The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Ask for collection, ask for red ticket.Thank you Xiaoqiang for your great reward.

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It was nearly three o'clock, and to Su Jin's surprise, the study was still brightly lit. Through the emerald green window screens, two petite figures could be seen leaning on each side of the table, contemplating and drawing lightly.

Su Jin's heart warmed, and she pushed the door open; a pair of sisters heard the door knocking and turned their heads to see Su Jin coming in, so they got up and wished all the best.

Su Jin put the snack box in his hand on the table, turned around and began to look at the paintings on the table, Rou Niang obediently opened the food box, brought out snacks, and poured tea.

Su Jin flipped through a few pictures, and found that these paintings seemed to be newly drawn. I don't know why the two sisters were delayed for some reason, so they started to work overtime; Su Jincai knew that they had already completed the task they had assigned to them, and had already bound it into a book.

Su Jin opened the picture book page by page, and men and women in Chinese clothes jumped out on the paper. Every two pages were the front and back renderings of a piece of clothing. They fully highlighted the clothes of the characters according to their own requirements, and the brushes were delicate and smooth. , The painting skills are also superb, and the luster and texture of the clothes seem to be reflected.

What's even more commendable is that the two also ingeniously added some private goods, such as the round fan in the woman's hand, a clump of orchids in the corner of the picture, a scroll in the man's hand, and other small accessories and slight changes in color. The picture has been enhanced a lot; especially the beautiful small characters in the blank space of each page, which briefly introduces the characteristics of the clothes and accessories, and the combination of pictures and texts makes it more intuitive; Su Jin looked through it carefully, and couldn't help but admire it.

"It's hard for you two, you two are really good at drawing. I just moved my mouth to draw a sketch, but you can express it vividly. It's amazing; I thought it would be difficult to express the clothes style. I didn't expect you to be so exquisite and beautiful, please allow me to pay tribute to the two of you."

Su Jin bowed deeply, expressing her admiration for the two sisters from the bottom of her heart.

Huanniang and Rouniang were in a hurry to return the gift with all blessings, their nervous little faces flushed, it was the first time that they had been praised so much face to face when they grew up so big, the two sisters lived in the market for several years, until now there is a feeling of being officially respected by others. Time couldn't speak, and some hot things slowly overflowed from the corners of his eyes.

Su Jin couldn't put it down and looked through the picture album again, feeling extremely excited. This may be the first fashion magazine in history. If this picture album can be printed, it will become Su Ji's brochure and be sent to various places in Luzhou City. The private residence of the wealthy family has become an effective means of attracting these people; at the same time, ordinary clothing styles will be made into huge posters and posted in front of all Su Ji stores. These are all part of Su Jin's plan.

Rou Niang handed over tea and snacks, Su Jin remembered that her belly was empty, and hurriedly greeted the two girls to sit and eat together, the two sisters pursed their lips and shook their heads, Su Jin smiled and said, "Do you want to keep in shape?"

The two girls blushed because of their misgivings; Su Jin was in a good mood, he chuckled, and immediately chewed on the case regardless of his image.

Rou Niang thought of something, arranged the papers on the desk, and said casually: "Young Master, I want to remind you of something, and I'm afraid it will spoil your interest."

Su Jin stuffed the last piece of sweet cake into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it, took a sip of tea to rinse his mouth, looked up and said, "Rou Niang, but it's okay to say."

"Young Master said that you want to print this picture album after it is completed, and then distribute it?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"My family is worried that such a painting might not be able to be printed. Even the text may be blurred after printing. What's more, these are paintings with complicated brushes? Even if they can be printed, they will be dark. It's counterproductive." Rou Niang and Huan Niang frowned and lowered their heads, quite worried.

With his mouth half open, Su Jin scolded himself for being stupid. How could there be such a technology as color printing in this era. Let alone whether there is an engraving book company capable of printing such exquisite paintings, even if they can be printed, they must be a mess. The printed image will definitely turn the beautiful woman into a nightshade, and the handsome man into a ghost. As Rou Niang said, it can only have a counterproductive effect.

