Era: I have a two-world door

Chapter 102, These paintings are so expensive

Wang Qinghe thought about it for a while, and it seemed like this was the only way, and finally nodded: "Okay, I'll take them there, where they can eat at noon and check the situation. If they want to eat there, I will take you over."

The two of them agreed.

Then he said to Wang Qingsong: "Xiaosong, let's go to eldest brother's house. We can eat here or at eldest brother's house later."

He also saw that his younger brother had brought some things and put them aside, which must be for his eldest brother's house.

There is no reason to go there in the afternoon to pay New Year greetings.

Wang Qingsong naturally agreed: "Okay! No need to go to the trouble twice."

Wang Qinghe nodded when he saw this: "Okay, you wait, I will bring something over. The two of us will bring about the same thing."

After saying that, he got up and went to the house.

Wang Huiru also followed in.

After a while, he took a bag of sugar and a can of oranges.

"Is this okay?"

Wang Qinghe held the things and smiled at the two of them.

Then he said: "Drink the sugar water quickly. Let's go there now before they run away."

When Wang Qingsong saw this, he drank the sugar water with a smile and then stood up.

"Second sister-in-law, let's go there first and come back later."

Wang Huiru smiled and said hello, "Okay, you go!"

Upon seeing this, Wang Qinghe went out with his younger brothers and sisters who had just finished drinking sugar water.

The distance between the two is not very far.

It only takes 20 minutes to get there by bike. The city is not like the countryside, and you can take two people with you.

Wang Qinghe took the two of them on a bicycle. He looked at the sparse people on the roadside and said, "Look, there are fewer people visiting relatives during the New Year. In previous years, at this time, the road was full of people carrying things."

Wang Qingsong looked at it and nodded: "It's the same, almost everyone in the village has left, but things are better in the city!"

Fortunately, some high-priced goods are now released.

Otherwise, nothing would move around in the city.

You can’t take food with you to visit relatives!

It's a bit expensive, but the good thing is that this thing is mobile. If the East family gives it to the West family, you don't have to buy it.

We arrived at the place in a short while.

The second brother locked the car in the alley, then took the two of them in with their things.

"Brother, sister-in-law. Happy New Year!"

After the second brother came in, he shouted to the two people in the room.

"Hey, Qinghe is here, happy new year, happy new year!"

The sister-in-law shouted enthusiastically when she saw a few people coming over. Then she smiled at the two people behind her and said, "Xiaosong, Xiaomai is here! Sit down!"

"Da Mao, Erya!"

"Second uncle, third uncle, sister-in-law."

Several people greeted each other there.

Wang Qinghe put down his things, looked at the people who were getting ready, and said with a smile: "Brother, are you going out?"

I must be like him and go back to my parents' home.

By the way, I handed my eldest brother a cigarette.

Wang Qingshan took the cigarette, took the fire from the second child, lit the cigarette, and said with a smile: "Well, let's go to the grandma's house today! I won't go to work tomorrow!"

After saying that, he looked at his wife and said, "Yaping, you take the children there, and I'll go there in the evening."

These words made Tian Yaping tangled for a moment: "It's already agreed that it's okay not to go. How about this? You bring something to Qinghe's house, and we go to his house for dinner in the evening. Do you think that's okay?"

The eldest brother frowned.

My younger brother and sister came to visit for the first time during the Chinese New Year. What a mess at home!

After all, he is the boss.

Before he could speak, Wang Qinghe said: "It's okay. You go and do your work. Xiaosong will eat at our house at noon. Come over in the evening."

"Hey, okay, then it's settled!"

Tian Yaping agreed with a smile.

"Sit down and drink some water!"

Then they started boiling water there.

It’s impossible to leave immediately after this!

Several people sat down when they saw this.

Wang Qinghe looked at his elder brother and said with a smile: "Brother, what were you doing yesterday?"

The eldest brother took a puff of cigarette and complained: "What else can we do! Just stay at home. In the past, when the temple fair was held, you could go and see it, but now it is closed."

Wang Qingsong listened there. There was a temple fair in the city every year on the first day of the new year.

He also came here once. It was so lively, much more lively than going to the commune for a big fair.

There seem to be several temple fairs, some lasting three days, some lasting seven days, and some ending on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

And one thing is that everything sold at the temple fair does not require tickets.

But since last year, I haven’t opened it again because it was too difficult.

When he thought of something, he asked Wang Qinghe: "By the way, second brother, where is the cultural relics store you mentioned?"

He was still ready to take a look.

When Wang Qinghe saw this, he smiled and said: "The cultural relics store is right over at Liulichang, and the temple fair over at Liulichang is also the largest every year. It won't be held now."

Wang Qingsong's eyes lit up when he saw this.

He was still going to take a look later.

Then a few people chatted there for a while, just to have some fun.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Wang Qinghe stood up and said, "Brother, you go ahead and do your work. I'm taking my little sister and the others back. Remember to come over for dinner tonight!"

Wang Qingshan also stood up when he saw this: "Okay, we will come back early after dinner and go to your place."

