I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 17 Preparation
Jia Cong looked at Qin Xianjia and said calmly, "You insulted the master, which is indeed a serious crime. I was going to beat you to death and drive your whole family to farm."

"But I am a kind-hearted person, and I cannot bear to see people begging for mercy. How about this? You slap yourself 20 times, and I will forgive you this time. What's the harm?"

"This is your last chance. If you can't seize it, don't blame me for not giving your family a chance."

Qin Xianjia immediately said, "Thank you, Third Master, for not killing me!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Qin Xianjia attacked from both sides and slapped himself in the face.

She was really scared, so she attacked very ruthlessly and didn't dare to hold back any strength.

After a few seconds, not only were both cheeks swollen, but blood also oozed from the corners of his mouth.

Jia Cong just watched with an expressionless face, neither happy nor sad.

Jia Cong's behavior made the old women even more awed by him.

This Third Master Cong is indeed a ruthless man.

Even if you don't try to curry favor with him in the future, it's better to avoid provoking him.

The two maids, Cai'er and Hongxiu, were watching from the back with their eyes wide open and were very happy.

Soon, Qin Xianjia finished slapping him 20 times and thanked him:

"Thank you for your mercy, Third Master, for sparing my family. I will go and make some porridge, and when it's ready, I will personally bring it to you, Third Master."

I knew this, why should I be at the beginning?
Jia Cong nodded, turned around and walked away. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and said:
"I know you must have resentment in your heart if you tamper with the porridge or spit or put something unclean in it."

"Unless you can do it perfectly and no one will see it. Otherwise, if someone tells me about it, you and your family will all go to the farm to farm!"

Qin Xian's wife was frightened by Jia Cong's words. She had really thought so in her mind just now.

When you cook porridge, you must spit some phlegm into it to avoid getting some dirty stuff in it.

Unexpectedly, the third brother Cong guessed her thoughts at once, and she immediately gave up such dirty thoughts.

She said anxiously, "Don't worry, Third Master. I would never dare to do such a thing. I definitely won't do that."

Jia Cong sneered and strode away.

Cai'er and Hongxiu followed Jia Cong closely like two lackeys.

Cai'er's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Wow, Third Master is so good! He actually made that evil woman from Qin Xian's family slap herself in the face. I felt so relieved just now!"

Hong Xiu nodded and said, "That's right. Before I got to the kitchen, I was worried about the Third Master! I didn't expect the Third Master to have such tricks!"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "If she hadn't gone too far, I wouldn't have thought of using this method. But it's better this way, one punch will open the way for a hundred more."

"Once this matter gets out, I'm sure not many people will dare to embarrass us in the future."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, the two maids Hongxiu and Cai'er nodded repeatedly.

When they returned to Aunt Mei's courtyard, without waiting for Jia Cong to speak, the two maids, Hongxiu and Cai'er, immediately started talking at once, chattering about what had happened in the kitchen.

Aunt Mei looked at Jia Cong and said, "Brother Cong, I am sorry to ask you to do such a thing."

Aunt Mei's words made Jia Cong feel warm at heart.

After he punished Qin Xian's wife, the old women were afraid, and the two maids Hongxiu and Cai'er thought he was a good man.

And only Aunt Mei felt that he was wronged.

Yes, this thing sounds like it’s a very satisfying thing to do.

But he was the master of Rongguo Mansion after all. When he asked the kitchen for millet porridge, the kitchen refused to make it for him and insulted him behind his back. He had to take action himself to solve the problem.

It is extremely absurd for Jia Cong to take action personally given his status.

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh and said, "What are you talking about, mother? Why should I feel wronged?"

"Let's eat first. They will bring the millet porridge later, and mother can have a bowl then." Aunt Mei nodded, and the mother and son began to eat without saying anything.

……

After dinner, Jia Cong returned to the study and thought for a while. He decided to prepare a set of sketching tools first.

For example, a charcoal pencil, some dye for color mixing, and a drawing board are also needed.

A simple black and white sketch only requires a charcoal pencil and no dye.

However, Jia Cong felt that simple black and white sketches were not eye-catching enough, and adding colors would make them more fascinating.

In principle, dyes only require the three primary colors of red, green, and blue to mix all commonly used colors.

In fact, there may be some deviations, but Jia Cong feels that it is completely sufficient in this era.

Charcoal pencils and drawing boards are easy to make, and pigments are actually not difficult to make either.

There are four young ladies in the Jia family, namely Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun, and each of them has a talent corresponding to the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Xichun's talent is painting. In the Book of Red Mansions, when Granny Liu visited the Grand View Garden for the second time, she said something to please her, saying that she really wanted to paint the garden and take it back to let her neighbors broaden their horizons.

When Grandmother Jia was happy, she asked Xichun to paint the Grand View Garden.

Therefore, you can just go directly to Xichun and borrow some of these pigments.

Jia Cong was an art teacher in his previous life with nearly twenty years of teaching experience. He had some talent in sketching.

Now he also wanted to try to see what level his sketches in his previous life had reached.

He doesn't have to do these things himself, he can just ask Hongxiu to do it.

By the afternoon, everything was ready.

Hong Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Master San, what do you want these things for? Master San, do you want to learn painting?"

Jia Cong laughed and said, "Why would you need to learn how to paint if you are the Third Master? Hongxiu, please sit at the door and I will paint a portrait for you. You will know how good my painting skills are in a moment."

Hongxiu clapped her hands and laughed, "Okay, okay."

After saying that, she moved a stool and sat at the door.

Jia Cong picked up the drawing board, put the drawing paper on it, and began to mix colors and paint.

Soon, a prompt flashed by.

Sketching experience +1
[Sketch (minor): 410/500]

Huh? It turns out that my sketching skills in my previous life were only at the level of minor accomplishment?
But it’s not far from perfection.

Jia Cong decided to work on the sketch as quickly as possible in the next few days.

After you become successful, you can work as a part-time painter and earn some hard-earned money.

Next, Jia Cong picked up the paintbrush and began to paint the portrait.

After half an hour, a sketch was successfully completed.

This was his first time drawing a sketch in his life, so his hands were a little unfamiliar.

The portrait inevitably had some flaws, and Jia Cong was not entirely satisfied with it, but it was acceptable enough.

At the door, Hongxiu saw Jia Cong stop and couldn't help asking, "Is the Third Master finished painting?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "It's finished. Come over and take a look. Does it look like you?"

Hongxiu ran over immediately after hearing this, and when she saw the portrait, she was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)