Sister-in-law Zhang said sincerely: "I have a niece who works as a steward in an embroidery workshop in the city, and she often has to collect some embroidery patterns. I see that you have painted these paintings very well, and I want to ask you to make an embroidery sample for her, do you think it's okay? After thinking about it, he added, "I won't take you for nothing." Those novel drawings can be sold for dozens of dollars a piece, and I will ask my niece to give it to you at the market price, what do you think? ”

"It's just a few paintings, so what's the cost? You can take it. Li Jingshan smiled and handed over the notebook. She really doesn't think that these can be sold for money, and Sister-in-law Zhang usually takes a lot of care of her, she is a grateful person, and now she has the opportunity to repay her, and she is also very happy.

"Oh, then I'm not going to be polite to you." Sister-in-law Zhang happily took it and said to her, "I have a lot of radish cakes and red date cakes for the young master today, and I will pack some for you to take back later." ”

The meals prepared in the kitchen are usually prepared more, and if the host can't eat them, the people can also share them. Li Jingshan also divided pastries to eat a few times, and she kept her share quietly and took it home for her mother and younger brother to eat. Sister-in-law Zhang sees it in her eyes and often leaves her an extra copy.

As soon as Li Jingshan heard it, she knew that it was Sister-in-law Zhang who took special care of her, so she hurriedly thanked her. Sister-in-law Zhang is a cheerful person, and said with a smile: "Thank you so much." It's just helping each other. By the way, you see, I also asked my niece for this. ”

She unfolded the cloth bag she was carrying in her hand and took out a roll of various colored fabrics, "I'll go and ask the embroiderer who cut clothes for the young master to ask for the corner cloth." You know that our young master is the most particular about clothes, and the materials used are new, so I took it to my niece to study the warp and weft of needlework to see how to match the embroidery thread to look good. ”

"You're so nice to your niece." Li Jingshan smiled quietly. Where are those relatives like their own family......

She glanced at the fabrics, and was suddenly caught by a piece of material. It was a thick piece of iron-gray cloth, with a simple pattern, and it looked strong and wear-resistant. It can be used to make a wallet......

With this thought, Li Jingshan asked Sister-in-law Zhang for this piece of material, and Sister-in-law Zhang was also happy, so she took it with her, and told her that if there were any fresh tricks in the future, remember to show her. Li Jingshan responded with a smile.

That night, Li Jingshan stayed in the courtyard on duty, and she was still pondering the embroidery patterns when she fiddled with the piece of fabric under the lamp and drew the embroidery drawings. She looked at the embroidery she had designed for the purse: a lone pine on a cliff, but the pine tree had been cleverly replaced by a cash cow. In this way, the implication of finding business opportunities in difficult situations and achieving great success comes to life.

Lai suddenly felt that this might be a business opportunity. It's just that the embroidery sample is not easy to sell for money, if it can be made into embroidery, it should be good.

It's a pity that my embroidery work is not good, and I can only barely see people. Li Jingshan sighed, she picked up her half-sewn purse and looked at it, such a handiwork, it is a little cold to give it away, I don't know if Brother Li Zhang will dislike it.

Early the next morning, Ruan Sanshao came back early in the morning as usual. Li Jingshan packed the breakfast for the young master, saw Zhen'er take it out with a smile, and was about to go to the firewood and grass house to get some firewood, but saw Zhen'er go to the corner, open the food box and mess up her arrangement, before re-covering it and carrying it to the inner courtyard.

Li Jingshan watched quietly, stood for a moment, but turned around and went to work without saying a word.

It's not that Li Jingshan is cowardly and forbearing, but that her time in the Ruan family is still short and her foundation is unstable. If this matter is made bigger, even if it is she who is in charge, she, a rough girl who works in the outer yard, may not be able to have a greater advantage in front of the master than the maid who serves closely.

Second, she didn't want to compete with Zhen'er for the limelight and eat this flying vinegar. She figured out that with their current status, even if they tried their best to get Young Master Ruan's blue eyes, the best ending would be to make him a concubine, or the kind that was placed in the outer room.

She is a person who has passed through the modern era, and she has never wanted to make people small.

Therefore, she didn't want to fight with Zhen'er. She was also dismissive.

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Because she was on duty last night, after finishing the preparation of breakfast today, Li Jingshan can go home. Before leaving, Sister-in-law Zhang wrapped a few big white steamed buns for her and said: "There are always plenty in the kitchen, you can take them back and eat them." ”

Li Jingshan hurriedly thanked and took it, and secretly rejoiced in her heart: this is the benefit of being an errand in the kitchen. I am also more and more grateful to Fu Bo and Sister-in-law Zhang.

At the beginning of summer, the rice fields have begun to tassel, in the morning breeze raised bursts of blue waves, the smoke of each house rises, and the sound of chickens and dogs in the distance is mixed with the sound of children in the study hall, so a pleasant pastoral scenery.

Li Jingshan walked leisurely, with a comfortable smile on the corner of her mouth - such a leisurely and comfortable was hard to buy in the era she once lived.

She passed by the town's study, but saw a familiar figure lying by the window outside the study.

Li Jingjue was not tall enough, tiptoe on the windowsill, staring inside with round eyes, listening to Mr. Lecture intently, engrossedly. There is also a small basket of wild vegetables at the foot.

Li Jingshan looked at the small figure and suddenly felt her eyes glaze.

