Turning around, he said to the painter: "Sir, could you please go to the box upstairs to talk to me?"

Although the painter looked like a dandy when he saw the visitor, he was polite and not annoying.

What's more important is that he wants to treat him to dinner!

In this way, if you are lucky, you might be able to sell a painting to satisfy your needs for the next few days...

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders!" Without further thought, the painter followed Liu Yuanhui into the restaurant.

Liu Yuanhui shouted: "Shopkeeper! Give me another box!"

The shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to grab Liu Yuanhui and said: "Second Young Master! You see, this is just a beggar. The main thing is that you open a private room..."

Liu Yuanhui threw another five taels of silver to the shopkeeper and said casually: "The same food and wine as in my previous box will be served again! I won't embarrass you too much, right?"

When the shopkeeper saw another big business coming in, he immediately beamed: "Master Liu and... this great painter, please come upstairs!"

Liu Yuanhui took the painter directly to the newly opened box.

When the servants not far away saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Master, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that you have to avoid beating people now?"

"It's possible. After all, the young master is no longer stupid now. He knows that he can easily be taken away by the government if he makes trouble in the street!"

"Will the young master cripple the other party?" After all, no one can start a fight now, right?

"Whatever disability, the young master is not stupid. He must know the severity. At most, the other party will not come to the bed for three days!"

"It makes sense, then let's ignore it and keep drinking!"

Liu Yuanhui was completely unaware of the discussions and speculations of the servants. He was sitting opposite the painter in the box.

On the dinner table, delicacies from all over the world were already served.

On the opposite side, the painter was obviously depressed.

When I saw the wine was served, I drank it in one go.

"Brother, I wonder if we can have a drink together?" Liu Yuanhui asked upon seeing this.

On the opposite side, the painter held up the wine glass with both hands and returned the greeting: "Young Master, I would like to thank you for your help today, and also thank you for this meal, please!"

After saying that, he drank the remaining half of the wine in the wine bowl.

He was also very happy to see the other person. Liu Yuanhui became more and more interested in him and asked, "I wonder where my brother is from? I just saw that you had a bad time with the store, but are you worried that no one will appreciate this painting?"

"Alas!" The other party sighed softly: "Indeed, Li is from the three cities of Heyang, and he makes a living selling paintings on weekdays. However, this painting cannot be sold, and Li has problems with food and clothing, so he has no choice but to come to Bianjing. Take a chance.”

A native of Sancheng, Heyang.

Listening to these words, Liu Yuanhui instinctively felt familiar.

After thinking for a long time, he had a thought in his mind and asked: "I am the tea merchant Liu Yuanhui of the Liu family. I wonder who your brother's surname is?"

The painter put down his wine glass and said, "I am Li Tang, a scholar, not worth mentioning."

"Li Tang?!" Although he was a little guessing, Liu Yuanhui couldn't help but screamed when he heard this, his eyes widened for a moment!

Li Tang... really Li Tang, the great painter of the Southern Song Dynasty? !

"It's me. May I ask, brother, do you have any doubts about my name?"

"No, no." Liu Yuanhui quickly drank the wine in the bowl, his heart was racing!

I go!

It's really Li Tang and Li Xigu who painted "Picture of Picking Wei"!

Last year he even went to the Forbidden City to see his paintings!

Unexpectedly, after traveling through time, I actually met a real person!

He quickly concealed his inner excitement and asked, "Brother, can you lend me the scroll in your hand to Liu?"

"Brother Liu, please." Li Tang said and handed over the scroll in his hand.

Liu Yuanhui unfolded it carefully as if looking at cultural relics. Indeed, it is undoubtedly a painting by Li Tang from the Song Dynasty!

"I'm going to get rich!" he thought to himself.

Taking a deep breath, he said: "It's wonderful. Brother Li's landscape paintings are thick, vigorous and simple. The mountains are three-dimensional, the lakes and seas are magnificent, and the blank spaces show the beauty of the artistic conception. It is truly a masterpiece of the world!"

Li Tang was stunned for a moment, then his heart felt warm, and his brows showed gratitude, and he had the urge to cry.

You know, he has been selling paintings for so many years, and he has never met such a close friend!

"I wonder if Brother Li has other works. I would like to pay a lot of money to collect them. Can Brother Li be willing?" Liu Yuanhui said frankly.

Li Tang, who was already in poverty, suddenly felt relieved.

He couldn't help but sigh that he really met a good person today. The other person not only appreciated his paintings, but was also willing to buy them. He suddenly felt that he had hope for the rest of his life!

"I'm very grateful for Brother Liu's appreciation. I'll invite Brother Liu to visit me later. If there are any works you like, feel free to pick them up!"

Liu Yuanhui was overjoyed, and the two chatted happily. It was not until midnight that they helped each other out of the wine shop.

Instructing his servant to go back directly to his house, he followed Li Tang to the other party's simple thatched cottage on the edge of the city.

In the messy interior, there is only one bed, and a painting table that is about to fall apart, with the four treasures of the study and cheap paints neatly placed on it.

"It's a shame for Brother Liu to live in such a shabby house." Li Tang sighed as he leaned against the door.

"This is a humble house, but my brother is virtuous. How can I talk about grievances?" Liu Yuanhui stuttered a little after drinking.

Li Tang's eyes lit up immediately!

"Brother Liu said that well! The paintings are all here, can Brother Liu choose one?"

"No need to pick, I've accepted them all!" Then Liu Yuanhui took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeves, which is equivalent to nearly one hundred taels of silver: "I was in a hurry today, so I just brought these. I won't be able to send them over tomorrow!"

Li Tang looked at the banknote in his hand with wide eyes. How could he still be a little drunk?

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