Children in the mountains are used to mountain roads. After a day of walking, the child is still full of energy.
When we arrived at the wooden house, it was almost dark.
Nicholas took out the tin can and wooden bowl to clean, while Niti and Qixuan went to collect firewood.
Ai Hua also wanted to follow.
Gu Jiu said, "Since you are not tired, then stand up." This child can endure hardships very much, but his temperament is still a little bit free, so he has to work hard.
Ai Hua grimaced and stood in the corner crouching.
Wowotou is eaten with hot soup, and the taste is not bad. Ai Hua ate six wowotou and drank two bowls of broth.
Niti couldn't help but look at Ai Hua, how could this kid eat so much.
Niguo said with some embarrassment: "Since Ai Hua followed Gu Jiushu to practice martial arts, the appetite has increased greatly." Seven or eight-year-old children were originally grown up and could eat well, and with the high consumption of exercises, their appetite would be much better.
Nico's sister-in-law and his wife have all opinions about this, and they are secretly trying to separate the family.
Niti smiled and said, "This is a good thing."
After speaking, Niti asked Gu Jiu tentatively: "Uncle Gu Jiu, I wonder if other children in the village can also learn martial arts with them?"
Gu Jiu was picking his teeth with a toothpick he had cut, and when he heard these words, his brows were not blinking and said: "No time." He started to teach Ai Hua, purely boring, to pass the time. Later, I saw that the child had perseverance and was willing to endure hardships, so I taught him seriously.
Niti was a little disappointed.
Early the next morning, the group continued on their way. Qixuan looked at the scenery on the road as he walked. The footwork is naturally slowed down. Nigu and Niti murmured in their hearts, but most of them did not speak to urge Qi Xuan.
Because of the delay, they could not reach the town before dark, so the group stayed in the wild again.
Niguo and Niti watched the night, one in the middle of the night and the other in the middle of the night. The other three people don't need to watch the night, just take a good rest.
When it was dark, Nico fell asleep. Suddenly, Gu Jiu jumped up from the ground.
Niguo was shocked: "What's wrong with Gu Jiushu?"
Gu Jiu ignored him at all, but flew behind him.
After Nico turned his head, he almost died of fright. There was a big black bear more than ten meters away from them, and the big bear was coming towards them.
Gu Jiu stopped two meters away from the black bear, and then sprayed a handful of white powder on the black bear's face.
Hearing this smell, the black bear showed an expression of impossibility, and then turned around and ran away as if to escape.
Nigu looked at the black bear's back and couldn't believe his eyes: "Gu Jiushu, what did you sprinkle the black bear?" It was just a bag of powder that scared the black bear away.
Gu Jiu glanced at him and said, "Tell you, you don't know." In fact, he didn't know what the powder was called. The thing was given by Ruo Nan, and the formula was not known. If you want, they just ignore him. Think about it, it's sad.
Nico touched the back of his head and laughed twice.
Qi Xuan and Niti had already been awakened by such a big movement. It was Ai Hua, who slept soundly.
Niti knew that it was a blind bear, and it was a pity: "If you can catch him, then it will be fine." A blind black man can also sell a lot of money.
Gu Jiudao: "I knew, I shouldn't have chased it away just now, but I should let you hunt it." Except for the hunger or protection of Qi Xuan when he hunted and killed wild animals, at other times he even had a small squirrel. He is reluctant to hurt.
Niti blushed. Even if he has good archery skills, he dare not hunt down the blind man alone. One carelessness may have taken his life in.
After walking for an hour and a half, a few people arrived in town. Ai Hua is the first time to come to town and feel fresh when he sees everything.
Qixuan asked Gu Jiu: "How far is the distance from the town to the county?"
"Fifty miles away, you can rent a carriage if you want to get there as soon as possible."
Qi Xuan wanted to rent it, but he only had more than two hundred dollars in his hand to rent a carriage. Therefore, I can only walk.
In fact, Gu Jiu fooled Qixuan. The living standard of the residents in this town is not as good as that of the farmers in the rich county. They go to the county seat by riding a bullock cart, so they are not willing to spend money to ride a horse cart. So in this town, there is no carriage at all.
Passing by a steamed bun shop, Ai Hua couldn't move after smelling the scent.
Seeing that Nigu was reluctant to buy Aihua, Qixuan paid for 20 meat dumplings with mushrooms.
Nigu's distressed is: "What do I spend this money for, I have something to eat here!" A penny is only a meat bun, and it hurts to think about it.
Several people traveled relatively quickly, and arrived at the county seat when it was dark. However, at this time the gate of the county seat was closed. If you want to go in, you have to open the city gate the next morning.
The five people stayed one mile away from the gate at night. This evening, it was calm.
The next day, five people packed their things and went into the city. When he reached the door, the officer guarding the door stretched out his hand towards Qi Xuan.
Qi Xuan looked inexplicable: "What?"
