After walking for less than two minutes, they arrived at Elder Xiao’s ho. It was a small courtyard house with classical architecture, surrounded by a small yard with plenty of flowers and plants.
"Co in, co in!" Elder Xiao invited Old Chen and Jiang Xue into the house and then led them to the living room. Once there, he placed the previously purchased calligraphy and paintings to the side and, along with Mr. Chen, slowly unfolded the calligraphy written by Jiang Xue.
The paper was smooth, and upon closer inspection, it seed to glow faintly. Moreover, as the calligraphy was unfurled, the two elders imdiately felt a rush of spiritual energy, refreshing their spirits.
"Excellent paper, excellent ink, excellent handwriting!" Mr. Chen exclaid with three positive remarks and then bent down to carefully observe the calligraphy written by Jiang Xue.
"Not bad, not bad!" Elder Xiao couldn’t stop praising it. Being a seasoned collector, he had so skills in appreciating calligraphy and paintings.
Jiang Xue’s calligraphy, even the paper alone was priceless, not to ntion the ink wasn’t ordinary either. Although the writing appeared new, clearly freshly written, it did not devalue the paper and ink themselves.
Further adding to it, the strokes were smooth, with a serene and distant feeling. People often say that calligraphy reflects the person, but this piece directly manifested the artistic conception of the writing, which was indeed rare.
"Good, good, good!" After carefully examining it, Mr. Chen praised it once again. In his long career of collecting calligraphy and paintings, it was the first ti he had seen such good paper, ink, calligraphy, and artistic conception all in one piece.
"As long as Mr. Chen likes it." Jiang Xue smiled. As long as the other party liked it, getting a good price wouldn’t be a problem. It was evident that neither Mr. Chen nor Elder Xiao were financially lacking.
Not to ntion anything else, just Elder Xiao’s small courtyard was worth at least several million.
"Young girl, where did you get this calligraphy from?" Elder Xiao shifted his gaze from the calligraphy to Jiang Xue and asked.
Looking at Jiang Xue’s attire, she really didn’t seem like soone who could own such a calligraphy piece.
"Elder Xiao, you’re not trying to investigate household registration, are you?" Jiang Xue chuckled and said. Naturally, she couldn’t tell Elder Xiao that she wrote the calligraphy herself.
Even if Elder Xiao wouldn’t believe it, she didn’t want to expose herself either. She understood the principle of "a cherished jade brings disaster."
"It looks like the young girl is unwilling to say." Elder Xiao was a bit disappointed, thinking if he knew who made this calligraphy, he might have a chance to personally visit them.
"Young girl, are you sure you want to sell this calligraphy?" Mr. Chen didn’t mind. In his opinion, this piece was probably written by one of Jiang Xue’s elders.
"Yes, Mr. Chen." Jiang Xue nodded. She was very much in need of money right now. If she didn’t sell the calligraphy, where would the money co from?
"Then, what price do you intend to sell it for?" Mr. Chen asked. He genuinely liked this piece.
Jiang Xue smiled and looked at Mr. Chen, saying, "I’m not familiar with this, Mr. Chen, just decide for yourself."
Her words successfully amused Mr. Chen, who glanced at Jiang Xue and said, "You girl, aren’t you afraid I’ll take advantage of you?"
"It’s alright, I trust Mr. Chen’s character."
Well, since it ca down to character, even if he wanted to take advantage, he couldn’t do so now.
"Girl, how about this, your calligraphy is pretty good, I’ll give you twenty thousand, what do you think?" Twenty thousand was already a decent price, even if Jiang Xue went out to sell it elsewhere, it might not exceed this amount.
Besides, Jiang Xue wanted to make friends with Mr. Chen, so naturally, she wouldn’t be too particular about the price. She was hoping to do long-term business.
Thinking of this, she imdiately nodded and said, "Alright, as Mr. Chen said."
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