Gilt jewelry was launched in late February, and was launched simultaneously in Jingbao Pavilion, Guosezhai and Baoyun Building, just before the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March.

Shangsi Daughter's Day is a festival for women to go out to find beauty and outing to find love. Therefore, before the holiday, each daughter has to buy jewelry heads. Those jewellery shops have set up a special counter to deploy people to promote gilt jewelry. Soon, ordinary people sought after this kind of jewelry with gold color and silver price. For a while, those jewelry stores were full of people, and there was an endless stream of buyers, and the share of the ration of Baoyun Building was once sold out of stock!

Guy Baoyun Building is mostly a business for singers, and March 3 is the festival when the major flower houses do their best to attract guests, and all the girls and sisters have to add some lines.

Now this high-quality and inexpensive jewelry has been launched, which is exactly what they want. By word of mouth, those gilded ornaments were snapped up. For a time, gilt jewelry became a new favorite in Minzhou City jewelry.

Ruan Minh Yu doubled the wages of the craftsmen and mobilized the small Jingbao Pavilion workshop to create gilt jewelry. And Li Jingshan, as the full manager, is even more busy.

The gold clay recipe used in gilt jewellery is the core secret of the gilding process, which is only in the hands of Nguyen Minh Yu and Lai Thanh Shan. Therefore, all the gold clay was prepared by Li Jingshan in proportion to the gold dust and mercury, and then distributed to the craftsmen.

Ruan Mingyu Dao has seen it a few times in the workshop, and when he saw Li Jingshan and his two assistants busy mixing gold clay, he knew that the boss didn't even raise his head when he came in.

He gently tapped Li Jingshan's shoulder with a folding fan, looked at her sideways, and smiled pityingly: "Yo, it's really hard for you, your little face is tired and thin." When you are busy with this peak season, I will definitely reward you well, young master! ”

I don't know if she is really tired and thin, or because of her development, Li Jingshan's face gradually faded from baby fat, and her original round face gradually became a goose egg face, and her eyebrows and eyes were deeper. Although it is still not stunning, the beautiful and delicate temperament is faintly revealed.

She ignored the young master's jokes, until she finished a plate of gold clay and put it on the shelf to raise it with water, she washed her hands and drank the mung bean soup, and then slowly stretched out two fingers to Ruan Mingyu, "Twenty." ”

Ruan Mingyu was stunned, and immediately understood that she was going to increase the dividend to 20%. Haha laughed: "Ha, your offer this time is subtle." Give you a chance to regret it. ”

He glanced at Li Jingshan, "I'll answer after I think about it." With that, he shook his fan and went out.

Li Jingshan slowly drank the mung bean soup, and also blinked her eyes, wondering if this profiteer had changed sex?

After the Shangsi Festival, the Qingming Festival is also a hot season for major industries. By the time the peak season has passed, it's the end of March.

Li Jingshan didn't even go back to the other courtyard when she was busiest, and only rested in the ear room behind the workshop for one night, which can be regarded as eating and living in the store.

When she was finally able to be free, she pinched her fingers and counted, but she hadn't been home for nearly ten days. She went home and took a good bath, slept soundly, and woke up to nearly dusk.

She went to the kitchen to find Sister-in-law Zhang and asked her to help cook a few side dishes to celebrate that she had finally ended her "hard labor".

The dishes are ready, but Li Jingjue still doesn't come back. Mrs. Li said: "It's about to take the entrance examination, Jue'er has been studying in the school lately late, and it looks like it's almost time at this hour." ”

However, they waited until it was dark to see Li Jingjue dragging her steps back, her eyes red from crying.

Li Jingshan thought that the bastard boy was bullying him again, he had a fight with someone, stopped him and asked, "Did you fight with those bastard boys last time?" ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she hurriedly pulled him under the lamp to take a closer look, "But where is the injury?" ”

Li Jingjue finally collected her emotions before she dared to come back, but now when she was asked by her mother and sister, her stomach was full of grievances and flooded again, her mouth was deflated, and tears fell again. He sobbed and said, "I—I didn't ...... I recommend taking this year's college exam! ”

Li Jingshan was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "You didn't pass the selection?" Failed the test? ”

Li Jingjue cried even louder, "It's not! I...... I passed! First in class! But today, Mr. announced the list, and there were only two places in the study hall, which turned out to be Li Jingcong and Li Jingmin. ”

Li Jingcong is Li Zhixuan's concubine and Li Jingyao's younger brother; Li Jingmin is the son of the same clan who has a good relationship with Li Zhixuan.

Li Jingshan's eyebrows twisted, and she faintly guessed the inside story.

Sure enough, I heard Li Jingjue cry unconvinced: "Woo, I, I'm not convinced!" Those two people don't study on weekdays and only make trouble, and they are always punished by their husbands. The exam is also a mess, why can they take it! ”

Li Jingshan asked calmly: "How was this candidate decided?" ”

Li Jingjue was stunned, "I don't know." It turned out that my husband told me that I was the first in every test and recommended me to take the college exam. His eyelids drooped, and he complained with tears in his eyes, "But I take the first place in the exam every time, so how can I talk in the end!" ”

Li Jingjue was young and couldn't see through the cats, so she only felt aggrieved, but Mrs. Li and Li Jingshan vaguely guessed eight or nine points. Mrs. Li pulled Li Jingjue distressedly to comfort, "I can't participate this year, and there will be next year." My Jue'er is so good, I will definitely be able to participate next year. ”

She pulled Li Jingjue to the table and sat down, "Let's eat first, your sister came back today and specially added vegetables." ”

Li Jingshan also sat down, eating without knowing the taste, silently thinking in her mind.

