Chapter 278 Eyes Are Straight!
When Cen Hongmian asked about the drawings, Cen Xiyan remembered what she had promised Mo Junxuan. In the past few days, she had been restless and had forgotten about it. If Cen Hongmian hadn't mentioned it, she would have
I still can't remember it.
Cen Xiyan confessed: "I haven't painted yet." After a pause, he asked again: "Why, Prince Shuo asked about this?"
Cen Hongmian replied: "Prince Shuo didn't ask, it was the Ninth Prince who mentioned it yesterday."
Hearing that Cen Xiyan hadn't started drawing the drawings yet, Cen Hongmian was a little worried. The Ninth Prince was an impatient person. When he mentioned this matter yesterday, he wanted to have someone build the carriage right away, but now he didn't know how to urge him.
Cenxi Rock.
Cen Xiyan said "Oh". It turned out that Mo Junfei couldn't wait any longer. Thinking about it too, she promised to send Mo Junxuan the drawings, and the one with the brightest eyes was Mo Junfei on the side. That boy had a young mind.
I am greedy for novelty and impatient, so it is not surprising that I would rush this matter.
Seeing the look on Cen Hongmian's face, Cen Xiyan knew that Mo Junfei must have urged him very urgently, which put her third brother in a bit of trouble.
After thinking for a while, Cen Xiyan said to Cen Hongmian: "Let's do this. I will draw the drawings today. If third brother has something else to do, go and work on it first. I will ask Jingshuang to send the drawings to you later.
If you have nothing else to do and you are in a hurry, you can wait here, I will draw it now, and you can take it away directly after the drawing is done."
"Can you finish the painting today?" Cen Hongmian asked again.
"It's very finished." Cen Xiyan replied with certainty. It was just a design drawing of a four-wheel carriage and it didn't take her much time at all.
Hearing what Cen Xiyan said, Cen Hongmian immediately nodded, "Then I'll wait here. I was invited by the Ninth Prince in the evening, and Prince Shuo will be there, so he can send the drawings along with him."
Seeing that he was indeed in a hurry, Cen Xiyan nodded, "Okay, third brother, just stay here for a while."
After Cen Xiyan said this to Cen Hongmian, he called Jingshuang and Yingxue over.
Before talking about the topic of Sang Qingzhi, Cen Hongmian had hinted that he wanted to talk to Cen Xiyan alone. Therefore, the two girls were not in the main hall, but in the cubicle. One was studying the recipe and the other was studying.
Use Cen Xiyan's facial contouring powder again.
However, the conversation in the hall could be clearly heard next door because of the carved decorative wooden wall. Cen Hongmian naturally knew this, he just didn't feel comfortable speaking in front of the two girls.
At this moment, after the two girls came out, they were not friendly towards Cen Hongmian. Jingshuang was fine, but her aura was a little distant.
Yingxue's face was tense and she didn't give Cen Hongmian a good look. Although she didn't say it directly, it was clear from her expression that she thought he was nosy and worried about their young lady's marriage.
Cen Hongmian touched his nose with some embarrassment, and at the same time he had a better understanding of the two girls around Cen Xiyan. He also heard about Cen Xiyan's words about the two maids beside him two days ago.
The words of the sisters seemed to be true. He had seen how their masters and servants got along with each other, and they were very natural and close. At this moment, seeing the two girls' unwelcome and somewhat defensive attitude towards him, he felt that
This brother of his looks like an outsider!
Cen Xiyan stared at Yingxue warningly, asking her to calm down, and then said: "Yingxue, go to the small study upstairs, get out the paper and pen, and wait for something to come sooner or later."
"Yes, miss." Yingxue responded, turned around and went upstairs.
Cen Xiyan set up a small study room on the second floor, which is convenient for reading and writing. However, the upstairs area belongs to the women's boudoir area. It is not convenient for men to go up, even for his brother. Cen Hongmian has to wait for her here.
After finishing the painting, he couldn't just throw himself in the hall, so he ordered Yingxue to take down the things he was going to use.
Jingshuang automatically cleared the table by herself, removed the fruit plate and snacks, leaving an empty table.
In a short time, Yingxue came down with a bunch of things, put them on the table one by one, and arranged them.
Cen Hongmian looked at the pile of things on the table with surprise in his eyes.
"Sixth sister wants to use jade paper to draw drawings?" Cen Hongmian couldn't help but ask.
"Hmm." Cen Xiyan spread out the jade paper and said, "When third brother meets Prince Shuo, you'd better remember to ask for money. This jade paper is not cheap."
Jade paper is indeed not cheap. In this era, this kind of paper was used by wealthy people to write small notes. Its texture is very white and firm. It is precisely because it is firmer than rice paper that Cen Xiyan uses this kind of paper.
Drawing design drawings, but because the cost is a bit high, this is a very extravagant act. No wonder Cen Hongmian was surprised.
"Uh..." When Cen Hongmian heard this, the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched. Prince Guan Shuo wants money? Why does he have the guts to talk! He couldn't help but say: "Sixth sister is short of money, and third brother has some salary here..."
"Forget it." Cen Xiyan quickly interrupted Cen Hongmian's words and said with a smile: "Third brother, I'm just joking with you. Don't take it seriously. I'm not short of money."
If she faced Mo Junxuan as Sui Feng, she would definitely want the money, but now, it seems that the money is very valuable, and Cen Xiyan actually feels a little sad in his heart.
After hearing her words, Cen Hongmian couldn't help but smile, and no longer insisted on talking about the money, because he also knew that this sixth sister was probably the one who was most in need of money among the sisters in the family. Prince Tingshuo and
What the Ninth Prince mentioned about his experience at Bibo Lake in Qingyuan Town was that the sixth sister was very good at making money. She should have taken good care of the dowry shops left by her mother.
Seeing Cen Xiyan holding a strange pen before drafting, Cen Hongmian couldn't help but asked curiously: "Sixth sister, what kind of pen are you using?"
"Graphite pen." Cen Xiyan replied without raising his head. He continued to draw pictures quickly and smoothly with his hands.
In fact, the so-called graphite pen is a pencil. In the 21st century, the raw material for the pencil lead of 2b, 3b, hb and other drawing pencils is graphite.
In ancient times, graphite has also been used by people, such as forging, mold making, etc. Graphite is not a particularly strange mineral, but no one has used it to write or draw.
Cen Xiyan thought that the brushes were soft and difficult to use for drawing, so he asked people to make this kind of graphite pencil. For those technical geeks with strong hands-on skills in Yuanyinmen, making such a small thing is simply too simple and boring.
Technical content.
However, because this graphite pen is so easy to use, it has become a popular drawing pen in the Yuanyin Sect.
Chapter completed!