Lin Xiaodong took the box in his arms: "I brought the elixirs, and asked Miss Meng to deliver them to those girls."
Meng Anqing reached out and took it: "Don't worry, Taoist Lin."
Lin Xiaodong said goodbye.
A few days later, Xu Qing came to Qiongchang Mountain in the morning.
When Lin Xiaodong went out to meet her, he saw Xu Qing wearing a lily bun, a pink skirt, and makeup on her face. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Oh, I know how to dress up."
Xu Qing lowered her head and smiled: "Does it look good? Sister Dong painted it for me."
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "It looks good."
Xu Qing smiled innocently.
When the two entered the hall, Lin Xiaodong asked: "Why are you here?"
Xu Qing asked: "Are you free?
Please accompany me to the county seat."
Lin Xiaodong asked: "What are you going to do?"
Xu Qing said: "Decorate my eldest brother's new house and buy some things."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Let your sister-in-law go."
Xu Qing said: "Sister Dong and my brother are still working on the new house. There are too many things for me to carry."
Lin Xiaodong agreed: "Okay, then I'll let you go."
Xu Qing was in high spirits and went to Jicheng with Lin Xiaodong.
The city was extremely lively, and someone recognized Lin Xiaodong: "Isn't this the Taoist who won the battle that day?"
Xu Qing smiled and said: "You are a celebrity now!"
Lin Xiaodong said: "People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong."
Xu Qing bought some bedding, tea sets and the like. There were quite a lot of things. She and Lin Xiaodong each carried a package.
Passing by an antique store, Xu Qing said: "Buy a few more paintings for my brother to put on the wall."
The two of them entered the door.
This antique shop is called Guxiangju. The owner, Shi Yueling, is in her thirties. She is quite handsome and wealthy, but she has never been married.
Guy Jin Xing came to greet us: "Taoist priest and this girl, what do you want to see?"
Xu Qing said: "I will buy some calligraphy and paintings for my brother's new house and paste them on the walls."
Jin Xing nodded: "To buy calligraphy and paintings, go this way."
The two of them followed Jin Xing to a room where the walls were covered with calligraphy and paintings, and there were piles on the table.
Xu Qing looked up, opened her mouth, looked around, and said: "Brother Lin, you choose!"
Lin Xiaodong said: "The new house needs to be decorated with some festive decorations."
Jin Xing pointed to a peony picture on the wall and said, "How about this one?
It’s fresh and festive, and it’s not expensive, only ten taels of silver.”
Xu Qing stared and stuck out her tongue: "Twelve?"
Lin Xiaodong looked up: "That's it."
Jin Xing nodded: "Okay, I'll wrap it up for you."
Jin Xing took down the peony picture and revealed the picture below. Lin Xiaodong's expression changed immediately when he saw it.
Below the picture of peonies, there is a picture of beauties on spring outing. In the picture, there are five women standing in front of the flowers, with colorful skirts flying, showing off their charms.
The flowers and the background of this painting are equally good, but the five women have light in their eyes and are lifelike.
Lin Xiaodong looked up for a while, and Jin Xing asked: "The Taoist Master also likes this picture?"
Lin Xiaodong met and asked Jin Xing: "Who painted this painting?"
Jin Xing shook his head: "Taoist Priest, what a coincidence. We are an antique shop and we don't know much about calligraphy and painting. We took it in because it looked like an old thing. I really don't know who the author is."
Lin Xiaodong asked again: "How much does this painting cost?"
Jin Xingdao: "Taoist Master has a sharp eye. This painting is an old thing and costs one hundred taels."
Xu Qing shouted: "One hundred taels?"
Jin Xing propped up the painting and said, "Girl, look at this painting paper. It's at least a hundred years old."
Xu Qing said: "One hundred taels is enough to build a house..." Lin Xiaodong did not hesitate: "I bought it."
Xu Qing was puzzled: "Brother Lin, why did you buy it?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Bought it and hung it in my living room."
Jin Xing was about to take down the painting when he suddenly heard a voice from outside: "Oh, this painting is good!"
The three of them looked back and saw a young man coming in, dressed in silk and satin, holding a folding fan in his hand, followed by two attendants, with a dignified appearance and a red face.
This young master is Gao Li, the son of Gao Li, the owner of Rouge Square Ningxiang Restaurant, and his two followers are named Ding Xin and Zhai Chang.
Gao Ji has always been domineering, loves calligraphy and painting, and is a frequent visitor to Guxiangju.
Jin Xing stepped forward enthusiastically: "Hey, Mr. Gao is here, please come quickly!"
He pointed high at the picture of five women and said, "I come here every day, why haven't I seen this picture?
Boss Shi is hiding good things and not selling them to me?"
Jin Xing smiled and said: "Master Gao is interested in rare things. This painting is at most two hundred years old. I'm afraid that Master Gao will not like it."
He raised his head and looked up, and saw the five women's charming eyes, as if they were staring at him. He couldn't control himself, and waved his hand: "I want this painting!"
Jin Xing grinned in embarrassment, looked at Lin Xiaodong, and said: "Sir, what a coincidence, this painting has already been bought by this Taoist priest."
He raised his head and looked at Lin Xiaodong, disdainfully saying: "Who are you?"
Lin Xiaodong smiled and said: "Qiongchang Mountain has an empty ambition to view Lin Xiaodong."
He pointed at the picture of five women and said, "I want this picture."
Lin Xiaodong said: "I have already bought it."
Ding Xin immediately rolled up his sleeves: "You don't understand, do you?"
Jin Xing stopped in front of Lin Xiaodong: "Sir, let's discuss it carefully and don't hurt the harmony."
Gao Ju asked Jin Xing: "How much did he spend on it?"
Jin Xingdao: "Master, this is not a matter of money or not."
He raised his head angrily: "Call Boss Shi!"
A delicate female voice came from outside the door, saying in a long voice: "Hey, Mr. Gao is here! Why is he so popular?"
Lin Xiaodong looked around and saw a middle-aged woman coming in from the door. She was wearing a red dress and was pretty. She was Shi Yueling, the owner of Guxiangju.
He pointed high at the wall and said, "I want this picture!"
Jin Xing laughed and said: "This Taoist priest took his fancy first."
Shi Yueling glanced at Lin Xiaodong, smiled at Gao Ju and said, "What's so strange about such a picture of a beauty?
The young master said he wanted it, not to mention a painting, but a cart."
He raised his head and said, "I don't want anything else, I just want this one."
Shi Yueling looked at it and asked, "Why did this painting catch the young master's eyes so much?"
He raised his head and said, "The beauty in this picture has sparkle in her eyes."
Shi Yueling smiled and said: "How can there be any god? If there is a god, then it would be like a ghost."
He raised his hand and waved: "You give me a price, I'll buy it no matter how much."
Shi Yueling was in a dilemma: "Sir, our Guxiangju is also doing business. We have already agreed with this Taoist priest. How can we regret it?"
He raised his eyes high and stared: "What do you mean?
Won't sell it to me?
If you don’t sell this painting to me, I will never come here again.”
Shi Yueling had no choice but to say to Lin Xiaodong: "Do you think this Taoist priest can be accommodating?
Look at the others, we have them in the store."
Seeing that both Shi Yueling and Jin Xing were still reasonable, Lin Xiaodong said: "Since this young master likes it, then I don't want it anymore."
Shi Yueling bowed her hands and said, "Thank you."
Hearing this, he felt proud and asked, "How much is it?"
Jin Xingdao: "I just sold it to the Taoist priest for one hundred taels, and I sold it to the young master for another hundred taels."
He held up the banknote and handed it to Jin Xing, rolled up the painting, and walked away.