Lord Shang Shu is easy to bend down

Chapter 20 On the Road 1 (Killing at the door)
After a stick of incense, Ling Mei followed her master into Hongyi Pavilion. Lingmei had not been to many antique shops in Jinling City, but Hongyi Pavilion was really not that big. There was only one shopkeeper behind the counter. When the servant came in, he came forward to meet him.

"What should the girl choose? Although our Hongyi Pavilion is not big, we have collected many authentic works and rare copies of everyone. I don't know what kind of things the girl should choose?"

Ling Mei glanced at the shop behind her master, most of them were bookshelves, but when she saw that there were no such antiques as the master mentioned, she frowned slightly, "Is there a private room?"

While inquiring, his gaze has already swept towards the stairs.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I'm really sorry, there is no private room. There is a seat behind the screen over there, girls can sit there."

Ling Mei wanted to speak, but was stopped by Xie Yuanniang, who had been looking at Hongyi Pavilion for a week, "Wu Fang, let's sit over there."

Most people only know that Hongyi Pavilion is a shop selling books, but after marrying as a woman in her previous life, Xie Yuanniang once overheard Gu Tingzhi saying that Hongyi Pavilion secretly sold some high-quality jade to regular customers. purpose.

Although Gu Tingzhi is a scumbag, he also conceited and passed through many things in front of her, so that the reborn Xie Yuanniang took advantage of it.

Sitting behind the screen, the shopkeeper went to serve tea. There was no outsider here, so Mei Cai murmured softly, "Girl, there is not even a waiter here. There is only one shopkeeper. What good things can we get? Let's go Wishful fast."

Ruyi Zhai is a place frequented by honorable families, and it is also the largest and most famous calligraphy and painting shop in Jinling City.

Xie Yuanniang was in a good mood and said patiently, "Ruyi Zhai is big, but I don't have what your girl wants. Hongyi Pavilion is small and unknown, but if you want to talk about the Shoushan stone for seal carving, you can buy it here in Jinling City .”

"Shoushan Stone?" Ling Mei didn't understand these things.

"There are many materials for seals, among which jade is the most precious. The seals of the Taiyuan Dynasty were mostly made of milk stone seals. The types are different due to different places of origin. The most famous are Qingtian stone, Shoushan stone and Changhua stone. Among them, Shoushan stone is the most precious. .”

"I'll let you understand later." Xie Yuanniang didn't say much.

The shopkeeper went back and forth, and as soon as the high-quality Biluochun came up, the fragrance of tea spread around immediately. Xie Yuanniang took a sip, the fragrance of tea filled her mouth, and her mood improved.

She put down the teacup before she spoke, "Shopkeeper, I want to buy a piece of Tianhuang."

The shopkeeper said with a smile, "Girl, our Hongyi Pavilion only does calligraphy and painting. If you want to buy jade, you may have gone to the wrong place."

Xie Yuanniang was not in a hurry, and smiled lightly, "Since I can come here, it is natural that someone I know well told me that the shopkeeper doesn't have to use this to dismiss me. I understand the rules, and I won't spread them."

Dagongfang is a gathering place for various families, and only allowed to operate calligraphy and painting shops. As for antiques, they are a bit tacky in the eyes of literati. Except for calligraphy and painting, other objects can only be operated in private.

The shopkeeper raised his eyelids and quickly glanced at Xie Yuanniang, then lowered his eyelids again, "The girl said so, so it can be seen that it was introduced by our old customers of Hongyi Pavilion, but there are also rules in the store, so I have to ask my master about it." Only then can I give the girl an answer."

Xie Yuanniang picked up the tea again, "No rush."

The shopkeeper said to wait for a while, then turned around and walked out. After a while, he heard the sound of going up the stairs.

Xie Yuanniang was not surprised, there is a second floor but no private rooms, so the second floor is reserved for the owner to use for himself, and I am very happy that I came today by coincidence, lucky to meet the owner who is also in the shop, So much so that she didn't have to go through a lot of trouble.

