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Qin Wuya pointed towards Xu Sanguan, then indicated for him to sit in an armchair by the side.

He then pointed to the painting that had been spread out on a piece of paperweight on the table and asked, "I heard from your boss that you bought this painting from the east last year?"

"In reply to Madam, I happened to see this painting at a temple just before winter last year. I brought two of them back due to my mother's trust." Xu San replied respectfully.

"Jiao Province? Hearing this name, you're already at the ocean? " Qin Wuya asked curiously.

"Exactly. In the extreme east of the Jiao Province, there were three sides that circled the sea. Only the west side had an official road similar to the Ming Prefecture.

Every year, I have to go to the Ming Prefecture a few times. When I have free time, I will also go to the Jiao Province, where the fish food is very delicious. "

Although Xu San acted according to the rules, he was still young in the end. As soon as he mentioned food, his eyes would inevitably light up.

"So that's how it is. Have you been there before this year?" Qin Wuya asked.

"I'll pay a visit this spring. If there's nothing else, I guess I'll head there again after autumn." Xu San's gaze fell on the New Year's painting, thinking for a moment before speaking again:

"Madam, you want me to go to Jiaozhou to purchase these paintings?"

"I'm not busy."

Gu Banxia shook his head and laughed: "Let me ask you first, are the drawings on the two New Year pictures that you brought from the Jiao Province the same?"

"There are many small paintings of fairy boys on the stalls. Because my old man's mother is used to begging for defeat, the two paintings are all the same." Xu San thought for a while and said.

"Are you sure that it is the same? Even the brush strokes above are exactly the same?" Qin Wuya asked again.

Although he didn't know why Qin Wuya would ask that, Xu San still seriously thought about it for a moment, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he said:

"It should be the same."

"Do you still want to compare this with the one in your mother's room?" Qin Wuya suggested.

Xu San was very confident in his own memory and said:

"Madam, this child has been unable to study since he was young, but his memory is very good. He definitely won't be able to remember wrongly."

"If that's the case, I'll really have to detour to the Jiao Province. If you leave tomorrow, how many days will it take for you to reach the Jiao Province with the fastest speed?"

Qin Wuya's fingers did not directly lightly tap the surface of the table, as though this was the only way to cover the anxiousness on her face.

"The fastest?"

Xu San was startled, then understood what Qin Wuya meant:

"If I ride a fast horse and whip millions of Cloud Prefecture, it would take at least one and a half months to go down the Liu Jiang river into the sea."

"One and a half months?!"

It would take one and a half months to go through it, but wouldn't it take three months to go back and forth?

Qin Wuya's brows unconsciously knitted together. There were at most twenty days until Old lady of the Bai Clan's birthday.

He was afraid that when Xu San invited the master craftsman of the watermarking technique, the yellow flower would become even colder.

Xu San had a habit of looking at's face. Seeing that Qin Wuya's expression was not good, he knew that Qin Wuya probably felt that her one and a half month stride was a little long, and couldn't help but to ask:

"Ma'am, did you ask me to go to Jiaozhou for those two New Year's pictures? But must we draw this Bodhisattva statue? "

"No." Qin Wuya shook her head:

"I'm not really after the two New Year's pictures, so of course there's nothing to worry about. I want to find a craftsman who knows how to make this New Year's painting, and knows how to use the watermarking technique. "

"A craftsman who understands the art of watermarking?"

Xu San did not understand what Qin Wuya meant, and tried to ask:

"Madam, you mean you want to find the craftsman who made this New Year's painting?"

"Exactly." Qin Wuya nodded.

"Even if Madame had sent me to the Jiao Province, I may not have been able to invite you." Xu San thought for a while and said.

"What do you mean?" Qin Wuya was curious.

"I chatted with the stall at the temple fair that day and heard that the stall owner had an accent similar to that of the Wu Prefecture. Only then did I know that the stall owner was not a native of the Jiao Province.

And most of the time, they keep their Wu Prefecture's accent. "

Xu San scratched his head with a bashful look on his face:

"This little one was once a member of the Xu Family Manor, and the Xu Family Manor is right next to the Wu Prefecture. That's why I could hear the accent of the Wu Prefecture."

"Wuzhou?"

