Su Qingluan adhered to the principle of "being upfront about the ugly things" and spelled out as many screening criteria as possible, such as "being able to accept a painting method different from the traditional one without objection", "being able to accept a 13 or 14-year-old girl as their teacher without dissatisfaction", "being patient and not giving up after a few days", etc.
In fact, Su Qingluan's "screening criteria" are much stricter than those of modern sketching specialty classes in selecting students - after all, for specialty classes like these, you can go as long as you pay the money, but whether you can stick to it is another matter.
However, she had to be cautious - if this completely "novel" skill could not produce immediate results and be applied to real life, then no matter how novel it was, it would be nothing but empty talk.
Su Qingluan understood very well that in this era, she had no personal connections or particularly strong family wealth. Only certain "little tricks" that were ahead of her time were the prerequisite for her to surpass others of this era and become a unique "bargaining chip" to make a deal with Mu Xingzhi.
Therefore, she hopes to produce "results" quickly more than anyone else - however, the premise is that her "students" can master the sketching technique as quickly and excellently as possible.
Unfortunately, sketching is a skill that takes years of accumulation. It is impossible to learn it this month and then have everything in the world come alive on paper the next month.
That's why she chooses students with "excellent qualifications" very carefully, so that she can see their substantial progress over the next, perhaps very long period of time.
Of course, in order to show the true purpose of "sketch", Su Qingluan did not intend to be just a "teacher". She would show off her skills when appropriate, but there was no suitable opportunity now, so she didn't say anything.
Since Mu Xingzhi had already spoken clearly and said "feel free to ask for anything", Su Qingluan simply mentioned the easel needed for sketching - but she didn't go into too much detail, after all, it was impossible to make metal spring clips in that era.
However, Su Qingluan also knew that using mortise and tenon joints and wood screws, it was possible to make something similar. However, she was not good at this, so she did not draw it in detail, but only described the general structure and function of the easel.
After all, the easel is made of wood and does not require technology beyond that of this era. Su Qingluan believes that the carpenters of this era can definitely figure it out.
It takes time to select the right "students", and Su Qingluan only said that there shouldn't be too many students, otherwise she wouldn't be able to take care of them. But whether the specific number of students is two or three, seven or eight, or even a dozen, is not her decision.
In short, although Su Qingluan made various requests very impolitely, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart: at least before the other party learned the skill of sketching, the safety of her family's lives was absolutely guaranteed.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan's steps became lighter as she returned home.
When Su Qingluan approached her yard, she only vaguely heard a little noise in the yard - could it be that her younger brother or sister was being naughty again and made her mother angry?
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan couldn't help but quicken her pace.
But when I got closer, I found that the atmosphere in the yard was not so tense as to make A Niang angry and afraid to breathe, but rather... panic?
And she seemed to hear the voices of Aunt Guixiang and Uncle Li next door?
When she walked out of the yard, Su Qingluan found that there was nothing wrong with her ears - Sun Guixiang and Li Saner were really in their yard!
But there was a sense of panic in the yard, with both adults and children in a state of chaos. What on earth was everyone doing?
"Dad, Dad! I saw it! There's one behind the corner - brother, go slowly, don't step on the seedlings I planted under the house!" From quite a distance, he could hear the clear and tender voice of his sister Su Xueyan.
"I know! Don't bother me! I'll catch him soon!" Su Xuanhe's voice sounded a little impatient.
"Erzhuang, be careful and don't offend your Aunt Guixiang!" Yang's voice sounded a little nervous.
Following closely behind was the sound of Sun Guixiang mumbling something, which seemed to be alright, after all, the smile in her voice was very obvious.
The two men's voices were rarely heard. Su Guangfu usually worked quietly on his carpentry, so Su Qingluan wasn't surprised. However, the fact that Li San'er, who was always loud, was also like this did make her curious.
Out of curiosity, Su Qingluan walked quickly into the yard, only to find that the entire family, plus two neighbors, were lying outside the kitchen - except for Sun Guixiang, who was obviously pregnant and could not squat down.
Su Qingluan's mouth twitched. "Excuse me, what are you guys doing?" Are you practicing Toad Kung Fu? They were all hopping around on the ground, looking a bit disturbing.
Unexpectedly, no one seemed to pay much attention to her. Even her most clingy little sister said without turning her head: "Sister, don't talk about it yet, we are busy!"
Su Qingluan: ...? So what's going on?
Soon Su Qingluan knew why.
It turned out that because Sun Guixiang, the daughter-in-law, was pregnant, the Li family had to give her any delicious food during this period.
Although Li San'er and Sun Guixiang lived a tight life, at that time they were all large families. When a family had a certain number of people, there would always be one or two people who lived better.
During the New Year holidays, everyone visits relatives and helps each other when there are any difficulties at home.
Because there had been no pregnant women in the Li family for many years, everyone who had some friendship with the family sent Sun Guixiang some gifts to express their gratitude.
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