The whole village is fleeing famine, fortunately I have a concubine system

The county magistrate's wife should be given enough face.

"Master Chen, my sister's paintings are quite spiritual. Why don't you take a look at them first?"

As Xiaomi said this, she was about to take out the painting that Daya had given her and show it to Painter Chen.

But she was rejected. Mrs. Chen didn't think that what a four or five-year-old child said was very spiritual and had some truth or falsehood.

She just wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible. She was already annoyed enough by seeing people.

Xiaomi looked at Madam Chen's frown and knew that she was already very impatient, so she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

Daya was a little disappointed when she saw this, because she really thought that Mrs. Chen's painting skills were very good.

"Master Chen, have you discarded this painting? Can you give it to me?"

Daya thought that since she was here, she couldn’t come for nothing.

So he asked for Madam Chen's painting, pointing at the unfinished landscape painting and spoke to Madam Chen.

Mrs. Chen's frown deepened even more.

"Little girl, why do you say that my painting is abandoned?"

Daya pointed to a mountain peak on one side and said, "The ink was broken at this place. Although it was connected again, it is still very obvious."

The other people also looked in the direction Daya pointed, but none of them could see the disconnection that Daya mentioned.

Madam Chen looked at Daya with some surprise, and couldn't believe that she could see it.

Seeing that she seemed to be confident, Xiaomi quickly took out the painting in her arms and unfolded it to show Mrs. Chen.

Madam Chen looked at the painting in Xiaomi's hand, and found that it was indeed quite spiritual as Xiaomi said.

And the most rare thing is that it is similar to his own painting style, without a trace of craftsmanship and with a natural spirituality.

“Ahem, it suddenly occurred to me that I haven’t had much to do recently.

It’s okay to take an apprentice, but if I do, he needs to recognize me as his godparent.

Take care of me when I am old, and move in with me.

Go home and discuss it, and if you agree, bring your things here tomorrow."

Xiaomi thought: Oh my god, there is such a good thing. It is not a big deal to recognize Chen Niang as my godmother.

People in ancient times were supposed to serve their masters, so some masters would deliberately hold back some tricks when teaching their students.

They hide the knowledge from students, especially craftsmen, and the experience imparted by the master is also very important in painting skills.

Xiaomi is looking forward to this.

But I didn’t say that at the time, I just said: “Thank you, painter Chen, my family will definitely agree with it.

We will be there on time tomorrow."

After saying this, Mrs. Li took them back.

In the carriage, Li Xi held Daya's hand and shook it non-stop: "Oh my god, Daya, you are so amazing! My mother said that you were one of the best painters back then.

Her paintings are so amazing that many dignitaries and nobles are eager to have her paint for them."

Daya excitedly shook Li Xi's hand back, and the two of them kept laughing.

After Xiaomi thanked Madam Li and Li Xi, she got off the Li Mansion's carriage when she passed by the grocery store.

I thought of waiting for Zhao Lishui to go back together so that they wouldn't have to worry.

After saying goodbye to Li Xi, the two walked into the shop.

It is called a grocery store, but it sells more toiletries, including soaps, essential oils, and freshly made skin care creams.

However, these are now being handled by Grandma Wang and her colleagues, and Xiaomi doesn’t know how they are sold specifically.

Zhao Lishui saw the two of them coming in. She didn’t know whether the foreign aid Xiaomi mentioned was successful or not. She was afraid that she might say something wrong accidentally and make Daya sad.

So he didn't ask anything, but just said to the two of them: "Are you hungry? There is a dessert shop next door, it smells delicious.

Would you like a bowl?'

Daya saw Zhao Lishui's caution and stepped forward to hug Zhao Lishui's waist: "Mom, I found a painter, and he is the best one. He is willing to accept me."

Zhao Lishui almost cried after hearing this. She quickly wiped her tears and hugged Daya back, saying, "Okay, okay, mom knew that my Daya is a promising girl who is better than mom.

No, he's even better than your dad.

My daughter, Daya, is so nice, of course she would be favored by you.

You two wait, I'll go buy you some sweet soup, and we'll celebrate."

After saying that, he walked out. When he reached a place where Daya couldn't see him, he wiped his eyes vigorously with his sleeve.

When he came back, he was holding two bowls of sugar water.

"Come on, come on, drink it quickly. I heard from the auntie that this is very sweet."

Zhao Lishui called Daya and Xiaomi over to drink some sweet soup, while she herself wiped the shelf with a rag.

While wiping, he said to them: "Our eldest daughter has made great progress this time. When you go back and tell your grandparents, they will surely be happy too."

"Yeah, that's right. Let's buy some food later, sit down at a table and celebrate properly."

Xiaomi was drinking the sugar water, but her mouth was not idle either, as she was talking to Zhao Lishui.

"Mom, I can't drink anymore. Please drink it for me."

Daya left half a bowl of sugar water and said she couldn't drink it anymore.

Zhao Lishui came over, picked up the bowl, and took a sip.

"That auntie didn't lie to me. It is indeed sweet." After saying that, he drank it in small sips.

After drinking the sweet soup, Zhao Lishui asked Daya and Xiaomi to help look after the store, and she went to the market to buy meat.

Zhao Lishui took the basket and hurried out: "Anyway, you can read, and the prices are all written in the book. If you are really unsure, let them come back later.

I have to go buy meat quickly, otherwise it will be thin if I go too late.

I'll ask them to bring me two more ribs later so I can make you some bone noodle soup."

Daya and Xiaomi were left staring at each other in the store.

They had only been to this shop once, when it opened, because Old Lady Wang said there were kidnappers in the city and they had to be accompanied by an adult wherever they went.

Everyone at home was busy, so they never came.

"Hey, kid. Where are your parents?"

Xiaomi and Daya were standing in front of the counter, looking at the prices in the account book. When they heard someone talking, they casually said, "The master is not here. We know the price of whatever you want to buy."

The sturdy man looked at the two little girls in front of him, slowly reached into his arms, took out a dagger with a dark unknown color on the surface, and quietly approached the two of them.

While the two of them were not noticing, he stepped over to Xiaomi, pulled Xiaomi over, and locked her neck with his elbow.

At the same time, he said to Daya fiercely: "Don't scream or move, just give me all the money on the counter."

Daya looked at Xiaomi with a dagger against her neck, and heard the strong man's words, so she swallowed the scream that was about to come out of her mouth.

Afraid of making a sound that would anger the strong man, she bit her lips tightly.

He obediently took out all the silver that was in the small box on the counter and placed it on the table.