Li Jingshan rummaged through Miss Li's memories in her mind, and she didn't have the slightest impression of the gilding process, which was a bit strange.

Looking at the gradually whitening sky, she had to put away the materials and utensils first, and began to return to her original job - the fire girl in the kitchen.

As she set up a pot to cook breakfast, it suddenly occurred to her how similar she was to the Cinderella with the crystal slipper in the fairy tale.

They all have the ability to transform because of their magical powers, and they can be their dream selves for a short time at a certain moment; But when it runs out at that particular moment, it can only be beaten back to its original form. The difference is that Cinderella is beaten back to her original form at midnight, while she returns to her duties at dawn.

Thinking like this, she couldn't help but smile a little, she was stronger than Cinderella, because the magic of the transformation was in her own hands! She believes that she will be able to find out what the problem is and make a dazzling gilt jewelry.

In the morning, when Sister-in-law Zhang came over to work, Li Jingshan had already prepared breakfast for everyone in the other hospital. Seeing that Sister-in-law Zhang was relieved and distressed, she took her hand and said, "You girl is honest." Look at you these days, you have been on a night errand, and you have lost weight! If you're young, don't take your body seriously. ”

Li Jingshan replied with a smile: "No." When you take over, I'll go back to catch up on sleep. ”

Li Jingshan rested for a long time, still thinking about the gilt jewelry with the wrong color, turned over and decided to go to someone for advice. She remembered her former master in Si Zhenfang, Xie Baizi. When I met him at Si Zhenfang that day, he said that he could be found for something.

She estimated that maybe Miss Li was not good at learning art back then, and she couldn't get in touch with the gilding process, and the master of Si Zhenfang would always know a thing or two. And Xie Baizi has a good relationship with his father, and the last time he said that he could go to him, it didn't seem like he could deal with it, and he should be able to help her solve her doubts.

Having made up her mind, she immediately went out and walked to Si Zhenfang's workshop.

The Li family is a wang clan in Minzhou, and has its own complete high-walled compound, in which the descendants of the Li family live. The northwest corner of the Li Clan Compound is where the Li children receive education, where there are workshops for Si Zhen Fang, Zhuo Ying Hall for training craftsmen, and Shu Hall for cultivating reading children.

And Xie Baizi, as the master of Si Zhenfang, is now either in the workshop or teaching disciples in Zhuoying Hall, so Li Jingshan only has to look for these two places.

When Li Jingshan went to Zhuoying Hall, she faintly heard the sound of reading in the study hall. On a whim, she turned her steps and walked towards the school, wanting to sneak a peek at her younger brother's study.

It was recess, and the children were making a lot of noise in the study hall, but Li Jingjue was the only one sitting at the desk reading quietly. Li Jingshan was about to ask him to come out and say a few words, but saw several tall children gather around his desk, snatch his books and throw them on the ground!

Li Jingjue stood up and said angrily: "What are you doing! ”

A boy in a silk robe stepped on a book and sneered: "You son of a sinner, you are dirty, and you are only worthy of reading dirty books!" ”

Li Jingjue reached out and pushed the boy to snatch back his book. The boy was taller than him, and instead pushed him to the ground. He rushed forward in a rage, about to scuffle with the boy. A few children next to him rushed up to help.

"Stop!"

Li Jingshan pulled a boy back and protected Li Jingjue behind her, she glared at those children angrily, and scolded loudly: "Playing right and wrong, bullying the few, gathering crowds to fight, have you read all the sage books to the dog's stomach?" ”

The boy in silk grimaced and said arrogantly, "The sons and daughters of sinners are also sinners, and you should not sit here anymore when you have been expelled from your house!" Get out! ”

Li Jingshan recognized him as Li Zhixuan's son Li Jingcong, and sneered: "Jue'er is studying here, and it was the patriarch's personal permission, do you dare to say this again in front of the patriarch?" Let's see who's going to get out of here! ”

Li Jingcong was still a child, so naturally he didn't dare to offend the patriarch's prestige, and his arrogance instantly decreased. He snorted, and said unconvinced: "Hmph, what about studying here, what about reading well, you are just a companion, and you don't want to get ahead in this life!" ”

"You!" Li Jingshan was so angry that she wanted to roll up her sleeves, "I'll go find your gentleman's theory!" ”

was pulled by Li Jingjue, "Sister! Don't be like them! ”

He picked up the book from the ground, brushed the dust off it, pulled his sister aside, and soothed, "Sister, you don't pay attention to them. They are not as good as me, and they are jealous that I have to be appreciated by my husband. I don't have the same knowledge as them. ”

"How often do they bully you like that?" Li Jingshan's willow eyebrows were upside down.

