In fact, Ji Ranjia doesn't want to see this, she doesn't want to use money to test people's hearts when she has the ability to help. In the previous life, the Ji family treated her well, and now Xianggong is the champion of the Hanlin Academy, although the family's money is not rich and rivals, but it is enough for her to squander.

But the second sister-in-law did not show the slightest sour expression of envy, jealousy and hatred, and was blessed and relieved like everyone else.

She looked at a few children writing big characters, her eyes were a little wandering, the second sister-in-law was a peasant girl, and her ingenuity and work at home and outside the home were difficult. If you want to say that the skill is depicted, Xu Xiuzhi's shoes are very good, the feet are even and fine, and the insoles are even more delicate and tight. The same sole pattern, she traced and embroidered it much more delicately than the others.

Ji Ranjia chuckled and took out paper, pen and paint, slapped a color picture book on the table, and pulled Xu Xiuzhi and said, "Second sister-in-law, can you help me compare this painting?" ”

"Sister, aren't you embarrassed sister-in-law? My sister-in-law just learned a few words, and I didn't go to the exam, so I didn't waste paper and ink. She waved her hand repeatedly.

"Oh, sister-in-law, you can try it, maybe you can use this to sell it for money."

"Don't coax me, what scholar can't draw? There are many scholars on the street who sell calligraphy and paintings in order to save money for pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and they can't sell a pair a day, and one or two taels of silver a month is very good. She said incredulously.

"I just want to see if my sister-in-law has talent in this area, and I don't want you to draw so finely," Ji Ranjia took the pen and thought about it, her eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of the two fair-skinned and pink babies who looked down seriously, the corners of her lips hooked, she squinted her eyes, and her hands immediately began to draw with ink.

Xu Xiuzhi looked over, and before she could see clearly, a group of people with melon skin hats and braids squatted on the ground and graffiti, with a few ink marks on their little faces, dark eyes, and small nose and lips, like a white and cute bun wearing a gown, which made people want to take pity on it in their arms!

"Girl, what kind of painting are you? My sister-in-law has never seen it before, it's so pitiful! She could see that her fingers were itchy, and the person on the paper couldn't rub it, but the little guy next to her was real. She took the person into her arms, pinched his little face for a long time, and looked at Ji Yuancheng's tears before she sneered and let go.

"Chengcheng, you see that your aunt turned you into meat buns, which makes people want to eat you," she said teasing the little milk baby.

Ji Yuancheng's little face was full of horror, he looked at Ji Ranjia with his mouth open and then at Xu Xiuzhi, his little shoulders shook, he threw himself into Ji Xiaoye's arms, and pouted: "Little aunt, you tell the eldest aunt and aunt that Chengcheng has a lot of meat to eat, and it is sour." Cheng Cheng read and read well, and bought meat for his aunt and aunt after taking the top prize. ”

His words, coupled with his serious expression and soft and cute appearance, directly made the three big and small women laugh forward and backward. It's as cute as the little man in the painting.

After laughing, Ji Ranjia handed the pen over, "Sister-in-law, try this painting, can you copy it." ”

Xu Xiuzhi took a deep breath and nodded, she knew that she liked and was excited so much, so did other people, if it was made into an insole or something, hey, no, the villain in the villain was bad. She is reluctant to let such a cute baby be stepped on under her feet, or make it something else.

She carefully studied the painting, her fingers drew it in the air for a long time, and then she took the cleaned brush and dipped it in water and drew it on the table many times, until she was satisfied, and there were no major differences many times in a row, and then she dipped the ink and drew carefully.

Not to mention the first time she dipped a brush in ink to paint, the feeling was particularly sacred, and her eyes were red without any breath, but her wrist didn't dare to shake in the slightest, and she concentrated in one go.

Although the villain she painted is a little different from Ji Ranjia's, she is also playful, cute and cute.

"Sister-in-law, this kind of creative technique was learned by a foreign painter when I was in the palace. They like to grasp the charm of people and then simplify, if you learn it, you can draw everything you see in the future. If you make a fan, make a doll that I usually play with, draw it on a paper fan, or use it on a gadget made by my brother, the price tag is high.

My brother's blacksmith's shop is huge, and it will be able to carve out a place for you to put these delicate objects. ”

Saying that, Ji Ranjia drew casually again, and everything in the room had a slender expression, and the edges and corners of her hands and feet jumped on the white paper.

Not only did Xu Xiuzhi see that her mouth couldn't close, but Ji Xiaoye, Nini in her arms, and the two boys all loved it, and they all said that they wanted to learn to paint and help Xu Xiuzhi make things together.

"Okay, you help, let your second sister-in-law and aunt give you the monthly money, save up to buy pen, ink, paper, inkstone, new clothes, snacks and fruits," Ji Ranjia chuckled and began to patiently tell them in detail from the beginning.

