Sitting in the carriage, Jin Xi thought to herself, "This Yingying should be really happy today, and she will actually bring food to the coachman." ”

The four of them rode in a carriage, and after a little jolting, they came to the bottom of the ink-dyed attic.

If Jiweixuan is the most famous restaurant in the city, then the ink dyeing pavilion can be said to be the largest place to collect books and paintings.

Every week, there will be a gathering of literati and artists; Every few weeks, the Ink Dyeing Pavilion holds an auction of books or a calligraphy and painting auction appreciation meeting. From the genuine works of millions of taels of gold to the low imitations of a few taels of silver, they will be exhibited here one by one and auctioned off truthfully.

The third floor of the ink dyeing pavilion is a collection of books, calligraphy and paintings, the second floor is an appreciation exhibition, and the first floor is an auction and trading calligraphy and painting collection. Each floor has its own different design of mural screens. It's arguably the most paper-and-ink place in the city.

Su Jinxi and Xu Yingying came to the door of the Ink Dyeing Pavilion, and the gatekeepers wanted to accept the tickets of the restaurant guests, and the people who came to enjoy the paintings and buy the paintings, and the people who came to see the excitement lined up at the entrance of the Ink Dyeing Pavilion.

Finally, Jin Xi and Yingying squeezed into the auction. Yingying said to Jin Xi: "I'm just coming to see the paintings and open my eyes, but you're different, and I'll trouble you to tell me what these paintings are!" I also want to pick out a nice one or two to take home and hang in my bedroom! ”

Jin Xi shook his head and said: "Yingying, don't lift me up, I only know a little bit now, and compared to those guys, I can only be regarded as an entry-level level!" "Jin Xi actually knows how much strength he has, at least it is more than enough to pass the exam of Guihuang Academy, but in front of Yingying, it is better not to show all his strength first.

The connoisseur next to him heard the conversation between the two, so he walked over and introduced himself kindly: "The two eldest ladies want to buy paintings?" Or take a look? I can lead the way to introduce you to you, you can call me Master Xiao. ”

Jin Xi smiled and said, "Then there is Master Lao Xiao." Jin Xi thought to herself, "This is not just right. God really helped me, and I also saved Yingying's resignation. ”

Master Xiao said, "Please come with me, I will introduce you to the exhibits in turn, and then I will make a special explanation when it comes to the items to be auctioned." Master Xiao said and led the two young ladies to a painting, which showed an emperor with many palace maids behind him, and in front of the emperor were three people in different costumes, all saluting him.

Master Xiao said: "The works on display this time are all works of high imitation or imitation of Tang Dynasty paintings, and many exquisite skills are even inseparable from the original works. The painting you saw was an imitation of Yan Liben's "Walking Diagram" in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor in the picture is none other than Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Jin Xi stepped forward and looked at the content of the painting carefully: "This painting is indeed imitated very much like the original, and even the characteristic patterns of the clothes of the foreign envoys of Fanbang are no different from the original, but this Li Shimin looks, compared with the real work, it seems to be a little less majestic, and the color of the palace maid's clothes and accessories looks more eye-catching than the original, but it is a bit noisy." ”

Master Xiao said: "Haha, this young lady has good eyesight, indeed, the shortcomings and advantages of this work are just like you said, but even so, the starting price of this painting is still as high as 50,000 taels of gold!" ”

Xu Yingying was impressed by Jin Xi: "Jin Xi, I just said you can do it, but you are not confident!" You're much better than me when it comes to looking at paintings. ”

Jin Xi said modestly: "What's the matter, I just read some more books and get an axe in front of the experts." ”

Master Xiao led the two of them to the front of the next painting: "This is a high-level imitation of Li Sixun's "Jiangfan Loft", we can see in the picture that a large proportion of the picture is blue-green mountains and trees, dotted with vermilion pavilions, and a small boat looming in the distance, which looks simply immersive. ”

Jin Xi said: "I remember that the book said that Li Sixun was a very great painter in the Tang Dynasty. From this high-imitation work, I can still feel Li Sixun's superb skills, the picture as a whole is very complete, and it makes people feel deeply immersive. Yingying, or you can buy this one back. ”

Yingying smiled and asked Master Xiao, "Master Xiao, how much does this painting cost?" ”

Master Xiao said: "The price of this one is medium to low, and if you bid for it, the starting price should be around 70,000 taels of gold." ”

Yingying stuck out her tongue: "Forget it, if my father knows that I spend so much money on high-imitation paintings, it would be strange if he didn't kill me!" ”

Master Xiao took the two of them and continued to walk forward, the whole exhibition hall is actually a square corridor, there are about more than ten works on one wall, and some people can even stay in front of a picture for several hours, just carefully pondering the content of the picture and the author's thoughts.

Even Jin Xi is no exception, as soon as she sees a beautiful work, she can even stay in front of a painting for a long time in order to carefully study the painting method, technique, and overall layout of the picture, as well as the author's intentions.

Jin Xi and Yingying followed Master Xiao through the corridor, and Jin Xi seemed to feel the vitality and vivid feeling of life from the picture. The vivid things in the paintings seemed to have vitality and were about to jump out of the paper, attracting Jinxi's eyes.

Every line is so smooth, every shade is just right, and the aroma of ink and the aged fragrance of rice paper are integrated, which makes people's nerves gradually relax while appreciating the painting. Jin Xi noticed that some paintings even have a few lines of inscriptions on them, and the poems and scrolls are integrated, and there are poems in the paintings, and there are paintings in the poems.

This time I saw the exhibits, which was hearty and eye-opening, and I also learned a lot of knowledge and painting techniques from many paintings.

Jin Xi said: "These paintings are really amazing, and I have benefited a lot from coming out to see them this time." ”

Xu Yingying smiled and said, "Haha, if you have a harvest, then my hard work will not be in vain." Yingying was a little tired, so she said to Jinxi: "Jinxi, I'm a little tired, let's go to the rest area and sit for a while." ”

Jin Xi reacted at this time, the two had been walking for more than two hours, so he asked Master Xiao: "Master Xiao, I heard that there is a calligraphy and painting auction today?" When was it? We're tired now and want to rest for a while. ”

Master Xiao said, "Oh, did you say the auction? Miss Yingying can come to the side hall on the first floor in the afternoon, and our ink dyeing pavilion will hold an auction at that time. Now, if you are tired, you can go to the lounge on the right side of the second floor next to the "Spring Tour" we just saw to take a break. ”

Jin Xi smiled and said, "Okay, thank you Master Xiao." ”

Jin Xi took Yingying to the lounge to rest.