In the evening, it was already very late when the two returned to the town from Taohua Village. However, probably because it was New Year's Day, the streets were brightly lit, and there were children's laughter and firecrackers everywhere, making it very lively.
After returning home, Su Li lit the lantern on the door and then boiled a pot of hot water to take a bath.
Afterwards, he set up the easel in the bedroom and prepared to conceive a portrait of Pei Ji in advance.
This afternoon, she thought carefully and realized that Pei Ji's portrait might have other uses in the future, so she couldn't be careless and had to paint it to the best of her ability.
In addition to the beautiful scenery and Pei Ji's good looks, of course he also needs to dress well, so clothes and hair accessories are very important.
The hair accessories are simple. She decided to use peach branches, which are beautiful and special.
As for clothes, she had bought several sets of gorgeous clothes for Pei Ji and Pei Chuer in Qiongzhou before.
She remembered that one of the suits she bought for Pei Ji was a silver-white, flowing style. She had bought it because it seemed to suit his cool temperament. However, because it was a spring outfit and it was snowing and cold in Qiong Zhou, she had never given it to him.
Thinking of this, I took out the bag from the closet. This was the first time I opened it since I bought it, and the clothes were still neatly folded.
Su Li spread out the clothes. Perhaps it was because of the fabric, even after being folded for so long, there was not a single crease. It seemed that the clothes were expensive for a reason. She nodded in satisfaction, folded the clothes and put them back in the closet.
Seeing that it was getting late, I packed up my easel and went to bed.
A dreamless night.
The next morning, the weather was clear and the sun was high in the sky.
Because it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, Pei Ji had made an appointment with several classmates to go and pay New Year's greetings to the president and several teachers of Changqing Academy.
The New Year's gifts had been prepared before the New Year, and Pei Ji came to ask her about the gifts after breakfast.
Su Li told him the classified gifts one by one, then took out a purse and handed it to him.
Pei Ji thought it was money for him to spend, so he said, "I have some money on me..."
Su Li couldn't help but grin and said, "This is your New Year's money."
In her previous life, no matter how old she was, her adoptive mother would give New Year's money to her adoptive father, her and her two younger brothers every Chinese New Year. Later, after she graduated, she would follow her adoptive mother's example and give New Year's money to her two younger brothers every year.
It was originally prepared for Pei Zhao and his sister, but the two little ones are not around now, so I will give it to them when I see them later.
As for Pei Ji, they were all family, and according to her actual age in her previous life, Pei Ji was several years younger than her, so they were given it together.
Pei Ji was stunned: "New Year's money?"
He is clearly past the age to receive lucky money, and besides, isn't lucky money given by elders?
"Yes, lucky money. Happy New Year, Pei Ji. May you be happy every year and everything goes well! Take it!"
Pei Ji took the purse in a daze. It was a red purse embroidered with gold thread, looking new and festive. The purse was a bit heavy, and it seemed to be filled with silver.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Su Li went to the front yard to open the door.
They were Pei Ji's classmates, Lin Muyang and Zhang Huai, and two others whose names she didn't recognize. However, they had all come to visit Pei Ji when he injured his leg before, but Zhao Xingwen was not among them.
"Happy New Year, Madam Pei!" Lin Muyang said with a festive look on his face.
"Happy New Year." The others followed suit.
"Happy New Year!" Su Li said with a smile, "Come in, Pei Ji is inside..."
At this time, Pei Ji just came out with a gift. After saying something to Su Li, he went out with a few people.
Su Li closed the door and went into the backyard kitchen. Pei Ji would probably not be back until evening after visiting relatives and friends, so she would be the only one at home eating lunch. She had originally planned to just make do with it, but she suddenly felt like cooking, so she decided to cook a few of her favorite dishes to reward her stomach.
On the other side, two carriages were driving smoothly on the official road.
Inside the carriage, Pei Ji took out a purse from his sleeve and examined it carefully. Then he opened the purse and found several thick gold leaves inside.
"I really can't tell, Pei Ji, that you also use a red purse during the Chinese New Year." Lin Muyang, who was sitting opposite, teased curiously.
Then he took out his red purse and said, "Look, mine is also red. My mother gave it to me. She said that if you use a red purse during the Chinese New Year, you will be prosperous all year round."
Lin Muyang is two years younger than Pei Ji, but he is not married yet.
Unlike others who get married first and then start a career, Lin Muyang's parents were afraid that he would be distracted from his studies, so they never arranged a marriage for him.
However, in the Great Jin Dynasty, it was very normal for men to get married in their twenties. The same was true for women. Even if they were engaged early, they would not get married until they were eighteen.
Pei Ji said calmly, "It's the New Year's money my wife gave me."
"What!" Lin Muyang's eyes widened in disbelief. "New Year's money? How old are you and you still get New Year's money?"
He hadn't received any New Year's money since the 15th. Oh, no, it wasn't. "You said it was Madam Pei who gave you the New Year's money?"
"Why did Madam Pei give you New Year's money?" Isn't New Year's money given by elders?
“May you always be happy and everything goes well!”
Thinking of Su Li's words, the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Because she is my wife..."
"Huh?" Lin Muyang was bewildered. He hadn't even gotten married yet, so he had no idea that wives would actually give their husbands New Year's money...
…
The next morning, the weather was still sunny and the temperature was a little higher than yesterday.
Since there was no need to pay New Year's greetings to anyone today, Su Li chose to paint a portrait of Pei Ji today.
The two of them still took the carriage they rented on New Year's Eve to Taohua Village.
The clothes that Pei Ji was going to wear in the portrait were indeed gorgeous. It was fine to wear them in Qiongzhou or Luocheng, but it seemed a bit too gorgeous in this small town. Moreover, Pei Ji had to drive a carriage, so Su Li asked Pei Ji to change into the clothes in the peach forest.
Taoshan was not rugged, so Pei Ji drove the carriage directly into the peach forest. After finding a good spot, Su Li got off the carriage to tidy up the easel, while Pei Ji changed clothes in the carriage.
"I'm changed, ready to start."
When Pei Ji changed his clothes and got off the carriage, Su Li was stunned.
At this moment, she deeply understood what it meant to say "clothes make the man, gold makes the Buddha"
It is true that Pei Ji has an outstanding appearance, and he is still very handsome even in coarse linen clothes, but he is far less handsome than he is now in gorgeous robes, which is breathtakingly handsome.
He was wearing a gorgeous flowing silver-white robe, his long black hair casually tied up, and the pink and white petals of the peach tree behind him fell from time to time, making him look like a banished immortal who had fallen into the flowers, cold and noble.
Su Li sighed in his heart, no wonder, no wonder in the original book, that noble and vicious female supporting role would go so crazy to get him.
She broke off a peach branch and inserted it into his hair bun, praising him sincerely, "Pei Ji, you are so beautiful."
“…”
Pei Ji didn't know what to say for a moment. He always felt that this was a bit strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange about it.
"Come on," Su Li didn't know what he was thinking, so she pulled him to the easel and said, "I'll teach you how to pose. You do this..."
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