Gu Qing entered the city as usual, and the normally lively southern city became a little deserted. This is by no means because Gu Qing came too early.

He remembered the steamed bun shop on the first street of the South City Gate, because the proprietress was very beautiful, known as the steamed bun Xi Shi, every day the steamed bun shop was full of people, and now at a glance, he knew that there were several people buying steamed buns.

There are also jewelry stores and cloth shops, all of which are obviously seeing a decrease in customer traffic.

Only Jishitang, the largest pharmacy in the city, is obviously a lot more crowded than usual.

Gu Qing concentrated his attention and carefully distinguished the voices of the people queuing up in Jishitang in the distance, and after a while, he figured out the reason.

Today, many people here have a cough and fever, and it is suspected that there is a plague.

The guy who grabbed the medicine in Jishitang also muttered that the symptoms of these people were a bit like the swine fever that was going on in the countryside. But how can swine fever spread to people?

He muttered this, and was heard by a patient who glared at him.

Gu Qing approached Jishitang, blended in with the patients, carefully observed these people, and found that most of them had the same symptoms, but they were not fatal, and he also saw the medicine prescribed by the doctor, which was indeed the right medicine.

It's autumn season again, and the weather is changeable, so it's not surprising that this is happening. What's more, there is such a large flow of people in Nancheng every day, and it is normal for some people to get a contagious epidemic and infect other people, and soon form a small-scale epidemic.

But Gu Qing thought of the demon who caused the plague that Xu slowly mentioned, and he was a little worried that the matter was related to that demon.

He is not afraid of Taoist zombies, but he can create zombie demons, he doesn't know the details, and he is a little jealous in his heart.

Gu Qing observed in Nancheng for a while, but he really didn't find anything else strange, so he decided to go to the antique shop first.

After all, he may be worried about the sky on his side, but it is related to making money on that side.

Hey, he's a bit of a force now, in fact, he can think about buying and developing industries, but doing business is quite energy-consuming, delaying his research on cultivation.

Gu Qing didn't want to do anything now, he just wanted to practice. But if he has money, he can have better external conditions for him to practice, such as getting some tuantou bream to eat.

Gu Qing knew very well that by the time he reached the second level of the Mixed Yuan Tongzi Gong, his requirements for food would be even higher.

With a tangled mind, Gu Qing came to the antique shop.

The shopkeeper had already opened the door, and when he saw Gu Qing, his face was full of joy.

Gu Qing looked at his expression and knew that this business was done, and the only possibility of failure was that he couldn't do this job.

He is professional in this regard, and Gu Qing is very confident.

The shopkeeper said: "I thought that the son would come later, but I didn't expect this point to arrive, it's still early for lunch, let's set off, I have prepared the carriage." ”

Gu Qing said: "Let's go." ”

The two got into the carriage prepared by the shopkeeper.

In the carriage, the shopkeeper said: "The villain Ma Qiaoshan, I don't know the son's surname Gao." ”

"Gu Qing. ”

"Good name. "The shopkeeper first patted a sycophant.

Although the name sounds commonplace, it is never wrong to say good things.

Gu Qing said: "Shopkeeper Ma, if you have anything else to say, you can just say it, you don't have to beat around the bush." ”

The shopkeeper snorted and said, "Gu Gongzi, you are a happy person, then I will get straight to the point." This time, the price was 5,000 taels for you, and the villain didn't take a penny, but after the matter was completed, I would like to ask you for a small favor. ”

Gu Qing said: "Please speak?"

The shopkeeper said: "The villain wants to ask you to help me make up a painting, a real painting!"

Gu Qing said: "It turns out that the shopkeeper is still a little worried about my craftsmanship, so he has to see me get this thing done with his own eyes before he is willing to do this deal with me, right." ”

The shopkeeper said: "Gu Gongzi, I'm also afraid that something will go wrong." If the imitation of a fake painting does not satisfy the adults we are trying to meet, it will be a waste of effort. But my real painting, though it is damaged, but if you make a little flaw on it, my owner can peel me off. After all, this painting is going to be sent to Yunzhou Tianjing. That's a place where even the feudal officials won't easily offend. Gu Gongzi may have heard that a few months ago, someone in the city committed murder in broad daylight, and in the end, it was over, and there was a Heavenly Peerless Taoist Master involved. ”

When Gu Qing heard the Heavenly Vision, he became interested in this business.

