Han Qian improved the lime kiln several times, and then recruited many craftsmen. Following some methods recorded in the "Commentaries on Kao Gong Ji" written by Zhou Yun of the previous dynasty, he tried to cast some special equipment for his soldiers' children; Zhao Ting'er, as a
It is not convenient for girls to spend all day hanging out in the workshop of a group of shirtless old men. In their spare time, they also think about making some toys according to ancient methods to pass the time.
Zhao Ting'er made her own choice, and the first thing that came to her mind was to make some toys that girls could use. She learned from gold and silversmiths to make hairpins and other things, and also learned to make rouge and gouache according to ancient methods.
Hand-made hairpins and other things, as well as needlework and other things, mainly rely on accumulated skills over time. Han Qian can't help Zhao Ting'er, but making rouge according to the ancient method, in Han Qian's eyes, there are too many ways to try to improve it.
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The method of making rouge is recorded in "Qi Min Yao Shu" of the Northern Wei Dynasty. You need to burn grasses such as Artemisia truncatula first, add water to the ashes, and use the upper clear soup for later use. Then pick red orchids, pound them into juice with a stone pestle, pour the grass ashes clear soup, and then use a cloth bag to make the rouge.
Hang it...
The methods contained in "Qimin Yaoshu" are very complicated. They were summed up by the ancestors after trying countless methods. However, the problem is that the previous summaries and attempts only stayed on the surface and did not really go into the physical properties.
Basically go up.
Han Qian didn't know how to make rouge, but after watching Zhao Ting'er make it according to the ancient method, he knew the key point.
According to the ancient method, it is said to remove the yellow juice and leave the red liquid. It is said that the red orchids used to make rouge contain red and yellow pigments, and he reached out and poured a little of the clear soup extracted from plant ash. It was a bit astringent and bitter, so he knew that this
In fact, alkaline liquid is used to quench and separate the red and yellow pigments.
After understanding the physical properties and figuring out the principles, I can use the most primitive means to adjust the pH to the most appropriate level, and then filter it with high-quality cotton paper, and try to improve the rouge making method step by step.
The current generation of rouge craftsmen do not know the fundamental nature of matter and are just groping like a blind man crossing a river. They really don’t know how much better they need to be.
This is thinking and knowledge that transcends several eras. Under Han Qian's guidance, and Zhao Ting'er is smart, studious, and thoughtful, he has focused on this matter for two or three months. How could the rouge he created be Su Hongyu?
How smart could they be?
"Master Han is really surrounded by hidden dragons and crouching tigers!" Su Hongyu and Chun Niang were restrained by the rouge made by Zhao Ting'er. They had nothing to say at the moment and even looked at Zhao Ting'er and Zhao Wuji's sister and brother with some envy.
"Haha," Han Qian laughed, looked at Chun Niang and said, "As long as Chun Shisanniang reports the matter to Zhao Ting'er and doesn't feel aggrieved - in addition, this box of rouge will stay with you, you can share it with the small box
Make thirty or forty copies, select thirty or forty noble family members in the city, and send them as samples for trial use in the name of Ningxiang Tower, and establish contact with the noble family members in the city as quickly as possible..."
Han Qian believed that with Wan Honglou's skills, it would only take a matter of minutes to seize the Ningxianglou Rouge Shop, and he didn't care how Chun Niang did it.
He heard that Li Zhigao and the others called Chun Niang the Thirteenth Niang. Han Qian guessed that this was probably related to Chun Niang’s ranking among the disciples of Wanhonglou, so he changed the title and called her Chun Shisanniang.
There was no strange color on her face, so she knew her guess was right.
Chun Shisanniang didn't notice the change of title. She only cared that Han Qian was still emphasizing that she would report to Zhao Ting'er, a yellow-haired girl. She just resisted the urge to roll her eyes and moved to sit below Han Qian to show that she would be the secret cao from now on.
A subordinate of Zuo Si.
Chun Shisanniang's breasts are too voluptuous. Although she is afraid of aging at the age of thirty, it is undeniable that she is at the best age of youth, with fair skin and tender flesh, and extremely charming eyebrows.
As a man, you can't help but look twice.
Han Qian was no exception. He thought to himself that he had been abstinent for almost seven or eight months in order to save the years of wasted time. The appearance of Chun Shisanniang made him subconsciously think of teaching him to take the key step in life when he was twelve years old.
Jing Niang came in one step.
It was also the beauty of her body that fascinated him, and he could not forget the taste that penetrated his marrow. However, it was this woman who almost completely destroyed him.
Even though he shot the evil slave Niu Erdan to death, Han Qian still felt a bad breath in his heart when he thought of it. He glanced at the white flesh above Chun Niang's skirt, then sat upright, with Li Zhigao, Chai Jian, and Su Hongyu
, Yao Xishui and the others talked about other things.
Han Qian glanced at her casually, but Chun Shisanniang was very proud. She knew how strong the desire of men in their 19s and 20s was, and she also knew what kind of bodies men in their 19s and 20s liked best. Looking at Zhao Ting'er compared to her
With a much thinner body, she no longer feels so aggrieved. She smiles in her heart. Just having a beautiful face is not enough to make a man fascinated. Whatever she does not get today, one day she will not be able to escape from her palm.
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Han Qian didn't know that Chun Shisanniang had so many thoughts going on when she sat down next to him. He was still thinking about settling the matter of Ningxianglou Rouge Shop. Zhao Ting'er didn't need to go there personally, so Zhao Ting'er could still help.
He does more things.
Zhao Ting'er is smart, studious, and thoughtful. What's more rare is that when Han Qian met her, her innocence and wildness were still there, and she had ambition, boldness, curiosity, and cunning that were not found in other girls in the world.
