As a small city adjacent to Tong'an, in addition to the similarity in tea, there is another place that is quite similar, that is, there is a painting workshop that is not too small. Tong'an is larger, and there are many painters who are already famous, while Baidicheng is smaller, and most of the painters who are not well-known come here to find some work.

In the afternoon of this day, Siming woke up, went to Bihua Pavilion and the shops in the eastern suburbs, and then took a carriage to the painting workshop in the west of the city. The painting workshop in the west of the city is different from other bookstores, displaying the characters indoors, this painting workshop is more like a garden, built by the mountains and rivers, and even the name is called 'Xiuyuan'.

The show garden is very large, and if you take an ordinary walk, it will take half an hour to complete. Xiuyuan leaned against the mountain to the west, and a small stream fell obliquely from the mountain, flowed crookedly into the lake of Xiuyuan, and then flowed out to the small fork in the east. Along the lake was a long corridor, and there were many painters who came to sell their paintings, but they didn't shout, but they paid the money and left.

When Siming entered the door, he was stopped by the guys waiting outside the park and asked, "Distinguished guests, do you like to be Bole, or do you want to have a meal?" The rules here are easy to understand, Siming gave the five copper plates that had already been prepared to the guy, and said, "Look at the painting." ”

The guy handed over a prepared list, gave it to Siming, and said more respectfully, "These are worth seeing in the garden today." "A piece of thin paper, the painting meeting of the two heads, is convenient for the layman, and less interesting for the insider.

Siming took the list, glanced at it, walked to the garden, and walked more than a mile before he saw the person he was looking for today. Although she is also the daughter of the Ma family, that person is different from Mingyi, her personality is more bold, and because she is an only daughter, she often has some willfulness in it. When the female companions gathered on both sides of her saw Siming, they also consciously gave up their positions and walked away, leaving her there to wait for someone to pass.

Perhaps she had expected that Siming would come to her, the corners of the woman's mouth curled slightly, and she went to sit down on the stool on the side, only looking at Siming with her eyes, and did not speak.

Siming stepped forward and saluted, "Miss Jin." ”

The woman glanced at Siming, a little disdainful, and said with a smile, "I can't afford this gift." Say, what are you coming to me for? Whether the uncle asked you to come to explore the wind, or whether Pinyuan begged you for help, although it is not much different for you, it is a little important on my side. ”

Siming showed the woman the corner of a scroll from his cuffs, and said, "I came to borrow the east wind." The woman glanced at Siming with some surprise, looked around again, and said, "You can hide it so that people can know that you are selling it privately in the garden, and you will have to lose half of the silver." ”

Siming made a look and invited the woman to go out with her, but the woman didn't say anything, said hello to her companion, and went out of the garden with Siming and went to the house in the south of the city.

Jin Shan also knew that Siming had moved, and this was the first time he had come to the door, and he was not very far from his own house.

"You are really wide, this house should have cost a lot of silver, so as not to waste the benefits in the hands of the Ma family. But I remember that you have never liked to show your wealth, and this time you went out and walked in the palace of Hades, and you also learned from me to be happy in time? "Jin Shan has never liked this person's style, he has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, whenever he looks for himself, he comes for things, and the chips he opens can't be refused, and he is used to doing what he likes.

"Blame me for not understanding it earlier." Siming has always been smooth.

Jin Shan didn't care how much truth there was in his words, went to the courtyard, sat down, and waited for a while, but no one came to serve tea, so he smiled and said, "I have the money to buy a house, but I don't have the money to invite someone to make tea?" ”

Siming smiled, sat down too, and said, "The little family, I invited a cook, and I didn't dare to compare my eyes with Miss Jin's family, I guess I'm asleep at this time." As she was talking, the cook eagerly came out with the kettle.

Jin Shan smiled, and waited for the cook to walk away before saying, "It's not very difficult to go to Ma's house and call a guy over, why should you be so wronged yourself." Or are you really unhappy? ”

"It's hard to hide." Siming was a little helpless and spread his hands.

It was an ordinary question, and the woman didn't plan to take it seriously, but seeing that Siming didn't deny it, she hurried over and asked again, "Is it really a trouble?" Why, four years ago, I borrowed the courage to make trouble for you, but I didn't make a fuss, and now I'm going to make trouble. ”

"It's just that the old and the new diseases are coming together." Siming rarely showed sadness in front of people, and held his forehead with his hand.

Jinshan didn't bother to care about these grievances, and only said, "It's okay to cut the branches, but if you move the roots, you will find the wrong person, even if outsiders say that I am a gentleman, I will not even be able to distinguish between this." ”

Siming arched his hand and said, "This is natural, I don't have great ability, and I don't have the heart to smash the pot when eating." ”

Jin Shan snorted and said, "You'd better not have one." After that, he changed his face again, and asked Siming to quickly take out the painting and take a look.

Siming took out the scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Jinshan. Like a hungry wolf in the color, Jin Shan couldn't wait to unfold the painting scroll, and what caught his eye was a "Moonlight Autumn Life Picture", Jin Shan exclaimed, and suddenly stopped, no, the cuffs of this character are not right, and the painting method of the scholar is also different from what is said in the book.

