the status of teacher and student, so I'm embarrassed to speak. ”

She said solemnly: "But it's okay, I want to learn from you Kangfuzi, and you have to accept three thousand taels of silver, otherwise we will be embarrassed to learn." ”

After she knew Xu Xi's identity and experience, she was very sympathetic to her.

Xiao Ruotong didn't know the specific situation of Xu Xi in the Suiping Marquis Mansion. I only know that she was only recently taken back to the Hou Mansion, and she is the daughter of the concubine, so she is not treated well by the old lady and Mrs. Hou. Now I have to go out to study again, and it costs a lot of money. It is estimated that she is short of money, so she went to Yinlou to sell jewelry, and now she is working hard to draw jewelry drawings for them in Yinlou.

After getting along during this time, Xiao Ruotong found that Xu Xi was extremely smart, he could learn everything at once, and he could learn it as soon as he learned it, and his memory and comprehension were extremely strong. The most rare thing is that this student has a good heart, even if he was held by mistake and grew up in the countryside, he did not complain at all, and he did not have any anger. There is no little family spirit on his body, he speaks and acts calmly, and he is still knowledgeable.

Xiao Ruotong has been proud since she was a child, and few people can enter her eyes. But maybe it's fate, as soon as she and Xu Xi first met, she had a very good impression of her. The longer they get along, the more she likes Xu Xi.

Therefore, she hopes that Xu Xi can live a better life. If she can help, she doesn't hesitate to lend a hand and help her.