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Xu Miao naturally had no time to pay much attention to Xu Mingzhu's dream.

If Xu Mingzhu is destined to be an official, she doesn't need to turn over a book. If she is really lucky, no one can stop her.

Xu Miao took the opportunity to leave the house and went to take a look at the two small shops that Mrs. Zhang had given her.

He felt that he really didn't have time to take care of these things now, and Xu Miao didn't want to be involved with the Zhang family anymore.

I asked Manager Qian to help me pawn these two shops. I have been busy with these things recently.

He was busy asking the shopkeeper to count the goods. Uncle Goudan's two children were also working in the shop, and he had to settle them down.

The boy asked housekeeper Qian to help him get a job in a teahouse as a waiter.

The girl asked the lady to send her to Jinxiu Pavilion to learn a craft.

In Xu Miao's opinion, it is more reliable for a girl to have a skill than to marry into a good family.

Besides, most of the people in Jinxiu Pavilion are women, so a girl would be safe there.

Because he couldn't stay outside for long every time he went out, most of the things were taken care of for Xu Miao by Butler Qian.

The two small shops are naturally not worth much money, but fortunately the location is pretty good.

When Mrs. Zhang gave Xu Miao these two shops, she was quite sincere and pawned the two small shops for 1,000 taels of silver.

Xu Miao followed the housekeeper Qian to complete the procedures for buying and selling the shop, and from then on she had nothing to do with the Zhang family.

After receiving the banknote, Xu Miao thought for a long time. She now had some assets.

The total amount of silver in his hands was nearly five thousand taels, which was a huge sum of money for Xu Miao.

It is also the capital for her to settle down and make a living in the future, so Xu Miao naturally wants to make good use of it.

At first, Xu Miao wanted to use some money to buy some land in the villages around the capital, or buy a small courtyard in the capital.

If one day she were to leave the Duke's Mansion, she would have a place to stay.

But then Xu Miao thought, it was still unknown when he would be able to get out of the Duke's Mansion.

After buying the land and yard, she couldn't leave the house often to take care of them, and most importantly, there was no one to help her take care of them.

In the end, Xu Miao decided to hold on to the banknotes and wait until he left the Duke's Mansion.

Xu Miao took the opportunity to deposit the silver in a silver shop when he was out of the house for future use.

She was always preparing to leave the mansion. She knew she would leave the mansion sooner or later, but she didn't know how she would leave.

In addition to pawning the two shops, Xu Miao also delivered a painting album by Zhou Jiyuan to housekeeper Qian.

The picture album was drawn in the form of a picture book from his previous life. Zhou Jiyuan worked hard for several days before finishing the first volume, which depicts the birth of Sun Wukong.

After finishing the painting, Zhou Jiyuan's face flushed with excitement as he held the album. He was so happy. Sister Xu told him that this was called a sense of accomplishment.

He completed all this by himself, and Sister Xu just gave him some guidance.

Zhou Jiyuan worked day and night for several days before he finally depicted the birth of Sun Wukong stroke by stroke.

When Butler Qian received Zhou Jiyuan's album, he was so happy that his face beamed with joy.

The young master is really amazing, he can paint so vividly.

It is quite interesting to read it page by page. The annotations under the pictures are no less interesting than those of a storyteller.

Not only do children like to watch it, even he, an old man, likes it.

Xu Miao told housekeeper Qian that he could find some people who knew how to paint, and have them draw a few more books in the style of Zhou Jiyuan, and sell them in restaurants and teahouses, saying that someone would definitely buy them.

When Butler Qian heard this, he was delighted. This meant he was going to make money again!

Restaurants and teahouses had made a lot of money in the past because of the story of Sun Wukong. If they had these picture albums, it would be a long-term business.

Butler Qian took the album and went to discuss with Zhou Chenli.

Zhou Chenli looked at his son's excellent work with joy, and did not forget to praise him several times with satisfaction.

Not to mention that this picture album is quite novel, there are also short stories under the pictures, which is quite interesting.

"Go to the front yard staff and find some people who can paint. If there are not enough, invite some back from outside and have them paint according to the young master's album."

"I need to draw two styles. One is based on Yuan's dark painting."

"The other one is for the artist to paint a detailed painting with bright colors, vivid colors, and detailed details. It's best to paint it in a lively way."

"Let Mr. Li and Mr. Ye guide them. If they don't understand, just ask."

Mr. Li and Mr. Ye can be considered the ancestors of Monkey King.

After Zhou Chenli finished speaking, he smiled and said to Butler Qian, "Tell those who paint fine brushwork that I want to see their paintings when they are finished. This album is quite interesting."

