Chapter 59: Fellowship of Heart
The painting is titled Mountain Snow Night, and it depicts the scenery in the mountains after a snowy night.
The scene in the painting is very realistic, with a cold moon hanging in the sky, and the silver light is lightly sprinkled on the earth, reflecting a white expanse of snow. On the snow-covered mountain, there is a tall plum tree on the cliff side of the cliff, and a few plum blossoms are scattered on it.
Looking at this beautiful and lifelike mountain and snowy night, Gu Nianyuan couldn't help but sigh. This Mr. Yi Ju'an is worthy of being a person who will be known as a once-in-a-century master of calligraphy and painting in the future.
His paintings are not only very meaningful, but also the technique has reached the pinnacle, and the scenes in the paintings seem to be real.
"How? But it can still be seen, is the old man's painting worthy of the name? While Gu Nianyuan was concentrating on the painting, Yi Ju'an was also carefully looking at his expression, staring at the changes in his expression.
Of course, he didn't miss the amazement and admiration in Gu Nianyuan's eyes, and he was very proud in his heart, but Yi Ju'an didn't want to ask Gu Nianyuan for an answer.
"Sir's painting is so amazing, both the idea and the workmanship of this painting are flawless. I really can't find the right adjective to praise this painting, but I can only say that if Mr.'s painting can't be eye-catching, other paintings in this world can't do it. ”
Gu Nianyuan truthfully said his feelings.
Hearing Gu Nianyuan's words, Yi Ju'an desperately pressed down the corners of his mouth, but he couldn't control the rise of the corners of his mouth, so he could only cover his mouth and pretend to cough.
"Ahem, look at this word again." Yi Ju'an, who is cool and crazy on the surface, is actually a shy character when he is praised in his heart, and he changed the topic in a little panic.
Yi Ju'an is really like the legendary calligraphy and painting, and his calligraphy is also very good.
Gu Nianyuan praised this sincerely, and Yi Ju'an was shy and excited.
After thinking about it, he directly rolled up these two calligraphy and paintings, put them in Gu Nianyuan's hands, and said a little embarrassed: "This ...... This calligraphy and painting, since you like it, I will give it to you! ”
Gu Nianyuan hurriedly pushed away and said, "Mr. Yi, no, how can you ask for such precious calligraphy and paintings for nothing?" ”
Yi Ju'an's eyes widened and he insisted, "What? What you just said is a lie, don't you look down on the old man and don't want to have a relationship with the old man? ”
Seeing him like this, Gu Nianyuan hurriedly explained, "How come? Mr. Yi is so talented, it is Gu's great luck to be able to associate with Mr. Yi. And Gu thinks that no matter what kind of calligraphy and painting Mr. Yi is, it is worth a thousand gold when he pulls it out. There is only a small amount of silver under it, and even if you spend all the silver to buy a painting, you are taking advantage of Mr. ”
Gu Nianyuan's purpose in coming here is indeed to pick up bargains, and he wants to spend a small amount of money to buy famous paintings in advance, and then sell them to make money.
But all this changed when he saw Yi Ju'an himself and his calligraphy and paintings, he really admired his talent, and also wanted him not to end up in the tragic end of his previous life.
Therefore, seeing that Yi Ju'an's expression was a little loose, Gu Nianyuan took advantage of the victory to pursue.
"It's just that Mr. Yi and Zai Xia have a sincere relationship and don't value money. I really want to have a relationship with Mr. and I want to help Mr. do something. ”
"I guess you're still studying, what can you do for me?" Yi Ju was very moved in peace of mind, but he still said hard-mouthed.
"It's true that I can't help Mr. a lot, but I have some silver taels in my hand, although it's not much, I hope to help Mr. Mr. Gao Feng is bright and does not pay attention to the residence. But Gu saw that Mr. and Mrs. were not in good health, and happened to meet Mrs. falling to the ground when he first came. ”
"What?! Madame fell to the ground, was there anything wrong with her body? Why didn't she just tell me? No, I'm going to check it out. Hearing that his wife fell to the ground, Yi Ju'an panicked all of a sudden, and was anxious to go to the house to see her.
"Sir, don't worry, I helped my wife up and fed her some water, and she is already better. And Madame doesn't want you to worry about it if she doesn't tell you. Gu Nianyuan hurriedly grabbed Yi Ju'an and patiently persuaded him.
"It's me who is sorry for Madame, and caused her and me to suffer." Yi Ju'an stopped, his expression a little depressed.
Gu Nianyuan was a little unbearable, but he still continued, "I just happened to encounter it today, what if this happens again?" ”
Seeing that Yi Ju'an thought of the consequences and looked like he was about to cry, Gu Nianyuan hurriedly said the solution.
"I have some money in my hand, so it's better for my husband to move out of here with my wife first. I think this place is really not suitable for recuperation, so when the time comes, I will rent a house near the hospital and find a mother-in-law to take care of my wife, so that this kind of thing will happen today. ”
"Thank you, thank you really. Old man, I'll be cheeky enough to take advantage of your kid. ”
Although he was very embarrassed, for the sake of his wife, Yi Ju'an still accepted Gu Nianyuan's help.
"The sooner Madame's body moves to a place with a better environment, the better. It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, just today. Gu Nianyuan proposed.
"Good! I'm going to pack up now. Yi Ju'an is also a straightforward character, anyway, he has decided to accept help with a cheeky face, and he no longer squirms and pinches and responds directly.
"Then you pack up first, I'll go find the house first, and then find a car to pick you two up." Gu Nianyuan was also very satisfied with the other party's cheerful temperament, and the two soldiers began to prepare in two ways.
