"Yes, girl, please wait." The guy knew that Xu Xue and Xu Yongyi were in a group with Xu Xi, so he beckoned them to sit down together, and went to get the atlas to show Xu Xi.

Xu Xi flipped through the pages and looked at it.

She studied industrial design in modern times, and although the direction is more mechanical design, there is not much problem with product design.

Because of her professional relationship, she is also a woman who loves beauty, so she often pays attention to the designs of jewelry masters in modern times, and she has quite a lot of experience in this. She thinks that designing jewelry with modern thinking and vision is at least more novel than the jewelry craftsmen of this era, right?

The Xu family is short of money and lacks capital to do business, so Xu Xi naturally wants to use his professional advantages to earn the first pot of gold.

She flipped through the pages, categorizing and comparing them in her mind, and then remembering what they had in common. By the time she finished reading this jewelry atlas, she had a general understanding of the jewelry design styles of this era.

"Is this one? Is there anything else? She looked up and asked the man.

The guy laughed: "Guest officer, there is only this one." ”

Xu Xi nodded, turned his head to Xu Xue, who was looking at the album next to her, and asked, "Is there anything you like?" As he spoke, he winked at Xu Xue.

Xu Xue comprehended and quickly shook her head: "I don't think it's good-looking." ”

"I think so." Xu Xi put down the album, stood up, and asked the guy, "If I use the pattern I designed to customize jewelry, how do you calculate it?" ”

Looking at the list today, Xu Xi and Xu Xue both wore their best dresses, but they were still half-new and old muslin dresses, and there were no gold and silver jewelry on their heads; The same is true of Xu Yongyi's clothes. The guy thought, even if these people buy jewelry, they are all the simplest and cheapest styles. Therefore, the hospitality was not high.

Naturally, there is an album in the store, but it is not that the distinguished customers will not take it out to show it, so as not to be stolen and learned. The style of some jewelry is unique to their Changming Pavilion, and the album will naturally not be easily taken out to show people.

Now that he heard Xu Xi ask this, he felt that he was making excuses. However, the rules of the store made him not want to offend the customers, so he said lightly: "I have to ask the shopkeeper about this." The girl brought the pattern and talked about it. The craft is there, and some patterns may not be able to be made, depending on the girl's pattern. ”

Xu Xi nodded and said to Xu Yongyi: "Uncle, then let's go back." ”

Xu Yongyi breathed a sigh of relief and led the two out of the door.

When he went out, Xu Xi bought three steamed buns in the store next to him and asked the shopkeeper: "May I ask the silver building in the county, is there only this one Changming Pavilion?" ”

When she bought something, the store was naturally very enthusiastic, and said, "There are two silver buildings in the county, in addition to Changming Pavilion, there is also a Yulong Pavilion, which is slightly larger than Changming Pavilion. ”

Xu Xi thanked the store, took a few steps forward with the bun, and then handed it to Xu Yongyi: "Uncle, put it in the baggage." We don't have to cook at night, just eat these buns and snacks. ”

Xu Yongyi opened the baggage and let her put it in, and asked, "Do we still want to go to that Yulong Pavilion?" ”

Xu Xi shook his head: "I'm not going." Let's go back. ”

The three of them went to the place where the mule cart was parked, got into the mule cart, and returned to the village.

In the village, Mama Ruan has been waiting for Hou for a long time, and she is very dissatisfied with Xu Xi running around the county all day long, and secretly decides: Once Xu Xi is taken back to the Hou Mansion, she must talk to the old lady and invite a nurturing grandmother to teach her. It is better for the girls' family to be chaste and quiet, and the girls in the Hou Mansion can't leave the house several times a year. How can he run out to play all day long like Xu Xi?

Xu Xi and the others went out early in the morning, looked at the list and went shopping again, and when they came back, it was only noon.

"Why did you come back? Mama Ruan has been waiting for almost two hours. Xie Shi came out and said something in disgust, but his eyes blinked, and he didn't know what he was hinting at.

Xu Xi understood, and said with a smile: "After reading the list, we walked around the street for a while." He turned his head to Mama Ruan and said, "I didn't know that Mama Ruan was here and told you to wait for a long time." ”

Mama Ruan smiled on her face, and she couldn't see any anger or impatience: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, I came without saying hello, it's mine, it's not mine." Saying that, she asked curiously, "Look at the list?" What list does the girl look at? ”

"Yesterday I went to the county to take the exam for the girls' academy. Because I was afraid that I would lose face if I didn't pass the exam, I didn't dare to say it. Xu Xi smiled, "I went to see the list today, but I was lucky." ”

Xu Xue had long wanted to show off to her mother, but because Mama Ruan was there, she didn't know if she could say it, so she kept holding back.

Hearing Xu Xi say it at this time, she hurriedly hugged Xie's arm and shouted excitedly: "Mother, I'm also hit." My sister and I are going to go to the academy the day after tomorrow. ”

"Really?" Xie Shi was overjoyed, holding his daughter and overjoyed, completely forgetting the existence of Mama Ruan, "Ah, I have to prepare well, let's celebrate and celebrate in the evening." ”

As she spoke, she asked Xu Yongyi again: "Did you buy meat and come back?" ”

Xu Yongyi pulled the corners of his mouth in embarrassment: "I forgot." "He was dragged by Xu Xi to go shopping all the way, and he also ran to the silver building to fool people and tricks, where can he care about buying meat?

Xie Shi glared at him: "You are really. Okay, I'll go to the neighboring village. As she spoke, she turned around and was about to go back to the house to get the money, when she saw Mama Ruan standing behind her with a shocked face.

She hurriedly smiled at Mama Ruan and said, "I'm going to buy meat, Mama will eat here at night." ”

"No, I'll say a few words to Miss Xi and leave." Mama Ruan gathered her mind, waved her hand, and said to Xu Xi, "Miss Xi, can you take a step to speak?" ”

"Okay, come into my room and talk about it." Xu Xi nodded and walked towards the house where she lived.

When the two entered the door, Xu Xi pointed to the chair and made a gesture to Mama Ruan: "Mama is at her own convenience." ”

She lifted the porcelain pot and poured two glasses of water, one cup was put in front of Mama Ruan, and she picked up the water cup and drank the water, so that Mama Ruan didn't have time to say a word of excuse or take the initiative to pour water.

Mama Ruan stood aside, looking at Xu Xi after drinking the water, and saw that she wiped her mouth and was about to sit down, so she asked, "Miss Xi, have you really been admitted to the girls' academy?" ”

The women's academy recruits dozens of people a year. This is the only way for women in the Jin Dynasty to advance, and I don't know how many people have to squeeze their heads in. The girl of the wealthy family in the capital, when did she not use all means to enter the academy to gild? It's just because of the rules set by Empress Shotoku and the dignity of the current executor that he has to follow the rules.

Even at the county level, it is not easy to get into.

"yes." Xu Xi smiled, "How dare we lie about this kind of thing?" Mama went to check it out. ”

"That's not what I meant." Mama Ruan hurriedly waved her hand, "I just think that the women's academy is notoriously difficult to enter." The girl grew up in a small portal like the Xu family, and she was still admitted, which shows the girl's excellent intelligence. If the old lady found out, she would not know how to be happy. ”