Jewelry and clothes are the lifeblood of women, and Shen Xi didn't expect that his paintings would have such a great attraction and make Xi'er make such a huge "sacrifice".

At this time, Xi'er was almost bankrupt to get a painting.

Shen Xi nodded in agreement.

Xi'er breathed a sigh of relief, and when she went out to ask the maid to bring the easel up, she was still muttering: "If you can't do it again, can't you let me pay for it with meat?" ”

Shen Xi just picked up the cold tea on the table and took a sip, and when he heard this, he almost squirted out the tea. He thought to himself: "This girl is really fishy, how can this be said by ordinary women from good families?" ”

When the easel was brought up, Shen Xi personally fixed the painting paper and adjusted the paint, and Xi'er looked a little anxious: "You...... You have to draw well, and you don't draw well...... I won't let your ...... go."

Shen Xi picked up the pen and looked at Xi'er with anger and resentment, looking indignant and angry, and always felt that there was less beauty in the painting.

Shen Xi shook his head and said, "Miss Xi'er, you pay attention to artistic conception in painting, don't you want to record this angry appearance into the painting?" ”

"Why is it so troublesome? There were painters who came in the past, but they weren't as verbose as you. Xi'er's good temper was almost worn out by Shen Xi, and she was still distressed by the loss of those carefully collected jewelry, and her attitude towards Shen Xi became more and more unkind.

Shen Xi smiled: "That's why Miss Xi'er will come down, isn't it?" ”

Xi'er's cheeks tightened, and said, "Even if you have the ability, I will never give you a chance to pit this girl in the future." Say, what mood do you want? I also follow Bixuan's example, standing at the window and looking out at the scenery? ”

Shen Xi shook his head: "No, Miss Bixuan's temperament is gentle and weak, what I feel from her is the melancholy of her life experience, with a faint melancholy, which makes people feel pity." But Miss Xi'er is charming and tender like water, and she also has the stubbornness and unyielding that are rare in her daughter's family, which is very different. So you can't apply a pattern. ”

Xi'er carefully considered Shen Xi's words, and her anger dissipated slightly: "It's really troublesome, but you are quite good at what you say...... Well, you just have to say how this girl does it. ”

"Lie down on the bed. Sleepy-eyed, leaning on the brocade quilt, it is best to be half-untipped ......"

Xi'er immediately touched the lid of a teapot and threw it at Shen Xi, and the shot was ruthless and extremely fast. Shen Xi hurriedly turned his head sideways to avoid it, but he still rubbed his cheek and flew over, and his face hurt hotly.

"Smack!"

The lid of the teapot slammed into the wall and shattered into several pieces.

"This girl can see that you mean to entertain me, don't you? Why don't you let me take off my clothes and show you? Xi'er crossed her waist angrily, "By the way, I forgot that you are still a child, even if this girl takes off her clothes, what can you ......do with this girl?"

Just when Xi'er was talking angrily. Shen Xi quickly drew on the paper.

What Shen Xi wants is the feeling that Xi'er feels right now.

Xi'er scolded her, and found that Shen Xi didn't like her at all, so she stepped forward angrily, and was surprised to find that Shen Xi was already painting, and was about to say something to stop her, but she found that she had already formed herself on the drawing paper, and her appearance and demeanor were very in line with her heart.

"So fast...... Is this me just now? ”

Xi'er felt that something was not right, she was obviously scolding Shen Xi with her waist crossed just now, but the figure on the drawing paper was a beauty standing behind the carved fence and jade brick, holding a small fan.

Shen Xi smiled while drawing: "I said it below." Painting is about artistic conception, not stereotypical scenes, if you put Miss Xi'er's appearance on the drawing paper just now, you will get the pen fee. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this house. ”

Xi'er had a little smug on her face and said, "It's good to know." Hey, am I going to go back and stand and pose like the people in your paintings? ”

Shen Xi nodded, but Xi'er took the initiative to go to the bedside this time, as if the bed was a carved fence in the painting. Standing there, with a pride on his face. After a while, she suddenly remembered that she seemed to be missing a small fan in her hand, so she quickly opened the cabinet to look for it, but she didn't find such a feminine thing for a long time.

