"It's really hard for Erlang to run all the way and help buy and prepare medicines. Let's go to the guest house with Siqi to have a rest first."
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Sanniang asked her maid Si Qi to take Huaiyu to rest. Before the medicine was finished, Li Sanniang sent him back without any intention and asked him to stay in Li Mansion that night.
Li Jing's mansion really looks like the Grand View Garden.
Siqi led him outside to the guest room, "Does Xiaolang need to change?"
"No need." Huaiyu looked at his Jianggong uniform. He had just changed into it in the morning. He had traveled nearly a hundred miles and been busy for a long time. It was stained with dust and sweat, but he didn't bring any clothes with him when he went out.
Si Qi covered his mouth and chuckled, which made Huaiyu feel a little strange.
"Sanniang has already ordered that Xiaolang will be fetched a change of clothes later. The servant asked about changing clothes for a different reason. Does Xiaolang need to go to the East?"
"Dengdong?"
"It's just to do it," Si Qi saw that he was still puzzled, so he had no choice but to say, "It's to cleanse your hands and show respect."
"Hey, girl, just tell me. When you go to the toilet, you go to the toilet. You can talk about changing clothes, going to the east, doing filial piety, washing your hands, going out of court, etc. There are so many words."
Zhang Chuchen was thoughtful and polite to Huaiyu. He invited him to drink tea in the corridor and asked many questions without leaving any trace. The main purpose was to find out whether Huaiyu had any other relationship with Li Sanniang.
It is said that the Japanese emperor used cicada wings when going to the toilet, the British king used salmon, and the senators of ancient Rome used hemp rope. The pictures are too beautiful to imagine.
After saying that, Zhang Chuchen stood up to say goodbye, and reached out to call the maid, "Go to the bank to get three hundred pieces of silk, and we will send them to the Longqiao Fort Wu family together tomorrow."
Sure enough, in any era, if a product that is associated with luxury goods and aristocratic ladies can also be associated with beauty, it will definitely be a huge profit.
"Thank you very much Wu Erlang for your generous help. We will definitely thank you generously."
These bath bean facial medicines made by doctors are not used for decontamination and cleansing at all. They are used as beauty products and perfumes, so naturally the more expensive the ingredients are, the better, and the more expensive they are sold, the more they are in line with the aristocratic family.
Their identities.
The current special price is very expensive, rice is expensive, and silk is also expensive. One piece of silk costs 360 yuan, one hundred pieces of silk is more than thirty guan, and three hundred pieces of silk is at least one hundred and eight guan.
Huaiyu said with a smile: "I am not a talkative person. I can make some fragrant spices according to the method just mentioned. Then I can ask this lady to try it and evaluate it!"
Huaiyu looked at the girl's proud expression and smiled, "The materials may be very precious, but the effect is really average. In fact, it doesn't need to be so complicated at all. The things you just mentioned are dispensable. The most critical materials are
But you didn’t say that, in my opinion, the main function of this bath bean is to clean it, and the fragrance is just additional.”
Another maid brought over a glass bowl with some pink bean-like things in it, which also had a fragrant aroma.
He misses the breeze very much!
After that time, Huaiyu quickly adapted to cutting small pieces of wood for toilet chips by himself. He would even take out the knife he carried with him when squatting in the pit, take out the pre-sharpened toilet chips and then scrape and polish them until they were smooth.
.
The Li family is actually used to wipe their butts.
Although it is an old bamboo slip, it is not only smooth and rounded, but also fragrant and fragrant.
"Siqi, you take Wu Erlang to shower, change clothes, and have a good rest. Wu Erlang will rest in the guest house of the mansion tonight. There will be a banquet in the mansion to receive thanks. After the medicine is prepared, we can send Wu Erlang back to Miyuan.
"
After all, this daughter-in-law bath bean, known as the palace's special tribute, costs thousands of dollars, but the effect is only mediocre.
"Tell me and listen." Huaiyu disagreed.
In the end, Huaiyu took out the small wood chips he had prepared from the syringe on his belt. He could rest assured that he had cut it himself. The syringe was originally used to hold documents and the like, and could prevent rain and moisture, etc., but Huaiyu used it instead.
Installed small wood chips.
The spices of the Tang Dynasty were all known as fragrant gold.
Si Qi stepped forward and explained the cause and effect truthfully.
