Chapter 32 Begging for Flowers
The black girl suddenly smiled when she heard this, yes, she was saved, why do you want to do so much, she is in vain as a person of two worlds, but she is not as clear as a thirteen-year-old child. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The clear water of the stream is agile and transparent, meandering from a distance, accompanied by the sound of gurgling water, bringing a touch of refreshment and comfort to the people on the shore. The black girl squatted on the shore, picked up a handful of water and threw it on her face, and a slight coolness instantly rushed in, driving away the heat of early summer.
Heiya put the box in the water and wiped it hard with the old loofah vine, but fortunately it was just some dirt and soot, and it was not difficult to wash without grease.
After brushing it many times, the true color of the wooden box can already be seen in some places, and the black girl stopped after confirming that it was clean, and put the box on the grass on the shore. Just wait to take it home and dry it thoroughly under the sun, and then you can find a good place to coat it with honey to attract bees. If the box is not clean and smelly, the bees will not build a nest in it, and even if it comes, it will eventually move away.
Leave the box on the grass and leave it alone, Xiaoshan will come and take it back in a while, and Heiya is going to go back and ask Xiaoya where there are pomegranate trees in the village.
It's the season of pomegranate blossoms, and today's ability hasn't reached the upper limit, so she plans to find some pomegranate flowers to decompose and extract natural pigments, and then she can buy beeswax to make lipstick when she goes to the county seat tomorrow to sell the money.
Last time, the shavings water soaked in the unknown small wildflower was used up by his family, and the taste was light, not suitable for high-end products, but today the cliff cypress branch was decomposed, and a little water from the decomposition could be added to a small jar of shavings water, and I believe it could be sold at a higher price.
"Sister, what do you want pomegranate flowers for, that thing doesn't look good and doesn't smell good." Xiaoya is always a curious baby and has endless words.
"That can be made into lipstick, and it's something that can be sold for money." Heiya led Xiaohe and followed Xiaoya to find pomegranate flowers.
"Ah, that can also be sold for money, I'll help you find a lot of it." Xiaoya happily led the way in front, only two families in the village planted pomegranate trees, saw the river is very rare and amused for a while, heard that they want pomegranate flowers, they all thought that the little girl wanted flowers to stinky beauty, smiled and helped them pick some. Anyway, it's not good for the flowers to grow too densely, so picking some doesn't get in the way.
There are more than 20 households in the village, most of them are relatively simple and kind, even if there are some small quarrels, a quarrel is over. Heiya has been here for a few days, and now I can know almost half of the people, and the two families who came today are not known before, and Heiya smiled and remembered their names and yards in her heart.
"That's pretty much enough." A small half basket was picked, and the black girl wasn't sure how much red pigment she could refine, but if she had more, her abilities wouldn't be enough.
It was the first time to go out after Xiaohe would go, and I didn't let my sister hug me, and I walked very happily with my little short legs, especially after seeing Xiaoxi, I was screaming to rush over, and I couldn't pull it.
The deepest part of the stream is up to the knees, and the shallow places are not more than the ankles, anyway, the water is not deep, and there are two people watching from the side, the black girl simply took off his shoes for him, pulled up his trouser legs and let him play in them, just watched closely from the side to prevent him from going to the deep water.
Xiaohe ran around in the water excitedly, did not stand firmly and squatted in the water and did not cry, but happily patted the water and shouted. After a while, his body was almost wet, and the black girl was afraid that he would catch a cold, so she coaxed him home and quickly dried him and changed his clothes.
Let Xiaoya take Xiaohe to play in the yard, and Heiya hid in the room and prepared to use her ability to refine the pomegranate flowers, because there were too few flowers and no essential oil, but a bunch of bright red powder still made Heiya smile.
Dip your fingers in some powder and apply it on the back of your hand, perhaps because the yellow pigment in it has not been removed, the color is slightly orange, although there is no red warmth, but some orange waves are added, which is more suitable for little girls.
Feeling that his ability has increased slightly, the black girl found that if he uses it to the limit every day, the increase will be more obvious, and it seems that he will still have to use more abilities in the future, but I don't know if there are other functions besides the increase in quantity.
Heiya was about to go out, the voice of the eldest cousin came from outside, and after eating at noon, the uncle said to let the eldest cousin go to the town, buy more jars and come back, and then help Heiya make the shavings water to be sent tomorrow. But it was only more than an hour after they left, and the eldest cousin actually came back, and he should have left here and went directly to the town, and it seems that the uncle's family also attaches great importance to this business.
At that time, I negotiated with the owner of the fat powder shop in the county town that 30 wen was just the money for shavings water, and they had to get back the empty jars from the last time every time they sent them, and even then, they had to prepare at least ten jars to be enough.
The black girl went out of the room and saw the eldest cousin and the second cousin with a burden at their feet, and the two ends were jars tied with straw ropes.
"You're so fast, you're back so early." Heiya poured two bowls of water and handed them over, "It's hot, drink some water first." ”
Both of them drank two bowls before putting them down, scooped water out and washed their faces. The second cousin said while washing, "The main reason is that I am afraid that it will be too late and there will not be enough time to soak, so I went all the way to the town without stopping, but I was tired to death." ”
"You guys take a rest first, and if you're afraid that the time will be short, you can put more shavings, one night is enough." The black girl quickly opened five jars, washed them with water a few times, scalded them with boiling water, and then put them in the sun.
Now that the sunlight is not too much, I have to turn the jar over and pour out the water in it every once in a while, and after a few times, there is no water in it at all.
Taking advantage of the drying of the jar, the black girl washed the cauldron a few times and poured the newly brought water, and ate meat at noon today, so the pot must be washed several times, otherwise if there are oil flowers in the water, the quality of the soaked shavings water will be reduced.
As long as you notice a few details, soaking shavings water is not a complicated thing, and the cousins help the black girl set up the jar with hot water, and there is nothing to do.
The two chatted with Dad Liu for a while, the second cousin could speak well, and he was also funny, often making Dad Liu laugh, and then he saw that it was getting late, so he said goodbye and went home.
Father Liu sighed and said, "Wen Wazi has a flexible brain, but it's a pity that the family doesn't have the conditions to send her to study, otherwise she may be able to earn a future and come back." ”
The second cousin is actually a few months younger than Xiaoshan, and now he is only in his early twelve, and it is estimated that it is a little late for the imperial examination or something, but it is still good to recognize and read in the future.
Heiya thought that when she had money, she would let her brothers go to school for two years, and if she wanted to make her business bigger in the future, she would definitely have the help of her brothers, how could they be illiterate. At this time, Heiya didn't expect that she would accidentally cultivate a tanhua.