When Han Qian taught her to learn literature and literacy, he simply discarded all the classics and meanings of the world, and instead taught her the basic knowledge of the dream world, which he called miscellaneous studies.
Zhao Ting'er also learned faster than anyone else.
Han Qian had no manpower around him, so he tried to teach miscellaneous subjects to his maid Qingyun. However, Qingyun was too deeply influenced by tradition. On the one hand, she felt that as a maid, she should keep to herself, but on the other hand, she regarded the miscellaneous subjects taught by Han Qian as heresy.
, heresy, after listening to Han Laoshan's old wife Han Zhou scolding her several times, she became more and more lazy, and even chewed Zhao Ting'er's tongue behind his back, alienating Zhao Ting'er.
This is something Han Qian has no choice but to do.
He was thinking about where his father was going to serve as an official this time, so he asked Qingyun and Han Laoshan to follow him there. Then, not all of the more than twenty women recruited this time would be assigned to the Ningxiang Building Rouge Shop, but a few should be selected from them.
When people come out, they stay in the back house and listen to Zhao Ting'er's teachings and appointments.
"I haven't been in the city these two days. Where are Feng Yi and Kong Xirong? Have you seen them?" Han Qian asked Li Zhigao and Li Chong.
The warehouse matter had to be entrusted to Feng Yi to take the lead, but Han Qian had agreed on some details with Feng Yi three days ago, but he had been at Qiuhushan Villa for the past three days, and he did not see Feng Yi coming to see him.
"Go to the yard in front and look for them one by one. You may see them both." Yao Xishui curled his lips and said with disdain.
Damn it, Han Qian has repeatedly urged that things at the warehouse should be handled urgently. Unexpectedly, Feng Yi, his grandson, would take Kong Xirong and hide in the warm and fragrant arms of some girl in Wanhonglou to spend the day and night. No wonder Yao Xishui looked disgusted.
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However, these are the real Feng Yi and Kong Xirong. Wasn't it because of their characters that the Anning Palace did something to arrange them to be with the third prince Yang Yuanpu?
Han Qian turned his head and told Fan Dahei to ask Mr. Zhao to take the manpower and craftsmen directly to the two yards facing the Shitang River in Kaoshan Lane to rebuild the warehouses first, and then build the warehouses in the yards.
A gap was opened between the Shitang River and a cargo dock was built.
At present, it is unrealistic to expect Feng Yi, his grandson, to be very diligent. Han Qian can only work harder on his side and handle all the matters first, and then let Feng Yi, his grandson, come over and take advantage of the situation.
"Your Highness, do you need our help? Have the internal ministers of Zongzheng Mansion and the Ministry of Rites, the provincial capital, taken care of everything?" Han Qian asked Li Zhigao and Li Chong.
Linjiang Marquis Yang Yuanpu was not crowned a king, but as a prince, the number of weddings was also similar to that of the prince Yang Yuanwo. In the year of Yang Yuanyan, the king of Xin, everything was extremely complicated and grand, starting from the marriage grant, betrothal, etc., but fortunately it was all done
The Ministry of Internal Affairs took the lead, and Guo Rong and Song Xin also cooperated with the Hou Mansion.
Even Li Zhigao and Li Chong, two brothers-in-law, came to Wanhong Mansion to drink tea in a leisurely manner. It has nothing to do with Han Qian and the other assistants, but they still have to ask politely.
The number of big weddings is quite complicated, which also restrains the energy of Guo Rong, Song Xin and others, making them unable to notice the changes in Taowu Ji.
"There's nothing to keep us busy. We'll just grab Feng Yi and Kong Xirong later and have a drink with us at my house." Li Zhigao said.
Tomorrow is the wedding, and the main task today is to deliver the wedding ceremony utensils from the Xinchang Hou Mansion to the Linjiang Hou Mansion for placement. In addition, Song Xin, the secretary of the Hou Mansion, has also brought several maids to the Xinchang Hou Mansion today.
, wait for Mrs. Zhunhou Li Yao first, so as not to be in a hurry on the day of the ceremony tomorrow.
Today, the Xinchang Hou Mansion will prepare several small-scale private banquets for relatives and friends to celebrate.
After everything is ready, tomorrow the chamberlain, provincial supervisor, and 20 subordinate officials and 40 military guards will go to the Marquis Xinchang's Mansion to greet the bride, and will welcome the Marquis Xinchang's daughter back and give her a grand ceremony. Most of them will only be responsible for returning to Linjiang at that time.
The banquet at the Marquis Mansion was just like that. Afterwards, the three princes brought their brides to the palace to worship, went to the Ancestral Temple to worship their ancestors, etc. These were all high-level activities and had nothing to do with Han Qian and the others.
"There is too little time left for Your Highness. Everything needs to be done against the clock. Especially at this time, Your Highness is getting married. All eyes are attracted to it. This is a good opportunity for Secret Cao Zuosi to secretly lay out the spies," Han Qian said.
But he didn't have time to drink for fun, so he said apologetically to Li Zhigao, "When the work is completed, Marquis Yu will invite me to drink a few more glasses of wine."
"Okay! It's all done in the future. Let's have a few drinks with you!" Han Qian took out the list of houses in only three days, and also planned to infiltrate it with Rouge Shop and Warehouse. He was so efficient that Li Zhigao also
Shocked.
He, Li Chong and Chai Jian couldn't stay out of the marriage of a daughter in the Hou family, but Han Qian was good at making decisions and had the diligence to take care of everything. How could he force him to drink?
Before leaving, Han Qian wanted to ask his father how his appointment as governor of Xuzhou was going, but he thought that confirming the post of governor of Xuzhou would be a complicated process. He kept asking questions, which seemed like he was too eager.
Li Zhigao, Chai Jian and others handed over and left Wanhong Mansion with Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, Zhao Wuji and Zhao Ting'er first...
