Chapter 99 The Most Popular Servant
Qin Er is more popular now.
“Go!”
After a group of women rushed into the Grand View Garden, they scrambled to line up in front of Qin Er.
Those who run slowly will not have a turn today. I heard that the second young master Qin can only paint about 50 paintings a day.
The servant Ah Shui was helping to grind the ink. He looked at the huge crowd and was very happy: "Second Master will make a lot of money today."
Ah Shui was very happy. In order to paint more beautifully, many of these ladies would give small gifts to this servant. Some gave snacks, and some even gave him copper coins.
Ever since the second young master came to the Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden, his status as a servant has risen rapidly and he has become the most popular servant among the girls.
The other servants envied him because he received so many gifts every day that he couldn't even hold them all.
All this is thanks to Captain Tolin. When the Second Young Master first came to the Grand View Garden, no one asked him to paint.
It was only after receiving guidance from Captain Lin that the business flourished and attracted a large number of women to line up.
A Shui made up his mind that he must thank Captain Lin very much the next time he saw him.
"Why don't you go and queue up with other painters? We can only paint 50 paintings a day, so I'm afraid it won't be your turn."
"No, even if it's not my turn, I'll still line up here."
The women would rather wait in line for a longer time to ask Qin Er to help them paint.
A bunch of women wore bright and colorful clothes to make the portraits more beautiful. It was so lively!
The waiting time was a bit boring and the women started chatting with each other.
"My eldest sister-in-law came yesterday. She said that if she wanted a portrait, she had to find the painter with the chicken coop hair in the Grand View Garden. All the women he painted were pretty. He could turn an ugly girl into a beauty. The key is that he painted very like women."
"Yes, I also heard from others that this painter can draw us young and beautiful."
The little girl who just received the portrait was not very pretty, but the portrait in her hand gave her confidence.
“I really like this portrait.”
The painting is obviously very similar to the real person, but it is countless times more beautiful than the real person, making people more satisfied the more they look at it.
Her family is looking for a husband for her. I heard that the man is very good-looking and talented.
The portrait in her hand is about to be sent to the man's family. It can be said that this portrait is the key to the success or failure of this marriage.
If I succeed, I must come to the Grand View Garden to thank Painter Qin.
After they got married, the man could not say that her portrait was fake, because he could recognize it as her at a glance, and it was not fake at all.
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Gu Yun, who was engaged to Lin Qianqian, caught a cold as soon as he arrived in Beiyue City, and so did Luo Gang who was with him.
The two had been sick for several days and had stayed in the inn without going out.
The first thing Gu Yun did after his condition improved was to go to the Yinyue Teahouse to appreciate paintings.
Rumor has it that the Yinyue Teahouse was so crowded that it was impossible to squeeze in.
But when Gu Yun stood outside the teahouse, he felt that business was just average.
There aren't as many people as rumored.
However, the two paintings in the teahouse are really masterpieces, and the waiters inside are also very enthusiastic.
"Welcome!"
Luo Gang asked the shopkeeper directly: "Is your business not as good as the rumors say?"
"Oh, that's because the guests are attracted by the ice sculpture garden across the street."
Luo Gang's family is in business, and he feels that people who do business like to brag about themselves. He estimates that there aren't many customers in the Ice Sculpture Garden.
As soon as Gu Yun sat down, the waiter brought the menu: "What kind of tea would you like? The minimum consumption here is one or two silver coins. You can sit here for the whole day after ordering a pot of tea."
Gu Yunxin said that your teahouse is robbing people.
One tael of silver for a pot of tea! The most expensive teahouse in Beijing only charges 100 coins for a pot of tea.
However, although the prices are higher than those in Beijing, the Yinyue Teahouse has clearly marked prices and a menu.
Unlike in Beijing, where the guy says whatever he wants.
None of these are important. The most important thing is the two paintings hanging on the wall of the teahouse. They are truly masterpieces that will make people who love paintings unable to move.
Once you come, you don’t want to leave.
Now even if the waiter asked him for 10 taels of silver, he didn't want to leave.
While Gu Yun was hesitating, Luo Gang, a wealthy young man who was traveling with him, had already paid the money for him.
The waiter brought the tea quickly.
Luo Gang waved his hand to signal the waiter to leave, and he wanted to pour tea for Gu Yun himself.
It was his honor to pour tea for the future top scholar.
The mist of steam floats above the Celadon Teahouse, making the two paintings on the wall appear ethereal and vivid.
"Brother Gu, please have some tea."
Gu Yun closed the landscape folding fan in his hand and carefully placed it on the table beside him.
He held up the teacup with his fair hands and took a sip. He was surprised to find that the aroma of the oolong tea was elegant and comparable to the best teahouses in the capital.
I didn't expect to be able to drink such good tea at the border.
The teahouse also gave away two exquisite and unique snacks for free.
It is also made in the shape of a goose yellow moon rabbit and a pink flower, and the appearance is simply too eye-catching.
It is said that beauty is a feast to the eyes. The good-looking appearance of these two snacks makes people very appetizing.
Pick up a piece and put it in your mouth. It is soft, sweet, but not greasy, and extremely delicious.
Before I knew it, I had finished the whole plate of snacks.
Luo Gang waved to the waiter, "Your tea and snacks here are good, bring two more plates for Mr. Gu."
The waiter showed the price of the snacks on the menu: "Sir, this snack is 100 coins per plate."
Gu Yun was surprised that the snacks here were so expensive.
Luo Gang laughed and joked, "Two plates of such expensive dim sum were given away for free, which made the customers feel like they got a great deal."
Two scholars at the next table came in at the same time as them and also praised the good tea and snacks, but after just a few sips of tea, they stood up and left.
In Gu Yun's opinion, it was quite a waste. He spent one tael of silver on a pot of tea, and then drank it all in one gulp and left.
But the two scholars didn't care about whether it was a waste or not. They had already walked to the door and were talking about a place to visit.
"Brother Sun, since we are in Beiyue City, we must go to see the Ice Sculpture Garden. If you want to appreciate the paintings, you can come back tomorrow."
"I heard that the ice sculpture of the Grand View Garden is so beautiful that even the Lantern Festival in the capital is not as beautiful as the ice sculpture of the Grand View Garden."
Many people have a herd mentality, and Luo Gang was quite interested in the Grand View Garden mentioned by the two scholars.
He has never seen any ice sculpture garden in his life.
"Brother Gu, let's go to the Grand View Garden as well. I just heard from those brothers that the Grand View Garden is just across the street. We can get there in a few steps."
Gu Yun was reluctant to leave immediately.
A pot of tea that costs one tael of silver must be drunk until the sun goes down.
"Brother Luo, why don't I copy a painting for you first?"
It was said to be a gift, but in fact it was used to pay off the money owed to Luo Gang along the way.
Although the Gu family was once one of the eight great families of the Great Yan Dynasty, it has long been empty and is now very poor.
Gu Yun was extremely frugal during his journey, but because he got sick on the way he spent a lot of money, so now he is left with nothing.
Otherwise, Gu Yun would not owe Luo Gang favors and money.
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