Daily life in the academy

Bai Zhi always had the habit of taking a nap after lunch. While waiting, she fell asleep on the round table. When Yan Qingchen finished painting, he looked up and saw "crystal-like" saliva sliding from the corner of his mouth. He turned his head away with a slight disgust, pressed the painted pattern with a paperweight, and walked away.

In summer, the sound of cicadas is extremely loud, sometimes noisy and sometimes hypnotic. For Bai Zhi at this moment, it should be hypnotic. She just lay on the round table and slept until after 3:00 PM. It was a maid who passed by who saw her drool and couldn't bear it anymore, so she woke her up when she wiped it carefully.

Bai Zhi groaned and sat up in shock as if she was dying. The maid, who looked like a delicate and pretty girl, was frightened by her and turned pale. She glanced at the maid's handkerchief, then at the drool left on the back of her hand, and immediately understood.

"I'm sorry I scared you." Bai Zhi said apologetically, pointing to the handkerchief in her hand, "Can I borrow this one?"

The maid blushed slightly. "It's okay, Master Bai, you don't have to apologize. If you have any other instructions, you can call me at any time." After that, she placed the handkerchief neatly on the round table and prepared to leave without crossing the line.

Bai Zhi called her: "Wait, could you please..." What was her name?

The maid smiled and said, "Master Bai, you can just call me Bishui."

"Bishui, what a nice name." Bai Zhi praised subconsciously. She was always gentle with women, except for that unruly Miss Chu. Getting back to the point, "Could you please get me a basin of water? I need to...wash myself up."

Bishui nodded happily: "Yes, Master Bai."

After cleaning up, Bai Zhi walked to the desk and picked up the blueprint drawn by Yan Qingchen. To be frank, professional matters should be done by professionals.

At the beginning of the You hour, Engineer Li arrived at Jingyuan on time with samples.

"Young Master, these are two samples made for you. Take a look and see if there is anything wrong with them." Engineer Li took out two mahjong-sized wooden blocks from his toolbox and presented them to Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi took it with surprise, held it in her hand and stroked and weighed it. It had a moderate feel, a smooth surface, fine grain, and a faint fragrance emanating from the wood.

"Mr. Li, you really have great skills. Your work is so good."

Li Gong felt a little embarrassed by her praise and scratched the back of his head: "As long as the young master is satisfied."

Bai Zhi nodded repeatedly: "Satisfied, satisfied." She couldn't let go of the two small cubes in her hand and could already imagine the exciting scene of drawing cards that would follow.

She turned around and took out the pattern that Yan Qingchen had drawn for her and handed it to Engineer Li, with the production quantity marked in detail on it.

"Mr. Li, these are all the patterns. Just make them according to today's pattern. How long will it take?"

Li Gong glanced at the mark on it and said, "It will only take three days. I will deliver it to you then."

"Okay, I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Li. But I wonder what the price is?"

Li Gong smiled and said, "This thing is not difficult to make, but it needs to be more delicate and the quantity is quite large. But since you are from the palace, I won't charge you much. Five taels of silver will be enough."

To be honest, five taels of silver was a lot... But thinking about the various situations that would happen next, Bai Zhi gritted her teeth and agreed. She took out one tael of silver from her purse and gave it to Li Gong: "This is a deposit. The payment will be made in three days."

"Okay, I'll send it to you in three days."

Mr. Li smiled happily. Good jobs don't come often. This time he met a friendly boss. With the surplus from working in the palace, he was finally able to buy the hairpin that his wife had set her eyes on last time.

Bai Zhi was also infected by his happy smile and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Li, don't you usually receive orders like this?" Five taels of silver is not too much nor too little, but he should be able to get a lot of wages since he can enter the palace.

Mr. Li shook his head: "They are just odd jobs, I can't make a lot of money, thank goodness the young master thinks highly of me." He said a little embarrassedly: "My wife is going to have a birthday in a few days, this money is just enough to buy her a hairpin." Speaking of his wife, his eyes softened.

Boy, she was shown a lot of affection, that was nice.

A man who dotes on his wife has a good life. Bai Zhi, who had originally felt a little pain, felt her wrinkles smoothed out. She smiled and said, "Mr. Li really loves his wife. If there is such a job in the future, I will definitely look for you."

Li Gong smiled from ear to ear and bowed: "Hey, thank you, young master."

In the next three days, Bai Zhi worked hard to catch up on her schoolwork. She would not be able to take care of her schoolwork when she was having fun. She had to finish the homework for two people while there was still time.

The content of the homework was not difficult. The most difficult part was that she needed to write in two different handwritings, and the content of the two homework assignments could not be exactly the same. But when she thought about the fact that she could now enjoy such leisurely and comfortable accommodation and services, it was worth it. The most important thing was that she didn't have to spend any money.

Finally, before midnight the night before the appointment, Bai Zhi completed all her homework.

"Wow—that's great."

Bai Zhi shouted happily, waking up Bi Shui who was keeping watch nearby. She hurried over and knocked on the door: "Master Bai, is there anything you need me to do?"

"Uh, nothing, no need to keep watch, go back to sleep."

"Yes, Bishui will take his leave."

After everyone left, Bai Zhi dared to continue celebrating quietly. Who could understand the feeling of finishing homework ahead of time, feeling free from stress and relaxed? It was so wonderful that she even fell asleep with a smile on her face.

On the appointed day, around 9:00 a.m., Engineer Li arrived at Jingyuan, sweating profusely. He was carrying a wooden box, which, judging by its size, must be a container for mahjong.

Bai Zhi led him into the house and poured him a glass of water: "Mr. Li, drink some water to quench your thirst first."

Mr. Li was flattered to take it, and he thanked him repeatedly before drinking it all. Then he opened the box, and a faint fragrance filled the air. A set of exquisite wooden mahjong appeared in front of Bai Zhi. She touched it excitedly, and her mind had already begun to imagine herself having a great time on the card field.

Ahem... Let me make it clear that she is not addicted to cards, she just feels nostalgic when she sees these objects that are related to her previous life.

Bai Zhi decisively took out a five-liang ingot of silver and handed it over: "No need to give me the extra change." The extra one or two liang of silver was just a thank you for his excellent workmanship. At worst, she could get the money from Yan Qingchen and the others in the future. After all, they were the capitalists of this world and didn't mind spending money.

Li Gong quickly took it and bowed to Bai Zhi. "Thank you, young master. If you need work like this in the future, you can come directly to Li's Carpentry Shop in Yonglefang to find me, or you can send someone from the palace to find me."

"Okay, go back and get busy first."

"Well, young master, if you have any problems with these little cubes, you can come to me and fix them for you."

"it is good."

Interjection:

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