Jiang Sui tried his best to make himself look like a novice, and his pen-holding posture was deliberately slightly deviated. However, some habits are formed subconsciously, and some habits will be retained when learning calligraphy.
When she wrote the first stroke, Xiao Hechuan noticed something was wrong. This is a habit that only people who have been writing calligraphy for a long time will have.
Even though the little girl was deliberately covering it up.
He chuckled, his eyes showing appreciation:
"Starting with the tip of the pen backwards is the best way to gain the upper hand. Suisui, you really are very talented!"
Jiang Sui looked up at him, barely able to conceal the surprise in his eyes.
She thought to herself, it’s all over, the truth has finally been revealed, I’m really just showing off my skills in front of Guan Gong!
But Xiao Hechuan didn't want to expose her, he took the initiative to end the topic:
"Practice first. Don't be in a hurry. Once you are comfortable writing your own name, we can learn other things later."
Seeing that he did not show any doubt and thinking it was just a coincidence, Jiang Sui gradually put his mind at ease and wrote his name over and over again to calm his mind.
In the next two days, Xiao Hechuan taught her to write a few words every day, starting with the simplest numbers. He said that this would be useful for her future business.
He also gave all his books to Jiang Sui and asked her to start with Thousand Character Classic. Jiang Sui was really distressed as she had to pretend not to know the characters she already knew and humbly ask for advice.
She is now eager to settle the matters of the shop as soon as possible and then build up the business. Then she can focus on business matters and won’t have to learn to read anymore!
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After Xiao's mother had been busy for such a long time, she finally finished making clothes for the whole family. Early in the morning, she asked her daughter-in-law and daughter to put on the new dresses she had made for them to show them off.
The skirt is worn with a short, narrow-sleeved outer shirt on the outside and a long, front-opening robe on the inside, which is tied in the middle with a waist belt, best showing off the woman's waist and figure.
This is just a more common and conservative way of wearing. Daqing also has complex styles such as the chest-length skirt and the horse-faced skirt, but these are generally worn by ladies from wealthy families, and they require the more complex the pattern, the better. Their plain silk skirts only look good in this way.
Jiang Sui's clothes are all in relatively plain colors, fresh and elegant, one is light green and the other is light pink. Zhou's are in lotus root pink and the other is concubine color. Lanlan's are brighter, with one set of lavender and one set of aqua red, which matches her bright and elegant facial features very well.
Xiao's mother promised to comb their hair into beautiful buns and let them go out beautifully, and she kept her word.
Jiang Sui is already married, so her hair has to be tied up, while Lanlan's can be half loose.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Although the aunt and the sister-in-law were not wearing silk or satin or fancy clothes, we were used to seeing them wearing short jackets on weekdays, and now they were wearing silk skirts, which was eye-catching at first glance.
Although there is no decoration on the bun, the two people's looks are still very good.
Both of them still had some pocket money in their hands, and Xiao's mother gave them some extra, allowing them to go for a walk on the street and buy some of their favorite food, pearl flowers and so on.
Zhou never liked going out, so she didn't join the two of them to join in the fun, so only Jiang Sui and Xiao Lanlan went out.
The two sisters-in-law were discussing excitedly which street to go to. As they were walking, Xiao Lanlan suddenly took out the purple jade butterfly hairpin that she treasured very much from her sleeve:
"Sister-in-law, can you help me put it on?"
Jiang Sui knew at first glance that the hairpin was very expensive, and she was very puzzled:
"Lanlan, where did you get this hairpin?"
Xiao Lanlan had never told her about this hairpin before, so she didn't know about the existence of this hairpin. Then, Lanlan told her the story behind the hairpin. Only then did she know that the hairpin was actually given to her by the Second Young Master Su, and there were even Lanlan's small words engraved on it.
She had always known that the two of them were in love, but she didn't know that the Second Young Master Su had already expressed his feelings.
When she went out today, Xiao Lanlan first thought of wearing this hairpin on her head.
Since we can't meet, and since this hairpin was given to me, it wouldn't hurt for her to wear it, right?
Jiang Sui took the hairpin, found a suitable place on her bun and put it on her. Her whole temperament immediately changed.
"It's really beautiful and suits you very well." Jiang Sui praised sincerely. She happened to be wearing a light purple dress today, which complemented the purple jade hairpin perfectly.
Xiao Lanlan stroked the hairpin on her head, feeling sweet in her heart.
"Are you really not going to meet Mr. Su? He is in Jeju Prefecture. We have his address."
Jiang Sui still wanted to help Xiao Lanlan. Since he had feelings for her, why not take the initiative to fight for her?
Hasn't Xiao Lanlan ever thought about looking for the Second Young Master Su?
But, is she worthy of him? If not, why bother to bother him? Maybe after a while, the feelings will fade.
"I am destined to be a jinx. Young Master Su's family looks down on me. Besides, what kind of family are we from? What kind of status are they? I dare not marry someone who is not my match. I don't want to be inferior to others in the future."
To put it bluntly, Xiao Lanlan was still influenced by stereotyped ideas. She always felt that being well-matched was important, and she cared a lot about her own fate.
She didn't want to, and Jiang Sui couldn't force her.
If we are destined to meet, we will meet each other. If we are not destined to meet, we may miss each other even if we pass by each other.
But unexpectedly, Xiao Lanlan's fate came so quickly, it was obvious that the matchmaker had arranged the relationship in advance.
It was a coincidence that the aunt and sister-in-law had just gone out to the street and were about to go to the jewelry shop to look at the pearl flowers, and Su Yanqing happened to be in the teahouse opposite.
He deliberately chose the west of the city to avoid being secretly monitored by others.
The servant downstairs ran upstairs and reported his mission to him.
"How is it, have you found them?" Su Yanqing's tone was very anxious.
The servant scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed:
"Sir, there is still no news about them. We heard that there was an earthquake in Baima Town, so we went there immediately after receiving the news. However, when we arrived, the whole village was in ruins and almost everyone was gone. The original Xiao family was completely buried under the mountain, and no one knew whether they were dead or alive.
Later, we searched along the official road, but we couldn't find any trace of them. We even searched the refugee camps outside the city, but we really didn't see anyone from the Xiao family."
It turned out that as soon as the news of the disaster in Baima Town reached Jeju, he sent people to find the Xiao family and make sure they were safe.
Mr. Zeng's family was lucky. When the famine broke out, they chose to seek refuge in Jeju in advance, so they escaped the disaster, but now they have lost contact with the Xiao family.
He was so persistent in searching for them, firstly because they were his saviors, and secondly because he was concerned about them and he hoped that the people he cared about were still alive and well.
Hearing this result, Su Yanqing's eyebrows dimmed, but he was not ready to give up:
"No news is the best news. If you want to see him alive or dead, send me more people to search again!"
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