After all, he is a mixed yuan boy, and he is most afraid that the person who is peerless will find him one day, so it is not a bad thing to know a little more about the other party's situation. After all, people can't do without foresight.

Gu Qing said: "Okay, let's get the matter done this time, let's talk about your business." ”

The shopkeeper nodded.

Please ask Gu Qing to repair whether the real painting can be completed, it depends on Gu Qing's performance this time. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the person who was peerless in heaven couldn't afford to offend, he would have the intention to let Gu Qing directly copy the real painting, so the possibility of problems would be even less.

But the Taoist master of the heavenly view is unfathomable, if he really sees that it is a fake painting, then his fate will not be good, so he can only send the real painting.

Anyway, the owner also said before that he had already said hello in advance, and the painting was damaged and needed to be repaired. And repairing masterpieces is a normal thing in the antique industry.

The carriage drove forward, and finally came to a large manor in the northern suburbs. They walked through a side door, and Gu Qing stepped into it, and his spirit was refreshed.

I saw that the ancient cypress in front was deep, the surrounding land was covered with moss, and a sheep intestine path was completely paved with pebbles, the pebbles were like white jade, and the moss was like jade, and the atmosphere of wealth and elegance floated out.

Gu Qing's vision is not shallow, and he can see that it is just this small road, which all reflects the ingenuity of the master. Rich but not tacky, elegant but not high.

Even the subordinates who led the way were polite and polite, and they looked like they had poems and books in their bellies.

The shopkeeper is obviously the first time to come here, and he doesn't dare to be a little angry.

After a while, the trail came to an end, the servant opened the bamboo curtain, and there was a young man with outstanding temperament waiting inside, Gu Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw that he was actually a cultivator.

Gu Qing's eyesight is now better than before, and he has observed Fang Xiaoyu again, and for ordinary cultivators, he can basically see it at a glance.

"Steward He, this is the shopkeeper, and next to him is Gu Qinggongzi, who came to paint. The servant said to the young man.

The young man bowed to Gu Qing and the two of them, and said, "Contemptible He Qing, but this 'Qing' is the Qing of the River Han Qing and shallow, I don't know which Qing Gu Gongzi is?"

There are also nineteen ancient poems in this world, so Gu Qing was not surprised that the other party read out this poem that also existed in the original world.

Compared with He Qing's politeness, Gu Qing was even more curious, he was a cultivator who was actually willing to be a housekeeper here, and he didn't know what was so special about this master.

You must know that cultivators are somewhat arrogant, and it is difficult to condescend to others, even if He Qing does not look very powerful.

Gu Qing said: "The green of the green mountains." ”

He Qing said with a smile: "Then we are a mountain and a river, complementing each other." ”

Gu Qing smiled, and the shopkeeper laughed with him, He Qing didn't pay much attention to him, and he was not annoyed, because he knew that the master of this house was a great man, and the housekeeper under him was not something he could blame.

After He Qing finished speaking, he paused slightly, and said: "Let's get down to business, the painting that my master wants to imitate is this one, and I ask Gu Gongzi to take a look first, if it can be imitated." ”

As He Qing spoke, he pointed to a long painting hanging on the wall behind his desk.

Gu Qing had noticed this painting a long time ago, and he didn't reply at the moment, his eyes were on the painting.

The beginning of this painting is a gentle slope and a vast river, followed by a continuous group of mountains, the microwave ripples under the mountain, there are white-haired fishing woods, smoke waves and fishing, the distant scene is a large blank, the composition is minimalist, but the charm is infinite. At the end of the pen is a mountain peak, echoing the previous mountains, like the climax of a famous song to the end, the aftermath of the lingering.

This brush is clear and smooth, the artistic conception is simple and far-reaching, and there are very few famous paintings that Gu Qing has seen in his life.

I don't know how long I watched, and finally Gu Qing withdrew his gaze.

He Qing hurriedly asked, "Can Gu Gongzi imitate this painting?"

Gu Qing hesitated and said: "The brushwork of this painting can be called 'the peaks and mountains are thick, the plants and trees are gorgeous', if you want to imitate it......"

He Qing sighed: "Isn't it too difficult?"

Gu Qing nodded, and said with a serious face: "So you have to add money." ”