With the matter settled, Wang Qinghe took the two of them out.

……

After the others left, Wang Qingshan frowned and asked, "What do you think you look like? I'm the boss, and I came to our house, cold pot and stove, what do you look like?"

Tian Yaping was also unhappy: "What's the point! Don't you see that every household is like this now?"

I'm making do now, and that's because it's so hard to entertain people.

If one wave comes here today and another wave comes tomorrow, this life will really be unbearable.

"That can't be like this! The food was given by Qinghe!" "I know! What should I do? Go and tell my father that you can't go today! You are all brothers. Whose house can't you eat at? identical!"

Hearing this, Wang Qingshan wanted to get angry.

But looking at the child, I finally endured it.

…………

After Wang Qinghe took the two people out.

Wang Qingsong then said: "Second brother, you take Xiaomai back to help second sister-in-law. I'll go to the cultural relics store to have a look."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you say we would go together in the afternoon?"

"It's okay, I'll go take a look and I'll be back in a minute."

It's not very convenient if there are a lot of people, but it's more convenient for him to be alone.

Wang Qinghe hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay, you come back early. I'll take you to the station, where there's a direct bus to Liulichang."

"elder brother!!"

Mai pouted and pulled his arm.

Wang Qingsong saw this and rubbed her head: "Brother will take you there in the afternoon. Brother will go and have a look and then come back. You have to go and help the second sister-in-law with the work!"

Hearing this, Xiaomai could only let out a sigh.

Then several people came to the bus.

Wang Qinghe rode back with wheat, leaving him alone waiting for the car.

There were quite a few people on the bus.

After waiting for a few minutes, the car arrived, and he got in it directly.

……

Wang Qingsong got out of the car and looked at the streets that were once crowded during the temple fair, but now they were empty.

Not all shops along the street have been closed.

(In those years, many commercial systems stayed open during the Chinese New Year during the Tianqiao and Tianqiao movements.)

"Well, aunt, do you know where the cultural relics store is?"

Wang Qingsong walked to the end of this street and didn't see where the cultural relics store mentioned by his second brother was, so he had to find someone to ask.

I did see a lot of old shops.

There is everything to eat and wear, but all the food shops are closed.

Seeing this, the aunt pointed to the "Peace Painting Shop" not far away and said, "That's it! There is not one cultural relics store, but several, including the Rongbaozhai in front."

Wang Qingsong glanced at the place pointed by the other party.

It is a three-story high-rise building.

"Oh, thank you!"

Wang Qingsong thanked him and walked over.

When we arrived at the place, the door was closed, and a small door opened next to it.

He stretched out his head and looked curiously.

There was a middle-aged man packing things there. He probably heard the noise and looked back: "I'm sorry, it's not open today. It won't be open until tomorrow."

"Oh, I'll just take a look! Okay?"

As he spoke, he walked in.

Hearing this, the other party was originally ready to drive him away, but he thought that it was Chinese New Year and he was alone and unpopular.

He didn't chase them away, but he still said: "Let's see if it works, don't break it!"

"Hey, good!"

Wang Qingsong happily agreed and looked around.

There is a bar at the entrance, and behind it are mahogany shelves, which are filled with pens, inks, papers and inkstones and various stationery supplies.

In the hall are paintings and calligraphy.

Li Kuchan's "Bago Osmanthus" costs 47 yuan a pair.

Huang Zhou’s portraits cost 19 yuan a piece.

An original painting of Li Keran's "Spring Rain in Jiangnan" costs 100 yuan.

Qi Baishi's pictures of picking chrysanthemums, 19 yuan a piece.

Xu Beihong's Pine Eagle Painting, 120 yuan.

Wu Zuoren, Ye Qianyu, Chen Banding...

Wang Qingsong looked around. He couldn't quite understand the painting. He just felt that the painting was quite good, but the writing was really good.

Anyway, he is not at this level.

But this thing is so expensive!

If you spend 100 yuan on the cheapest Qi Baishi, you can only buy five pairs. These are small items, and the large ones are more expensive.

No, Huang Binhong’s paintings are also cheap.

12 yuan a pair.

Tsk tsk.

Really expensive.

He can afford it now, so he is not too surprised. In the past, the price would have been even more unacceptable.

How much does a bicycle cost?

160 per car.

This painting costs more than one hundred yuan.

But not all of them are expensive. There are a bunch of calligraphy and paintings piled randomly at the very edge. They only cost two or three yuan each.

After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Uncle, are there... antiques collected here? Are these antiques?"

The other party was sorting out the picture album. When he heard this, he smiled and said, "Take it! But these are not the words of modern calligraphers and painters. The antiques are all on the second floor!"

"Oh, what's there?"

Wang Qingsong asked curiously.

Let’s get some news first.

"They are all calligraphy and paintings by late masters. Or some famous paintings."

"Can I go up and have a look?"

"That's not possible! It's not open yet! I'm the only one in the store, what should I do if it breaks?"

(End of this chapter)