"Remember one of them, where did you put them?" Xi'er looked for a long time, and her face showed impatience again.

Shen Xixin said, she is really an anxious girl.

However, Shen Xi no longer needs a model to paint, and what appears in his pen is a beauty with a bit of masculine characteristics, although it is based on Xi'er, but Shen Xi's characters are a combination of talent and arrogance.

Shen Xi nodded with satisfaction, put away the paints and brushes, and greeted with a smile: "Miss Xi'er, your painting is ready, come and see if you are satisfied?" ”

When Xi'er heard this, she hurriedly stepped forward, and when she saw the beauty on the paper, her face first showed a happy expression, but quickly sank her face: "If I say that the painting is not good, will you draw another one?" ”

Shen Xi said: "Miss Ruoxi'er is willing to give another fifty taels of silver, and she doesn't mind painting another one." ”

"Stingy."

Xi'er scolded lightly, but smiled and took off the painting paper on the easel, took it in her hand and looked at it carefully, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

Shen Xi reminded: "The drawing paper is easy to break, Miss Xi'er should find someone to frame it earlier, hang it on the wall or keep it on weekdays." Also, Miss Xi'er, see if you ......"

Only then did Xi'er realize that from the end of this painting, the swaying on her head no longer belonged to her. She gently took off the step and groped in her hand for a long time, it was not a simple reluctance, but with memories and sadness, as if there was a story in it.

In the end, Xi'er put the step shake in the jewelry box, handed it over and said, "Oh, this is yours, but you have to keep it safe, you can't lose it, and you can't ...... Break. ”

Can't you lose it, can't you break it? This logic ......

Shen Xi packed up the jewelry box and the things he brought, and saluted: "I have finished painting and said goodbye." ”

Xi'er looked at herself on the drawing paper, a little in a trance, she didn't even pay attention to what Shen Xi said, and waited for Shen Xi to say it a second time, she came to her senses: "Oh, then I'll let someone send you out." ”

After speaking, she walked over and opened the door, with a little more sadness on her face as Bixuan.

Shen Xi thought about it, about a dusty woman, even if she was unrestrained on weekdays, she would feel nostalgic for the future that she was at a loss and had no expectations.

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Shen Xi returned home after painting for Xi'er, glanced around, and finally threw the jewelry box under the bed, he didn't want Zhou to know that he had to bring so much jewelry.

Originally, Shen Xi also wanted to take things to the pawnshop, but when he thought about it, it was his daughter's thing. When I have the opportunity, I still return the things, as a personal favor.

Originally, it meant fighting with Xi'er, and painting a picture would exchange all the jewelry that people cherished, which was a little embarrassing.

More than ten days have passed in a blink of an eye. It's just the end of June.

In order to facilitate Shen Xi to participate in this monthly exam, Feng Huaqi specially gave Shen Xi a three-day vacation, so that he could go home and finish the essay with peace of mind.

On June 28, the day of the Confucianism Department, Shen Xi got up in the morning. After dinner, I went to the Confucianism Department to read the topic and come back to write an article. When he arrives in the backyard of the pharmacy, he finds that there is a mess everywhere.

"Little master, you don't know, there was a thief in our shop last night." Ning Er walked over and said nervously.

"Thieves?" Shen Xi frowned.

To say that during the period of Tingzhou Mansion a year ago, there were indeed thieves, and every household was closed, but the thief did not affect the pharmacy.

