Tang Yin took out the work that took him half a day, unfolded it slowly, and said reservedly: "Brother, please take a look."
Li Qing took it.
The theme is bamboo, which is strong and powerful, rising steadily, implying the meaning of soaring into the sky.
The painting is very simple, with only bamboo, a few short grasses, and vague mountain peaks in the distance, and nothing else.
The overall style is realistic, but the concept is very exaggerated, very 'offensive', and has great visual impact.
At this time, Tang Yin was a talented man who was proud of his life, had lofty ambitions, and was full of ambitions. This painting is also like his state of mind, which is quite "charged".
However, the momentum is too much, but in the end it lacks artistic conception and even less romance.
However, just looking at the painting itself, there is nothing wrong with it. In this era, most of the freehand paintings were painted, and this more realistic style of painting was rare.
Zhu Jianshen clicked his tongue and praised: "Yes, given time, he might not be able to become a great master of the generation."
Hearing this, Li Qing's slightly disappointed mood calmed down a little.
Yes, the current Tang Bohu has not yet reached the top. He spends all day studying and does not even know the way on the street. Where does his life experience allow him to make top-notch paintings now? It is too unreasonable.
"Good painting." Li Qing also praised it.
He slowly put away the painting. Although it was not a masterpiece, after all, it was written by Tang Bohu, and Li Qing would not let it go.
Even if it doesn't work, if Xiaoyun wants to check bamboo again one day, he can also let him use it to observe.
After all...this painting is so realistic.
Li Qing took out a hundred-tael silver note and said, "Thank you for your hard work. This is the painting material."
"Brother, you're welcome. How dare you accept such a huge sum of money with just a few words?" Tang Yin pursed his lips and declined. He was very happy that his talent was recognized.
"Just take it, this guy is rich." Zhu Jianshen said.
Tang Guangde said happily: "When the wine shop's business is at its best, it would take ten days to make so much profit. It only takes half an hour for Xiao Yin to make such a profit. It seems that I don't even need to open this wine shop. From now on, Xiao Yin can make so much profit." You can make a fortune by selling paintings."
Li Qing said with a smile: "Didn't you say yesterday that pursuing an official career is the right path?"
"Ah haha...just a joke." Tang Guangde smiled and waved his hand and said, "The guest seems to like it, so just accept it. As for the painting money...forget it, the guest is generous, but my Xiaoyin cannot be greedy for money. , this painting is not worth a hundred taels of silver."
"What father said is absolutely true." Tang Yin nodded, "It was done casually, not worth mentioning."
Li Qing pondered for a moment, took back the banknote, and took out another ingot of silver, "Then I'll take advantage."
Tang Yin was about to refuse again, but Li Qing said: "Take it, I don't like to take other people's things for nothing."
Seeing this, Tang Guangde urged his son to accept it, saying: "The guest officer must be an upright official."
Li Qing was curious, "How do you know that I am an official? How do you know that I am an upright official?"
Tang Guangde smiled and said: "I have been doing business for so many years and I have met too many people of all kinds, but this is the first time I have met such... noble people like these two."
"Oh?" Zhu Jianshen joked, "Then do you think he is more valuable or am I?"
"This... is all expensive, all is expensive..."
Zhu Jianshen curled his lips, but did not make things difficult for him anymore. Instead, he asked, "How many days are left before your master's wedding day?"
"The day after tomorrow." Tang Guangde said, took out two invitations from his arms, and said: "I don't know your surnames, so I didn't fill in your names. However, I have already informed the guys that you must be there when you arrive. come!"
"Yes, OK." Zhu Jianshen took the invitation, put it in his arms, and said with a smile, "I'll definitely come over for a wedding drink."
"Hey, good." Tang Guangde smiled and nodded, "You guys talk, you guys talk."
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Tang Yin looked at the fine silver ingot in his hand and was in a daze for a long time before slowly putting it away. This was the first time that he exchanged his talent for money.
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"Li Qing, let's go after the wedding wine, right?"
"Yeah, sure." Li Qing asked, "Where do you want to go first?"
"Let's go to Hanshan Temple." Zhu Jianshen said, "Zhen'er believes in Buddhism. Hanshan Temple can be called a thousand-year-old temple. I will go and pray for her."
Praying... Li Qing was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, let's go to Hanshan Temple first."
Seeing that it was hard for him to talk easily, Zhu Jianshen said, "I've let you drink the jar of wine at noon. Go get another jar."
"I want to eat shit," Li Qing said with a stern face, "I've finished today's portion. If you want to drink, let's talk about it tomorrow."
"...It's boring." Zhu Jianshen muttered, slumped down on the bed, turned sideways, and pointed his butt towards Li Qing.
Li Qing didn't share his common sense, so he put the painting and the banknote together, then cut open the iced watermelon and started eating it.
"Stop chirping!" Zhu Jianshen turned around and said, "I fell asleep immediately."
Li Qing wiped the watermelon juice from the corner of his mouth, raised his head and asked, "How about I help you fall asleep?"
"Uh... forget it, you can eat what you want." Zhu Jian knew deeply that his arms could not twist his thighs, so he turned his back to her. After a while, he heard a snoring sound.
The summer is hot and the sun is scorching.
Li Qing was too lazy to move. After eating the watermelon, he leaned on the chair and read the storybook he bought from the street, feeling very contented.
