After the big fool gets married

Wu Xuan smiled awkwardly, skipped the topic, and said, "Master Ji, I want to make these jade materials into jade pendants."

Ji Changfeng checked the jade materials in the box one by one, picked out two relatively thick ones, and said: "These two can be carved into exquisite balls, and the other thinner ones are suitable for carving jade pendants."

Wu Xuan nodded, "You are a professional, you can watch the carving."

Ji Changfeng closed the box and said: "If you trust me, I can make a private contract for you. I will take these materials home and make them."

Wu Xuan nodded.

Ji Changfeng said again: "Don't worry, our Ji family's ancestors have been in Dingshan County for generations. I signed a long contract with Yulin Pavilion, and I can't leave this place for the rest of my life. It is impossible to run away."

Wu Xuan laughed, "It doesn't matter to me even if you run away with these jade materials."

Wu Xuan really didn't care, he just took an ax to smash another piece, and it would be done in minutes.But Ji Changfeng was very moved when he heard this. After all, the rarity of Nuanyu was obvious to all. Wu Xuan's willingness to entrust him with the full authority was a sign of trust in him.

The two signed a contract and set a manual fee of 18 taels of silver.

It is customary to give a deposit of two taels of silver first, but Ji Changfeng didn't ask for it.Wu Xuan was willing to hand over the jade directly to him, so he naturally had to trust Wu Xuan.

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At the beginning of September, Dingshan County School started classes.

Students who pass the examination as a scholar can enter the county school to listen to them.The masters of the county school are much higher than the masters of the ordinary colleges, at least they all have the fame of Juren.Occasionally, there will be one or two Jinshi, who will take turns to give lectures in various counties and counties.

On the first day of study, the newly arrived scholars were allocated dormitories according to their household registrations, with four people sharing a room.

Wu Xuan, Wu Wentao, and Yang Xiuzhu were all in the same room because their household registrations are in the villages in the southern suburbs of the county.And the fourth person in the dormitory is Liu Siyuan.

Wu Wentao was a little strange, "Liu Siyuan is from the county, how could he share a room with us?"

Wu Xuan guessed: "Perhaps there are more from other dormitories."

Compared with the last time I saw him in Fucheng, Liu Siyuan looked much more depressed now, and his clothes were changed into white coarse cloth clothes.

Wu Xuan and Wu Wentao exchanged a look.Was Liu Siyuan's appearance abandoned by Jiang Qiushi?

However, they were not familiar with Liu Siyuan, so they couldn't ask directly, so they could only suppress the doubt in their eyes and greet him casually.

Like many students from counties close to home, Wu Xuan took a night out.Every morning, I come to listen to a teacher's lecture, and I have lunch in the cafeteria at noon. In the afternoon, I will discuss my studies with my fellow subjects or go home to practice by myself.

A month passed quickly.

The flower arrangements made by Doudou have been placed in the white porcelain shop, and Liu Zhaodi was taught how to make them.

His short-term interest in silk flowers also quickly disappeared, and he started to practice calligraphy and reading with Wu Xuan again.Every night after Wu Xuan came home, he would briefly explain the homework of the day to Doudou, and the two would discuss with each other when they had different opinions.

Wu Xuan had to write down all the books he had read, and Doudou had to get a general understanding of them, so he didn't force himself if he couldn't remember them.

Wu Xuan wasn't there during the day, and Doudou would go to the Silent Pavilion next to the Silent Pavilion besides completing the homework that she had set for herself.

Silent Pavilion is a newly opened brush and ink shop, but unlike other brush and ink shops, Silent Pavilion has a very complete range of paints and a boss who knows how to paint.

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"Doudou." Gu Jin at the counter put down the scroll in his hand, "You didn't come a few days ago, I drew a new picture of a lady, and the outer tulle was smudged with azure blue."

Doudou turned her head and asked, "Does it look good?"

Gu Jin nodded, took out a long box from the counter, opened the scroll inside, and spread it out flat, "The stone blue light dye is indeed a little more elegant than other colors."

Doudou looked at the former court lady in the picture scroll, and saw the girl with a smile on her face, gently holding her plain hand, and was about to pick a small yellow flower.The palace dress on her body was covered with a layer of blue tulle, which swayed gently with the girl's movements.

It is obviously a static picture, but Doudou seems to have really seen the fluttering of the girl's clothes.

He exclaimed: "Master Huaiyu is indeed a master of calligraphy and painting!" If he wants to draw such a vivid picture scroll, he may have to practice for another ten years.