However, Huaiyu believes that no matter what the secret recipe of facial ointment, hand ointment, and bath beans is, no matter how many spices and flowers are used in it, pig pancreas, lard, etc. will definitely be used, because these are the core raw materials, spices and flowers.
It's just for flavoring, not decontamination. At most, the soybean powder bound to it has a little decontamination power.
You can exchange thirty stones for rice. If you buy horses, you can buy three or four. If you buy cattle, you can buy more.
Who is the Medicine King?
The wealthy and aristocratic people are different, they also provide snacks in the toilet.
That girl didn't believe that such worthless things as pig pancreas, lard, and plant ash could make such bath beans worth tens of thousands of dollars.
He knew that this thing was originally called Huzi. Because Li Yuan became emperor, his grandfather Li Hu's tigers had to be avoided. So the people called Huzi Mazi, the Gongtong was also called the toilet, and the tiger was called the big insect.
, if you don’t pay attention and talk nonsense, it will be disrespectful.
But Li Jing’s house actually provides toilet paper.
Although Wu Erlang was young and handsome, and looked very smart, his family was not from the right family.
Huaiyu laughed and didn't argue with her. When he was studying medicine with an old Taoist, he saw some ancient medical books writing about facial fat, hand ointment, fragrant bath beans, and being a noble person. Today,
The medical sect is extremely secretive and does not allow its disciples to reveal a single method, nor does it pass it down between father and son.
When Zhang Chuchen heard that it was Sanniang who had hired him to prepare the medicine, he felt relieved, but he also became suspicious of Huaiyu. At such a young age, does he really know any medical skills?
Rare medicinal materials?
"I wonder if I could ask Wu Erlang who gave him this prescription and what medicinal materials were used?"
The glass bowl didn't look very transparent, and it wasn't as good as an ordinary glass bowl, but this was the Tang Dynasty, and glass could be considered as valuable as jade.
When she was sure that Huaiyu was just asking Sanniang to 'give' medicine and the two had only known each other for less than a day, she let out a sigh of relief.
"Then you just talked nonsense?" Another younger lady asked dissatisfiedly.
"This bath bean uses many fragrances, such as cloves, agarwood, green wood incense, stalactite powder, jade shavings, cherry flowers, plum flowers, red lotus flowers, papaya flowers, etc., as well as musk and pearls. It is said that eighteen kinds of
The spices are mixed with eighteen kinds of flowers, pounded and ground into powder, and mixed with soybean powder and ground for a thousand times to make it. It is very precious, so it is called Qianjin Bath Bean. A pair of bath beans can cost ten thousand dollars."
The maid next to Siqi was not happy when she heard this, "The bath beans in our Yongkang Palace are a gift from the palace. Do you know what precious ingredients are used in them? It will scare you even if I tell you."
Except for the lack of soothing music, going to the toilet here is really enjoyable.
People in the Tang Dynasty regarded mutton as the top meat, but the high-ranking gentry despised pork and called it cheap meat.
Seeing that he was neither humble nor overbearing, Zhang Chuchen's attitude improved. She stopped Changsun from directly asking about his relationship with Sanniang, and instead said, "Wu Erlang is very talented at a young age, and he is already doing money-catching work in the county at such an early age.
Lang, it seems he has a bright future."
Just as he was about to go back to his house to rest, a group of women came outside.
"Pig pancreas and plant ash can really be made into bath beans? Seriously?"
The noble lady looked at him and said: "Looking at the crimson uniform you are wearing, could it be that you are an official who has been exiled from abroad, and you don't know which yamen you serve in the capital?"
"Thank you for telling me, miss." Seeing Huaiyu being so open and sincere, Si Qi felt more and more that Wu Erlang was quite a nice person.
When Li Jing's subordinates came to the house before, an old and rough general with a humble background actually ate red dates from the east, ate bath beans when he came out, and drank hand washing water.
Translated into vernacular, it means face cream, hand balm, etc. These are beauty products that are favored by dignitaries, so they are the most profitable. The formulas are kept strictly confidential among doctors, even father and son. If you can master one or two popular methods,
Son, then wealth will come rolling in.
Lead him to the east corner of the small courtyard in the west wing, which is the east corner of the guest courtyard. It is a very unique and elegant small room with flowers and trees planted on the side. There is no peculiar smell at all, and there are no flies flying around.
If Si Qi wasn't leading the way, he would have thought this might be a tea room and a piano room.
