Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 210
After Ye Dafu went back, according to Mai Xiang's explanation, he told Ye and Zhao that they don't need to make kites anymore, but directly make toothbrush handles, because Mai Xiang didn't have time to draw kites.

After the handles of the toothbrushes were finished, they were handed over to Cao's family, Li Ding was in charge of dyeing, Liu Huilan and Li Xiangyun were in charge of sewing pig hair, Mai Xiang put the toothbrush in Huaici's bookstore, and Yongen found a shop at the front door to specialize in Selling bone china, Mai Xiang took the opportunity to send her own toothbrush as well, since it is a rich man's business anyway.

Huaici passed the county examination very smoothly, and Ji Xiaolan's general examination ended in mid-March. When the results of Huaici's government examination came out, Ji Xiaolan's palace examination results also came out, and he won the first class.

Mai Xiang seems to remember that Ji Xiaolan did not enter the first class in history, but she did not expect that she passed through and quietly changed Ji Xiaolan's fate. Mai Xiang felt a little proud.

There was an endless stream of congratulatory people at the gate of Ji's house, and Mai Xiang didn't join in the fun. Three days later, she reserved a private room in Fuyunlai and asked Huaici to pick up Cao Xueqin and Ji Xiaolan in person, and Mai Xiang herself, Then he personally went to Prince Li's Mansion and invited Yong En over.

Because Yong En has already watched the first [-] chapters of "The Story of the Stone", he is very impressed by Cao Xueqin's talent, and he also knows that he is Cao Yin's grandson, so he has long been willing to get acquainted.

Neither Ji Xiaolan nor Cao Xueqin knew Yong En, and Mai Xiang deliberately concealed Yong En's identity.

"Sir, this is Brother Huizhou, also known as Master Lanting, who also likes calligraphy, painting and poetry. He once bought Mr. Ji's calligraphy and painting, and he also admires Mr. Ji's calligraphy and painting. I'm abrupt."

Cao Xueqin listened and looked at Yong En. He knew that Mai Xiang had a young brother-in-law of the prince, and an even younger brother-in-law of Baylor. None of the other outsiders had heard of Mai Xiang. At his age, he guessed that he should be Prince Li Yongen.

It's just that he doesn't quite understand, why does Prince Li want to see him?Moreover, you have to hide your identity.

Ji Xiaolan also saw that Yong En was dressed well. In addition, when he entered the door just now, he noticed that the door plaque was inscribed by a prince named Yong En, but Ji Xiaolan didn't know how deep Mai Xiang's friendship with Yong En was, so he also I can't tell that the person who came is the honorable Prince of Li, Yongen.

"Brother, this is my husband and my godfather. This is Mr. Ji Yunji, Tanhua of Xinke. I met him at the bookstore by chance. I didn't expect my luck to be so good. I met someone casually." The person is Tanhualang, this time Huai Ci was able to pass the government examination, thanks to Mr. Ji's guidance." Mai Xiang laughed.

"Ji is here to fulfill his wish today. I didn't expect Miss Mai Xiang's words to be so effective. The door plaque will be delivered another day. Today I specially sent a picture to Miss Mai Xiang. Can you still get it?" Ji Xiaolan took out a picture reel.

This is a song "Nian Nujiao Chibi Nostalgia" by Su Shi, and Ji Xiaolan spread it on the table.

"Good words, good words, Su Shi's good words and Ji Tanhua's wild cursive really complement each other." Yongen praised first.

"Thank you, Mr. Ji. I have also prepared a pen and ink. Today is my happiest day. The three most important people around me are all gathered together. Why don't we all draw a picture for today's gathering? How?" Mai Xiang laughed.

Cao Xueqin patted Mai Xiang's head and said with a smile, "Is there such a down-and-out 'noble' as your husband?"

"Sir, this 'noble man' is not that 'noble man'. To Mai Xiang, godfather is absolutely noble."

"Haha, what a 'noble person' is not that 'noble person'. For Ji, Miss Mai Xiang is also an absolute noble person." Ji Xiaolan smiled heartily.

"In this way, my sister is also my absolute noble." Yong En also gave Mai Xiang a loving look, he really loved Mai Xiang as his own sister.

"So, Mai Xiang is the 'noble person' of all of us here?" Cao Xueqin laughed.

"My sister is definitely a real noble person to me." After Huai Ci finished speaking, he also gave Mai Xiang a doting look.

"Actually, the help between people is mutual. You have helped me a lot, and I may have done some small things for you, so you think I am a noble person, but in fact you are all my noble people. As the saying goes Well said, it’s called giving someone a rose, and it has a lingering fragrance in your hands.” Mai Xiang laughed.

"Giving someone a rose leaves a lingering fragrance in your hand. Where did the saying come from? Why haven't I heard of it?" Ji Xiaolan asked first, he was a research addict.

"Mr. Ji, how can the little girl have so much knowledge? It would be great if she could remember it and use it. Can she still remember the source?"

"It seems that I have never taught you this word, not only have I not taught it, I have not even heard it." Cao Xueqin thought for a moment and said.

"Really? I don't remember where I heard it. I just thought this sentence was very good, so I remembered it. Hey, have we deviated from the topic? Now we are talking about painting, and I will draw one too. , I'll make a fool of myself first." After Mai Xiang finished speaking, Huaici took out the drawing board and charcoal pencils for her.

"Oh, Miss Mai Xiang can also paint, so someone Ji should appreciate it."

