Although it is Guan Gongzi's masterpiece, it is Guan Gongzi's painting after all. Each stroke is exquisite and delicate. Although he did not put much thought into it, he still put effort into painting it.
The characters above are lifelike, and each person's movements, expressions, hair accessories, and even the patterns on the clothes are carefully drawn, as if the scene at that time is imprinted.
Lifelike and exquisite.
Su Wan liked both paintings very much. If she had to choose one, it was actually a bit difficult to choose. After thinking about it for a while, she chose the one about picking lotus and returning home.
Du Mingzhu saw her hesitation and knew that she liked it, so she said: "If Madam likes it, you can take both of them away."
"No, there is one that is already excellent." Su Wan shook her head. Although she liked it quite a bit, one was enough, and any more would be meaningless.
Moreover, a gentleman does not take away what others like. They only have two pictures, and she cannot take them both.
"How much silver is this painting worth?"
Du Mingzhu stopped again and again: "No, no, my second brother said that since my wife likes it, I will give it to her. Even if we meet by chance, we will treat it as a good relationship."
After Su Wan came back from Wenyue Tower, he asked people to inquire about the price of the lotus picking pictures. Because there were so many people painting them, they ranged from a few taels of silver to a thousand taels.
Mr. Guan painted a lot of this picture. It used to be only about three hundred taels, but because he stopped painting for two or three years, it increased a lot, to about seven or eight hundred taels.
Du Mingzhu's family is well off and she doesn't lack this little money. The second master Du and Mr. Guan seem to have a good relationship. Even if they want to get another painting, it's easy. Anyway, Mr. Guan will probably paint it every year in the future.
So Su Wan did not refuse and accepted it with a smile: "Then I can't. I got some sunflower seeds earlier. Although they are not precious, they are not easy to find. I will let someone pick some for you."
Yangchun herb is mild in nature and can treat symptoms such as uterine cold in women. It is often used to recuperate women's bodies. However, this herb grows on the cliffs of snowy mountains and is harvested every spring when the snow melts. It is not easy to come by.
It's hard for the nobles in the Imperial City to get it, let alone the people in the Lotus City. This is much more precious than a bird's nest.
In the past, Yue Lu brought a few boxes back from the border town to give as gifts, and Su Wan also got a box.
Du Mingzhu also knew the reputation of Yangchuncao. She was stunned for a moment and refused: "Even if you have money, you can't buy such a good thing. Madam, you should keep it for yourself."
"It doesn't matter, I still have a lot of it on hand, I'm in good health, and I don't eat this often. Just take it back and ask the doctor how to eat it."
Du Mingzhu moved her lips, but she couldn't say no. After all, even if they had money, they couldn't buy such a good thing, and they heard that the medicine was very effective.
"Then I'll thank you."
Su Wan asked Xiao Sauna to put some in a small box, and then gave it to Du Mingzhu. Du Mingzhu accepted it with some embarrassment: "If Madam comes to Lotus City next time, remember to come to my house as a guest. My family belongs to the Du family in the east of the city."
"If I have the chance to come back again, I will definitely come see you."
The two sat for a while. Su Wan thought about it and then asked about Su Xiuzhi: "What is going on between her and her fiancé?"
Du Mingzhu said: "Xiuzhi's fiancé is the third son of the Wang family. The Wang family and the Su family are similar, so they are a good match. Wang San looked good before and was a motivated young man, so the two families decided to get married."
"But who knew that this Wang San was so obsessed with Qinglian that he wanted to break off his engagement with Xiuzhi, which made the two families lose face and everyone else saw the joke."
"But madam, there is no need to worry about her. Xiuzhi's parents also care about her very much. They will definitely consider this marriage carefully for her and will not wrong her."
"If the marriage doesn't work out, then we'll find another good match. If it works out, the Wang family and Wang San will have to agree to some conditions. These conditions will definitely make Wang San unable to stand up in the future."
In short, it’s just a loss that can’t be taken.
When Su Wan heard what she said, he felt relieved: "That way, I feel relieved."
Du Mingzhu sat for a while longer, looking at the getting late, then reluctantly said goodbye and left.
Su Wan and others packed up their things again, preparing to have breakfast tomorrow before setting off for Endless City. In the early morning of the next day, someone packed up their things and put them on the carriage. Su Wan ate some food and was about to set off when he saw Xiao Sang hurriedly came from outside.
Su Wan asked: "What's wrong?"
"Madam, Miss Qinglian is here."
"Who?" Su Wan was slightly surprised and felt a little strange, "Why did she come to my place?"
It can be said that Su Wan just passed through Lotus City and stayed here for only ten days. He had no interaction with this Qinglian girl. I don't know how she found this place.
Xiao Sang's expression was strange: "I don't know what happened. She even asked to see the madam. The servant said that the madam didn't see guests and asked her to leave, but she insisted on seeing the madam."
Su Wan was too lazy to see her. In her opinion, this Qinglian girl actually had a problem with her character. If she wanted to pursue wealth and glory, there was nothing wrong with her. She just wanted to raise fish and look at the good ones. It's hard for others to say anything.
However, even if you want to raise fish, you have to choose some without owners. She even wants to raise fish that are married and have fiancés. That is very mean.
And there is no sense of responsibility.
Since she is a Lotus Girl, it is her responsibility to at least safeguard the reputation of the Lotus Girl. However, instead of protecting it, she uses her identity as a Lotus Girl to do such despicable things, which in turn affects other people.
Zhang Xuzhen and these little girls are so innocent, they encountered such a thing because of her.
"No, let her go."
Xiao Sang was helpless: "She just refused to leave."
Su Wan continued: "Ask the two guards to go. If she doesn't leave, take her and throw her out to see if she dares to stay."
Xiao Sang thought about it and thought it was okay, so she hurried out again. No matter how rogue Qinglian was, with two guards standing there and threatening to throw her out if she didn't leave, she didn't dare to go back. If you don't want to stay, you have to bear it and leave.
After Su Wan and others got on the carriage and left the city, the guard noticed a carriage not far away following closely behind. The guard went to check and found that the girl Qinglian was in the carriage.
Su Wan frowned: "Why is she following me? I didn't offend her?"
Xiao Sang also had a bad look on his face: "Have the guards stop her and don't let her follow me anymore. I always feel that she has no good intentions."
Su Wan also felt that it was not a problem to let the other party follow him all the time. It would not be good if something happened on the road, so he stopped the carriage and planned to deal with the problem first.
