"I have classes in four afternoons out of the decade." Mr. Kang said, "If you have time at other times, I can teach you." ”

Xu Xi was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed to Mr. Kang: "Thank you, master, student." ”

The two agreed on the time and place of the class, and Mr. Kang said, "Okay, I'll ask anyone who wants to learn painting from you first, and then send someone to contact you then." You don't have to worry about that. With that, he waved his hand and left directly.

Teaching painting, Mr. Kang helped Zhang Luo, no matter how good it is, there is no need for Xu Xi to worry about it.

Anyway, in just a few days, this painting class can't be opened; Xu Xi learned to paint with Mr. Kang, and he also had to open a painting class. After Mr. Kang determined the number of people who could learn painting with her, she still had to rent a house, and she couldn't rush to do so.

So in the next few days, Xu Xi still stayed in the academy with peace of mind, except for classes, he went to the silver building to draw design drawings.

And Bao Zhai also opened on an auspicious day of the zodiac in this decade.

Wang shopkeeper is worthy of being the most powerful shopkeeper among the many shopkeepers in Zhennan Wangfu, although he doesn't know what "marketing" is, and the marketing methods are really carried.

He used to be the shopkeeper of the Silk Village. Because the ladies and ladies of wealthy and aristocratic families are not allowed to leave the house easily, and what good goods are produced in the silk village, it is all up to those sharp-tongued mothers-in-law to enter the inner house to recommend. They were well acquainted with the porters and housekeepers.

Since the princess of Zhennan wants to do a good job in the business of the silver building, the shopkeeper Wang is also unceremoniously, and immediately transferred a few mothers-in-law who he used well in the silk shop, so that he brought a jewelry booklet and a few pieces of jewelry, and went to the door to sell it.

The woman in the house stays in the house all day, and she is bored. Seeing good jewelry, and heard that there are more new styles to choose from, although some regrets that the jewelry shop is not in the capital, but there is not much resistance to going to Bac Ninh County - the family Zhuangzi is in Bac Ninh, just go to Zhuangzi to have a look.

What's more, a nine-percent discount doesn't seem like much. But a good face worth three thousand taels can save three hundred taels of silver after being discounted, and it is worth a trip.

Therefore, on the day of the opening of Bao Zhai, after the opening of the gong and drum, many carriages came one after another, the carriages were not only luxurious, but also the signs of the wealthy nobles, showing that these people who came to patronize the Bao Zhai were genuine nobles.

Originally, Xu Xinda and Huang Xing's faces were black when they saw Bao Zhai's delisting and knew that it was a silver building, and then they looked at such a scene, and their faces were as black as the bottom of the pot.

"Which silver building is this? Bac Ninh County is so big, it is enough to have two silver buildings, and this is another one, and it is also opened opposite us, isn't it to grab business with us? Xu Xinda grinded his teeth.

Huang Xing has been staring at Bao Zhai for this time, but he has inquired a lot of news, so he has taken some countermeasures, and also wrote a letter to bring people to the concierge of Pingnan Hou Mansion and report it to the second son.

It's a pity that the second son was not at home during this time, and I heard that he followed the fifth master to Jiangnan.

At this time, looking at the prosperous appearance of Bao Zhai, he was also very upset.

"I didn't know which one opened, but I did know they had a workshop in the back street." As he spoke, Huang Xing also smiled mockingly and asked Xu Xinda, "Do you know Meng Juren?" ”

Xu Xinda raised the teacup to his mouth for a moment, put down the teacup, nodded and said, "I know." ”

Meng Juren has been in the jewelry design industry for many years, and he is very famous, and it is impossible for Xu Xinda not to know.

"This silver building invited Meng Juren to draw jewelry drawings for them." Huang Xing slowly pinched a piece of dim sum and put it in his mouth.

Xu Xinda was shocked: "What? He jerked his head to look out the window, "Isn't that, isn't that ......?"

He didn't say anything, and grabbed Huang Xing's arm: "You hurry up and report this matter to the second son." That Meng Juren is the most powerful one in painting jewelry now, at least in the capital. The other side invited him, so do we still have a way to live? ”

Huang Xing wiped his mouth, and the smile on his face was even bigger: "Do you know what they did after they invited Meng Juren?" Meng Jucai worked for two days, and before a picture could be drawn, they were driven out. ”

"Huh?" Xu Xinda opened his mouth wide, "Why?" ”

"What else?" Huang Xing threw another piece of dim sum into his mouth, pouting while chewing, "Because Meng Juren was not convinced that the jewelry he painted was not as high as Miss Xu's, he complained twice, and they were kicked out." ”

Without waiting for Xu Xinda to say anything, he glanced at the other party proudly: "Meng Ju is so angry, when our people went to contact him, he directly accepted our invitation and promised to draw jewelry drawings for our Yulong Pavilion." The price is not so high, only one hundred taels of silver for a picture. On the other side, Bao Zhai gave him one hundred and twenty two pictures. ”

Xu Xinda was very happy to hear the first half of the sentence, and his heart was secretly refreshed; But when I heard the last sentence, my brows couldn't help frowning.

"One hundred and twenty-two pictures? Have you checked it? ”

Xu Xinda is still a small citizen after all, even if he was educated by the "fifth master" and the second son, he still felt that it was too expensive to spend a hundred taels of silver to buy a piece of jewelry. For Bao Zhai's willingness to spend one hundred and twenty taels to buy a jewelry picture of Meng Juren, he couldn't understand it at the same time, and at the same time, he also expressed doubts.

He vaguely knew the price of Meng Juren's jewelry drawing, as if it was eighty taels.

Xu Xi is Miss Houfu, and she is in school, even if she buys her jewelry, she can't buy it a few times; The jewelry drawings she drew are very novel, and they are very different from those circulating in the market. Therefore, for the second son's insistence on buying Xu Xi's jewelry, Xu Xinda's opinion is not so big.

But Meng Juren makes a living from this, and although the jewelry drawings he painted are good, they are always changing, and the degree of novelty is not as good as Xu Xi. Coupled with the fact that his inlaid jewelry is also at the same price, this cost is high.

For jewelry bought at such a price, the jewelry made must be made with good raw materials. This makes the cost extremely high. If you can't sell it, you'll lose a lot. A few times I came, it was possible that a silver building would collapse.

Therefore, the price that Yinlou gives to these people who draw jewelry drawings is very cautious, and it will not rise easily.

This offer of one hundred and twenty taels, Huang Xing actually doubted it. But he had nowhere to verify. He couldn't hire Meng Juren, and he went to Bao Zhai to ask.

And Meng Juren is difficult to invite, but he knows, how many silver buildings in the capital want to invite Meng Juren can't be invited. I don't know how the people from Bao Zhai dug up Meng Juren, maybe they really paid a high price.

So for the price Meng Juren said, he hesitated for a moment and agreed. I plan to wait for the second son to come back and ask for instructions. If the second son thinks that the price is high and doesn't want to hire him, then ask Meng Juren to leave. With the speed at which Meng Juren draws jewelry drawings, that is, the matter of a jewelry drawing, one hundred and two pieces, there is not much loss.