After time travel, I ate glutinous rice bran in ancient times

"Ah... Second Uncle, one of my panda paintings can indeed be sold for two taels of silver, but it needs someone to buy it." Wang Yugui nodded.

He turned to look at Wang Youcai and said, "If Mr. Wang is willing to buy it, I can draw twenty panda pictures for him."

"Two taels of silver per painting, exactly forty taels of silver. I will donate all the money for the painting to the clan to build the ancestral hall for our ancestors."

"This way, Master Wang won't have to worry about paying for the renovation of the ancestral temple. I can pay the remaining 40 taels of silver with my painting fees alone!"

After saying that, he turned around and said to his second uncle and the elders with a smile: "Second uncle, elders, what do you think, is this a good way to have the best of both worlds?"

After hearing this, my second uncle and the other elders looked at each other and nodded.

The second uncle said, "Oh, Yugui, it's rare to see your filial piety. You are willing to use the funds from the twenty panda paintings to repair the ancestral hall. That's very good, very good!"

As he said this, he looked up at Wang Youcai who was standing there in a daze: "Youcai, I think Yugui's idea is very good. You don't have to pay directly for the repair of the ancestral hall, and you can get 20 panda paintings for free. You didn't lose anything at all!"

"Look, how generous he is! He paid for the renovation of the ancestral hall all by himself, and he didn't even bite you."

"I think this is settled!"

"Ah? What? What's settled?" Wang Youcai was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.

After listening to Second Uncle's words, he stood up quickly and said, "Hey, Second Uncle, what's the good of this method? Didn't I pay for the forty taels of silver?"

"Nonsense, didn't Yugui sell the painting to you? The forty taels of silver were Yugui's painting fee, what does it have to do with you?" Second Uncle said with a snort.

He looked up at Wang Youcai and said, "You really want to get twenty panda paintings from Yu Gui for free, don't you?"

"Ah? Oh, that's not right, Second Uncle, when did I say I wanted to buy an expensive panda painting?" Wang Youcai was also anxious and hurriedly explained.

He added, "I need to buy twenty more. Oh, Second Uncle, all the elders, why would I buy so many panda pictures for no reason?"

"Is that thing edible or drinkable? Ah? And you want me to pay forty taels of silver."

"Oh, you guys, you guys are going to kill me!"

"Master Wang, if you don't want twenty panda pictures, I can draw you something else," Wang Yugui said with a smile.

He looked at Wang Youcai's anxious face and said, "It's almost the New Year, isn't it?"

"I can draw New Year pictures or other paintings for you. Your house is so big. If you hang two paintings in one room, you will need twenty paintings for ten rooms."

"Twenty paintings are not too much for a wealthy family like yours!"

"Ah? New Year pictures? I already have some at home. No, there is no need to buy more." Wang Youcai hurriedly said

Wang Yugui smiled and said, "It's OK if you don't want New Year pictures. I can also make portraits of your whole family."

"Master Wang, since you sent people into the city to investigate, you should know that my portraits are more famous than my panda paintings!"

As he spoke, he looked Wang Youcai up and down and said, "Hey, Master Wang, you have lived for most of your life, and you have never painted a portrait of yourself, right?"

"In this way, I can draw portraits of you and your family, a few for you, a few for Miss Xiulan, a few for your little grandson, and one or two for your son-in-law and your two concubines."

"I'm afraid twenty paintings are not enough. If you want to draw a few more, that's fine."

"Just pay more. Since we are from the same clan, I won't raise the price. I will only charge you two taels of silver for each additional painting!"

At this point, Wang Yugui turned to his second uncle and the elders and said, "No matter how many paintings or portraits Master Wang wants to buy, I am willing to donate all the money he pays to the clan."

"In addition to repairing the ancestral hall, the remaining money can also be used to build a school in the ancestral hall."

"To enable the children in the tribe, especially those from poor families, to learn to read and write, and to make progress"

"The children in our Wang family are not stupid. Maybe they can become the top scholar and bring honor to our family!"

"Second uncle, elders, what do you think?"

Wang Yugui's words not only moved the second uncle and the elders, but also excited the clan members outside the house: "That's great, Yugui is right, this is for the benefit of the clan members!"

"Second Uncle, just do as Yugui said. This is a great thing for our clan."

"Yes, yes, if children from poor families like us could go to school and learn to read, maybe they would have a bright future."

"Oh, if that's true, it must be the spirit of our ancestors appearing!"

"Yes, we all have the same ancestor, why is it that only Wang Youcai can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, while we can't even get enough to eat!"

"Yes, Wang Youcai's family is so rich, but he has never thought of helping our people. It's good that he has met a noble man. He has not forgotten our people even after he got rich."

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Everyone started talking loudly, and Wang Youcai was so anxious that he stared at the door and waved his hand: "Go, go, go, what's the matter with you? You don't have any money, why are you making such a fuss!"

"Cough, cough." The second uncle coughed twice and said loudly: "Youcai, what you said is not right!"

"Since it is a clan matter, everyone in the clan can speak up. Poor people are also our clan members!"

Then he looked at Wang Youcai and said, "Youcai, uncle, I think what Yugui said is very good."

"As for you, if you have money, buy a few more paintings and draw a few more portraits. You can draw and paint, and it's worth spending some money!"

"When he sells paintings to you, he doesn't do it to make money for himself. He does it for the ancestors, for the clan members, and for the descendants of our Wang family."

"The words have been made so clear, and even we old people understand the truth. What else do you not understand and are unwilling to do?"

The second uncle said, tapping his cane: "I think this matter is settled!"

"Youcai, please pay the forty taels of silver for the painting first. Later, if you need a panda painting or a portrait, you can tell Yugui."

"He will deliver the goods to you. If he doesn't, we, your uncle, will take care of it for you!"

"Ah? What? No, no, Second Uncle, elders, why do you insist on asking me to pay forty taels of silver to buy a painting?" Wang Youcai heard this, and the veins on his forehead were so anxious that they burst.

Oh, Wang Yugui looked at it and laughed secretly. He was really worried that he would be too excited and have an epileptic seizure in public again!

After hearing this, the second uncle frowned and said, "Why? Why, uncle, I have no influence in the clan anymore?"

"The ancestral temple of our ancestors has collapsed, and your family is the richest in the clan, isn't that enough?"

"If you don't want to buy the painting, that's fine. Then just pay the forty taels of silver!"

"Humph, if you don't want the bargain I gave you, don't blame me for being rude to you, uncle."