Escape from the male protagonist's harem

The trees in the forest farm on Zhaojia Village's mountain were almost cut down, and they would soon be moved to another place farther away. Xu Junhuan was thinking that he might have to find another job.

After this period of busy work, coupled with the rewards from the previous owner, their family has also saved some money, and they are no longer living in a pinch.

The day after Ying Er recovered from her illness, Xu Junhuan specially took her and Liu Qingyan to another fair, but this time the family didn't have anything to sell, it was just for fun.

Yinger couldn't forget the bowl of beef noodles last time, so Xu Junhuan took them there again, and the little guy who ate had a bulging belly.

They went to a lot of shops and bought some scattered things. Xu Junhuan felt sorry for Liu Qingyan, who was in her youth but lived a simple and poor life. Although a plain face could make her blush and her heart beat, who would? I didn't mind my daughter-in-law dressing up better, so I bought her a lot of rouge and gouache.

Although Liu Qingyan loved the money, she couldn't help but show joy on her face when she actually bought it. She used to have a serious face, but now she smiled more and more, making Xu Jun very happy.

But it's not easy to do anything in public, just touch the other person's little hand from time to time, rub the body to relieve the pain of seeing but not eating.

When they passed by a bustling street market, they saw crowds of people moving inside, and many performers set up their stalls here.

Yinger looked excited and shouted to go over and have a look.

The little girl was dazzled by all kinds of unique skills.

When Xu Junhuan passed by a portrait booth, she couldn't move anymore, because she suddenly remembered that in the book she traveled through now, the profession of painter was quite popular, especially in recent years when the emperor recruited beautiful women to fill the harem. Moreover, the book also mentions that the next emperor is a female emperor, who is also a person in the harem of today's emperor. According to this timeline, this person is in Zhaoping County.

If you want to choose a show girl, portrait is one of the most important ways.

Xu Junhuan immediately went to the small official in charge of the market, asked about the rules for setting up stalls, and then saw that there were still a few stalls at the end of the alley, and immediately asked his wife to wait here with the children, and hurried to the bookstore not far away. Xuanwen Ink Shop bought the necessary brushes, raw materials, picture clips, and white paper, rented a few stools with the clerk, paid for the booth, and pulled a piece of white paper with the word "portrait" written on it. So that's how it opened.

Xu Junhuan has painting skills. She has been painting since she was very young, but because of the so-called employment and professional considerations, she finally did not take the path of art. However, she often went to the next-door Academy of Fine Arts to study in college. When a teacher saw his paintings, he was full of praise.

Passers-by saw that there was nothing on their side, and no one stopped, and the whole booth seemed very deserted.

Xu Junhuan didn't yell, she asked Liu Qingyan and Ying Er to sit aside and rest, while she set up her picture folder, and began to draw with her back to the passers-by.

At the beginning, the character model hadn’t been built yet, and there were only a few strokes on the white paper. Passers-by glanced at her and left the next moment. No one stopped, and some even made a mockery of what she was drawing.

There is also a painting booth not far from her booth. The owner is a 60-[-]-year-old painter who is experienced and skilled in painting. He has helped many beautiful girls paint portraits.

There were many people around the booth, and Xu Junhuan just stopped to watch. She felt that the lines of the old painter's portrait were smooth, and the expressions of the characters were quite similar to real people, but the biggest point was that the whole picture looked relatively restrained, and the eyes of the characters were full of vitality Not enough, and the use of the whole color is relatively conservative, not achieving the finishing touch.

But in the eyes of everyone, this effect is already the most vivid, new and old customers also run to him, so when many painters want to share a piece of the pie, they leave within two days .

And now the young Xu Jun dared to open a portrait booth in this area, it is simply ignorant, no one is optimistic about her, even pointing and talking about her when passing by, saying that she is overestimated.

Xu Junhuan did not respond, but continued to paint quietly.

Liu Qingyan hugged Yinger and sat on the stool diagonally across from her. She looked at the man with a concentrated expression on her face. Although she didn't know what she was drawing, but the other party told her to sit properly, she didn't even think about moving around, but she didn't know what to do. They teased Ying Er.

Xu Junhuan's paintings didn't attract anyone, but the big and small group attracted a wave of people. Passers-by saw the two beauties, big and small, sitting there, and couldn't help but focus on them.

Until I don't know how long it took, the image of the beautiful woman on the white paper took shape, showing a little charm, and people who passed by began to stop.

This kind of painting is unprecedented, and it is vivid, and all the characteristics of charm are captured.

Especially a pair of eyes containing autumn water, which penetrates people's hearts directly.

This is Liu Qingyan, a very vivid portrait of Liu Qingyan.

About two hours later, a complete portrait of the head was finished. Yinger had not been impatient for a long time, so she couldn't help running over to see what Xu Junhuan was painting.

Seeing the person in the portrait, Ying Er turned to look at Liu Qingyan, then at the portrait, pointed to the person on it and said, "Mother, there is another you here."

There were more and more people watching, even the people from the old painter's side gathered around. Looking over, Xu Junhuan was surrounded by a mass of dark heads.

Xu Junhuan continued to add to the body below the face, and someone was already whispering behind him.

"It's the first time I've seen this kind of portrait technique, it's really amazing."

"That painting is exactly the same as the little lady, as if printed, so realistic."

"Compared with the old man next door, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground."

"The painting is so beautiful. I can feel my heart move just looking at this portrait. This little lady is too beautiful."

"My younger sister is going to participate in the draft this year, and I will ask this little gentleman to draw a picture for my younger sister."

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At this moment, a pretty young lady came and stood behind Xu Junhuan while watching her painting and asked: "After finishing this painting later, sir, can you draw a portrait for the little girl?" Woolen cloth."

