Blood from Daming

Chapter 459 Selling Paintings
Mr. Zhu said: "The charity sale of Jiyangtang is a good deed. My sister should devote herself to painting and donate money to those widows and lonely people. This is a very good deed."

Xue Susu smiled and said: "Just according to your little brother, hey, my sister thinks that there will be no sex between men and women in this life, but when I meet you, a little enemy, my sister's several years of cultivation will be ruined in one fell swoop."

Mr. Zhu changed the topic and said, "Sister, it's better for my younger brother to review the chess that I played yesterday for my sister, and then start to tell you new chess knowledge."

After Xue Susu sat down at the mahogany table, Mr. Zhu sat next to Xue Susu, and after setting up the chess pieces, he said, "Sister, apart from what my brother told you about the control center, the king's safety, and making the chess pieces as soon as possible In addition, the next thing I will talk about is the advantage of space, but there is a harmonious contradiction between this and the layout that my brother asked my sister to practice. My brother will talk about it in detail later. There are three types of chess formations, namely open positions, semi-open positions, Closed situation, due to the time period when my sister learned chess, and her own calculation ability is strong, so my brother chose a closed situation for you."

After hearing this, Xue Susu asked, "Brother, is there any difference between the advantages and disadvantages of the open situation, the semi-open situation, and the closed situation?"

Zhu Gongzi said: "Sister, there is no distinction between these three positions. You can only choose the layout you like according to your personality and preferences. However, European chess players generally play open positions with romanticism. They only pursue gorgeous attacks and kills, and are obsessed with the dazzling victory of the chess game tactical combination. Strictly speaking, the level of European chess players is still in the primary stage of chess."

Xue Susu asked: "Brother, do you mean that Europeans will not leave in a semi-open situation or a closed situation, or the level is very poor, is that so?"

Mr. Zhu nodded and said: "Nowadays, Europeans even play open and closed positions in the second half. Europeans play chess to attack, attack, and attack again. The principle of chess is to balance offense and defense, and closed positions coincide with ours. The Huaxia Art of War is late-forward, and the sixteen elements are mixed together to form a superior force to fight more and less. In addition, the closed situation is unique to us. After that, the missionary Zeng Dezhao could only bow down to his sister."

Xue Susu was surprised: "Brother, you mean that your chess skills are much higher than those of Westerners."

Mr. Zhu smiled and said: "Sister, my Chinese grandson's art of war is not written in vain. Where do those red-haired bastards understand this? Similarly, the balance of offense and defense is king."

Now Xue Susu looks at Mr. Zhu's eyes and is even more affectionate. One is serious about chess, and the other is studying hard. The two are almost one. Sleeping, it's like glue and paint, like a shadow, it's hard to tell you and me apart.

However, the painting requested by Yin Tianfu, Li Fengjie, could not be delayed any longer. Xue Susu completed "The Picture of Eight Beauties Playing Chess at Spring Dawn" on the morning of the ninth day of the ninth day. The family of Tianfu Yin Li Fengjie who came here before noon took it away. At this time, Xue Susu also knew the new price of her painting.

It turned out that after Xue Susu won the chess laurel in Qunfang Pavilion, the next day Yingtianfu consigned calligraphy and paintings of celebrities in book houses, mounting shops, and pawnshops. Page style, all kinds of lowercase letters, as for banner paintings such as orchid and bamboo, line drawing, flowers, grass and insects, fan album pages, hand embroidery, as long as they are related to Xue Susu, they have been bought off.

At noon, when the colleagues who consigned celebrities' calligraphy and paintings met, they realized that someone bought Xue Susu's various calligraphy and paintings. Xue Susu's paintings were barely regarded as second-rate painters in Yingtianfu. It seemed that the people who bought these paintings were for Xue Susu's talent and appearance. Yes, since someone is willing to buy Xue Susu's paintings, these consignment celebrity calligraphy and paintings have dug out the bottom of the box.

However, these colleagues in book houses, framing shops, and pawnshops do not have the habit of Xue Susu's paintings. In addition, Xue Susu's paintings are mainly given to officials and guests. At this time, Xue Susu's banner calligraphy and painting had risen to 100 taels of silver.

A shopkeeper held the last painting of Xue Susu's "Three Gentlemen" and asked for 300 taels of silver on the street. After paying the money, a friend at the side had an idea and called out a purchase price of 400 taels of silver. The middle-aged businessman put down the package in a hurry, picked up the painting and ran away.

