Chapter 565: Jealousy
Just as they were whispering, Boss Liu came out of the back room with a bunch of calligraphy and paintings.
"Don't you want calligraphy and paintings, they're all here!" Boss Liu said angrily, I don't know if this pile of calligraphy and paintings is too heavy, or if he can't get angry in his heart.
After Tang Chen heard this, he looked up at him, and then said to Zhou Xuanying, "Go over and have a look!"
Zhou Xuanying nodded obediently, and looked at the guys on the side dumbfounded. It's not that he hasn't seen beautiful women, but beautiful women rarely come to this antique street. Even if there is, it's a foreign beauty, and she just wants to buy some souvenirs to go back to the antique street. A beautiful girl like Zhou Xuanying should be haunted in major shopping malls, cafes, Western restaurants and high-end hotels, where will she appear in such a place where "middle-aged and elderly people" gather? This guy has never seen many such girls on weekdays, so he naturally looks at it with straight eyes, and almost drools.
Tang Chen didn't pay much attention to this, but Zhou Xuanying noticed it, and his disgust with "Jubao Zhai" was deeper. It's really hard to figure out a girl's mind, you look like a pig brother, other girls definitely don't like it; you are a gentleman, girls have a good impression of you, but it's just a good impression. Only a boy like Tang Chen, who was stupid, bold and sincere, so that Zhou Xuanying could feel it, suddenly broke into her heart. It can be said that apart from Tang Chen, it is really difficult for Zhou Xuanying to let go of another person in his heart. How could Tang Chen not be like this?
Boss Liu didn't think too much about it, his interest was not in beauties, but in money. At this moment, Boss Liu's heart was holding back a lot of energy, and he wanted to flicker out of Tang Chen's pocket: "You little white face, see how I clean you up!"
Seeing Tang Chen and Zhou Xuanying coming, Boss Liu cheered up and immediately said: "This one is Gao Cen's landscape painting, which imitates the brushwork of Beiyuan. There are not many folk works in Gaocen, but this is one of the finest works!"
"Gao Cen?" Tang Chen was stunned, he really didn't know who this was.
Boss Liu said with disdain in his heart: "Gao Cen doesn't know, I should make a fortune today!" But he said: "Gao Cen is one of the eight families of Jinling in the Qing Dynasty, and the eight families of Jinling refer to Gong Xian, Fan Qi, Wu Hong, Zou Zhe, Xie Sun, Ye Xin, Gao Cen, and Hu Xu. Although the eight painters were incorporated into one genre, their respective styles were very different, and their teaching methods were also different. What they have in common is that they are indifferent to fame, they are high-minded, they only have a relationship with poetry and wine, calligraphy and painting as their companions, regard temples as manure ponds and mud ponds, and like rivers and lakes and enjoy good travel. The eight families occasionally have an opportunity to meet the elegant gathering, and there are not many words, but they are happy and happy with Hanmo Danqing, and they express their nostalgia to the world.
Gao Cen is the same, he is a tall person, handsome in appearance, indifferent to fame, good in Buddhism, and light in Juru vegetables. He is good at painting landscapes and ink flowers, freehand and fascinating. Gao Cen's achievements in the "Eight Schools" are second only to Gong Xian, he is not only good at painting landscapes, but also good at ink and flowers. He admired Zhu Han in his early years, and later learned from Lan Ying, and sought his roots from the brushwork of Dong Yuan and Juran of the Song Dynasty, and even the ethereal simplicity of Huang Zijiu (Huang Gongwang) and the rough clothes of Shen Shitian (Shen Zhou). At the beginning of Gao Cen, he was based on the stability of the work, and after middle age, he advocated freehand, pursued the spirit and realm, and his paintings gradually became radiant, and in his later years, he became more and more imaginative, bent on going his own way, and praised for future generations......"
Having said so much, Boss Liu wanted to express a meaning, Gao Cen is a powerful person, the painting is very valuable, and it is genuine.
Seeing Tang Chen's slight hesitation, Boss Liu continued: "Look at this untitled landscape painting, it is Gao Cen's rare work of practicing brushwork. Look at this mountain, it is abrupt and wonderful, this tree is lifelike, this water flows slowly, and this person looks indifferent.
