Chapter 3 Jade Spirit Stone
Suddenly, her gaze stopped on the last page of the diary, and she was attracted by a few lines of words that were a few lines larger: "I hate big brother!" Hate the little brother! Below, there is a series of venting, it turns out that Xi Yixiao and Xi Yidi have excellent abilities and excellent grades since they were children, and they have always been the object of everyone's attention. And she, as their little sister, is not as good as them, her ability is not as strong as theirs, and she can only be regarded as handsome. All along, everyone who greeted her was to call her so-and-so's sister. As a result, she became more and more inferior, and her personality became more and more introverted. The results are also becoming less and less satisfactory. A vicious circle begins. She gradually closed her heart, and there was less dialogue between her family. She finally wrote: This spring outing, she just wants to relax.
But he accidentally fell off a cliff. Xi Yizheng sighed, perhaps, her heart was liberated while falling.
Closed the diary heavily, exhaled for a long time, and secretly promised: "Xi Yizheng, I will live a good life for you." Rest assured! ”
Turning around, I glanced at the dressing mirror of the wardrobe, and the girl in the mirror was no more than 160 tall, slender, with a flat chest and not mature. The hair is the ear-length head of the somen noodles, and the bangs are eyebrow-level. Separated, the combination of very envious facial features can only be said to be delicate. Xi Yizheng pouted in the mirror, she didn't look like her parents at all.
Xi's father is very tall, with a pair of thin black eyes on his square face, he is engaged in the study of cultural relics, he naturally has an elegant bookish atmosphere, although he is more than half a hundred years old, wrinkles hit the corners of his eyes, but he can still see the shadow of his young upright and handsome. It's no wonder that he can marry Xi's mother. Xi's mother is very beautiful, with a musical background and a classical temperament, and she looks only about 40 at the age of 46. With such a handsome couple, it stands to reason that the children raised are naturally not much worse. Xi Yixiao and Xi Yidi completely inherited the high-quality genes of their parents. Xi Yixiao is 18 years old, over 180 tall, and has handsome facial features. It's just that he usually always has a cool and cold expression, and it's rare to see his charming pear vortex that is only revealed when he laughs. On the contrary, Xi Yidi has a cheerful and unrestrained temperament since he was a child, and he mostly grins all day long, of course, only to his family and friends, and when he comes to outsiders, he also learns to play cool with Xi Yidi. He is only in his second year of junior high school, and due to his martial arts practice since childhood, his height has risen to 178.
It's just that Xi Yizheng pursed his lips and looked at the girl in the mirror and complained silently, which side did you inherit? He is not tall, he is not beautiful, his grades are not good, and his temperament is awkward. Alas, it's really useless to count it down. No wonder he became so inferior. If it weren't for the fact that his soul was already an old demon, he would probably learn from the little girl to drop beans in the corner. But now, Xi Yizheng grimaced in the mirror, and I will gradually make you perfect and charming.
Walking to the small balcony, the sun was shining outside the window, and it was an extremely bright spring afternoon. Xi Yizheng stretched his waist widely. I guess I'm truly reborn. Both soul and psyche.
Outside the door, there was the sound of Xi's father shouting to eat, Xi Yizheng looked into the distance, squinted, smiled slightly, and then walked out of the bedroom.
"Zheng, your parents have to go to work in the afternoon, you are okay alone, right?" Xi's mother put her favorite dishes into her bowl and asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, Mom. I'm pretty much recovered. I plan to take advantage of these days to review my homework. Xi Yizheng comforted her while eating.
"That's good, call us if there's something. You know? Don't just open the door. Xi's mother commanded.
Xi Yizheng nodded to indicate that he understood. In the face of Xi's mother's nagging, she was really powerless.
In the afternoon, when Xi's parents went out, she entered the Xuanbang and teleported to the hot spring she loved in her two lives to take a bath and take a rest. Then come out and start the review of the knowledge points in the second year of junior high school.
It wasn't until it got dark that she realized that it was almost 5 o'clock, and Xi's parents were probably coming back, so she went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. She doesn't know how to cook much, and she can only eat it, but she is determined to learn how to cook, so her family has to sacrifice herself to be their own taster for free. She saw that the types of dishes stored in the refrigerator at home were still relatively complete, so she took the chops in the quick-freezer room, thought about it, and selected a few vegetables from the Xuanyuan kitchen, or produced them with Xuan Bracelet, insurance point, in case their skills are too poor, if they can't swallow the meal, they may not have the opportunity to cook next time.
When Xi's father and Xi's mother entered the door, Xi Yizheng had already fried three side dishes, fried eggplant in sauce, dried vegetable sword beans, and fish-flavored shredded pork, and the remaining taro stewed steak was still boiling in the pot.
The couple looked at each other and were delighted.
"Ah, we can actually cook!" Xi's mother immediately hung up the leather bag in her hand, hugged Xi Yizheng, who had just come out of the kitchen, and kissed her on the cheek.