But he had to use wood chips to wipe his buttocks, and he had to cut them himself, which was really hard to get used to. At first, he didn't remember to cut them by himself, so he ended up using the ones he had peeled at home, but they turned out to be too rough and prickly, what a taste!
At this time, the noble lady next to her said, "You are the young man who came back with Sanniang today. I heard that you are a son of the imperial army from Longqiao Fort next to our Sanyuan Zhuangzi. Your surname is Wu?"
"You can't make bath beans from pig pancreas, plant ash, and lard."
He picked up a few pieces of paper and studied them carefully. They were not discarded old paper, but rough straw paper made of straw. It was very rough, and you could even see obvious grass stems and some crumbs inside. He had just returned to the dragon before.
During the Qiao Fort, I seem to have seen Lao Wu using this paper, but it was used for burning. It seems to be called fire paper, and it seems to be used instead of burning silk to report to ancestors.
After walking out of the East Gate, Huaiyu didn't smell at all, and there was even a faint smell of spices.
Zhang Chuchen asked Siqi some questions and found out that brother Huaiyu was seriously injured and was still riding and shooting as usual after taking the Huaiyu medicine. He was convinced that no one of the Forbidden Army's children had the guts to openly deceive Yongkang like this.
The man in charge of the government is not the kind of wandering doctor or sorcerer who can escape with just a trick. Even if Wu Huaiyu escaped, the monk could not escape from the temple.
Si Qi explained politely that it turns out that ordinary wealthy families would not directly use such vulgar words as latrines. In the Han Dynasty, they usually talked about changing clothes. In the Tang Dynasty, the common saying was "Xingjing", which is the toilet, and it is usually built in the east corner of the yard.
Therefore, it is called Dongqi. In the Tang Dynasty, it was sometimes said to go to the toilet, and sometimes it was said to be Dengdong, both of which meant going to the toilet.
Huaiyu thought for a while and then he thought of one person. In the early Tang Dynasty, there seemed to be a medicine king named Sun Simiao. It was said that he lived for several dynasties and was very famous among the people. He was known as the old god. He seemed to live in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain. He should be over a hundred years old now.
He seems to have an apprentice or grandson serving him in Li Tang's court.
Huaiyu wet his hands first, then grabbed two bath beans and rubbed them in his hands. "The bath beans of yours are quite fragrant, but soaking them doesn't do anything, and the decontamination and cleansing effect is not very good."
"Back to my wife, I have just been selected as a money catcher by the county magistrate in the Sanyuan County Yamen. Although I wear a red official uniform, I am actually just a miscellaneous official who is serving in the official position without being an outsider."
Huaiyu looked at the group of women who had suddenly arrived. The two leading women were dressed in extraordinary clothes. They looked like noble ladies and were probably Li Jing's wives and concubines. He did not dare to neglect them at the moment and hurriedly paid tribute.
Opening the lid of the bucket, there is a thick layer of ash underneath. This ash exudes fragrance. It is not ordinary stove wood ash, but incense ash.
"That's such a big statement. Do you know that this Thousand Gold Bath Bean is the recipe of the King of Medicine, or is it made by the King of Medicine's direct disciples, and is it enshrined by the Palace Pharmacy Bureau?"
Siqi nodded, "The red dates inside are roasted and used to plug noses, and the bath beans are for cleaning hands." As she spoke, she looked at Huaiyu. She had also been careless and forgot to tell Huaiyu just now. She looked at Huaiyu's expression.
, for fear that he would eat the red dates inside, but fortunately Huaiyu's face remained as usual, without the slightest hint of embarrassment.
When Huaiyu heard this, he felt a bit like his future mother-in-law's tone, even with a bit of wariness and hostility. He immediately replied truthfully, "In reply to my wife, I am Wu Huaiyu of Sanyuan Longqiao Fort. My father is taboo and sergeant Xia Ke.
He served as Brigadier General of the Forbidden Army, and his brother cherished his righteousness, and now he is the Hundred Cavalry of the Beimen Camp."
Upon hearing this, Huaiyu understood that this was Li Jing's wife, Zhang Chuchen, the red-flecked girl who ran at night. A geisha in Yang Su's house kidnapped and eloped away Li Jing, a member of a well-known family who came to visit him.
, quite impressive.
This thank you gift is already amazing.
Siqi brought a basin, which was shining with gold. It was probably a copper basin. In the Tang Dynasty, copper was money.
