After I finished painting the portraits of the two people, the sun was about to set.
"That's all for today. If you want a portrait tomorrow, you can register with me first. A single portrait is 50 wen, a wedding portrait is 100 wen, a family portrait of three is 100 wen, a portrait of four is 120 wen, and a portrait of five..."
Considering Su Li's level of portrait painting, the price is actually very, very cheap, almost like giving it away for free. But for this remote and poor village, such a price is already quite expensive, but it is still within an acceptable range.
In the past few years, there has been a good peach harvest, and most people in Taohua Village are living a good life. Many children in the village have started to go to school.
She believed that most people were willing to pay this price.
But if we really calculate it based on the price of senior portrait artists in the city, each portrait would cost at least a few taels. However, if this price were set in this village, I guess no one would come to her for a portrait. What's the point of having a portrait that has a high price but no demand, and can't be converted into cash?
She had no choice but to buy the cheapest drawing paper and paint to earn some money to spend first.
"Me! Lin Hai, I want a family photo..."
"I want a solo portrait!"
"I……"
“…”
It was completely dark when they got home. Su Li lit the lamp, took out the candied snacks she had bought in town to fill the two children's stomachs, and then went into the kitchen to cook.
An hour later, a pot of mushroom and bacon rice was ready.
I also cooked a fried egg and vegetable soup. The brother and sister were very hungry, so they each ate a full bowl of rice and a bowl of soup.
When Su Li tidied up the kitchen and returned to the bedroom, she found that the two little ones had already fallen asleep.
I tucked in the quilts for them, lit the lights and went to the study next door. The list of portraits to be registered in the afternoon had not been sorted out yet.
She counted and found that there were thirteen people who had made reservations. Among these thirteen people, ten wanted to have their portraits painted, and they were all girls between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.
Sure enough, women all love to be pretty.
There are three more who want to draw family portraits.
She had already exceeded her expectations that so many people had made reservations.
After tidying up, she went to the kitchen to get some sliced cucumber to apply on her face, and ate a tomato before going to bed.
The next morning, the weather was still good.
Su Li got up early, fed the chickens, and made breakfast. After breakfast, the two children had not yet woken up, and the first person who registered yesterday had already arrived.
She knew the little girl, her name was Lin Ting, and she was the youngest daughter of Lin Luzi's family. She just turned fifteen this year and was a lively and lovely girl.
It took half an hour to paint the portrait. Lin Ting was very satisfied and went home happily with the portrait.
As soon as Lin Ting left, Pei Zhao and Pei Chuer got up.
Seeing that his mother was drawing, he was very sensible and did not scold her.
"Zhao'er, Chu'er, there's breakfast on the table, go and eat it!"
For breakfast, she cooked vegetable porridge and boiled eggs and placed them on the table. The porridge didn't get cold easily, so it was just the right temperature to eat.
Then continue with the portrait.
The second one was a little girl who lived at the end of the village. Su Li didn’t know her, but he got to know her after he finished drawing her portrait.
The third one...
The fourth one...
By noon, she had drawn eight.
Her hands were sore, so Pei Zhao considerately rubbed her wrists.
“So good!”
When she went into the kitchen to make lunch, she found that the dishes had been washed and the table had been wiped clean. Su Li knew that it was the two children who did it, and she felt very relieved.
Just after lunch, a few people came to register and make a reservation. She registered them one by one and found out that there were four couples who wanted to have their wedding portraits drawn.
They are not unmarried couples. These four couples are all young couples who have been married for no more than a year. As expected, newlyweds are different.
In the afternoon, I continued to paint portraits until nightfall, when the last family portrait was completed.
Su Li deliberately cooked more rice at noon, and then made fried rice with eggs in the evening, which was quick and nutritious.
At night, after the two children went to bed, she went to the kitchen to cook white fungus and red dates soup. After an hour, she extinguished the firewood and left only the charcoal fire in the stove so that she could drink the white fungus soup the next morning.
Then I went to the vegetable garden in the backyard, planning to pick some cucumber slices and apply them on my face for both beauty and hydration.
"Da da da!"
As soon as I reached the backyard, I heard a burst of light and hurried footsteps.
"Who! Who's there?"
Su Li simply picked up a stick and slowly walked towards the corner where the sound came from.
There was a pile of debris half a person's height in the corner. She raised her stick and shouted, "Who is it? If you don't come out, don't blame me for being rude!"
A dark shadow jumped up from the pile of debris and hit her in the face.
With many years of modern martial arts training, Su Li dodged flexibly and struck down with a knife and a stick.
"ah!"
The other party cried out in pain and fell to the ground: "It hurts! Don't hit me!"
Su Li could only see it vaguely with the help of moonlight.
A boy of about fourteen or fifteen years old, his face was so dirty that his features could not be seen, his hair was disheveled, his clothes were filthy, and he was holding a cucumber tightly in his hand.
"Melon thief?"
"I'm not a melon thief...Ahhh!" Ji Tingyou was about to get up when Su Li stepped on him again, making him grimace in pain.
He deeply regretted not listening to his grandfather and learning martial arts well. Now, not to mention those bad guys, he couldn't even beat a woman.
It’s so sad and embarrassing!
"Who are you? Why are you stealing my melons in the middle of the night?"
"I……"
No, he couldn't reveal his identity. Those people might be looking for him nearby. Who knew if this person would sell him out?
"I……"
Before he could finish his words, he fainted without any warning.
“…”
She clearly remembered that she didn't use much force, so she didn't faint from the pain, right?
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