About half an hour later, the young nobleman glanced at Li Yi, holding the portrait Li Yi had just drawn for him in his hand, and nodded with satisfaction.
With a gentle snap of his fingers, a passerby who was squatting at a nearby stall picking goods immediately stood up, took out a silver ingot from his arms, and threw it on the table in front of Li Yi with a "snap".
After clearing the money and goods, watching the young noble man walking away, the number of passers-by suddenly decreased by half. Li Yi imitated the scene on TV and bit it with his teeth, without making any explanation. He raised his head and saw the passers-by.
They all looked at him with extremely hot eyes------the silver in their hands and hurriedly took it into their arms.
To a certain extent, this was the first pot of gold he truly earned after coming to this world.
Don't underestimate these ten taels of silver. With today's price of one tael of silver being enough to buy two stones of rice, these ten taels of silver are enough for a family of four to live for several years.
Touching the money in his arms, Li Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, people in the city are still rich!
In this way, he only needs to draw such a painting every day, and he will soon be able to live a life of early retirement.
Of course, this is only the most ideal situation. Except for the noble man who looks dignified but seems to have an abnormal mind, I am afraid that not many people will spend ten taels of silver to buy such a painting.
After receiving the money, Li Yi felt much better. He lay comfortably on a chair and basked in the sun while waiting for the scholar to come back.
This time, he didn't wait long, the scholar's figure hurried over.
The two exchanged greetings for a few words. The scholar held Li Yi's hand gratefully and kept saying thank you. It wasn't until Li Yi noticed that the eyes of passers-by around him had changed in some way that he hurriedly
He waved his hand and expressed his intention to say goodbye.
Of course, before leaving, he took away the portrait of Liu Ruyi he had just painted. The scholar didn't say anything about it. Instead, he informed Li Yi of his home address and invited him to come over to discuss painting when he had time next time.
Skills.
With ten taels of silver in hand, Li Yi felt a lot more at ease in his heart. He could now pay for things he couldn't afford just now with a wave of his hand. However, he already had a lot of things in his hands, so it would be better to wait.
When Dahan and the others come back, after all, they have free labor to use, so if you don’t use it, it will be in vain...
He walked to the big willow tree that he had agreed with Liu Ruyi and others, found a clean stone and sat down, waiting for the big man named Fang and others to come back.
At this time, Li Yi did not notice that not far behind him, in the crowd, a young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks looked at his leaving back, a greedy light flashed in his eyes.
After looking around for a few times, the young man's figure quickly disappeared into an alley.
Beside the painting stall, after Li Yi left, the scholar began to pack his things.
"Hey, why are you cleaning up so early today?" A clear voice came from the front. The scholar raised his head and saw the person. He smiled and said, "It turns out to be Miss Xiaocui. I had something to do at home today, so I cleaned up earlier.
,The girl is here to pick up the painting, right?"
The girl who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a bun and a baby face, nodded and said, "Have you finished the painting? The lady sent me to pick it up early in the morning."
The scholar smiled and nodded, handed over a painting tube on the table, and said: "It's done. Miss Xiaocui will open it and take a look. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, just point it out and you can do it again."
Modified."
The girl waved her hand and said: "No, the lady is in a hurry to get it. I have to rush back immediately after taking the painting."
The girl had no doubts about the scholar's painting skills. She casually took the painting tube handed over by the scholar, took out a few pieces of silver from the purse at her waist, put it on the table and left in a hurry.
The scholar packed up his things, stored them in a nearby restaurant, and left quickly. At this time, Li Yi was in a bit of a bad situation.
Looking at the strangers slowly approaching, Li Yi stood up from where he was, with a vigilant look on his face.
His intuition told him that trouble was coming.
Just as he was about to walk away, two people appeared on both sides. Their physiques were comparable to those of the big man named Fang, and they were obviously not something Li Yi could handle.
Almost instantly, Li Yi understood what happened.
I'm afraid someone saw him when he took out the money just now...
Surrounded on three sides, with an alleyway behind him, Li Yi ran in almost without thinking.
Seeing his behavior, those people not only did not chase after him, but also showed a joking smile on their faces.
"Is that scholar really rich?"
When they reached the entrance of the alley, a big man with scars on his face and a somewhat ferocious look suddenly stopped and turned to look at the young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks behind him and asked.
No wonder he was curious. Looking at the man's clothes, he looked like he was just a poor scholar. He didn't look like a rich man at all.
When the young man heard this, he immediately said with a flattering face: "Brother, how dare I lie to you? I just saw him take out such a large ingot of silver! I'm afraid it must be at least ten taels..."
As he spoke, he extended his fist to give the big man a sign.
"Ten taels..." The scarred man licked his lips. Ten taels of silver, as long as he didn't go to the famous gold-selling caves in the city, was enough for him to live happily for a while.
"go in."
The big man waved his hand, and everyone walked into the alley.
"Oh shit!"
After running for more than ten steps, he saw a high wall at the end of the alley. Li Yi cursed in his mouth. He didn't expect that this was a dead end. When he turned his head, he saw those people had already walked in.
"Scholar, should you hand over the money yourself, or should we help you?" The scarred man at the head walked up to Li Yi with a joking look on his face, folded his arms, and looked at him condescendingly and said.
This big man had a muscular build and was at least over 1.9 meters tall, almost two meters tall. He was a full head taller than Li Yi. When he spoke, he looked down.
Several people behind him also looked at him with a mocking look, as if they were looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
The money he had just received was about to be snatched away again before it was warm in his arms. Li Yi felt aggrieved in words that could not be described in words.
He didn't even think about resisting, not to mention the ferocious-looking big man, but also the people behind him. Li Yi felt that he could only hope to win against that wretched little young man.
There is no more money to make, and there is nothing if his life is gone. Even if these people don't intend to kill him, they will definitely beat him up... This is what Li Yi doesn't want to see.
He sighed in his heart, raised his head and stretched a hand into his arms, ready to take out the ingot of silver.
Seeing Li Yi's actions, a smile appeared on the big man's face.
"This scholar is quite knowledgeable..."
This thought just appeared in the big man's mind, and the next moment, his smile froze on his face.
"Scar, what did you say just now? Say it again so I can hear it?"
It seemed to the scarred man that the scholar's hand had already reached into his arms, but he suddenly took it out. His face suddenly changed to an expression of ridicule and disdain, and he looked at him lightly and said.
