The slaves were all confused as they watched Lin Wanwan's tossing, while Little Qingyu followed along happily, grinding charcoal together, holding the glass pot and carefully pouring the solution, and asked a hundred thousand whys.
"Mom, what is activated charcoal?"
"Mom, does our water taste so good just because we put activated charcoal in it?"
"Mom, how long do we have to wait until it's ready?"
Lin Wanwan answered her questions one by one, but Xiao Qingyu was just like the slaves in the yard, probably not understanding what she was saying.
Yun Shang reminded Lin Wanwan several times when explaining to Xiao Qingyu that he wanted his wife to pay attention to protecting the secret recipe. This could be passed down from family to family, and they were not the only ones in the yard who were members of the Lin family.
But Lin Wanwan obviously didn't have this idea, mainly because even if the other party memorized all her steps, it would be difficult to make it without calcium chloride. And even she was too lazy to make calcium chloride, so she just made it from
People who bought it in modern times and have time and space gates don’t need to tire themselves out so much!
This is a technical barrier, which cannot be seen by just looking at it.
After Lin Wanwan finished her work, Xiao Yuan, the eldest cousin's sister-in-law, sent her maid to inform her that she was leaving.
Today, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, is the day to welcome the God of Wealth. This custom is not only found in Jiangnan, but also in the entire Tang Dynasty. It began to rise in the Tang Dynasty.
Due to convenient water conservancy, Qiantang and Luan County have frequent exchanges, so the customs and habits of the two places are similar.
Every year on this day, ordinary people beat gongs and drums, burn incense and light candles in front of the God of Wealth in their homes early in the morning to welcome the God of Wealth. However, qualified gentry families will go into the mountains to visit Taoist temples or temples to worship the God of Wealth in person.
I pray for stability and wealth in the coming year.
Yes, there is also a God of Wealth in the temple. Even if the God of Wealth is a Taoist god, it does not prevent him from entering the temple to enjoy incense. This may be a unique feature of the Jiangnan area.
In fact, it is normal for this kind of situation to occur. Any god that good men and women in China believe in must be a god who does practical things.
If you want children, worship Guanyin, if you want medical treatment, worship Laojun, if you want education, worship the Confucius Temple, if you want rain, worship the Dragon King, if you want wealth, you will naturally worship the God of Wealth. Moreover, a god who does not appear will soon be abandoned by the faithful men and women.
For example, when praying to gods, the Chinese people must first give the gods a blank check, saying that if their wishes come true, they will come back and have their bodies gilded, and so on. If the wishes are not met, then naturally nothing will happen.
Some local officials prayed to the Dragon King for rain. If the Dragon King did not rain for three days, it would not be a request, but the dragon statue would be whipped. The Chinese people are so tough. They are like those in the Western Regions who repent to the gods all day long and consider themselves
Believers who are inherently sinful are fundamentally different.
This is also the reason why the Yi religion cannot gain a foothold in the Tang Dynasty. You have given me nothing, so you want me to dedicate it to you first? No way. So it is no wonder why the God of Wealth appears in the temple - ordinary mortals, who doesn’t want to ask for wealth?
What? Where there is demand, there is a market.
Today we were scheduled to go to the Feilaifeng Temple of Wealth, but yesterday Lin Wanwan's uncle Xiao Yan got news from the Lu County Magistrate that there might be an expert visiting the Gexian Temple recently, so everyone decided to go to the Gexian Temple instead.
When she walked to the door, Lin Wanwan found that the girls in the mansion were all wearing Hu costumes, wearing curtain hats, riding horses, and looked heroic.
Because Lin Wanwan didn't know how to ride a horse, she took Xiao Qingyu and her three cousins in a carriage each. The slaves either followed their master, or they all crowded into the last big carriage.
Xiao Xianghua rode to the carriage where Lin Wanwan was sitting, and asked in a bright voice: "Cousin Wanwan, did you bring your Hufu?"
Lin Wanwan opened the curtain and smiled back: "I brought it."
"That's good. When we get to Ge Xian Temple, I will teach you how to ride a horse. There is a good place to play polo there."
"Okay, thank you."
"Cousin Wanwan, why do you need to be so polite? I'm going to the front first."
"Well, go ahead."
Little Qingyu was lying on the carriage window, looking enviously at her little cousin who was being held by her father and riding a horse together. She turned to Lin Wanwan and said coquettishly: "Mom, I want to ride a horse too."
Lin Wanwan smiled and said: "Okay, don't you have a little pony? You can learn it when you go back."
Xiao Qingyu looked longingly at the high-spirited child sitting on the horse outside, and sighed: "It would be great if I brought my little red to Qiantang. Now I can ride a horse."
Lin Wanwan was amused by her sighing appearance at such a young age, and she burst into laughter. Her laughter spread outside the carriage, attracting everyone's attention.
The two sisters-in-law of the first house were riding in a carriage together. They heard the faint laughter coming from behind. They looked at each other and said, "Wanwan is in a good mood."
Little Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "Our cousin lives a very happy life. When I sent someone to invite her just now, what do you think she was doing?"
He asked: "What to do?"
Little Yuan covered her mouth and smiled and said: "I am playing with the children with charcoal and mud."
He said in surprise: "She really dotes on this child she brought."
"She's the daughter of her own family. It's considerate to be her companion."
The sisters-in-law were talking about Lin Wanwan, and the aunt who stayed in the house to invite the God of Wealth was also talking about Lin Wanwan.
Xiao's mother is now old and careless. As the eldest daughter-in-law of the house, her eldest aunt is naturally in charge of all matters in the house. Everyone in Lin Wanwan's yard is arranged by Yuan, and naturally they are all her spies.
At this time, a sweeping woman was reporting to Yuan about Lin Wanwan's strange behavior throughout the morning.
"You said Mrs. Lin made that charcoal and mud to purify water?" Yuan asked with a frown.
The mother-in-law licked her face and said with a smile: "Back to Madam, yes, the young one has been asking Madam Lin. I heard Madam Lin say this with my own ears and disliked the water in the house for not being good enough to drink."
"Okay, I got it. Go down and serve me well. Don't neglect me."
"Well, this slave knows."
The mother-in-law bowed and retreated.
Mrs. Yuan glanced at Fu Yinan, the personal maid beside her, and said with a smile: "Little man, look, I just said that this niece is not a simple country lady. She can't get used to the well water in the house, so she lives a very busy life."
Yes, a woman who even needs to bring her own water when going out is definitely not an ordinary girl from a poor family."
Fu Yinan nodded and said: "It does seem that she has lived a very noble life and has not suffered much. It's just that Mrs. Lin's behavior is not conventional, and she doesn't look like she was raised in a wealthy family. It seems that she has said that she has been in the family since she was a child.
It is true that he was adopted by a hermit in the mountains."
Mrs. Yuan glanced at the bright red cherries placed on the table beside her, and whispered: "This man is rich and noble, hold it. From now on, let the water seller deliver an extra bucket of sweet spring to the house every day.
Send it to the guest house. You can't just drink good water at home every day, and then when you come to our Xiao Mansion, you can't even drink water."