Chapter 156 Jinshi, do you have peach-flavored lip balm?

Butler Jiang was very efficient and delivered the compiled list to Su Jinshi on the afternoon of the next day.

Su Jinshi took the list and wrote it down carefully. When Shen Shilang came back, he went to Shen Shilang to check for omissions.

Su Jinshi was in Shen Shilang's room, sitting at the table.

Shen Shilang sat next to Su Jinshi. As he spoke, Su Jinshi took notes on paper with a brush.

Although I have a computer, it is really troublesome to turn on the computer every time I want to watch it.

It’s better to write it down on paper so you can look at it anytime.

However, Su Jinshi had never learned calligraphy, and the words he wrote with a brush were really hard to describe and not pleasing to the eye.

Su Jinshi held the pen, but because he didn't know how to control the strength, the strokes varied in depth.

In order to control the strength, my hands trembled unconsciously and my grip was unstable.

Even the size of each character is different.

Shen Shilang was originally concentrating on talking to Su Jinshi about the situation of each family and had not seen what she wrote yet.

Seeing that Su Jinshi was writing seriously, Shen Shilang just glanced at it casually.

Who knew that when he saw it, he was stunned.

When Su Jinshi noticed that Shen Shilang had stopped talking, she turned around and saw Shen Shilang looking at her words with a shocked look on his face.

Su Jinshi laughed awkwardly, "In our world, except for calligraphers, ordinary people don't often use brushes to write."

"So what do you write with?"

"When we were in school, we used ballpoint pens, fountain pens or water-based pens," Su Jinshi said. "Our pens had hard nibs that were very small, not much bigger than a needle tip. There was a small steel ball hidden in the nib, and it was connected to a transparent tube with ink in it."

"When the pen tip moves on the paper, the small steel ball inside will roll and bring out the ink in the tube." Su Jinshi explained, "Because it is a hard pen tip, it is easy to control the strength, and it looks good even if you write casually."

"The brush is made of animal hair, which is very soft and long. My hand is far away from the paper, so it is difficult for me to control it," Su Jinshi explained.

"The design of your pens is really exquisite." Shen Shilang praised, "But I have wanted to ask for a long time, your handwriting looks like Chinese characters, but why is it different? But I seem to be able to recognize it."

"What you write is called traditional Chinese characters. But traditional Chinese characters are too complicated to write, so later our country simplified them, and we have the simplified Chinese characters that I write now."

"It is indeed much simpler, and faster to write. There is no need to write so many strokes." Shen Shilang nodded.

"There are pros and cons," Su Jinshi said. "It's faster and more concise to write. But it also loses a lot of the charm that only traditional Chinese characters can show."

"In our world, very few people can write traditional Chinese characters, but they can probably still understand it if they read it." Su Jinshi said with a smile, "After all, it looks very similar."

"I watched TV dramas in our world, and the noble ladies who attended poetry gatherings, flower-viewing banquets, and other banquets had to show off their talents, such as playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting." Su Jinshi asked, "Is it true?"

"This..." Shen Shilang was also stumped by the question, "I don't know either. I have a day off tomorrow and will be on duty the day after tomorrow. I'll go and ask around."

"Goodbye." Su Jinshi said, "People will think you are interested in the affairs of the women in the back house, which is not stable."

"Anyway, my character is that of an illiterate farmer's daughter. It would be wrong if I were talented," said Su Jinshi.

I just wonder if the ladies and daughters of noble families in ancient times would exclude and look down on others as portrayed in movies and TV dramas.

But it doesn't matter, she doesn't need them to look up to her.

When enemies come, we will fight them with soldiers; when floods come, we will block them with earth.

"Go on." Su Jinshi reminded.

Shen Shilang nodded and continued to tell what he knew.

Su Jinshi wrote seriously.

At this time, the setting sun in the sky shone into the room with its residual red light, and the rose-like light sprinkled on Su Jinshi's face, covering her face with a faint blush.

Until the remaining red in the sky faded and turned into a warmer and softer golden color.

The fine hairs on Su Jinshi's face were reflected by the golden light, as if a faint halo was covering her face.

Shen Shilang was so absorbed in watching that he forgot to continue talking and just stared at Su Jinshi quietly.

The faint jasmine scent on Su Jinshi's body seemed to be made more intense by the warm sunlight.

Shen Shilang was in a daze and didn't even realize he was getting closer.

Su Jinshi didn't hear Shen Shilang's voice, and when he looked up, he met Shen Shilang's gaze.

His pupils were dyed light yellow and red by the setting sun, like glass beads. Every angle seemed to have a different halo, and the universe seemed to be flickering in it.

Su Jinshi's voice seemed to be taken away, and he was speechless for a moment, his whole body was locked in his gaze.

Her face unconsciously turned redder.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Although she usually seems to like teasing Shen Shilang and likes to see him blushing but helpless because of her teasing.

But now, being stared at by Shen Shilang, she felt as if she was being swallowed by his gaze.

Su Jinshi was at a loss as to what to do.

Su Jinshi felt so weak under his gaze that the brush in his hand fell onto the table with a "click".

Su Jinshi felt nervous when Shen Shilang was looking at her, and her lips unconsciously relaxed and slightly opened.

This subtle movement was immediately caught by Shen Shilang, whose attention was completely focused on Su Jinshi's face.

His eyes flickered slightly, and following Su Jinshi's movements, fell on her lips.

Since Su Jinshi had never seen it before, she liked to study the rouge and powder from Daxi.

However, she did not put any powder on her face. Because of her fair skin, she just used her fingers to apply a little rouge under her eyes and blend it.

The makeup is somewhat different from that of the women in Daxi.

But Shen Shilang thought Su Jinshi's was better looking.

Her lips were just a touch of light color, like a peach.

Shen Shilang couldn't help but wonder if it would taste like peach.

Shen Shilang suddenly asked, "Jinshi, do you have peach-flavored lip balm?"

Su Jinshi was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Shen Shilang asked this, and said: "There should be some that are colorless and only lip balm. How..."

Su Jinshi didn't finish her words, but under Shen Shilang's increasingly scorching gaze, she seemed to understand something.

Su Jinshi's lips trembled unconsciously, and he felt his breath was hot.

Shen Shilang...is he going to kiss her?

She...she has never had this before and has no experience.

Su Jinshi couldn't help but pursed his lips and sucked it into his mouth.

When he let go, his lips had become a little fuller than before.

Shen Shilang's breathing suddenly became heavier, and he couldn't help but move closer to Su Jinshi.