Under the urging of the lantern, I slowly unfolded the scroll.

On the Eight Immortals table beside him, the oldest painter raised his head and looked over nervously.

But when I looked down, I found that the scroll on the table was indeed a landscape painting.

Needless to say, the lantern can be seen quite accurately.

But to his surprise, this was neither the mountains full of red maples nor the rivers and green waters that he wanted, but the pavilions, pavilions, and countryside.

Although it is not so glorious and grand, it can be seen that it has an extraordinarily fresh and leisurely feeling.

"Okay, okay!!!"

Lantern quickly shouted: "I want this, I want this!"

Xiao Lian looked at him from the side and said, "You only care about whether the painting looks good or not. You don't even care whether the painting is pasted on the lantern skin or not."

"It's a good thing I didn't use you as a lantern. Otherwise, the green and red light reflected in it would scare people or ghosts."

The lantern also reacted, because this pavilion has a rockery garden, red walls and green tiles, and the colors are calm and strong intertwined together. It is true that the lantern shell is not light-transmitting enough.

If candles were lit at night, I'm afraid the terrible red and green brilliance would be printed on the ground.

Lantern was dumbfounded for a moment.

Seeing me pondering, the elderly painter next to me stood up and slightly arched his hands: "Does the girl have any dissatisfaction with my painting?"

"Oh, that's not true." I said quickly: "This painting is very good. I fell in love with it at first sight. I just hesitated to use such a lantern shell. I wonder if the light transmitted through the lantern will be too scary..."

The painter really didn't expect me to say that, so he pondered for a moment and then continued: "It's my fault that I didn't think carefully at the time and used such strong and bold colors."

"But girl, since this lantern is of great significance to you, I don't think you will use it as an ordinary lantern on a daily basis. The brightness is secondary, right?"

I have to say that he is older and sees things much more clearly.

It's just...how do I put this?

This is a lantern monster, treated as both a monster and a lantern...

Although this painter's understanding is completely different from mine, the meaning is the same.

I looked at the lantern: "Are you sure? Do you want him to paint it?"

"Yes, yes!"

Lantern nodded repeatedly: "I want this style. The more beautiful the better. Can I have two pairs?"

I didn't respond to Lantern's words, but nodded to the painter: "I like it very much. If I want another similar painting, how much would it cost?"

"this……"

The painter didn't expect me to be so cheerful. At this moment, he looked at the shopkeeper beside him with a little hesitation, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Since I am the shopkeeper's distinguished guest, this painting only costs twenty taels of silver.

I couldn't help my eyebrows twitching

Twenty taels!

It’s really expensive!

But the shopkeeper looked quite happy...

"Girl, you don't know something. Those who are good at calligraphy love to use good ink, and those who are good at painting naturally also like to use good paint."

"Among them, the colors of red, yellow and green are all good pigments made by grinding pearls and jade."

Twenty taels of silver is really not expensive.

I didn't know at first, but I saw the painter's heartache over paint in Painted Skin Ghost's past last night, and I had an idea.

That's all. Now that I have a few hundred taels of gold, I can only spend so much on it because I have been doing good deeds along the way. Why are I so stingy with the lanterns?

Gold, silver and jewelry are, in the final analysis, nothing more than external possessions.

So I immediately agreed: "Okay, then please help me draw two paintings."

That year, the painter couldn't help but be quite pleasantly surprised: He originally thought he would have to struggle with me for a while, but he just decided on two paintings without thinking about me. Now he seems to be even more considerate!

"Don't worry, girl. I'll go back and ask the shopkeeper to get the size of this lantern. I'll make the best proportions and combinations according to the size. It will definitely be the most beautiful!"

He couldn't wait to take the shopkeeper to the side to make a contract.

And I unfolded another scroll.

The lantern did indeed have two brushes, and this time he guessed it correctly again.

The second scroll was painted by an artist with sloppy steps and dark bags under his eyes. When he opened it, he saw a particularly exquisite picture of a lady wearing a hairpin.

Among them, the maid's weak and boneless yet plump figure is vividly outlined, and the movements of hairpins are also particularly delicate. It can be seen that this painter has already mastered the charm of beauty.

"Okay, okay!"

The lantern was already busy and started to praise again: "This is a completely different style from my fairy-like Chang'e Moon Shadow, and even the painting skills are much better!"

"Can I have two more pictures?"

Lantern said he was awesome, but he was a little embarrassed at the moment. It was really rare to see a painter with such a high level.

"nothing."

But I didn't take it seriously.

We all decided to pay for it, and the lanterns were indeed our companions during this trip. Since he wanted them, he could just draw them.

However, the painter refused to leave. Instead, he hesitated and kept his eyes fixed on my face.

However, he did know how to measure things. There was only tracing and sizing in his eyes, and there was no hint of contempt.

Because of this, I didn’t say anything. After all, there are a lot of people who look at my appearance every day.

I heard the other party suddenly say: "Girl, if you are willing to ask me to paint a painting for you, I will not take any money from these two paintings."

This is not necessary.

I shook my head: "Please ask this artist to draw two pictures of beauties."

Seeing this scene, the other party could only sigh in despair.

The shopkeeper had just sent away the elderly painter who hurriedly went home to paint, and now he was pulled over by this beautiful painter to renew the contract.

And I slowly unfolded the third artist's painting——

The other person looked to be in his twenties or thirties, with fair skin and a relaxed expression. He was holding tea and drinking it slowly. It seemed like what the lantern said, a kid from a rich family didn't care about this one-two-part business.

Seeing me looking at him, the other person also smiled and cupped his hand at me:

"Girl, I also draw pictures of beauties, but most of them are from the back. If the girl doesn't like it, just say so."

I was also a little curious: "Since you know that many people don't like the back view, why do you still want to draw it?"

The young painter laughed.

"Because what I am best at is the exquisite jewelry on their clothes and buns. If the face is painted on, it will inevitably not dominate the scene. In order to highlight the jewelry, it is better to use the back view."

What a strange hobby, this is my first time seeing it.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard Lantern shouting: "I want this, I want this!"

"It's so bright, it's as golden as gold foil."

When he lowered his head and took a look, he saw that it was indeed the back of a woman. The first thing that caught his eye was the dark cloud-like bun with various hairpins on it and an exaggerated gold headdress.

Sure enough, rich enough!

At this moment, I stared at the golden phoenix hairpin on the back, and then solemnly said to the rich man:

"Although I can't understand it, your meticulous skills are already exquisite."


Chapter completed!