Not long after, the system's voice rang again: "Host, please earn points quickly. I went to the mall over there and looked around, and found that there is a spiritual enlightenment pill that can increase spirituality and understanding. As long as you can earn enough If you eat it with points, you will definitely be better than others, even better than Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Zhang who are taught by famous teachers. Even if Zhao Ruyu is taught by famous teachers, she will definitely not be able to compare with you."

Xu Xi's expression suddenly became cold, and he asked with a straight face: "Just tell me, how many points?" The agile pills cost 20,000, so this Lingwu pill is definitely not cheap.

Sure enough, the next moment, the system came with an obviously weak voice: "Fifty...fifty thousand."

"Tch." Xu Xi sneered and stopped talking to the system.

She is also very talented in painting, okay? Her understanding is not low at all, okay? What Lingwu pills should I take? What should I do if I overdo it?

"Okay, that's it for today's class. Everyone go back and prepare the things you need for painting. We will start painting in the next class." Mrs. Zhang said from above.

Xu Xi packed up his things and followed Xu Xue out of the teaching building. When he was about to leave the academy, he looked around and saw that there was no one around. Xu Xi asked: "Have you found the books you need? Is there any missing ones at my brother's place?" ?”

"Well, I found it. They are all on the table in your room. The law is also available at Brother Shishu's place. I can just copy a set." Xu Xueyao said.

Xu Xi nodded, took out a banknote from his arms, and handed it to Xu Xue: "Ask your brother to accompany you to buy things. Don't go alone. You don't know whether the things are good or bad. Be careful of being cheated. Use You can keep the unfinished money for now. You still have things to buy for other classes, so buy them all when the time comes. Then you can pay me back when you have money, don’t be in a hurry."

When Xu Xue saw that it was a one-hundred-tael silver note, she quickly took the note and stuffed it back into Xu Xi's hand. She looked around like a thief and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one was around.

She said angrily: "Why do you need so much? Just lend me twenty taels of silver. I will just buy paints and some necessary pens and paper. It doesn't matter how good it is. It really doesn't cost much."

"It's inconvenient for me to come in and out. Take this banknote and go to the bank with your brother to change the banknote to a small amount. Then return the excess to me," Xu Xi said.

She really didn't have 20 taels of silver or banknotes. Zhu gave her 20 taels as pocket money, but she spent part of it when she handed it over for cultivation, and the rest was not enough.

"Thank you, sister." We agreed to lend Xu Xi money, but Xu Xue did not refuse, took the banknote and put it away.

Xu Xi originally said that he would help her buy all the things together, but Xu Xue still felt that it was better to buy it herself. The main reason was that she wanted to save money, so the things she bought would not be very good; if Xu Xi used the same things as her, she would feel aggrieved. He also made his classmates look down on Xu Xi, so they supported buying it themselves.

Xu Xi asked her to observe carefully. In the past two days, she also discovered that Zhang Lu should be a person who flatters the superior and disdains the inferior. Because her and Xu Xi's clothes and jewelry are of completely different grades, Zhang Lu's attitude towards the two of them is very different. Very different. The reason why she was willing to change seats with Mu Qingqiang was probably because she wanted to please Mu Qingqiang. After all, Mu Qingqiang's food and clothing expenses were much better than Xu Xilai's.

In addition to Zhang Lu, she also observed others carefully. She found that most of her classmates in the class were good, but there were a few who still showed the same temperament as Zhang Lu. It was just that some concealed it well, while others were like Zhang Lu. Show it externally.

With such observation, Xu Xue was naturally unwilling to let Xu Xi accommodate herself to low-end things, lest she be looked down upon.

Xu Xi returned to the Hou Mansion and first went to the old lady to say hello. Seeing that the eldest lady was also there, he wrote on a piece of paper the calligraphy, paintings, musical instruments and utensils used by the Four Books and Five Classics, laws, and history books.

He took it out and handed it to the eldest lady: "Auntie, during the classes held in the academy these two days, the master proposed to buy these things. You can see if there are any in the warehouse in the mansion; if not, I will ask Qing Feng to go outside.

purchase."

After accepting the money given to her by the eldest lady that day, Xu Xi would not be pretentious with the Hou Mansion in terms of material things. Ancient books are very expensive. A set of the Four Books and Five Classics, laws, and history books would cost more than ten dollars.

Twenty taels of silver. Those special pens, paints, and paper for calligraphy and painting are not small sums. Not to mention the cost of a good guzheng.

These things are all available, and the ones with better quality cost hundreds of taels of silver. Even if the Hou Mansion does not provide this money, and intends to let her pay it out of the monthly silver and the money given on that day, Xu Xi will still have to pay for it.

Let the old lady and the eldest lady know about this expense.

I didn't support her for the first ten years, and I couldn't bear to spend money on her education after I brought her back. When she becomes successful in the future, I expect her to control the prince's mansion. How can there be such a good deal in the world? She must give the old lady a try.

and the eldest lady's conduct in this regard.

The eldest lady took it, looked at it, and thought for a while: "I remember that there are several pianos in the warehouse. You can go and take a look at it later. There should also be other paper, pens, and paints. You can take a look at them all. If not,

, when you have your holiday, I will ask Nanny Ruan to accompany you to go shopping."

"Let me take a look." The old lady stretched out her hand, took the piece of paper from the eldest lady's hand, held it up to a distance and half-squinted her eyes to read the content on it.

After a while, she put down the paper in her hand and said to the doctor: "Ruyu probably wants these things too. When she comes later, you can take them to pick them out together."

The eldest lady frowned slightly, glanced at the old lady, and said softly: "That's fine."

She turned her head and said to Xu Xi: "Are you hungry? How about you go to eat first, and after dinner, I will take you to pick things up?"

Xu Xi originally wanted to tell the two of them what Mrs. Cui asked her to take the imperial examination, but now she was too lazy to say anything. She nodded and said, "Okay." He stood up, gave a salute, and walked out.

The old lady waited for Xu Xi to go out and opened her mouth to say something, but the eldest lady stood up and said: "It's dinner time, shall I have someone pass the food to you? The Marquis and the others are waiting for me, and I will go back to the main room."

It’s time to eat. Ruyu will be here in a while. Could you please tell her that she will come over after she has eaten and I will take them to pick out things."

Saying this, he bowed his head and retreated.

The old lady's open mouth didn't close for a long time.

After a long time, she sighed and complained to Aunt Jin: "What did I do wrong? Didn't I just let her wait for Ruyu to come and pick things together? Just give me a shame." As she said this, her face was full of dissatisfaction.

Happy.

Aunt Jin was originally the old lady's maid, and she was her most trustworthy servant in the house. If the old lady wanted to send someone to verify Xu Xi's guess, she naturally had to tell her confidants. And Aunt Jin was the one who knew the inside story best.
Chapter completed!