Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 644: Ink Grinding

In addition to the fear that the painting would not be like the real thing and would not satisfy the two, Ao Gong's fear also came from the person who forced him to sell the blanket. "Sometimes, even if a person who often cheats others does not intend to cheat, he may be mistaken for deceiving others intentionally." Ao Gong did not express his fear of the person who forced him to sell the blanket.

You Xiangming raised his lips slightly and said, "You are not saying this to mock me for wrongly accusing you, are you?"

"That's not what I meant." said Ao Gong.

Tie Hongyan said to Ao Gong, "As long as you don't deliberately deceive us and draw the man's appearance for us honestly and seriously, I won't make it difficult for you even if your drawing skills are a little distorted. How about this, you find a very large piece of paper to draw, and when you see a part that you think is not like the real person, you can write a note next to it and describe the appearance of that part in as much detail as possible, is that okay?"

Ao Gong said: "Okay."

Tie Hongyan said: "Even if the drawing is very similar, you can also explain it again with words on paper. There is no such thing as too many words, the clearer the better."

Ao Gong said, "Okay."

You Xiangming said, "Bring the ink. I will grind the ink for you myself. You must paint well."

"Dear guest, how can this be done? I'd better grind the ink myself!" Ao Gong said cautiously.

"No need. I'll grind the ink. You just need to recall his appearance carefully and then paint well later." You Xiangming said.

"Oh." After Ao Gong agreed, he stood there without moving immediately. He looked at Tie Hongyan and then at You Xiangming. He seemed to want to ask something but didn't dare to.

Tie Hongyan read what Ao Gong meant from his eyes. Before he could speak, he took out the reward for him, put it on the table, and said, "You want to ask this, right?" The moment Ao Gong saw the money, it seemed that the fear he had felt before instantly flew away. His eyes lit up and he subconsciously said "yes". However, the fear could fly away and come back in an instant. After saying "yes", he looked at You Xiangming again and saw that he looked disdainful of his expression after seeing the money. He subconsciously said to Tie Hongyan, "No!"

Seeing that he changed so quickly and the answer he gave was obviously not true, You Xiangming deliberately said: "Since it is not true, how about I take the money back first and tell you after you finish drawing?" As he said that, he reached out to take the money on the table.

Ao Gong didn't know what to say, looking embarrassed. Before he could react, he heard Tie Hongyan say to You Xiangming: "Time is precious, don't do this. He is afraid anyway."

You Xiangming said to Tie Hongyan, "Haha, I was just teasing him, nothing serious will happen." As he said that, he retracted his outstretched hand.

Tie Hongyan said to Ao Gong, "Please keep the money first, bring the things quickly and paint well."

Ao Gong said "Thank you, distinguished guest!" and immediately brought all the necessary things including pen, ink, paper, inkstone, water, etc. The piece of paper was particularly large.

While grinding the ink, You Xiangming said to Ao Gong, "Recall carefully. The more similar the painting is, the better."

After Ao Gong agreed, he sat there and closed his eyes. He could not immediately enter into the memory of the man's appearance, but tried his best to calm himself down to prevent his hands from shaking while painting.

"How about it? After closing your eyes, is his image clear?" You Xiangming asked.

(End of this chapter)