Zhao Xiu first went to look through his collection.

The eighth day of the lunar month is about to go to the meeting, and now it is the end of November, and at this time, I have to do exquisite needlework, which may not be in time, and I will be tired of myself. Besides, Zhao Xiu rarely sends her own needlework to outsiders, she and Fang Renzhu are just new acquaintances, although they look at each other's temper is not bad, but who knows what the friendship will be in the future? If there is a conflict because of something, she feels embarrassed when she thinks that the needlework she made with her own hands falls into the hands of someone she doesn't like, and she is left to be picky. Therefore, the needlework was the first to be excluded by her.

She decided to choose some from her collection of stationery supplies, and if she didn't have a suitable one, she would buy them at the bookstore. However, the things that are bought now, although it is not easy to make any mistakes in gift-giving, but it is too common, and it is impossible to show her means, so she naturally has to process it slightly.

Considering that her calligraphy and painting level is a little higher than the level of poetry and the level of female celebrity, she decided to make a set of colorful flower notes for Fang Renzhu. At the last poetry meeting, Cao Luo took high-quality paper to transcribe everyone's poems, but a few girls privately discussed that it was too plain and too plain. In the letter Fang Renzhu sent her, the poems made by each person were copied on special colored poetry paper, so she deduced that Fang Renzhu's little girl was probably a little bit of a little girl and liked to use beautiful and elegant stationery supplies. Isn't that easy? When she was a child, she also liked to buy some stationery with beautiful patterns printed on it, and many of them were scented, not for writing, but for collection, and sometimes she would enjoy them with her good friends and show off to each other. Ancient paper didn't have that condition, but she could make it herself!

To make colorful flowers, flowers are easy to do, you can draw them yourself. Paper is hard to find. In this era, there were also colored papers, that is, the colors were different, some colors were not correct, and some colors were extremely heavy, and it was customary to write on them with gold and gold ink. Zhao Xiu thinks. According to the little girl's preference, Fang Renzhu probably won't like this, so you should pick those light-colored colored papers, preferably with slightly stiffer paper, no impurities on them, and solid color pastel notes are good.

It's a pity that Zhao Xiu himself rarely uses these things. She writes with high-quality rice paper, occasionally writing a post, using colored paper, and rarely using delicate and expensive paper. First, there is no need for this, and second, it is too expensive. She's been involved in housekeeping for some years. For their daily use, they will subconsciously calculate the cost, and it is inevitable to be stingy. Of course, as the daughter of a rich and noble family, she will not treat herself badly, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone she uses are all good things, but she doesn't like to use fancy things. I don't usually think that now I have contacts with everyone in the capital, and I want to prepare gifts for others. She realized that compared with others, she was so unsophisticated.

After rummaging through the small study, Zhao Xiu found two boxes of colored paper. One box of red is for the New Year's holidays, and the other box is dark gray and blue, but it is prepared to write posts when there was a funeral in the Guangping Palace, and the paper is very good. But it's not right at the moment.

When Bilian learned what she was looking for, she smiled and said, "These things." The girl rarely uses it on weekdays, so she has to look for it temporarily. Where can I find it? Why don't you go up to the old lady and ask. The old lady has a lot of good things, maybe there are them? ”

Zhao Xiu was reminded by her, so she went to Zhang's to ask. The Zhang family really had some, and when he learned that he was going to give the Fang family's daughter a birthday gift, he smiled and said, "What kind of flower note to give, this is too simple." I have here a box of Huanxiang Zhaiqin book friend ink from Wang Junqing in the former dynasty, which is elegant and not too expensive, and it is the most suitable for the girl who reads the book, you just have to take it. ”

Zhao Xiu's eyes widened: "When I had my birthday last year, I saw that this ink shape was chic, and I begged my grandmother to give it to me, but you refused, saying that it was a waste for me, why now I say I want to give a gift, you are happy?" ”

Zhang snorted: "How is this the same? You take this ink, it's just for practicing calligraphy, even if you cherish it, at most it's used to write a post, isn't it a waste? If you give it to the girl of the Fang family, it will be different. People have been familiar with poetry since childhood, and they can still use it to write a poem and write a word, which lives up to the good pen and ink. ”

