Even at this time, I did not forget to greet the guests who came in.
"Sir, what do you want to buy?" The shopkeeper said with a smile: "We have Master Cao Cao's "Phoenix Mountain Hunting Pictures" here, would you like to take a look?"
"Thatched Master?" King Xiaoyao's face was full of surprise, "Who is this?"
Shopkeeper: "..."
His face was also full of surprise.
There are people who don’t know about Mr. Thatch.
"Master Mao Cao is the number one scholar in the new science field, Yu Zhilan and Yu Zhuangyuan." The shopkeeper explained.
King Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows and said, "I remember his name is not thatched master?"
Moreover, although Yu Zhilan's paintings are good, they are far less famous than those paintings by famous painters who have long since passed away.
In King Xiaoyao's view, the paintings you made while you were alive are not as valuable as after you die.
Naturally, King Xiaoyao did not say these words.
"This gentleman doesn't know something." The shopkeeper became excited and said: "Yu Zhuangyuan has been teaching at Ford Academy these years... Oh, by the way, this Ford Academy is amazing. This year's new subject champion, yes,
The prince-in-law who just passed by outside the door is a student of Fude Academy, and I heard he is also a disciple of Master Yu..."
The shopkeeper was eloquent and talked about the history of Yu Zhilan and Fude Academy.
Finally, he said: "It is said that Princess Fu's classrooms are all thatched houses, so people secretly called Fu Fu Academy thatched cottages. After Yu Zhuangyuan learned about this nickname, he thought it was very good, so he simply called himself
What a fool."
King Xiaoyao really didn't know this, so he listened with great interest.
"This is interesting. Could it be that Yu Zhilan calls himself the Thatched Master and his paintings become more famous?" King Xiaoyao asked with a half-smile: "Otherwise, why does the shopkeeper recommend his paintings so highly?"
King Xiaoyao finally asked the question in his heart.
When the shopkeeper heard King Xiaoyao ask this question, he said, "Isn't this my first time in the capital?"
There was a touch of certainty in his tone.
King Xiaoyao nodded.
I thought to myself, it seems that something big happened in the capital a few days ago, and it was related to Yu Zhilan.
Sure enough, the shopkeeper immediately showed an expression that said I was about to reveal something big.
"Sir, do you know about the Tianlong Temple in Dayan... Back then, the Tianlong Temple had a treasure that was the temple's treasure - the Picture of Ten Thousand Buddhas..."
By the way, the shopkeeper is also a talkative person and has the fine gossip tradition of the people in the capital.
Now that I have the opportunity to talk about gossip, I will naturally not miss it.
From ancient legends to Yu Zhilan's copying of the Ten Thousand Buddhas, Prince Xiao of the Northern Qi Dynasty could not tell the truth from the false.
"My lord, I heard that not only Prince Xiao of the Northern Qi Dynasty could not tell the difference between the two pictures of Ten Thousand Buddhas, but also the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty..."
The shopkeeper lowered his voice at the end, with a mysterious expression on his face.
King Xiaoyao was very cooperative and showed a surprised expression, saying: "Oh, that's it. No wonder Master Mao Cao's paintings have become famous, so he asked the shopkeeper to bring Master Mao Cao's "Hunting at Phoenix Mountain" and put it next
Watch.”
"Please wait a moment, sir!" the shopkeeper said with joy on his face.
He always sees people accurately.
At first glance, this man seems to be a person who loves elegance.
Although the clothes on his body are a bit ordinary, the jade pendant around his waist is valuable.
Some rich people like to pretend to be low-key, but they don't pretend to be authentic.
Soon, the shopkeeper carefully took out a painting from the box.
This was something he had gained through many changes and hard work.
There are very few paintings by thatched master on the market today.
It is said that all of Cao Cao Fuzi's paintings have been sold overseas in recent years...
The shopkeeper put the painting on the table and unfolded it carefully.
"Master, look at this!" the shopkeeper looked proud.
King Xiaoyao looked down, with a hint of surprise on his face.
He originally thought that the painting should be a thrilling hunting scene.
Little did they know, the painting turned out to be a group of children chasing chickens and rabbits.
Xiaoyao King: "..."
Is this called hunting?
Learned a lot.
However, King Xiaoyao looked at a little girl sitting on a tree branch.
The little girl was young, with her legs dangling in the air, a smile on her face, and lively eyes. She pointed at a colorful pheasant in the distance, as if she was saying something excitedly.
King Xiaoyao's eyes flashed.
If the little girl from the Su family had been a few years younger, wouldn't she be like this?
King Xiaoyao looked at the other children, most of them boys.
All of them are lively and cute, with vivid expressions and movements.
It's as if through the painting, you can see the joyful scene at that time.
"Shopkeeper, how much money does this painting cost?" King Xiaoyao asked.
The shopkeeper was delighted and immediately stretched out three fingers.
"Master, three thousand taels!" said the shopkeeper.
If an ordinary person heard this price, he would probably turn around and leave.
You know, three thousand taels of silver is equivalent to the salary of an ordinary official for more than ten years.
No matter how valuable Yu Zhilan's paintings are, they are not worth so much money while others are still alive.
Things are rare and valuable. If Yu Zhilan dies, the number of paintings left behind will only decrease, not increase. That is possible.
After all, who knows whether Yu Zhilan will draw a few more "Phoenix Mountain Hunting Pictures" on a whim in the future?
Naturally, this possibility is extremely small.
However, as long as he is alive, it is original sin.
After hearing what the shopkeeper said, King Xiaoyao's expression did not change at all, and he did not care about the price at all.
It’s not him who paid for it in the end anyway!
King Xiaoyao nodded and took off the jade pendant from his waist.
"I didn't bring so much silver with me when I went out, so I'll keep this jade pendant here." King Xiaoyao said, "Someone will come to redeem it later with a silver note."
Shopkeeper: "..."
Can it still be done like this?
The shopkeeper had a troubled expression on his face.
"Master, this jade pendant of yours..."
"This jade pendant of mine is worth far more than this price." Prince Xiaoyao pointedly said, "Could it be that the shopkeeper can't see it?"
After saying that, he put the jade pendant on the table.
Naturally, the shopkeeper had already noticed that this jade pendant was worth a lot of money.
However, it was about three thousand taels of silver, and the shopkeeper did not dare to be careless.
The shopkeeper carefully picked up the jade pendant, looked at it carefully, and his pupils shrank involuntarily.
The expression on his face changed immediately.
"Master, please take it away. I will definitely put the jade pendant away for you." The shopkeeper smiled broadly and nodded.
King Xiaoyao nodded with satisfaction, waited for the shopkeeper to put the painting in the box, and took the box out of the Treasure Room.
Outside the gate of Zhenbaozhai, the queue to welcome the bride has already passed.
However, the passers-by on the road were still talking with excitement about the grand occasion of the princess's wedding.
King Xiaoyao took the box and strolled towards the Zhongyi Hou Mansion.