Chapter 116 Fragrant Wine
Zi Lan sighed helplessly again, "I really practice hard and haven't been lazy, why haven't I improved?"
I can't help feeling a little disappointed.
When the Master heard this, he came over and held her shoulder and smiled: "There are gains and losses in life, and there is no need to worry about embroidery, tea art, piano skills, incense, and it also requires talent.
You are very smart in other aspects, but embroidery is not good. I guess God thinks you are too smart and cannot go too far in everything, so he closed this window for you.
I know you have been working hard and never slacking off. In fact, you have grown a lot, and at least you have made a good wallet.
I remember when you first started making purses, it was ugly. Now at least petal animals will not admit their mistakes.”
The Master smiled gently. She liked Zilan very much. She was a very smart and hardworking child with a kind heart. The only regret was that she was not good at embroidery.
"Thank you, Master, for comforting me. I will work hard. I don't want to be better than my sisters, but I also have to be able to show off and not be too bad."
Zilan sighed and still had to continue learning. Even if it made a slow progress, I had to continue working hard. I didn’t believe it. Isn’t it just a slim job that would still be difficult for me to travel through time.
The Master smiled with satisfaction. This child was very tutoring and was very persevering. I remember that when I first came, I didn’t learn much more than everyone else. But now I can debate with the older girls. I really read a lot of books. I don’t know how much hard work I have used in private.
"Okay, don't try too hard. It's bad if you pick your eyes. You are a lady from a big family. At worst, you can just get a few more people in the sewing room. These are just idle things, so don't take them seriously."
The Master patted her shoulder and gave her heartwarming comfort.
"Yes, thank you Master."
Zilan thanked politely.
She specially chose a piece of amber brocade and planned to embroider bamboo leaves. This one is the simplest and not ugly. After embroidery, she gave it to her father and brother.
It’s all the same, showing that we are not biased, ahem! In fact, there are not many tricks to know, and we can’t be too complicated. If it’s complicated, we can’t embroider, and our technical level is not up to standard.
Shishi saw it and came over and asked, "Did you embroider Zi Yan?"
"Well, embroider one for Daddy."
"Two things are the same."
Shishi curled her lips with disgust, she was too lazy.
"I don't know many tricks, just embroider the same one."
Zi Lan's face did not change and her face did not turn red.
Shishi shook her head, "Land girl, forget it, let's just let you, filial piety is not on a purse or shoes anyway."
"Yes, I'm very obedient and well-behaved."
This baby used to not even sew the quilt, but now he can be embroidered, which is a cross-age progress.
"Hehehehe! You."
Shishi smiled helplessly and helped her choose the silk threads of several colors she needed, and then she started to be busy with her own.
After one class, I was so quick that I had already made the prototype of the purse, and I didn’t have to work for a long time to make a purse when I went back.
But Zilan just made a little bit, but she was very patient and had very fine stitches. However, embroidery is not good-looking, but it is still OK to sew a needle and pull the edge.
In the afternoon, it was Yang's spice class, and the spices demonstrated in each class were different. Everyone liked Yang's class, which was a very interesting course.
Everyone entered the hall on the west side one after another. This hall was very large and could accommodate many people. It was also a place for everyone to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Some courses were learned by men and women at the same time, saving resources and saving the teachers taught them twice.
After all, uncles and aunts also have their own business to do, and everyone is very busy.
The last one of Yang came in and served two incense burners, one was the Qujin Fushan furnace, and the other was the sky-green square-mouth rune table several furnaces.
Today, there are also boys from the clans who come to listen to the lectures. Incense is an elegant thing, and even boys like it very much. Many incense masters are not all women, but men.
After all, it is more convenient for men to go out. Some people hold banquets in private and everyone fights incense together. It is a test of everyone's familiarity with spices.
"Today I will make you a Xiaolan Xiang. There are many recipes for this incense that are recorded in the book, and this is just one of them."
Yang chuckled, took out all the prepared materials, and started making them slowly.
This recipe requires one qian of musk, one qian of frankincense, one liang of bran and charcoal powder, and five liang of red sandalwood (White is made into small pieces, make one pound of white honey, soak it in a small soup for one night and take it out, stir-fry it in the silverware and smoke it out)
First grind the musk in the bowl, then use one qian of wax tea to boil the soup and grind it with the musk when it is cleared. Houyun, blend the fragrances and put them in the mortar and pestle to get the place.
If dry, add less water to soak the soup and honey, mix well, put it in a new utensil, seal it with paper for more than ten weights, and the cellar is cooked in one month.
What Yang did was prepared in advance, but had already explained it carefully. He took out a Jun porcelain box and opened it. It was a fragrant cake the size of a chess piece engraved on it as a mark.
Take out one and put it in the square incense burner. There is a partition pad inside. Place it on the partition. The charcoal at the bottom is also fragrant wood. After it is slowly burned, the fragrance will gradually fill the entire room.
The biggest advantage of this incense burning method is that there is no thick smoke, the aroma will be released slowly and will not be pungent. It is a commonly used incense burning method.
A boy shrugged his nose and said, "I seem to really smell the fragrance of orchids. The front smell is light, the middle smell is orchids, and the after smell is a hint of sweetness, which makes people feel comfortable and happy."
"Yes, there is honey refining here, and the taste will have a sweet taste, increasing the mood."
Everyone was discussing each other all the time, and the classroom atmosphere was very lively.
After saying it was almost done, Yang clapped his hands, "Let's play incense. The winners have prizes, and you can choose incense utensils or the incense I made with your own hands. They are different. If others also bring in incense utensils, we can play together."
"good."
The boys are eager to try.
"Okay, let me take the lead."
Yang smiled slightly, took out an orchid-jun porcelain box, took out a brand new incense cake and put it into the Cuojin Fushan Fushan Fushan. He wiped out the incense products from the square-mouth furnace.
After a while, the fragrance spread out, and everyone was muttering about what kind of incense products were there and how it was made.
Zi Lan was the first to react, raised her hands high, her eyebrows and eyes brightened.
Yang immediately smiled, "Then you say it. If you say it wrong, you are not allowed to answer."
"Okay, this is the orchid fragrance of Li Yuanlao. Pick cloves (those with spicy taste), one qian of wood fragrance (chicken bones), one qian of agarwood (those with softness), one qian of white sandalwood (those with greasy fat), one qian of cinnamon (those with spicy taste), five qian of musk, five qian of white slices, two qian of Nanpeng sand (grind it first, then add the musk in the brain) one qian of Uighur fragrance (you can also use white cardamom to replace it, and the same as the first six flavors are powdered)
Refining honey and mix well, add about 2 qian of pony fry, mix it into a agent, wrap it in a single paper, put it in a porcelain bottle for one month, take it out, the pills are like beans, twist it into a cake and beans to soak wine, name: Dongtingchun.
Each bottle of wine is filled with a fragrant cake and the bamboo shoot leaves are sealed. You can drink it for three days in spring, one day in summer, and seven days in winter. Its fragrance is very beautiful.
Mom, I'm right."
Chapter completed!