At the entrance of the second floor of Hongwen Pavilion, there is a screen made of black sandalwood frame, embroidered with longevity pine, and the nave is around the screen from one side. A large nave is hung in the middle of the middle wall, and there is a couplet on the left and right, with flat headlines. In front of the case is the Eight Immortals table and two chairs on the left and right.

The shopkeeper went to the east room, and there was a man standing at the door of the side room, which was Jiang Yi.

Inside, Gu Yuan was leaning sideways on the big pillow on the soft couch, holding a book in his hand, flipping through it quietly, but he didn't raise his head when he heard the sound of footsteps, and after a few breaths, he said lightly, "What's the matter?"

The sound seemed to come from the abyss!Long and long echoes!
Jiang Yi reported, "Second Lord, Shopkeeper Wang has something to report."

"Let's talk." Gu Yuan put down the book in his hand, changed his posture again, and laid his eyes lightly on Shopkeeper Wang.

Shopkeeper Wang reported the matter downstairs respectfully, and bowed his head to wait for the master's order.

Gu Yuanfeng's eyes are slender, but the eyes are faint but unfathomable, "Young lady?"

Shopkeeper Wang's voice also became lower and lower, "The only one who knows that there are jade in the shop is the young master in the mansion. The young master is very polite, even if he is a member of the clan, he will not leak the secret."

Then how did the little lady downstairs know that the shop has jade, which makes people wonder.

Gu Yuan casually glanced at Jiang Yi, and Jiang Yi retreated softly.

Downstairs, the master and servant are talking.

Ling Mei asked, "Girl, I bought the jade, but what about the seal carving?"

She didn't know what the ancient prose copying and engraving method the girl mentioned was, but when she saw how shocked the crowd was, she knew it was a powerful thing.

Xie Yuanniang smiled lightly, "It's better to ask for someone than to ask for yourself. Naturally, I did it myself."

"Young lady knows how to carve seals? You can also carve a private seal of Lay Lanjin. The paintings made by the girl and Lay Lanjin can't be distinguished from the real ones. If you buy them, you won't get rich." Lingmei's eyes shining.

Xie Yuanniang laughed out loud, "Things are not as simple as you said. Layman Lanjin didn't paint many paintings. Gu Tingzhi can distinguish the difference. Naturally, there are still people who can tell the difference. Today I say he is a disciple of Layman Lanjin. , It’s already pulling the tiger’s skin to pull the banner, it’s okay to be deceived for a while, but doing those things will not satisfy people.”

Mei was greatly disappointed, "I heard what the girl said, it's not good to be a disciple of Layman Lanjin."

"Of course there are benefits."

Lingmei's eyes lit up again, "What is it?"

"It doesn't matter what it is, what matters is that I am a fake, you just need to remember this."

"Isn't that girl afraid that Layman Lan Jin will come to her after hearing this?" Ling Mei asked.

Xie Yuanniang said, "What are you afraid of? Layman Lanjin has been hiding his identity. Naturally, he didn't want the world to know, so why would he show up to me? Besides, Layman Lanjin hasn't published any works in the past eight years. Maybe he died somewhere. "

The two master and servant talked boastfully, but they didn't know that the conversation was overheard.

Jiang Yi took half a cup of tea back and said, "Second master, she is the second daughter of the Cheng family of Xie's mansion."

He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Miss Xie Er claims to be a disciple of Lay Layman Lan Jin."

"Lady Lanjin's disciple?" Gu Yuan's eyes fell on the sandalwood rosary in his hand.

There was sweat on Jiang Yi's forehead, but he felt that the master's voice sounded faint, but it was actually cold, and continued to reply, "Miss Xie is not worried about Lay Lan Jin's testimony, she thinks Lay Lay Lan Jin died in some corner."

(End of this chapter)