Chapter Eighty-Seven: Drawing
Out of town.
Since the introduction of the separation of men and women in urban areas, the city residents have been complaining.
Families cannot be reunited, husbands and wives cannot be together.
Everyone resigned to repeal the ordinance.
During the period of separating men and women into urban areas, three couples got married in the whole city, and even if they were married, they were married on the streets of public areas, which was nondescript and undecent.
There was no place to enter the cave house, and after getting married, they had to go back to their respective cities to live.
See each other every day, and go to the common area.
And many families who have daughters to marry and sons to get married have been unable to start a family because of this regulation.
Due to the strong reaction of the people, Hu Yang took the lead in revoking the regulations in the Zuocheng District under his jurisdiction in order to leave the stability of the city, and the women in the Right City District came to the Zuocheng District one after another, some because the husband was here, some because the son was here, some because the lover was here, some because the family was here, and some just wanted to come and see.
Zhang Qin saw that the situation was wrong, and then abolished this regulation.
The implementation of this regulation was an impulsive move, and when it was implemented at that time, there was not much opposition to it, and the people in the city were very indifferent, thinking that their lives would not have much impact.
However, as the days passed, the man found that there was no one at home to cook or wash clothes, and the house was in a mess. And the woman found that she was not with her husband, she did not feel completely and uncomfortable.
Life seems to have become chaotic all at once.
The handsome pot had just been released, and when he met the painter and chatted casually, he was wandering around the street, and he saw the official posting an announcement on the bulletin board.
The crowd in the street gathered around and talked about it.
"From today, the ordinance that women are not allowed to enter the left city district will be repealed. ”
The news spread quickly, and after a while, a lot of women appeared on the streets, and they walked into the left city one after another.
Immediately afterward, someone came to post an announcement. Repeal the ordinance that men and dogs are not allowed to enter the right city district.
When Shuai Guo saw it, he regretted that he died, and he had just paid fifty taels of silver in the morning, just because he entered Zuocheng District last night.
But now the ban has been lifted.
The fifty taels of silver, can I get it back?
Many men entered the right city, and Shuai Guo came to the hall where he was arraigned in the morning.
As soon as he entered, the official stopped him and said, "Didn't you just let go, why did you come back?" ”
Shuai Guo said, "The bulletin board said, isn't it the rule that men and dogs are not allowed to enter has been lifted, so should this silver be returned to me, I have been punished for a lot of injustice, and the regulations have been lifted as soon as I came out, so I might as well choose to be imprisoned." ”
"It's impossible to return, so please go back. ”
Shuai Guo said, "Can't you really retreat?"
The official asked him to leave, or else he would be arrested and put into the cell for the crime of disturbance, and the handsome pot had no choice but to leave the yamen hall in disgrace.
Shuai Guo just returned to the inn and asked the painter to leave this sad place together, and the painter said that he would stay here for a few days.
Because there was a drawing contest away from the city.
Shuai Guo said, "I don't see it, you are still a person with a lot of fame." ”
The painter thought to himself that it was not on the way, spending money like flowing water, and there was not much silver left in his purse, and if he didn't want to find a way to make some money, he could only beg.
"There is a reward for painting well, and there is a lot of silver. ”
Shuai Guo said, "Really?"
"Of course. ”
"Then what ranking can you get in this painting competition, don't fail to get the ranking when the time comes. ”
The painter said proudly, "This kind of small competition, hand to hand." Take the first little meaning, and when the time comes, I will divide half of the silver. ”
Shuai Guo thought to himself, he paid a fine of fifty taels today, if he won the first place in the painter's competition, wouldn't the loss be made up, and said, "What to draw?"
"It is to draw the beauty of the city lord's wife, and whoever paints her beauty will be the first place. ”
Shuai Guo accompanied the painter to visit the painting shop, went to buy some drawing paper, and then ink, a while ago to draw the dog of the dog, now painting people, looking for a feeling.
I sold my tools, went to the street, set up a stall, and painted people.
Shuai Guo said, "How much silver is a drawing." ”
The artist sharpens the ink with one hand and holds out five fingers with the other.
The handsome pot was clear, and shouted beside him, "Walk by, don't miss it, come and take a look, take a look, draw a portrait, five taels of silver." ”
The painter said, "What five taels of silver, five taels of silver, who can paint, you think you are robbing money, five cents." ”
Shuai Guo couldn't believe it, "It's only five words, this is too cheap, ink and drawing paper don't need silver, it's all a loss, what else do you earn?"
The painter smiled and said, "Painting? It is to practice the feeling, as for making money, the reward of the painting competition is not enough for us to earn? People can't be too greedy, first look for the feeling." ”
Shuai Guo said in his heart, and what he said is also true.
He began to shout again, "Walk by, don't miss it, come and take a look, take a look, five pennies, draw a portrait." ”
Shuai Guo shouted a few times there, and his voice was hoarse, but no one came.
Seeing that this was not the solution, the painter called Shuai Guo back to the inn and asked him to bring all the paintings he had painted of the Roaring Heavenly Dog.
Sure enough, there were works on the table in front of the stall, and a few people came to inquire, and one of them, a speckled woman, came over and wanted to paint a picture.
"You sit down. ”
The painter moved the pen, the pen quickly traveled on the paper, one stroke at a time, outlining the woman's face, and the painter looked at the portrait and was very satisfied.
Seeing the painter put down the pen, the spotted woman said, "So fast, it's done?"
"It's done. The painter said.
The painter handed the portrait to the spotted woman, who was very happy, but when she looked at the portrait, her face was full of spots, her hair was messy, and her face was full of vicissitudes and wrinkles.
The spotted woman said angrily, "What are you drawing? Is this me?"
"It's you, look at it, it's exactly the same, this spot, round and round, this spot, long and long. The painter pointed to a few spots on the portrait and said that he wanted to highlight his meticulous observation, and even noticed this detail.
But the spotted woman didn't appreciate it and stood up angrily.
Shuai Guo said, "Five cents." ”
"It's just a broken painting for five cents. After saying that, he left, and he didn't want to paint, and he didn't give any money.
Shuai Guo said, "Painter, are you not good at painting?"
"I can accept that I can't do anything else. But if you question my painting skills, then I can't accept it. Look at it, it's exactly the same as the woman's drawing. Shuai Guo took the portrait and took a look, it was exactly the same as the speckled woman who left just now.
Shuai Guo wondered, "Then why did she leave angrily?"
"Who knows?" The painter said.
What woman doesn't want to be painted beautifully.
Leave the most beautiful side of yourself, not the most authentic.
After a while, a middle-aged man with a big belly came, and he also asked the artist to help him draw the image.
The painter said, "What do you want?"
"Paint me handsome, handsome, charming, and chic. ”
The painter was stunned, "Gone?"
"No, just a little bit. ”
The painter began to paint again, and after the painting was finished, it was also beautified through artistic processing. Satisfied, I showed it to the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man was very angry after reading it. Said, none of the things I drew met my standards.
Get up and leave.
Leaving the handsome pot and the painter looking at each other.
Painters are beginning to doubt life, is the painting really that bad?
Shuai Guo thought to himself, can he really win the championship like this?