Xie Ying set the "road to success" for herself at the beginning, is to shine in business, because many of the protagonists of the novel, a little use of the marketing strategy of later generations can be a lot of money, and after her investigation, but also understand that although the family is now based on eunuchs, but there are also a lot of private business, in order to supplement the huge expenses of daily life, if you can help the family financially, you will definitely be able to win the attention of the head of the family, that is, the prime minister's grandfather, and act more conveniently in the future.

It's a pity that this idea has just been initially implemented, and it has been extinguished by the two women.

First of all, Xie Ying's mother, Wei Shi, was very resistant to her daughter's proposal to open a shop: "Although since the previous dynasty, the merchant status is no longer as lowly as in ancient times, and even the brocade car is not allowed, and the descendants of the merchant can also participate in the imperial examination, but the merchant is still under the craftsman, you are a lady of the family, how can you run a cheap business?" This is something that needs to be said again. ”

Even Mrs. Wei, the grandmother who has always pampered Xie Ying, waved her hand again and again: "Ying'er, don't be willful, although the eldest mother has a shop in her hand, it doesn't matter if you give you a few, but you can't meddle in the business, there are stewards to take care of it, you just need to pay attention to the account books, prevent the subordinates from stealing and playing tricks, and wait for the subordinates to hand over the profits." ”

Feelings: Although women have the freedom to travel in the times, doing business is a falling thing?

Xie Ying can follow the local customs, and she doesn't want to be ridiculed and talked about anymore, so the dream of a business wizard is gone.

And although Xie Ying remembers a few poems that have been around for centuries, she also knows that it is far from enough to make her a talented woman like Li Qingzhao, at most it is only enough not to let people question the original talent of "itself", because as far as she has seen several times at the banquet, the girls in this era can be more poetic, and often they will limit the rhyme and limit the topic when they are discussed.

But although she is not good at poetry and songs, she is quite confident in the art of calligraphy and painting, with calligraphy and Chinese painting, I think she was also a well-known talent in later generations, and in the memory of "herself", that cousin Liu Shiniang did not also rely on painting to become famous, Xie Ying thought that she could follow suit.

Where did she think that she wrote a piece of calligraphy with great interest, only her grandmother Mrs. Wei praised it, and after careful observation, Xie Ying was not without frustration to find that those cousins who were younger than her were also good at handwriting, and her two strokes were only considered fair at most.

As for the art of painting, although it is better than the cousins, it is far inferior to Liu Shiniang, at most it can only be regarded as an "auxiliary", and it is obviously not possible to make a name for himself by this.

Maybe you can use your brain in singing and dancing?

Xie Ying remembered the bridge in a novel, the heroine came down with a song in public, which made everyone pay attention and praise constantly, but the heroine's identity is a courtesan, which cannot be compared with her beautiful role, and the tricks of dancing with long legs are too risky, Xie Ying thought of the Chinese-style songs of later idols, as if it was more suitable for her identity to be different, so she used her cousin to test again, and the song came down, but it caused her cousin to laugh: "Where did the fifth sister listen to such a strange tune, and the lyrics are too vulgar!" ”

So Xie Ying never sang in public again.

Finally, when will there be a song of Faye Wong's bright moon, and I say that it should always be in line with the current "aesthetics", but I don't know that although it has not attracted ridicule, and even the lyrics have been appreciated a lot, but unfortunately it has not achieved the effect of becoming famous.

It seemed difficult to make a difference in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, Xie Ying thought that many of the protagonists in the novel relied on designing clothes or improving daily necessities to show their talents, and immediately decided to follow suit.

I don't know that this path is also full of setbacks!

KT cats and other cartoon images that were popular in later generations and loved by thousands of girls were scoffed at nowadays, which hit Xie Ying hard, but her advantage is that she is indomitable.

