Chapter 42 Panjiayuan, West Fourth Room
On a rainy night, Panjiayuan, West Four Rooms.
The lights vaguely lit up in the old house where few people live. Pan Xiao'an and Pan Qiaolian moved from the manor outside Kaifeng Prefecture during the day to the Pan home, and brought dozens of servants to clean the disrepaired yard.
Because tomorrow there will be many people who can be considered number one in Kaifeng Mansion to visit, and see the bet between Mi Youren and Wu Haogu.
Of course, you will also have a glimpse of Pan Qiaolian's stunning appearance...
However, Pan Xiao'an didn't care at all about this competition that would shock the Kaifeng painting world tomorrow. He was now stunned by a "Beauty Picture" that was spread out in front of him.
The beauty in the picture is Feng Erniang!
The picture shows Feng Erniang's old lady sent Grandma Wang to Pan Xiao'an, with the purpose of martial arts and good literature to successfully enter the Imperial Academy.
Entering the Imperial Academy is not like taking the imperial examination. It is a matter of deciding the truth with just one piece of paper, and that requires a father to fight for his father. But Wu Chengzhi's father is now cheating, so Feng Erniang can only think of another way.
Pan Xiao'an was the only person she could count on.
However, she did not present the "Picture of the Heavenly Girl Scattering Flowers" by Wu Zongyuan to Pan Xiao'an, but instead brought the "Picture of Feng Erniang" painted by Wu Haogu to her...
Under the light, Feng Erniang in the picture seemed to have come alive, and returned to the moment when she met Feng Erniang in Panlou twenty years ago.
"Oh, this is Feng Erniang, why is it so similar? What if I meet the county magistrate's sister-in-law?"
Pan Qiaolian screamed loudly from behind, and Pan Shibajie entered the study at some point and stood behind Grand Official Pan.
"Eighteen, don't scare your eleventh brother... Your sister-in-law won't say much even if she sees this painting, it's just a painting."
The "county lord sister-in-law" is naturally a member of the Zhao family, but it was not welcomed by a large amount of money. It is natural for the Pan family to marry the Zhao family royal family, and there is no need to "buy a marriage", and the county lord who married into the Pan family was not the kind of down-and-out Zhao family daughter. Correspondingly, this "county lord sister-in-law" has a bit of a temper. She has never allowed Pan Xiao'an to take concubines and raise family skills in her early years.
However, in recent years, as several children of Pan Xiao'an (both the county lord's sister-in-law) were born one after another, the county lord's sister-in-law relaxed a lot with Pan Xiao'an.
Pan Xiao'an looked at the girl and asked, "Zeiba, do you know who is the hand of this painting?"
"Who?" Pan Qiaolian raised her eyebrows, "It's not Brother Dawu, is it?"
"It's him."
"Then tomorrow's battle, Brother Dawu will definitely win."
"Winning is sure to win, but disaster may follow."
"A disaster?"
Pan Xiao'an nodded, took out another copy of the "Drunk Arhat Picture" bought by Li Tang from the Su family shop and placed it next to the "Photo of Feng Erniang".
"How is it?" Pan Xiao'an asked, "Look, is it just a person drawing?"
"Drawn by one person?" Pan Qiaolian was stunned, "Brother Eleven, are you dazzled?"
"It's not what I can see," Pan Xiao'an shook his head, "It's what Li Xigu saw."
"Li Xigu?" Pan Qiaolian was stunned, "The Drunken Arhat Picture has always been in the hands of the Wu family?"
"Haha," Pan Xiao'an sneered a few times, "Why isn't the "Drunk Arhat Picture" a fake made by Wu Dalang?"
"Ah! That painting made Liu Youfang and Chen Youwen 50,000 pieces!"
"And my family can't escape the suspicion of accomplice!" Pan Xiao'an said coldly.
"Hmph! So what?" Pan Qiaolian raised her eyebrows, "My Pan family is still afraid of his husband and his charity?"
Pan Xiao'an looked at the girl, shook his head, and sighed: "Fear is not afraid, but doing business requires harmony and wealth. It is true that he offended Liu Youfang and Chen Youwen for no reason. He showed his skills earlier and made a name for himself, and the Wu family would not have any trouble.
