Chapter 20: Lotus Flowers
After entering Nancheng, Gu Qing passed by the previous tailor shop, and he had already changed the signboard - slow embroidery. The words are beautifully written.
Gu Qing thought that it would be almost the same anywhere to buy clothes, so he simply walked in and took a look. At this time, there were three female ladies in the store entertaining customers.
Although Jiangcheng has developed commerce and an open atmosphere, there are still not many shops that recruit female partners, and most female workers are in handicraft industries such as dyeing workshops.
However, the tailor had mentioned that the new owner was a woman, so it was not surprising to recruit a female partner.
It's just that with Gu Qing's experience, I can see that the demeanor of these female guys is more like the maids of rich and noble families, there is a kind of arrogance, and they are not very dedicated to entertaining guests.
He found the female guy and explained his intentions.
"Gu Gongzi, I'll give you a measure. ”
When the female guy was about to measure Gu Qing, a somewhat familiar voice appeared, accompanied by a slight sound of familiar footsteps.
"Is it her?" Gu Qing saw that the person who came was Xu Slow, who had met before. He suddenly remembered one thing, Xu slowly had no smell on his body. Both men and women have body odor, whether strong or light, and the smell is different. Gu Qing's nose was very smart now, and he didn't smell the body odor from Xu Slowly. She didn't have any grease and powder on her body, only the soapy scent of some of her clothes after washing.
The soap horn she uses is the best soap horn, clean and long-lasting.
It seems to have a somewhat calming effect.
Gu Qing's heart flashed, and he replied with a hint of surprise on his face: "Miss Xu, it turns out that you are the new owner of the store. ”
It's not hard to guess at all, Xu Slowly won't be a buddy, it can only be the shopkeeper.
Xu slowly let out a "hmm", took the measuring tape, and walked to Gu Qing's side.
Gu Qing did not refuse.
He only had money and red fish with him today, and nothing else with secrets was carried. Although Xu slowly carried a little mystery, Gu Qing was not afraid of what she would find.
Of course, Xu slowly may find out that Gu Qing has martial arts, and these need to be judged by Gu Qing himself.
If Gu Qingzhen saw that Xu was slowly possessing martial arts, then she was probably the one he saw who had entered the official office.
Because the backs are similar and the body has martial arts, they are all suspicious.
What's more, Xu slowly happened to be in Jiangcheng.
It is unlikely that there will be such a coincidence.
However, Xu slowly just measured Gu Qing's size normally, without any suspicious cross-border behavior, and she was meticulous about doing this.
Gu Qing has seen such people, they often focus on their hobbies, and have achievements that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and at the same time, they also have character flaws that ordinary people can't understand.
But this point may not be manifested normally, it may be hidden and unknown.
After recording Gu Qing's size, Xu slowly asked Gu Qing again, and she wrote them down one by one.
Finally, Gu Qing asked, "How much?"
Xu said slowly: "I heard from my cousin that your painting is very good, why don't you give me a pair, and I'll put it in the store for decoration." There is no charge for clothes. ”
Gu Qing said: "Okay, do you have paper, pen and ink in the store?"
It turned out that Fang Wanqiu was her cousin.
Xu said slowly: "Yes." ”
Gu Qing said: "What kind of paintings do you like?"
His paintings are very valuable in the eyes of those who know how to do it, but for Gu Qing, painting is just a hard work, and there is almost no cost.
On the other hand, he can learn more about the girl's character through this question.
He had already gotten a little bit of information from Xu Slowly.
This girl's figure is indeed a delicate and weak figure, and there is no muscle to be seen, but her skin is very smooth and firm, and her fingers are like shaving onions. There are no scars on the palms and backs of the hands.
It is not like the hands of a person who does needlework.
But when Gu Qing saw that when she was measuring the size just now, her focused appearance was not pretended, which showed that she really liked to be a tailor.
Therefore, Xu Slowly's body must have something special than ordinary people, and it is likely that he is a cultivator.
So now Gu Qing feels that Xu slowly is also worth his observation and study. Of course, there is also a certain risk for him to contact Xu slowly in the future.
But Fang Wanqiu had already become curious about Gu Qing, she and Xu Slowly were cousins, and it was very possible to pull Xu Slowly, so Gu Qing deliberately avoided it, I was afraid that it would be useless.
