"Okay."

was called "baby" by Xu Xi again, and the system was happy in his heart. However, he still maintained a calm appearance on his face, and after agreeing, he obediently fell silent.

Xu Xi lay on the bed, thinking about a way.

The old lady and the eldest lady are both elderly women in the house, and such people are the most suspicious. Originally, the guess of changing the child was mentioned by Xu Xi, if there was a trace of her in the matter of finding Wen Po, the old lady and the eldest lady would definitely suspect that the whole situation was all set up by her.

After all, with her ability, she has no money and no manpower, how can she find a stable woman who can't even find the old lady and the eldest lady? The ultimate vested interest in this matter is her, and anyone can provide clues to the old lady and the eldest lady, but she can't.

So, what kind of way did you think of to attract the old lady and the eldest lady to find Wen Po? Jiangnan Gusu is hundreds of miles away from here.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Xi finally came up with a solution, and then fell asleep.

The next day she had breakfast, went to the old lady to say goodbye, and then went to the academy again.

She was also worried that Mrs. Cui would send someone to call her again and force her to give an answer. But until class, Mrs. Cui's people didn't come, and Xu Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't have to go with the consent of the old lady and the eldest lady. If she had made up her mind, even if the two of them disagreed, she would have tried to persuade them to agree. With the old lady's importance to the future of the Hou Mansion, having one more granddaughter participate in the imperial examination will only benefit the Hou Mansion and not harm, she will definitely agree.

It's just that Xu Xi himself can't make up his mind whether to participate or not. If Mrs. Cui had asked her to participate in the imperial examination yesterday with a casual attitude, she would not have been so entangled. But Mrs. Cui's attitude frightened her. Once she chooses to agree, she has to go all the way to the end, and Mrs. Cui will never let her give up easily.

Therefore, this answer must be very cautious.

In the morning, there is a lesson on the Law and a lesson on Female Virtue.

Originally, Xu Xi was a little disgusted with "Female Virtue", thinking that it was similar to "Female Ring". But when I got the book I bought in the academy and opened it, I found that it was not much different from the modern "Political Thought and Morality", but some places were more inclined to the education of women, such as dress, grooming, words and deeds, which were similar to the "Etiquette" class.

When Xu Xi returned to the Hou Mansion, Wei asked Mama Li to teach her the so-called "rules", which was part of the content of the "Female Virtue" class. After learning this part, it is similar to the education of nobles in etiquette, even if you participate in the banquet held by the nobles and wealthy families in the capital, or even enter the palace to pay homage to the queen, there will not be too many things to find fault with.

It is no wonder that the women of the Great Jin Dynasty are proud to enter the women's academy, and the wealthy families are also willing to marry the women who graduated from the women's academy as their wives. Just learning the rules can train a country girl into a noble girl in terms of grooming; After three or four years of edification, you can also become an elegant person in your bones. Not to mention the intellectuality cultivated in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

In the afternoon, it was a painting class that Xu Xi was looking forward to, and it was also part of the plan that Xu Xi came up with last night.

This time, a male gentleman finally appeared at the Bac Ninh County Girls' Academy. Because of the difference between men and women, and the fear of gossip, even if the girls' academy hires a male gentleman, he must be over 60 years old.

The person who taught them to paint was an old man of about sixty-seven or eight, surnamed Kang, named Shilin, and a dead wood layman. And he was as his name suggested, with a goatee, tall and thin, with a shriveled body and a wrinkled face, shaped like dead wood. When he was young, I didn't know how he looked, but now that he is old, he is a little ugly in Xu Xi's opinion.

But people are talented.

Shi Mo once revealed to her during the chat that these painting and calligraphy teachers were hired at random. Because these calligraphy and painting celebrities are more casual and capricious, and there is no shortage of money at home, they will occasionally accept the employment of the academy on a whim, but after a period of time, they will resign directly, and the academy is not easy to stay.

Among the painters invited, some are good at painting people, some are good at painting landscapes, and some are good at birds, beasts, insects and fish. What kind of gentleman please come to, it all depends on luck.

And this dead wood layman, listening to the name, should be good at landscape painting, but in fact, he is the best at painting people.

I don't know if the academy requires such a teaching model, or if the gentlemen learn from each other. Kang Fuzi's routine, like other masters, is to first put forward the requirements for tools, then show a few of his own paintings, and finally ask the students to draw at will to find out the bottom of everyone.

Xu Xi was waiting for this opportunity.

Yesterday in the warehouse of the Hou Mansion, she saw a stack of paper that was thicker than the usual rice paper, so she asked the eldest lady for a few. After having an idea last night, she specially asked Qingfeng to go to the big kitchen this morning and ask for a dozen charcoal sticks.

At this time, Yasumo let everyone play freely, and she immediately sketched a portrait of Yasuko's face that was as thin as orange peel and full of wrinkles.

Originally, it was not very respectful to paint the face of the gentleman without his consent. But Xu Xi still doesn't know much about the rules and regulations that bind women in this era. Her way of painting may be shocking and sensational in this era. If she painted Xu Xue on the painting, and then because of Mr. Kang's excitement, she took the painting and displayed it everywhere, so that all kinds of men could stare at Xu Xue's portrait carefully, it would inevitably damage Xu Xue's reputation.

The same is true for other women.

Therefore, Xu Xi simply risked offending Mr. Kang and painted his not very good-looking old face. At that time, Mr. Kang didn't want people to see his face, so he could not take it out and show it around. In this way, Xu Xi does not have to be famous for this painting method, which saves a lot of trouble, and it is also very good.

While everyone was drawing, Mr. Kang, like Mrs. Siu, walked back and forth in the aisles, watching the students' work. When he walked around and reached Xu Xi's side, he stood still.

"What pen are you using?" He asked with a frown.

At this time, Xu Xi just drew a character outline on the paper with charcoal strips, and he hadn't drawn the facial features yet, and Mr. Kang's own face hadn't been shown on the paper, otherwise, he wouldn't have been so calm.

"Charcoal." Xu Xi said honestly.

"Charcoal?" Mr. Kang's small eyes suddenly widened.

"Nonsense." His face sank suddenly, "How can charcoal strips be used to paint?" He looked at Xu Xi twice, "Didn't you have money at home to buy pen and ink?" ”

Hearing this, the students who had been painting seriously all looked over to this side.

Although the Suiping Marquis Mansion has declined from generation to generation in the old lady's mind, it is compared with the middle and upper class nobles in the capital. In fact, in terms of food and clothing, it is much better than the average official eunuch family, not to mention these families in the county.

Xu Xi's dress, among his classmates, is a very good one. Classmates also have a lot of speculation about her family background in private.

At this time, I heard the master say that Xu Xi's family didn't give her money to buy pen and ink, and everyone was both curious and optimistic.