Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 45 Selling Fans
Turning her head, Gu Sixiao didn't intend to speak at all, but the man in the white fox fur stared at her twice, walked to her side without saying a word, and bent down to see what she just saw. That round fan.

It's a bit weird, even if the two people standing side by side are expressionless, the two guys watching from the side feel embarrassed.

The men and women who usually admire the spring fan together are all intimate and unintentional in the boudoir, right?How could this strange man and woman enjoy the spring fan together?Still in public.

What's even more strange is that the man leaned in front of the girl, looked at it for a while, then nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Sure enough, it's much better than those outside. Whether it's composition, artistic conception, or painting, he can be regarded as a master!"

The two guys almost fell down, and they looked at the man's eyes with a strange meaning.

Which man would pay attention to this when watching spring fans?It's normal to look at the posture and action to feel the sultry taste!
Turning her head to look at the man beside her, Gu Sixiao raised her eyebrows unconsciously.

This man has a lot of research on calligraphy and painting, and she has already seen it in the outside room just now.But she didn't expect that he would be like her——

"Admiring a painting is like tasting tea. There are only good and bad, there is no difference between high and low. A good painting is a good painting. How can you despise and hate it just because it is a pornographic painting? Isn't there some contemporary talents who are good at painting erotic palaces? ?”

The man spoke solemnly, his voice was not high, and he didn't seem to be explaining to others, but as if he was talking to himself.

Blinking his eyes, Gu Sixiao didn't know what to say for a while, but the third brother laughed, clapped his hands and approached him, touched him with his elbow, and blinked at Gu Sixiao again, "I'll just say this The little girl looks like you!"

Staring at Gu Sixiao, he tilted his head and smiled and said, "little girl, which floor are you from? A girl is so interesting, and I think your lady is also very interesting—oh, don't look at me as rude , but if you talk about pity and love, you are a master. You just say your lady's name, no matter how far away, I will join you. You just wait for the evening, and I will be your brother-in-law..."

Gu Sixiao gave Meng Lang a good look. Although his expression was still blank, he was already a little unhappy.

The third brother didn't take it seriously, even after being pushed by his brother, the smile on his face didn't diminish at all, and he turned around to pick up the fan again.

Peeking at Xiao Wu, seeing him leaning down to look at those spring fans, Gu Sixiao took a step back.

The guy who was by her side also leaned over and stammered to introduce Fan, but no one paid any attention to her.

Taking this opportunity to retreat, Gu Sixiao left Luo Ji, walked a few steps but turned back.

There was a carriage parked in front of Luoji Gate, it was a common blue carriage in the south of the Yangtze River, and it didn't have any emblems, but the big man sitting on the shaft of the carriage was very strong and strong, just by looking at it, he could tell that he was not an ordinary person.

In addition to him, there was also a man standing in front of the horse, combing the horse's hair carefully. Although he was a little thinner, he was naked in the blink of an eye, and he was obviously a man with hard work.

These two servants, together with the two yellow pussy horses that looked like steeds but were used to pull the cart, turned an ordinary carriage into something extraordinary.

Sure enough, the brothers had some backgrounds!
Biting her lip, Gu Sixiao turned around and retreated to the opposite side of the street when the tall and thin man looked over, but did not leave, and even kept her eyes on Luo Ji on the opposite side.

"Senior official, I'll call out the shopkeeper to sign a contract with you." With a half-bow, the clerk who led the two brothers out of the private room couldn't hide his joy.

This deal was negotiated, and he made a great contribution.

"No need!" The third brother waved his hand, and with a shake of his hand, a silver ticket between his two fingers dazzled the clerk's eyes.

After receiving the banknote and seeing the amount on the banknote, the man's eyes became brighter.

"Senior officer, I'll give you a proof for the 1000 taels of money, um, let's wait for the shopkeeper to come and sign a contract with you!"

The man smiled, "Who waits for him patiently! Since you dare to order money for you, the uncle is still afraid that your small shop will break the contract? If you really dare, I think it's interesting!"

The understatement of the words, but with a frightening threat.The guy didn't dare to say anything more, so he took the cash and sent the two of them out with a smile.

Seeing that the two of them were about to get in the car, the guy was still nodding and bowing in front of the door, refusing to leave.

Gu Sixiao couldn't wait any longer, and rushed over, "Officer, please wait a moment."

Turning around and looking at the person clearly, the third brother laughed first, "What? Little girl, I can't wait, you want to take me there to meet your lady right now?"

Instead of looking at him, Gu Sixiao only looked at his brother, and asked in a low voice: "This official, I have a folding fan, and I want to ask the official to take a look."

As soon as she said this, before the two brothers said anything, the guy at the other end frowned and scolded: "You little girl, you are so rude, how dare you make trouble in front of Luo Ji!?"

Selling fans to other people's customers at the door of the fan shop is indeed an unruly thing, but Gu Sixiao hates Luo Ji for taking her shop, even if she has never heard of robbery, but wants to come here The shop must also be bought at a lower price than the market price.

So, when the guy yelled at her, she just pretended that she didn't hear it, and she didn't feel ashamed at all.

