Selling calligraphy and painting for a living may sound elegant, but in reality it is embarrassing.
Lu Ying learned calligraphy from "Chu style", but his qualifications were mediocre and he could not learn the method. He also failed to learn Chu Suiliang's strength, beauty, bones and rhyme.
As for painting, just like Wang Mian in later generations, Lu Ying was self-taught. Of course, like calligraphy, her achievements were not high due to limited qualifications.
Since his achievements are not high and his reputation is not prominent, the market for selling calligraphy and painting is self-evident.
The two of them sat in a corner of the market for a long time and sold only a hand-copied volume of "The Classic of Filial Piety".
Dozens of copper coins are barely enough fodder for two horses to go back and forth.
Lu Ying was in a low mood and lost interest in the discussion. She packed her things and wanted to leave the city and go home.
Li Yu quickly stopped him.
It's not a good idea to leave the city. Once you leave, the plot will stop.
Li Yu advised: "Brother, if you wait a little longer, there will always be someone who knows the goods." Lu Ying said, however, that if you wait any longer, you may miss your trip. You have to walk at night for fear of unrest.
Li Yu said, if this is the case, then find a hotel in this city to stay.
Lu Ying smiled bitterly: "Ruan Nang is shy and has a dilemma. We can't afford to live in this hotel."
Li Yu was speechless.
There is not much left in the three-day time limit. What Li Yu has gained right now is just the increased [intellectual] experience gained from chatting with Lu Ying.
What he wanted when he entered [Lu Sheng] was not this experience.
"The Pillow Story" has two protagonists, Lu Sheng and Taoist priest Lu Weng.
Lu Sheng has nothing to say. This Lu Weng is most likely Lu Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals.
As long as Li Yu can get some benefit from him, then the trip will be worthwhile.
The best way to cultivate immortality and enlightenment is to use the method of exercising the body and refining Qi. At the worst, you have to find a mysterious spell similar to "The Secret Record of the Restorer".
Lu Weng is a treasure mountain, and Li Yu is confident that he will never "enter a treasure mountain and return empty-handed".
After all, his "Character Panel" has the additional status of "Immortal Fate +10".
Don’t all immortals like to pay attention to fate? It’s better to let him return empty-handed, right?
However, Li Yu was making plans, but he did not expect the situation in front of him——
No money!
Can't stay in the store!
Can’t meet Lu Weng!
Could it be that his first "moonlight journey" died on this stupid thing?
What to do!
Li Yu was thinking about countermeasures, but he didn't even bother to help Lu Ying pack the bag.
Looking back and forth on Lu Ying's calligraphy works, Li Yu wondered how he could sell these things.
Well, ordinary people can't understand it, businessmen and rich people don't like it, and literati can't even read it...
look look look……
Li Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said loudly to Lu Ying: "Here comes the pen!"
Lu Ying was stunned and looked at Li Yu: "Wonderful brother?"
Li Yu didn't explain, and said with a smile: "Brother, please give me a pen and paper."
Lu Ying stopped asking, nodded in agreement, opened the bag again, took out the Four Treasures of the Study and handed it over.
Li Yu spread out the rice paper, dipped his pen in ink, and took a good posture. Under Lu Ying's strange eyes, he wrote the four characters "diligence can make up for one's weakness" with flying colors.
Li Yu was very noisy and his behavior was exaggerated, which immediately attracted the attention of three passers-by. After he finished writing, two of the three passers-by shook their heads and walked away with a sneer, while the other stopped.
"Brother Xian, you...you..." Lu Ying frowned at the word and hesitated to speak.
A wise brother has a deep chest and is very talented and learned. Only this word...
The lake collapsed!
The writing, movement of the wrist, use of the pen, and use of ink are all riddled with errors; the structure, composition, and charm are even worse.
Lu Ying even felt that it would be better than this if the school children from the village came and made a few strokes.
However, when the passerby who was resting saw the word "tear down the lake", he said "yes" repeatedly!
He even took out a dozen [Kaiyuan Tongbao] from his pocket and bought the characters.
Lu Ying was stunned.
Then, Li Yu wrote several more paintings, and they were all bought.
Lu Ying was very puzzled, so she looked at Li Yu's calligraphy again.
Length, thickness, thickness...
Still a complete mess!
It would be no exaggeration to say that some words were scrawled by naughty children.
For example, if you write "dragon", you will wrap it around, paint the dragon head and draw the dragon's tail; if you write "horse", your hooves will fly into the air, with your head held high and neighing; and "Buddha" and "Zen" will often be written in large characters, and then
Draw a little monk with his legs crossed and his palms clasped together.
It's neither words nor paintings, it's too vulgar.
But it was these "vulgar things" that made many people happy and spent Tongbao on them.
It also attracted many people to watch, including butchers, farmers, Confucian scholars, and merchants, who pointed at it and gave mixed comments.
Farmers said the bird in the word was extremely fat, butchers said it was refreshing to look at, businessmen thought thoughtfully, and Confucian scholars sneered.