Xi Yizheng suddenly turned red at the roots of his ears. She had never had such an affectionate gesture with her family. Even the husband in the previous life only routinely completed the things in the bed.
"Mom and Dad, the food I cook may not be delicious. Be prepared. Xi Yizheng gave them vaccinations. She is done with reference to the recipe in the recipe, the color is fragrant, but it does not guarantee that the taste is good.
"It's already very good!" Daddy Xi gave a thumbs up. "At least it's much better than your mother's job." Xi's father appreciated and did not forget to embarrass his wife.
Xi's mother glanced at him blankly and ignored him. His cooking skills are indeed inferior to him, and there is no way. took the chopsticks handed to her by Xi Yizheng and began to taste the dishes made by her daughter.
Half an hour later, after the family of three finished eating and sweeping all the dishes on the table, Xi's parents praised Xi Yizheng's good skills, and it was really amazing that he could do this for the first time.
But Xi Yizheng couldn't be happy when he heard it, this is not the first time. It's the nth time in her three lives. And it's also a vegetable produced by the bracelet. If it were to be replaced with ordinary vegetables, the dishes she made would probably only be inedible, right?
"Mom, I want to learn how to cook." After thinking about it again, she solemnly applied to Xi's mother.
"Huh? Do you still need to learn? Isn't it already good? Xi's mother couldn't figure it out.
"It's just good." Xi pouted with a kite. "Besides, that's all I can do."
"Zheng, if you are really interested, we have no objection. However, you have to think about it, once you sign up for a training course, your time will be tight. It's going to be the third year of junior high school next year, are you okay with your studies? Xi's father thought for a moment and voiced his concerns. He is not a rigid father, and he will not blindly pressure his children to study and learn again. However, it is also necessary to ensure that the learning will not be delayed. After all, the current society still attaches great importance to diplomas.
"Well, I promise I won't miss my schoolwork. When it comes to cooking, once you start, there is no end to it. Xi Yizheng promised. She had read the book for a long time in the afternoon, and she had already roughly combed it out. In her opinion, there is no problem with the knowledge points of the second year of junior high school.
When the couple saw that their daughter was so determined, they followed her heart. What's more, since her accident, her temperament has been relatively lively. They like to hear about it. In the past, daughters, they sometimes felt very powerless, but now it's much better. As for what she said about learning cooking, as long as she is interested and willing to learn, and can guarantee that she will not delay her studies, what reason do they have for objecting?
Thus, Xi Yizheng's first study plan after being reborn again kicked off. She used her father's old computer in the study to search for local cooking training classes on the Internet. A comprehensive culinary training course was selected. Broadly speaking, it is a cooking class that covers all cuisines. Including the Manchu and Han full banquets, local characteristics, seafood paintings and a variety of Western Chinese styles, anyway, there is one class a week, that is, one day on Saturday, until you are satisfied, and you are guaranteed to pass the exam with the national special food taster as the judge. But the tuition fee is also very expensive, 350 yuan for a class.
The predecessor left a lot of pocket money, and in the drawer on the side of the desk, Xi Yizheng found a passbook and a piggy bank. It is estimated that the passbook is the annual New Year's money, birthday gift or something, there are 35,500 yuan, and the bits and pieces in the piggy bank add up to more than 300 yuan. Xi Yizheng held the jar and calculated, if she studied for a year, it would cost about 17,000. It's still affordable. Still, you have to find a way to make some money. After the immersion of the first two lives, I always felt that my hands were empty and panicked.
Early the next morning, seeing off Xi's parents and Xi's parents, she took her passbook and went out to withdraw money to register for more, if it went well, she could still catch up with this Saturday's class.
After signing up, I stuffed the thick stack of after-school study materials from the training class that I had just gotten into my school bag, including the introduction of various dishes and the things that need to be paid attention to. Carrying her school bag, she walked around the malls of this world with great interest.
She hastily browsed several shopping malls one after another, all of which were decorated in the same style. The first floor is basically full of ornaments and cosmetics; women's clothing on the second floor; Men's clothing on the third floor; children's and sportswear on the fourth floor; Appliances and furniture on the fifth floor. After a circle, she was roughly familiar with the prices of various commodities.
In the end, Xi Yizheng chose a large-scale but relatively deserted shopping mall to visit carefully.
When she saw the jade counter on the jewelry counter, she was really speechless about the inferior and high-priced jade jewelry displayed inside. These so-called jadeites don't even seem to be as good as the leftovers of the refining weapon in her bracelet. Could it be that all the jadeite in this world has been excavated? That's all that's left? Xi Yizheng thought curiously.