Gu Nianyuan directly inquired about Ya Po's location and asked her to do all the things. In the end, with the help of Ya Po, he rented a small yard for 200 yuan a month, which was not cheap.
But because this courtyard happened to be the second house on the left hand side of the medicine hall, Gu Nianyuan still had enough money in his hand, so he settled on this house, and directly paid a year's rent.
He asked Ya Po to help find a mother-in-law who cooked and cleaned up the house, and planned to pay a monthly commission. But this time it's not as easy as a house, people are not like houses, and it's difficult to find a suitable one for a while.
In the end, Ya Po asked him if he wanted to buy someone, and she happened to have a woman about forty years old in her hand, and she only needed one or two pieces of silver. Saying that, Ya Po directly brought people over to let Gu Nianyuan look at each other.
The mother-in-law who was sold was called Bai, and she was also a poor person, she was originally a child daughter-in-law and had no children, and her husband was sold by her mother-in-law as soon as he died.
Bai looked to be in his early thirties, dressed very shabby, but very clean. Gu Nianyuan asked her a few words and felt that she was a sincere person, and after thinking about it, she agreed.
After receiving the deed of sale, Gu Nianyuan directly led her to the rented yard. Although the yard is fully equipped, Yapo will also send someone to clean it from time to time, but there is still something wrong with direct check-in.
Gu Nianyuan asked the Bai family to clean up the yard well, and he went to the medical hall next to him.
After making an appointment to let the doctor go to see a doctor later, Gu Nianyuan hired a car to pick up Yi Ju'an and his wife in the slum lane.
Yi Ju'an said that he was packing things, but in fact, there was nothing. His family is poor, and you can see the end at a glance. He only rolled up the cover, packed the calligraphy, painting, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and wrapped up the only few clothes, and then left.
"What to do with a horse-drawn cart, just do a donkey cart, and waste that money for anything." See the donkey cart rented by Gu Nianyuan. Yi Ju'an frowned, a little dissatisfied.
Yi Ju'an has also been rich and noble, looking at Nianyuan's dress, he is not the kind of rich son. But for the sake of his wife, he can only be cheeky to accept his help. Seeing Gu Nianyuan using the carriage so extravagantly, he was also afraid that he would not have enough money.
"Madame can't stand the wind, and besides, she doesn't have much money, but Gu still has this money." also knew Yi Ju'an's intentions, Gu Nianyuan was not angry, but patiently explained to him.
Hearing Gu Nianyuan say this, Yi Ju'an felt a little guilty, but he couldn't hold back his apology.
"Thank you so much, we really don't know how to thank you for being so sweet." It was Mrs. Yi who came out to relieve the siege, and she was really moved by Gu Nianyuan.
After her husband was demoted, Mrs. Yi was used to seeing the warmth and coldness of people. It's the first time I've met a good person like Gu Nianyuan.
"You're welcome, ma'am, I didn't do anything. It's windy outside, so let's get in the car. ”
Knowing her body, Mrs. Yi no longer shirked and got into the carriage directly. It's just that before leaving, he gave Yi Ju'an a look and signaled him to talk to Gu Nianyuan.
Receiving his wife's eyes, he was also a little guilty, and Yi Ju'an apologized to Gu Nianyuan with some embarrassment.
"Just now, the old man was too impulsive and misunderstood your kindness."
"Mr. is polite, Gu knows that Mr. is also afraid that I will be too wasteful, I know."
There weren't many things, and soon Gu Nianyuan helped Yi Ju'an move all the things into the carriage, and the group didn't stay longer and went directly to the small courtyard.
When they arrived at the small courtyard, Gu Nianyuan first led Yi Ju'an and his wife to the main house, placed Mrs. Yi, and then took Yi Ju'an to visit the small courtyard.
The yard is not big, but there are quite a few rooms. In addition to the main house, there are four rooms, and there is a small stove room next to it.
Gu Nianyuan retold what Ya Po and himself had told Yi Ju'an, "There is a small one next to the main room, which was originally a baby room, and Mr. can use it as a study." The light in this room is not bad, but it is a little smaller. ”
"It's possible, it's just right to paint here, and you don't have to go outside to borrow light like before. It's not too small, and it's better than the previous place. "Being able to have a study room, Yi Ju'an is already very satisfied.
Coming out of the study, Gu Nianyuan continued to introduce, this is the backyard, the backyard is not big, but there is a well here, and it is more convenient to use water at home. ”
"There are two guest rooms here, and one of them I arranged for the Bai family, by the way, the Bai family is the mother-in-law I helped my husband find, and I asked her to go grocery shopping. Originally, I wanted to hire someone, but I didn't find the right person, so I bought it because this Bai family was more suitable, and this is a deed of sale. With that, Gu Nianyuan took out the Bai family's deed of sale from his arms and handed it to Yi Ju'an.
Because of the carriage before, although he was a little worried about Gu Nianyuan, Yi Ju'an didn't say anything more. just rejected the deed of sale, "Let it be put to you first, the Shu people are forbidden to buy and sell slaves." ”
There was indeed a rule in this dynasty that the degraded Shu people were forbidden to retake the merits and buy and sell fields and slaves.
"I'm sorry..."Forgetting this stubble, Gu Nianyuan felt a little guilty.
"It's okay, the court prohibits the buying and selling of slaves, but it doesn't matter if others borrow slaves." Yi Ju'an waved his hand absently, but he felt a little sad in his heart.
The imperial court forbade a lot of Shu people, but it did not prohibit Shu people from interacting normally with relatives and friends. But so many relatives and friends, including those he has helped, none of them are willing to help him.
Thinking of this, he made a decision and said to Gu Nianyuan with some hesitation.