Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

After Jiang Zhe received the skill gift package, his brain, which had been a little groggy from receiving the gift package, regained consciousness and he immediately clicked on an icon behind the gift package.

A text message appeared on the page.

Please go to the ## Road Building Materials Market and take a look around.

If you are careful enough, you may find something new.

That's it?

Jiang Zhe clicked on the icons continuously, and when he saw no new prompts, he shut down the system and opened his eyes.

There were a few passers-by around, and they would cast curious glances at Jiang Zhe when they passed by. Only when they saw Jiang Zhe stand up did they look away.

He looked at his watch and it was almost evening. Because he didn't know the environment of Lin'an City, he didn't know what was strange about this address, and he didn't understand why the system clues specifically pointed out the building materials market.

What can be found there?
Having gained a lot at Xiling Seal Society, he walked to the exit and looked back.

From learning seal carving in my previous life to acquiring multiple skills after my rebirth, I once wondered if I could become a member here.

However, I heard that a lot of things happened because of the problem of joining the company, so it must be difficult.

Although I have made a breakthrough in painting, oil painting and calligraphy and painting have almost nothing to do with each other. Forget it, I will come back if I have the chance and see if I can gain anything new from the second visit.

Instead of rushing to take a taxi, he looked for a shop that had been open for a long time and bought a new map, a bottle of water, a bottle of Huadiao wine and some snacks.

Seeing that Jiang Zhe spent a lot of money, he didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he sat down next to him, unscrewed the bottle cap, drank water and took a rest. The shop owner took the initiative to ask: "Are you a tourist here?"

"Yes."

The boss was a middle-aged man wearing an old-fashioned vest.

"Do you want a taxi?"

Jiang Zhe said, "No. I came out of Xixi Lingyin Society. I'm a little tired, so I'm going to take a rest."

The shop owner nodded: "By the way, we should come to the Xiling Seal Society. Have you been to Yuewang Temple? Lingyin Temple?"

Jiang Zhe replied, "I have been there. Boss, please ask for your information."

He took the opportunity of the conversation to inquire about the address provided by the clue.

The shop owner thought for a while and said, "There is a very old building materials market there, surrounded by factory dormitories and residential houses. There are no attractions and nothing to see. If you want to play for a few more days, why not go to Xixi? Hangzhou West Lake, Xiling Seal Society, and Xixi are all places worth visiting.

Since he didn't get any information, Jiang Zhe had no intention of continuing the conversation.

Hearing the shop owner talking about Xixi Wetland reminded Jiang Zhe of the famous movie that came later. He wondered if the houses there are expensive now?

When I saw the house in the movie, I was really moved.

Jiang Zhe took a taxi and asked the driver to pass by the address indicated in the information.

I was sitting in the taxi and didn’t see any surprises. I originally wanted to get off to take a look, but it was already past dinner time, so I could only come back tomorrow.

There is still one day left tomorrow, which should be enough.

He returned to the youth hostel and met Teacher Hu and several classmates.

"Jiang Zhe, have you eaten?" Teacher Hu asked.

Jiang Zhe said: "I went to the Xiling Seal Society."

"Oh, really? I didn't realize that. I should go over there and take a look. Is it fun?"

“Very good and worth seeing.”

"Hurry up and eat. You can arrange your meal as you like."

Jiang Zhe found a restaurant near the hotel and ordered braised lion's head, braised spring bamboo shoots and fish balls in clear soup. The Hangzhou dishes in this restaurant are all home-style.

Jiang Zhe, on the contrary, is used to this taste.

As he ate, he thought about his plans for tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I can move freely, but based on what I have seen today, it seems difficult to find surprises.

In addition to residential houses, there is a building materials market and some shops.

He boldly assumed that the reward and clues were triggered during today's visit to the Xiling Seal Society. So, could the so-called surprise be related to epigraphy?

After dinner, he returned to the hotel, and several classmates invited him to play poker. He shared the snacks and rice wine he brought back with his classmates.

The next morning, in order to save time, Jiang Zhe set out early, took a taxi, and quickly visited the originally planned attractions.

Following the system's prompt, I did two sketches, but neither triggered the extra reward.

Since there was no reward, Jiang Zhe did not hesitate and came to the last stop, the place he had visited yesterday.

I got out of the taxi and looked at my watch. It was already 11 o'clock in the morning.

At this time, we were near the building materials market, with people coming and going, and the surrounding shops were basically open for business.

Jiang Zhe took a fancy to the starting and ending points of the road, and started from one end, searching slowly.

As he passed by each house, he carefully observed the details.

These houses are probably factory dormitories, not residential buildings with historical and cultural significance, so it is unlikely that there will be any surprises.

Even if there were some valuable items, there was no way for him to get into the house.

Jiang Zhe felt a little regretful that he did not have the eloquence of an antique dealer and the ability to go from street to street to collect things.

I checked the nearby dormitories, but there were no system prompts or discoveries.

