Yuan Tianwei was not interested in these calligraphy and paintings. She looked around and suddenly saw Guan Qiu sitting next to her eating mung bean cake.
Yuan Tianwei secretly swallowed her saliva and touched her stomach subtly.
It's not that she was greedy, but the fragrance was too tempting.
Guan Qiu felt uncomfortable under her stare, and suddenly stopped chewing. "How about the girl have some too?"
He took out a plate of mung bean cakes from the basket and brought it to Yuan Tianwei.
Yuan Tianwei blushed slightly and took it very embarrassedly, "Then I won't be polite. Big brother, you are such a good person."
Guan Qiu, who was inexplicably given the "nice guy" card, said: "........"
Girl, if I don’t give it to you, your saliva will almost fall into my mouth.
Li Shuyao looked at three paintings of ladies in a row, and was immersed in the expressions of the women in each one.
As they moved, she seemed to suddenly see pictures flash before her eyes.
These women were either flying kites, chasing butterflies, or reciting poems with a group of like-minded women.
They were not wearing veils and were sitting together in the garden, looking very relaxed.
The longing in Li Shuyao's eyes suddenly appeared at this moment.
"Miss, it seems that you really like this painting of a lady."
Guan Ting looked at Li Shuyao who was immersed in the painting with a smile on her face, and told her the original intention of painting this picture.
"This painting originated from a dream I had. In the dream, I was floating in the air and watching the entire lives of these girls."
"Some of them became famous painters, some became world-renowned talented women, and some became shop owners."
"They were not confined to the backyard, but did what they wanted to do outside."
"The reason I painted this picture is because I was thinking that if one day we can be like the woman in the painting, we can do what we want to do instead of wasting our lives in the harem."
Guan Ting actually didn't say one thing, which is that she also dreamed of many women entering the court and holding high positions like those men.
But she absolutely dared not say these words out loud. Even though her brother was by her side, she could not be sure that someone with ulterior motives might hear them.
If the prefect sentences them to a crime of disturbing the public morale, she and her brother might be thrown into prison.
Something you want to do?
Li Shuyao stared blankly at the woman in the painting. Is there really such a magical place in dreams?
Women will not be confined to the backyard, nor will they have to wear veils before going out, and they will not be told that they are inferior to men.
They can also do what they want to do, instead of having to follow the three obediences and four virtues all their lives.
At this moment, Li Shuyao was extremely shocked, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
If only they could do the same.
She wanted to stand out and make those who looked down on her for being a woman regret it. Who said women were inferior to men? She could obviously surpass those people.
Immediately, Li Shuyao decided to take these three paintings of ladies.
Although the content of the painting was a bit unrealistic, she still planted a seed in her heart.
She bought this painting of a lady and hung it on the wall, passing it down from generation to generation.
"Miss, I want all three of these paintings. How much are they?"
Guan Ting smiled under her veil, "Miss, these are all my own paintings, usually they are sold for 100 coins each."
Three hundred wen is not very expensive. The stall owner must have put a lot of thought into such a large painting.
Li Shuyao took out a tael of silver from her purse and said, "Miss, please pack them all for me! I want all three."
"Wait a moment, girl."
Guan Ting took the silver with both hands and handed it to her brother for change.
As for herself, she carefully rolled up the scroll of the ladies' portrait and placed it in a long wooden box.
This wooden box was made by her brother in his free time. The wood was picked up and he didn't buy it specifically.
Guan Qiu quickly handed over the remaining silver and money. Li Shuyao took Yuan Tianwei, who had finished a plate of mung bean cake, and thanked her repeatedly before leaving with the box.
"Sister, see what I said was right! You've already sold three paintings with just one customer, which is more than what we sold in half a day last year."
Guan Qiu wiped the remaining pastry from the corner of his mouth and burped slightly.
"Brother, it looks like we can attend the Lantern Festival early tonight."
After selling the three paintings, Guan Ting was in a very good mood. Three hundred coins were enough to buy something good for her family.
In the past, the family relied on her brother's salary to make ends meet, and she would occasionally have to buy some pens, ink, paper, and inkstone to bring home. One person earned money and two spent it. If she didn't think of some way to make money, the family would really be unable to make ends meet.
Although they had a small inheritance left by their parents, it was for emergency use, and she didn't want to use her life-saving money for such a small matter.
Now that I can sell them, I have earned back most of the money I spent on pens, ink, paper and inkstone.
Later on, Yuan Tianwei and her sister waited for the Lantern Festival to begin while eating and drinking.
This afternoon, Yuan Tianwei really took Li Shuyao shopping from head to toe, and all four of their hands were full of things.
Li Shuyao protested softly, but was rejected by Yuan Tianwei.
They even went to the clinic specially and left all these things there, waiting for Yuan and Yu to bring them back when they returned home.
They were going to see the lantern festival, and having these things around was not convenient at all.
The two of them went back and forth, and by the time the lantern festival arrived, it was almost dark.
Yuan Tianwei had already decided what lantern riddles to guess during the day, so as soon as the lantern festival started, she couldn't wait to pull Li Shuyao straight to the destination.
"Weiwei, let's slow down. I can't keep up with you."
Li Shuyao was panting behind. She had been walking for the whole afternoon and was exhausted.
Now she was being dragged to run again, and she really couldn't run anymore.
Yuan Tianwei slowed down her pace and wiped the sweat off Li Shuyao's forehead with a handkerchief. "Sister Yao, bear with it for a while. We'll be there soon. If we go too late, there won't be any lanterns."
After Li Shuyao and the others had recovered some strength, they stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, okay, I've rested enough. Let's go!"
"Okay!"
Yuan Tianwei put away the handkerchief and slowly walked over with Li Shuyao.
They came to a stall with rabbit lanterns hanging on it and took out a small piece of paper from the bottom of the lantern. They opened it and found that there were only a few words written on it.
[Beauty Under the Moon]
Before Yuan Tianwei could think, Li Shuyao gave the answer, "Epiphyllum."
The vendor took out a piece of paper from the ear of the lantern, and after seeing the words "epiphant cereus" on it, he took down the lantern and handed it to the two men.
"Have you ever been to school, little girl?"
Li Shuyao smiled faintly, "I only recognize a few words."
Yuan Tianwei happily took the lantern and said, "Sister Yao, hurry up, let's go to the next one."
After Li Shuyao said goodbye politely to the vendor, she went to another stall where rose lanterns were hung.
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