Chen Xi had to go home and bring the brushes and paints to the Jiaofangsi first. As soon as he walked out of the entrance of the teahouse, someone followed him. Chen Xi was suddenly nervous. When he turned around, he saw that the other person was wearing a Confucian shirt and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young Master Chen, I'm upset."

The person who came was very polite, walked up and nodded and bowed, looking flattering.

Chen Xi looked at the man. The other party was short and thin, with a hungry and yellow complexion. He saw that he was a poor scholar with no power to tie a chicken. He was holding his hands and laughing with him, which made people feel disgusted.

Chen Xi asked in surprise: "Who is your lord?"

He didn't remember meeting this person, but it was understandable that there were so many people in the teahouse just now, some people didn't notice it.

"Mr. Chen, don't be surprised. I'm actually here to talk to Mr. Jiang, who is here in the west of the city. Mr. Jiang wants Mr. Chen to write a post for him. As for the reward, Mr. Jiang will not treat you badly..."

Chen Xi then realized that he was a lobbyist. I thought that Mr. Jiang should have no social relationship with Su Tong and others. Today's literary conference was not invited, or he was disdainful to attend, so he found a poor scholar to come and pass the message and asked Chen Xi to help cheat in this monthly exam.

Chen Xi asked knowingly: "But I don't know what kind of article it is?"

The scholar had a mysterious smile on his face: "Young Master Chen doesn't understand? Actually, it's the exam at the end of the month. I want Mr. Chen to help me do a four-book article. I wonder if Mr. Chen can borrow a step and discuss it in person with Mr. Jiang?"

Chen Xixin said this was really straightforward.

There is no supervision in the monthly exam, but it does not mean that you can do it randomly.

However, Chen Xi could not refuse this matter openly. He didn't know what Mr. Jiang was from. Or someone was unhappy about him and deliberately asked someone to "fish and enforce the law" and waited for him to agree to finish the article and then spread the matter. Then his reputation would be ruined.

"Let's talk about it later."

Chen Xi pondered for a moment and said, "I have some urgent matter to wait for it to be dealt with. I have the opportunity to discuss it again. How about it?"

The visitor was a little surprised. Seeing that Chen Xi didn't seem to be lying, he nodded: "Then I'll visit you next time."

Chen Xi smiled and bowed, then said goodbye to the person and separated.

I thought while walking by Chen Xi. I don’t bother to pay attention to you when I turn around.

After all, I had just passed the Tongsheng exam, and Chen Xi was not sure about the current literary style at this time, but the scholarly style in Tingzhou Prefecture felt an inexplicable impetuousness, and everyone wanted to reach the sky in one step.

For example, the literary gatherings before. These scholars did not study hard and steadily, but instead studied military and national affairs. Just like after passing the college entrance examination next year, they could enter the court, become officials and share the worries of the people in the world. It was simply a big deal!

After getting home, Chen Xi told Lin Dai and Liu Xier about it, and went out to Jiaofangsi.

When I arrived at the place, it was just afternoon, and the surrounding area of ​​Jiaofangsi was very quiet.

Zhike was already very familiar with Chen Xi and personally took Chen Xi to the patio inside the gate. This time it was not Yu Niang who came out to receive her, but Miss Xier personally greeted her.

At this time, Xier was dressed up in particular. As the autumn waves were looking at Chen Xi, his heart was turbulent. His dark and deep eyes were filled with water, like the bright moon and morning stars, seductive. His head was tied up with a high hair bun, combined with her graceful figure, and her slender waist was held in full swing. His thin jade neck was as white as a swan, and his white, flawless, delicate and smooth skin made him look graceful and charming.

Chen Xi finally suppressed the thought in his heart. He thought to himself: "Can she really pay for me to paint, and the girl becomes a young woman?"

When Xier saw Chen Xi, she had a hint of smile on her face: "Young Master Chen is really hard to invite. I have to wait here for a long time, but I can't wait for it anymore... Is Young Master Chen too confused about his daughter's family style?"

Chen Xi pretended to be puzzled: "What did Miss Xier say?"

"Play the piano against the cow."

Xier frowned slightly, and she seemed to realize that it would be useless to show off her charm with a ten-year-old child, "Come on."

Turning around the stairs, speaking with disdain.

Chen Xi looked around and said, "Where is Yu Niang?"

Xier said disdainfully: "You really know how to pick it. Others look down on you. Could it be that you are treating Yu Niang... She has something to do and is not here today. If you come up to my house, you will not treat you badly."

Chen Xi felt like he was about to enter the silk hole.

On the south side of the second floor of this Jiaofangsi, there are three rooms in total, one belongs to Bixuan, the other two, one belongs to Xier, and the other belongs to Yunliu.

These three women should be the "top brands" here. Chen Xi has never seen Yun Liu's appearance in detail, but I think this woman can cause a conflict between Gao Chong and Lei Wu, and can make Su Tong miss it. She has always wanted to meet in private. The publicity alone is done well, and her true appearance will not be worse than Xier and Bixuan.

Thinking about his thoughts, Chen Xi entered Xier's room.

As soon as I walked into the room, a scent of jasmine flowers came to my nose... This was the fragrance of powder. The decoration of the room was more like the boudoir of Bixuan's daughter's house than that of Bixuan.

Elegant and beautiful!

There are colorful silk and yarn hanging on the wall, and there are four floor-to-ground wardrobes, which should be used by Xier to put on clothes on her usual occasions. The brocade quilts on the embroidered bed are neatly folded, and the embroidered pillows are urged to embroider in their arms at a glance.