Gu Jin chuckled lightly, and said, "Thanks to the color suggested by Doudou, otherwise this painting would be much worse."

Doudou waved his hand, looking serious, "No way. With Mr. Huaiyu's painting skills, even a light color can be painted very well."

Gu Jin said: "I just took advantage of my proficiency. In fact, your overall conception and color matching are much more ingenious than mine. As long as you practice more, you will be better than me in a few years."

Gu Jin took out a pen while talking, "The painting is finished, but there is still a line missing, Doudou can write it for me."

A private seal has been stamped on the right side of the picture scroll, with the word "Huaiyu" written on it.There are two blank lines above the private seal, which is where the inscription is kept.

Doudou hesitated, "My handwriting is not good." Practicing handwriting with brother Xuan every day, he has been hit to the point where he is not confident in his handwriting.

Gu Jin smiled, still holding up the pen, "It's okay."

Doudou said again: "I don't know how to write poems either, I don't know what words to write."

"If we don't know how to write poetry, we won't write it." Gu Jin said, "Let's use an old saying! 'A brassica, graceful and graceful.' How about it?"

Doudou can't even do the rhymes that are required for the imperial examination, let alone the lyrics and music that are not tested for the imperial examination.He had no idea which predecessor's words Gu Jinhua used.

But seeing Gu Jin's insistence, Doudou himself really liked the painting, so he took the pen.

He wrote word by word seriously: "A brassica, Pingting—"

Gu Jin stared nervously at the tip of Doudou's pen until the word "Pingting" was finished.Looking at the two characters with complete strokes and correct handwriting, Gu Jin didn't know whether he should be disappointed or relieved.

At the teacher's thank-you banquet for the scholar who passed the exam, after seeing the jade pendant worn by Wu Xuan, Gu Jin immediately went back to Beijing to inquire about the Yuan family's affairs in those years.

Mr. Yuan Ge and Mrs. Yuan died in the capital, while their sons and daughters escaped.Yuan Yueque's escape was very high-profile, not only with a large number of people, but also a lot of heavy books, like an imperial envoy, fled to the southernmost tip of Dalan Kingdom, and went out to sea.

As for the daughter of the Yuan family, no one has ever found her trace.The Yuan family's daughter was frail since she was a child, and she was raised in a deep boudoir, and few outsiders saw her.Based on the appearance of her twin brother Yuan Yueque, people guessed that she must also be a stunning beauty.

But in fact, very few people had contact with the daughter of the Yuan family, and very few people knew her maiden name——Yuan Pingting.

Everyone on Feng Ge's old side thought that the Yuan brothers and sisters must have escaped together.But those who are familiar with Yuan's family know Yuan Pingting's physical condition, and she cannot withstand such a long and arduous journey.And Yuan Yueque's high-profile actions back then seemed to be covering up something.

Gu Jin speculated that Yuan Pingting should have gone to other places under the protection of another group of people.

Especially when Gu Jin tracked down Yu Doudou through Wu Xuan, and then tracked down Doudou's biological mother with unknown origin, she was even more convinced of this.

But now, Gu Jin was puzzled again. Children avoided taboos from their parents, but Doudou did not avoid the word "Pingting" at all, and wrote it on the painting openly.

Gu Jin looked at Doudou's side face, so beautiful, and suspected of having a jade pendant from the Yuan family, it was really suspicious.But Doudou was very frank, and the identity of his biological mother could not be confirmed. After all, the daughter of the Yuan family must have someone to protect her. How could she live alone in the countryside and marry a vulgar hunter.

Doudou put down the pen and said, "I'm not good at writing, I'm laughing at you."

Gu Jin withdrew her eyes and looked at a line of writing on the scroll. Although the writing was not strong enough, it was already quite strong.

Doudou said: "Did Mr. Huaiyu find the indigo pigment you mentioned last time?"

Gu Jin put away the scroll and said, "I found a kind of ore, adjusted the color, and I'll take you to see it."

-

Doudouhua bought the paint he wanted for five taels of silver, and also presented a masterpiece by Mr. Huaiyu as a gift.

Gu Jin said: "When you finish your new painting, give me one as well, and it will be even."

When Wu Xuan came home at night, he saw a picture of a lady in the study.He said: "Doudo, did you buy this painting? It's not like your style."

Doudou smiled and said, "I can't draw so well. It was given to me by Mr. Huaiyu."

"It's the boss of the Silent Pavilion again!" Wu Xuan scanned the painting critically, but couldn't find anything wrong with it, so he said, "I'll go shopping with you next time, but I want to see him." What does it look like!"