Zhao Xiu pursed her lips: "What you said is sad, I practice calligraphy, and I copy good poems, good words and good articles, which is better than what other girls do by themselves." How can people use it to write, so they live up to the good pen and ink, and when I use it to write, it becomes a waste? I don't want to send this. It is enough to send a color note. I don't know her very well. ”

She left angrily, but Zhang was not angry, but laughed: "This girl, a little thing will make a fuss." ”

Lu's mother persuaded her on the side: "Actually, our girl is also familiar with poetry and books, the old lady has so many good things, what's the harm in giving some to the girl?" This qin book friend Mo gave the girl, and the old lady has something else. ”

Zhang shook his head: "It's all the things that I collected in the old year, and I can't use them up alone, so it doesn't matter if I give them to the children." But Sister Xiu is just practicing calligraphy, copying books, and occasionally writing a letter or post, where is the use of these? Rather than let her go of it, I might as well keep it away and use it later when I need it. Besides, Brother Wei will take scientific examinations in the future and socialize with scholars, these things can be given as gifts, and he can also use them if he has children in the future. In that case, why not save things for a later time when they will be of great use? Sister Xiu just complained that I took what she wanted as a gift. But this is the first time she has been a guest at the upper house, what kind of family is the Fang family? A well-known scholarly family in Beijing, his daughter's upbringing is the best. Sister Xiu'er went to his house, and if she was accidentally compared to his girl, her face would not look good. Giving a good gift can also allow the Fang family to accept her affection and take more care of her. ”

Mother Lu sighed: "Although the old lady is reasonable, but the girl is still young, and she may not be able to understand the old lady's hard work." They are all the same age, they all have birthdays, she wants this ink, but the old lady refuses to give it to her as her own grandmother, but she is willing to give it to the five girls of the Fang family. How could the girl's heart feel good? ”

Zhang smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, that kid's heart is wide, it'll be fine in a while." ”

In fact, when Zhao Xiu returned to the room, his anger disappeared. She is not a real child, how can she still be unhappy for a piece of ink? It's just that on the grandmother's side, she doesn't expect to get any better colored paper, in case the grandmother says again. There is a very precious fine paper or an antique inkstone that can be given to Fang Renzhu, will she take it or not?

After thinking about it, she sent a message to the front yard and asked people to go to the study shop on the side of the City God Temple to spread Zhao Ze, and bring some of the colored paper and colored paper in the shop to her. I asked for some colored ink and brushes, and she made a list of types and specifications, and let people bring them over.

Zhao Ze soon came over with something. He is a nephew, and his blood is close, but there is no need to avoid it, Zhao Xiu met him directly in the study.

Zhao Ze saluted her very respectfully. He greeted the two elders Zhang and Zhao Wei again, and then opened the boxes of paper products he brought to her one by one, made a brief introduction, and asked, "What does my aunt want to do with the colored paper?" If it is used at home, the Xue Tao note produced in this box of Shu is excellent. There are ten colors, the color is delicate, and it is most suitable for the daughter of the boudoir. This box is the flower paper of Nanjing Shizhu Zhai, and his family's arch flower paper is the most famous, and it is excellent to use it for personal use or give it away. ”

Zhao Xiu looked at the boxes one by one according to his introduction, and replied casually: "I want to make a few flower notes to give away, and I need to find a few light and delicate color notes that are not cheesy, preferably without impurities." Don't sprinkle gold, don't have tiger skin lines, don't rib lines. It's best to have a stiff texture. ”

Zhao Ze thought for a while: "The best powder wax paper from the south has this, but we don't have it in our store, why don't my aunt send someone to buy some in the south store in the sixth room?" Our shop is full of low-class goods, the best ...... I don't dare to say no, but it is not the best to have. ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at him: "Naturally, you have to find it from your own store first, if there is no one in the store." It's not too late for me to ask the six-room South Paper Shop. "Did he forget that the study shop was opened by the Marquis of Jiannan?

Zhao Ze's face turned red, and he lowered his head and didn't speak.

Zhao Xiu ignored him. I picked out four or five boxes to look at, and then looked at the colored ink and brushes he had sent. He said, "Let's do it first, wait for me to try it, and if it's not enough, I'll send someone to the store." You will record all the money you want, and at the end of the month, you will return it to the public middle school, and ask the account office to settle with me. ”

Zhao Ze hurriedly agreed, and seeing that she didn't plan to pick any more, he put away the paper products she didn't like again.