As for the methods used by the protagonists of some novels to invent and create items such as glass mirrors, not to mention that Xie Ying didn't know how to fire glass at all, she didn't long after she crossed over, and she actually found that there were already glass windows, although they were not as transparent as glass, they could be more beautiful, and even smaller utensils, such as bottles, cups, etc., had already appeared with a very similar effect to the transparency of later glasses, or more tall natural crystal as raw materials...... Even the mirror, although it is still a bronze mirror, but it is not at all imagined, can only reflect a vague shadow, the bronze mirror of this era will be polished regularly, can illuminate the appearance clearly, even the white hair can be shown in the bronze mirror, the mirror of later generations in addition to the lower cost can be used by one side, from the function, there is not much advantage.

If air conditioners, electric lights, refrigerators and other things were invented at this time, it would undoubtedly cause a sensation, but Xie Ying was not Edison, how could she have the ability to completely change the living environment of ancient humans?

So she had to use her brains on things like cosmetics, such as the makeup powder that women are used to using nowadays.

Although Xie Ying can't figure out how to prepare natural and harmless makeup powder, it doesn't matter, she thinks that as long as this concept is proposed, she will spend a lot of effort on the preparation of self-use makeup powder, mothers, grandmothers and other relatives work together, it is not difficult to mix more high-quality and harmless makeup powder, which is also her leading fashion.

But it was hit again.

Mrs. Wei stroked the top of Xie Ying's hair with a smile: "Of course lead powder is harmful, so the makeup powder we use at this time is mainly rice powder, but in order to be more conducive to makeup, only a small amount of lead powder is added, and it is also the reason why the makeup powder we use daily is not worried about going to the shop to purchase, that is, I am worried that those profiteers add too much lead powder, but it will damage the face." ”

The ancients actually knew that lead powder was harmful? Isn't that too unscientific!

Then Xie Ying persevered in making perfume - Zhou people love incense, and the clothes and quilts on the bed on their bodies must be incense before they can be used, so they will definitely not reject more convenient perfumes?

Still a blow, of course.

It was easy to make a bottle of liquid with a unique smell that was not as unique as those well-known brands in later generations, but it was also very fragrant, Xie Ying couldn't wait to take it to offer treasure, Mrs. Wei simply frowned this time: "This is the flower dew sold by Hu Shang, you can wipe your body directly, such an ugly thing, mostly used by ordinary people, how can it be compared to first-class clothes, pay attention to if there is no fragrance unique, Ying'er don't use such things, so as not to be laughed at." ”

Xie Ying: ......

Ten thousand divine beasts roared past in his heart.

Soon I found that the ladies of the Great Zhou Dynasty were dressed very boldly, and before the beginning of summer, many women in the family couldn't wait to put on the gauze clothes, the white arms loomed in the light gauze, and the neckline was also very low, almost not revealing the "career line", Xie Ying was immediately inspired, maybe the open and bold women of this era can accept short sleeves, short skirts, and even crop tops, which are both fashionable and cooler!

This time, Xie Ying showed her mother the drawings first, because Mrs. Wei is old, and her daily clothes are more dignified and decent, so of course she will not be keen on such revealing clothes.

I didn't know that Webster was not keen either, and pointed his finger at the crop top dress on the painting: "Orchids love to dress like this, too charming, which is more beautiful than a looming gauze." ”

Xie Ying still didn't give up, and pointed to the short-sleeved shirt she had designed with all her heart: "This dress is slim, and it won't feel hot in summer, and it's more convenient than a long-sleeved gown." ”

"Only the women of the destitute fields wore their arms alone, and in order to save clothes and make it easier to work, how could a nobleman have a pair of arms exposed? Then when it is hot, there are ice basins at home, not compared to those poor people can only be hard, light is light, but there is no need to work, where is the loss of dignity for the sake of lightness, even if you want to ride a horse and bow down, you can also wear a slim Hufu, this is still now, there are many Hu people, Hufu has also become a fashion, if in the past, the nobles even Hufu have lost their dignity. ”

Although the woman is open and bold nowadays, and she is not taboo about revealing her dress, she is extremely particular about style, and Xie Ying is speechless again.

She remembered how many heroines of the novels, which one could "stand alone in the past and the present" without a little carving insect skills, how could it be so difficult to change her!

Finally had nothing to do, Xie Ying pinned her only hope on Shi Niang, hoping that this person would at least help her attract the attention of the Queen Mother again, and when she further understood this era, she would slowly plan for the future.