There is a lacquered toilet behind the screen, which is very exquisite, especially the lacquer, which is rinsed like a work of art, making people reluctant to sit on it.
Next to the fire paper, there was also a very rounded toilet chip with vague words on it. It seemed that it had been chipped from a discarded piece of paper. He picked up a few pieces and studied them for a while, and found that they were not classics of classics and history, but rather seemed to be.
Some simple accounts recorded.
Only then did Siqi introduce their identities to the side, "This is the eldest lady of our Yongkang Duke's mansion, and this is the eldest grandson of the fifth brother of Yongkang Duke."
After this incident, Huaiyu discovered a new world. In the Tang Dynasty, not only could he prepare healing medicines and tonics, but he could also make some spices, toilet water and other things to make money. It was definitely easy to make money.
Si Qi was made red-faced, but he did not dislike Huaiyu's ignorance and vulgarity. After all, this was a distinguished guest invited by the Third Lady, and he was also an accomplished medical expert.
The Li family toilet even provided fire paper for wiping buttocks. Huaiyu was so moved that he cried when he saw this. What made him most uncomfortable with the Tang Dynasty was actually not the food, but the sanitary conditions. There was no
There is no toilet or shower in the bathroom, which is tolerable.
"Pig pancreas added with plant ash and lard cannot make bath beans, because it is impossible to make bath beans without soy flour, but it can make soap. Add spices to make fragrant soap. It can remove dirt, cleanse and leave fragrance."
, but definitely better than bath beans.”
I didn't know the eldest grandson at first, but I soon learned from the conversation that this was the cousin of Li Shimin's wife, eldest grandson Wugou. No wonder she always spoke in a domineering manner.
"These are the secret recipes passed down by my master. Each of the three medicines has its own effect and should be used according to the symptoms. Although it is not convenient for me to tell these two ladies about this medicine, my brother was seriously injured before, and he recovered greatly after taking this medicine.
"Huaiyu briefly explained the situation of the three herbs and also talked about the main medicinal materials.
"Excuse me, girl, for showing me the way. What's the point of going east?" Huaiyu asked as he walked.
"If you want to remove dirt and clean it, you have to add pig pancreas, some lard, and some plant ash to make a pancreas with strong decontamination power. If you add some spices, it will be fragrant pancreas.
It removes stains and leaves a scent.”
The class gap between wealthy families and the lower class is reflected everywhere.
Changsun and Zhang Chuchen went directly to Li Sanniang's place just now. They didn't see the handsome young man. After asking the people in Sanniang's courtyard, they only found out that this young man was from Sanyuan Longqiao Fort and his name was Wu Erlang. Now he is here.
The guest house came. They didn't bother Li Sanniang, so they came directly here to look for someone.
Although rough, it is not cheap either.
But Changsun couldn't help but ask: "What are you and Sanniang doing here?"
"Is this a bath bean for washing hands?" Huaiyu asked. There was no reason to provide snacks after going to the toilet.
"I don't dare to do that. Sanniang bought all the medicinal materials, and I just prescribed and mixed them. We are all neighbors of Sanyuan and fellow villagers. We can't accept such a big gift with just a little effort. I don't dare."
After entering, there was actually incense burning inside.
Huaiyu didn't know why this noble lady was so aggressive and full of hostility, so she didn't politely retort directly, "This lady can directly ask Sanniang or this chess girl, and then she will know the whole story."
There is also a landscape painting screen surrounding the stall, and several tables are placed on it, with a large plate of dried red dates placed on it, although the size is slightly smaller.
Zhang Chuchen saw that young Wu Huaiyu was not surprised at all and was rude when faced with such a big thank you gift of three hundred bolts of silk, and he could refuse immediately. This kind of calmness and calmness was indeed extremely rare for a young member of the Forbidden Army.
However, three hundred bolts of silk are not worth mentioning to the Yongkang Mansion of the Li family in Longxi. She smiled and said, "I still want to trouble Erlang to prepare some more elixirs, and then I will give some to other relatives and friends in the clan.
"
Chang Sun also said from the side: "Take it as you please, you deserve it, but I also want to remind Xia Erlang that Sanniang is not married after all. Remember to keep some distance from Sanniang in the future. Men and women do not interact with each other.
It’s a courtesy!”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Huaiyu immediately understood that it turned out that giving the silk more money had this meaning, so there was no need to be polite to the silk.