Although Qin Wuya had read some inscriptions on the geology of Grand Dynasty, she was still a little unfamiliar with most of the places, so he directly asked:

"Where is this? How many days do you need it?"

"Wu Prefecture is extremely close to Cloud Prefecture. If you head southwest from the official road of Cloud Prefecture, you would have to walk for seven to eight days. If we were to go through the town, but Cloud Prefecture, after taking the small paths, we can reach there in five days. "

Xu San had been following Fang Da around like a dart every year and was extremely familiar with the terrain of the various Prefecture in the Grand Calendar.

Five days? It had only been ten days, plus the time it took to search for someone was still not too late.

Qin Wuya thought for a while, then took out a note with the official seal of the Great Li Empire printed on it, and handed it to Xu San:

"Then you will leave tomorrow and help me make a trip to Wu Prefecture. Find out if there are any craftsmen or craftsmen who are proficient in repainting or watermarking techniques in Wu Prefecture. If you find them, you can bring them to me along with his tools. "

After speaking up to here, Qin Wuya paused for a bit, and continued:

"It doesn't matter if you don't find it. However, regardless of whether there is any news or not, you will definitely rush back within fifteen days. Do you know?"

"Yes, ma'am." Xu San promised as he kept the banknotes into the money pouch at his waist. Just before he put it in, he looked at the amount and saw there were around a hundred of them. He couldn't help but pout and ask:

"Madam, you've given us quite a bit of money. I'll bring the rest to you when we get back?"

"No need. Take away the money you spent and used along the way. As long as you can get someone to come in here, the rest will be counted as my good luck money for you to run errands for."

"Thank you Madam for your courtesy."

Hearing this, Xu San rolled his eyes and said with a smile:

"Madam, don't worry. There are some kids in Wu Prefecture who are familiar with me, and they would usually inquire about it. If there really is someone that the Madam is looking for, then I will bring them to you, even if it is only three feet away from the ground. "

After sending Xu San off, Qin Wuya rested in her room for nearly an hour, but no matter how she thought about it, she was still worried.

First, he showed the painting to Manager Wu for a bit, then told him about the information he had obtained from Xu San before he asked:

"Manager Wu, have you heard of the watermarking technique?"

"I've never heard of the 'Watermarking Technique' you're talking about, but since I already know of this craftsman, there should be news even if I ask around."

Manager Wu thought for a moment and said, "Leave this painting with me, the two of us will go ask around. If there is any news, send someone to call you over."

"This is the only way." Qin Wuya nodded.

Seeing that Qin Wuya's expression was still somewhat serious, Manager Wu could not help but laugh and say:

"From what you said, I knew he was someone who could be lazy. It would be best if you could find it. If it doesn't work, you don't have to worry about it.

"However, it's fine to find a few more people to teach them a lesson. As long as you're willing to spend the silver, there's nothing that you can't do."

"You're right." Hearing that, Qin Wuya became spirited.

The four small paintings were all simple brushstrokes with extremely simple lines. If one really wanted to color them, it actually didn't require much skill. Anyone who was more meticulous would be able to do it.

Although there were more of them, but it was just as Manager Wu had said, if one person could not do it, he had to call for ten people. If ten people could not do it, he could still call for a hundred.

After exiting the Guest Home Resturant, the pressure on Qin Wuya's heart had lessened by half. Qin Wuya was in a good mood, she thought that it was still early, so she decided to walk towards Zhendong along the business street in the Qing Shui River.

Yesterday, when she helped Zhang Shan pack up his shoes and socks, she realised that his two pairs of thick boots were actually excellent.

There were also two pairs of shoes from last year. They were worn out, and if they weren't worn out, they would be worn for a long time even if she took them out this year.

Qin Wuya was not good with the needlework, so she decided to choose two sets of items from the shop.

Anyway, when she was tidying up the shoes and socks yesterday, she coincidentally took out a cloth ruler to write down Zhang Shan's foot size. Because he didn't know where to put it, he threw it into his money bag. It was quite convenient for him to take it out now.

There were a lot of shops on the other side of the Ricard Street River, and the items in those shops were also top-notch, so they were only slightly more expensive.

If it was the past, Qin Wuya would definitely not be willing to walk on that street, but now that she had so much silver, he did not have that kind of heartache.

