Entering the city of Nanjing, as always, it was damp and stuffy, Zhang Zhaohua could barely bear it at this point, everyone sweated the same, at this time you can see how easy it is to use the makeup powder sent from the palace, and it will not take a few white marks to come out if the sweat flows down. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, there are two kinds of powder issued in the palace, one rice flour and one lead powder. The rice flour is delicate, Zhang Zhaohua thinks it's better not to use it, but the general perception at this time is that the lead powder is evenly white and easy to use, and the lead powder is indeed better than the makeup on the rice flour. Zhang Zhaohua used the makeup on the rice flour to compare with the face of others with lead powder, and lowered the color by two shades, Wang also said that she had done it several times, Zhang Zhaohua had no choice but to use rice flour to lightly paste a layer of lead powder on it after hitting the base color.

The grandmothers in the palace of the kings are all accustomed to staying in the palace, and this time they came out of the palace to live in the hall with the show girl, and also brought the customs of the palace to the hall, for example, on the 14th of July, the middle of the year, the grandmothers did not allow the show girl to play in the garden at night, and before the time passed, the show girl was driven back to the house to stay.

But the next day, that is, on July 15th, everyone can have a good celebration, and the grandmothers even led them to make a lot of river lanterns out, at this time some ladies are particularly ingenious, and the paper lanterns look exquisite, and they can also cut out one or two vivid paper figures and put them in, which won the praise of the grandmother. When they had done this, they threw themselves into the brook of the garden—a stream, but it was in fact a pool of living water, but it was shallow enough to reach the knees, and it led to the moat where the springs flowed outside.

Counting river lanterns is a pleasing thing to the eye, but because everyone let one or two go down, this originally shallow and narrow water flow is blocked. Zhang Zhaohua felt a little sorry for the envoy in this hall, and he had to go into the water to dig it out the next day, and it was estimated that the things he took out were quite disgusting.

The so-called spring sleepiness, autumn lack of summer nap, the heat is fierce before and after the Midyear Festival, and everyone can't lift any spirit. And it was at this time that all kinds of flying insects appeared in the garden. Midges, small bites, blind flies are everywhere, and at night they have to fight moths and mosquitoes. As soon as the house was bright, the grasshoppers would come and bang on the windows, and everything that could fly would come. Although the scenery in the garden is good, it really can't stand it. Some ladies were so frightened that they couldn't sleep at night.

Zhang Zhaohua has grown up in the countryside for fifteen years, and is still a little afraid of these things, when she was a child, the Wang family did not allow money skewers, she just slapped them to death with the soles of her shoes one by one, and because she saw the spider in Fangfang next door, she was so angry that she ignored Fangfang for a month and a half. Besides, because he is about to come to the third election, Zhang Zhaohua can't let these insects bite him, if he has a bag on his body, he accidentally turns into a pustule, and he scratches it and accidentally scratches it, then he will be brushed down.

Fortunately, there are mosquito repellents, mosquito coils, and straw ropes.

Zhang Zhaohua used the mosquito repellent before, which is a combination of herbs and realgar mercury, and it can really stop some large mosquitoes from crawling in when sprinkled on the ground. Mosquito coils are also easy to use, and after lighting them, the mosquitoes are smoked and fall down, and then they are killed by their joint efforts.

The mosquitoes here in Jingshi are really different from what Zhang Zhaohua has experienced, they stretch out their mouths and legs, they are too poisonous, bite down, and the red envelope can swell to the thickness of a knuckle.

As for the straw rope, this is a new thing that Zhang Zhaohua has seen for the first time.

It is a grass rope woven from artemisia grass and wormwood that is wet and ignited, and the smoke emitted can repel mosquitoes, but this smoke can not only smoke mosquitoes, but also smoke people, although there are spices such as mint and calamus, but the taste is still not flattering, and if you don't protect your mouth and nose, once you inhale the smoke from the burning of this grass rope, you have to cough for a long time to ease up.

