Chapter 24 Preparations
Bai Qiyu's guess is actually not far from ten, but it is impossible to get to the core of the matter. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In Orchid Garden, Mrs. Bai was combing her hair while being served by Wen Hui, and at the same time looked at Bai Yuntang, which was not very clear in the mirror.
"The business over there in Tongzhou is also more important, you go and take care of it, don't have any problems, otherwise Shuangyu should urge again......"
Bai Yuntang, who was leaning on the bed, frowned slightly, "Then how much did you prepare for going to the capital this time?"
Madame Bai sighed lightly and said, "That is, the ...... prepared according to what Shuangyu said."
"Alas!"
Bai Yuntang also sighed, "This Ding Wenchang, his appetite is really not small, last time it was only 100,000, but this time it was 200,000 taels as soon as he opened his mouth, I really can't pick up the silver in Baifu!"
"What's the use of talking about this now? He was afraid that he had already made up his mind when he gave Lan Qi a kiss. ”
"...... old fox in the end"
"You should bring more guards and be careful on the road...... Originally, I was supposed to go together, but Tongzhou ...... Alas, how come all this mess is rushing together......"
"Don't worry, it's just a birthday gift, and you don't have to bring cash, it's all folded into a silver ticket. ”
After gossiping for a while, the two cleaned up, and several young ladies also came to say goodbye, and Wang's mother went to arrange breakfast for the family.
Bai Yuntang explained simply, as always, and at the end, he added a sentence as usual, "Listen to your mother's words, be careful when you go out, don't be reckless, and obey your mother's ...... in your actions."
After such an explanation, Bai Qiyu and the others all saluted respectfully, Bai Yuntang looked at the six daughters from childhood to adulthood, and they were polite in their manners, and couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, but they looked relieved.
He looked at Mrs. Bai again and said, "I'm not at home, I still have to work hard for you, and I have to pay more attention to my body." ”
Mrs. Bai nodded with a smile, and her heart was naturally warm.
After eating breakfast quietly, the housekeeper came to say that the carriage and horses had been prepared, and Bai Yuntang nodded, "Then let's go." ”
Mrs. Bai took several daughters to send Bai Yuntang to the door of the weeping flowers, and when she saw him get into the carriage and drive outside the king's gate, her eyes were wet, and Mother Wang took the handkerchief and patted her arm and comforted her in a low voice.
Several young ladies are also sad and reluctant, I don't know, how true and how fake......
Bai Qiyu naturally didn't feel much about this parting, but because Mrs. Bai was there, she still pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief......
When he returned to Yitingxuan, Qiushui wanted to fetch water, "Miss, wait a minute, the slave maid will go get some water first." ”
Bai Qiyu was surprised, "What are you doing with water?"
Qiushui wondered, "Uh, didn't you cry just now, miss......"
This time it was Bai Qiyu's turn to wonder, "I didn't cry, I just ...... It is...... You don't have to fetch water......"
Although Qiushui was puzzled, she still nodded, followed her into the house, and waited for her to sit down on the kang to rest.
"I'm going to leave in more than ten days, this first batch of goods is not enough, and it's not complete, only the fragrance lot, balsam, and powder, it's still a bit monotonous......" Bai Qiyu thought about it and said, "The mask is not bad, but it's a pity that it can't be accepted so quickly, this is not good...... Qiushui, Qiuling, do you have any good ideas? For example, what kind of incense products are on the market?"
The two of them pondered, "Except for the few things you said, Miss, which all women use, the rest of the incense products...... I don't know if aromatherapy and soup ingredients count?"
Bai Qiyu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Aromatherapy and fragrant soup? Of course it's counted! Tell me, what are they like on the market?"
Qiushui Qiuling glanced at each other, and Qiuling said, "Most of the fragrances on the market are simple, such as sachets and the like -- ordinary people can't afford to sell incense." The fragrant soup is generally based on fragrant flowers, and these are also used by the women of large families, and the general small households are at most boiled water with some ordinary spices or something as fragrant soup...... Only when you get married, you will use some extravagant fragrant soup......"
Like this...... Bai Qiyu nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that there is a door......"
In the following time, Bai Qiyu has been researching about aromatherapy and incense soup materials......
Life in the previous life was too simple, everything was directly bought from the finished product, and there were many choices, and there were at least hundreds or thousands of goods used for women's makeup, not to mention how many kinds of goods were divided into each category...... And here, this kind of goods on the market is really scarce, and I don't like anything I want to use, but it is precisely in this way that my perfume and fragrance making technology has a good development prospect, after all, women are born to love consumer groups.
A few people here explored carefully, and over there, Mother Wang followed Mrs. Bai's instructions to distribute the spring shirts made by needlework and thread to each young lady's yard.
When he arrived at Yatingxuan, he saw that only Qiu Ju was embroidering in the sun in the courtyard, so he smiled from afar, "Yo, what is this rusting? ”
Qiu Ju hurriedly put away the embroidered bandage, got up with the small basket, and greeted with a smile, "Mother Wang, you are here." ”
"Why are you here?" said Wang's mother, tiptoeing, looking past her to the slightly closed door.