Seeing Su Jin's appearance, Rouniang and Huanniang looked at each other, feeling a little guilty that they had ruined Su Jin's good mood, but they only thought of such a problem today. They originally thought that Su Jin would consider this issue. Where did they come from? Knowing that the young man in front of him is from another era of advanced technology, he didn't think about certain details at all.

"My lord, don't worry, our sisters plan to continue to use the album as a reference, and draw one by one, and draw a few more books." Huanniang said softly.

Su Jin returned to normal, and his mind was running fast. Hearing Huanniang's words, he frowned and said: "This is absolutely impossible. Even if you are exhausted, you will not be able to reach the number I want. This will not work."

Huanniang also knew that her method was really stupid, and she couldn't think of a good way for a while, so she and Rouniang could only frown their cute brows and look at Su Jin worriedly.

Su Jin stood up, pacing in the study with his hands behind his back, and quickly searched for solutions in his mind. This matter is the key to attracting wealthy customers in Luzhou. The most important customer group in Suji's ready-to-wear business will not be controlled by itself. Although these people are not many in number, they are definitely high-consumption groups and the biggest source of future profits.

Su Jin is determined to catch these customers. He doesn't believe that with his 1000 years of experience and wisdom plus the knowledge in his own skin, he will be stumped by this problem.

Rou Niang and Huan Niang watched Su Jin pacing back and forth nervously, Zhenshou swayed back and forth with Su Jin's body, except for Su Jin's light footsteps in the study room, there was no sound at all, and the silence was somewhat suffocating .

Suddenly Su Jin's footsteps stopped, he raised his head and asked: "Rou Niang, Huan Niang, I don't mean to offend, I just want to ask a question, do you know if the rich men and ladies get together in the city when you are singing on the street?" When they are together, will they meet?"

Rou Niang thought about it and said: "There are indeed. In addition to festivals such as temple fairs, Shangyuan, and Dragon Boat Festival, Luzhou City also has a poetry club called "Luohua", which is attended by literati, talented men, young masters, and young ladies in the city." There is a poetry club in Shanxi, which holds a meeting on the eighteenth day of the single month, and my sister and I once sang songs in the poetry club."

Su Jin's eyes lit up and said, "Are they all going?"

Huanniang said: "Not everyone, but anyone who is talented and famous in the city will be invited. Many of our sisters' songs are handed down from the poetry club."

Su Jin frowned and said, "Is it difficult to participate?"

Huan Niang said: "Every time they gather, there is a president. The president is responsible for inviting others. If the invited person does not have a poem that is recognized by others, it may be difficult to participate. Moreover, to join the poetry club, you still have to write poems and lyrics. If you don't If you do, you will be ridiculed by them."

Rou Niang also nodded and said: "What Huan Niang said is right, there was once a scholar who made a fool of himself at a poetry meeting, and the next day the story was spread all over the city, making it difficult for that young master to gain a foothold. The whole family moved to another county."

Su Jin smiled and said: "Interesting and interesting, these guys are a bit interesting, but the matter of this picture album can be solved, if I can show this picture album at the poetry meeting, wouldn't it save a lot of making friends and sending paintings Does it work?"

Rou Niang frowned and said: "That's good, this method may have more influence than simply sending picture books to others, but how are you going to be invited by the poetry club? Even if you can participate, how can you get them to read these books?" What about the style of clothes?"

Su Jin laughed loudly: "Don't worry about it, I will definitely find a way." Su Jin thought, with a lot of poems and songs in his stomach, it must not be difficult to calm down this group of literati; originally he didn't want to deceive the world, but since they I haven't been born in this world, and I can't be considered a pirate. Even if it is a pirate, I would be a fool if I have resources and don't use it. Maybe I will steal it.

After thinking about it for a while, the idea was formed and perfected in his mind, and he immediately regained his high spirits.