Chapter 145 146. Sketch
Jin Qianqian pursed her lips and quickly went to the backyard to find the rice paper that Gu Wenheng usually used to practice calligraphy. She also did not forget to get a few charcoal blocks from the kitchen.
Seeing her come out again, Ouyang Bing looked at Gu Wenheng expectantly, "Brother Gu, please give me some advice."
Gu Wenheng shook his head and said, "I'm not good at drawing figures. Let my wife do it!"
After all, Jin Qianqian has been learning to paint since she was a child and has some skills in sketching, while he learned oil painting. Naturally, Jin Qianqian is more adept at drawing figures.
Ouyang Bing looked at Jin Qianqian in surprise. He had thought that she was just a young lady with some cooking skills, but he didn't expect that she was such a talented person.
I just took a look at the table, and saw nothing but a piece of rice paper and a few pieces of black charcoal. What was going on?
I saw her grabbing a piece of charcoal and quickly drawing on the rice paper. Soon, a person's face appeared.
Ouyang Bin couldn't sit still anymore. This was a way of painting he had never seen before, so he simply stood up and stared at it intently.
Gu Wenheng looked at the figure appearing on the drawing paper and pinched his palms hard to stop himself from laughing.
"Why does this person look so weird?" Ouyang Bing asked with some confusion in his tone, "He looks like this, and he's funny."
Jin Qianqian, "If you see him in person, you will find that what I said is true. He is quite funny."
"But why is his hair so weird? Lady Gu, isn't this drawn wrong?"
Jin Qianqian didn't care about his doubts and directly drew a small portrait under the image, and Ouyang Bing's face appeared on the rice paper.
"This is so similar, I can tell it's me at first glance," Ouyang Bing couldn't help but give a thumbs up when seeing his own portrait. "This painting method is really unheard of. It turns out that there are many masters among the people."
Jin Qianqian glanced at her masterpiece with satisfaction, "By the way, this person likes to make exaggerated expressions when he speaks, so he's easy to recognize."
"Thank you, Madam Gu. If you can find this person, I will definitely reward you handsomely." Ouyang Bing was overjoyed and full of confidence. "This person looks so strange. If anyone has seen him, they should have an impression of him. It seems that he will not be difficult to find."
After sending Ouyang Bing and his servant away, Gu Wenheng covered his mouth with his hands and coughed twice in a serious manner, "Naughty."
Jin Qianqian twisted her head proudly, "It's all the same anyway, making something out of nothing, and entertaining myself at the same time."
Gu Wenheng thought of something else and couldn't help but frowning. "I heard from Captain Li that someone has been asking about us these days, but I don't know who it is?"
I used to think that Ouyang Bing wanted to get more, so he secretly asked people to inquire about their situation, but now it seems that is not the case.
Jin Qianqian also had such doubts, "I heard from Sister Xiang that there are always people hanging around outside this store these days, and some people asked her about our relationship.
We haven't done anything eye-catching recently, have we?"
In order to avoid arousing suspicion from those who have ulterior motives, they are trying their best to control themselves and keep a low profile.
"We should be more vigilant these days. I'll also ask Captain Li and others to keep an eye on us. If the other party has malicious intentions, we can prepare in advance." For the first time, Gu Wenheng felt the inconvenience of lack of manpower. It seems that some things should be put on the agenda.
"By the way, Mr. Wang heard that we wanted to buy a farm, so he introduced one to us. We agreed to go take a look in a couple of days."
Jin Qianqian, "What is the village like?"
Gu Wenheng, "It is said that several brothers divided up the family business, and the one who got the manor did not want it to be so far away from him, so he wanted to sell it and use the money to buy another one near him.
The manor is not very big, with more than 80 acres of land, dozens of acres of mountain land, and a villa.
But the price he asked for was not cheap, nearly a thousand taels."
Jin Qianqian picked up the abacus on the counter and started to count the money. The income from the pastry shop, the mirrors sold, the medicinal materials exchanged for the pharmacy, the money from Ouyang Bing, and the extra income from gambling on stones, after deducting the purchased store property, as well as all the long and short expenses, the money was really not enough.
If there is a manor like this again next time, I can only watch.
Gu Wenheng looked at the numbers on the abacus and patted Jin Qianqian on the back, "Don't worry, take your time."
Jin Qianqian knew that there was no point in being anxious, so she did the math just to make herself have an idea of what was going on.
He reset the number on the abacus to zero and glanced at the backyard. "What are you going to do with this little Dongzi? Let him help here all the time?"
Since this kid was allowed to live here, he couldn't stop all day. Mrs. Xiang had complained to her several times. If this kid was allowed to continue to fight for life, she didn't know what to do.
Gu Wenheng, "I'm giving him assignments every day, asking him to recognize some words. This kid is smart and principled. If I use him well, he will be a good helper in the future.
You don't have to pay too much attention to him. Just let him do what he wants to do. At least he will feel better this way."
Jin Qianqian chuckled twice, "I'm just afraid that he works too hard. Sister Xiang and Sister Ping are both worried that I might fire them. After all, the work of two people is being done by a kid like him. What will people think?
I wanted to say something to this kid, but before I even opened my mouth, he came to me and asked if there was anything else he could do. "
Even for the sake of future harmony in the store, this little Dongzi still needs to change his hardworking attitude.
"It seems that this kid is still too idle. I will assign him more homework later so that he can read some books or write some words when he has nothing to do." Gu Wenheng seldom comes to the store and has never thought about this.
Jin Qianqian looked at Gu Wenheng with some distress, "Actually, if Xiao Dongzi is willing to drive the cart, you can let him try. It's so cold, and it will be even colder when the donkey cart starts running. Even if you apply moisturizer every day, your face will be wrinkled."
Gu Wenheng touched his cheek and said, "I never thought that we would become northerners one day. It's so severe just after the beginning of winter. But it doesn't matter. Anyway, I only go to the academy every few days, so I can bear it.
Next time I go to the capital, I will take Xiao Dongzi with me and let Doctor Chu take a look at him. I’m afraid that he might have frozen himself.”
Jin Qianqian, "We should go check it out. We've been feeding him so hard these days, but he hasn't gained any weight. Maybe he's overworked himself."
After a period of treatment, Jin Qianqian now has complete faith in Chinese medicine. She found that she not only gained weight, but also grew taller.
It was difficult to squeeze in the clothes I had bought before, so I bought a new batch a few days ago.
"You should go with us then. It's been such a long time, it's time to ask Doctor Chu to take your pulse again." He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but Gu Wenheng always felt that Jin Qianqian's complexion was getting better day by day since she took the pill given by Guo Yurong.
(End of this chapter)
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