Jiang Zhe started shopping again, first paying attention to the various cultural stores, and then the department stores.

I looked around but found nothing, I just solved the lunch problem.

After lunch, he spent a short time looking around the rest of the area, visiting almost all the places he was looking for, except for the building materials market.

Are there any clues here?
Building materials, all the stuff they sell is new. In order not to leave any regrets, Jiang Zhe went to the building materials market.

There are many merchants in the building materials market.

He pretended to be a customer who came to look at building materials and visited each store one by one.

The merchants displayed samples of all kinds of decorative materials, but there were no surprises.

I looked at each store one by one and walked to the end of the market.

Look ahead, there are no more businesses.

When I was feeling a little discouraged, I saw a shop owner open a warehouse door and lead a customer in.

Jiang Zhe followed and took a look, and found that the row in front of him was full of warehouses.

I've looked at all the other places except this one, so I might as well stand here and wait.

Whenever someone took a customer into the warehouse to look at the goods, he would shamelessly follow in to take a look.

Some merchants were enthusiastic in welcoming and introducing themselves; some were not so willing to receive, and spoke coldly to them. Jiang Zhe did not get angry, and still shamelessly went in to take a look.

In this way, after visiting several warehouses in succession, he entered a warehouse selling ceramic tiles and decorative stones.

After looking around and preparing to leave, I suddenly noticed something strange.

There are whole rows of shelves here.

The shelves had hard dividers, most of them metal, but some were made of other materials, and some were thicker than the others, which looked a bit weird.

Jiang Zhe took a closer look. This was a stone slab, the material was not very good, somewhat similar to the quality of Taihu stone.

Judging from the wear and oxidation on the sides of the partition, the time is not too long.

He bent down, trying to see the front and back of the shelf, but unfortunately, both sides were blocked by various things and he could not see anything.

Jiang Zhe wanted to give up, but then he thought, he had been looking for so long, this time was not a big deal. If he didn't find it again, he would give up.

He waited until his boss finished talking to another customer, then asked, "Boss, what material is this partition made of? Can I take a look?"

The boss saw Jiang Zhe pointing at the partition and said, "This is ordinary stone. I use it as a partition. What do you want to buy?"

Jiang Zhe said, "I'll come over to take a look and buy the right material if I find one. Can I move this thing aside and take a look at the front of the partition?"

"If you want to buy it, I'll move it for you. If you don't want to buy it, I won't move it for you."

Jiang Zhe said: “I’ll take a look at the texture of this stone before I decide whether to buy it or not.

The boss didn't want to move at first, but seeing that Jiang Zhe's clothes, cell phone, and backpack were not cheap, he hesitated for a moment and then moved some of the boxes of various materials away.

Jiang Zhe saw a lot of dust on the partition.

He wiped off some of the dust with his hands and saw that the front of the partition should have been polished smooth, but now there were some scratches. None of this mattered. What mattered was that there were words on it, more than one, and they were neatly arranged.

His heart beat faster.

It would be interesting if there were words on the partition.

He tried hard to control his emotions and remain calm on the surface.

"Don't move the dust to the side," the boss reminded.

"Sorry." Jiang Zhe tried hard to decipher the handwriting on the partition.

The boss looked at Jiang Zhe observing the partition and said with a smile, "Did you see the words on it? I'm telling you, I've seen it before. The stone slab is engraved with a couplet, which was also called a "楹联" in the past."

He said confidently: "There are inscriptions on both sides of the slate. There are probably several couplets on each side. Some of the words are blurred. The couplets were not written by any famous person."

At this point, he paused.

Jiang Zhe thought, since the boss had seen the contents, why did he put the stone slab here as a partition? Could it be that the stone slab was the clue to the item?

"Since it is engraved, how do you use it as a partition?"

The boss watched Jiang Zhe's actions and heard this question, and guessed that Jiang Zhe might have regarded the partition as an antique.

He hesitated whether to sell the slate as an antique.

The best way is to sell it for money without taking any responsibility.

The idea came to him instantly.

To be as vague as possible, I do not admit that it is an antique. If you want to buy it as an antique, that is your own business.

“When I bought these slabs, I saw the inscriptions.

After buying it, I studied it for a while.

The couplets on each side of the stone slab are much smaller than normal couplets. They are obviously miniature, probably a work used by a craftsman for practice.

I have no idea how much it is worth. I just keep it here and never sell it.”

Jiang Zhe asked, "If I want to buy this slate, what's your price?"

Just now, he had the idea of ​​buying it and finally heard the system prompt.

You found the object the clue pointed to.

Okay, now that you’ve confirmed it’s this, you can negotiate the price with confidence.

The boss hesitated and said, "Oh, I don't really understand, how much do you think is appropriate?"

Jiang Zhe said: "One hundred yuan."

The smile on the boss's face disappeared: "Are you kidding me?" (End of this chapter)