Marquis Wu'an knew that if he didn't say anything, he would not be able to enjoy the meal in peace. He didn't expect that a little girl from the countryside could be so cunning that even his third brother's wife, who was always sharp-tongued, was no match for her.
"Eat your meal well, and go sit down. We don't need you to serve us here."
"Yes, Dad." Xia Tian saw that the performance was almost over, so he didn't chase after him any more. He looked well-behaved and obedient, and walked to sit next to Shen Nian.
Seeing that Marquis Wu'an had spoken, Ye didn't dare to find fault anymore and sat down with an indignant look on her face.
In the following time, everyone finally began to eat quietly.
Xia Tian was in a good mood as she ate the dishes that Chen Nian put in her bowl. She smiled at Ye Shi who glared at her from time to time. Ye Shi was so angry that she poked the rice in the bowl with her chopsticks and didn't eat a single bite for a long time.
I'm like hunting geese every day, but today I got my eyes pecked by a blind sparrow.
Seeing that even the powerful Third Aunt was no match for the Eldest Sister-in-law, no one dared to come up and cause trouble.
Xia Tian hummed a song in his heart and ate three bowls of rice in a row while everyone looked shocked.
After the banquet, he still walked forward proudly, blinking his big, sincere eyes and said to Ye, "Aunt, next time you want to teach your niece the rules, please tell her in advance. I was caught off guard by this."
After saying that, he pulled Shen Nian and hummed, "Today is a good day, everything you want can come true..." He passed by Ye and left Ruixuan Hall.
Ye was so angry that she was fuming and wanted to catch up with her and beat her up.
He was stopped by the Second Madam Zheng who was standing beside him. "Just be quiet for a while. Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
Ye stamped her feet in anger, "I must teach that ignorant girl a lesson!"
"Why are you fussing over a junior? Besides, her respectable mother-in-law hasn't said anything, so why are you trying to curry favor with her?" Zheng said speechlessly, "You're even putting me in a difficult position."
"Second sister-in-law, I'm not..." Ye wanted to explain depressedly.
"Okay, stop talking and go."
Before Ye could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zheng. She shut up angrily and followed Zheng to her own yard.
Zheng is the wife of the second master. Like Liu and Ye, she is the old lady's daughter-in-law. She has a good relationship with Ye and is a relatively sober and rational person.
Unlike Ye, who is not very cunning and likes to be at the forefront of everything, I don’t know who is using him as a gun this time.
Here, Shen Nian looked at Xia Tian, who was walking in front of him with his hands behind his back, humming a song, and a smile on his face. He followed with brisk steps.
As for what others were saying about her behind her back, Xia Tian didn't want to know at all. Anyway, the smile on her face never disappeared throughout the afternoon.
As November approaches, the weather becomes colder. Except for the time I spend painting in the summer, I spend most of the rest of the time in the warm room.
She was so cold that she didn't want to go out, but she didn't expect that the shopkeeper Xiao of Yayizhai was so anxious that he almost died. She didn't leave any contact information at that time, so even though he was anxious, he didn't know where to find her.
By the time she remembered to go to Yayizhai, half a month had passed.
When Mu Feng drove the carriage to the door of Yayizhai and Xia Tian was still getting off the carriage slowly, Xiao, the shopkeeper of Yayizhai, rushed out of the store and appeared in front of him.
"Oh, Madam, why did you come just now? I've been waiting for you for half a month."
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the painting?" Xia Tian was puzzled. What was so urgent?
"Hurry, let's go in and talk." Shopkeeper Xiao said as he led Xia Tian into Yayizhai.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Shopkeeper Xiao couldn't wait to speak, "Madam, did you bring any paintings with you today?"
"I brought one." Xia Tian gestured, and Ningxiang, who was standing behind him, handed the box in her hand to Shopkeeper Xiao.
The shopkeeper opened it carefully and saw another different picture of a tiger. A smile appeared on his face.
"Madam, this one is also going to be sold, right?"
"Yeah." Xia Tian nodded and asked, "Boss, has the painting been sold?"
"It was sold, and someone bought it on the third day." Shopkeeper Xiao said, making the number eight with his hands, grinning from ear to ear, "A full eight hundred taels!"
He owns 20% of the 800 taels, which is 160 taels of silver.
"Eight hundred taels?" Xia Tian's eyes widened instantly. This shopkeeper was really bold to ask for that much!
The price was set at two hundred taels at the time, and she considered it for two days, fearing that if the price was too high, no one would buy it.
I didn't expect that I was too narrow-minded.
"That's right." Shopkeeper Xiao stroked his beard calmly, "That's why I'm so anxious to see you, Madam."
"How do you say that?"
"Madam, you don't know, but because of that painting 'Tiger Descending the Mountain,' three or four people have come to buy Xuanying's paintings in the past two weeks."
Xuanying is the pen name that Xia Tian gave himself.
Xia Tian was stunned. This was something she had not expected. She had thought that since her work was not a masterpiece by a famous artist, it would be good enough if it could be sold when it was not well-known.
"Did the visitor specify what kind of painting they wanted? Perhaps a picture of flowers, insects, or birds?"
"Can it be customized?" Shopkeeper Xiao was delighted. The price of a customized painting could be doubled.
"Of course." This way she wouldn't have to worry about what to draw. She couldn't just keep drawing all kinds of tigers, right?
"That's great. The person who came before me didn't know whether Madam would accept custom orders, so I didn't agree." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "Since Madam trusts me, I'll be honest with you. The price of this custom painting can be doubled.
But please rest assured, Madam, I will never embezzle the money I earned from selling paintings, and I will keep a good account book for you to check at any time."
"Well, I trust the shopkeeper," Xia Tian replied with a smile. It was obvious that Shopkeeper Xiao was a sensible person; otherwise, he wouldn't have told her about doubling the price of the custom painting.
Even if he said that the previous painting was only sold for two hundred taels, she would have no place to reconcile the accounts. But if she knew about it in the future, she would never cooperate again.
No sensible person would do such a thing as "killing the chicken to get the eggs".
The two smiled at each other and understood each other!
The shopkeeper went to the counter and got the silver bill.
Ningxiang took it and nodded, "Madam, the total is 640 taels."
Xia Tian nodded slightly, stood up, and said goodbye to Shopkeeper Xiao, "Shopkeeper Xiao, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation from now on."
"Okay, Madam, take care." Shopkeeper Xiao saw Xia Tian out and then remembered he didn't have the lady's contact information, so he quickly asked, "If anyone wants to place an order, how can I contact you?"
Xia Tian was stunned. This puzzled her. She didn't want anyone in Wu'an Marquis Mansion to know about the sale of paintings, so naturally she couldn't leave her address there.
Just when he was in a dilemma, Mu Feng came over and left the address of Chen Nian's villa with the shopkeeper, asking him to send someone to the villa to deliver a letter if there was anything. When the time comes, the people from the villa can come directly to him and he will pass on the message.
Xia Tian thought it was feasible, but it might not be possible to hide it from Shen Nian.
But it’s okay, we’re all family! No problem!
What surprised her was that Mu Feng promised her on the way that he would never tell their master about this without her permission.
This surprised her.
When did her position in Mu Feng's heart become so high?
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