"[System]: Living in the '[Lu Sheng] Realm' time limit: 1 hour and 59 minutes."
Li Yu put away his pen and paper.
The onlookers asked: "Scholar, why don't you write anymore?"
"My writing style is a sideline and can't be found in the elegant hall." Li Yuchao handed over his hands to compile the book. "I am very poor and have no food to eat. It is really difficult to continue, so I use this writing style to attract publicity and earn some money.
Now that I have enough money, I naturally don’t dare to tarnish the eyes of the elders anymore.”
Several Confucian scholars in the crowd wanted to reprimand him, but when they saw that he considered himself a "leftist", they stopped.
Everyone dispersed.
Lu Ying and Li Yu packed up and led their horses outside the market.
Lu Ying was curious about the origin of his "leftist calligraphy", and Li Yu said that he got it when he was living in the Jianghu, and named it "Jianghu style".
In fact, this "Jianghu style" is a calligraphy font that many people in the later calligraphy circles hate.
This style does not refer to ancient calligraphy, does not focus on calligraphy, and just practices calligraphy by myself, blindly pursuing visual impact.
The most criticized thing about Jianghu style is its lack of basic organization and writing skills.
This is also the reason why Lu Ying commented that "the lake collapsed".
Lu Ying smiled bitterly and said: "There are people who like me who are right and wrong, but I, who follow the rules, are not welcome."
Li Yu comforted him and said: "The current situation is not my brother's fault. It's just a pity that my brother's talent and knowledge cannot be used in the world."
When Lu Ying heard this, she was deeply touched and regarded Li Yu as "the first confidant in her life".
The two of them walked and chatted and came to a hotel.
Lu Ying has stayed at this hotel many times and said it is cheap and affordable.
The store owner came up to him and asked with a smile: "Would Mr. Lu want to stay at the hotel?"
Seeing Lu Ying nod, he called the boy, took the horses and clothes to the backyard, and led the two of them into the guest house.
The store owner took out the [Store Directory] registration information. Although he was curious about how Li Yu left his hometown and came to Shannan, Gannan, there was no trouble because of Lu Ying's guarantee.
After registering, the store owner asked, "Can we have dinner?" and the two of them shook their heads.
The store arranged them in the lobby, along with several other tourists, to wait for lunch.
Li Yu looked around, and paused for a moment at a Taoist priest who put away his hat, loosened his belt, and sat leaning against a bag, then calmly looked away.
"[System]: Time limit for living in the '[Lu Sheng] Realm': 23 minutes."
Li Yu pinched his eyebrows.
Seeing this, Lu Ying asked with concern: "Xian brother, are you feeling unwell?"
"I just have a little pain in my head. It's a small matter. Don't worry, brother." Li Yu said.
After a while, the store owner led five more people into the lobby. There were a lot of people and other seats could not be filled.
The shopkeeper came over and bowed to Li and Yu: "Two gentlemen, please do me a favor."
He wanted to ask the two of them to share a seat with another person to make room for the five new arrivals.
Lu Ying remembered Li Yu's headache and didn't want to go there. But Li Yu took good care of himself and got up immediately. Lu Ying had no choice but to go there too and have a seat with the Taoist priest.
During the dinner, Lu Sheng asked Li Yu if he was feeling better. Li Yu was moved and said, "It doesn't matter."
"I see that the young gentleman is in good health and full of vitality. There should be no major problems. This gentleman does not need to worry." The Taoist priest on the side suddenly interjected.
The former gentleman is Li Yu, and the latter gentleman is Lu Ying.
Li Yu's heart tightened and he said: "I'm sleepy. I often have headaches when I'm nervous. I don't know why. If the Taoist priest is knowledgeable in medicine, can you take a look at it for me?"
"I am not good at curing diseases, otherwise I will relieve my husband's worries." The Taoist glanced at Li Yu's left hand and refused directly.
Li Yu's expression froze.
The Taoist priest turned to Lu Ying and said, "Mr. Lang, I see that you look gloomy and frown, as if you have a knot in your heart. I am good at predicting bad luck and good luck, and helping people relieve their worries. I have traveled all over the world for decades, and I have never found anything that doesn't work.
.Can I ask Pindao to make a hexagram for you?"
"Thank you Taoist Priest for your concern. I don't have any worries." Lu Ying did not talk to him, but said to Li Yu, "Taoist Priest has no way to cure the disease, so my two brothers will eat early and go to the doctor."
Pavilion.”
Lu Ying was not on the road, and Li Yu was very distressed.
Taoist Master Lu seems to have no interest in [Immortal Fate +10], what can he do?
Forget it, let’s get to the plot first and wait and see what happens.
Li Yu persuaded Lu Ying: "Brother, I have been suffering from headaches for many years and I can't get rid of it in a hurry. Now I'm just waiting for the food to be cooked. If nothing happens, why not let this Taoist priest take a look at it for you."
