Qi wang ye, wang fei, she is crazy again

Chapter 23 Shopkeeper: Absolutely Not
The sky is clear today, the sun is just right, and the streets are full of people.

In the carriage, Wen Mianmian opened the corner of the curtains and looked out. The low building, the gray roof, and the masonry were not even on the ground. The dust picked up by pedestrians made her feel extremely uncomfortable. of disgust.

When the carriage entered Zhongxing Street, I felt better. After all, this is the main street of Kyoto City. It is relatively clean. The houses look a little more charming. More rich atmosphere.

After passing Zhongxing Street, the carriage drove into Zhenbao Street. As the name suggests, this street is famous for selling treasures. Wen Mianmian's eyes lit up as soon as he entered, only to feel that this street is spacious and clean. The ground is covered with large pieces of bluestone. The storefronts of the merchants are all new, with the style of a family competition.

It really is a street that sells jewelry.

"Treasure Street is the most luxurious street in Kyoto City." The old man got off the carriage and flicked the ashes that did not exist on his body. "I dare not come to this street without a few dollars in my pocket."

Wen Mianmian looked at the street with interest. Although it was good, it was still far worse than what she had ever seen.

Seeing Wen Mianmian holding his painting, the old man said with some doubts, "Mianmian, what are you going to do with this painting?"

Wen Mianmian smiled mysteriously, "I am useful."

The grandfather and grandson walked on the street for a while and saw a large jade shop. The old man said: "This Baiyuzhai is very famous in Kyoto, with a wide variety of products and a good reputation."

"Then go in."

Wen Mianmian led the two of them in, and the man in the shop first glanced at a few people without a trace, and then greeted them enthusiastically, "Master, girl, you two want to see jade, there are many kinds of jade in the shop, no I know what you two need."

Wen Mianmian said directly, "No need, we are here to carve seals."

The jade shop also takes on the work of carving seals, that is, the price is higher than the outside, but I heard that the craftsmanship is also better.

The man asked enthusiastically, "I don't know what the girl is going to use to engrave the seal?"

The prices of these different materials are also different.

When the guy saw Wen Mianmian's piece of agate jelly, the smile on his face suddenly became two more eager, "You must be very careful to carve such a high-quality agate jelly, and you need a master with excellent craftsmanship to get started, the girl is here. Right place, our sculptor from Baiyuzhai is one of the best in the entire Zhenbao Street."

Soon an old master who seemed to be in his [-]s was invited out. He was very happy when he saw the material, and asked enthusiastically what he wanted to carve.

"Let's talk about the price of the carving first."

The shopkeeper also came and offered 50 taels after looking at the jade.

Wen Mianmian's mouth twitched slightly, how valuable is the craftsmanship?

I took the jade from the old master, "It's too expensive, I can't sculpt it."

Her total assets are only 500 taels.

Seeing that she was about to leave, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Girl, the master engraver of Baiyuzhai is already the best master in the whole street. 50 taels can not only engrave the characters you want to engrave, but the master also has to use your piece of jelly Change the shape of the stone."

"This frozen stone of yours looks like a layer of mountains from a distance. After being polished by a master, it will look even more like it. The price of the entire frozen stone has to be raised by one liter. This price is definitely not high."

Wen Mianmian said it was acceptable, "You'd be fine if you didn't say so, tell me how you want to carve."

Such a professional thing is naturally handed over to the master. Following the master's explanation, the old man's eyes began to shine, and he rubbed his hands in excitement, obviously he liked it very much.

The final result was that Wen Mianmian had another round of bargaining, and the deal was settled at 40 taels.

The old man went to tell the master about the style text to be engraved. Mianmian paid the money and learned that it would take three days to pick it up, so he wanted the shopkeeper to send someone to deliver it to her door.

The shopkeeper nodded with a good temper, "I don't know where the mansion is?"

"General Wensheng's Mansion, let the concierge pass the information when the time comes."

The pen in the shopkeeper's hand almost dropped, his heart trembled, and his attitude was very eager in an instant, and he took out the 40 taels just received, "It turned out to be Miss Wen, the villain has eyes that don't know Taishan, the girl thinks highly of the small shop, Willing to bring jade here to carve, this is the blessing of the shop, and dare not accept money from the girl."

Wen Mianmian looked at each other, not sure what was going on.

but
"There's no reason to get the money back. Remember to send me the seal in three days."

After speaking, he turned around and led the people away. The shopkeeper was annoyed with the money on his face. This Baiyuzhai is the property under the name of King Annan. If the prince knows that he has received the money from the future princess, will the shopkeeper still be able to do so? done?
After leaving Baiyuzhai, the old man said: "Although this Baiyuzhai has a good reputation, I have never heard of it not accepting money."

"Could it be that you are afraid of your father's reputation?"

His son can't be cruel, he looks scary, don't he do something outside?
Wen Mianmian didn't care, just in case the family thought his father was too powerful and wanted to respect him.

Seeing that there was a shop selling antique paintings and calligraphy in front of her, Wen Mianmian left Baiyuzhai behind, turned around and took the scroll from Lingguo's hand and walked in.

Wen Mianmian said, "Someone owes my grandfather a sum of money, and he used a painting as collateral. Today, he wants to ask the shopkeeper to give Zhang Zhangyan. Is this painting worth it? Is my grandfather at a loss?"

The shopkeeper stepped forward to take Wen Mianmian's painting. When he saw that he didn't even have a signature or seal, he was disappointed for a while. He looked at the painting carefully for a while before looking up, "I dare to ask how much money is mortgaged for this painting."

"500 taels."

The shopkeeper shook his head, and told the truth, "This painting is excellent in fine brushwork, smooth and flowing, and it is really top-grade. If it was made by a famous artist, it would cost far more than 500 taels. It's a pity that there is no name and no surname. Let's just hang it on the wall as a view."

Wen Mianmian stepped forward, "The shopkeeper means that the painting is actually good, but because the painting is not well-known, it is not worth the money?"

"you can say it this way."

There was a trace of sadness in the eyes of the old man beside him, and there was also a trace of inexplicable feeling. He stepped forward to get back the scroll, but the shopkeeper said again, "50 taels, can the old gentleman give this painting to me."

The old man was a little pleasantly surprised, a little bit moved, Wen Mianmian rolled his eyes and thought about it, and went forward to take the scroll, "This is 500 taels of silver."

Then, without looking back, she was about to leave, when the shopkeeper came out from behind the counter, "100 taels, at this price, you can find a lot of poor students to paint a lot of paintings."

Seeing that Wen Mianmian was unmoved, the shopkeeper gritted his teeth again, "150 taels."

Wen Mianmian gave her a smile, turned around and walked back, "Shopkeeper, if I go to carve a random seal and put it on it, how much is this painting worth?"

The shopkeeper looked panicked, "It's absolutely impossible."

(End of this chapter)