Although Ruxue didn't understand the purpose of this thing, since the Fujin had given the order, it must be something useful. She quickly found a basket and put all the charcoal into it.
Before leaving, Tong Cheng'er said to everyone in the kitchen, "Your cooking is quite good. Ru Xue, each of you will receive half a month's salary this month."
Ru Xue: "Yes, this servant has remembered."
Upon hearing this, everyone knelt down to express their gratitude.
After Tong Cheng'er finished speaking, she left.
Then he took Ruxue to the study.
Upon entering the study, Tong Cheng'er instructed someone to bring measuring tools and then laid out a whole sheet of paper on the table.
Then go and get the charcoal from the basket.
Seeing her pick up the charcoal, Ruxue quickly stopped her, saying, "Madam, this charcoal is not clean. Please don't touch it. Just tell the servants what you need. Don't dirty your hands."
Tong Cheng'er said with a smile, "I can just wash it if it gets dirty. I have to do this myself."
After saying that, she picked up the charcoal and used a knife to cut it into thin strips about the length of her little finger. She cut several strips in a row before stopping.
Once it looked about right, Tong Cheng'er picked up the shaved charcoal and started drawing on paper with a ruler.
Tong Cheng'er drew the shape of a pencil.
Although she wasn't an art student, she might have some talent in this area. Plus, she had a particularly dedicated art teacher during her nine years of compulsory education, so she actually knew a little bit about drawing.
Although I haven't drawn in a long time, I can still draw a pencil, especially since I can use a ruler to measure the pencil before drawing.
Tong Cheng'er worked for a while and finished the drawing using only one piece of charcoal.
After finishing the drawing, Tong Cheng'er thought to herself that it was simpler than she had imagined.
After all that busy work, it was almost time for lunch.
She had the kitchen prepare a balanced lunch with meat and vegetables, and then had Gao Wuyong deliver it to Yinzhen. Tong Cheng'er had recently been dining with Yinzhen and noticed that he was a very picky eater, unable to eat anything he didn't like.
Although I don't know what they eat when they're on official duty, it's certainly not as good as what they eat at the manor.
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