On the second day, Li Jingshan took advantage of the noon break to go to the Li School to find the teacher there.

The old gentleman who taught was surnamed Lu, and he was a foreigner hired by the Li family. After he knew Li Jingshan's identity, he sighed and said: "Brother Ling is talented, intelligent, and studious, and he is the best candidate for the college examination. It's just that...... Alas, I am a cannibal and only a teacher. I don't even count the matter of recommending candidates. ”

"Dare to ask sir, who decided this candidate? According to what conditions? ”

Mr. Lu smiled slightly bitterly, "There are only a limited number of candidates for the examination in this academy, and for the sake of the success rate and reputation, it is natural for Mr. to choose the best candidates to sit down to take the exam, and there are also a few owners who are designated according to their interests - just like your Li Academy." ”

Li Jingshan's heart sank, "You mean that the person who took the exam was appointed by the patriarch?" Is it still possible to change? ”

"The names of the candidates in each school have been stamped and publicized, how can they be changed."

Mr. Lu looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Miss Li, the old man cherishes my brother to be diligent and studious, and I will talk to you more." I see that the owner seems to have a gap with your family, and deliberately presses Brother Ling. It will be difficult for him to continue his studies here, if you have another way, it is better to let him join another school. ”

He smiled bitterly and sighed, "With such a selection method in the Li Clan's Academy, the two candidates you applied for are ...... Hehe, I'm not going to stay long anymore, and I'm going to have to find another way. ”

Li Jingshan stayed for a long time before she saluted and thanked the old gentleman and walked back slowly.

She was full of chagrin, blaming herself for not expecting Li Shi to be despicable enough to take revenge with such a thing; I regret that during the Chinese New Year, I was too busy to ignore my younger brother's exam, which eventually caused such a consequence, not to mention the disqualification of my younger brother, and also made his hopeful heart suffer such a blow and humiliation.

The heavy guilt weighed her down. She blamed herself for neglecting to care for her family in order to support the family.

The last time I saw my brother being bullied in the school, it was a wake-up call for her. I ignored it. The same is true of Li Jingyao's wedding incident, if she accompanies her mother more, she can't let her mother be innocently humiliated.

She took a deep breath, pressed the tears that were also shaky back into her eyes, and walked towards the champion fang.

Zhuangyuanfang is a school run by the government - Zhen School. Although it is an official school, it is funded by the well-known squires of the city, independent of the government, and hires a highly respected Confucian in the city to teach.

It's just that the admission is also strict. Students who want to study, in addition to preparing a lot of books, also need to have an official recommendation post before they can take the entrance exam, and students who pass the exam can enter the school. If you want to take the scientific examination, you will also have to take a selection test. In this way, after layers of selection, the students who participated in the imperial examination from Zhen Xue are equivalent to half a foot stepping through the door of the township examination.

Li Jingshan asked about the situation of the school at the concierge of the school, went back to the Jingbao Pavilion, and went straight to the side hall to find Ruan Mingyu.

"The people in the workshop said you went out at lunchtime, why did you come back so late?" Ruan Mingyu frowned, "If you are absent from work for no reason, your salary will be deducted." ”

Li Jingshan's recent performance has been outstanding, and he was about to mention her as a manager, first taking care of the production of gilt jewelry, and let him catch her absent from work halfway. Could it be that this girl is so careless, so quick to be pampered and proud?

Li Jingshan didn't answer his question, curtsy in a dignified manner, looked straight at him and said, "The young owner asked me what I wanted to reward a few days ago, and I came to ask you for a reward today-I want a recommendation card for entering the school." ”

Ruan Mingyu raised his eyebrows, leaned back in the chair, and crossed his hands on the armrests, in a very relaxed posture. He teased his eyelids Li Jingshan, the peach blossom eyes on the top were as dark as a deep pool, and said lightly: "Oh? What do you want that thing for? ”

Li Jingshan briefly told her brother what happened to her, and she would only continue to be suppressed in the Li Academy, and she would only transfer him.

Ruan Mingyu listened quietly and said, "If you miss it, you miss it." Now that the list of participants in the college examination has been announced, even if you enter the school, you can't catch up with the registration. ”

"This year's can't catch up, and there will be next year. But with the Li Academy, the younger brother can only catch up every year. Li Jingshan said in a deep voice.

Ruan Mingyu nodded, and shook his head again, "Xuxue is notoriously difficult to enter. I still have to ask for an official's recommendation post, where can I get it for you? ”

"Miss Cuiqiao is familiar with Cui Tongzhi, you also have a relationship with the housekeeper lady in the Fang Governor's Mansion, and Mrs. Fang also drank tea in the VIP room on the second floor. If you want to get a name post, you can get it. Li Jingshan finished speaking in a firm tone, and blessed Ruan Mingyu again, "Please do it for the young owner." ”

Ruan Mingyu was slightly surprised that Li Jingshan paid so much attention to the customer's information during her daily errands. He paused, and said with a smile: "Even so, why do I have to help you?" ”