Chapter 16: Yan Feixue
In Zhao State, if a commoner saves some money, one tael of silver will be enough for half a year.
No wonder several men from Yangjiazhai were so excited after selling a wood carving.
After putting away the silver, Yang Xing and others cheered up and devoted themselves to the shouting and hawking with greater enthusiasm.
After selling a wood carving, their luck seemed to improve.
Any passerby who is an adult and a child who hears their shouts will come over and take a look. Then the child's eyes can no longer be turned away, and he has to pester his adult to buy one or two pieces.
Jinyang City is a majestic city near the border area of Zhao State. It has a population of more than 200,000, and many of them have wealthy families. At this moment, most of whom are either rich or noble, are either rich or noble.
For some wealthy families, one taels and two taels of silver are nothing, as long as they can make the children happy.
So in the next two hours, under the vigorous promotion of Yang Xing and others, the more than 20 wood and bamboo carvings they brought were left.
Even the large bamboo chairs and bamboo stools were carved with unique images of landscapes, birds, beasts and characters, and were bought by a big man for ten taels of silver.
So dozens of taels of silver were added to Yang Xing's body.
Several idle and idle men squatted in the corner of the wall opposite the street, with their hands in their sleeves, their eyes shining through the gaps between the crowd, staring at Yang Xing and others tightly.
Since Yang Xing and others set up their stalls here, they have been targeted by them. Whenever Yang Xing and others sell an item and put the money in their pockets, their eyes will lit up, and then they look at each other and lick their lips greedily.
Yang Xing and others had noticed them for a long time, but they had never taken them to heart.
Yang Xing has entered the city more than once or twice, and he knows that there are many such idle people in the streets and alleys of Jinyang City.
These idiots don’t do their jobs, so they just walk around every day to see what advantages they can take.
For them, fighting, disturbing neighbors, and playing with Xiaoniang is almost everyday.
Although they are annoying, they will not cause any major harm to the security in the city. Therefore, even if the people from the inspection department see them, they will most likely be mentally engaging in less than more things and are too lazy to care about them.
Yang Xing and others were not afraid of a few idle men coming to make trouble. On their side, Yang Fugui alone could beat them to cry and cry, and run away with their heads in their arms.
"It's not too late, so we should go back to the village!"
Yang Xing looked up at the sky, thinking that the city gate would be closed later and could not return to the village, so he prepared to pack up and leave.
Their main purpose of coming to Jinyang City was to find work for themselves. They just sold things for Yang Xu, but they didn't expect that they would become addicted to selling them, but instead they forgot their own business.
But you don’t have to hurry to find a job, and at worst you can come back tomorrow.
Some people also think that Mr. Yang said before that he would give them some commissions after selling things, but they didn't know whether it was true or false.
If Mr. Yang can do what he has done after he goes back and share the money he has earned to them, then no matter how hard or tired they are, they will be happy.
You know, although some villagers found work in the city before, they could not make much money throughout the year. Now they only took over dozens of taels of silver in half a day, which made them feel exciting when they thought about it.
They were lowering their heads to pack up their things. As the fragrance swayed, two women, one big and one small, appeared in front of their stall.
Two women, who are seventeen or eighteen years old, have a red dress that is as beautiful as fire, and are unparalleled in beauty. Her eyes seem to be able to capture the soul.
The youngest is only thirteen or fourteen years old. He dresses as a maid and wears a green dress, and is pretty and charming.
The beautiful woman's eyes fell on a bamboo fan brought by Yang Xing and others, and a hint of surprise flashed through her eyes.
The bamboo fan is in an open state, and the fan surface is painted with a few bamboos in a brushwork style that is very different from this world. The branches are vigorous, straight and upright, showing their style.
In the blank space beside the bamboo, a short poem is written in small regular script, "It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo. No meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar."
Small calligraphy has strong bones, rigorous structure, and a decisive posture. It is actually a font that has never been seen in this world.
The gorgeous woman carefully looked at the paintings and characters on the fan, her beautiful eyes shining. She was just scorching her heart, but she couldn't think of such a unique calligraphy and painting, which was written by anyone from Zhao State.
"I dare to ask this gentleman, who did the calligraphy and paintings on this fan?"
Seeing that there was no seal on the fan, the beautiful woman couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and looked up to ask Yang Xing.
Yang Xing hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should tell her Yang Xu's name.
Yang Fugui spoke quickly and rushed to say, "This is what Mr. Yang Xu and Mr. Yang in our village did... This lady, if you like this fan, you can take it away for only ten taels of silver. There is only one fan. After passing this village, there will be no store..."
Although Yang Fugui is honest, he is not stupid at all. Before, he has bargained with others and learned to ask for prices everywhere.
The two women in front of him were obviously rich. Based on the principle of not slaughtering for nothing, he raised the bottom line of Yang Xu's price set by him a little further.
If Yang Xu were here, he would definitely sigh that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a simple face was so dark-bellied.
Yang Fugui was ready to bargain with the beautiful woman. Unexpectedly, the other party smiled slightly but did not bargain. He immediately asked the maid behind him to pay the money, and then picked up the bamboo fan and observed it carefully. The expression on his face was clearly like a treasure.
"Yang Xu...Yang Xu...This is the first time I heard of this name. Good calligraphy, good painting, and good poetry... But I don't know when this kind of master appeared in my Zhao State..."
The gorgeous woman holding a bamboo fan in her hand and muttered to herself.
Apart from Yang Xing, the men from Yangjiazhai were all ignorant of the big characters. They didn’t know whether the calligraphy and paintings on the bamboo fan were good or bad. However, when they heard the beautiful woman’s words, they knew that they were praising Mr. Yang. They were all honored and admired Mr. Yang even more.
"The little woman Yan Feixue admires Mr. Yang's talent. I wonder if several of them can introduce it on their behalf?"
The beautiful woman's voice was soft and gentle, and she heard it in her ears, like the spring breeze blowing on her face. After saying that, she looked at Yang Xing and others, and her beautiful eyes showed a look of expectation.
Zhao Guo's literary style is so prosperous. A talented scholar has always been sought after. The atmosphere is extremely open. The defense between men and women is not rigorous. Therefore, it is not too abrupt for Yan Feixue to meet a man she had never met.
When Yang Xing heard the three words "Yan Feixue", he felt a little moved, and he felt that he had heard this name somewhere.
"Mr. Yang is the teacher in our village. If you want to see him, you can only go to our village."
Yang Fugui spoke first again.
Yang Xing glared at Yang Fugui, as if he was full of mouth, and said to Yan Feixue with his fists: "The small village is built in the mountains dozens of miles outside the city. The mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk. Therefore, Mr. Yang does not want to enter the city... If a girl wants to see Mr. Yang, I can convey it on my behalf after I go back. As for whether Mr. Yang is willing to meet the girl, it depends on his meaning..."
Yan Feixue smiled slightly: "It turns out that Mr. Yang is a paradise... Well, let me ask this elder brother to bring the little girl's admiration for Mr. Yang. If you have the fate to meet Mr. Yang, the little girl will be lucky in her three lives."
He paused and said, "A few of you will be here tomorrow? I can ask the maid to come over and ask for information?"
Yang Xing shook his head and said, "It's hard to say... I'll leave my address in this way. If Mr. Yang is willing to see the girl, we will come to tell her. If he doesn't want to... we won't bother you."
"Next time you enter the city, just go to Meixianglou and find me."
Chapter completed!