"Fourth Young Master, this is a charcoal strip, the texture is relatively hard, maybe you can draw what you want."

"You know what I want to draw?" Hua Chen was overjoyed, and directly took the charcoal strip from Xi Xiang's hand, in addition to the hardness of the paintbrush between his fingers, there were also the girl's cold and delicate fingers.

"The fourth young master should be drawing a sketch." Xixiang shrunk her hand into her sleeve, and there was still a faint residual temperature on her fingertips.

Hua Chen nodded and began to draw on the paper with a charcoal pen. The texture is hard, the drawing lines are smooth, and the effect is not much worse than the drawing pen he used in his previous life, and he didn't know that there was such a thing in this era.

After a few more strokes, he couldn't help but show a big smile when he raised his head to look at Xixiang, "This charcoal pen is so useful, how can you have this thing?" ”

Xixiang was stunned, and the expression on her face unconsciously dimmed, "Slave maid...... This is...... He who used to serve his master gave it to his slave and maid. ”

It turns out that Xixiang has also been sold to many places?

Hua Chen's heart unconsciously felt a trace of pity, and when he looked down and saw that the charcoal pen in his hand was wrapped in fine silk by her, and it was taken out of such a delicate box, he asked, "Xixiang, this charcoal pen is very precious to you, right?" ”

Xi Xiang had already restrained the sentimental emotions she had just had, and smiled, "It's just a pen, as long as it's useful to the fourth young master." After that, he was blessed, "Then the slave maid will not delay the fourth young master." After saying that, he retreated very well-behaved and sensible.

Hua Chen rubbed the charcoal pen with his long fingers, didn't think about anything more, and quickly concentrated on drawing the drawing.

The deep cultivator designed and conceived by Huachen is different from the one painted in the previous life, and the part with the motor should be changed to the most primitive machine.

And when he draws and designs, he has always been fully devoted, his attention is very concentrated, and he has come in halfway to deliver ginseng tea, and he has pulled candles, but he has not raised his head to look at it again.

When he had drawn all the large drawings, he stretched out on the Taishi's chair, and saw that there was already a faint light in the back-grained window lattice pasted with Korean paper, was it already dawn?

Hua Chen rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, but an incident that just popped into his mind swept away his exhaustion.

It's dawn, which means that one day, he will go to Lutong Academy to study.

Finally, he didn't have to be locked up in this high-gate compound every day, Hua Chen couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and quickly got up from his chair and walked quickly outside.

When I opened the curtain, I saw a thin body curled up on the beauty couch with his arms crossed, and a small golden object in his hand.

Hua Chen bent down to take a look, only to see that it was a small copper bell.

At this time, Xixiang happened to open her eyes, and what caught her eye was a handsome but somewhat childish face, close at hand.

Xixiang panicked, and immediately stood up from the beauty couch, and the small copper bell also slipped between her fingers, and rolled to the ground with a "clanging" sound.

Hua Chen showed a kind smile, squatted on the ground and picked up the small copper bell, grabbed it in his hand and shook it twice, the crisp sound of "jingle bell" was in his ears, he looked at the small copper bell intently, and asked, "What is this used for?" ”

There seemed to be a touch of red glow quietly jumping on Xi Xiang's face, she bit her lip, lowered her head and replied: "Back to the fourth young master, the slave knows that the fourth young master doesn't like people to sleep and serve on the couch, so she specially prepared this." If the fourth young master wakes up at night and has something to order, the slave and maid who ring this bell will know. ”

"Haha......" Hua Chen showed a hearty smile, "It turned out to be for me, then I'll take it." After speaking, he shook the small copper bell in his hand twice, and then strode towards the clean room.

Xi Xiang looked at the back and was stunned for a moment, and then quickly went to help her fourth young master prepare the clothes to wear today.

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The outline of the entire Zhangfu mansion shrouded in darkness gradually became clear, and the long light and shadow of the lanterns hanging high on the ground in the mansion had also disappeared.

In the east wing of Honghun Courtyard, the sound of girls chirping came out.

"Fifth girl, you see it's dawning!"

"Yes, it's dawn, it's time to blow out the candles."

"Almost finished?"

"Oops......"

"Fifth girl, what's wrong?"

The stinging sensation came, Hua Jin hurriedly put down the bookbag in his hand, and saw red blood beads emerging from the tip of his right index finger.

"Oops, bleeding." Although Zhi Tao injured one arm, his movements were still the fastest, and he grabbed Hua Jin's punctured finger and put it in his mouth, sucking the blood out, "This embroidery needle is not clean." ”

"The slave maid went to fetch some hot water and add some salt to help the five girls clean their hands." Yan Ran immediately slid off the kang, hurriedly pulled on her shoes and ran out.

"It's cold outside, don't forget to put on your coat." White Peach reminded behind him.

Hua Jin looked around at his several maids, and finally saw a team spirit in them.

"Fifth girl, there are not many stitches left, how about letting the slave embroider the rest for you?" Lingxiang also looked at her fingers worriedly.

Hua Jin didn't care about his punctured wound, but smiled knowingly, and said with some disgust: "Look at you, you all have to accompany me, and you are a little listless after staying up all night." I can be lazy during the day, but you still have to work. ”

"Slaves don't matter." The few remaining maids in the room said in unison.

Hua Jin only replied to Lingxiang's words at this time, "Since I said that I would make it for my brother by hand, of course I don't miss these few stitches." After speaking, he glanced at them a few more times, continued to pick up the embroidery needle, and embroidered flowers on the front of the azure bookbag that had been made, although the movements were not skillful, but the expression was extremely focused.

Soon, Yan Ran came in with hot water, "Fifth girl, clean your hands first and then embroider, the slave and maid have added salt water to it, and there will be a little bit of sting." ”

Several maids waited for Hua Jin to clean her hands first, and then accompanied her to continue to do needlework, and no one had a tired look on their faces.

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Hua Chen changed his clothes, drank a bowl of hot milk served by Xixiang, and went to the inner courtyard to greet Mrs. Tai.

As soon as he came out of the gate of the shallow cloud residence, he met the three elder brothers of the long house.

After greeting each other, Hua Chen and his three brothers went to Mrs. Tai's Chaohui Courtyard.

When I entered the warm pavilion and looked around, I didn't see my sister Hua Jin.

While he and his three brothers stepped forward to greet Mrs. Tai, they couldn't help but think in their hearts: Why did you come so late today? Could it be that I drank too much rice wine last night and felt unwell?

As soon as I finished saluting here, I heard the little maid guarding the door outside say, "The second master, the second lady, the fifth girl, the sixth girl, and the seventh girl are here." ”