The bangzi had only struck at the hour, and it was not yet dawn.

Bang Yue has finished washing, and now she has adjusted her mood, and she will smear some rouge gouache and comb a good-looking hairpin when she goes out.

Today is the first day of going to Yuluo Pavilion as an apprentice, and she has to go early, and it is not in vain that she wants to earn money. Thinking about it, he sped up the speed of packing up in his hands and hurriedly went out.

It's just that before going out, I was still thinking about the cabbage seedlings that had just been buried, and Bang Yue quietly came to the backyard with an oil lamp, squatting on the edge of the low fence to see.

At this glance, she found that the cabbage seedling had broken through the ground, and had grown a young shoot the size of a fingernail, which was not noticeably green in the dark, but it made her very happy.

"Little sprout, grow up quickly, my sister's future food will depend on you, you have to fight."

Bang Yue muttered a few words to herself in the same place, and was about to get up to leave, but Yu Guang caught a glimpse of a figure flashing on the wall, and she was so frightened that she stopped her steps and clenched the oil lamp in her hand.

No, she's too poor to lock the door and not afraid to enter the thief's house? Robbery or robbery?

Turning her head slowly, she handed the oil lamp to the wall, but she saw the shadows of the trees mottled, and there was no one there.

Still approaching uneasily, after making sure that there was no hiding in the shadow of the tree, Bang Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to turn around and leave, when he heard a knock behind him, and then his body was hit by a heavy object, and he fell straight into the grass next to the tree.

Bang Yue's brain was only blank for a second, and the moment she opened her eyes, she immediately threw the person out of her, and then quickly rolled around and got up in embarrassment.

The man was thrown out, and his back slammed against the tree, causing him to snort in pain.

Bang Yue hurriedly reached for the oil lamp, and when he lifted it, he saw that it was a child who looked a little immature, he closed his eyes tightly, the pain was not light, and his mouth kept humming softly, like a little beast injured by mistake.

"Which young man, who is going to scare to death if he does this kind of thing of stealing chickens and touching dogs!"

Jiang Zhongrong was also frightened by her, and got up with a bone, patted the dust on his body, and said in a somewhat unfriendly voice: "Who stole chickens and dogs, and besides, this is not a rich family, what is there to steal." ”

Bang Yue stared at this young man who was more than half a head shorter than herself, domineering, with a wealth and energy all over his body, but his appearance was a little thin and weak, at this age, he seemed to be a little malnourished.

"Then you can explain and explain, why did you sneak in before dawn, fortunately, my sister and I are tall and bold, and if you are a weaker person, you will not be scared to death, say it quickly, I will report to the official if I can't say why."

Jiang Zhongrong disdained to take care of her, looked her up and down with a straight gaze, and then said: "The outside of the courtyard here looks very similar, I inadvertently turned in, only to know that the layout inside is wrong, I found the wrong place, this is my mistake." If you don't have anything else to do, I'll go first. ”

At this moment, Bang Yue will not easily trust others, and when she heard this, she said suspiciously: "Really? ”

"What are you lying to you for?"

"Are you looking for someone at this hour?"

Jiang Zhongrong didn't look at her, and replied lightly: "It has nothing to do with you at any hour, see if you want to go out?" Hurry up, don't let me miss the hour. ”

He looked like he had good intentions when he said this, but in fact, he said that Bang Yue was delaying him, and he didn't just finish speaking, and he climbed over the wall in three or two times, and ran away with a smoke.

Hmph, bunny.

trespassing on a private house, no matter what, he can use this charge to educate him. If she wasn't in a hurry, he would have been a little broken child who couldn't eat and walked around.

Walking to the Yuluo Pavilion, the sky is bright, the street is bustling, the people who are rushing to the market in the morning market have been leading the horses, the vendors on both sides of the road have been neatly arranged, and the passers-by have to take a look at it, and they will start to talk.

Bang Yue looked up, the wind chimes hanging on the four corners of the eaves of the Jade Luo Pavilion were fluttering with the wind, the crisp jingle sound was particularly pleasant, if you hung a string under the eaves of your own house, the wind passed through the hall, the sound was very beautiful.

"Eh, don't get in the way." A girl walked up behind her, and her shoulder hit Bang Yue, who was standing in the center, and instead glanced back at her: "You just Wen Bang Yue, what are you looking at so distracted, there is a fairy brother coming down from this sky?" ”

Bang Yue stood on her feet and raised her eyes to look at this person: "There is no fairy brother, but there is a fairy sister." ”

She covered her mouth and smiled: "You little mouth, it's strange to be pleasing to people, my name is Chu Yan'er, this apprentice of Yuluo Pavilion, why are you dressed so shabby, and you have a lovely face in vain." ”

Bang Yue twitched the corners of her mouth, this girl is really good at talking.

