Xie had already heard his son's voice, put down his needle and thread and came out of the hall, and heard Chen speak like this.

Although I can't guess what it means for the Du family to be so close to their mother and son even though they obviously refused to kiss, they can't blindly refuse and put on a posture of alienation.

She smiled and said, "If my sister says so, then we will be cheeky and stay." ”

She could talk to Chen, and not long after they met, the two called their sisters and sisters.

Xie Shi came out, and Du Jinning didn't need to go into the hall to say hello to her, so he immediately greeted the salute and took Xu Chengyuan to her room.

Xu Chengyuan glanced at the hall, but he couldn't see Du Fangfei's figure, and he was disappointed. But it was not good for Chen and Du Jinning to see his strangeness, so they had to follow Du Jinning into the house.

"How's your notebook going?" Du Jinning asked.

Speaking of this, Xu Chengyuan became much more energetic. He opened his bookbag, took out a picture album from it, and handed it to Du Jinning: "The first book is finished, you see, I will change it if there is anything inappropriate." ”

Du Jinning opened it and looked at it.

The first few of the comic strips were drawn under her direction. She gave guidance on which plot to choose, how many characters to draw, what the appearance of the characters was, and what to write in the concise text on the right to explain the plot. The painting behind was painted by Xu Chengyuan himself, and Du Jinning read a few pages and was very satisfied.

Xu Chengyuan fully understood her intentions and handled the paintings and words very well.

"Very good." Du Jinning said, "No problem at all. ”

Xu Chengyuan was also very happy to hear it.

Du Jinning raised the album in his hand: "This is already a finished product, can you give it to me?" ”

Xu Chengyuan nodded.

Du Jinning carefully put the album away, took out five taels of silver and gave it to Xu Chengyuan: "This is the money for this album." ”

"Thank you." Xu Chengyuan was a little embarrassed, but still took the silver. The family is still in debt, and he can't be hypocritical.

"I'll draw the rest as soon as possible." He said.

Du Jinning thought for a while and asked him: "How long can you draw a book without affecting your studies?" ”

"Ten days." Xu Chengyuan said, worried that Du Jinning would misunderstand that he was not serious in painting, and he explained, "At first, I was a little uncertain, but after knowing how to draw, how to choose the plot and characters, it was much easier." I will use my spare time to complete my homework in the college, and I can draw a few pictures in the evening after returning from school for an hour. ”

Du Jinning nodded.

This comic strip, a character is a few paintings, the emphasis is on the god-like, the item can be recognized what it is, the background is nothing, and there is no need to color, as long as you master the painting method, practice makes perfect, you will draw faster and faster. One book in ten days should be more than enough.

But she still advised: "Don't burn your eyes in order to make this money, don't use your eyes when the light is bad at night, either don't paint, or light the lamp." Also get up and move during recess, don't sit all the time. I'm not talking about one or two books, long-term work, if you burn your body, I can't explain it to Aunt Xu. ”

As she spoke, she added, "Actually, you can use five coins or one or two pieces of silver to contract out part of the work." You pick a reliable one in the class, help you read the script, choose the plot, and write the commentary next to it. This is not difficult for you Class A students. When he's done, you just have to draw, and that's a lot faster. ”

Xu Chengyuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

He heard Du Jinning say that there are 1 million or hundreds of thousands of words in a book, and as long as the comic book can be sold, this work will not be completed in a year or two. Wrapping up a part of the book and increasing the speed of the album seems to make less money on the whole, but the speed of making money is faster. Their family is in dire need of money now, and how to balance painting and studies is also a problem, and he plans to take the county exam this year. If he did it according to Du Jinning's method, all the problems he was worried about would be solved.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Du, for your advice." He stood up and bowed respectfully to Du Jinning.

Seeing his sincerity, Du Jinning was also very happy.

If Xu Chengyuan only stared at the little money in front of him and was unwilling to give up part of the profits, such a person would inevitably not be able to become a big deal, and the cooperation between them might stop there, and she would have to reconsider the eldest sister's marriage.

Now Xu Chengyuan knows how to make trade-offs, is not confined to small profits, and knows gratitude, Du Jinning naturally has a different sense of him.

She asked again, "Are you taking the county exam this year?" ”

Xu Chengyuan nodded: "I'm going to give it a try." ”

"Then don't draw it during this time, I'll print the script and sell it first, and then print the comic book after your county exam. The prefectural test is important. ”

Du Jinning can think about him so far, Xu Chengyuan is very moved.

His face was a little confused, but he still said what was in his heart: "I want to draw ten volumes first, pay off the family's debts first, and then try it with peace of mind." ”

The ten albums and the one that had been handed over amounted to fifty-five taels of silver, plus the ten taels of silver embroidery tuition promised by the Chen family, and they could basically pay off their foreign debts.

The most important thing is that after paying off the debt, maybe the Du family will be able to agree to his family's proposal? He didn't want to see him come back after gaining fame, Du Fangfei was already engaged to someone else.

"Okay, that's fine." Du Jinning said.

"There may be a while before eating, so please take care of it, and I'll practice it for a while." Du Jinning opened the book bag, took out the four treasures of the study, hung the paper on the wall, and practiced calligraphy with his wrist after grinding the ink.

There is only one table in this room, Xu Chengyuan is still a little embarrassed, and he is planning to read a book by himself. At this time, seeing that Du Jinning only practiced calligraphy on the wall and did not use a table, he was no longer polite, spread the paper, and drew a comic book.

Xie Shi was not worried about his son, so he quietly came over to take a look, and saw that Xu Chengyuan and Du Jinning were doing their own things, very seriously, and she was very happy.

When he returned to the hall and instructed the three sisters of the Du family, he saw that they were all practicing needlework and did not need to stay here, so he went to the kitchen to help Chen cook, and told Chen about Du Jinning and Xu Chengyuan.

Du Jinning took the initiative to bother Xu Chengyuan to send him back, and left him for dinner, so if Chen didn't know her plans, she wouldn't be worthy of being the mother of a prodigy.

At this time, she heard that the two of them got along very well and could work hard separately, so she thought about it, and said to Xie: "Why don't you eat here every day." Anyway, Brother Yuan has to come to pick you up every day, and when you go back, you two have to cook, so it's a lot of trouble. After eating and going back, it was warm and warm, how good. If you go back later, Sister Fei and her children can study for more hours every day. ”