Speaking of Mr. Guan not painting the lotus picking picture, the girl next to him was also a little angry. She felt that Qinglian was really bad and she was responsible for all the bad things.
Su Wan learned about it and learned that the name of Mr. Guan was Guan Zhongyue, a native of Lotus City. He was only twenty-five years old, but he was already one of the famous painting masters in Lizhou. Even in Dongzhao, he was also famous. Somewhat famous.
He has a bad temper and paints as he pleases, but because he is a native of Lotus City, he will paint three paintings in the lotus picking competition every year to promote his hometown of Lotus City and let the world know that there is such a place. Lotus picking competition.
Secondly, of course it’s time to eat, and life has to go on. Sometimes it’s too boring to think about painting, so I might as well just paint the lotus picking competition without even thinking about it.
As a result, his paintings have two price points. One is his proud work, which is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation and is worth thousands of gold. The other is a masterpiece, such as the lotus picking painting.
Pictures of picking lotuses can be found everywhere in Lotus City. However, Mr. Guan’s painting skills are better than others, and because of his reputation as Guan Zhongyue, the price he sells is pretty good.
The people who wanted his paintings were satisfied, the people selling the paintings were also satisfied, and both the buyers and sellers were extremely satisfied. This is how the business of collecting lotus pictures lasted three paintings a year.
"My second brother has a good personal relationship with Mr. Guan. If you want it, I will ask my second brother to come forward and let Mr. Guan sell one to you." A man named Du Mingzhu beside him said in a low voice, "Although it is a collector's item. Lotus painting, but Mr. Guan’s painting, many people also grabbed it.”
Su Wan really wanted it, so he naturally agreed: "Then I would like to thank you very much. If possible, I wonder if I can get the painting before noon tomorrow. To be honest, I will leave Lotus City tomorrow to go to the endless world. City, I don’t know if I will pass by Lotus City when I return.”
Several girls were a little reluctant to hear this. Although they had just met today, they felt that Su Wan was a very talkable person. If she were in Lotus City, they might be able to communicate with each other and become friends in the future. It was a pity that she was in Lotus City, but It's a passer-by.
Nian Jinniang paused, feeling a little bored.
Du Mingzhu said: "The lotus picking competition will be over soon, so I will go find my second brother and ask him to help ask. As for the price, I will ask my second brother to help discuss it, maybe it can be less."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
While they were talking, the boat had returned from the lake and stopped at the spot where the boat was originally parked. As soon as the girls parked the boat, the drumming stopped and the sundial had just passed an hour.
People were arranged to count the lotus pods at the docking station of the boat early. When the boat docked, some people began to count and sort the lotus pods. Two people were arranged in one boat, and the two discussed the scores with each other.
The quality of the lotus pods is divided into five grades. Large, plump and without wounds are the best, and the rest are in descending order. The best is five points, the worst is one point, and finally the one with the most total points wins.
Of course, it doesn't mean that they can just share it equally between the two. If the person who is sorting the equal shares is bribed to do anything, there will be no fairness at all. So after the lotus pods are sorted and sorted, they need to be displayed. On the dustpan, let the distinguished guests and people around you judge.
In the end, everyone had no objections to the result, and this year's winner of the Lotus Picking Girl was announced.
Qinglian stood on the boat, her chin slightly raised, and her eyes a little proud. In her opinion, she must be the lotus picker this year.
As early as a few days ago, she had someone quietly take her here. She went to the lotus bush and knew where the best lotus pods were. Now that she has returned with a full load, who can compete with her.
Thinking of this, her face was cold, but she felt a little proud in her heart. There were too many days of being surrounded by flowers and held by others, and no one wanted to live the past days again.
The Lotus Girl can be given a very high status, and she can have everything she wants. There are even many young men and girls from noble families who are willing to be friends with her. Even if she bullies others, others dare not do anything to her. , the most he could do was scold her and say some unpleasant things in private.
But so what, she is not a benevolent fairy. As long as she lives a good life and lives happily, she doesn't care about the life and death of others.
And seeing the way those noble ladies in the past hated her so much but could do nothing about it, she felt extremely happy in her heart.
Someone advised her to take advantage of this moment to find a good family to marry. With her identity as Lotus Girl, it was not impossible for her to marry into a high-ranking family in Lotus City.
But she felt that she was not satisfied with those who were willing to marry her. She wanted to marry the eldest son of the clan and the eldest grandson of the clan. She would be the master of the family and the wife of the clan in the future, not a bastard born to an aunt. .
But the eldest son and the eldest grandson are not stupid, and most of the people they marry are well-matched noble girls. The two have joined forces, and their status has been stable since then, and the family has prospered. Why marry a lotus girl? And it’s only one per year, so it’s not true.
Of course, Qinglian is also beautiful enough, and her cool and elegant appearance is very exciting. Some people are eager to take her as a concubine, but Qinglian is not willing to be a concubine, so she keeps holding off.
The only one who was so fascinated by her and wanted to divorce his wife and marry her was the eldest son of the Nian family. Originally, she was a little tempted and thought she could marry her, but then she met Mr. Hong and Mr. Shui. The two of you are noble sons of the big clan in Lizhou City.
Compared with Mr. Hong and Mr. Shui, Mr. Nian is far different.
She thought for a while whether Mr. Hong or Mr. Shui was better. She had almost counted the lotus pods on the boat. She glanced around and squinted at the observation deck.
She remembered that someone called Madam before and wanted to give 3,000 taels of silver to several other girls as lottery prizes. Whoever wins can go and collect it. She thought about it carefully and the other party must be targeting her, and she doesn’t know whose Madam it is. .
I can give you three thousand pieces of silver casually, and I think my family is pretty good. Which one is it?
After sorting the lotus pods, the person who sorted them counted the scores and began to praise Qinglian: "Miss Qinglian is so powerful. I see that none of the other girls can compare with you."
Miss Qinglian nodded and said gently: "No, I'm pretty much the same as all the other girls."
"It's much worse. It's much worse." The speaker almost lost his mind when he saw the cold girl Qinglian talking to him so tenderly.
In fact, Qinglian looks cold and elegant, like a lotus flower, but she is also gentle and polite when dealing with others. Only in this way can people be fascinated and want to pour out their hearts for her.
"Miss Qinglian is already eighteen this year, and she has been participating for several years. She is not like us, but she is only fourteen, fifteen or sixteen years old. Her experience is far inferior to that of Miss Qinglian..."
