Siheyuan: The Ambition of Sanzang

Chapter 215 171. Cloud Returning to Thatched Cottage

Sanzang took the calligraphy and painting box without rushing to open it, looked at it carefully, nodded, it was a bit old,
He is a caring person, and he kept it well. He put the things on the coffee table, and hurried out to wash his hands.

"Brother Ji! Who is he?" Ji Chengfo's friend looked at Sanzang in confusion.

"Go wash your hands. You don't even know the rules. Is this painting yours?"

"Hey, the old man at home kept it, and the things bought for a few dollars are still treasures, and he said, 'There is Qi Baishi in the north, and Huang Binhong in the south', and told me to keep it well.

You say that the ancient paintings of the Song and Ming dynasties are still worth a little money, even those of the Qing Dynasty. If you look at the famous painters in modern times, those who should be famous are also famous.

More than 30 years have passed, and now Qi Lao's paintings only sell for 30 yuan per square foot. Do you think my father is old and confused? "

"This... I don't have much research on modern paintings, and I can't understand them.

There is still a little research on ancient paintings, I think the old man should have some reason! "Ji Chengfo's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Hehe, Brother Ji, I'm afraid you won't believe it yourself! By the way, Brother Ji, I heard that you have friendship with the third master. Wait, how much money should I draw?"

"This... I can't tell. When the time comes, you think you're underselling and get angry with me. Are we still friends?" Ji Chengfo shook his head,

If the price is high, he will not thank himself, but if the price is low, he will blame himself. He will not be so stupid as to come up with such a thankless idea.

"I'm definitely not such a person, but your concerns are justified, then help me analyze why the third master likes to buy Huang Lao's paintings?

This should be no problem, right? "

"I think the third master didn't buy Huang Lao's paintings for any collection, but simply because he likes them." Ji Chengfo didn't quite understand either.

"why?"

"The third master is a great intellectual, the deputy director of the university library, a cultural person, I like this tune. There are too many examples of this in history."

"Well, it makes sense! It seems that the price can't be too high. It's not good if the third master thinks I'm fooling him.

My old man always said 'Qi Baishi in the north and Huang Binhong in the south', then I will pay according to Qi's price, and if it doesn't work, I will lower the price. "

"My darling, you are too dark! This is more than 4 times the market price. Okay, I'm just talking casually, you can make up your own mind." Ji Chengfo shook his head and remained silent.

"hey-hey!"

Sanzang went to wash his hands with soap under the faucet, thought for a while, and went back to the bedroom to get Jingru's thin gloves and put them on.

"I kept the two little brothers waiting for a long time, let's start now!" Sanzang returned to the living room and cupped his hands.

"Hey! Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry!" Ji Chengfo's friend felt very proud.

Sanzang carefully opened the calligraphy and painting box, and slowly spread out the paintings. First, he looked at the inscription, and there was the word "Binhong" and the seal. In his heart, he converted the year of "Ji Chou", which was 1925. There was "Yunguitangtang" on the inscription Four words.

Looking at the painting carefully again, you can see the unity of reality, complexity, and density in the composition; the brush is like a seal, powerful and powerful, and there is a sense of vertical and horizontal strangeness in the rigorous and rigorous strokes.

Sanzang nodded, this is a typical "Bai Binhong", deeply influenced by the sparse and elegant painting style of the Xin'an School of Painting.

"I want this painting. You can make a price. I don't bargain, but you can only make a price once." Sanzang said to Ji Chengfo's friend.

"This..." He understood Sanzang's meaning, he didn't bargain, and if the lion opened his mouth, he wouldn't buy it.
Gritting his teeth, he still insisted on trusting his old man, "30 yuan per square foot, the same price as Mr. Qi."

"Hmm...deal!" Sanzang pondered for a while, then agreed, secretly delighted in his heart, the two looked at each other, and the words "taken for granted" popped up in their minds.

