The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the renowned painter Ouyang spent a full hour painting a crystal orchid, winning thunderous applause.

Five colors of ink, like mist and clouds, adorn flowers and branches with elegance. Ink is the bone, brush is the soul, and the soul moves with ink, preserving the beauty of youth.

As expected of a master painter, the orchids he painted seem to have come to life.

The scholars who came to Gu Ji's restaurant were all extremely fortunate to be able to witness the grand scene of the painting master creating a painting.

Xu Ruofeng was so excited that he cried. Last time he went to the capital to watch Mr. Ouyang paint, he stood very far away and couldn't see anything clearly. He even lost a shoe in the process. But this time, he stood right next to Mr. Ouyang and was the one who could see the clearest view.

Joining Gu Ji as an accountant was the best decision he ever made in his life.

Even the merchants who didn't understand painting were caught up in the atmosphere. Although they didn't know much about painting, they knew that this painting must be priceless.

The painting master took the white jade seal hanging from his waist and stamped it with a bright red seal on the blank space. Then he said to Su Qianqian, "Miss Su, I would like to give this painting to you."

Good heavens!

The painting master's masterpiece is renowned throughout the four countries and is priceless. He actually wants to give the painting to Miss Su!

The scholars watching all wore expressions of envy. What scholar in the world wouldn't want a work by the Sage of Painting? Even the royal families of the four kingdoms fought tooth and nail for the Sage's masterpieces, yet now the Sage had gifted this unparalleled masterpiece to Mr. Su of Gu's shop.

Many scholars know that the portrait on the wall was painted by Su Dongjia of Gu Ji. Su Dongjia was also extremely talented in painting, so many people wondered if Old Master Ouyang wanted to take Su Dongjia as his apprentice.

But then I heard from Mr. Ouyang—

"Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me. Miss Su's paintings have me completely captivated. I wonder if I will have the honor of seeing you paint in person and learning something from you?"

Mr. Ouyang achieved his current success precisely because he constantly learned from the strengths of others and grew throughout his life.

But his words greatly surprised the scholars. It turned out that Master Ouyang did not want to take Miss Su as his apprentice, but rather regarded her as his teacher and wanted to learn painting techniques from her.

Miss Su is already quite impressive for being so good at making money, but who would have thought she also has a talent for painting?

Moreover, with the praise of the painting master himself, the paintings created by Miss Su will surely fetch extremely high prices.

"Thank you very much for the painting, Mr. Ouyang." Su Qianqian genuinely felt that her sketch was nothing compared to Mr. Ouyang's masterpiece.

If Mr. Ouyang's masterpiece were taken to modern times, it would definitely fetch an astronomical price.

She received this precious orchid painting as a gift from Mr. Ouyang. She planned to have it framed and hung in the lobby of Gu's restaurant for guests to admire after the ink dried.

Judging from the fascinated looks of the scholars around him, it would probably take ten days or half a month to get enough of the enjoyment.

Moreover, when we open a branch store in the future, we can take the artwork there for a touring exhibition. The masterpieces of the painting master will definitely attract countless visitors to the branch store.

Su Qianqian went to the backyard to get a charcoal pencil and, at the invitation of Mr. Ouyang, drew a crystal orchid on the spot.

However, Mr. Ouyang painted freehand ink paintings, while she painted sketches and portraits; both types of paintings have their own merits.

Because it's drawn with charcoal, you don't need to wait for the ink to dry before you can handle it freely.

"Mr. Ouyang, this painting is a gift for you." I thought to myself, it's only fair to reciprocate; you gave me one, so I'll give you one in return.

As Mr. Ouyang held the sketch, his eyes shone like sparks that could ignite a prairie fire.

"What a wonderful painting! It was worth the arduous journey from Western Xia to get here. This long trip was truly worthwhile."

Scholars already found the paintings by Master Su of Gu's house to be quite special, and hearing the painting master praise them so highly, they became even more impressed with Miss Su's paintings.

Someone praised by even the most renowned painter must be extraordinary.

Witnessing two masters painting in one night is a lucky thing to be proud of for a lifetime.

Su Qianqian felt that she had gotten a great deal by exchanging her sketch for the painting master's masterpiece, and she was quite ashamed. So she gave Mr. Ouyang four packets of tea and asked Xu Juren to help escort Mr. Ouyang back to the inn.

After Mr. Ouyang left with the paintings, Wang Qian, a wealthy young man from the capital with a discerning eye, offered 1,000 taels of silver for each painting and bought 10 small sketches in one go.

