"Grandfather, I'm here." As soon as Su Ningjie got on the boat, Lu Shiyuan called him into his room.
"Come closer." Lu Shiyuan waved his hand, "Let grandpa take a good look at you."
Su Ningjie walked over and slowly turned in front of Lu Shiyuan. "Grandfather, Mom made a lot of delicious food for my four siblings these past two days. Please pinch my face. I've gained weight."
Su Ningjie knew very well that his two-day absence from the Lu Mansion was like two years for his grandfather.
What the elderly are concerned about is whether they have enough food and clothes, and whether they have suffered any injustice.
Lu Shiyuan pinched Su Ningjie's face. This face was firmer and chubby than when he first saw it.
"My grandson is getting whiter and fatter, and he seems to have grown taller too."
"Really?"
Lu Shiyuan pulled Su Ningjie into his arms and said, "When Grandfather first met you, you were not even as tall as my waist, but now you are up to my waist."
"Then I'll have to eat more and grow faster. I'll work hard and reach my grandfather's shoulders in three years. If I keep growing for another two years, I'll definitely be taller than him."
Lu Shiyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, grow up slowly. Promise your grandfather that you will grow up safely and happily."
Su Ningjie looked up at Lu Shiyuan's gray hair and felt sad. His grandfather fainted and almost couldn't wake up before he met him.
"Grandfather, I promise you that I will grow up safely and happily. Grandfather, please also promise me that you will wait for me when I grow up."
Lu Shiyuan almost lost his life early, and now his grandson is still so young. He doesn’t know if he can live that long, or if he can stay with him for a few more years.
"Brother Jie, Grandpa's health isn't as strong as it used to be, but I'll take good care of myself and I'm sure there will be no problem seeing you grow up. I just have a small wish."
"You said that as long as your grandson can do it, you will definitely fulfill your grandfather's wish."
Lu Shiyuan pursed his lips slightly, waiting for these words, "Grandfather just wants to see you every day, but don't worry, you can meet your parents and siblings every day."
Su Ningjie felt that this was unlikely, unless his parents moved into the Lu Mansion, which was obviously unrealistic.
"Grandfather, I will discuss this matter with my parents. I will try to spend more time staying at the Lu Mansion."
Lu Shiyuan said, "Two days ago, I arranged for someone to buy the house next door to our old house. You are the eldest grandson of our Lu family and you deserve to live in a larger courtyard. The waterside pavilion can be connected to the next door to form a large courtyard. You can take An Ge'er and the others to the waterside pavilion to study and learn to read every day. At night, you can go back to the next door house to sleep."
Su Ningjie was very surprised. It was really difficult for his grandfather.
In order to see him every day, I even bought the house next door for him to live in!
Isn’t this just giving a house to your parents directly?
"Thank you, Grandfather, for giving me such a big house to live in. Can I invite my parents to move in?"
Lu Shiyuan said, "That's your mansion, you decide."
"Then when we get to Huayang County later, I'll take my parents and the others directly to the big house next door."
"No." Lu Shiyuan said hurriedly, "Take them from your Lanxin Waterside Pavilion through the Moon Gate to your mansion."
Wouldn't it be exposed if I went through the next door?
"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will transfer the house to the Su family. In this way, our Su and Lu families will live next to each other, and Grandfather will be able to see you every day."
Su Ningjie really wanted to say that it was okay in Huayang County, but he would eventually have to return to Guihua Village in Xishui County...
Su Ningjie looked at Lu Shiyuan's white hair. He wanted to spend more time with his grandfather and fulfill his filial duty. "Okay, Grandpa, I will fulfill your wish. When we return to Xishui County, you can see me every day."
Lu Shiyuan said, "They finally came to Huayang County. Don't rush back after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Take them for a good stroll around Huayang County."
"Okay, I'll go tell Mom and Dad. You lie down and rest first."
Lu Yuan looked at the picture of circling cranes in front of him with excitement. It was hard to believe that it was not Su Ning'an's manuscript, but a color-printed portrait.
"Ayu, come and take a look, what's different?"
Si Chuyu looked at it for a moment, then looked up at Su Ningan, who was sitting beside Xiao Lingyu, holding his chubby face in a daze.
"Ang'er, your painting skills have improved significantly. The cranes on the rice paper are more mature than those on the wall."
"Thank you, brother-in-law, for the compliment." Su Ning'an said modestly, "I will continue to improve my painting skills and strive to surpass my mother's level. This painting on rice paper is indeed not my manuscript, but a color print. We have successfully figured out the color printing technology. In a hundred days, my first book of the Hundred Beasts will be ready. I will show it to you then."
Su Ning'an originally planned to carve two large ferocious beasts a day. After all, this was his first book of beasts, so he had to do it carefully, copying, engraving, and then making rubbings.
One big ferocious beast a day is just right.
Lu Yuan said, "The new year will be here in a hundred days. Bamboo paper will be almost ready by then. Xiaoyu, should we promote bamboo paper together with the Hundred Beasts Painting?"
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. I want to publicize it before the Spring Examination in the capital."
Lu Yuan asked, "Bamboo paper hasn't been manufactured yet. What kind of paper do you plan to use to make the album?"
"Anger and I will copy the first hundred copies on silk cloth, and the subsequent color albums will be printed in batches at your Lu family workshop."
Lu Yuan was very excited. This was color printing, a unique invention. It was not just about making a lot of money. The Lu family could even become the royal merchant of Beiyi through color printing!
"Xiao Yu, how does this color printing technique work?"
Xiao Lingyu: "It's very simple. Let's talk about the specific cooperation first..."
There was no color printing in this era. Since she mastered this technology, she must have the right to speak in her own hands. While making money from color printing, she also had to hide behind the scenes.
After all, a big tree attracts the wind, and the Xiao family is also charged with treason.
"Xiao Yu, without your permission, no one except the Lu family will know how to operate color printing."
Xiao Lingyu thought for a moment and said, "If the imperial court wants to take possession of this invention, then it should be submitted in Brother Jie's name."
Lu Yuan was very surprised. Xiao Lingyu could easily return to the capital with the color printing water, but she had to hide behind the scenes.
She couldn't figure it out, so she didn't think about it. "Okay, I'll do as you say. Now tell me what the specific process of color printing is?"
"Big sister." Su Ningjie walked in from outside, "I know how to do color printing. Let me tell you."
Su Ningjie then talked to Lu Yuan and Si Chuyu in detail.
Lu Yuan became worried upon hearing this. There were almost no craftsmen in the printing workshop who could both paint and carve seals, so they had to go outside to find someone.
"Brother An." Lu Yuan waved to Su Ning'an.
Su Ningan: "You say."
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "There are almost no craftsmen in the Lu family workshop who can both paint and carve seals. Until we find someone suitable to do this, could you fill in for a while?"
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