"My dear brother, you and I hit it off like old friends. If we really have any feelings, how can we not tell you?" Lu Ying disagreed, then frowned and said to the old Taoist priest, "If the Taoist priest lacks the financial support, he is looking for the wrong person.
Yeah. We brothers don’t have much money."
Yes, Lu Ying regarded the old Taoist priest as a charlatan.
Taoist Lu Weng felt depressed.
He is a Taoist scholar. As long as he reveals his identity, he will be worshiped as a living god wherever he goes. Even if he doesn't show his identity, everyone respects him. Why is it that Lu Ying is so unwilling to see him when it's his turn?
There is also this Li Langjun, who has a predestined relationship and is pregnant with a rare treasure, but he cannot figure it out, but he is a mortal with turbid bones.
Everything is strange.
The Taoist priest was filled with doubts.
He had divined a hexagram half a month ago, and the hexagram indicated that the person with the predestined dharma was a Lu Sheng from the House of Residence. If he got the hint, he could live in the mountain gate.
On a whim this morning, I started the hexagram again, and it was already very different.
Not to mention one more person, this enlightenment journey has become unclear.
Li Yu was speechless when he saw the plot trend.
Isn't it supposed to be like "Taoist priests come to ask questions, scholars talk to each other sincerely, and then rest on a pillow of yellow rice"?
Brother...why don't you follow the routine?
"Ahem!" The Taoist priest cleared his throat and asked Lu Yingdao, "May I ask if Mr. Lang's surname is Lu?"
Lu Ying was stunned: "It's Lu, how did you know? Oh, I just heard it from the store, right?"
"It was calculated by divination." The Taoist priest smoothed his beard under his chin and said slowly, "Not only did I calculate that your surname is Lu, I also found out that you failed in the imperial examinations and had no official career. You have been busy for most of your life."
"Huh!"
Lu Ying was surprised that this old Taoist priest was actually very capable.
Li Yu, who was on the side, also looked surprised: "Taoist Master is really good at predicting that my brother has a lot of troubles in his heart, but he is unable to achieve his fame and is trapped in his family. This is probably what the Taoist Master said about his heartache."
The Taoist priest glanced at Li Yu and pondered in his mind that although this man was born in a mortal body, he still had a destiny. If his trip went well, he would give him the magic method of turning stone into gold to ensure that he would be rich and have no worries about food and clothing.
After Li Yu changed his mind, Lu Ying's attitude became better, and she said to the Taoist priest dubiously: "Since the Taoist priest knows that I have this knot in my mind, does he have any solution?"
The Taoist priest took out a celadon pillow from the bag behind him, handed it to Lu Ying, and said: "With this pillow, you can realize your ambition of being a general and a prime minister, and eating in a row of cauldrons."
Lu Sheng took the celadon pillow doubtfully and asked the priest: "Seriously?"
Taoist priest: "You can give it a try."
Lu Ying was still hesitating, but Li Yu couldn't wait any longer.
"[System]: Time limit for living in the '[Lu Sheng] Realm': 12 minutes."
Li Yu said to Lu Ying: "Brother, you and I have no wealth or treasure, and there is nothing worthy of being deceived by the Taoist priest. What's the harm in trying this solution?"
The Taoist priest looked more favorably at Li Yu, but he shook his head when he heard Li Yu talk about "no treasure". Although this child has a rare treasure, he can't recognize it and can't use it. It's a pity.
Forget it, he has a destiny method, why not take it under his disciples. Even if he can't become a disciple, he can still be an alchemy boy who can fan the wind and ignite the fire.
Lu Ying here was finally persuaded by Li Yu. Under the Taoist priest's smiling gaze, the two went to the booked house.
After entering the door, Li Yu kept pinching his eyebrows.
The true secret is gone, the method is gone, and the magic is gone.
What to do?
After all this trouble, can you give me the title of [Xuanpin]?
It’s not just that little [intellectual] experience, right?
"Brother, is it because you have a headache again?" Lu Ying asked with concern.
Li Yu nodded, and Lu Ying said: "It doesn't matter that I wasted up a long time because of this old Taoist priest, there is no need to try this pillow. Dear brother, let's go to the medical clinic now."
"This headache comes for a while, and it will get better after an hour and a half." Li Yu suddenly thought to Lu Sheng, "Brother, I think this old Taoist priest is also a good man. I don't know if the pillow is right."
My disease? Can I give it a try?"
"Of course you can give it a try, but didn't the old Taoist priest say he doesn't know how to cure illnesses by himself?"
"I'm just giving it a try."
"Okay, here you go."
Outside the guest house, the Taoist priest felt something in his heart. He always felt that something was missing. He could not figure out the reason even if he pointed his fingers.
…
After a while, howling suddenly came from the house!
"Good brother!!"
The Taoist priest was stunned, what happened?
I’ll just accept a disciple, is that easy? Me!
Before she finished sighing, she saw Lu Ying running out of the house with red eyes and a ferocious face. She grabbed the old Taoist priest by the collar and cried: "Demon Taoist! Give me back my virtuous brother!!!"