The concubine is also very good today

His words were a bit harsh, so Tan Zhengwen hurried forward to protect Xu Ruyi and said, "Master Chen, she is new here and needs to be guided slowly, why are you beating her?"

Relying on the fact that he is a relative of Shopkeeper Jin, Chen Xu said rudely: "Then Master Tan has guided her for so many days, why didn't he guide her to understand?"

Seeing that several painters had a dispute, the shopkeeper Jin hurriedly mediated: "It's easy to say, newcomers have to be given opportunities, but what Master Chen said is right, if something goes wrong when taking a big order, you will not only have to pay ten times the compensation In case of loss, you have to leave the studio on the same day, and the studio will not bear any responsibility."

Just listening to these so-called rules, Xu Ruyi can understand why Qin Dachuan is firmly seated as the richest man in the Zhou Dynasty.

However, the disadvantages of his model are obvious—that is, people are not in harmony. After all, they are not getting a stable monthly salary, and everyone will often fight over things like who earns more and who earns less. Follow the etiquette.

This is also one of the reasons why the upper nobles look down on these businessmen.

Seeing Chen Xu making a fuss in the store because Xu Ruyi wanted to take a big order, the shopkeeper Jin also felt a little troubled, but he wanted Xu Ruyi to try it out, in case she could make more money by selling paintings, then he could get more money. big profit.

So the shopkeeper Jin suggested: "Why don't we do this! It's not that we don't give newcomers a chance. A few days ago, a guest asked for a landscape painting and asked to write on it. The two of you draw it according to the request. Tomorrow When the guest picks up the painting, let him choose between two paintings, whichever painting he chooses, he will share it with whoever, is this always fair?"

Isn't this just fighting painting?
In the end, Treasurer Jin will make a steady profit without losing money, and the only losers will be the painters who are not selected by the customers.

Of course, this kind of competition mode can also make the artist take the works requested by the guests more seriously.

It turns out that the richest man's business model is like this.

Although it was a bit cruel, Xu Ruyi was completely acceptable.

After the shopkeeper Jin spoke, Chen Xu began to study the painting, but Xu Ruyi looked at the customer's request seriously.

The guest would like to make an ink painting of the Peony Pavilion, depicting the scene of a hundred flowers blooming in the Peony Pavilion.

Xu Ruyi then went to Tan Zhengwen and asked, "Master Tan, I don't know what the customer's specific request is, can I talk to the customer?"

Tan Zhengwen sighed: "Or how can you say that it is not appropriate for you to take this order today, and the painting will be handed in tomorrow. If you ask the customer's request today, how can you have time to paint?"

"Then you can't just draw without being clear! Master Tan, can you tell me where the guest lives?"

Seeing Xu Ruyi's delicate appearance, Tan Zhengwen finally couldn't help it, and told Xu Ruyi the guest's address.

Xu Ruyi went to visit the guest. The guest was an old man over half a century old, who lived alone in the alley. After Xu Ruyi politely entered the house to inquire, he found out that the old man's wife had passed away not long ago. The old man often thinks of his wife's family, and thinks that when they first met in the back garden of his wife's house, when the peonies were in full bloom, she stood in the depths of the flowers holding a book, reading with gusto.

The old man said that he knew at that moment that he had fallen into it.

Xu Ruyi inquired: "Then...the old gentleman must like her very much, right?"

The old man smiled and said: "Of course, people who are recognized when they are young will make people obsessed for a lifetime."

Others said that Xu Ruyi was indifferent by nature, but at this moment, she could feel what the old man wanted.

When parting, Xu Ruyi bowed to the old man. Looking at her modest appearance, the old man said with a smile: "The appointment was tomorrow, but it's okay if I can't draw it tomorrow. Painting needs inspiration. I really don't understand it." You can’t force it, take your time and don’t rush.”

Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, the manuscript will definitely be released tomorrow."

On the way back, Xu Ruyi suddenly understood what liking was.

After returning, Xu Ruyi started to paint, she could imagine the scene of love at first sight.

Just like when she saw that ignorant young gentleman.

That year, she and he were 16 years old.

She just wanted to go to his shop to get a suitable dress, but unexpectedly found that this little guy looked more and more pleasing to the eye.

He couldn't see her, but she depended on him.

This situation made Xu Ruyi feel what kind of scene the old man wanted to see.

Among the flowers, the figure that made him linger.

The next day, the old man came to the shop to pick up the paintings.

When the shopkeeper Jin greeted the old man, he smiled and said to the old man: "Old man, you caught up with our Jinbi Square for an event. You made an appointment for a painting, and we drew two for you. Let's see which style you like .”

The old man replied: "I don't study calligraphy and painting on weekdays, I just need to close my eyes."

At this moment, Chen Xu took out his painting and said, "Old man, what do you think of this painting? Does it suit your eyes?"

Chen Xu took the orders of more than 20 taels of silver in Jinbifang, and the old man took out 30 taels of silver, just wanting the painter to paint as well as possible.

What Chen Xu gave was a fairly standard landscape painting, with boats and lakes in the distance, hills nearby, and a hundred flowers blooming on the hills, and the Peony Pavilion was in the most conspicuous position.

The old man nodded. This is the famous Peony Pavilion in the capital. He and his wife had been to this Peony Pavilion before. The scene at that time was indeed like this. This painting perfectly presented the Peony Pavilion and its surrounding scenery.

The old man praised again and again: "Not bad, not bad..."

Chen Xu hurriedly said: "Since the old man thinks it's okay, then take this picture directly!"

Shopkeeper Jin retorted: "Isn't there another painting? We agreed to let him choose one!"

The corners of Chen Xu's mouth twitched slightly: "That painting was drawn by a newcomer. At the same price, how can the quality be higher than that of an old painter's work?"

Having said that, the treasurer Jin wanted to be safe, so he asked Xu Ruyi to open her painting.

After Xu Ruyi unfolded the painting, Chen Xu sneered.

The layout of her paintings is very small, without mountains or water, and only a courtyard is drawn. The scenery in the courtyard is from near to far, so far away that in the upper left corner, a pavilion can be faintly seen, and there are still peonies in front of the pavilion. petals hovering in the air.

Unlike Chen Xu, Xu Ruyi only asked, "Mr., do you think so?"

The moment the old man saw the painting, he froze in place.

The moment the painting unfolds, the old man seems to be brought back to the past.

He didn't know how Xu Ruyi thought of the scene at that time, but before the old man could give a reply, Xu Ruyi wiped the Peony Pavilion in the painting with a wet handkerchief.

At this time, a young girl was standing there holding a scroll in her hand. The moment he saw the young girl's innocent appearance, the old man burst into tears instantly.

He couldn't help exclaiming: "It's her, it's her! She was like this at the time, she was holding a book there, smiling slightly, like this..."