Chapter 70: Fighting in the Open and in the Dark (10)
Yun Cui's eyes lit up: "Really? Miss, are these paintings really priceless? So Sister Yundie is a painter? In the countryside before, I heard that a famous painter, a painting can be sold for thousands of taels of silver, Sister Yundie has five paintings, isn't it possible to sell for tens of thousands of taels of silver? β
"Poofβ"
Ye Mengmeng couldn't help laughing. This girl, stupid and cute, she likes it.
Yun Die blushed, glanced at Yun Cui, and said angrily: "Silly girl, do you really believe Miss's words?" If it's that valuable, I won't be ......."
The second half of the sentence was swallowed back. Indeed, if her paintings were really that valuable, she would not have sold herself into slavery.
Ye Mengmeng pinched her chin and thought about it, suddenly remembered something, slapped her thigh suddenly, and said, "By the way, sisters, I suddenly thought of something that I haven't done yet." β
"Miss, what's important?" The two girls said in unison.
Ye Mengmeng didn't answer her words directly, but asked: "Do you know what paper is the hardest?" β
"The hardest?" Cloud Butterfly Road. "Miss, that's up to you... What is it used for? β
"It's just for membership cards."
"Membership card? What is that? β
"This ...... It's a kind of credential. β
Yundie nodded. "Is cardboard okay?"
"Is cardboard waterproof?"
"Waterproof? Cardboard...... It shouldn't be waterproof, right? β
"That's not going to work." Ye Mengmeng shook her head and said, "I want the kind that can be waterproof and moisture-proof, durable, and not easy to rot." β
Yun Cui muttered: "If you want to say that it is durable, what else can you do besides gold, silver, copper and iron?" β
Ye Mengmeng's eyes suddenly lit up, and she suddenly opened her mouth, and patted Yuncui's shoulder happily: "Yes, why didn't I think about it?" However, she quickly became frustrated again, "Still no, that thing will be used tomorrow, and it's too late to build it now." β
Yun Die thought for a while and said, "Miss has to be in a hurry, the slave has a way." β
"How? Say it! β
"Miss, why don't you go to the Colorful Clothes Shop to have a look? The slave maid remembered that their shop had the material for selling that kind of purse, and the pattern was ready-made, and some people were too lazy to find the pattern, so they just bought one or two materials, and then went home and simply embroidered some flowers, birds, insects and fish, and a delicate purse was not made? Ladies can also use that kind of material to make custom brocade plaques, so that they can rush to work, as long as they pay more silver, most of them are also willing. β
Ye Mengmeng thought about it and immediately made a decision. "Okay, that's it, let's deal with it with the brocade first, and then change it later. Two girls, have a good rest at night, and we will start tomorrow, and we will have a big fight. β
The two girls were also excited, and Yun Cui said, "Miss, what do you want to do?" The command is that the slave and the maid promise to obey the order. β
Ye Mengmeng smiled and returned her gaze to the paintings.
"It depends on the effect of these paintings. The effect is good, the silver is in the pocket, and our villa can be started. β
On the table, a few paintings lay silently.
On the painting, a beautiful woman bathes in the pool water, her eyes are shy and timid, and there are a few lines of words next to her, the most eye-catching is: "This spring is only for the sky, and it is rare to soak in the world a few times." β
The calligraphy and painting street is located in an alley in the southwest of the capital.
This street is mainly for the sale of calligraphy and paintings, which are painted by famous artists and fakes painted by ordinary artists.
There are also some painters who have real talent but have not become famous, in order to earn money to support their families, they have a name in the gallery, specializing in painting and writing for others, and there are a few taels of silver to earn in a month.
Ye Mengmeng is looking for such a person.
The three masters and servants came to a painting gallery called "Danqingxuan".
The owner of the gallery, surnamed He, is a Confucian student in his thirties, tall and thin, and looks very tall.
Ye Mengmeng took out a painting and said, "Curator He, do you see it, you let people draw this painting exactly the same, I want fifty paintings." I will pay you fifty taels of silver. β
"Fifty taels?" Curator He was moved, and hurriedly took the painting over and looked down at it carefully, then looked up at Ye Mengmeng, and said suspiciously: "What's the use of the girl wanting so many identical paintings?" β
Ye Mengmeng smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, I have my own use, I just ask, can you take this business?" β
Curator He thought for a while and said, "It's no problem to pick it up, I don't know when the girl will want it?" β
"I'll pick up the painting in the afternoon, okay?"
"Hou'er?" Curator He thought about it and was a little embarrassed: "Originally, this is not a difficult matter, but recently the museum has received a lot of paintings, and the painters are too busy for a while...... Fifty taels is a bit less. β
"Less? Okay, I'll find someone else! Ye Mengmeng turned her head and left.
"Waitβ"
Ye Mengmeng paused.
Curator He gritted his teeth and said: "That's it, fifty is fifty, in today's world, it is difficult to earn silver...... However, what I want to tell the girl is that the museum requires a deposit. β
Ye Mengmeng pursed her lips and smiled, "This is easy to say, how much do you receive?" β
"At least twenty taels."
"Okay, Autumn Frost, give the silver."
Curator He took the silver, and then smiled with satisfaction.
The propaganda poster has fallen, and Ye Mengmeng's master and servant went to the color clothing workshop again and ordered the brocade plaque. After everything was done, the master and servant returned to the Hou Mansion, and the next person replied that the eldest prince had returned. Ye Mengmeng hurriedly rushed over, and Ye Chengxuan was really in his own room.
"Big brother, are you back? I happen to have something to tell you. β
So Ye Mengmeng simply told the matter of Pear Flower Village.
Ye Chengxuan frowned, puzzled: "Little sister, I don't understand, why did the third sister do this?" β
Ye Mengmeng pursed the corners of her lips and said, "This is still not easy to understand?" Deliberately against me. β
"Really?" Ye Chengxuan shook his head and said, "It's not that simple, I think this thing is weird." Even if the hot spring pool can make money, I don't think that's a reason for the third sister to do it. After all, whether Hot Spring can make money or not is it a bit too much? β
Ye Mengmeng was naturally inconvenient to tell Ye Chengxuan about the grievances of the two sisters, and snorted: "It doesn't matter what she thinks, anyway, no one wants to snatch my Peach Blossom Village." By the way, big brother, how has the shop been done recently? β
Ye Chengxuan shook his head and said: "There are too many trivial things, and it will be at least early spring next year to take care of them completely." β
Ye Mengmeng smiled: "It's okay, big brother, take your time, my villa is estimated to start next year, now I am poor and white, and several purses are as heavy, so I have to quickly find a way to raise money." β
"Where are you going to raise money?" At this time, Ye Chengxuan didn't dare to underestimate this sister at all.
Ye Mengmeng said: "I have already found the gold master, Ming'er will enter the palace, and the eldest brother will listen to my news." βγ
"Into the palace?" Ye Chengxuan was a little surprised, and after a little thought, he immediately understood, and asked tentatively, "Go to the concubine Niangniang to raise money again?" β