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Chapter 22 Lotus Fragrance

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    _-|||, the wireless device suddenly stopped accessing the Internet. It took more than an hour to get online. I was very depressed.

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    Huaxi came out of the old lady¡¯s house, but did not go back to Qixia Garden directly. She sat with Queen Mother in the small pavilion behind the side room and asked some about Princess Luoxi¡¯s likes and dislikes.  Mother Wang explained in detail, and then asked about Xiang Fang. Hua Xi said a few annoyed words about Xiao Wu, but didn't say anything more.  Mother Wang didn't mention it again and chatted with Huaxi for a few words. Huaxi asked the old lady how she was doing before she left the Hexiang Courtyard.

    Mother Wang returned to the main room, where Mrs. Xiao was lying on the couch, the scent of tea was fanning the side, and Lan'er was beating Mrs. Xiao's legs with a beauty hammer.

    There were bamboo curtains on the windows, blocking the light outside. It was dark inside the house, and people's faces could not be seen clearly.

    Mrs. Xiao waved away the fragrance of tea and Lan'er and sat up.

    "He's gone? But you already know about it?"

    Mother Wang shook her head and replied: "It didn't sound like that. She just complained a few words about Miss Xiao Wu. She didn't ask about the affairs of Prince Tai's Palace from the beginning to the end. She kept asking about the people in Prince Luoxi's Palace, the rules and regulations in the palace.  The princess asked about your likes and dislikes, and how your body has been these days. Finally, she asked the slave to find a carpenter who could carve well. She also asked if there was any sorbet wood in the library, saying it was used to make molds for pressed incense. The slave looked at it.  He seems to be someone who sticks to his duties.¡±

    Mrs. Xiao was thoughtful and silent for a moment before saying: "This child is neither arrogant nor impetuous in doing things, and is more generous than the fourth child. After all, I am not the one who thinks big. I am always worried that she is too narrow-minded. Let's take a look. She needs to make incense.  It¡¯s up to you to use whatever you want.¡±

    Mother Wang responded and said, "That's what the old lady said. Do you want me to go and inquire about the matter of teaching Grandma just mentioned?"

    Mrs. Xiao nodded, "Go ahead. The girls at home are already old. Once the Marquis leaves, they will be mourned for a year before they can discuss marriage. It happens to be during this time that the two nuns will be asked to give guidance on boudoir training and etiquette.  "

    "yes."

    The next day, Mrs. Wang found a wood carver. Huaxi gave the craftsman five molds and a wooden box drawing, and asked Mrs. Wang to choose two pieces of rosewood and give them to him.

    Huaxi asked Hongliu to find the lady in charge of flowers and plants in the garden, and picked thirty fresh lotus flowers and twenty lotus leaves, and ordered people to pick off the petals and wash them.

    Hua Xi took a clean small earthen jar, placed a layer of lotus slices at the bottom, spread a layer of anti-zhen fragrance slices treated with soy milk last time on top, then spread a layer of lotus petals, and spread another layer on top.  Layer the fragrant slices, cover it with so many layers, and finally seal the mouth of the jar tightly with oil paper, steam it on the rice steamer for a while, pick it up and put it in a cool place without untying the oil paper.

    In addition, mash the lotus leaves and steam them in the same way, except this time, instead of reducing the ingredients, use tasteless bamboo strips treated with soy milk, steam them as before and seal them.

    Hua Xi asked Ding Xiang to grind the remaining lotus petals with a stone mill to make a pulp, wrap it in cloth, squeeze out the water, and put it in a new porcelain vessel.

    About four days later, the craftsman sent the finished mold. The carving was fine and very satisfactory.

    Having a mold makes it easier to make incense.

    Huaxi took the already made incense, and then put it together with the prepared dried flower materials in a mortar to grind them to make them fine and soft. Then added agar-agar to make a mud, filled it into a rosewood mold, and pressed it into separate pieces.  Pink and white lotus flowers are in the shape of buds; grind the lotus leaves into powder, add asarum and agar, press them into lotus leaves and two dragonflies, place them on a plate, wrap them with four or five pieces of paper, and then put the plate  Place in the sun to dry.

    Huaxi clapped her hands, turned around and told Dingxiang: "You should keep an eye on it. After they harden a little, string these small lotuses, buds, lotus leaves and dragonflies with thin strings, and use the mangosteen bow to hang them on the back window facing the wind.  Place it in a place, blow it until it is seven to eight cents dry, then remove it; use clean water to knead the impurities, put it on a plate, and place it in the shade near the sun to dry; finally wrap it with new cotton and put it away. After two or three days, put it into a box  .¡±

    Dingxiang wiped Huaxi's sweat with a handkerchief and muttered: "You can just get two incense products. It's so troublesome and hard work. In the end, it's not all the gift-givers who get rewarded. It's not like you."  share."