You see, the thick brush of this landscape is vertical and horizontal, rough and bold, and the momentum is strong, and the fine brush is fine and vigorous, clear and beautiful, and vivid. The layout of this painting is both lofty, far-reaching, and flat, with the central mountains as the main body, and then paved with streams, forests, villages and other scenery. The peaks and peaks in the middle of the picture are steep and towering, with thousands of feet of walls and flowing springs. The boulders at the end of the peaks are craggy, continuous and layered. Under the peak, the flowing water is murmuring, passing along the mountain, the stream is rippling, the water is rippling, clear and charming. The stream is full of pebbles, and there are small bridges across the mountains and rocks on both banks, which is full of wild interest. The trees on both sides of the water are beautiful and straight, and the branches and branches are staggered, dense and colorful. The village looms in the dense forest, and a master sits in the grass hall, idle clouds and wild cranes. The whole painting is meticulous and rigorous, beautiful and delicate, and has a refined atmosphere. Not only does the brush and ink of the predecessors, but also fully shows the painter's creative spirit and superb brush and ink skills, we know that it must be Gao Cen's handwriting. ”
Tang Chen doesn't know how to paint, but he knows aesthetics! This painting is indeed a bit of a doorway when Boss Liu says this, but his intuition is still lacking something.
At this time, Zhou Xuanying sneered: "How much does this painting cost?"
Boss Liu was waiting for this sentence? He immediately said with a smile: "Not much, not much, Gao Cen's paintings have always been very expensive in the auction market, although this painting is Gao Cen's work of practicing brushwork, and there are not many seals, but it is indeed genuine! Look at this paper, this frame, tsk, all after hundreds of years, it is still so well preserved, it is really rare! The asking price is not expensive. The average price of Gao Cen's paintings in the auction is 2 million, and I only need 1.5 million yuan......"
When Tang Chen heard this, he sat down and said with a smile: "Boss Liu, we don't know how to appreciate such a good painting, I'm really sorry!"
Zhou Xuanying was stunned for a moment and said, "If it's true, one and a half million is actually not expensive?"
Tang Chen smiled bitterly in his heart: "My stupid daughter-in-law, why are you so stupid!"
Seeing that Tang Chen's expression was wrong, Zhou Xuanying also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he could only pout, and secretly put his finger on Tang Chen's waist, which made Tang Chen's muscles tremble, but he didn't dodge it, but looked at Zhou Xuanying with a tragic face. Zhou Xuanying grinned and snickered, and also felt sorry for him, so he didn't really pinch it.
"Could it be that I just used too much force to make this kid suspicious?" Boss Liu thought to himself in his heart, then adjusted his strategy and said with a smile: "One and a half million is the lowest price, and I also gave this price for the sake of this beautiful girl." If someone else comes, I will ask for at least 1.8 million yuan!"
Tang Chen became more and more sure that this was not genuine, he had already opened the Qi Hope Technique, although he couldn't see anything, but these things had no aura, which meant that it was not a magic weapon. Since it was not a magic weapon, Tang Chen's interest was also lacking, and just as he was about to say something, a voice came from behind him: "Hmph, don't you have the money to put garlic here?" Boss, I want this painting!"
Tang Chen looked back and saw that it was Gao Haikang. I don't know when he came, but he appeared at this juncture.
Zhou Xuanying's face was slightly angry, no one is stupid, Gao Haikang's appearance here, doesn't it prove that he has been following them! Okay now, he suddenly jumped out and wanted to "compete with Tang Chen" for "jealousy", making it clear that he wanted to use money to suppress people. Originally, Zhou Xuanying only said that he was a second ancestor, and the mud couldn't support the wall, but she didn't expect him to use such despicable methods, which made her even more angry.
Gao Haikang didn't realize that he had made Zhou Xuanying even more disgusted, and he felt good about himself, and said to Tang Chen with disdain: "Hillbilly, don't be ashamed if you don't have money, Xuanying is not something you can touch, quit obediently, maybe I will give you hundreds of thousands, let you go back to the countryside to buy a suite!"
(End of chapter)