It was bold, but she didn't have the ability to jump onto such a high roof without Lu Ren taking her with him.
Wen Yu thought about it and left Anxiang Tower very decisively, preparing to return to the carriage.
It's not safe for her to stand here alone. If something happens, she might be the unlucky one.
The carriage stopped on the next street. When Wen Yu was about to approach, a figure caught her attention.
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows, turned around and walked towards the painting stall.
When Wen Yu saw the paintings hanging on the art stall, her eyes lit up slightly.
Wen Yu may not understand other things, but she understands painting.
"It's a great painting. How much do you want to sell it for?"
Wen Yu looked at the stall owner with a smile.
The stall owner saw that Wen Yu was obviously a little stunned, and soon revealed a faint smile: "Miss, what a coincidence."
Wen Yu frowned slightly: "Do you know me?"
"Why don't you recognize her? The young lady just took off her veil."
The owner of this painting stall is none other than Yue Lingfeng, the scholar who writes couplets in the Thesis Teahouse.
At this time, he had changed out of his patched clothes and put on a light blue casual suit, which was a common attire for scholars.
Although it is ordinary, when he wears it, he looks like a gentleman, as elegant and graceful as bamboo.
But there was still a trace of illness between his brows, which had not dissipated.
Wen Yu did not ask how he recognized her, but asked: "Why are you selling paintings here? Two hundred taels are not enough?"
Yue Lingfeng shook his head: "Miss, I just thought you were teaching me how to fish, not giving me fish, so I used the money to buy this painting stall."
Wen Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are really well-informed."
She picked up a painting of mountains and rivers and asked, "How much is this?"
"Three cents. If the lady likes it, I'll give it to you."
Wen Yu was surprised: "Three cents? So cheap? You draw so well!"
Yue Lingfeng smiled but said nothing.
Wen Yu really thinks the paintings are so good that modern masters of Chinese painting can only admit that they are children in front of these paintings.
The spirit of this painting cannot be understood by outsiders.
Wen Yu picked out three of her favorite paintings, put ten taels of silver on the stall, and then turned and left.
Yue Lingfeng lowered his eyes to stare at the heavy silver, then picked it up and chased after him.
"Miss, you gave me too much. Three paintings cost eleven cents. The price is clearly marked. I will never take more."
Wen Yu turned around holding the painting and said with a smile: "Just consider it as an investment in you. I think your paintings will be very valuable in the future. Maybe even money can't buy them."
Yue Lingfeng was stunned.
"But miss... they are only worth eleven cents now."
Wen Yu said indifferently: "Value is given by people. I think your paintings are valuable."
As she spoke, she thought of something, her eyes moved, and a hint of teasing appeared on the corners of her mouth: "If you really think I'm at a disadvantage, how about this, you promise me to do something that I can't refuse."
Yue Lingfeng seemed a little surprised that Wen Yu made this request. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "What are you talking about, Miss?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I've made up my mind. But if I tell you, you can't refuse me. Do you agree?"
"Then if the lady asks me to kill someone..."
"No, it's definitely not a crime."
Yue Lingfeng looked at the smile on Wen Yu's face, his eyes trembled, and he said in a deep voice: "Okay, I promise Miss."
His tone was very serious: "I will sell paintings here every day in the future. If you have made up your mind, you can come here to find me."
"Okay." Wen Yu patted the painting in her arms, very satisfied, "This deal is worth it!"
Yue Lingfeng looked at Wen Yu's departing figure and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.
There is no place in the world without a close friend.
After saying goodbye to Yue Lingfeng, Wen Yu took a stroll on the street.
She sighed in her heart, isn't this an ancient version of prosperity and stability?
"How much is this hairpin?"
"…It's not worth much. I'll give it to you."
Wen Yu was puzzled: "Give it to me? If you don't do anything, why would you give it to me? I have money."
The stall owner was a young man, his cheeks reddened: "I won't charge you any money."
Wen Yu: ...
Noticing his red face, Wen Yu looked around again and caught some furtive and admiring glances.
Because these gazes were not aggressive enough to make people feel uncomfortable, Wen Yu did not react for a while.
Okay, I get it, it’s just because she is too beautiful.
Just as Wen Yu was about to return to the carriage, an old lady walked up to her tremblingly, and the next second she fell to the ground, holding her legs and fainted.
Wen Yu:?
"Are you all right?"
The old lady didn't move.
Seeing this, Wen Yu tried to pull her legs back, but found that she couldn't move them.
Wen Yu: ...
What does this mean?
But it was obvious that more and more people were watching around, and some who didn't know what was going on were even whispering and speculating.
Wen Yu snorted inwardly upon seeing this, and probably knew what the old lady was trying to do.
At first, he held her without saying anything and wouldn't let her leave. When more people gathered around, if she wanted to say something, she would probably be directly slandered if she opened her mouth.
As for the purpose...
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows and lowered her eyes to look at the old lady who was pretending to be dead.
She squatted down pretentiously, then nodded: "Oh, oh, so that's it, I see, don't worry."
The old lady's hand holding Wen Yu moved obviously. She raised her head as if she had just woken up and was about to speak.
Wen Yu clapped her hands preemptively and shouted, "Everyone, this old lady just told me that there were gangsters in her family. Her husband, son, daughter-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, and son-in-law were all hacked to death by the gangsters in order to protect her!"
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