Niu Youdao bowed politely: "That's right down there."
Sha Huanli looked curious, "I know a little bit about painting skills. What kind of painting method do you have? Do you have any explanation?"
Black Peony's eyes were full of expectation. She was asking for advice. She hoped that Niu Youdao would seize the opportunity to communicate well. She really hoped that Niu Youdao would be good. A rising tide would lift all boats.
Outside the pavilion, the manager Xiang Ming also walked in slowly and stood by the entrance without saying a word, silently observing.
It was not easy for Niu Youdao to talk to her about a bunch of unclear nouns. For people who don’t understand, the more you explain some things, the more questions you will have. He said calmly: "I just painted for fun, I never thought of any explanation."
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Black Peony is really speechless, I don’t know how to cherish such a good opportunity.
Sha Huanli stared at him, not knowing whether he wanted to keep his skills secret or what. He seemed unwilling to say more, and did not look nervous or scared, so she muttered again: "Once upon a time, it was difficult to make water in the sea, except for Wushan, it is not clouds."
Looking back lazily from the flowers, I am half destined to practice Taoism and half destined to be a king...Did you write this poem? Does it have any meaning? "
This was indeed left by Niu Youdao intentionally. He didn't know which one of Sha Huanli was better, the poem or the painting, so he kept both. But he calmly replied: "I heard the poem mentioned by others by chance.
I had something in my mind when I was painting, so I just filled in the blanks without any meaning."
"Oh!" Sha Huanli thought thoughtfully, and she really saw that she was just perfunctory. She didn't want to say more to herself, so she turned her head and looked to the left and right, "You didn't neglect me, sir?"
"No!"
"City Lord, sir, you just arrived and you haven't said anything yet."
Everyone on the left and right quickly stepped away.
However, Niu Youdao spoke up to help out and said: "City Lord, I wonder if the person I want to paint is you? If so, can we start?"
Sha Huanli also wanted to see the work early, so she immediately smiled and said: "Okay! Just follow Mr. Yi."
Niu Youdao: "I came in a hurry, so I still need to prepare some drawing things."
Sha Huanli nodded: "If you need anything, sir, just tell me."
"Paper, easel, charcoal..." Niu Youdao described the shape of the things he requested in detail.
Two people immediately rushed over to prepare.
Soon, the improvised easel and paper and pen were delivered. The charcoal was not suitable for use, so Niu Youdao asked for a knife to trim it again.
In this regard, Sha Huanli looked at it carefully and walked to the side to observe carefully. The meaning of learning was obvious.
When everything was ready, Niu Youdao asked: "City Lord, are you going to paint here?"
Sha Huanli had seen the previous paintings and knew that there was a background. She was also someone who knew painting and knew that a background was needed to set off the painting. She asked, "It's better to listen to the teacher. He can paint wherever he thinks is appropriate."
Niu Youdao: "Of course I can't be perfunctory in painting for the city lord. It's my first time here, and I don't know which place here has more suitable scenery."
Sha Huanli said with a smile: "I understand, sir, you can walk around and pick a place that you think is suitable."
"Okay!" Niu Youdao accepted the order with his hand, looked around, walked out of the pavilion, and began to look slowly at everything he went. He took this opportunity to take a good look at the city lord's mansion.
Sha Huanli followed at a short distance, and the entourage behind carried what Niu Youdao needed.
The manager, Xiang Ming, was still observing Niu Youdao calmly.
The construction pattern of the City Lord's Mansion is that of rising up from the mountains and going up layer by layer. It seems that Niu Youdao can't find a place that he is satisfied with as he goes up. He keeps shaking his head wherever he sees it. Until he reaches the highest point in the mansion.
On the pavilion, Niu Youdao walked to the terrace and leaned on the railing to look at the entire ancient city. He nodded, then turned around and said, "How about right here?"
Sha Huanli: "Okay, listen to sir."
The person carrying the things asked where the things should be placed. Unexpectedly, Niu Youdao looked back at the scenery and said: "Change to a big drawing board and a big paper..." He opened his arms and roughly gestured the size.
You've been carrying things for so long and you don't have to use them anymore? The servant carrying things was speechless.
However, Sha Huanli was very excited when she heard that this was going to be a big production for her. She was looking forward to it and immediately urged: "Go and buy it as the teacher said."
"Yes!" Several servants agreed, and quickly carried the things away to make them again.
Fortunately, with the manpower and material resources here, it was not a troublesome thing. It didn't take long to put it together and put it in the pavilion according to Niu Youdao's request.
As for Sha Huanli herself, she was ordered by Niu Youdao to bask in the sun on the terrace a few steps outside the pavilion.
"Turn your back, lean on the railing, blocking several important scenes in the city. Go a little further to the left. Don't keep your body facing here. Move slightly to the right. Stand sideways. Don't face facing here. Turn your head to the right. Don't turn your eyes.
Look down, look forward, yes, yes, that's it..."
Under Niu Youdao's series of orders, Sha Huanli was manipulated here and there without any complaints.
This scene made Black Mudan secretly sweat, worried that Niu Youdao might accidentally make someone angry.
As everyone knows, Niu Youdao is not worried about this at all. According to his previous life experience, when faced with photography and painting, a woman's IQ immediately drops to zero, and she has no immunity. These two industries are also the best to deceive women, even if they take off their clothes.