Although the smell of burning straw rope is very choking, the effect is the best, so Zhang Zhaohua and Lu Shi hang the straw rope and light it every day after dinner, close the doors and windows and talk on the steps, about half an hour or so, and then go in to sweep away the ashes of the straw rope, open the doors and windows to disperse the smoke, and you can sleep well all night.

On this day, as usual, Zhang Zhaohua lit the straw rope, and just sat on the steps with the Lu family, she saw a palace maid come over and call her, saying that there was something sent to her at the door.

Since the second round of selection, the show girl can't go out in a sedan chair, and her family is not allowed to visit, but she can send things in from outside, and the show girl's family can pack some things, write the name of the show girl and put it at the door of the Zhuwang Pavilion, where there is a female official who specially clears it.

At this time, it is already considered to be strict, and it is not allowed to bring in prohibited things such as sharp objects such as spices, pollen or other powdered things, and it is not allowed to send herbs, and it is not allowed to get in.

Zhang Zhaohua didn't know if it was the last time he went to Tianxi Temple last time, and he didn't explain anything to Zhang Chang and Zheng, but this time he heard that they sent something, and he was a little relieved, so he got up to get it. When he arrived at the door, the door was closed, and Zhang Zhaohua didn't see the shadows of Zhang Chang and Zheng, thinking that he was driven away. She received a package from the female officer, opened it and saw that it was thirty treasure money clips in the newly made jacket skirt, Zheng thought thoughtfully, the new jacket skirt is made of yarn, which is much cooler than the cotton one.

After the house was smoked, Zhang Zhaohua shook off his jacket skirt on the bed and wanted to try it on, but he didn't expect something to fall out again.

I think it was Zheng's worry that his clothes were torn and there was no needle and thread to mend them, but in fact, this worry was superfluous, because there were palace maids from the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau and the Huanyi Bureau in the hall to wash and sew their clothes for them, send the dirty and torn clothes over, register the room number and name, and they would wash and sew them back and send them back.

Wang came in and saw this sewing kit, but he was very happy, and praised Zheng for wanting to get it, because Zhang Zhaohua happened to have a shirt scratched, but Zhang Zhaohua was unwilling to take the underwear to the Huanyi Bureau to wash, after all, it was thousands of people's clothes to wash together, who knows if there is a skin disease. Forget about the outer clothes, she prepared a basin to wash the underwear, but it was scratched and repaired, but the sewing was very poor, the wiring in two places was uneven, protruding, and she couldn't cover it with a jacket.

Wang was so angry that he wanted to go to the people from the Huanyi Bureau to theorize, but Zhang Zhaohua didn't let her go. Wang muttered that if he had needle and thread, why should he send it to someone else to sew and mend it, so that he couldn't wear a good underwear.

Wang opened the sewing kit, threaded the needle and threaded the thread to re-sew the broken underwear for Zhang Zhaohua, and suddenly said: "Your sister-in-law is so careless this time, she doesn't take the medium-sized needle I usually use, and sent a handful of cow hair needles What can I do, this is not embroidery." ”

Zhang Zhaohua tried on the skirt by himself, and the waist was a whole circle smaller, and it could be changed to small if it was big, how to make it big if it was small, it seemed that it couldn't be worn, but it was a pity that the fabric of this tulle was gone. She couldn't help complaining: "Sister-in-law is not so careless on weekdays, you see how the skirt given to me is so small, I remember that two months ago we went to the ready-to-wear store, and my sister-in-law reported my body size in one bite." Why did you forget it so quickly now?"

Wang was nagging there, and Zhang Zhaohua sat beside her and took the handful of cow hair needles in her hand to take a closer look.

"It's so fine," Zhang Zhaohua looked at the candlelight, and found that this needle was like a cow's hair, and it was only the thickness of a chopstick when clutched, "What can this be used for?"

"There are many places that can be used," Wang said casually: "This kind of needle is needed for embroidery to pick flowers, poke yarn, and scatter threads, but this thing can be used by embroiderers, and ordinary people use less and less use." ”

Is it used less - Zhang Zhaohua is also strange, she has not seen such a thin needle in her sister-in-law Zheng's sewing box before, why would she send such needlework to herself?

Or is there something she wants to pass on through this thing?