    "Who asked us to stay under someone else's roof? It's time to pay the rent. You Dingxiang, girl, I haven't even complained that I'm tired yet, but you're complaining." Huaxi flicked Dingxiang's forehead, "Okay, there are eight strings of fragrant beads to make.  I sit down and you do it."

    Ding Xiang pouted and shouted, "Girl¡ª¡ª"

    Hua Xi shook his head, "It's useless to call me! Just learn the craft. When you have a shop in the future, I can teach you how to take care of it."

    Ding Xiang blinked and asked, "Girl, you live in Mu's Mansion, and you can't go out or take a step outside, how can you open a shop?"

    Huaxi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the window.The small piece of blue sky that was exposed, he muttered: "It depends on man-made things, there will always be a chance."

    It feels really bad to be controlled by others.

    This time it was not because of Xiao Wu that he was almost sent away. Who knows what he will encounter next time?  If you want to go out and make money, don¡¯t worry if you have money.

    Huaxi slowly began to plan in her heart

    On the first day of July, Huaxi chose a one-foot-wide pastel plain lotus round porcelain box, put a layer of new cotton on it, inserted the prepared lotus flowers, buds and lotus leaves with holes into each other, and arranged them on the top of the two pre-made lotus leaves.  Two dragonflies were embellished on the lotus in the hole, and then a new layer of cotton was taken to cover it, and oil paper with colorful lotuses painted on it and the word "Lotus Pond" written on it was spread and then covered again.  Another rosewood round box with natural color carvings of immortals celebrating birthdays is also padded with new cotton. The interior is divided into four compartments, and two strings of fragrant beads in four colors of black, white, yellow and bodhi are placed respectively. The cover  On the new cotton, cover it with oil paper painted with pictures of pines and cranes prolonging life.  In addition, Huaxi also wrote the ingredients, usage and preservation methods of various fragrances on lotus paper and attached them to the box.

    Having prepared the birthday gift, Huaxi personally delivered it to Hexiangyuan.

    Mrs. Xiao was shocked after seeing these two fragrances, "It's so exquisite! I couldn't bear to give it away."

    "Huaxi heard from the Queen's mother that the princess loved lotus, so she made this 'Lotus Pond'; the princess believed in Buddhism, so she made these eight strings of fragrant beads. I didn't expect you, old lady, would like it too. Huaxi will make a few more for you tomorrow.  Your favorite fragrance."

    Mrs. Xiao nodded and asked how the "Lotus Pond" in Huaxi was made and how the beads were made of different colors.

    Hua Xi briefly answered the process of making lotus incense, and then said: "The fragrant beads use twenty-six kinds of spices. Apart from these, the black ones are added with bamboo leaf ash and gypsum; the white ones are added with talc and musk sandalwood; the yellow ones are added with talc and musk sandalwood.  The ones with sandalwood and cattails are added; as for the bodhi-colored ones, asafoam is added like the lotus leaves in the lotus pond, so the color is different."

    The more Ms. Xiao listened, the more amazed she became, "Not only does it look good, it's also so troublesome to make. I just said casually, don't make this lotus pond again. Just make me two strings of yellow beads when you have time later."

    "Yes." Hua Xi agreed with a smile.

    Mrs. Xiao waved to Mrs. Wang to collect the birthday gift.

    "You are such a clever kid. Whoever you marry in the future will be lucky." Mrs. Xiao sighed.

    "Old Madam - Huaxi will stay with you even if you don't marry."

    "What nonsense are you talking about? Your mother left earlyand your grandfather also left. While my grandmother is still well in the past two years, I will definitely find a good family for you."

    Huaxi bit her lip and shook her head, "Huaxi knew that his identity was a hindrance, but my grandfather and grandmother did not dislike me and took me back home. Huaxi is very grateful. When Huaxi returned home, he promised to serve you well and provide for you in your old age.  At the end of the day, find a nunnery, accompanied by the ancient Buddha with green lantern"

    "What nonsense are you talking about? With grandma here, no one can bully you."

    Mrs. Xiao smoothed the hair that was scattered around Huaxi's temples and said softly: "Good boy, you have a filial piety, and grandma knows it. There are a lot of things going on in the Marquis's house these days. When Chengjue's affairs are decided, grandma will make the decision and recognize you as her own."  In my uncle¡¯s name, I won¡¯t let you suffer in the future.¡±

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