Everyone looked at Shen Wan in surprise, there is nothing wrong with her! She refused to sell it to someone else who offered 3,500 taels, but insisted on selling it to the person who offered 3,000 taels. Shouldn't it go to the highest bidder?
Yun Qingyang was also very surprised. He did not expect that Mrs. Shen would give up a higher price to sell the inkstone to him.
"Why sell it to him instead of me who pays a higher price?" The scholar couldn't understand and couldn't be convinced.
Shen Wan looked at him with a smile and said, "Because he is handsomer than you."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was silence all around. Everyone looked at Yun Qingyang and then at the scholar. Indeed, Yun Qingyang was more handsome than him. Although this reason was very absurd, it was irrefutable.
Of course, the fact that Yun Qingyang is more handsome than the scholar is not the real reason why Shen Wan wants to sell the inkstone to him. She will sell the inkstone to him at a low price because he helped her clean up her innocence at the teahouse that day.
The scholar glared at Yun Qingyang angrily. Just because he was handsomer than her, this superficial woman wanted to sell him an inkstone. What kind of world is this!
Yun Qingyang touched his nose in embarrassment, his ears were a little red, and his heart was beating a little faster.
A scholar who was familiar with him patted him on the shoulder and whispered in his ear jokingly: "Brother Yun, congratulations! You got this good inkstone. Tell me, this woman has fallen in love with you!"
"Stop talking nonsense." Yun Qingyang scolded in a low voice, his ears turning red even more.
So, Yun Qingyang walked up to Shen Wan under the envious and jealous gazes of everyone.
"Mrs. Shen, I only brought a thousand taels of silver notes today. Please tell me your address. I will give you a thousand taels first. When I go back and get the banknotes, I will send them to your house. Then you can give me this inkstone. ." When Yun Qingyang spoke, his eyes were a little wandering, and he was embarrassed to look directly at Shen Wan.
Shen Wan said: "It's okay. I'll give you this inkstone first. You can take the money and send it to my house. As for the address, I'll tell you later."
There are so many people here. If she tells him the address of the General's Mansion, will these people know who she is?
Yun Qingyang felt that Mrs. Shen was too talkative towards him. Is it possible that she really fell in love with him?
So, Shen Wan handed the inkstone to Yun Qingyang, and Yun Qingyang also took out a thousand taels of silver and gave it to her.
Then, Shen Wan went into Ranmozhai to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones. The others also dispersed. Only Yun Qingyang and Xiao Jinzhi were still standing at the door waiting.
"Xiao Jinzhi, why aren't you leaving yet?" Yun Qingyang looked at Xiao Jinzhi and asked, curious as to why he wasn't leaving yet.
Xiao Jinzhi replied: "Am I waiting for Mrs. Shen?"
"Are you familiar with her?" Is it possible that Mrs. Shen is a relative of his family? They were standing together just now.
Xiao Jinzhi shook his head and said: "I'm not familiar with him, I just met him just now."
Not familiar?
"Then what are you waiting for her to do?"
Xiao Jinzhi said: "I have something to ask her."
He was very confused and wanted to ask for clarification.
Yun Qingyang asked again: "What are you asking?"
"Ask..." Xiao Jinzhi just uttered a word and closed his mouth again. He hesitated for a moment, moved two steps towards Yun Qingyang, and whispered to him: "Brother Yun, I'll tell you." Maybe you don’t believe it, but Mrs. Shen can’t even recognize the characters in the first couplet.”
"How is it possible?" Yun Qingyang not only didn't believe it, but also thought it was ridiculous. How could someone who couldn't even recognize the words come up with such an exquisite second line.
Xiao Jinzhi looked like I knew you wouldn't believe it.
"I also thought it was impossible, but that's the fact. I was the one who helped her read the first couplet! I was waiting for her because I wanted to find out more about it. She has a teacher called Wang and a beast.
Why can’t you recognize all the characters?”
Yun Qingyang frowned and looked at Xiao Jinzhi. Looking at him like this, it didn't look like he was lying. If he wasn't lying, then all this would be too ridiculous!
A man who couldn't recognize a single word actually made a right answer that he couldn't even answer. He almost wanted to cheat on himself.