In her last life, she devoted herself to design, and except for things related to design, she almost didn't leave the door. So she didn't know what jewelry she had in the world in her previous life and what kind of texture it was. Of course, when she has money in hand, she will also go to the auction house to auction her favorite things, among which she will also encounter jade jewelry. In her previous life, she auctioned a few pieces of jadeite in the auction house, such as the pair of glass gold silk blood bracelets, the set of eighteen pieces of Laokeng glass emerald jewelry, and the four-color Guanyin statue of Fulu Suxi that she auctioned for 100 million. It's just that she hasn't paid attention to ordinary jade jewelry.
The salesperson at the counter saw her as a student at first, thinking that she was just wandering around, and did not come forward to ask. Later, when I saw her standing in front of the counter for a long time and didn't leave, I stepped forward and asked her what she needed.
"I just wanted to see. Hmm, are all your jadeites here? Xi Yizheng asked, tilting his head.
"Well, of course there's something out there. The jadeite here is all mid-range, and the amount of high-grade jadeite is small, and it is generally only supplied to members. Little girl, do you want to buy high-end jade jewelry? The salesman was excited. Selling a high-grade jadeite, her commission is several times that of usual.
"Well, I'm not buying, I'm just looking." After Xi Yizheng finished speaking, he touched his nose in the other party's contemptuous eyes and walked away. Such poor jadeite is mid-range, and she has no hope for the so-called high-grade jadeite. Thinking of this, she stopped her feet, turned around, returned to the counter just now, and called the salesman, "Auntie, may I ask if you have any clear materials for jade jewelry?" She thought of a way to make money, which was to sell the leftovers from those refining tools.
"Huh? You say you have this kind of jadeite material? Want to sell to us? Xi Yizheng nodded, and the salesman asked her to wait for a while, and immediately dialed the phone to ask her superiors. After a while, she came over happily and greeted Xi Yizheng, "Little girl, our general manager said that you will take as much as you want, and he will buy it according to the market price." ”
Xi Yizheng nodded, indicating that he understood, "Then I'll come over tomorrow." After saying goodbye to the salesperson, I went upstairs and visited all kinds of brand clothing.
The styles of clothing here are similar to those of the previous life, but there are also many styles that are not available here. Moreover, she casually looked through a few pieces of women's clothing and found that they were all made by machines. Xi Yizheng frowned, such poor workmanship would cost hundreds of dollars, it was really a money grab. Holding his chin and pondering for a moment, he still dispelled the idea of continuing to engage in the clothing design industry, and after working hard for half a lifetime, he finally ended up in nothing, since he was reborn, there is no need to continue to go around it and add entanglements. Of course, you can practice your hands at any time if your hands are itchy, anyway, there are many fabrics in the bracelet, and you can't wear it for more than ten years just if you make it for yourself or your family. Nodding firmly, he raised his hand towards the clothing counters, said goodbye to them and turned to leave.
After returning home, Xi Yizheng went into the refining room of Xuanyuan and picked up the leftovers that were ready to be sold tomorrow.
The jadeite material mentioned here is called the spirit stone in the Rhine Continent, of course, the spirit stone includes not only this jadeite, but also other jade. In short, Lingshi is a collective term for all jade. In the Rhine, he is deeply favored by magicians and alchemists. The spirit stone is divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. High-grade spirit stones are scarce, and it is difficult to find a few pieces in the entire Demon Martial Star. When she was refining the Xuan Bracelet, she had consumed an egg-sized top-grade spirit stone, which was the reward she had received for saving another important member of the royal family called the Fengwu Continent. The number of medium-grade spirit stones is much more than that of high-grade spirit stones, but the price is also expensive. Unless it is used by magicians to enhance mana or refiners to refine weapons, medium-grade spirit stones rarely appear in the ordinary market. Only lower-grade spirit stones will be circulated in public. When Xi Yizheng was first refined, he used low-grade spirit stones, and he didn't feel distressed when he scrapped it, so there were so many more polygonal corners. Speaking of this, Xi Yizheng grinned, because the refiner rarely threw things, even the scraps of garbage, they would let it pile up in the corner. I'm afraid that one day I need to use it. So she now has a lot of jadeite materials!?
In the end, she picked out five low-grade spirit stones that were either the size of a palm or a fist, and should be able to carve a lot of objects, and prepared to sell them tomorrow. In her opinion, it was much more aura than the things that were on the counter.
That night, it was Xi Yizheng's kitchen again. She picks up the dishes that are also in the bracelet at home. Xi's father and Xi's mother were satisfied. After the meal, Xi's mother said that Xi Yizheng's principal contacted her by phone today and asked Xi Yizheng how she was recovering and when she could go back to school to attend classes. "Zheng, when are you going to go back to class?" Xi's mother's tone of discussion.
"I'll do it anyway, next Monday." Tomorrow and Friday, she is going to make money, the day after tomorrow cooking training, Sunday school holiday, then it will be next Monday at the earliest.
Xi's parents followed her decision. For them, as long as their daughter is in good health, it makes no difference if they are a week earlier or a week later. Anyway, the certificate issued by the hospital recommends a break for half a month.