"You man, you are really rude! What does this little girl have to do with you when she talks to my brother?"

Frowning and glaring at the guy, the third brother turned to Gu Sixiao with a smile on his face, "Little girl, let's go over there and talk, but it's not that they slapped the door—the dog's eyes look down on people!"

"Yes, the small ones are not good, the small ones are not right," the big customer, the buddy, how dare he offend, lowered his head, he slapped his mouth with a little force, and was careful with him, and stopped pushing Gu Sixiao away.

It's just that the man named Xiao Wu still walked away, and didn't stop until he avoided the door that opened.

The third brother stared at Luo Ji's signboard, his face was full of displeasure.

At this time, Gu Sixiao was not in the mood to plot against that guy, she reached into her sleeve pocket and touched the folding fan in her sleeve, she was also a little apprehensive.

"Officer, take a look at this fan, does it catch your eye?"

Hands over, Gu Sixiao looked at the man's indifferent eyes, feeling a little uncertain.

After receiving the folding fan, he unfolded it lightly, the man raised his eyebrows lightly, but the third brother who came over beside him curled his lips, "It's boring, why don't you show some color?"

Turning his head and squinting, he said lightly: "This is ink bamboo, what color do you want?"

Ignoring his elder brother, he looked at Gu Sixiao and said indifferently: "This fan is very well made, and this five-bamboo picture is also good. It has the character of the Gu family back then, but the skill of this painter is not enough, it is three points inferior."

"Officials are knowledgeable." Gu Sixiao heaved a sigh of relief. Although she was rated as inferior by three points, she was convinced.

Although she has been practicing, she also knows that her painting skills are still a little worse than before.

Although the feeling is still there, this hand is no better than before.

Looking up at her, the man's tone was very flat, "How much do you want to sell?"

In a word, Gu Sixiao's face was a little embarrassed, a little uncomfortable, but he still said in a deep voice: "50 taels!"

"Hey! 50 taels for a folding fan? The most expensive one I bought just now was only [-] taels of silver, and what kind of genius did you say painted it!"

After being glanced at by Xiao Wu, the third brother murmured and said nothing, "It's up to you, anyway, you guys are—ah, bosom friends, right!?"

If it is a bosom friend, how can we talk about money? !
Gu Sixiao felt like being slapped in the face, but it didn't show at all.

Such a rare opportunity will never be missed again.Even she herself did not expect such an adventure.

"50 taels!" Looking at Gu Sixiao, the man suddenly stretched out his hand and called, "Third Brother."

Glancing at him, frowning with three eyes, "I don't have such a small denomination bank note——Xiaozhen."

"Here you are, Wang—officer." The tall and thin man saluted respectfully, then turned to Gu Sixiao, took out a bank note from his purse and handed it to her.

After receiving the bank note, Gu Sixiao was silent for a moment before saluting: "Thank you, Mr. Wang."

A thin piece of paper is as heavy as a thousand pieces of gold in your hands.In the past, this money was nothing, but now, it is the most money in her hands.

This fan was made by the master herself, and the fan painted by herself, in terms of workmanship and artistry, is no worse than any fan sold by any fan shop, but this is the fan, without any mark of the fan shop. In people's eyes, I'm afraid it's not even worth half a tael of silver. Even if this royal official buys it now, it's still expensive.

If it wasn't for the generosity of that third brother, Gu Sixiao would never have opened his mouth like this.

Things are expensive, and this royal official must be aware of it, but he didn't say a word, which made Gu Sixiao feel a little uneasy.

Raising his eyebrows, the man didn't speak, closed the folding fan, he turned and walked away, only took two steps but turned back, "My surname is Shang."

The nonsensical sentence made Gu Sixiao startled, and it took him a while to realize that this person was not surnamed Wang at all.

She thought that the attendant from Xiaozhen called him Wang Guanren!
Without catching up, she put on her hands and bowed, and solemnly watched the two of them get into the car, then she held the silver ticket and turned around.

The car drove half a street away, Shang Goro lifted the curtain to look out.

In the bustling market, people come and go, but that figure who turned his back came into view, thin and helpless, as if his whole body was enveloped in a desolate and desolate place.

Putting his palms together and laughing, Shang Saburo joked: "It's really rare that my Xiaowu has such a crush on a little girl. I'll ask Xiaozhen to check it out and see which brothel's girl it is, so I bought a belt When you go home, there will be a lot of people waiting for you to read and practice calligraphy, um, although you are a little smaller and thinner, it is still a joy to add fragrance to your red sleeves."

"Third Brother made fun of me again." Putting down the curtain, Shang Goro lowered his eyes, and said calmly, "If you want to go to the brothel to have fun, go by yourself. What's the point of getting involved with me? Don't expect me to go home and lie to my father."

"Uninteresting wood!" Shang Saburo scolded, but didn't say any more, turned his head and only smiled and asked the small array outside: "Which brothel in Songjiang Mansion is the most famous, let's go shopping."

Shang Goro didn't speak, kept his head down, stroking the folding fan in his hand, his eyes were calm, like a cold pool, but thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)