"How is this? My girl's room is not bad, right?" Xier no longer called herself a "slave family" in front of Shen Xi, but directly called her "my girl".

Chen Xi nodded slightly and said, "Miss Xier is very good at decorating."

Xier looked proud on her face: "Of course, if the bedroom in her daughter's house is too monotonous, she will definitely not have a good rest."

Chen Xi thought to himself: "You are so beautiful, can you be so beautiful that you can attract men to linger, right?"

Chen Xi sat down, not even a cup of tea this time, Xier waved her hand and said, "Let's start painting."

Chen Xi looked up at her: "Miss Xier, are you too anxious? This painting always requires some emotions to be brewed and artistic conception... Besides, it seems that you have forgotten something else."

Xier said with a little anger on her face, "Since you are invited, can you still be responsible for your debt? She is a stingy person at a young age, and she will definitely be a rooster who will never be able to get rid of her in the future. Please wait..."

After Xier entered the screen, the sound of the box turning quickly came, which showed that she hid the silver very deeply.

"Stingy..."

Xier came out holding a small bag, and continued to curse while moving her way.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "I originally wanted to remind Miss Xier that I should find someone to bring the easel. Since Miss Xier is willing to send the pen to the pen in advance, I will be disrespectful."

"You count, are you fifty taels? If you think it's wrong, you can get the money to weigh it, and you will never lose it." Xier's face was a little distressed.

She wanted a beautiful portrait and couldn't bear to give up the money. Both of them always needed to give up. Looking at a ingot of silver, she gritted her teeth and turned her eyes to the side.

Inside the small bag is a five-liang silver ingot, which is very good. Although the marks are deliberately melted away, they are obviously official silver.

In the Ming Dynasty, silver ingots were divided into official casting and private casting. There were various specifications such as fifty taels, ten taels, five taels, four taels, three taels, two taels and one taels. Generally, silver ingots were cast in inscriptions with sources of income, origin, year, quality, furnace name or silversmith's name, etc. Each ingot had a silver bureau name, such as "Lijin Bureau", "Official Coin Bureau", etc.

If you cannot explain the origin of the official bank clearly, it is very easy to sue.

Chen Xi picked up two silver ingots and checked them carefully, shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid this silver is not coming from right?"

Xier was immediately annoyed when she heard this: "What do you mean by this? Are you saying that this girl's money stolen?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "I have no intention of this, but this silver is an official ingot cast in the fourth year of Hongzhi. If I just take it out and use it, there will definitely be a problem."

"How do you... know so clearly?"

Xier looked at Chen Xi in surprise. Judging from her expression, she must have known that the silver ingot was an official ingot, but she just fooled Chen Xi and didn't understand it.

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Miss Xier may not know that the next relative will work in the silver in the city."

"Bah, do you think I'm so foolish? Others say that you are the young master of the Silver Bank. You are so young, you are so knowledgeable about money... How about it, do you want to collect this money or not?" Xier finally looked at Chen Xi almost with a threat.

Chen Xi shook his head firmly.

This kind of official silver has obviously been deliberately dealt with, and it is probably not the right way. In fact, he still has a way to deal with the silver when he took the silver back, which is to make the silver number cast again. But this kind of thing is like making a fake currency and melting the official ingot. It is possible to be beheaded if someone knows.

Xier's teeth were clenched tightly and her fists were clenched, as if she was about to beat Chen Xi, but she was so angry that she stamped her feet: "You wait."

After saying that, he turned around and tidied up in front of the dressing table, and even pulled out the jade hairpin on her head. He put it all in a brocade box, and finally held the brocade box in front of Chen Xi:

"Here, this is my girl's ornaments. I bought a lot of them for a few dozen taels of silver. Even if it is depreciated... it should be fifty taels, right?"

Chen Xi carefully looked at the decoration inside the decorative box. There were no gold ornaments, but there were a few silver ornaments, and more were jade and some exquisite but worthless handicraft jewelry.

It can be seen that these are the girls’ hearts, and each one is well maintained. Chen Xi shook his head again: "If you take these things to the pawnshop, you can be worth up to ten taels of silver."

Xier was completely annoyed: "You... don't bully people too much. I bought these things from many places..."

Or she realized that there were some things she shouldn't say, and she turned around and said, "I'll ask you if you want to accept it?"

Chen Xi was confused. Logically speaking, a girl in the Jiaofangsi was like a bird in a cage. How could she go to many places? In addition, her official silver from the wrong way made Chen Xi even more suspicious.

But if she is not a fair woman, she had a drink at the banquet before and showed Su Tong the look of winning over a man with shy charm, and she was a real person.

Do what you want...

"I'm very principled. If you don't say enough, it's not enough, unless..." Chen Xi suddenly looked at Xier's head and shook it.

But the stairs were not gold jewelry, but were made of jade and silver jewelry. There was a slight "ding ding dang" sound between the roads, which was very pleasant.

Chen Xi saw Xier twice before, but she had never seen her wear it. It should be a good thing she had in the box. But today she wanted Chen Xi to paint her. She wanted to present the most beautiful side, so she wore it out.

Xier immediately appeared in Chen Xi's eyes, and a thin look of anger rose on her face, and a pair of fire appeared in her eyes. It seemed that she wanted to go forward and tear Chen Xi apart, but in the end she gritted her teeth and said, "It's also true for you, but... you have to let me wear it for this day, and you can only give it to you after you finish painting."

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ps: The first update is here!

This Xier is an important supporting role, and she has a little more writing. However, the emperor told me that this is a very interesting girl!
Chapter completed!