"Mr. Ji, I only know how to do graffiti, and I can't be elegant. It's just to make you all laugh. It can be regarded as attracting jade."

Mai Xiang still draws simple cartoon portraits, which is what she only knows, but the characters are still vivid, at least everyone quickly found their corresponding portraits.

"Miss Mai Xiang, Ji has never seen your painting style before, who did you learn from?"

"Hehe, I'm sorry, when I was young, I taught myself how to raise pigs, and draw pigs with branches while raising pigs, so I am best at drawing animals." After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she casually hooked a pig, a sheep and a duck come out.

"Ji got it. It turns out that Miss Mai Xiang is the real genius, a child prodigy." Ji Xiaolan flipped through Mai Xiang's drawing board.

"What am I? The things I draw can't be elegant, they can only be used for fun and for everyone to laugh."

"Hey, Miss Mai Xiang's words are wrong. There was a Wang Mian in the Yuan Dynasty. It is said that he also practiced drawing on the ground with branches while herding cattle and studying, and eventually became a master. You are still young, and you already have this skill. Given time, fame will come sooner or later.”

"In that case, we should find a good husband for her." Yong En said with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, there is no need to find a husband. The three of you are my husbands. As long as I learn a little from you, I will be satisfied." Mai Xiang was happy, forgot the taboo, and shouted "" Brother-in-law."

From this, Cao Xueqin was sure that the person who came was Prince Li, but he didn't point it out. In addition, he was open-minded in nature and didn't respect the rich and powerful, so he didn't feel uncomfortable. He was just curious about the other party's intentions.

"Okay, my daughter wants to learn, godfather will teach you well." Cao Xueqin picked up the pen and ink, and drew a picture of a lotus flower on the spot, with the inscription "Out of the mud but not stained, in the clear ripples without demons."

The inscription is relatively long, "The little girl Mai Xiang congratulates Ji Tanhua for being named on the gold list. Cao Mengruan made a painting and smiled at her beloved daughter as a commemoration. April 19, 25th year of Qianlong."

"Mr. Cao is so elegant, he is such a 'smile for Boai's girl', the heart of fist is vivid on the paper, today I, Ji, have the audacity to accept this female disciple, and smile for Boai's disciple, Ji also It was ugly on the spot."

After Ji Xiaolan finished speaking, he also drew a picture with a brush. What he drew was a wheat field, and it was a wheat field when it was about to harvest. Where the breeze passed by under the moon, the undulating wheat waves could be clearly seen.The inscription is "After the wind has passed, I can smell the fragrance of wheat, Ji Yun's title on the gold list, and Mr. Mengruan and poems and paintings, and smile with my lover, as a memory. Ji Xiaolan was born on April 19, 25th year of Qianlong."

"It's a good time to smell the fragrance of Mai after the wind has passed. Mr. Ji is worthy of being the top talent in the dynasty. His talent and knowledge are far superior to that of Cao, and Cao admires him." Cao Xueqin really did not expect Ji Xiaolan to use the name of Mai Xiang to paint.

"Today is the time when I really learned the great talents of the two of you. My younger brother is not talented, so I didn't dare to write, but today is a good day, and I don't want to let down the elegance of the two of you, so I have to show my shame. Please give me your advice, senior." Yong En cupped his fists and said with a smile.

After Yongen finished speaking, he also picked up the brush and thought for a while. He drew a picture of three friends in the cold season, vigorous and powerful bamboo, plum blossoms with sparse horizontal branches, and ancient pine that has gone through vicissitudes. Below, there is actually a small wheat field.

The inscription is "Food is the most important thing for the people, and rosin, bamboo, and plum fragrance are not as good as wheat fragrance." Great pleasure, this is the ambition. The owner of Lanting was born on April 19, 25th year of Qianlong."

Cao Xueqin and Ji Xiaolan looked at Yong En's calligraphy and painting, and they both laughed and said: "After seeing the calligraphy and painting of Master Lanting, all of us can be burned. I'm so happy, today is really a great joy in my life."

"Just kidding, kidding, brother-in-law, you're the only one left." Yongen patted Huaici on the shoulder.

Huai Ci smiled and said: "Today Xiao Ke really opened his eyes. Huai Ci is not talented, so he also doodled a few times. I hope the three of you will give me some advice."

After Huaici finished speaking, he also thought for a while, and smiled at Cao Xueqin: "Sir, Huaici can borrow your stone."

"Stone?" the three asked.

"Mr. loves to paint stones. Huaici has copied it several times. I haven't learned painting for a long time. Today I have to teach others how to do it. It makes everyone laugh."

Huaici picked up the brush and started to paint. Mai Xiang had never seen Huaici paint before, and she was also curious.The picture is a big jagged rock, and there are several rows of wheat beside the stone, and the wheat flowers are blooming.

The inscription on it reads "The Ugly Stone is useless and useless, fortunately there is a piece of wheat fragrance."

"Haha, what a 'fortunate to have a piece of Maixiang', little brother, you are the luckiest person among us, the talent of Miss Maixiang really impressed Ji, she is both vulgar and elegant, even if it is vulgar, it is also vulgar This time, Ji was able to win the first class, in fact, it also benefited from the career economics that Miss Mai Xiang told Ji." Ji Xiaolan laughed.

"Official career economy?" Yong En and Cao Xueqin both looked at Mai Xiang after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)