Zhao Xiu saw that his face was blue, his two dark circles were hanging brightly, he seemed to be very haggard, and even his face was much thinner than when he saw him last time, so he was puzzled, so he asked, "Has the business in the store been busy recently?" ”

Zhao Ze hurriedly smiled: "There are more people who want to go at the end of the year, so business is much better than usual, it is indeed a little busy, but my nephew can still handle it." ”

"Then how did you get so thin?" Zhao Xiu tilted his head to look at him, "His face is also pale and he has no energy." ”

Zhao Ze's face changed, and he reluctantly smiled and said, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night, but when I came over, the wind was blowing on the road again." ”

Zhao Xiu thought for a while: "Is your grandmother's illness cured?" "If the illness is cured, I will probably have the spirit to toss my grandson. The three of them went to live in the hot spring village of Guangping Wangfu for half a month, and after they came back, they were busy with the matter of entering the palace, and there were many things to be busy with in the approaching month, so they didn't have time to ask the latest situation of Zhao Ze's family, and it seemed that they still had to call the people who were monitoring to ask.

Zhao Ze put away his smile and replaced it with a melancholy color: "It's still not good, the doctor said that the colder the weather, the more ...... her illness will be It was her own delay, her foundation was not good, she was not properly maintained in the early years, and she damaged her foundation when she was in prison, but a few months ago in Wang's house, she saw that Mrs. Wang's kindness was difficult, so she listened to the words of the quack doctor, and made up for it indiscriminately, but made up for the damage to her body. Later, he accidentally contracted a cold, which caused all the roots of the previous disease. Now I have been sick for nearly a month, I can't get up from bed, and if I say a few more words, I will gasp for breath and be groggy every day. The doctors didn't even say a word accurately, and the medicine they prescribed didn't improve, but it didn't aggravate the condition, and now they can only drag it out. Lord Wang finally invited a doctor to go over to check his grandmother's pulse, saying that it was difficult to say, if he could survive until the beginning of spring, he might get better. ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyebrows, he only felt happy in his heart, and said hypocritically: "Really? Then let her heal well. A handful of old people, it's better to recuperate honestly, don't toss so many and don't. ”

Zhao Ze's ears were red, and he lowered his head: "Yes." ”

Zhao Ze left with his things, Zhao Xiu thought about it and decided not to tell the Zhang family about it. At lunch, Zhang asked, "I heard that you called Brother Ze over?" Zhao Xiu only replied: "Yes, I asked him to take some colored notes from the store and pick them out for me." "I didn't mention anything else. This was a trivial matter, so Zhang didn't ask much.

In the afternoon, Zhao Xiu sent a mother-in-law to find Zhao Qixuan on Gulou Xiejie. Although the southern goods store opened by Liufang in the capital is taken care of by a shopkeeper, Zhao Qixuan, as the brother of the head of the Liufang family, will also go over to take care of it from time to time. She asked Zhao Qixuan to help find the color note, which was much more convenient than others. Zhao Qixuan received her request, and soon went to the store to pick up the goods, handed them over to his wife Ma and daughter Zhao Yuan to bring over, and asked Zhang to say goodbye by the way.

Zhao Xiu and Zhao Yuan often played together when they were in Fengxian, and they were very familiar with each other. After seeing the ceremony, Ma wanted to chat with Zhang's about family life, and Zhao Xiu said, "I'll take Sister Yuan back to the house to play." Ma Shi hurriedly said: "Sister Yuan, quickly send the colored notes that my aunt wanted, if you think it is not suitable, you will immediately send someone home and say that the guy over there will send a new one soon." ”

Zhao Xiu thanked her sister-in-law with a smile, pulled Zhao Yuan back to the room, and selected colored notes with her. Zhao Yuan caught a glimpse of the paper products in Zhao Ze's shop on her bookcase, so he asked, "Little aunt also went to Brother Ze's shop to buy notes?" Have you heard about his family? ”

Zhao Xiu blinked: "What's going on in his family?" (To be continued)

ps: Stomach problems again, late update, sorry R580