Gu Qing said: "Miss Xu has always liked lotus. ”

Fang Wanqiu looked suspicious and said, "Why are you asking about this?"

In her heart, she had already classified Gu Qing as a little white face, for fear that Gu Qing really had a purpose of approaching Xu slowly. Fang Wanqiu felt that she was still very innocent, and it was easy to be deceived by those young and talented men.

Of course, she had to admit that although Gu Qing was not very rich, she was indeed talented.

Gu Qing said: "I have planted lotus flowers in my pond, but I am afraid that I will not grow them well, and I want to ask for advice or two when Miss Xu recovers." ”

Fang Wanqiu said: "She doesn't know how to plant, and it's only in the past two years that she likes lotuses." Don't ask, I'll go back and see if she's better. ”

Fang Wanqiu said that she would leave, and she had no nostalgia for Gu Qing at all.

Thinking about it, it was only a few days ago when she heard about Gu Qingqiang. Women, it's really getting fast.

Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, judging from Fang Wanqiu's current attitude, it seemed that he didn't have any curiosity about him, it was indeed a good thing for Gu Qing, who had had a headache recently, so Gu Qing didn't plan to delve into the reason for Fang Wanqiu's change of attitude.

At the same time, Gu Qing asked two more valuable pieces of information from Fang Wanqiu's mouth.

First, Xu slowly does like lotus flowers, and she didn't say it casually last time. Because Xu slowly didn't need to hide his preferences in front of his relatives.

In this way, Gu Qing's psychological analysis of her does have a certain value.

Second, Xu slowly liked lotus flowers in the past two years, so something must have happened to make her suddenly interested in lotus flowers. After all, the change of people's preferences will not be abrupt and accidental, there must be an external factor in the influence.

It's just that it's hard to say what role these two valuable pieces of information can play for the time being.

Then Gu Qing went to the city.

Human life is insignificant in a Jiangcheng with a population of hundreds of thousands. Although there have been murders in the antique shop, only a few days have passed, and it is no longer the talk of the streets.

Because the new things that happen every day will completely erase those lost lives from the memories of others unconsciously.

Maybe one day, it will be turned out again because of a few sentences.

But there are not many such opportunities.

The shopkeeper of the antique shop still remembers Gu Qing.

He didn't even know Gu Qing's name, but the five hundred taels of silver was the biggest income in the past six months. Of course, he remembered Gu Qing, but not just because of these.

Gu Qing came to the antique shop, and before he could speak, the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile.

"The villain really has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, but I didn't expect the son to be a hidden master. ”

The shopkeeper's words made Gu Qing a little puzzled.

Could it be that the fake painting and the real painting are known to this person, shouldn't it?

Could it be a wooden Buddha statue?

Gu Qing's heart suddenly sudden.

But seeing the shopkeeper smiling all over his face, it was not like he knew that he had suffered a loss, obviously his conjecture was not quite right.

Gu Qing said: "Shopkeeper, I don't understand what you mean. ”

The shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "Lord Fang invited the adults in the city to enjoy the paintings two days ago, and my friend happened to follow an adult. To tell you the truth, the painting you bought was a big failure of my business over the years, and my friend helped me study this painting, so I remember the material seal on it clearly. So although you turned this painting into gold through your skillful hands, he still recognized it. When you come back, tell me about it, and I'll tell him about the painting you bought. He is full of praise for you, saying that if you are willing to do the business of imitating ancient paintings, the entire Song Kingdom will not be able to find a second person who is smarter than you. ”

After Gu Qing understood what was going on, he said, "The shopkeeper wants to ask me to imitate ancient paintings." ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Childe is really a smart person, I have a private job here, helping a big man imitate a painting that can be fake." Of course, don't worry, this painting is used by adults to show it to the outside world, to confuse outsiders, so that the real painting will not be stolen. If Childe is interested, I will help you agree. ”

Gu Qingcai bought a pharmacy, and maybe he would have to spend money in some places later, so it would be a good thing to have another income.

After all, looking at Fang Wanqiu like that, she might not continue to learn painting from him.

