Chapter 237: Living 2
Seeing that the person left like this, Songzhi became anxious.

"A Ning, you are too greedy. A piece of calligraphy sells for fifty-five taels of silver, and you are still not satisfied. If you write three pieces of calligraphy a day, it will be enough for us to buy a house."

Songzhi curled his lips in anger: "Now that we have offended the buyer, where can we get the money to buy the house? Are you planning to use that little private money? I tell you, that little money is our savings, and we can't spend it unless it is absolutely necessary."

Qin Xiaoning glared at Song Zhi: "Don't worry, he will come back."

"You put forward such harsh conditions, will they come back?" Songzhi snorted coldly: "I don't think so. Hey, this way of making money is going to be cut off."

"Let's go and see the yard that Sister Wang introduced." Qin Xiaoning ignored the chattering pine branches and went back to the house to change clothes.

Seeing the man leave, Songzhi hurried to catch up, still complaining: "We have lost our source of income, how can we afford to buy a yard? We can't touch our savings."

Qin Xiaoning called Mrs. Wang, and the three of them went out. Mrs. Wang called the boy who worked in that yard, and they went to the house together.

This house is located in the west of the city, close to the sea, and most of the residents are merchants. Several people hired a carriage and it took more than half an hour to arrive at the destination.

The house with two entrances and exits is clean and tidy, with three full-length main rooms, two side rooms, a small pavilion in the small courtyard, and a small garden at the back.

If you live at home, it is enough.

Songzhi was very pleased with what she saw and kept praising Qin Xiaoning in her ear, but Qin Xiaoning remained silent.

When they returned to Zhao's house, Songzhi asked her opinion: "That yard is nice, and the price is not expensive. Don't you like it?"

Qin Xiaoning told the truth: "I really didn't fancy it."

Such a nice yard, yet you are still not satisfied?
Songzhi said angrily, "A Ning, you are so picky."

The little maidservant complained almost all day, blaming her for being too greedy and being picky.

She just wanted to live a better life.

Qin Xiaoning patiently said to Song Zhi, "Most of the people living there are merchants, but they are not big businessmen. They don't seem to be well educated, so I'm afraid the security will be poor. Besides, I still think the yard is too small."

Songzhi couldn't help but interrupt: "Three full main rooms and two side rooms, isn't that enough for the two of us?"

Qin Xiaoning paused, then continued: "It's just the two of us right now, but there will definitely be more people coming in the future."

Before Qin Xiaoning could finish, Song Zhi asked, "Who else could it be?"

The little maid frowned and guessed: "Are you still planning to find a son-in-law?"

Qin Xiaoning gave her a glare: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

As she spoke, she gave Songzhi a preview of the future: "In the future, we can hire at least two guards. In addition, I also plan to buy two more maids to do some cleaning and washing work, and also add one or two more maids."

"It's enough to just buy two guards. I can do the work myself. Why waste that money?"

Qin Xiaoning pulled Song Zhi over and said, "We agreed that if you come out with me, I will let you live a good life. Why do you still need to work? In the future, I will buy a maid to serve you."

Songzhi's face was happy at first, then worried at second when he heard this: "As long as the two of us can have enough food and clothing, I'll be content. I don't dare to think about what you said."

As she spoke, she could not help but complain: "Besides, you have offended the owner of the calligraphy and painting shop just now. We don't know how we are going to make a living in the future." The little maid was complaining here when the woman surnamed Wang came in with a smile on her face and hurriedly replied to Qin Xiaoning: "Miss Qin, there is good news."

She cleared her throat and replied with a smile, "The young master has brought the shopkeeper of Jiya Pavilion here. I heard that the shopkeeper has taken a fancy to your calligraphy and wants to spend a lot of money to negotiate a deal with you. The young master is accompanying the shopkeeper in the front hall. Please let the girl go over."

This episode of Ya Ge and the Lanting Xuan we talked about this morning are the two largest calligraphy and painting galleries run by Shu Wang.

The boss of Lantingxuan just came in the morning, and the boss of Ji Yage came in the afternoon. It can be seen that the calligraphy she sold to Lantingxuan last time must have caused quite a stir.

Qin Xiaoning felt more confident.

She changed into the men's clothes she had worn in the morning and went out to meet guests.

Following the lady surnamed Wang to the front hall, Zhao Yuan was sitting with the owner of the Ji Ya Ge drinking tea. When they saw Qin Xiaoning come in, they both looked at her at the same time.

The owner of that Accord was just like Boss Li who came in the morning. He couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Qin Xiaoning.

"Oh my, is this the young man who wrote that wonderful piece of writing? Wow, he's so young. Oh my, it's true that the younger generation is pushing the older generation forward. With such a talented young man, how can those old antiques survive?"

Although he was in the calligraphy and painting business, this boss was obviously more down-to-earth than Boss Zhang in the morning. The old man was short and fat, with a round face and squinting eyes, and he looked very amiable.

When Zhao Yuan saw Qin Xiaoning dressed like this, his eyes couldn't help but widen.

The little girl's usual gentle and graceful appearance, now wearing men's clothes, adds a bit of competence and comfort. No matter how you look at her, she is so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off her.

"Mr. Lu, this is Mr. Cai from Jiya Pavilion." Zhao Yuan politely introduced the two people: "Mr. Cai, this is my distant cousin, his surname is Lu."

A while ago, when Qin Xiaoning asked Jiang Nu to give them the name change sticker, she told them that she planned to change her name to Lu Nian.

She gave up her surname because she was worried that Lu Ji would find it. Since she had to change it, she might as well just have the same surname as him.

"Mr. Lu is truly a young talent. I, Shen, admire him so much." The old man praised him again.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Zhao Yuan spoke first to point out the main point: "Cousin, Boss Cai likes your calligraphy and wants to discuss a deal with you."

Boss Cai was a straightforward person. As soon as Zhao Yuan finished speaking, he continued, "Mr. Lu, do you know how much the calligraphy you sold to Lan Tingxuan was resold for?"

The old man deliberately kept it a secret, so Zhao Yuan couldn't wait to ask, "How much did you sell?"

Songzhi was so anxious that he didn't even blink, staring at the old man's face with a straight look.

Qin Xiaoning was naturally curious, but she was able to keep herself calm. Although she was anxious, she looked calm on the surface.

Only by keeping calm can we negotiate good deal terms.

The old man couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he saw Qin Xiaoning being so indifferent.

This person is not a good person.

He replied to Qin Xiaoning, "The man surnamed Zhang sold the young master's calligraphy for a full 180 taels of silver."

As he spoke, the old man narrowed his eyes at Qin Xiaoning and said provocatively, "That Li guy made so much money, he must not have told you anything at all."