Wang Qian was especially happy. Actually, he wanted to buy flower tea, but unfortunately, flower tea was not available for sale at the moment.

Su Qianqian initially drew the human trafficker Zhu Laosan in order to catch him as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, what started as a casual act turned out to be a windfall, and he unexpectedly made a fortune, earning a total of ten thousand taels of silver from the ten small sketches.

She knew that these sketches wouldn't have sold for such a high price if it weren't for the public praise from the painting master.

The second son's wife was serving tea and water in the lobby when she witnessed a small painting sell for a thousand taels of silver, and she was completely stunned.

This is something I never even dared to dream of!

Rural families can work hard their whole lives and still not save ten taels of silver, but Qian Ya can earn a thousand taels just by drawing a few pictures!

As the wandering Taoist priest had said, Qian is indeed of inestimable nobility!

Look at how these scholars look at Qian Yatou now; their eyes are filled with deep respect.

The second son's wife felt particularly proud. Who said having a daughter was a waste of money! She would definitely remind her own daughter, Er Ya, to follow Qian Ya's lead and maybe she would amount to something great in the future.

Fang Cheng arrived late and missed the grand spectacle of watching the painting master create his work.

He had heard of the "Painting Sage" before; he was said to be a grumpy old man who could cause chaos at any moment. Actually, that's normal; it's said that many highly talented people have rather eccentric personalities.

Fang Cheng originally thought that the painting master would cause trouble at Gu's restaurant, but to his surprise, not only did he not lose his temper, but he also gave his newly painted masterpiece to Su Qianqian.

This is absolutely outrageous! The works of a master painter are worth a fortune, and even with money, you might not be able to buy them. How did that girl manage to get so lucky?

He also saw that the portrait of the human trafficker Zhu Laosan was being sold for a high price of one thousand taels of silver. Although he was very jealous, he was also extremely guilty.

Zhu Laosan recognized him. If Zhu Laosan was arrested and implicated him, his path to the imperial examination would be ruined, which would be more painful than killing him.

Fang Cheng didn't even dare to eat dinner at Gu's restaurant. He slunk away to the front door, only to be spotted by his sharp-eyed second wife.

The second son's wife grabbed a broom and chased after him, knocking Fang Cheng to the ground in one fell swoop. "You shameless man! You broke off the engagement yourself, yet you still come here every day, trying to disgust who do you think you're messing with?"

Fang Cheng felt guilty this time and didn't dare to argue back. He got up and slunk away.

Many students from Qingsong Academy looked over after hearing what the second son's wife said, all wanting to see which idiot had broken off the engagement with Miss Su.

Miss Su can sell a small painting for a thousand taels of silver with just a casual stroke of her pen. How could there be such a foolish person who would break off the engagement with Miss Su?

Moreover, the flower tea made by Miss Su is very popular; many people want to buy it, but Miss Su won't sell it to them.

As a result, everyone only saw a blurry figure from behind and could not recognize who it was, but judging from the clothes, it seemed to be a student uniform from Qingsong Academy.

In the main hall of Gu's restaurant, among the several tutors, only Tutor Zhang was the wealthiest. Pointing to the sketch of Zhu Laosan on the wall, he shamelessly asked, "Miss Su, how about I offer nine hundred taels?"

Master Zhang thought to himself, "Although I can't get the orchid painting, it would be good to buy a sketch portrait."

Master Xu cursed Master Zhang inwardly for being shameless. Master Zhang had just sold 10 portraits for a thousand taels each, and Master Zhang insisted on giving him a discount of a hundred taels. It was too unfair of him.

As a result, Master Xu witnessed Miss Su taking down the sketch portrait from the wall and giving it directly to Master Zhang.

"Master Zhang, you've worked so hard to help teach Xiaobao all the time."

Su Qianqian knew that Master Zhang and the others took good care of Xiao Bao in the academy. Last time someone bullied Xiao Bao, Master Zhang and Master Xu even stood up for him.

Since Master Xu was also there, and his eyes were fixed on the small sketches on the wall with great enthusiasm, Su Qianqian gave Master Xu one as well.

She always repays kindness.

The scholars thought that Master Su was incredibly generous, giving away such an expensive painting so readily. It seemed that the person who broke off the engagement with Master Su was indeed blind and foolish.

Master Xu carefully took the treasure home and resolved to teach Xiao Bao even more diligently at the academy.