"It's all right now that it's out." Fourth Master wiped her face again and said.
Ye Zao hummed in agreement, blinked a few times, and cried for a while before she was fine again.
"Master, we've arrived!"
Just as he was about to thank Fourth Master, Su Peisheng's voice came from outside.
"Hmm." Fourth Master put away his handkerchief and prepared to get off the car.
This time, it was Su Peisheng who helped out, and Ye Zao didn't have any servants with him after all.
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw this bustling crowd of people flowing endlessly, it was very lively.
There were merchants who saw that the people getting on and off the carriage were not ordinary, so they hurried to greet them.
Fourth Master glanced at him a few times, ignoring everyone's greetings, and walked straight inside.
At this point, Ye Zao understood that there was nothing good about this edge.
Following Fourth Master inside, I saw fewer stalls and more decent storefronts.
Fourth Master chose a shop called Bo Gu Zhai to enter, Ye Zao couldn't help but smile in his heart. These antique shops always have the name Bo Gu Zhai.
Following Fourth Master inside, an old man with a goatee came over to greet them: "Greetings, sir. What can I get for you?"
Fourth Master said with his hands behind his back: "What's the real thing?"
"Ah, you've come to the right place! We have everything! I don't know about you, sir, are you looking at porcelain and jade, or perhaps precious swords and sharp instruments? Or maybe writing brushes and ink?"
"It's a painting." Fourth Master was concise and to the point.
"Alright, we have plenty of paintings. I don't know about you, sir, are you looking for landscapes or portraits? We have a painting in our small shop that is the work of Liu Ru Shi!" The old man introduced with a smile.
"Tang Bohu's? Not bad, but I don't like his paintings, landscape is better." Fourth Master said casually.
The old man naturally saw that Fourth Master wanted to buy good paintings and hurriedly called his assistant to bring over several.
Fourth Master is like this, he doesn't dare take out fake goods, they are all genuine.
Fourth Master has seen many famous paintings since he was young, so he looked at them lightly and didn't feel anything.
The old man also saw it: "May I ask this gentleman... is he being sent away?"
"Uh-huh."
"Uh... Look at this painting?" The old man hesitated for a moment, but still took it out.
Unfurled, on the old painting paper, a range of mountains stretches far and wide.
A sense of vastness and desolation swept over me.
"This painting was done by a Song Dynasty painter named Wen An, who wasn't particularly famous. However, this painting is truly magnificent." The old man smiled and unfolded the scroll with the help of his servant.
Among the mountains, it seems like there are tens of thousands of miles. The smoke and mist entwine, the trees sway gently, making people feel as if they are in the midst of endless mountains.
The technique and skill are top-notch, yet for some reason, this person remains unknown.
"Not bad." Fourth Master also appreciated it.
The old man was a shrewd one. At a glance, he knew that this gentleman didn't care about famous artists, but rather the many famous paintings he had seen in other people's homes.
So this also has a reputation for being unresponsive, but it's actually a very good painting, and there's room for promotion.
It's not like they don't understand the art, but rather that they only value expensive things and have a reputation to uphold; people like that wouldn't deign to look at paintings like this.
"What's up? Do you like it?" Fourth Master had already taken a look and saw Ye Qian was also looking, so he intentionally teased her.
"Grandpa... I think it's pretty good, very majestic, feels like standing in the midst of mountains. The painter must be a real man, with a heart full of ups and downs." Ye Zao blinked, looking pitiful.
In that case, it was clear that Fourth Master would have been exposed if he asked again. How could Fourth Master bear to make her lose face?
"Laughed and said: 'Choose something suitable for her.'"
The old man let out a sigh and thought to himself, "This young lady doesn't seem like a proper wife, I reckon she's probably the master's concubine."
"Ah, I wonder what you like, miss?" The old man asked with a smile.
Ye Zao first looked at Fourth Master, and after he nodded, she said: "Is there a Tang Dynasty lady's painting? A fake one will do."
Fourth Master was taken aback: "You like that one?"
The portrait of a lady is also divided into many kinds, if it's not from a famous family, it won't be expensive. She also mentioned a fake product, and the fourth master was unhappy about it.
"I... I just wanted to see what people from the Tang Dynasty looked like, but my mom wouldn't let me buy it. I... I don't understand painting, a fake one would be fine too, does it look good?" Ye Zao said with embarrassment, fidgeting with her fingers.
"This young lady is right, this fake stuff, small shops also have it, most people buy it as a decoration, the fake Shiniang picture, Lao Lao gave it to the girl, but there's something else, the girl must like it, come, go get that thing I received a few days ago."
The old man laughed and called the partner over.
Fourth Master had no opinion and went to see others.
Ye Zao glanced at Fourth Master from the side, he was wearing a silver-gray robe today. The collar and hem of his clothes had dark brown edges, embroidered with bat patterns, and the horse hoof sleeves were also dark brown, with the same bat pattern plus wave pattern.
On his waistband, three pieces of jade were lined up, accentuating the Fourth Master's slender and straight figure.
Fourth Master usually doesn't like to smile and also doesn't talk much.
His face is a bit cold, now looking from the side, Fourth Master's facial features are quite three-dimensional, with high nose bridge, thin lips pursed, and holding a snuff bottle in his hand.
Two hands, with distinct joints, fair and good-looking.
On his left thumb, he wore a jade ring, which made his hand look even more handsome.
Before crossing over, voice control, manual control, strict control...
It's perfect now, the fourth master is completely satisfied.
Ye Zao was stunned, Fourth Master called out, but there was no response.
It wasn't until Su Peisheng coughed again that she suddenly woke up with a start: "Grandpa..."
"What's going on?" asked Fourth Master.
"Hand......" Ye Zao said, then hurriedly covered his mouth: "Nothing..."
"What's so good about your hand?" Fourth Master frowned, he had noticed earlier that Ye Zao was staring at his hand.
Eccentricity.
"Here it is! Miss, take a look and see if you like it?" The old man and the servant brought out a box.
Open it, inside is a jade pendant with a phoenix bird.
Ye Zao didn't pick it up, but after glancing at the box for a few moments, he asked: "This jade pendant, is there something special about it? As for the material, it's not too good."
Compared with the violet given by Fourth Master, it's far from good!
"The young lady has insight, this jade pendant itself is not a top-grade item, but its value lies in its origin. This was an item from the Southern Tang dynasty's Empress Zhou. It had been lost among the people and now it's in my hands." The old man treasured the box.
Ye Zao lost his smile: "This origin is big enough, but I like it even less."
The fourth master was surprised, but didn't say anything.
"Alas, why is this?" Such things, women all like, right? Isn't this one not so favored? Doesn't this gentleman want to give silver?
"There are many reasons why I don't want it. Firstly, although Little Zhou likes green things, the material of this jade pendant is not good, and I don't like it. Secondly, Little Zhou is extravagant and only uses high-quality things, but this thing is a subpar product, so she probably wouldn't want it either. Most importantly, Lady Li was the ruler of a fallen country, and Little Zhou is from after the fall of that country. Although I'm just one of our master's concubines, I'm not interested in it. Our master has many good things, even if there were jade a hundred times better than this, I would still have it."