Before they were kicked out of the main house, the children of the Li clan were all enlightened in the clan's school. At that time, Li Jingjue's homework has always been praised by his husband, saying that he is "sensitive and studious, and likes to study books", and he will become a great tool in the future. In the past, the little Li Jingjue also boasted about Haikou, and in the future, he will definitely be named on the gold list and create a meritorious career.

However, after the accident at home, he couldn't even go to the Li School.

Li Jingshan hid under the tree and watched for a while, then quietly turned around and walked into the field. Now she can't send him back to the school, and let him steal a little more outside. All she can do now is go to the countryside to pick wild vegetables for him.

She didn't know that there were still people on the street who were secretly paying attention to Li Jingjue's small body.

In a sedan chair walking on the street, Li Zhixuan lowered the sedan curtain, leaned back to his position, and his face became gloomy.

He had long heard from Mr. Private School that Li Jingjue was smart and sensitive, and her homework was excellent, and she would definitely be able to enter the imperial examination in time. After he expelled Li Zhiyuan's orphan from the main house, he immediately secretly expelled Li Jingjue from the children of the clan and drove him out of the private school, just to cut off his future path to the office.

Li Zhixuan's eyes flashed with a touch of cruelty. Unexpectedly, this little cub is not dead! If the grass is cut and not rooted, it is always a disaster to keep it.

But...... This matter always has to be considered in the long run, and now he has other matters to deal with.

Li Zhixuan returned to the main house of the Li family - since Li Zhiyuan's branch moved out and the clan decided to let him take over Si Zhenfang, his family moved into the main house that symbolized the position of Si Zhenfang.

Cao Shi came out, changed his clothes and made tea, and asked casually: "The clothes of the palm print ceremony have been prepared and sent over, shall I take them to the master to try?" If there is something inappropriate, there is still time to change it. ”

When Li Zhixuan heard this, his face, which had been gloomy, looked better, nodded and asked Cao Shi to change his clothes, and took a closer look in front of the mirror. Cao Shi smiled: "The old man's dress is magnificent." As I say, you should have been in charge of this treasure shop many years ago. ”

She hung up the pressed jade pendants one by one, and kept in her mouth: "You see that you haven't officially taken over yet, so I first pulled a few official businesses for the fang, which is much stronger than when I was in charge of the house." ”

Li Zhixuan said lightly: "That is also the mediation of Master Ma to help open up this situation." Tell Yao'er about it, Ma Gongzi's thread must be grasped. ”

"I'll save it." Cao Shi smiled, "Now we can be regarded as the only jewelry store in Minzhou City, but thanks to this county master, his son-in-law naturally has to serve well." ”

Li Zhixuan's face was slightly gloomy, "One of the best? It's too early to say that. I heard that the Jingbao Pavilion of the Ruan family in the capital also wanted to come to Minzhou to open a branch shop and get a piece of the pie here. ”

After all, the Cao family is mostly in the inner courtyard, and the business affairs are only occasionally heard by her husband to mention a scale, and now that she heard about the Ruan family for the first time, she hurriedly asked: "What is the origin of this Jingbao Pavilion?" How come I've never heard of it? ”

Li Zhixuan glanced at the Cao family, tolerated the woman's loneliness, and said patiently: "Jingbao Pavilion is a jewelry shop that started in the capital. More than ten years ago, after being taken over by the fourth-generation shopkeeper Ruan Jinghong, he gradually became famous. A few years ago, I heard that their family had a business genius, but in just five years, they annexed several large jewelry stores in Beijing. Nowadays, when it comes to Jingbao Pavilion in the capital, it will be praised as a rising star. ”

Li Zhixuan knew in his heart that the name of this rising star was actually talking about Jingbao Pavilion and the business genius.

Cao Shi was taken aback, "Could it be that this Treasure Hunting Pavilion can still be stronger than our Si Zhenfang?" ”

The Li family is a prominent family in Minzhou, and in the early years, the ancestors went to the capital to break through and opened a jewelry store. Later, after several generations of nearly 100 years of operation, with exquisite craftsmanship and excellent jewelry quality, it was valued by the imperial court and became a jewelry workshop designated by the official family, so it was able to use the name of the workshop in charge of treasure jewelry in the palace - Si Zhen Fang, as a signboard.

Li Zhiyuan's father was also on an errand at the headquarters in the capital, and he returned from the capital in 20 years to establish a branch in Minzhou, the ancestral hometown of the Li family, so there was a Si Zhenfang here. It can be said that the signboard of "Si Zhen Fang" is a kind of glory of Lai's jewelry.

Li Zhixuan's eyes showed a hint of contempt, "It's stronger than our Si Zhenfang?" This is the signboard accumulated by our Li family in the past hundred years, and it is the recognition and praise of the imperial court for us. Where can he compare with a workshop that has been open for more than 20 years. ”

"It's just that it's in the palace, if it's in the folk ......" He picked up a white porcelain cup from an official kiln, rubbed it carefully, and said thoughtfully: "It's like the cup of this official kiln, and the big families naturally recognize such a high-end quality glaze, but there are also a large number of coarse porcelain pottery bowls among the people, isn't it?" If Jingbao Pavilion wants to come here to get a piece of the pie, it is not impossible. ”

When Cao Shi heard this, he put his mind at ease, "It's just a folk workshop, do you dare to compare with our official family?" Besides, there is still Master Ma here to support us. ”

Li Zhixuan thought about it, relaxed slightly, and looked carefully at the dress on his body during the palm print ceremony, and smiled: "This dress is quite suitable, no need to change it." ”

Cao Shi hurriedly smiled and said, "Then I'll ask someone to iron it again, so that I can wear it on the day of the ceremony." ”