The most important thing in this kind of painting is to grasp the characteristics and demeanor of the person, so that people can know who is painting at a glance, and this is half the success. This is the most essence and the most difficult, but Ji Ranjia has many ways to train them, and the results have begun in three months, they have been able to capture the demeanor and movements of people and things, plus they have been poured into too many scripts, stories and travelogues, although they are embarrassed, but it is enough for them to have many ideas in their minds when they are making cute paintings.

Xu Xiuzhi has made great progress, she can almost become a teacher, this kind of painting is difficult to say, simple and simple.

She began to try to make dolls, large and small, small ones can be used as purses, pencil cases, book bags, sunny dolls handed down from Fanbang, hand dolls, etc., large ones can be made into dolls, pillows and so on. She accepted Ji Ranjia's suggestion to do it with three or five expressions of a character first, and each time she first stocked up on a large number of goods and then put them on the shelves at one time.

Although there are only three or five expressions of one character, the clothes of each one are decorated differently, and no more than five are exactly the same. This has almost become a way for everyone to earn pocket money for pastime.

In addition, Ji Ranjia has too many Gu Sifan collecting gadgets from all over the world, all of which were borrowed by Ji Weihu and made according to them, such as iron wind chimes, spinning tops, Fanbang nesting dolls, and things with small mechanisms. These things are small, and they require ingenuity to make, and they are time-consuming and painstaking to polish and paint in the later stage, but they are much better than the previous use of coolies to make farm tools.

Ji Weihai's small family also began to get busy, and at the beginning, Ji Ranjia needed to take a belt and come up with some ideas, and in the back, they could control the direction by themselves.

The sky began to get cold, Ji Ranjia's stomach was very big, heavy, her hands and feet were swollen and painful, not that sharp feeling, but a sore pain around her bones. Sometimes she is uncomfortable, so she hides in the bed and cries for a while, often the more she cries, the more aggrieved she becomes, and the more she misses the man who left home.

When Gu Sifan left with the caravan, he also asked the emperor to organize a large sea caravan and bring people who knew the language of Fanbang on the other side of the ocean. There are countless large and small ships, countless soldiers wearing armor on them, and a large number of exquisite Chinese cloths, porcelain, tea, scripts, paper, pen and ink, medicinal materials, and so on.

Their mission is very clear: first, to see if they can keep some people to integrate into the local area, learn the language there and various aspects that are stronger than those of China, promote cultural, economic and national defense exchanges between the two countries, and facilitate the establishment of stable maritime trade routes; Second, if you can buy fire canisters and earthen cannons, it is better if you can get the recipe for manufacturing; Third, and the most important thing this time is to exchange a large number of crops to cope with the six-year difficult period of one disaster, two famines, and three chaos that Qin Tianjian said.

The emperor attached great importance to it, and had long ordered craftsmen to work day and night to create some filament soft armor, in order to prevent the soldiers from being attacked by other people's fire canisters. Gu Sifan and the others consulted many books, and consulted some captains of merchant ships traveling to and from China, and they were extremely careful in preparing the construction of ships, food, water, and supplies.

The two business lines were opened up at the same time, and the emperor who stayed in the palace could not sleep well, and he had to climb high and look in both directions every day for an hour to calm down.

The autumn wind began to blow, and Ji Ranjia felt a sore feeling in her stomach. Several midwives were already waiting at home, and they were very experienced, saying that this was a sign that they were about to give birth, and they were afraid that the baby would come out in three or five days.

She stroked the baby who was naughty and pouting in her belly, and said helplessly: "Little guy, are you in such a hurry to come out, don't wait for your father?" Aren't you afraid to wait until you grow up, and your father will settle accounts with you? ”

Ji Ranjia didn't doubt that the stingy man was like this, and her eyebrows were filled with loneliness.

But for four days, she didn't wake up when she felt a pain in her stomach, which was the kind of cold pain. She hurried to the toilet, but it didn't work out for a long time. When she just washed her hands and lay on the bed, she felt cold and throbbing for a while.

Ji Ranjia sighed in her heart, silently counting the time, almost a cup of tea hurts once, ten breaths each time.

She would get up after lying down, wash and eat as usual, and then call for someone to prepare water for her to bathe. After she came out, she slowly asked people to call the Ji family and the midwife, saying that she might have given birth.

Frightened, everyone immediately prepared the things for delivery, the bedding in the house was about to be changed, and the scissors, muslins, needlework, hot water, and so on rolled in boiling water were prepared.

Although the pain was in pain, Ji Ranjia didn't feel particularly unbearable, or that she endured it for a while, and her memory was cleared.

In the evening, the pain suddenly became more frequent, and she looked in the direction of the courtyard gate in disappointment, pursing her lips, and regretting it in her heart.

"Sister, sister-in-law is back!" When Ji Ranjia was in a trance of pain, she heard Ji Weihai roar, followed by the squeak of the door, and the midwife dared to say taboo.

The man stood at the door and didn't go any further, he was covered in dust, his body was much taller and stronger than before, like a mountain, which shook her mind.