Li Jingjue smiled unnaturally, "It's not very often." Sometimes the gentleman will reprimand them when he sees them. ”

"Why didn't you tell me!" Li Jingshan felt a faint pain in her heart, stroked her brother's head and said, "At least I can help you get justice." ”

Li Jingjue shook her head and said, "The opportunity to study here is not easy to come by, and you earned it for me with great difficulty." I don't want to lose this opportunity. He smiled widely, "Besides, they are not as good at studying as me, and they are just jealous of me." Hmph, I'm not going to let them get their wish! ”

"Moreover, I did my homework well, and my husband said that I would definitely pass the selection and participate in next year's college examination. When the time comes, I'm going to go to a state school, and they won't be able to bully me. ”

Li Jingshan looked at her brother's smile, and her heart was sour. sighed that his younger brother's mind is so simple and transparent, if he really takes the road of the imperial examination, he is really a good seedling who is an official and serves the people.

She also wanted to say a few more words, and the next class had already begun. Li Jingjue waved her hand: "Sister, I'll go to class first." You don't have to worry, I'm fine! ”

Li Jingshan watched her younger brother return to the school before slowly walking towards Zhuoying Hall.

As my brother said, all difficulties are temporary, and next year, maybe next month, maybe tomorrow, will be different. Life is always full of hope.

When she arrived at Zhuoying Hall, Li Jingshan asked the disciples who were studying there, and Xie Baizi was really inside. She didn't want to go in and bother, so she just stood quietly by the wall and waited for him to finish.

It wasn't until after noon that Li Jingshan waited for Xie Baizi to come out to eat in the cafeteria. She hurriedly greeted her and said, "Master Xie! ”

Xie Baizi turned around and saw that it was her, his cold eyebrows and eyes softened, and asked, "It's you." Is it finally coming back? ”

Li Jingshan smiled bitterly in her heart. Even my younger brother was so ostracized in the school. Zhuoying Hall is a place to cultivate the future elites of Si Zhenfang, how could her second uncle allow her to enter.

She gave Xie Baizi a salute, and said lightly: "The junior is here to ask the teacher to have some questions about craftsmanship." ”

She brought up the question of gilding and coloring, but saw Xie Baizi frowning, shook his head and said, "I have never heard of any gilding process, where did you learn it?" ”

"Haven't you heard of it?" Li Jingshan was also taken aback, thinking that maybe another name was used here, so she hurriedly explained the general process.

The Sichuan character on Xie Baizi's brow deepened, "I never said that mercury could be used like this. Moreover, mercury is an item for the Dan family's medicine refining, where did you find such a large amount of mercury? ”

Li Jingshan was stunned for a while, and finally figured out why she couldn't find any information about the gilding process in Miss Li's memory, because in this world, there is no such craftsmanship at all!

She didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.

Thankfully, the craft she knew could be magical, and might help her transform in the future; Depressedly, there was no one to solve the bottleneck she encountered, so she had to find the answer on her own.

She calmed down, bowed and thanked Xie Baizi, and only said that she was messing around, so she had to go back. But I heard Xie Baizi say behind her: "You don't get those crooked things, it's serious to study and build skills." Your cousin Jing Yao has already passed the third and level test of Zhuoying Hall, how long will you be wasted? ”

The grades of the disciples of Zhuoyingtang are divided into six levels, and the first and second levels are the apprenticeship stage, which mainly learns to distinguish gems and practice basic skills. The third and second level began to learn to design and create jewelry, and after the third and third level tests, even if they entered the house, they could design their own works independently, and they had a place in the Si Zhen Fang. And most of the Li disciples also stopped at this level.

The fourth level, known as the Advanced Craftsman. The craftsman needs to design and complete a set of jewelry independently, which will be evaluated by the five-person veteran group in the Si Zhen Workshop, and only three votes can be promoted. The value of the works of high-level craftsmen has doubled. The price is more than ten times that of ordinary disciples. And it is possible to accept apprentices.

At the fifth level, it is the title of Master. Senior craftsmen need to complete three sets of jewelry with three completely independent and independent techniques, and submit them to the veteran group for evaluation, and all three works can obtain more than three votes before they can pass. In the entire Minzhou Sizhen Fang, there are only two or three people who can be called masters.

Li Jingshan still remembers that her father won the title of master with a set of jade carved koi play lotus pendants, a set of blue head noodles burned by a hundred birds and a phoenix, and a set of gold inlaid treasures and flowers to compete for spring. And that set of jade pendants was also selected into the treasure collection of Si Zhenfang.

As for the sixth rank at the top, it is the title of crown and grandmaster. Si Zhen Fang was founded more than 100 years ago, and it is said that there are only two grandmasters, one of whom is the originator of Si Zhen Fang. The other is now in the headquarters of the capital Sizhenfang, the imperial ornament doctor who is in charge of the ornaments of the Dalang Emperor.

Before the family change, Miss Li was preparing to take the third-class craftsman exam. Xie Baizi also has very high expectations for her. However, everything changed when their family was evicted from the main house of the Li family.

Li Jingshan suppressed the bitterness in her heart and saluted Xie Baizi again, "Thank you master for telling me, please believe that even if I can't take the grade exam, I will still not give up jewelry design." ”

Xie Baizi reprimanded: "But where else can compare to the resources and skills of the boss Zhenfang? You don't learn the traditional crafts, but you want to go the wild way?! ”