"When does the little lady want to get the portrait? It will take about two days to paint such a portrait of a real person. Now it's past noon. I don't know if the little lady will come tomorrow, or I can come to paint for Miss Miss." Xu Junhuan. Calculated the time.

When the little lady heard that it would take so long, she hesitated: "It took only two hours to draw this one just now, but I saw it from beginning to end, so why did it take me so long?"

Xu Jun smiled happily: "To tell you the truth, my lady, the person I drew just now is actually my wife. I get along with her day and night, face each other every day, and I know her every frown and smile. Even if she is not here, I can also draw from memory, so I can do it overnight."

"And if it's a stranger, you have to observe carefully before painting, grasping the characteristics of the little lady before you can paint slowly, otherwise there will be no charm."

Everyone thought it made sense at first, but Liu Qingyan's words were really embarrassing to Liu Qingyan's ears. She was relatively proficient in her heart every day, because she had been sitting opposite Xu Junhuan, and she had never seen the painting with her own eyes. The people around praised him one after another, and they couldn't help being a little curious.

But at this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on herself and the painting. Liu Qingyan felt a little embarrassed, and she was even more embarrassed to get up, so she could only sit there hesitantly.

Xu Junhuan saw that she was holding on to the corner of her clothes, so she knew that she was uneasy, and beckoned her to come over.

Only then did Liu Qingyan get up and walk to her side, looking up at the portrait on the painting, she couldn't help being a little stunned, it was exactly the same as when she looked in the bronze mirror, her eyes were vivid and colorful, she never thought that this person could The painting is so vivid.

Xu Jun smiled and squeezed her hand, "Do you like it?"

Seeing her portrait being stared at by so many people, Liu Qingyan couldn't help but blushed a little, feeling a little uncomfortable, but now that her husband intends to rely on this craft to support the family, she could only suppress the shame in her heart, and ordered nod.

Seeing that she was uncomfortable, Xu Junhuan smiled and said: "Everyone likes colors, who doesn't like beauties, but if a beauty is kept in a deep boudoir and no one appreciates it, it would be a pity."

Liu Qingyan bit her lower lip lightly when she heard the words and said nothing, but the surrounding people started discussing one by one.

And the little lady who just asked for a painting also squeezed over and said: "I didn't know that portraits are so exquisite, but I don't know how much this portrait is?"

Xu Junhuan replied: "I have three ways of painting here. If it is interesting to paint with a few strokes, it will cost one hundred copper plates."

After speaking, he took out a new piece of white paper and replaced it with a hard charcoal pencil. After pondering for a while, he had a rough outline in his mind, and then began to draw with the brush. A few strokes were outlined like flowing water. After a while, A cute and cute little dumpling pops up on the paper.

When everyone looked at it, it was the child in the arms of the little lady just now. They saw that there were only a few strokes, but the characteristics of the child were fully highlighted, and they knew who it was at a glance.

Wonderful, wonderful.

The crowd applauded.

Yinger came over to look at the portrait of the child on the paper, covered her mouth and giggled: "Did Daddy draw Yinger? Are Yinger's eyes really that big?"

Xu Junhuan scratched her nose and said, "Ying'er's eyes are bigger than other friends, this is the most obvious feature, so Dad magnified this point, and everyone knew it was Yinger at first glance. Some friends have small eyes, and my father drew the eyes as a slit, which can also highlight the characteristics of this friend."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood what was going on, and they all expressed their admiration. Although there were only a few strokes, the painter who could draw it had to have a particularly keen observation ability, and it was also a test for the painter, which ordinary people could not do.

Xu Junhuan continued to introduce: "This kind of painting method is the simplest. A pair of one hundred copper plates takes a short time and you can get it in a while. The second is ordinary depiction, which can be used for general tracing portraits or family souvenirs. The basic charm and main features, a pair of [-] copper plates. The third is the one I painted for my wife just now, which is a refined painting. It will take longer than other ordinary portraits, at least two days."

After saying this, everyone can understand, and the little lady from before suddenly said excitedly: "Then I want to draw the third type. If you have time, sir, you can come to my house tomorrow. My house is on the left side of Liu's rice shop in Dongtian Town, very close to it." It's easy to find."

When Xu Junhuan saw the first business coming to his door, he was very encouraged. He also smiled at the little lady, and at the same time carefully observed her every move, so that he could prepare for tomorrow's work with confidence.

There are no other drafts except for the little lady, but Xu Junhuan is already satisfied. She knows that the rehearsal here today will spread to every household. At that time, the imperial court's three-yearly election of beautiful women will start, and she will not worry about someone. Find her at home.

Seeing that it was getting late, she packed up the stools and went to the clerk to return the rent. She gave the clerk dozens of copper coins and left her address, saying that if someone asked her to paint, she would ask the other party to tell her the address.

This is just a casual thing, the little official readily agreed.

Only then did Xu Junhuan return home with his wife and daughter with his portfolio on his shoulders.

What she didn't understand was that Liu Qingyan kept silent along the way, as if there was something unhappy about it.

Xu Junhuan repeatedly questioned to no avail, so he sighed and left it alone for the time being.

He still thoughtfully helped her carry things, and told jokes to make her happy, but in the end, all he got was the resentful eyes of the other party.

The author has something to say: Xu Junhuan: What's wrong with you, wife

Liu Qingyan: I'm not happy that you are going to paint so many beauties Xu Junhuan: Don't worry, when I usually paint portraits, I always think in my heart that the other person is Zhuliu Qingyan: You also feel the same way when you paint me.

Xu Junhuan: No wife, listen to my explanation

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I made up those things in the painting, please don’t pay attention