Besides, Wu Haogu doesn’t need us to save him now. Are you afraid that there will be no help from noble people? Compared to them, I am very good at it? Only the fourth brother (Pan Xiaoyan) in my family can accept him.
Just don't know..."
"I don't know what?" Pan Qiaolian asked after being confused by his brother.
"I just don't know what you two are thinking!" Pan Xiao'an looked at the girl and smiled, "You and him may not be out of luck!"
"Brother Eleven, are you talking..." Pan Qiaolian was surprised and her pretty face immediately turned red, like a ripe apple.
Pan Xiao'an shook his head and whispered: "But if he joins the Fourth Brother's Sect, you two will be out of the way!"
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When the day was bright, Wu Haogu's two good brothers Guo Jing and Liu Wuji drove a rented carriage to the "Feng House" in the First Tianshui Lane - Wu Haogu's home. Because Wu Chengzhi and Feng Erniang were separated yesterday, the house had been transferred to Erniang.
Wu Haogu got up early because there was a "big war" to fight today, and packed up his painting tools and easels.
Wu Chengzhi and Feng Erniang were unable to sleep all night last night and fell asleep until dawn, so they had not woken up yet. Wu Haowen lived in the palace and worked hard. Grandma Wang went out early and didn't know where to go?
So Wu Haogu went out alone with a painting tool easel, got on the carriage driven by Guo Jing, and headed towards Panjiayuan.
Panjiayuan is located on the right side of Kaifeng Prefecture, on the banks of Jinshui River. When you pass by Wujia, you have to walk on Panlou Street and then pass through the palace. When the carriage arrived at Panlou Street, you were meeting hundreds of officials who went to court and the army patrols closed the road.
Wu Haogu took the opportunity to get out of the car and buy pancakes. He just bought food at a stall on the street, but heard someone calling him his name.
"Wu Dalang, is it Wu Dalang?"
Wu Haogu looked back and saw a fat man wearing a moon-white Confucian uniform, a Dongpo scarf on his head, and a red flower on his ears and hair was waving to him.
"Is it Su Dalang?"
Wu Haogu recognized the person as Sulida Su Dalang, the owner of Sujia Shop.
Fatty Su walked over like a gust of wind, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Wu, are you going to Panjiayuan?"
"That's right." Wu Haogu asked, "Su Dalang Where are you going?"
"It's also Panjiayuan," Fatty Su laughed, "Go and see how you beat Mi Youren, and even changed into a scholar's clothes so that those who see the door would not let you enter."
"Dalang, you are joking," Wu Haogu certainly knew the jealousy of the Su family in Kaifeng. He pointed to the carriage he was riding, "If you don't dislike it, go with Wu's carriage."
"Okay, okay, I can't ask for anything." The fat man laughed, "Pan's home is very far away, but I, Fat Man Su, can't walk."
Wu Haogu nodded. He really needed friends now, but there was no reason to push out a person like Su Dalang who was about to become popular on Panlou Street.
Guo Jing and Liu Wuji are also people who often walk around Panlou Street. They have been to Su Family Shop several times. It is rare that Su Dalang has a good memory and can actually call them out. Moreover, this fat man is quite familiar with Wu Haogu, Guo Jing and Liu Wuji.
Along the way, Fatty Su was bragging about how popular his Su family shop is now. Because of the success of singing and selling "Drunk Arhat Picture", Su family shop now seems to be the top brand on the East Cross Street.
In addition, Fatty Su also wanted to organize a few more singing and selling times to see if he could bring his shop to the "sing and selling house"...
Wu Haogu could understand the meaning of his words, because he wanted to hire Wu Chengzhi and Wu Haogu and his son to their own shop after the Wu family shop went bankrupt.
For Wu Haogu today, Fatty Su's idea is a timely help.
Although Wu Haogu would not give Fatty Su a pussy, he was still quite grateful to this fat man.
Several people talked all the way, and finally arrived at the main entrance of Panjiayuan at about 3:00.
As soon as Wu Haogu got out of the car, he saw a girl dressed in thirteen or fourteen years old, waving to him. This girl was Pan Qiaolian's close-fitting female envoy.
Chapter completed!