"What about the fifth set? Do you want me to marry the fifth lady?" said the third lady.
"The fifth set is for the county prince. This green and cyan color is not only suitable for women, but also for men. I believe it will better set off the temperament of the county prince. I hope he will rise smoothly in the officialdom." Bai Haitang replied.
"What a smart girl, I'm afraid you want me to wear it so that more people can see it and more people come to your dyeing shop to buy cloth." The eldest lady said.
"The lady has a clear mind and is very perceptive. Haitang showed off, I am ashamed, I am ashamed." Bai Haitang asked Wintersweet to serve four bowls of chrysanthemum honey tea, which was sweet and refreshing.
The throats of the four ladies who drank it were refreshed.
"Not only is your cloth beautiful, but the tea is also delicious. Sister, Third Sister, and Fourth Sister, I think we will follow Haitang's suggestion and have five sets. What do you think?" The second lady stood up.
The ladies have already agreed in their hearts.
The bearer put the cut cloth in the sedan and was ready to go home.
"In the future, I will ask the four ladies to help with the promotion. Haitang is very grateful. The only thing I can guarantee is that when a new color comes out, I will be the first to deliver it to my family. After half a month, it will be sold in the market and flow into the market.
After Bai Haitang finished speaking, he handed over four freshly baked birch bark business cards.
"Deal." The four ladies got on the sedan and went back. Before getting on the sedan, the fourth lady also told Bai Haitang to send some of the spiced melon seeds to the house.
Watching the sedan go away, Lamei, who had not dared to say a word, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Look how hard you are holding it in, your face is red and your neck is thick." Haitang said with a smile.
"I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing. I'm a girl from the village. I've never been to the county town. The biggest scene I've ever seen is the market. If I say the wrong thing and ruin our business, I'll let you go." Lamei packed up and left.
The cloth money from the four ladies and wrote it down.
Haitang has taught Lamei how to keep simple accounts.
There must be a number for the amount of money coming in and going out.
"Two, use star anise, fennel, cinnamon, cassia bark, tangerine peel, salt, and ginger slices to stir-fry five pounds of melon seeds, one pound of watermelon seeds, and one pound of pumpkin seeds." Bai Haitang ordered.
"But, how much of these seasonings are used?" Ertong touched his head.
"Appropriate amount, appropriate amount. Figure it out for yourself." Bai Haitang intended to train Tian Ertong.
"What's the appropriate amount of wintersweet?" Er Tong asked innocently.
"The right amount is the right amount...it's dumber than a donkey."
Tian Ertong thought about the word "appropriate amount" and went to prepare melon seeds. These are dried in every house.
Although there are seven colors now, there is no color that Bai Begonia wants to dye most: pink.
Among all colors, only pink can best represent women. It is not as gorgeous as red, nor as crisp as green. Pink is like a woman's heart, soft, tender and plump.
It is very suitable for bringing out the complexion of fair women.
Especially the leather powder and gouache in pink make Bai Begonia yearn for it.
The essential product for dyeing pink is rosella. Bai Haitang asked many people around her, but no one knew what it was, let alone where to find it.
Haitang has tried using peach blossoms, roses and other materials instead of roselle, but they can't produce the effect of roselle. Those red fruits are not found in the mountains here.
County Chronicle, County Chronicle!
Bai Haitang thought of the four wives of the county magistrates, and an idea came to him, and he suddenly became enlightened. There must be a county chronicle at the county magistrate's place.