He said, "How much?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "After the matter is completed, I promise that it will not be less than ten times the money that Childe spent with me last time." ”

Gu Qing said: "Okay, I promise." It seems that this real painting is very valuable, and I am a little curious about what it is. ”

The shopkeeper said: "When the son sees it, it will be clear, so let's do it, since the son agrees, then come to me in three days, if the other side agrees, the matter will be decided." ”

Gu Qing said: "Just do as you say." But I'm looking for you, and there's something else. ”

The shopkeeper said, "Childe, please speak." ”

Gu Qing said: "I want to know where the Buddha statue I bought from you last time came from?"

The shopkeeper's expression changed, and then he went to close the door.

He said nervously, "Why did Childe ask about this?"

Gu Qing said: "I'm a little interested in the carving technique of the Buddha statue, but I can't see which school it is." ”

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "I've almost forgotten about this, but since you bought a Buddha statue, I'll make it clear to you." Did Childe hear that there was a death on our street a few days ago?"

Gu Qing said: "I know a little bit about it. ”

The shopkeeper said, "The Buddha statue you bought was sold to me by the dead Taoist priest." Originally, I couldn't see the Buddha statue, and it didn't look like a good product, so I refused to give ten taels of silver. It was only when I saw that the Taoist priest was really pitiful, and thought that his father was a very good man, so I bought it. ”

Gu Qing said: "Do you know him?"

The shopkeeper said: "This Taoist priest is called Wang Harm, and it is really a scourge, and the great inheritance left by the ancestors has been lost to him." His father's name is Wang Feng, and if the son is a local, he may have heard of it. ”

Gu Qing immediately remembered that the author of the good medical book in the pharmacy was called Wang Feng, could it be the same person.

Gu Qing said tentatively: "I have a medical book at home, and the author's name is Wang Feng, I don't know if it's the same person." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Wang's Materia Medica, it's him." About forty years ago, when I was a child, there was a great plague in our Jiangcheng, and people were dying every day, and people were panicking. Later, Master Wang researched a prescription to deal with the plague, which saved Jiangcheng from this catastrophe. This matter was reported by the government, and Master Wang was recommended to the Tai Hospital, but for some reason, he caused a big disaster in the capital and rushed back to Jiangcheng. Wang's Materia Medica, which was written by Master Wang, was also banned by the government.

But most of our local doctors in Jiangcheng know Master Wang's medical skills, so there are still people who collect them in private, but they don't dare to take them out. Although decades have passed, the people in the government may not still pursue it, but Gu Gongzi still doesn't let others know that you have collected this book, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. ”

Gu Qing said: "I see. ”

The shopkeeper seemed to be interested in talking, and continued: "After Master Wang came back, he left in a few years. Wang Yan inherited the inheritance of the Wang family, which was enough for him to eat for several lifetimes, but this guy was a loser, and soon lost the ancestral property of the Wang family and became a Taoist monk. Later, he said that he got the prescription left by Master Wang from home, and he could prolong his life by eating it, because at first everyone trusted Master Wang's medical skills, and some people still believed in him and bought the prescription. As a result, some people had problems eating, only to know that there was a problem with the prescription he sold. But for the sake of Master Wang's face, the victim only taught him a few lessons.

After so many years, and the number of times Wang Ji appeared in the city became less and less, and no one knew about this guy if he wasn't a local old man. On that day, he came to sell Buddha statues. I saw that he was dressed in tattered robes, and he was really pitiful, so I bought the Buddha statue. Who knew he would die in front of my store. The people from the government asked me, I was afraid of trouble, so I didn't talk about it, Gu Gongzi, don't pass it on to me. ”

Gu Qing finally understood the origin of the Buddha statue, and he was even more sure that the monster was the king. But if the Taoist priest values the Buddha statue very much, why would he sell it?

This is Gu Qingxin's doubt again.

Gu Qing said: "Thank you shopkeeper for solving your doubts, there are other things to do, so I will leave first." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Son, go slowly, don't forget to find me three days later, and everyone will get rich together." ”

If it weren't for the fact that he was thinking about the fake painting, how could he have said so much to Gu Qing.

He is a good person, and he knows that sometimes he talks about some gossip and secrets, and he can bring people closer to each other.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said it in such detail just now, and he would have said everything he hadn't explained to the government.

Of course, Gu Qing bought the wooden Buddha, as long as he was a smart person, he would not tell the government about it, otherwise the wooden Buddha would not be handed over to the government as evidence, and maybe he would be interrogated, which would be purely thankless.

Gu Qing said: "I won't forget, say goodbye." ”

So Gu Qing left from the antique shop.