"This scholar is also a wonderful person …"
After about an hour, the young nobleman glanced at Li Yi and nodded with satisfaction as he held the portrait that Li Yi had just drawn for him.
He snapped his fingers lightly and a passerby who was squatting at a nearby stall immediately stood up. He took out a silver ingot from his bosom and threw it on the table in front of Li Yi with a "pah" sound.
The money and goods were settled. Seeing the young nobleman walking away, the passersby around him suddenly reduced by half. Li Yi imitated the scene in the TV and bit the ingot with his teeth, but he didn't bite anything. He raised his head and saw that the passersby were looking at him with an unusually fiery gaze. He hurriedly put the silver ingot in his bosom.
To some extent, this was the first pot of gold he had truly earned after coming to this world.
Don't look down on these ten taels of silver. With the current market price of one tael of silver, one tael of silver could buy two stone meters of rice. These ten taels of silver were enough for a family of four to live on for several years.
Touching the silver ingot in his bosom, Li Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The people in the city were indeed rich!
In this way, he only needed to draw a painting like this every day and he would soon be able to live an early retirement life.
Of course, this was only the most ideal situation. Except for that nobleman who looked dignified but seemed to have a screw loose in his head, there were probably not many people who would spend ten taels of silver to buy such a painting.
With the silver ingot in hand, Li Yi's mood was much better. He lay comfortably on the chair and basked in the sun while waiting for the scholar to come back.
This time, he didn't have to wait for long. The figure of the scholar hurriedly ran over.
The two of them exchanged some greetings. The scholar gratefully held onto Li Yi's hand and didn't let go. He kept saying thank you until Li Yi noticed that the passersby's gazes had changed. Only then did he hurriedly wave his hand, indicating that he wanted to leave.
Of course, before he left, he took the portrait of Ruyi with him. The scholar didn't say anything about it. Instead, he told Li Yi his address and invited him to come over and compare his painting skills when he had the time.
Holding the ten taels of silver, Li Yi felt a lot more at ease. He could now pay for the things he couldn't afford just now. However, he already had a lot of things in his hands. It would be better to wait for the big fellow surnamed Fang and the others to return. After all, there was free labor for him to use. It would be a waste not to use it …
He walked to the big willow tree where he had agreed to meet Liu Ruyi and the others. He found a clean rock and sat down, waiting for Mr. Fang and the others to return.
At this moment, Li Yi did not notice that not far behind him, a young man with a protruding mouth and ape-like cheeks was staring at his back with a greedy glint in his eyes.
After looking around for a while, the young man's figure quickly disappeared into an alley.
After Li Yi left, the scholar began to pack up his things.
"Huh? Why are you packing up so early today?" A clear voice came from the front. The scholar raised his head and saw who it was. He smiled and said, "So it's Miss Xiao Cui. I had some matters to attend to at home today, so I packed up a bit early. Miss, are you here to pick up a painting?"
The girl, who appeared to be around fifteen or sixteen years old, had her hair combed into two buns, and her face had some baby fat on it. She nodded and said, "Is the painting done? The young lady sent me to pick it up early in the morning."
The scholar smiled and nodded. He handed over a painting tube on the table and said, "It's done. Miss Xiao Cui, open it and take a look. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, feel free to point it out. We can still make changes."
The girl waved her hand and said, "There's no need. The young lady is in a hurry. After I pick up the painting, I have to hurry back."
The girl didn't have any doubts about the scholar's painting skills. She casually took the painting tube from the scholar and took out a few silver coins from her waist pouch. She placed them on the table and hurriedly left.
The scholar packed up his things and placed them in a nearby restaurant before quickly leaving. At this moment, Li Yi's situation wasn't very good.
Seeing a few strangers slowly approaching him, Li Yi stood up with a vigilant expression.
His intuition told him that trouble was coming.
Just as he was about to walk away, two people appeared on either side of him. Their physiques were comparable to the large man surnamed Fang. It was clear that they weren't people that Li Yi could deal with.
In the blink of an eye, Li Yi understood what had happened.
He was afraid that when he took out the silver just now, someone had seen it …
He was surrounded on three sides, and there was an alley behind him. Li Yi didn't even think before running inside.
Seeing his actions, the people didn't chase after him. Instead, they all revealed a mocking smile.
"Does that scholar really have silver on him?"
Walking to the entrance of the alley, the leader of the group, a man with a knife scar on his face, suddenly stopped and turned to look at the young man with a protruding mouth and ape-like cheeks.
It was no wonder that he was curious. Looking at that person's clothes, he was just a poor scholar. He didn't look like a rich person at all.
When the young man heard this, he immediately said with a flattering expression, "Big Brother, how could I dare to lie to you? I just saw him take out such a big ingot of silver with my own eyes! I'm afraid that it's at least ten silver coins … "
As he said this, he extended his hand and gestured with his fist to the large man.
"Ten silver coins …" The knife scarred man licked his lips. Ten silver coins was enough for him to live a carefree life for a while as long as he didn't go to the famous money squandering dens in the city.
"Go in."
The large man waved his hand and everyone entered the alley.
"Damn it!"
After running for more than ten steps, he saw a high wall at the end of the alley. Li Yi cursed. He didn't think that this would be a dead end. When he turned his head, he saw that those people had already entered.
"Scholar, do you want to hand over the silver coins yourself, or do you want us to help you?" The leader of the knife scarred man walked in front of Li Yi with a face full of ridicule. He crossed his arms and looked at him condescendingly.
This large man had the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear. He was at least 1.9 meters tall, close to two meters. He was a full head taller than Li Yi. When he spoke, he completely looked down on Li Yi.
The people behind him also looked at him with a mocking gaze. It was as if they were looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
The silver coins that had just been in his hands hadn't even warmed up when they were about to be snatched away. The grievance in Li Yi's heart at this time couldn't be described with words.
Li Yi did not even think of resisting. Not to mention this ferocious-looking burly man, Li Yi felt that he only had a chance of winning if he fought against the wretched young man behind him.
If he lost the silver coins, he could earn it again. If he lost his life, he would have nothing. Even if these people didn't intend to take his life, they would certainly beat him up … This was something that Li Yi didn't want to see.
He sighed in his heart. He raised his hand and reached into his bosom, preparing to take out the ingot of silver.
Seeing Li Yi's action, a smile appeared on the large man's face.
"This scholar is quite tactful …"
This thought just appeared in the large man's mind. In the next moment, his smile froze on his face.
"Damn knife scar, what did you just say? Say it again for me to hear."
In the eyes of the knife scarred man, the scholar's hand had already reached into his bosom, but he suddenly took it out. His face suddenly changed into a mocking and disdainful expression as he looked at him indifferently.
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