The two walked in, and the wind was blowing under the girl's feet, and Da threw her several steps. Bang Yue wiped a handful of sweat after chasing after her, and guessed who this person was in her heart.

The one who loves green clothes the most, a little cinnabar between his eyebrows, and his appearance is about to overwhelm the country and the city, is Chu Yan'er.

Bang Yue sighed in her heart, she had to be tempted for a moment when she saw this look.

Yuluo Pavilion has not yet opened, the first floor sells hairpin flower ornaments, the second floor is the warehouse, where all the materials and account books are placed, and the third floor is where these apprentices are placed. Yu Haitang has been in charge of Yuluo Pavilion for many years, and it is said that he is a ruthless character, and the slowest apprentice can be taught in two years, and the fastest half a year can be.

Bang Yue went up to the third floor, Yu Haitang had not yet come, but the other apprentices had arrived, and they were sitting at the round table bored, each holding one side, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere was very strange.

Chu Yan'er just sat down and patted the position next to her: "Sister, come here to sit, we are familiar with each other." ”

As soon as Bang Yue raised her foot, she heard someone next to her snort coldly: "This girl, we are here to be apprentices, and getting ahead is the most important thing. ”

Bang Yue hadn't spoken yet, Chu Yan'er followed the prestige and preemptively struck: "Tsk, little sister has a big breath, I'm afraid I haven't freshened up in the morning, I have good tea here, you can take it to rinse your mouth, by the way, don't thank you, I, Chu Yan'er, am used to helping others." ”

"You!"

"What's your name?" Chu Yan'er deliberately pressed her temples: "Qiu He, right?" Why does it sound like a maid's name? ”

Qiu He is a concubine, she was stepped on by someone and was about to have a seizure. Bang Yue happened to be standing on the side, stretched out her hand and pressed Qiu He, who was about to stand up, and then went around to the back and pushed open the window: "The room is stuffy, there is no light, it is inevitable that the anger is strong, look, this is a lot more refreshing." ”

Chu Yan'er secretly gave her a thumbs up.

Bang Yue smiled and went back to sit beside her, although this Chu Yan'er had a little poisonous mouth, it seemed that it was better to get along with.

"Alright." Liu Ziyi opened his mouth: "We have to get along in the future, don't quarrel over unnecessary things at this time, it's better to take advantage of the fact that the master is not here, and we can get to know each other." ”

Qiu He rolled his eyes and stopped talking.

Liu Ziyi looked at Bang Yue and smiled gently: "The names will not be said to each other, I must have read the roster before I came, where is Bang Yue from, how come I have never seen it." ”

Shut herself in the room all day long to write a playbook, someone recognizes her as a ghost, but this is good, it is convenient for her to deal with things in the future, so she slowly spoke: "I used to do some small business, and then I couldn't open it, so I came to the capital to make a living. ”

"Can't go on?" Chu Yan'er asked.

"The villain framed me and made me miserable."

Liu Ziyi couldn't help but sigh: "This world has never been peaceful, looking at the peaceful face, prosperous and healthy, maybe one day there will be a storm and homeless." ”

There were two men in this apprentice, and at a glance they knew that they were brothers, because they were twins, and they looked almost identical.

Brother Shangguan Yan said: "Seeing that the girl is a woman, I didn't expect to have such worries. ”

"My father was an official in the prefect's office, and I heard a lot about it since I was a child. It's just that later, my father was also forced by a traitor and was unable to be an official, so he got by here and barely lived a life of food and clothing. ”

Chu Yan'er sighed: "I used to be the son of a family of eunuchs, don't you feel wronged when you come here?" ”

"It's always right to conform to the way of the world."

Bang Yue pressed Chu Yan'er's arm with a smile and asked, "Listening to Yan'er's accent, it's a southerner, from the water town, right?" ”

"My sister is really smart, I used to live in a gentle water town, and I was also the daughter of a rich family, and then there was a plague, and the family was in the middle of the road, although it was not sluggish, but it was also clean and peaceful, I didn't want to stay there, so I took a boat to the capital."

