Devil's Concubine

Chapter 32

"But no, this Miss Shangguan's family is also a well-known talented woman. How could she bear such a humiliation last time? It must be to save face. I don't know what kind of problems will arise this time."

Hearing the voice, Shangguan Yu hummed softly, raised his head slightly, and looked extremely arrogant.

She walked to the calligraphy and painting booth and said to the scholar, "I want to buy paintings."

The scholar didn't even raise his head, and said flatly: "Old rules, choose one, if Miss Shangguan can understand it."

"You..." Shangguan Yu's breath stagnated, he gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't you just a poor scholar who sells paintings at a stall? What's there to be proud of? If you really think that you are very good, why should you be so downcast?" point."

The scholar was not angry, just smiled, shook his head lightly, and said: "It seems that Miss Shangguan is going to come here for nothing today."

The scholar's tone of voice was humble and peaceful, but judging from his demeanor, it seemed that the whole world was underestimated by him. There was no need to show off deliberately in his demeanor, there was a natural nobility exuded.

However, such a poor scholar who sells calligraphy and painting at a stall, exudes such an aura that does not match his identity, which makes Chu Yunshang feel unbelievable.

Her eyes couldn't help but fell on the scholar again, wanting to see what kind of person this is and what capital he is proud of.

After hearing this, Shangguan Yu raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Then I want to see what skills you have, let's write a question."

The scholar pointed to a painting and said unhurriedly, "Please!"

It was a picture of a green cow eating a sketch, most of the drawing paper was left blank, just a few simple strokes, outlining the shadow of a green cow, casually sprinkled light ink as grass, it looked like a work of graffiti .

But if you look carefully, you will find that with just a few simple strokes, the charm of the cow and the grass is vivid on the paper, as if floating in front of your eyes, it is a green cow walking among the green mountains and green grass, eating leisurely. Grass is average.

The paintings are extremely simple, not to mention appreciative, but also extremely easy to understand.

When Shangguan Yu saw the scholar pointing at the painting, she just smiled. When she smiled, there was still a bit of amorous feelings between her brows and eyes, but her words were very mean, and she immediately said: "This painting uses popular Zhenqing style, simple meticulous brushwork, and cool tones. But looking at the cow, there is a touch of sadness in the eyes. It is celibate, without a rein, and there is no cattleman. Although the grass grows vigorously, it grows in an empty valley. , No one appreciates, the implication, what should be reflected, should be the indignation of being underappreciated and the expectation of oneself."

After saying this, Shangguan Yu looked at the scholar with a complacent look, and asked arrogantly: "Am I right?"

The scholar smiled and said, "It's true, but it's not that you're underappreciated."

"Impossible." Shangguan Yu categorically denied, and said anxiously: "The lamentation of the cow, the withering of the weeds amidst the prosperity, both of them reflect the unappreciated side, don't they? Don't make excuses."

The scholar said unhurriedly: "This cow is still this cow, and the grass is still this grass. In the eyes of different people, they naturally have different meanings. But, have you really looked at this painting seriously? Then, may I ask, What does this large piece of blank space mean?"

On the drawing paper, two-thirds of the blank space is extremely conspicuous, making the space for the cattle and the grass extremely cramped. The lamentation of the cattle and the withering of the weeds form a conspicuous contrast here.

Chu Yunshang originally thought about the same as Shangguan Yu, but when he heard this, he took another look and lowered his head thoughtfully.

Shangguan Yu, on the other hand, was a little distraught, and said angrily, "This is just a painting technique, so could it have a special meaning?"

The scholar sighed, and said slowly: "So, you will never understand, sorry, come again next time."

Shangguan Yu was very dissatisfied, and said indignantly: "Why do you say what you say? Well, tell me, what is the meaning of this blank space? If you can convince me, then I will leave immediately, never Excuse me, or don't blame me for being rude, smashing your stall, and making you no longer have a foothold here."

The threatening meaning of these words is quite obvious. Those surrounding women all looked sideways, and with a bang, the scholar, on the other hand, kept his expression indifferent, and didn't take her threat seriously at all, and said leisurely: "Those who understand, don't If you need to say too much, you will naturally understand. For those who don’t understand, what’s the use of explaining more? Since Miss Shangguan doesn’t understand, why bother to explain? What I have to wait for is only the person who understands my calligraphy and painting. .”

The clear and elegant voice revealed a sense of loneliness that was not appreciated and understood by others. At this moment, Chu Yunshang felt that the scholar was a little sad, but he stood there quietly, but he was so firm, as if he was the only one in this world. , no one or anything can shake his inner world in general.

"I'll pay you 5000 taels for this painting." Shangguan Yu said loudly in disbelief.

The book shook his head faintly: "Sorry, not for sale."

"You...don't be ignorant of good and bad." Shangguan Yu was very angry, extremely annoyed.

The scholar still shook his head, but stopped talking, and the sadness in his expression became a little more obvious.

Chu Yunshang was slightly taken aback, and suddenly remembered a sentence, Mr. Jiang is fishing, and those who wish will take the bait.

It's just that I don't know what kind of fish this scholar wants to catch!

"Ten taels?"

Everyone was in an uproar, the rich and powerful gathered in Mingyue City, although there were many famous merchants who spent a lot of money, but in the eyes of everyone, the calligraphy and paintings of this unknown scholar were definitely not worth 5000 taels.

You know, the calligraphy and paintings of the national champion Bai Yunzi are only a few hundred taels, and the peak works are only a thousand taels of silver.

At this moment, Shangguan Yu paid 5000 taels per mouth. Obviously, he was really pissed off and wanted to redeem his face with money.

And the scholar's attitude is even more astonishing.

5000 taels, what reason does he have for not selling it? Is he really a madman with extreme conceit?Only a lunatic would reject such a completely unequal transaction!
(End of this chapter)