Although their shop has long-term supply of painters, they also occasionally accept some paintings sent by poor scholars. Although the clothes of the man in front of him do not look poor, who comes to buy paintings and carries a book box, so this man They must have come to sell paintings and they definitely didn't run away.
So after saying hello, the store clerk looked at Lin Yuanqiu, waiting for him to take off the book box and then take out the paintings from it.
However, this scholar is still a newbie and has no idea how good his painting skills are. If the painting is not good, their store will definitely not accept it.
As for Lin Yuanqiu, he felt a little regretful after stepping into Sibaozhai.
He felt that he should go to the dental clinic first.
As for what to do in Yaxing, of course it was to inquire about the housing prices in Beijing.
It is said that the housing price of a city can best represent the economic level of a place, although the economy of Beijing is definitely better than that of neighboring state capitals. But for Lin Yuanqiu, understanding the housing prices here will help him set a reasonable selling price for his paintings.
But he wasn't in a hurry. There were paintings hanging on the walls anyway. If he asked about their selling prices, he would have an idea.
So after Lin Yuanqiu responded to the store clerk's warm greeting with a smile, he walked around the store and began to admire the scrolls hanging on the wall.
Nowadays, most of the scrolls are mainly nave paintings, so the size is basically four feet wide. With this size, hanging on the wall of the Imperial Master, and then attaching couplets to both sides, it will look more impressive.
Lin Yuanqiu looked at the paintings on the hanging scroll. There were pictures of tigers descending from the mountain, pines and cranes prolonging life, rich peonies and so on.
As for the four screens hanging on the side walls, apart from the plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos, chrysanthemums and flowers and birds of the four seasons, the rest are landscape pictures.
As Lin Yuanqiu had thought before, the landscape paintings in the shop used fine brushwork, and none of them were as freehand as his.
After thinking about it, Lin Yuanqiu pointed to one of the paintings called Autumn Colors of Xishan and asked the store clerk: "Shopkeeper, how much does this painting cost?"
The store clerk naturally understood Lin Yuanqiu's intention. He wanted to find out the selling prices of similar paintings so that he could give a price for his own paintings.
Seeing that Lin Yuanqiu was asking about landscape pictures, I guess what the scholar brought here should also be landscape pictures.
There's nothing that can't be said.
The shop assistant stretched out a finger towards Lin Yuanqiu and said, "One tael of silver."
One tael of silver?
Lin Yuanqiu found it a little incredible. This was a four-foot-long sheet, and it was actually cheaper than the one sold in Fucheng?
You must know that when shopkeeper Xiao Hu received his landscape paintings, the price for one of these four-foot-wide paintings was nine hundred cents.
As for the resale price of Shopkeeper Xiao Hu, Lin Yuanqiu has never asked, but it is absolutely impossible to sell it for one tael of silver.
Could it be that the painter of this painting is not good?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu carefully looked at the brush and ink on the picture. He saw that the layers were clear and the ink colors were changeable. The only shortcoming was probably that the ink was not thick enough and looked a bit thin.
Lin Yuanqiu pointed to a more detailed painting next to him and asked, "What about this picture of Autumn Mountain and Late Green?"
"This one costs one or two cents."
Maybe Lin Yuanqiu thought that Lin Yuanqiu would ask about all the seven or eight landscape paintings hanging on the wall, so the store clerk simply quoted the selling price.
"The view of the misty clouds and waterfalls costs one tael or three, the view of the boat on the stream and mountains sells for one tael, the view of the lakes and mountains costs one tael..."
The more Lin Yuanqiu listened, the more disappointed he became. Originally, he heard from his father that noodles and meat noodles in the capital were twice as expensive as those in his hometown, and he thought his paintings would be twice as expensive.
Now it seems that he thought too much.
However, he had only visited one store, and Lin Yuanqiu planned to go to a few more stores to ask. The prices in other stores might not be like this.
Thinking like this, Lin Yuanqiu turned around and prepared to go out, but then he thought, since he's already here, he might as well take out his paintings to see what price they can give.
Lin Yuanqiu had just looked at all the paintings in the store, and none of them were painted in the freehand style like his.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu untied the book box and took out a separately rolled landscape picture.
There is a large wooden table in the middle of the shop, presumably for displaying paintings. Lin Yuanqiu put the painting up, and then slowly opened it, "Seller, could you please take a look, do you accept paintings like this in your shop?"