The shopkeepers couldn't catch up, so they had to open the package to see if there was enough silver in it. When they opened the package, everyone was surprised that the gold, silver and jewels inside were worth thousands of gold. The painting was sold cheaply, but the price on display has surpassed that of contemporary painters Wang Yue, Wu Bin, etc. Even Zhang Ruitu’s painting is much worse. If the price of Xue Susu’s "Three Gentlemen" is used, only Tang Yin and Tang Bohu in Ming Dynasty can beat it Can live.

In this way, Xue Susu's name once again resounded throughout Jinling City, which led to the fact that Li Fengjie, the governor of Yingtian Mansion, sent people to the Xue Tao Hall. After that, some people in the mansion who had Xue Susu's authentic works, either dragged their families to sell them, or were sold by their children. .The servants stole and sold a painting for 500 taels of silver easily, but there was no such thing as Xue Susu selling a painting for a thousand dollars. Considering the actual level of Xue Susu's paintings, the sellers are already satisfied.

As a result, many people wanted to ask Xue Susu to ask for paintings from Xue Tao Pavilion, but no one went to the wall of Xue Tao Pavilion, and they went back to the house in silence. The one who ran away was that someone from the government also sent a message not to disturb the Qingxiu of the owner of Xue Tao Pavilion, so no one came to disturb Xue Susu except for the painting requested by Ying Tianfu Yin Li Fengjie.

After hearing the news, Xue Susu laughed at herself and said, "Brother, sister doesn't know that her calligraphy and paintings are so valuable, but I don't know who has so much money that she does such a fat person's self-defeating thing."

Mr. Zhu smiled and said: "Could it be that my sister's net worth doubled after she became a chess king, and everyone found out that her paintings are very valuable, so they are willing to spend money on my sister's paintings. This is a good thing."

Xue Susu was silent for a while and said, "Brother, are you playing tricks?"

Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Sister, younger brother doesn't have such great skills."

Xue Susu smiled slightly and said, "Brother, you are not a simple person. Forget it, if you don't talk about your sister, don't ask."

Mr. Zhu accompanied him with a smile and said, "Sister, it's really not my younger brother. You have wronged my younger brother."

Xue Susu shook her head and said, "Brother, could it be the person who wants to see you? He spent so much money just to make you happy. What a huge sum of money it is."

Mr. Zhu said with a smile, "Sister, it's a business at sea. If you cooperate, you will benefit from it, and if you divide it, you will suffer from both."

Xue Susu was silent for a while and said with a sweet smile: "Brother, I haven't learned chess today, and I have less than five days to play against Missionary Zeng Dezhao. My sister doesn't want to miss the chance to get that diamond."

So Mr. Zhu and Xue Susu began to play chess while mixing oil with honey, and continued to live a life like a couple of Qin Se and Ming Shenxian. Said: "Master, your painting is a big seller, and it's sold for a lot of money."

Xue Susu, who was watching chess, raised her head and asked, "Dicui, you said that painting sold for a good price."

Dicui said excitedly: "Master, it's the picture of "Chess Playing Eight Beauties at Spring Dawn", which sold for 8000 taels of silver."

Xue Susu was surprised and said: "The "Chunxiao Bamei Chess Picture" sold for 8000 taels of silver, Dicui, did you hear the news wrong?"

At this time, Master Zhu's face became serious, and Di Cui said anxiously: "Not only the whole Hejie is spreading the news, but the family of Ying Tian Fu Yin just now also passed on the news that the Ying Tian Fu Yin is going to report to the police. The imperial court rewards the kindness of the master."

Xue Susu wondered: "My paintings are only at the average level. How could they be sold at a sky-high price of 8000 taels of silver? My brother has been falling into a dream these days."

Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Sister, this is the government official of Yingtian Prefecture raising funds for the charity sale of Jiyangtang. Half of it is because he likes my sister's paintings, and the other half is to show his kindness. It is normal for the price of "Chun Xiao Ba Mei Chess Picture" to be higher."

Xue Susu nodded doubtfully, "I hope so."

This fundraising event for the Jiyangtang Charity Sale made Xue Susu even more popular. The painting "Eight Beauties Playing Chess in Spring Dawn" sold for 8000 taels of silver, half of the total fundraising for the entire Jiyangtang Charity Sale There were even more. The second place in the transaction was Zhu Yunming's "Twelve Ancient Poems", which was sold for 3000 taels of silver. It has become a hot spot for Jinling people to pursue.

(End of this chapter)