Qiu Ju welcomed her into the room and said with a smile, "Miss Seven is making incense with the two sisters of Qiushui and Qiuling, saying that these are delicate jobs, and they are most afraid of being disturbed, so they ordered the slave to cover the door...... Mom, sit down first, and I'll go and say hello, okay?"
Mother Wang nodded, "It's okay...... Miss Seven has always been a diligent person, but it is not in vain that Mrs. has worked hard for that ......" and waited in the front hall, but did not sit.
Bai Qiyu was refining the essential oil of agarwood by distillation, and when he heard Qiu Ju say that Wang's mother was here, he couldn't let her come in and disturb her, so he instructed Qiushui and Qiuling, and went out after tidying up a little.
Mother Wang hurriedly saluted when she saw Bai Qiyu coming out, "It's embarrassing to make the slave and maid ashamed, it's really embarrassing to disturb Miss Qi's busyness......"
Bai Qiyu sat down, and then instructed Qiu Ju to take a small note and let her sit down and talk, "Mother Wang is also a busy person, so she doesn't want to say this, but she makes me embarrassed." ”
Although I don't like to talk to these people who are high and low, but in the end, it is the people around Mrs. Bai, and they can only deal with it simply, without losing their courtesy.
Mother Wang asked the little maid behind her to take the burden and stepped forward, and explained, "This is the newly made clothes that Madame ordered for Miss Seven, and you have to prepare them if you want to come and go to Linfeng City, Miss Seven, do you want to try it first, but it still fits?" If there is something wrong, it is still too late to change the needlework now......
Madame Bai mentioned this matter a long time ago, and the people on the front line also came to measure it, and the colors and materials were also selected and matched by Madame Bai herself.
Bai Qiyu just glanced at the burden, and said with a smile, "Mother's vision is naturally excellent, I don't know if the other sisters have sent it, but are you still satisfied?"
Mother Wang smiled and crooked, "The fourth, fifth, and sixth misses have all been sent, and the eighth and ninth misses, and the slaves will be sent over in a while...... Several young ladies were very satisfied with this dress, that is...... It's Miss Four, who said that the color didn't match her jewelry, but she also said that it was okay. ”
Bai Qiyu scolded secretly in his heart, in the end, he is stupid, even if he is picky, it also depends on the object? Isn't it obviously a slap in the face to Mrs. Bai? Not to mention Mrs. Bai, I am afraid that Mother Wang will also be resentful.
He only smiled, "I'm still tired of my mother." Then he turned to Qiu Ju, "Take the lily sachet to Mother Wang -- this lily sachet can be carried with you, you can nourish your mind, relieve fatigue, and be a little careful." ”
Mother Wang hurriedly smiled and took the sachet, "Miss Seven's things here are not available on the market, but the slave maid is gone!"
After being polite, he was sent out by Qiu Ju.
Bai Qiyu returned to the inner room, Qiushui and Qiuling were already preparing the filtering utensils, and they were all careful and serious.
Mother Wang went out of Yiting Xuan and then went to the Lotus Garden and Linyue Pavilion, Bai Baozhu and Bai Jiuxiang naturally did not find fault with anything, but complimented Mrs. Bai well, and after being busy with these, Mother Wang went back to Lanjing Garden to worship Mrs. Bai.
Although she didn't say anything more, Mrs. Bai scolded a few words angrily when she heard about Bai Shihua's attitude.
Mother Wang sighed, "If you want to be well-behaved, it has to be Miss Seven...... It's strange to say, since that illness, I can't remember a lot of things before, this temper and character, I don't know how much better than before, and I'm a lot more sensible, neither picky, nor complaining, and always smiling at people when things happen......"
Madame Bai frowned when she heard this, "How much benefit have you received from her? I haven't seen you say anything about her before......
"How can it! It's a lily sachet I just told you about...... "Mother Wang hurriedly laughed, "The slave has a quick mouth, which means that it means that you can't look at it ...... Madame."
"After all, you still admit it, and that goblin is carved out of the same mold, and even the temperament is ......" Madame Bai looked excited when she mentioned this, and her tone became intense, "...... It's all the ones who don't fight, and they think about those who can't eat in their mouths all day long...... It's just the goblin...... It's all bold, otherwise why do you think I'm going to do such a...... If I was that small-bellied chicken intestine and had a bad conscience, I am afraid that I would have ...... long ago."
"Madam!" Mother Wang screamed sadly, interrupting her increasingly raised voice, "After all, the master still remembers you and hands over this family to you...... After all, it's all because of that goblin that ......"
Mrs. Bai eased her breath, and then stroked Wang's mother's arm and said, "If you don't say it, I understand that in the end, this family is still my decision, those two little ones...... It's his daughter after all," Speaking of this, instead of being a little colder suddenly, "call me mother, and I will naturally not live up to this title." ”
The corners of Wang's mother's eyes twitched slightly, and she didn't dare to speak more.