At the end of Shen Shi, Zhu Jianshen woke up from his sleep, got up and washed his face, walked straight to Li Qing and sat down, smacked his lips and asked:
"Where's the watermelon?"
"We've all finished eating." Li Qing turned a page and continued reading without raising his head.
Why don't I support you to death... Zhu Jianshen was so depressed that he poured a cup of herbal tea 'TonTonTon' and drank it, "Ah~ it feels good."
After taking a breath, he asked: "Li Qing, there is something I want to ask you."
"What?"
"About... oh, don't read it, it's serious business." Zhu Jianshen took the script and said seriously, "With your status, what do you want to do next?"
"It's very simple!" Li Qing said with a smile, "What we did in the past, we will do in the future."
"What I mean is..." Zhu Jian pondered for a moment and said, "It's better to pass on your identity."
"It's time to pass it on." Li Qing nodded slowly and said, "After returning this time, let Li Hong inherit the title of Marquis of Yongqing. I have been out of the court for a long time, and the attention of the ministers has long since shifted to me. This title was originally intended for Hong'er..."
"...I'm not talking about the title of Marquis Yongqing." Zhu Jianshen rolled his eyes and said, "I'm talking about your secret and identity."
"You're talking about this, Hong'er knows it, and your girl knows it too, so you don't need to worry." Li Qing said with a smile, reaching for the storybook.
Zhu Jianshen grabbed it and said seriously: "Don't you ever think about passing it on to your successors?"
"No!" Li Qing said flatly, "Do you think all the successors can resist the temptation of immortality?"
After a pause, "Besides, I can't solve the crisis that Ming Dynasty will face by staying in the court. It is true that letting the emperor know this can save me a lot of trouble, but the side effects are still obvious;
Take you for example, if your daughter is still in her prime and you are old, will you put aside government affairs and keep pestering me to cultivate immortality? "
"This..." Zhu Jianshen was speechless, but he still persisted, "The Emperor of Ming Dynasty has inherited my inheritance for eight times. Do they bother you to cultivate immortality?"
"No."
"That's it."
"That's not what you said." Li Qing shook his head, "First of all, I didn't tell Taizu Taizong. Yes, they had suspicions. They may be very suspicious, but they are not absolutely sure. I am the Immortal, and Renzong is clear about it. Guessed it, but he firmly believed that immortality could not be copied;
The same was true when it came to Xuanzong. He knew that I would live forever, but he also knew that I couldn't let him be like me;
Going on, needless to say, your father, after that battle, he lost his temper. Later, his beloved wife became ill and sick, and your second uncle...
Your second uncle is a kind person, but how many kind people are there like your second uncle? "
Zhu Jianshen was silent for a long time, then sighed: "I'm afraid..."
"Afraid I'll run away?"
"Uh... yes." Zhu Jianshen admitted frankly, "People will always change. If you live idle and comfortable for too long, you will inevitably become lazy."
Li Qing smiled, "Can I run? I would have run away long ago."
"It's just that you don't want to. If you want to, no one can stop you." Zhu Jianshen said.
Li Qing nodded: "What you said is true, but... after more than a hundred years, it has stuck to me. I can't get rid of it, and I don't want to get rid of it. I'm used to it."
After a pause, "Actually, apart from loneliness and regret, immortality is also boring. It's very boring."
Zhu Jianshen continued: "So, do you have to do something?"
"Yeah." Li Qing nodded.
"That's really great...well, I'm sorry for you." Zhu Jianshen said sarcastically.
Li Qing sighed and said: "Let's not talk about it anymore. Anyway, you can rest assured that I can't leave this burden behind. And even if the emperor doesn't know about it, I can still step into the court if necessary."
"Yeah, as long as you don't give up your choice." Zhu Jianshen didn't give up.
Li Qing laughed angrily, raised his legs and kicked his chair away. Zhu Jian Shen Leng was caught off guard and fell backwards. Li Qing felt better now.
"When you get back, talk to your emperor's son."
"What did you say?" Zhu Jianshen rubbed his butt and stood up, confused.
"Li Hong succeeds as Marquis of Yongqing!" Li Qing raised his leg to kick him.
Zhu Jianshen jumped far away and said with a smile: "I know, I know."
Then, he stepped forward with a shy face and said, "It's not hot now, why don't you go for a walk?"
"Okay." Li Qing stood up and walked out first...
On a dark summer night, the two of them wandered around for nearly an hour before the sky gradually turned dark. They wanted to go to the wine shop for another meal, but unexpectedly, Tang Guangde was closed.
A notice was also posted saying that the son was getting married and the business would be closed for three days.
Reluctantly, the two had no choice but to switch to another restaurant.
In the evening, Zhu Jianshen was so energetic after sleeping all afternoon that Li Qing couldn't sleep due to the noise. Finally, in annoyance, he took out a silver needle and pricked him dozens of times before Zhu Jianshen calmed down.
Early the next morning, the two got up early to eat, go shopping, and go to a teahouse to listen to books...
After lunch, Zhu Jianshen wanted to take a nap. In order to avoid being disturbed at night, Li Qing forced him to play with Wanbingtiao all afternoon. Zhu Jianshen looked resentful and said all afternoon, "Can two people play?"
After another unpretentious day, it was the day when Tang Yin got married and they drank wedding wine.