At this time, the shop assistant had been staring at Lin Yuanqiu as he opened the scroll little by little.
When he saw this painting, it turned out that it was by the same artist as the two paintings he had received before. He quickly shouted to the inner hall, "Shopkeeper, please come out and take a look!"
Lin Yuanqiu was startled by the sudden shouting. Could it be that his painting had violated some taboo.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly lowered his head and looked at his paintings. There were springs falling on the green mountains, small bridges and flowing water. There was nothing abnormal about it?
Shopkeeper Zhu, who was sitting in the inner hall and doing the accounting, ran out in three steps at a time after hearing the shouts of the store clerk, his body trembling.
This fleshy body immediately reminded Lin Yuanqiu of Shopkeeper Hu, and then he thought that Shopkeeper Xiao Hu was also close to the same. Could it be that people who sell calligraphy and painting are all big-hearted and fat-bodied?
No, what are you distracting? This is not the time to care about other people's health. Lin Yuanqiu retracted his thoughts of running more than a thousand miles away and stared at the two people in the store. He wanted to see the next two people. What operation will it be?
As for Shopkeeper Zhu, his mind is already focused on the landscape map on the table.
After Lin Yuanqiu saw that he had looked at his painting carefully, he asked the shop assistant to bring him a magnifying glass, and then took a few photos of the name seal at the signature.
"Well, it should be done by people from Taoyuan Mountain."
Shopkeeper Zhu nodded as he spoke, and then looked at Lin Yuanqiu, "Do you still have such a painting?"
People who buy and sell naturally sell whatever is profitable. Since last year, large-scale freehand landscape paintings inscribed with Taoyuanshan people have appeared on the market. The brush strokes are grand and the ink is free and easy. As soon as they appeared, they were liked by many elegant people. Unfortunately, the quantity is not large, and his shop has only received two so far.
It’s not like there are no people here in the capital who are learning to paint, but painting tigers is not the opposite of dogs. Without the lines that have been used for decades, how can we express the artistic conception of freehand brushwork.
Therefore, such "goods" are in short supply in Shopkeeper Zhu's store.
Seeing the expectation in the fat shopkeeper's eyes, Lin Yuanqiu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the paintings of Taoyuan Mountain Man have become so famous?
If this is the case, then the selling price will definitely be indispensable.
Although he was excited, Lin Yuanqiu was not stupid enough to open the lid of the book box and take out all the paintings without even asking the price.
"Shopkeeper, do you accept this painting?" Lin Yuanqiu reminded, pointing to the landscape painting on the table.
Shopkeeper Zhu nodded, of course he accepted it, there is no reason not to make money by doing business.
"Then what's the price given by the shopkeeper?" Lin Yuanqiu remained calm and unhurried.
Oh, by the way, the price, shopkeeper Zhu then remembered that he forgot to quote.
He was also unambiguous, and did not let Lin Yuanqiu make a price first, and then return it with a hammer or a stick, but directly quoted the purchase price of two taels of silver a piece.
Two taels?
Lin Yuanqiu was slightly stunned, why was it only two taels?
Although the price is more than twice that of the original price in Fucheng, it is not low. But Lin Yuanqiu felt that this quotation was really inconsistent with the performance of the store clerk and shopkeeper just now.
Just now, these two people were so excited that they were shouting and taking pictures with a magnifying glass. Alas, he thought that his paintings had become famous in the capital at some point, and he would surely make a fortune this time.
It turned out that I was overthinking it.
At this time, Lin Yuanqiu didn't want to think about it. Other people's paintings were sold for only a little more than one tael of silver, but the receiving price of his paintings reached two taels, which was pretty good.
Seeing that Lin Yuanqiu was speechless, shopkeeper Zhu couldn't help but said, "Don't worry, little friend, I, Zhu, have always been honest in my business, and I never look at people's orders. If you don't believe me, you can go to other stores with your paintings and ask." , I can’t guarantee that there won’t be one with the same price as mine, but there will certainly not be one with a price higher than this.”
Lin Yuanqiu's more than thirty years of social experience in his previous life was not in vain. Seeing the anxious look on Shopkeeper Zhu's face, he was sure that the other party was not lying.
Lin Yuanqiu has always believed in his intuition. This was what he relied on when dealing with Shopkeeper Hu.
Besides, he had nothing to disbelieve. If he was accidentally tricked, it would only be a loss this time.
It's not like you can't go into other calligraphy and painting shops and ask.
