Could it be that she forgot something important? After thinking about it, she didn't have a clue, Xu Qingyan finally called out the fairy book and checked it again to see if there was anything missing.

"When making talismans, the spiritual power needs to be highly concentrated, and there must not be a trace of dispersion, otherwise it will be difficult for the runes to condense."

Found it, it turns out that the problem is here. She really didn't concentrate much when she first drew the talisman, but was as loose as usual!

Knowing the reason for her previous failure, Xu Qingyan learned a lesson this time, and when she picked up the talisman pen, she screened all distracting thoughts, her mind was empty, and everything around her was excluded by her, at this time she only had the runes in front of her in her eyes, and she hung her wrist in the clear water, Xu Qingyan concentrated on drawing the talisman, this time a curved line was condensed and formed in the clear water, and as soon as Xu Qingyan was happy, the lines scattered and dissolved in the water.

Xu Qingyan secretly scolded herself, what kind of joy she had, this is just the beginning. After introspection, she changed to a bowl of water and continued to practice, this time the first line passed smoothly, and when the second line was formed, Xu Qingyan felt that her hand was so sore that she couldn't lift it, and her head was still a little swollen and painful, so she had to interrupt the talisman.

It turns out that talisman making is not as easy as imagined, and it is definitely not as simple as drawing a scoop according to the gourd, which requires a high level of mental strength and wrist strength. She just held the pen for a while, and her wrist was sore, and it seemed that she had to refine her wrist strength first.

As for how to refine, she also has an idea, that is, to use the brush to practice calligraphy every day in the future to temper her wrist strength, and practicing calligraphy can also refine her control over the brush. As for mental power, she also plans to use the same method to improve, just practice calligraphy and at the same time highly concentrate mental power, but I don't know if this method will work, but if you don't try it, how do you know if it doesn't work?

However, paper is needed to practice calligraphy, and the Xu family does not have this thing at all.

Xu Qingyan is a little powerless about this, and it seems that she has to ask her father and mother for money again, but last time Xu Guanghua helped her buy a brush, her mother was not happy when she came back, saying that buying something as expensive as a brush wasting money, but the brush had been bought back, and she couldn't take it back, and in the end the matter was over.

As for why her father and mother have money in their hands, it has to be said that Cao is an enlightened parent, except for 80% of the family's income to be handed over to her for family expenses, the remaining 20%, and the two brothers can share 10% of it, which is used for the separate expenses of the small family, such as which house wants to buy some extra things, all of which are paid for by themselves.

In this month and a half, the Xu family got a total of fifty-six taels of silver from selling quinoa. After repaying the foreign debt, six taels of silver, and the remaining fifty taels, the Cao family received forty taels of silver as household expenses, and the family in the big house and the second room received five taels as private money. That brush is Xu Qingyan's contribution to the family, and the money that rewards her is from the public.

So her father and mother now have five taels of silver private money, the last time she bought a brush, she took a look at the price of paper, good paper she won't say, the cheapest paper is 30 wen a knife, a knife is 10 pieces, that is to say, a piece of paper costs three yuan, this is two meat buns.

According to the Xu family's second room, it is still consumption, but the Hu family is in charge of the private money in the family, which has to ask her for money to buy paper, and it will definitely be opposed by the Hu family. The only way to do this is to start with her father, according to her father's temperament of loving his daughter, maybe this can be done. Last time, Xu Guanghua was willing to buy a brush for 200 yuan, but this time she just bought a knife of paper, and her father would definitely not object.

Sure enough, after dinner, Xu Qingyan pulled her father aside to talk alone, and said that she wanted to buy paper to practice calligraphy, Xu Guanghua really agreed very happily, but after thinking about it, the money was kept by the Hu family, if the Hu family knew that he was buying these things that were not suitable for eating and drinking, he would definitely not agree, so he had to think of a way to see how to make the Hu family relax.

Xu Guanghua touched her head and said, "Okay, my father knows about this, your mother is there, my father will find a way, you go back to sleep first." ”。 Xu Qingyan was greatly moved, her father is like this, as long as her reasons are within a reasonable range, her father always depends on her.

This is very rare in the ancient countryside, the ancient people were extremely patriarchal, and they always felt that their daughters were losing money, and they were also from other people's families when they grew up, and they were mostly working at home as laborers when they were in their parents' homes, but their status was very low. Xu Qingyan often hears people talk about who is in the village, and her daughter is not looked at at at home at all, and she will be scolded if she doesn't go well.

She is very glad to be reincarnated in the Xu family, although this family is a little poor, but the Xu family is a rare family without the concept of patriarchy. Although Hu Shi values her brother more, he is also very good to her, but the family is afraid of poverty, so she has always opposed some impractical things.

But Xu Guanghua is different, he loves his daughter more, although he feels that some things are not practical, but if his daughter likes it, and it is within his ability, he generally agrees. Many times, Xu Qingyan is very glad that she crossed over to the Xu family, and she had such a family and such a father.

The next day, after breakfast, Xu Guanghua called Xu Qingyan and said, "Girl, go, Dad will take you to buy paper." ”

Xu Qingyan said curiously: "Dad, you asked for money from your mother, how did you tell your mother?" ”

Xu Guanghua said a little proudly: "Of course, there are still things that your father can't do, so don't ask about the specifics." Xu Qingyan didn't believe that it was as easy as her father said, their second room was still her mother's decision, unlike the big house, which was decided by the uncle. But since her father didn't want to say it, Xu Qingyan didn't ask anymore, so she could save some face for her father.

"Dad, don't you have to go to the ground today?" This is about to be sown in spring, and if it is delayed because of accompanying her to buy paper, Xu Guanghua will definitely be beaten again.

"No need, the thing that should have been done yesterday has been done, and your uncle is also at home today."

"That's good, I'm afraid of delaying my father's landing, and I still want to go alone."

"Nonsense, so far away, you are a child, how can your father rest assured that you will go alone, in case the traffickers are abducted, where will your father cry." Xu Guanghua opened his mouth to reprimand when he heard this.

"Hehe, it's better to be dad." Xu Qingyan slapped her on the back, to be honest, she really didn't want to go alone, besides, the ancient human traffickers did not necessarily use abduction, some would be taken away directly by drug stun, and it would be better if an adult took it.

"Okay, don't make a fool of yourself, your mother will be jealous when she hears this." Xu Guanghua patted her head and said.

"No, my mother's favorite is my brother, so she won't be jealous!" Xu Qingyan pouted.

"Nonsense, your mother also values you very much, and she takes more care of your brother because he is still young. Another may be because her mother's family has no brothers, I used to see your grandfather because he didn't have a son to let people talk to him, so he may value your brother more, but she is also good to you, don't say such things again in the future, your mother will be sad when she hears it, you know? Xu Guanghua said earnestly.

It is because the Hu family values Awen more that he loves this daughter more, and even better than his son, just to not make this girl feel sad.

"Oh, got it, Dad."