The officer scolded and grinned. After listening, Niti quickly handed over forty copper plates, and then said a good thing to the officer, and finally the officer let him go.
After entering the city, Qi Xuan said with a black face: "These people dare to collect the city fee from the people. They are so bold and reckless."
Gu Jiu didn't know about it either: "The emperor is high here, and the county magistrate is the emperor. He wants to collect protection fees, but you dare to block his money."
Qi Xuan snorted coldly, "I won't block his money, but..." He didn't say anything afterwards. It doesn't hinder money, but it's a black hat that can get this dog's stuff. But this matter is not in a hurry, anyway, this dog can't run away.
Qi Xuan can have some simple exchanges with Nigu and Niti, but it is too complicated to understand. So he asked Nico to ask the locals where the calligraphy and painting were shopped.
Asking the past along the way, finally found a place. Niguo and Niti looked at the spotless inside, so they stood outside the door and dared not walk in.
Qi Xuan didn't expect so many, so he raised his foot and walked in. He said to the young servant who was cleaning, "Where's your shopkeeper? Ask him to come out. I have a painting I want to sell."
Although Qi Xuan's clothes were patched, his expression was indifferent and full of momentum.
The little servant didn't neglect Qixuan because he was wearing rags, and respectfully asked Qixuan to sit down, and then shouted outside: "The shopkeeper, someone will sell the paintings."
The sound was too loud, and Qixuan's ears were a little painful.
Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties walked out of it. The man is very ordinary and looks honest and honest.
Seeing Qixuan, he smiled and asked, "Guest, are you here to sell the paintings?"
Qi Xuan nodded and passed the painting in his hand to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man didn't dare to neglect, he took the painting with both hands, and then spread it out on the table.
He habitually regarded it as the inscription of the painter first, and when he saw that the inscription was the Qixiang layman, the man's eyes lit up in an instant. After waiting for half a year, I finally waited.
Qi Xuan saw that he hadn't reacted for a long time, and said, "The shopkeeper, what do you think of this painting?"
The middle-aged man came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Your painting is very good, I don't know how to pay the price. You wait here first, I will take it in and ask the next father to reply to you. Look like this Feasible?" Under the influence of ears and eyes, he still has a certain appreciation for painting. He is in charge of this calligraphy and painting shop.
With Qixuan's consent, the middle-aged man carried the painting into the back yard.
After waiting for almost a quarter of an hour, Nico waited a little impatiently: "Sir, they should stop selling and find the next one." If you want to buy, you can pay for it and just say it, let them wait like this. .
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "Don't worry." If the old man is really looking at his paintings, this is actually a good thing. Because he encounters a good painting, he will appreciate it for a long time.
When Nico saw this, he could only wait patiently.
After a while, the middle-aged man walked out empty-handed and fisted towards Qi Xuan: "Mr., my father has asked you to speak in the backyard."
Gu Jiu looked at the middle-aged man and chuckled lightly. It seems that this person does not know the identity of King Xuan.
Qi Xuan likes to discuss the art of painting with others, of course, he also likes to talk about the past and the present. After hearing this, he happily followed to the backyard.
As the middle-aged man entered the house, he saw an old man with a silver hair and a fairy wind watching his paintings.
Qi Xuan respectfully gave a blessing to the old man: "I don't know how to call the old gentleman?" When he saw this old gentleman, he felt very kind.
The old man rubbed his beard and smiled and said, "My name is Tang. Did you paint this painting?"
Qi Xuan nodded, then bowed and said, "It's a clumsy work below, and I would like to ask the old gentleman to give me some pointers." He worked behind closed doors, and his painting skills couldn't improve. Now that he meets someone who is knowledgeable, he naturally can't miss the opportunity.
Tang Mo asked him to come in just to point him. Now that Qi Xuan is so humble, I am satisfied. This king Xuan is not as unbearable as the rumors outside: "Did you learn from Mr. Shan Weng?" Mr. Shan Weng is Pang Jinglun's name.
Qi Xuan was stunned for three seconds, and then respectfully blessed another junior ritual: "Mr. Shan Weng is the next teacher." Pang Jinglun was full of resources, and his calligraphy and painting skills were also good. He does whatever he wants, so in class, he sometimes talks to the Qi Rui brothers about the folk customs of different places, and sometimes teaches calligraphy and painting.
Qixuan learned to paint when he was a child, but it was just as a pastime at the time. It was only after Yuxi was driven out of the capital that he was thinking about it. He also went to ask Pang Jinglun for advice when he met those who didn't understand.
Tang Mo smiled and said: "Don't be surprised! Your painting method is very similar to Mr. Shan Weng." Pang Jinglun was once one of the enlightenment teachers of several princes, and all the scholars in Beijing knew about this.
No matter what you learn, it is inevitable that students who have been studying with a master for many years will inevitably be affected by it. However, some of them are able to get rid of this influence and become their own faction, but this kind is very few. Most of them can't get out and are affected by it all their lives.