So Lin Yuanqiu didn't hesitate and took out all the remaining paintings in the bookcase. Then he pointed at the three Bodhisattva portraits and said, "Shopkeeper, please give me a price!"
Shopkeeper Zhu suppressed the excitement in his heart. When he saw the first painting, he asked if they still had it, but in fact he had already concluded that it was most likely a gift or transfer from someone else.
But at this moment, shopkeeper Zhu never expected that this man not only had freehand landscape paintings, but also Bodhisattva portraits, which were in short supply on the market recently, he actually had them.
Shopkeeper Zhu cleared his throat and said a little embarrassedly: "It's a bit presumptuous to say it. I wonder if I can tell you, little friend, what is the relationship between the people of Taoyuan Mountain and you?"
"It's my uncle." Lin Yuanqiu answered readily, using the same expression as before.
Upon hearing that it was his uncle, shopkeeper Zhu immediately thought of the possibility of long-term supply in the future.
With this in mind, he hurriedly invited Lin Yuanqiu to the inner hall, ready to discuss cooperation.
Lin Yuanqiu did not agree to cooperate. He chose the same method as Shopkeeper Hu, which was to sell paintings by the piece, with no specified quantity per month, and then he could accept orders according to the customer's requirements.
As for the money, of course it is settled on the spot and there is no default.
And the most important point is that he doesn't want to have the opportunity to face customers directly.
Shopkeeper Zhu had no choice but to talk about cooperation, but after carefully thinking about the other party's actions, it did not harm him at all. Especially the last one where I don’t meet the customer, shopkeeper Zhu couldn’t have wished for it.
Thinking that with this source of best-selling paintings, his shop would be able to earn a lot more money in the future, Shopkeeper Zhu's face was filled with joy.
After the deal has been negotiated, the next step is to settle the money. The six ink landscape paintings totaled 12 taels of silver, while the Bodhisattva portraits cost 8 taels each. In the end, Shopkeeper Zhu gave Lin Yuanqiu a total of 36 taels of silver.
In addition to the six taels of broken silver and the other thirty taels, Lin Yuanqiu asked shopkeeper Zhu to give him banknotes.
Since it is a calligraphy and painting shop, there is no shortage of pen, ink, paint and drawing paper in Sibaozhai.
Lin Yuanqiu asked shopkeeper Zhu to get twelve colors of paint and a roll of drawing paper. After paying the money, he said goodbye and left.
Time is the most useless thing. I felt that I didn't waste much time in the calligraphy and painting shop. But now I looked up at the sun in the sky and found that it was almost time.
Although there was still more than an hour before Youshi, Lin Yuanqiu did not delay. After going to the snack shop to buy two packs of snacks, he went to the Imperial College.
Maybe it's because I ate dinner too early. When I get up early these days, I always feel a little hungry, but I have to eat breakfast after finishing my morning reading. That's why Lin Yuanqiu thought about buying some snacks to prepare, so that it would be convenient to eat a few cushions when he is hungry.
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The first morning class on the tenth and twentieth day of each month is a time for offering wine and giving lectures to the students. The content of the lecture is "Jingda Gao", which is an important text compiled by Emperor Jingyuan himself. The criminal law has been in existence for more than sixty years.
It is a required course for Imperial College students every year.
On the day of class, everyone gathered in Piyong Hall, offering wine and sitting at the head of the hall. Then the eunuch, the doctor, the teaching assistant, and Xuezheng stood in order.
Students like Lin Yuanqiu and others must stand and listen quietly.
Because standing and listening to the lecture makes it impossible to take notes, so as soon as the lecture is over and Lin Yuanqiu returns to the class room, he will carefully recall what Jijiu said and then record it.
Although the legal provisions are in the book, there is no explanation of the regulations. After writing them down, when it was time to recite the regulations, Lin Yuanqiu could compare the explanations one by one, so that he could memorize them better.
The reason why I recite and record it so carefully is because "Jingda Gao" stipulates that one exam must be taken every quarter, and the scores obtained can be related to the year-end assessment.
In addition to "Jingda Gao", there are also policy essays, poems and essays to be tested every quarter.
After the students have completed all four subjects, the teaching assistant will rank the students according to their scores, and then post them on the notice board in Piyong Hall, and the top ten students will also receive corresponding rewards. .
Although the reward is only a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, the words "Guozijian" are engraved on the brush tube, inkstone and ink stick.
This is specially customized by the Ministry of Etiquette and cannot be bought outside.