Come on, how can I have any complaints?
After arranging the Sha Huanli, Niu Youdao took up the pen and made a proportional distribution on the paper, and then started swiping the pen to draw the object, using a neat and quick technique.
At this time, Black Peony, who was working on the side, finally got to see the painting process.
The servants did not dare to come close to disturb him, and all looked at him eagerly.
Xiang Ming was also curious about how the painting was done. Naturally, he could get closer and take a closer look. He was quite surprised to see the outlines of each thing changing. This painting technique was unheard of and unseen. He looked at Niu You who was concentrating on it from time to time.
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Sha Huanli made some movement and glanced here, and Niu Youdao immediately said, "Don't move!"
Sha Huanli immediately became honest and did not dare to act rashly again.
The painting was relatively large, and it took almost an hour to paint this painting. Sha Huanli was exposed to the sun honestly for almost an hour, standing motionless. Many of the servants who were watching secretly broke into a cold sweat.
Many people in the outside world don't know whether Sha Huanli can survive, but they know it. You need to know that Sha Huanli is not suitable for cultivation by nature, and she is not a monk!
When Niu Youdao stopped writing, Sha Huanli, who had been leaning against the railing in one movement, stopped her stance. As a result, a look of pain appeared on her face at the slightest movement. She found that her body was stiff, and someone immediately rushed to her.
He went over and helped her come over.
As soon as she entered the attic, someone quickly cast a spell to activate her blood circulation and unblock her collaterals, and she quickly recovered.
Seeing this, Niu Youdao was stunned for a moment, and he and Hei Mudan looked at each other in confusion, including Hei Mudan who only realized that Sha Huanli was not a monk.
Xiang Ming asked Sha Huanli a few words, and Sha Huanli shook her head and came over with a face that was red from the sun, eager to see the paintings.
Niu Youdao quickly handed over his hand to apologize, "I didn't know that the city lord was not a monk. If I had known, I would have moved a chair for the city lord to sit down."
"It doesn't matter!" Sha Huanli is very generous. She has suffered all the sins, so why would she care about this? What she cares about now is whether the painting looks good or not. Her eyes are already looking at the drawing board, bypassing the obstructive cow.
Youdao walked to the front of the drawing board, his eyes instantly fixed on the painting, and his eyes suddenly burst into surprise.
The woman in the painting is wearing a long skirt and has a youthful and dignified face. She is facing one direction, looking into the distance, as if she is thinking about something. The sky and earth are far away in the background, and the woman is alone on the railing between the sky and the earth. The vicissitudes and ruins of the ancient city behind are reflected in the city.
The rise and fall of shops and houses are all behind her.
As soon as she looked at this painting, she knew that the city was hers, but this was not important to her. What was important was the realistic artistic conception in the painting, which seemed to be a true portrayal of her own loneliness.
The background showed her whole person a unique charm. Sha Huanli didn't expect that she turned out to be so beautiful in the painting.
Not to mention her, people around her actually felt that the city lord seemed more beautiful in the painting, but they didn't know that Niu Youdao had slightly moved his hands and feet that didn't seem obvious.
Looking at the scene in the painting, and then looking at the real thing outside the painting panel, Sha Huanli felt happy, shook her head and exclaimed, "Mr. Xuanyuan is really talented!"
Niu Youdao smiled and said, "As long as the city lord likes it."
Sha Huanli stopped talking. She stood in front of the painting and looked at it carefully for a while. Suddenly she looked back at a group of maids, pointed at the most beautiful one and asked Niu Youdao: "Sir, can you draw another one for her?"
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The maid was overjoyed and looked forward to hearing this, but she said politely: "I don't dare."
She was thinking too much. Sha Huanli wanted to see with her own eyes how Niu Youdao painted, wanted to learn, and wanted to see Niu Youdao's painting techniques.
Niu Youdao frowned and said, "We agreed that we would only paint one painting."
Sha Huanli smiled and said: "I feel tired after standing for a while. My husband must have spent a lot of effort working hard. If he is tired, he can just paint another day."
Unexpectedly, Niu Youdao turned his head and looked at the shopkeeper who was standing aside with his hands tied, and asked: "Shopkeeper, you have also seen the painting I painted for Black Peony. This one is worth several of that painting. It was originally agreed
One hundred thousand gold coins is the size of a black peony painting. I saw that I was painting for the city lord, so I enlarged the size for free. The city lord said to paint another one... Since it was the city lord who spoke, I can’t say anything, but the price
How to calculate it?"
After confirming that he was painting for Sha Huanli, he knew that he was a very rich person, so he didn't mind making another fortune on the way.
When Xiang Ming heard this, his eyelids drooped slightly.
The shopkeeper sweated a little and wanted to rush over and shut Niu Youdao's mouth. He had told the chief manager before that he should not let the city lord know about a painting worth 100,000 gold coins. Why did this guy reveal this matter?
?I didn’t know how to answer for a while.
"This painting costs 100,000 gold coins?" Sha Huanli was also surprised. As far as she knew, even a painting by a top famous artist in the world would cost a thousand gold coins.
The maid who was full of expectations was also shocked. Giving her a hundred thousand gold coins to draw a picture was really too much to bear.
Niu Youdao was surprised. He spread his hands to the shopkeeper and seemed to ask, "What do you mean? Are you trying to default on the bill?"