Shou Ming left the teahouse and first went to the glaze factory to buy some paints, color plates, gelatin, water bowls and other painting tools. I went to the jewelry market and picked up four or five transparent cigarette bottle blanks. Only then did he turn to the small shop where Wushi kept his body at Ciqikou.

Usebo has lived a leisurely life since he was a child, and once he falls into the company of squatting shops and leading pulp sellers, people may think that he will be depressed, hopeless, and sad. Unexpectedly, it was not. He has a side of seeking refinement and love, but he also has a side of being at ease with encounters and being happy to know his fate. The situation is big, and the situation is small, and there is a small arrangement. Shouming hasn't been here for more than ten days, and his room has changed. A banner of "Pan Caiju" was pasted on the lintel. Half of the coffin nail was smashed into the crack in the wall next to the banner, and a small and delicate birdcage was hung on the nail, and a yellow finch was raised. When you enter the house, you can see the scenery again. An imitation Xuande copper stove was added to the small kang table, and a wisp of sandalwood was lit. On the windowsill, there is only a decolorization of the glaze and the lack of porcelain, but it is really from the Yongzheng official cellar of the color bottle. There are two tuberoses inserted in it, and a handful of Yixing fine sand next to the bottle, broken into three petals and sawed on the mouth pot. On the wall hung an unloaded and unframed vertical scroll of Wu Shibao's own handwriting, which read: "The knot is in the human realm, and the heart is far away from itself." "The house is clean and clean, but Usebo's clothes are even more shabby than when he was first released from prison, and he has never washed them again since he washed them in the bathhouse. A pair of steps on his feet, also front out of the toe and back heels exposed. He was sitting cross-legged on the kang and concentrating on drawing a cigarette bottle. Seeing Shou Ming coming in, he immediately put down his pen and jumped off the kang. I wanted to hit a thousand, but the room was too small, and I squatted and hit the edge of the kang, so I had to arch my hand and say: "I don't know if the big driver is coming, I miss the welcome, forgive the sin in person!" Shou Ming also jokingly returned: "Our family came recklessly, Mr. Haihan!" After sitting down, Wu Shibao handed over a folding fan of Xiangfei bamboo fan bone from under the pillow and said, "I'm thinking about opening your eyes!" I bought a fan for three taels of silver, guess who painted it? Songxiao Dream! Song Nian must know that his handwriting is only sold for three taels, and he will have to cry! ”

Shou Ming asked: "Where did you make such a fortune and buy a literary game?" ”

Usebo smiled smugly and said, "Earned!" You haven't been here for a few days, and my bag is empty. Last night, I tried to take a painted bottle to Qingshan Ju outside the Harder Gate to sell, and he gave ten taels of silver! ”

When Shou Ming heard this, he immediately lowered his face and said, "What do you say, why did you sell it yourself without going through my hands?" ”

Usebo hurriedly explained: "I was happy to give it a try. No matter how much he gives, it proves that I, Usebo, can actually make money myself! You should congratulate me. Saying that, Wu Shibao smiled disdainfully, and said in a low voice: "Shou Ye, it's a pity that I'm a Saalhafan, and I will ...... it from now on."

Shou Ming sighed and said: "I'm not sorry for you, the Eight-Nation Coalition occupies Beijing, and even the Fujin of the palace has been taken away by foreigners. I'm not afraid of you being angry, I'm also a riding school. But my top is not as valuable as the snuffbox you painted, so what is my love. When you open your eyes, what line of people who pull carts, drive feet, and tie camels now has no flag men? If you have accidentally learned this craft, just chant the Buddha! ”

Usebo nodded.

Shou Ming said again: "I don't blame you for selling goods without my kickbacks, I don't want you to sell the market." There are too many doorways in this line, and I'm afraid you'll suffer. Do you know how much that cigarette bottle I took was sold for? Fifty-five taels! ”

"Really?"

"So don't you call yourself nonsense!"

"Hey, I'm convinced this time!"

"You just have to paint your pot well, and I'll take care of the business. This is not only me, but also a friend who cares about your career when he dies! ”

Ushibo hurriedly asked, "Who?" What are you talking about? ”

Shou Ming told him about the shopkeeper's visit. After speaking, he spread the paints and other things he bought on the table along with the rest of the silver and said: "Uncle Wu, we were friends for fun, and today I helped you to make this interior painting, but it is not just greedy for a few kickbacks, but I really found that you are really talented!" That friend in prison, what are they trying to do? I also hope that you will succeed. When the hardcore crops fall, it motivates you to forge a path, and that's how friends go. Today I met Wu Qingchang, who sang with a flowery face, and when I talked about you, he was also very enthusiastic, and he also offered a plan here......"

Wu Shibao heard that Ku Bing had sentenced him to death and asked someone to send him silver, and he had already burst into tears, and he didn't hear Shou Ming talking about Wu Qingchang's suggestion that he create his own painting style. In the end, Shou Ming said to him: "Friends are so eager for you to lay down the world of inner paintings, you shouldn't have any half-heartedness. ”

Usebo replied: "You misunderstood. Ku Bing sent silver and I told me to insist on the craftsmanship, not the inner painting, didn't you hear him mention Nie Xiaoxuan's entrustment first? ”

Shou Ming said: "I listened, but I didn't understand. Ask the shopkeeper, he doesn't know. ”

Wu Shibao told him about Nie Xiaoxuan's art transmission to him in prison. Shou Ming said: "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing in the first place!" What's wrong with me? ”

Usebo said, "How can it! I think Master Nie didn't commit a crime, and Jiu Ye didn't have a reason to harm his life. He was narrow-minded at that time, and he thought too much, and I couldn't persuade him, so I could only obey his fate. But he will go home sooner or later, and the matter of choosing a son-in-law will naturally be handled by himself. I'm just taking care of his daughter in the meantime. This 'Gu Yuexuan' craft is a stunt for the ancestors of the people to settle down. It's like a family property, he has to entrust it to me in times of crisis, and I can't take advantage of others' danger to take it for myself and accept it safely. What's more, I also have a way to mix rice. I made a wish that as long as Master Nie was alive, I would neither do this business, nor would I tell outsiders that I would know this skill, and I would take care of his daughter. Master Nie is a lifesaver for me. Now that we have the money from the treasury soldiers, you and I will go and see his daughter. I wrote down the address of his house when I was in prison, and it was sandwiched between the Five Tiger Temple in Guangqumen. ”