The next morning.
Su Li got up early and when she was combing her hair in front of the dressing table, she found that her face seemed to have become much whiter and tenderer, and she looked more healthy.
For these few days, she did not go up the mountain to chop firewood. She wore sunscreen wherever she went, ate nutritious fruits, vegetables, and drank soups that were good for beauty and skin care. Sure enough, the effect was seen soon.
“Chuckle…”
There was another round of rooster crows.
Su Li has gotten used to it. These days, the two hens are more punctual than alarm clocks. They choose to lay eggs at this time every morning. After laying eggs, they cluck, cluck, cluck, as if they are afraid that others will not know that they have laid eggs.
She went to the chicken coop to pick up the eggs and touched the two chickens: "Stop clamoring. I'll come to feed you in a while."
The two chickens immediately shut up and stood obediently at her feet, occasionally pecking at the hem of her skirt with the corners of their beaks. She was really surprised. Aren't these chickens so smart?
"Because you are so sensible, I will take good care of you from now on..."
After feeding the chickens and making breakfast, Pei Ji, his son and his two sons got up.
After breakfast, Pei Ji took his two children to the study to write.
Su Li felt much more relaxed now that she didn't have to teach her two children how to write.
There were only three appointments in the morning, all of them were young girls who wanted to paint portraits.
After finishing the painting, it was still early, so she made lunch in advance.
When she went to the study to call the father and his two sons to have dinner, Pei Ji was sitting at the desk looking at her painting competition form.
When he saw her come in, he asked, "Are you going to participate in the competition?"
Su Li nodded and said, "I thought about giving it a try..." After all, the huge bonus was really tempting.
"If you want to participate in a painting competition of this level, you should use better paper and paint." He had seen the paper and paint she kept in the study. They were not bad and were enough for painting these portraits on a daily basis. But if she used them for a competition, she would be at a disadvantage if she didn't choose the right paper and paint.
Su Li was not surprised that he knew so much. In the original novel, Pei Ji was not only good at studying, but also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.
"I thought so too, so I plan to go to the county town tomorrow to buy some good drawing paper and paint..."
Hearing the word "county town", Pei Chuer's eyes lit up: "Mom, are you going to the county town?"
Su Li found it funny, knowing what she was thinking: "How about taking you two out to play too?"
"Really? Mom, can we go to the county town?" Pei Chuer couldn't believe it.
Pei Zhao also stopped writing, his eyes sparkling. His father was studying in the county town, so could he see where his father was studying?
"It's not impossible for you to go. If you can learn fifty words today, then I will take you."
Fifty words were too easy for him. Pei Zhao was full of confidence: "Mom, I can do it!"
Pei Chuer frowned and hesitated, "Mom, I should be able to do it too..."
"Okay, let's go eat first, and then study after dinner..." As for the teaching task, Su Li had to draw a portrait for someone in the afternoon, so naturally Pei Ji, his father, would teach him.
Pei Ji had not said aloud that she would go back to the academy in the afternoon. He thought that since she was going to take the two children with her, she might as well go with them tomorrow.
After dinner, the two little ones urged Pei Ji to teach them to read. After Su Li washed the dishes and took a rest, Qin Qianqian came with three little girls.
Qin Qianqian introduced her: "This is Li Fu."
This was the girl Su Li had met in the lantern shop last time, and he had an impression of her.
"This is my cousin Wang Xiaoying. Oh, she's the sister of the lantern shop owner from last time! And this one," Qin Qianqian looked at another girl next to her: "She's Zhang Yaoyue..."
The girl named Zhang Yaoyue looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was a rare beauty, even prettier than Qin Qianqian.
After a brief greeting, Su Li began to draw the portrait.
Before she knew it, the sun began to set in the west. When she was painting Li Fu for the last time, several girls sat around her and watched her portrait quietly.
“Squeak!”
Suddenly there was a sound of a door opening and Pei Ji walked out of the study.
When the girls first saw such a handsome young man, their eyes were filled with astonishment and their faces turned red with embarrassment.
Zhang Yaoyue was even more surprised: "Brother Pei!"
Seeing Zhang Yaoyue, Pei Ji was surprised for a moment, then realized that she should be Su Li's guest, nodded, and said lightly: "Miss Zhang."
Then, without saying anything more, he went into the kitchen, drank some water, and returned to the study to continue teaching the two children to read.
It seemed as if he could never see her in his eyes, and Zhang Yaoyue felt very lost.
Since she and her aunt went to the county school to visit her eldest cousin a year ago, she fell in love with Pei Ji at first sight.
Her eldest cousin said that he was already married and advised her to give up more than once, but she just couldn't control herself and she liked him.
Several times, she secretly went to see him, and every time she saw his cold and indifferent eyes, she felt both lost and satisfied.
Her parents wanted to arrange a marriage for her, but she threatened to commit suicide.
Her mother was very disappointed with her and asked her if she wanted to be a concubine.
She was stunned. If she could be with a man who looked like a banished immortal, even if she became his concubine, what would be the harm?
Although Su Li continued to draw the portrait at this time, a raging fire of gossip was burning in his mind.
What's going on? Do these two know each other?
Zhang Yaoyue's expression just now was just about to have the words "I like Brother Pei" printed on her face.
"Sister Yue!" Qin Qianqian felt something was wrong when she saw Zhang Yaoyaoyue staring blankly at the door that Pei Xiucai had just entered. Although she didn't know how she knew Pei Xiucai, she quickly pulled her sleeve and called her softly.
Zhang Yaoyue came back to her senses and looked at Su Li who was drawing the portrait seriously. What else did she not understand?
Qin Qianqian said that the portrait was of a scholar's wife, and Brother Pei appeared here, so their relationship was self-evident.
Although the woman in front of me was dressed simply and without makeup, it was not difficult to tell that she was a beauty, a beauty who was good at painting.
A feeling of jealousy arose in her heart. If she was with Brother Pei, how could she be willing to share him with this woman?
The good impression I had of her because of the good portrait she drew disappeared instantly.
She pretended to be confused and muttered to herself: "What's wrong with Brother Pei? He doesn't look like this at the academy on weekdays."
Seeing that Su Li seemed to have not heard anything, she bit her lip, unwilling to give up, and asked directly: "Madam Pei, do you know what happened to Brother Pei? Is he in a bad mood?"
Tsk!
The male protagonist is the male protagonist, and he attracts peach blossoms everywhere!
Su Li sighed, and finally he ended up eating the melon on his head.
She pretended not to understand and said with a smile, "I don't know. Why don't you go in and ask him?"
Of course she heard the divisive intent in Zhang Yaoyue's words, but she was not the original owner and did not like Pei Ji, so she naturally would not be jealous. As long as they did not make her unhappy and did not hinder her, they could do whatever they wanted.
If she couldn't get a divorce now, she would have filed for a divorce long ago and lived with her two children on her own, not bothering to get involved in all these troublesome things.
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