But Jin Shan is even more satisfied, such a rare imitation, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort to find, he has always done things so carefully. If it is genuine, it is so good that it does not dare to accept it, the price is a little too great, but it is panicked.

Jin Shan smiled and said, "What kind of wind is going to blow this time, if you want to use the same rhetoric from last year, it won't work, we have no reason to wait for you for another year, don't think about some things and just settle things like this." ”

"On the contrary, I hope that Miss Jin will not blow any wind this time, and only take out all the previous fires and burn them again, the more prosperous the better." Siming said.

"For the sake of the closed door when you come back? My uncle did too much in this matter, you just sold your life for him, I didn't reward you, and I didn't understand you. But there is no need to embarrass him at the annual meeting and make him unable to step down. Besides, my father is not the one who likes to be in the limelight, so you might as well go to the sixth aunt and seventh uncle. I made many excuses in a row, but I didn't say yes.

"Then if I say that the tea merchant is missing next year, I guess Miss Jin will not understand the meaning behind this." With a limp on his elbow, he used to try to hide it, but this year he simply didn't hide it.

Jin Shan took the scroll, looked at Siming with half-squinted eyes, and said suspiciously, "What are you planning again, didn't you say that the tea merchant in Zhangcheng will come back next year?" ”

Seeing that Siming didn't reply, Jin Shan got up and paced around the yard again, and after a long while, he came over and asked, "Didn't those three guys die in an accident?" Zhangcheng collapsed over there? ”

Silence...

"This dare is good, we are frugal to support your own family, this is how we are treated, everything happens to us, a few years ago to hide the Xia family, last year to hide the tea in the cellar, this year to hide. If it weren't for this money, would Sister Yi's family be like this last year, you would have been hiding it, and you should really be worthy of someone! ”

The effect was even better than expected, and Siming turned his back to prevent himself from revealing his expression.

Jin Shan came over again and asked, "Do they know about this matter?" ”

Siming shook his head.

Jin Shan understood and said, "I know what you mean, after so many years, there should be a result this year." Since you came to tell me that you chose this side, I will also think of a way to clear you up and poke this matter out. ”

"It's all up to Miss Jin." So far, Siming has not regretted finding this person.

Jin Shan waved his hand and said, "What's polite, let's move around more in the future, this is a neighbor again, and we eat a pot of rice." ”

While the two were talking, the cook came over again and said with a smile, "Young Master Mingxin from last night is here." "It's just such a coincidence that my cousins and brothers have arrived at this small temple.

Jin Shan got up, walked to the side room, and waved his hand again, "It's better to hide this matter first." Siming also got up to thank him, and followed the cook to the gate and led Mingxin in.

Ming Xin entered the house, even more cramped and uneasy, rubbing his hands back and forth, as if he had done something wrong, and he had to come, with determination.

"Haven't you asked your sister yet?"

"No, no, I've already decided." Mingxin said in a panic.

Siming smiled helplessly, at that time, he only coaxed him like a child, he actually remembered it, he really came to rely on himself, and asked the cook to collect Jinshan's tea set and give Ming Xin a new pair.

"What's wrong?"

Mingxin sat down, made up his mind urgently, swallowed his saliva, and said to Siming, "The day I went to the sixth aunt's house, she was not only dissatisfied, but she pulled me to cry for a long time, saying that my cousin was not angry and lost all the family property, so I must say good things to my uncle and help her." ”

Siming smiled and said, "I raised a son who couldn't make it up, what are you doing with you crying?" Do you still want to come again for an acre of tea mountain? ”

"They are also for life, but my sister asked me to leave it alone, third brother, am I wrong." Mingxin was soft-hearted, he was obviously robbed of his share, and when he saw that people shed a few lines of tears, he couldn't bear to see people down.

The sky was high and the clouds were light, and the autumn wind was just right, blowing the broken hair on Mingxin's sideburns, which was a little yellow under the sun, and he lowered his head like this, as if he had made a big mistake, waiting for punishment.

Siming thought for a long time before he said to Ming Xin, "In two days, you will go to another place with me, and then come and see if you have done anything wrong." ”

After Mingxin left, Jin Shan came out of the wing, stretched his somewhat sleepy body, looked at Siming lazily, and said, "I thought you were scattered, and this is still connected with silk." ”

Siming curled the corners of his mouth and laughed at himself, "They are all fallen people at the end of the world." He sat down again, lifted the teapot and added a cup of tea, drank it before saying, "Since I came here, I have been very envious of Miss Jin, and ten years have passed, and it has only increased." ”

"I can't afford this, and it doesn't feel like a good thing to be envied by you."

Jin Shan came out of Siming's house, walked a street to the left, pushed the door in, walked through the courtyard, went to his study, opened the painting scroll, and looked again,

After a while, another man called to dinner, Jin Shan walked to the hall, and his father, who was too lazy to speak outside, also showed a happy smile at this time, and asked a little flatteringly, "My good girl, where did you go to play, and you didn't come back until this time." ”

"Where else can I go, it's not Xiuyuan yet. What about my mother, won't you come to eat today? Jin Shan sat down, picked up the big spoon, scooped up the soup on the table, and drank it to his mouth.

"I'm still a vegetarian today, only the two of us have two drinks."