In the end, shoes were a close-fitting item, and those with good craftsmanship were naturally more durable and durable. Those with poor craftsmanship might even be separated by a step. All of them were not that lacking in money, so there was no need for them to feel wronged.

Qin Wuya casually strolled around for a while, when she suddenly saw a new shop, it looked like a new clothing shop, and then walked in.

Although this shop was newly opened, there were a lot of goods inside. Qin Wuya only looked at it for a moment before a female shop assistant walked over.

Seeing that Qin Wuya was dressed decently and had a woman's bun, the female shop assistant smiled and greeted him: "Madam, I have obtained a few new brocades from Jiangnan. The elderflower herb in the backyard have made half a sleeve using the most fashionable style of the Cloud Prefecture.

"No need." Qin Wuya shook her head in refusal, and then asked: "Do you sell men's socks here?"

"Naturally." After the female shop assistant heard this, she led Qin Wuya to the southeast side of the shop.

He took out one, two drawers from the cabinet below, pointed to the six rows of men's shoes and socks with completely different styles, and said:

"What style would you like?"

"Maybe you can show it to me?" Qin Wuya looked around and casually pointed to a pair of grey and green cloth shoes and asked.

"Naturally."

The female shop assistant was disappointed to see that Qin Wuya had only chosen a pair of wide shoes with a very ordinary fabric, but the smile on her face was not halved, and politely handed over the pair of dark grey and green cloth shoes to Qin Wuya.

Qin Wuya took the shoes, and first touched the fabric, seeing that it was a mixture of cotton and hemp, the feel of it was more exquisite and comfortable than normal hemp, and also because of the mixed hemp, when she pulled on it slightly, she discovered that the fabric was far tougher and more durable than normal fine cloth, she could not help but nod her head.

Because of the underdevelopment of the textile industry, the Grand Dynasty's cloth was shockingly expensive, being only able to be sold at one-tenth of the price. In terms of durability, the fabric that Qin Wuya used to have when she was alive could not even compare.

Seeing that the material was comfortable and suitable, Qin Wuya carefully touched the stitches on the surface of her shoes, inside and out. She noticed that the stitches were extremely fine, and the threads were also hidden in the layers.

However, this was just nice, as it saved him from accidentally grinding his feet when the thread landed on the light.

"What do you think, madam?" The female shop assistant was not annoyed when she saw Qin Wuya carefully picking out the cloth shoes.

As the saying goes, picky is a buyer, silent is a spectator.

Those who were used to serving as shop assistants could see their faces clearly, and could tell that they were just looking at them along the way, and that they were rushing over to buy them.

The lady in front of him had a purpose in saying that she wanted to see a man's shoes and socks the moment she entered the door. If a buyer like this saw something, they would be willing to spend money on it.

In the end, she had only picked one pair. Although she didn't ask too much, she could tell that she had probably picked the right ones from the bottom of her heart.

When he thought about the young female shop assistant's expression, he unconsciously felt more sincere than before.

"It's this pair. Do you have the entire number of feet here?" Qin Wuya asked.

"Madame has brought a ruler. Let me show you."

The female shop assistant did not boast, and said that the size of her shop's shoes and socks must be complete, and even if she gave some space, some customers' bodies were special, and the number of feet they used would also be astonishing, so she had to make the elderflower herb s in the backyard do something else.

Qin Wuya took a ruler from her money pouch and handed it over to the female shop assistant. When the female shop assistant saw that he understood, she smiled and invited Qin Wuya to sit at the side and serve tea.

Qin Wuya didn't have much time to wait, she only took a shallow sip of tea before the female shop assistant brought a cloth bag back to the shop from there and handed it to Qin Wuya.

"Madam, have a look. Is that what you want?"

Qin Wuya nodded her head, and took out a cloth shoe from her cloth bag. Seeing that the style was indeed what she wanted, she took out another ruler to compare, and after seeing that there was no difference, he said:

"I want this pair. How much silver?"

"One, two, three." The female shop assistant answered.

"One, two, three dollars?" This price is a bit too high. " Qin Wuya slightly frowned, "I can already pick out a set of pretty good clothes for one or two coins."

Although the textile industry in the Grand Dynasty was underdeveloped and the price of cloth was extremely high, a pair of cloth shoes was not the real body's clothes. It did not require much materials, so how could it be so expensive?