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Since Mrs. Luo can't come back for the time being, they have to deal with other things first.

The first thing is the issue of the trademark. It would be fine to hand-draw one, but if Duan Minmin were asked to draw every one, she would be ruined.

The most important thing is that they use charcoal pencils for hand-painting, which can be erased with a little force. Let alone the publicity effect, people will probably see the black mass and dislike it as not presentable.

However, neither of them was comfortable using a brush, and writing with it would not only take time, but the result would definitely not be as good as that drawn with charcoal.

So the two of them thought of asking Shunzi's father to see if he could carve a few seals for them, and then they could just print them when the time came.

Carving was an essential skill for carpenters of this era, and the two had reason to believe in the ability of the old carpenter who had been doing it his entire life.

It just so happened that they had just finished making the shelves and were packing up their tools, so the two of them hurried over to ask.

Shunzi's father got the blueprint and nodded without hesitation: "Yes, it can be done. It's not complicated. I can carve it for you in a while."

This is the calm confidence of the old artist.

"Shunzi's father, please help us carve ten."

This thing will be used frequently in the future, so it's better to make a few more so that you can have a spare in case one is lost.

"How about this, I'll carve one out for you to see first, and then I'll carve the rest when you think it's ok. Ladies, do you think this is feasible?" asked Shunzi's father.

"Okay, then please carve one out for me to see."

"What material do you two ladies want to use to carve this seal?"

This really stumped the two of them, as they had never carved something like this before. The only time they wanted to carve a personal seal, they hadn't done it yet.

"We don't quite understand this. Shunzi's father, you have done more things. Which medicine do you think is better?" The two also frankly admitted that they didn't understand.

Shunzi's father looked at the two of them in surprise and said, "The best material for carving seals is of course jade, but stone is also fine, good ones like chicken blood stone, Tianhuang stone, etc., and ordinary ones like Qingtian and Shoushan are also fine. Wood can also be carved, but it is not easy to preserve. It depends on what the two ladies want to choose."

Jade?

Only crazy people would choose jade.

If you accidentally fall, it will be so painful.

Wood is difficult to preserve, so it seems that only stone is more suitable. The two of them were not worried that Shunzi's father would not be able to carve. After all, he asked about something himself, so he must be sure of it before asking.

"Then Shunzi, please help us pick a type of stone for carving. It doesn't have to be very good, as long as it's easy to use."

Shunzi's father nodded and said, "Then let's use Qingtian. This kind of stone is cheap and easy to carve. The key is that the effect is good."

"Success, I listen to you."

"Shunzi, go home and get the carving tools from my room. Also, ask your mother to find you the box with the word Qingtian engraved on it, and bring it over as well."

"Okay, Dad!" Shunzi ran out quickly.

Now that the seal issue has been resolved, paper and hemp rope must also be purchased to form a complete trademark.

Zheng Yuan had already wandered around the streets outside in the past two days, so the task of shopping was left to Zheng Yuan, and Duan Minmin stayed at home.

Zheng Yuan went out not only to buy things, but also to ask the mason to come back and build a stove for them. The two stoves they had planned before were originally intended to be used to replace the pots when cooking, but now it seems that the glass bottles still need to be distilled and cooking needs to be done, so five stoves are not enough.

Zheng Yuan didn't know where the bricklayer's house was, so he went to see Manager Fang again.

Manager Fang sent someone to accompany her.

When the bricklayer learned that Zheng Yuan was going to build another stove, he took his tools and went there without saying a word. God knows how much he missed the meal he had at their place these days.

It was already late in the afternoon, and he could go over and have dinner, which was what he wanted most.

After finding the bricklayer, Zheng Yuan asked the guy to go back and she went to the bookstore to buy paper.

Last time, Duan Minmin came to buy paper herself, but she hasn’t been here before.

But I heard from the guy that it’s not too far from here, just around the corner, so I don’t have to ask others to make an trip with me.

Sure enough, after turning a corner, the bright bookstore sign appeared before my eyes.

As soon as she walked in, a waiter came to greet her. Zheng Yuan directly said that she wanted to buy paper, and the waiter took her to the shelf where the paper was kept.

Several kinds of paper were neatly arranged on the shelf, and Zheng Yuan immediately fell in love with the stack at the back.

"Waiter, how much is that kind of paper?"

The waiter looked in the direction of her hand and said, "Madam, that is hard jute paper, fifty cents per piece. But for the children in this family to practice calligraphy, yellow cotton paper is better. Although it costs a hundred cents per piece, it is the most suitable for practicing calligraphy. Jute paper is too hard."

The guy thought she was here to buy something for her children to learn to read.

The yellow cotton paper he recommended should be the same as the one they bought before. It is indeed good for practicing calligraphy, but she didn't buy it for practicing calligraphy.

This hard jute paper just met her requirements. It was thick and hard, similar to modern kraft paper, and was perfect for making trademarks.

"I didn't buy it to practice calligraphy. I bought it to wrap something. I want this. You have to pay ten dollars for it." Zheng Yuan explained.

"okay!"

When the waiter learned that she was not using the paper to practice calligraphy, he said nothing and quickly wrapped the paper for her.

"Waiter, do you have any twine in your store? The thicker kind."

Zheng Yuan thought that twine was also needed to bind books in bookstores. If there was any, she could just buy it here and save herself the trouble of running around.

"We don't have any twine in our store. Madam, you can go to the grocery store to look for it."

Zheng Yuan paid the money and went straight to the grocery store.

The hemp twine was very cheap, ten cents a bundle, and Zheng Yuan took two bundles back.

As Zheng Yuan walked outside the courtyard with the things, he heard Mrs. Luo's excited voice coming from inside. It seemed that the matter was settled.

"Yuanbao, are you back?"

When Duan Minmin saw Zheng Yuan coming in, she left Mrs. Luo who was talking excitedly and ran over to take the things in Zheng Yuan's hand.

"Has the deal been concluded, Sister Luo?"

"Everyone has been notified, and everyone is willing to do it. I was thinking of asking Sister Luo to take Ah Cheng over to sign the contract, and also tell them how to do this." Duan Minmin said as they walked.

"Mrs. Zheng!" Mrs. Luo greeted Zheng Yuan with a smile.

"Hey, Sister Luo, thank you for your hard work." Zheng Yuan smiled back.

"It's not hard, it's not hard. You two ladies are doing this for our own good, so how can it be hard? Just now, everyone in our area wanted to come and thank you two ladies, but you two ladies were too busy here, so I stopped them."

Fortunately, they were stopped. Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were both grateful, as they could not stand this kind of scene.

"Okay, let's put our things away first."

The two put their things away and walked out.

Shunzi's father was also clanging stones under the firewood shed, and it seemed that the seal was taking shape.

"Ah Cheng! Come here for a moment."

Zheng Yuan called out to Ah Cheng who was busy washing roses. After dinner, the kid went to help on his own initiative. The two of them were so busy that they didn't pay much attention to him.

"Manager Zheng, what's wrong?" Ah Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although it is a cloudy day today, washing roses all the time is not an easy task.

"Ah Cheng, we need you to help us with something."

"What is it? Ladies, please go ahead."

When talking about things, Acheng immediately became serious.