"Let me measure it with a ruler." Sanzang took out a tailor's tape from the drawer on the table and measured it. "The length is 113 centimeters, and the width is 35 centimeters. Do you have any comments?"

"No."

"Well, let me do the math with a pen." Sanzang took out a pen and paper from the drawer again, "Well, it's 3.566 square feet, rounded up to 3.57 square feet, how about it?"

"The third master is angry!"

"It's 107 yuan and 1 cents in total, no problem!"

"No, it's exactly the same as what I calculated at home."

Sanzang nodded, "Sure! You are an expert!"

"Hey!" Of course he would not tell Sanzang the real situation.

"Okay! I'll go get you the money right now, and I'll take the things first, no problem!" Sanzang was also afraid that he would leave, so the two of them dropped their bags, so there was nothing wrong with being careful.

"No problem, third master please."

Sanzang handed the counted money to Ji Chengfo's friend, "Do you understand the rules of this business?"

"Understood! No refund or exchange after the transaction."

"Okay, just understand." After Sanzang finished speaking, he handed Ji Chengfo 10 yuan.

"Third Master, who is this?" Ji Chengfo was bewildered.

"Take it, this is my own new rule, and I expect you to bring more friends here in the future."

"Okay!" Ji Chengfo was not pretentious, and took it over. It is an unspoken rule for the middleman to charge 10% commission, which is usually paid by the seller. Now it is a new thing to change the commission.

"The third master, let's take our leave first." Ji Chengfo cupped his hands.

"Okay, come and drink tea when you have time."

"understand!"

Sanzang sent the two of them to the door of the room and watched them leave when Jingru came over,
"Husband, what are they doing?"

"Oh, a picture seller!"

"You have bought so many paintings, why do you still buy them?"

"Anyway, our family can't run out of money for the time being, so just buy some. If something happens to Tiance and Xuan Ce in the future, we can rely on it to tide over the difficulties."

"You said these paintings will really sell for a lot of money in the future?"

"When did I miscalculate your husband?"

"That's right. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll ask Xiaomei to prepare it."

"I'm not going to eat at home tonight. I'm going to Fengze Garden to invite Banggen and a group of his friends to dinner, and thank them for doing things for me."

"Oh!"

"What about Xiaodang?"

"I'm reading in Xiaoxi's study!"

"Okay! I'll go find her here. Go get the kids out to play badminton in the yard or something,

Exercise, it's mid-afternoon now, and the sun isn't that big anymore.Can't stay in the room blowing the air conditioner all day. "

"Hey! I'm going right now!"

Sanzang walked into the eldest daughter's study, "It's already mid-afternoon, everyone should go out and exercise, pay attention to the balance between work and rest."

"Eh!"

"Xiao Dang, wait a moment."

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

"You prepare in the past two days. I will send you to Hong Kong City to go to school in a few days, so that you can get used to it in advance."

"Ah, isn't there still more than ten days before school starts in September?"

"It's okay to be reluctant to leave. Then stay at home for a few more days. But you must leave 3 or 5 days in advance. I will be very busy by the end of August."

"That's not right. I understand. I'll go and discuss it with my mother."

"Okay, let's play!"

At this time, Ji Chengfo and his friends left Sanzang's courtyard house,
"Brother Ji, the third master is so bold, he really agreed to this outrageous price, the world of rich people really can't understand.

I guess he is also looking at your face, so, tonight I will sit east, let's go to the gathering of friends in Shishahai to have a meal. "

"Okay! You made a lot of money today, so I won't be polite to you." Ji Chengfo was also happy that his friend thought so,

At the same time, I was thinking about the intention of Sanzang, is it just to satisfy personal hobbies?
He is a very smart person, if he can't figure it out, he can't figure it out, but he can follow suit, isn't there such a saying?
"A fly can travel thousands of miles by its tail", it is always right to follow the big shots, and I will keep two copies when I go back.

Later, Ji Chengfo thanked Sanzang for his whole life, which Sanzang did not expect.

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