Ning Er hurriedly said: "Grandma and aunt are discussing things inside, why don't you go in and have a look?" ”

Shen Xi didn't want to get involved, he expected that Hui Niang and the Zhou family were counting the losses. Originally, there wasn't much silver in the pharmacy. Even if it is stolen, it should not be a big problem, and because of the tight security of the silver horn and the main hall of the Chamber of Commerce, ordinary thieves go in and steal, which is equivalent to throwing themselves into the net.

Shen Xi was about to go to see the question after eating, so he went to the kitchen to find something to eat first.

As a result, when he arrived at the ground, he found that the cold pot was cold, and Shen Xi suddenly looked at Ning Er with some dissatisfaction: "There are thieves at home, and they are not rats, so even the rice has been stolen, right?" ”

Ning Er said aggrievedly: "Little master, don't blame the slave. Grandma told us to take stock of the herbs in the storehouse when we got up in the morning, and the slaves and maids have not eaten yet. ”

Shen Xi shook his head helplessly, and as soon as he returned to the courtyard, Hui Niang and Zhou came down from upstairs. Zhou scolded and said: "This thief actually stole into our pharmacy, it seems that he should raise a wolf dog in the backyard, or find someone to come and guard the door at night, and if someone comes, he must break his leg." ”

Hui Niang smiled slightly, just in time to see Shen Xi. She nodded at Shen Xi, and then remembered that she forgot to make breakfast: "Oh, I patronized the inventory of medicinal materials, and I didn't even cook the meal, and the shop will open in a while, and Xiaolang has to rush to Confucianism for the summer ......."

Zhou said: "It's okay, let's deal with the lower stomach casually, Han Wa'er is not pampered when he is young, and he will not starve to death if he eats less." Han Wa'er, did you hear it, go to Confucianism to read the questions in the summer, and when you come back, you will go into the room to make an article. Your aunt said that this exam will also set up a case, and you will win glory for your family when the time comes. ”

Shen Xi smiled bitterly, this month's exam is not an official exam, so what about taking the first case, it has no practical meaning at all.

There was no food at home, so Shen Xi could only go to the Confucianism Department to read the questions first.

Because there are three days of time to answer the questions before and after, and this monthly exam is only a four-book essay and a five-scripture text, the candidates are not very active.

Shen Xi arrived outside the school, but he didn't see many people coming, and the question was posted on the bulletin board on the right side of the door, and there was no interception of the question, it was not very difficult, and Shen Xi wrote it down and went back to the pharmacy.

He calculated on the way, and it would take him a maximum of two hours to finish these two articles, which meant that he could rest for at least two days after completing the questions.

When I went back, the pharmacy had already opened for business, and at this time Hui Niang had already gone to the silver number, because there were no customers in the shop early in the morning, and Xie Yun'er was talking to Zhou.

“…… Sister, it's quite strange for you to say this, thieves come to our shop, and people inside and outside sleep so dead without noticing, even the nurse and the night watchman Xiu'er didn't hear any rumors. This thief's skills are so skillful, but why don't we have anything to lose? Doesn't it say that thieves don't fail? ”

Hearing Xie Yun'er's words, Zhou was also muttering: "I'm also wondering, is this thief a thief?" ”

As he spoke, Zhou naturally looked at Xiao Yu in front of the counter.

Even if Xiaoyu doesn't like to talk much on weekdays, she hurriedly defended at this time: "Auntie, don't look at me like this, we just have the courage to steal things from the house." ”

Shen Xi suddenly realized something.

He has felt that something is wrong since he got up in the morning, he has such a headache for some reason, and he has been listless, and now he reacts, could it be that he "got on the road" last night?

He didn't say anything, and hurriedly ran back to the courtyard in the back alley under the pretext of going home to do the monthly exam. As soon as he entered the room, he first looked under the bed, and as expected, the jewelry box that he had casually thrown under the bed was gone.

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PS: The second update!

Congratulations to "Windward Hair is Messy" for greatly promoting to the helmsman of this book! It seems that the monthly pass is a little weak today, and the Son of Heaven specially summoned it, so Mo Da! (To be continued.) )