When Chu Yan'er said this, she slapped her thigh: "You don't know, I originally thought I wouldn't get seasick, but the boat traveled for a few days and nights, and encountered strong winds and waves on the way, and the boat shook so much that I thought it was going to fall apart, not to mention, I swore that the boatman said that I wouldn't vomit, and didn't prepare a copper basin for me, but I vomited all the yellow water, and the boatman hated me to death." ”

When Chu Yan'er spoke, several people laughed, but they didn't laugh a few times, and Yu Haitang's voice came from the corridor outside the house: "What's so funny, it also makes me happy." ”

The six people hurriedly stood up, saluted and said, "Hello master." ”

Yu Haitang nodded, and sideways introduced the two people in the back: "These are the two stewards, usually the two of them watch your progress, if necessary, the night work is also often done at night." You are all past the year of the Emperor, some I don't say you know, although I am not as good as the best Gong Yuesi, but I often make hairpins for the mothers in the palace, and the reputation is also good, the people are rude, you don't lose your manners for nothing, learning a technique is the most important. ”

The jade begonia is quite mild on weekdays, but the rules are strict, especially in the aspect of learning the craft, and there is no room for deviation.

The six people were silent for a moment, and then humbly bowed their heads and said, "Yes." ”

"Okay, this is Steward Zhao and Steward Qin, I'm usually on the first floor, just find a steward if you have something, there is usually nothing she can't solve."

After speaking, Yu Haitang waved his hand: "Practice hard." ”

The six people lined up, and Steward Zhao and Steward Qin discussed it in a muttering manner, and Steward Zhao walked directly to Bang Yue and Chu Yan'er and said, "Just the two of you, plus you, Shangguan Qian." ”

Shangguan Qian was timid and reluctantly spoke: "I want to be with my brother." ”

Steward Qin sighed: "You are all studying together, and you are not separated, where are there so many words, the rest come with me, I will take you to familiarize yourself with here first." ”

Shangguan Qian was reluctant to take his brother Shangguan Yan's hand, just like a child who had not grown up, but in the end he could only follow Qiu He and Liu Ziyi together.

Leaving Bang Yue and the three of them, Steward Zhao didn't speak, and suddenly sat down and drank tea calmly, Bang Yue took a look, walked over and refilled a cup of hot tea for Steward Zhao, with an attitude that was neither arrogant nor humble, no flattery, more like being polite and doing it smoothly.

After a while, Steward Qin brought the other three people in and said to Steward Zhao: "Alas, although they have only just come to the first day, the foundation has to be practiced slowly, and there will be more places to use their strength in the future, so it is okay to practice every day now." ”

Steward Zhao also thinks it is appropriate, this is said to be a handiwork, and it is naturally a test of hand strength, and it is not possible to practice without accumulating overnight, so it is not bad to practice before the start of school every time.

So he said, "Come with me." ”

But in a moment, when everyone returned, they all had a copper basin in their hands, and the copper basin was half filled with water.

Steward Zhao said: "It's not much, just practice a stick of incense every day, and we will start to learn after practicing." ”

Bang Yue swallowed her saliva unconsciously, this half pillar of incense, it is estimated that she will be tired enough, it seems that it is not easy to do anything, it takes a long time of patience.

Sure enough, after half a column, the two Shangguan brothers were fine, they were holding steadily, and the girls had already started shaking, especially Qiu He, who shook the most.

Steward Qin's eyes kept sweeping over Bang Yue like an eagle, and when he saw that she didn't move much, he walked away satisfied.

A stick of incense has finally passed.

"Hmm." Steward Zhao narrowed his eyes and nodded: "Yes, there are still a few strong ones, maybe you will be surprised when I say this, but you must remember that you are all apprentices of Yuluo Pavilion, that is, grasshoppers on a line, one is prosperous, one is lost, although there are not so many rules, but Aunt Yu hates those who can't take the table the most, and working hard is the most serious." Today, you're going to start by drawing flowers. ”

Several people looked at each other, and when they heard Steward Zhao's words, their hands trembled terribly.

Preparing the pen and paper, the six of them drew carefully in the classroom.

The study room is very large, with a total of six rectangular mahogany tables, and there are oil lamps with hollow lampshades in the corners of the tables, which will be where they often lie at their desks in the future.

Listen to the steward said to learn to wrap flowers first, this is a little simpler, the petals also have to be painted by themselves, whether they look good or not, and the petal shape is also very important.

Qiu He's face was a little pale, and he was a little impatient when he was drawing, thinking that he usually hated holding a pen the most. Liu Ziyi comforted her on the side, and then continued to draw patiently.

Chu Yan'er poked Bang Yue's back at this time, and when Bang Yue turned around, she whispered: "Don't look at Liu Ziyi looking so understanding, in fact, the city government is very deep, and such a person is the most cunning." ”

Bang Yue smiled helplessly: "You can draw quickly, the steward said, ten pictures are similar to ten pictures, this is a technical job." ”