Butler Qian also agreed with a smile: "Yes, Master, I like watching it very much, let alone the children. The young master has great potential."

After saying that, he hurried to the front yard to find his staff.

From then on, the staff of the outer court of the Duke's Mansion had a tough job, which was to draw monkeys with the young master's picture album every day.

The staff members missed the previous days very much, when the Duke was neither greedy for power nor rebellious.

Naturally, they had no chance to charge into battle or offer advice.

The purpose of keeping these aides is to chat with the Duke, make him laugh, and occasionally analyze the current national situation.

Of course, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has a lot of money and has never lacked food, drink and welfare for them.

The staff of Duke Dingguo's Mansion are just a group of idle parasites.

They will be very busy with this job. The Duke's Mansion has been supporting them for all these years, and now they have finally been given a serious job, so they have to roll up their sleeves and work hard.

Especially those who paint detailed paintings. When I heard that the master wants to see their paintings if they are good, I would like to pick up the paintbrush and paint in my dreams.

With the picture album, Xu Miao took Yang Pozi, Chun'er and others to the backyard to tinker with the Monkey King series of dolls.

The body of the doll was carved from wood by a servant, the face was painted by Zhou Jiyuan, and the fabric for the clothes was provided free of charge by the lady.

There are a lot of unused clothes in the lady's backyard. In her words, it would be a waste to leave them there, so it's just right to use them.

The lady came to join in the fun when she had nothing to do. She had not been able to help with her son's painting before, but she thought she could do it too when making dolls.

Everyone learned needlework for a few days when they were young, so the lady also joined in the doll-making team.

When the doll was finished, Xu Miao took a look and found that it was a super luxurious version of the doll.

Not to mention how beautiful this doll is, even the material of the doll's clothes is better than what ordinary people wear.

When Monk Sha put on the clothes they made, he looked like a rich landlord, without any trace of simplicity.

Xu Miao was even wondering how much he should price the doll at to avoid losing money.

When the dolls were finished, the lady was the first to take some home and put them in her room.

She said she participated in it and looked happy.

When Zhou Chenli returned to his room at night, he saw a row of beautiful little girl dolls in the bedroom.

Zhou Chenli pointed at one of them and asked his wife, "What is this? It's quite beautiful."

The Duke's wife was delighted: "My Lord, this is a vixen! Isn't it beautiful? I made it!"

Zhou Chenli laughed heartily after hearing this, then pointed at the next one and asked, "What is this?"

The lady continued: "Master, this is the Pipa Fairy, and I made it too."

Then there are the spider spirit, the white bone spirit, and a whole row of other monsters.

They are the masterpieces of Xu Miao, Yang Pozi and Zhou Jiyuan respectively.

After hearing this, Zhou Chenli proceeded to punish his wife for having placed a bunch of goblins in their bedroom.

Zhou Chenli felt that his wife was too idle and he needed to find something for her to do.

The next day, Manager Qian started to busy himself by calling some women who knew how to sew and showed them the dolls made by Xu Miao and the others.

He asked them to make some according to the samples and sell them. Since then, the front yard of Duke Dingguo has been very lively.

Some people painted, some added stories to picture books, some made dolls, and some delivered cloth supplies.

The outer courtyard of the Duke's Mansion has changed from its previous quiet state to become very lively.

That day, Zhou Chenli went out for tea and returned to the study. Seeing a stack of letters on the desk, he asked the servant who was serving him.

"Where did this letter come from? Who sent it?"

The servant quickly replied, "Sir, it was delivered by the concierge. He said it was a letter from Master Xu Jingyi. Because he was delayed on the way, he sent several letters at once."

When Zhou Chenli heard that it was a letter from Xu Jingyi, he was delighted.

"This Lord Xu is really haunting me. He's already left the capital and still sends me letters. Do I know him well?"

Xu Jingyi has been out of Beijing on business for nearly a month, and Zhou Chenli almost can't remember him.

Zhou Chenli picked up a letter at random, opened it and started reading.

There was no special meaning in Xu Jingyi's letter. He just wrote about his arrival at the southern provincial capital, where the capital was located, and what delicious food and fun things there were.

What did Xu Jingyi do today, what did he eat, what did he drink, and what did he talk about with those people.

Zhou Chenli laughed after reading it. Isn't this just a diary?

And it is Xu Jingyi's daily account.

This Master Xu treated Zhou Chenli like his mother. He even sent him a daily account every time he went out.

Xu Jingyi...My Lord Duke, you must not forget me. I'm sorry for the trouble you've caused me.