Xu said slowly: "Then ask Fang Gongzi to draw me a lotus." ”
Gu Qing got Xu slowly's answer, and slowly made some analysis of Xu in his heart. People who like lotus flowers are generally very quiet, and they don't like to treat people very much, and they are not very enthusiastic about competing for things, but they often have independent thinking in their hearts.
These are very consistent with Gu Qing's current impression of Xu Slowly, and may also be the impression of most people who are familiar with Xu Slowly.
But Gu Qing still has a conjecture, lotus flowers grow in silt.
If you analyze it deeply, this is a metaphor for one thing, Xu slowly feels that she is in the mud, and she may be in a filthy real environment.
Of course, Gu Qing can't easily draw conclusions based on this trivial matter alone, but he has quite high attainments in the study of human psychology, and these analyses are not useless.
Of course, Xu slowly didn't know that Gu Qing could analyze so many things.
The pen, ink, paper, and inkstones were all prepared, and Gu Qing painted on the spot.
After a while, a picture of a lotus flower after the rain was born, the picture is fresh and natural, although it is ink, but it gives people a strong visual impact.
The brushwork and lines are all unique.
Xu slowly and unabashedly admired: "It's so good. ”
She continued: "Gu Gongzi, I will move next door to you in two days, and I will bring you the clothes then." ”
Gu Qing was a little surprised, but she didn't expect that she was going to move to the person next door to her house. But saying this matter so bluntly and not hypocritically is also in line with Gu Qing's psychological analysis of her.
If Xu slowly didn't have that sense of mystery, he would be an excellent neighbor.
However, Gu Qing also had the opportunity to observe her.
With Xu Slow and Fang Wanqiu, Gu Qing felt that he could gain more, and of course the risk of him exposing his secrets would also increase.
But for more and more secrets on his body, Gu Qing also has new plans.
This time, he went to the city to buy some materials for the potion on the analysis letter, and Gu Qing also planned to find a pharmacy to take care of.
With a pharmacy, you can help him cover up a lot of things. In this way, some of his actions will not become abrupt in the eyes of ordinary people.
For example, if he wants to test that prescription in the future, he can use the pharmacy as a cover.
There are only types of medicinal materials on the prescription, and there is no specific amount of each type of medicinal material, Gu Qing believes that even if he finds the innate ancestor Qi, that prescription will have to be tested before he can get a complete prescription.
Gu Qing slowly said goodbye to Xu, and then began to look for a pharmacy, and soon found a suitable pharmacy.
This pharmacy is not very popular, it is not well managed, and its location is remote but it only needs to turn two streets to get out of the south gate of Jiangcheng, and it is very convenient to go home, which is very in line with Gu Qing's requirements. After all, he has carefully tidied up Lu Li's yard, and he is currently living very comfortably, and he does not plan to leave. As for the pharmacy, it was not intended for profit. Therefore, it is even less likely that he will bother to live in a pharmacy.
After Gu Qing opened a high price, the owner of the pharmacy did not hesitate at all, and after Gu Qing paid the deposit, he planned to sign a contract with Gu Qing tomorrow. Because things were going well, Gu Qing was not in a hurry to buy the materials he needed. He could have taken down the pharmacy and then analyzed the potion of the letter.
Next, Gu Qing went to find Fang Lao, informed Fang Lao about his pharmacy, and asked Fang Lao to send someone to help him check the contract.
Because Fang Lao thought that he had forgotten about the New Year, he also hoped that Gu Qing would do something serious. If Gu Qing didn't tell Elder Fang, after Elder Fang learned about it afterwards, he would inevitably have trouble and explanation.
And with the Fang family coming forward, his pharmacy naturally doesn't need to do some up and down dots, nor will he be harassed by local ruffians, so he can save worry and trouble.
This is also beneficial to deepen the relationship between him and Fang Lao.
Relationships must have come and go before they become deeper and deeper.
Because Gu Qing now has more and more secrets, with the relationship of the Fang family, he can also help him cover up one or two. Gu Qing could see that even if Elder Fang was not a cultivator, he must have a deep foundation in Jiangcheng, which was enough to give him some shelter.
Of course, he also had to remember the benefits of Fang Lao, and in the future, Gu Qing would find an opportunity to repay Fang Wanqiu.
Fang Wanqiu was a cultivator and Gu Qing's object of observation. As Gu Qing learned more and more about cultivation, he would definitely be able to help Wan Qiu a lot in this regard.