Soon, Xie Lanhe felt weak in his body, especially the arm that was bitten, and it was a little difficult to even lift it up. He wanted to pull some more smoked grass, but in his case, it was impossible to do so.

"Young Master Xie, just leave it to me, I'm doing it very quickly, you see, it's almost two catties now." An Lan checked the bamboo basket in her hand, "I promise to pick five catties of smoked grass before the sun sets, don't worry, really!" ”

Xie Lanhe didn't speak, just looked at the smoked grass in the bamboo basket.

An Lan was a little sad, and even more ashamed of her thoughts just now. She lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, held back some hot feeling in her heart, and then put the vegetable bun she brought in the morning in front of Xie Lanhe: "It's almost noon, you eat something to pad your stomach first, and I'll find you some water." ”

Xie Lanhe wanted to stop her, but she had already turned around and ran away with the bowl of water.

There are a lot of water sources on Dayan Mountain, and the Tianshu Hall is built according to the mountain waterfall, so there is no need to look for it at all, just raise your eyes to look over, you can see the cliff not far away, there is a mountain spring gurgling down.

Xie Lanhe leaned on the stone a little weakly, watching the girl walk back cautiously with a bowl of water, and his heart was a little stunned. He had never touched such a bold and careful woman, and the soft touch on his arm seemed to be still there, which made him a little uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but raise his hand to touch the wound again, but he touched a handkerchief. He lowered his eyes and looked at the handkerchief, this handkerchief was different from what Fang Yuxin and the Danyang County Lord and others commonly used, it was very ordinary, the pattern was ordinary, the material was ordinary, and the color was still a little dark, so it could be seen that it had been used for a long time.

Xie Lanhe's gaze went down again. Fall on your own belt. Royal blue satin. Because of the long time used, the color has faded to light blue, which is not a good material, so the luster on the satin has also darkened. In fact, since he was taken back to Xie's Mansion, his clothes and other things that should be used on weekdays have gradually changed to new ones, but there are many things that he used before. He still kept it.

In those years, although Xie Liuye did not have food and clothing for their mother and son, he was not very rich, and he was not old enough to break first, if it wasn't for the fact that he gave birth to him, it would be more or less a bloodline of the Xie family, how could Xie Liuye still remember his mother. Therefore, in those years, although their mother and son's life was neither cold nor hungry, they were still poor. Especially his mother is always mentally deficient. You need incense at night to sleep well, and those incense medicines are not cheap. As a result, life became more and more stretched.

An Lan walked to Xie Lanhe with the bowl of water, and seeing that he was still in that trance, he hesitated for a moment before he said cautiously: "Young Master Xie, you drink water." ”

The girl's apprehensive voice brought him back to his senses, and before he raised his eyes, the bowl of water had already been handed to him.

"Leave me alone, go pick the smokeweed." Xie Lanhe took the bowl of water, paused, and said, "You...... You don't have to feel guilty, I'm a man, and I can't watch you see that you're going to be bitten by a snake. ”

As if to prove that he is a man, the young man's expression was solemn and serious when he said this. An Lan was stunned, her heart was full of feelings, and she felt that her idea of being suitable was really embarrassing, so she lowered her eyes evasively and nodded slightly, then turned around and picked up the bamboo basket next to her.

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Before the sun set, An Lan finally picked two baskets of smoked grass, she checked it repeatedly, and felt that the two baskets added up, at least seven or eight catties. So he was about to go down the mountain, Xie Lanhe's body was already hot at this time, and the whole person was a little drowsy. She stacked the two baskets of smoked grass and planned to carry them together, but before she could tie them tightly, one of the baskets that was slightly heavier was picked up by Xie Lanhe.

"Let's go." Xie Lanhe didn't say much, put the bamboo basket on his back, and walked back, but his steps were obviously a little vain. An Lan hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "I, although I look small, I still have strength, this thing is nothing, I can carry it." ”

Xie Lanhe glanced at her and saw that her forehead was covered with fine sweat. It's late autumn now, and although the sun is shining today, he feels cold when he sits there, but she is sweating and her face is still red. Although there is a lot of smoked grass here, there are also a lot of weeds, and there are many cracks in the mountains and rocks, which is difficult to find back and forth, not to mention constantly standing up and squatting down, and then carefully uprooting them. It doesn't take much effort to do this work for a while, but after doing it for a day in a row, you know that it is not easy.

Xie Lanhe ignored An Lan's words, but when he went down the mountain, he asked her to support herself, but when she was about to return to the Tianshu Palace, he asked her to let go, then carefully lowered her sleeves, straightened the clothes on her body, and walked in as if nothing happened.

"Hmm...... It's not bad, barely qualified. After Lianyue carefully examined it, she raised her eyes to look at the two of them, and her gaze stopped at Xie Lanhe, "Young Master Xie's face doesn't look very good." ”

Without waiting for Xie Lanhe to speak, An Lan said: "Most of these were picked by Young Master Xie, and when I went down the mountain, Young Master Xie helped me carry this basket of smoked grass, so I was tired." ”

Xie Lanhe opened his mouth, closed it again, and lowered his eyes.

Lianyue smiled: "It's rare to support each other like this." After he finished speaking, he led them to the incense room that specialized in concocting incense, and then said: "The incense on this shelf, and these smoked herbs you picked today, will be concocted by tomorrow morning. ”

After Lianyue finished speaking, she drifted away, and after An Lan watched him walk away, she quickly turned around and helped Xie Lanhe, who was about to fall, to the only reclining chair in the house and sat down, and then said, "You rest for a while, if someone comes, I will call you." When she had finished speaking, she went out and fetched a few basins of water, poured them into a large basin, and poured the smoked herbs into the large basin of water.

Then she found a few clean gauze and cotton cloths specially used for filtration in the incense room, soaked them in clean water, wrung them out, and carefully placed them on Xie Lanhe's forehead. Then I rummaged around in the incense room and found a few small boxes containing incense pills, one of which had the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. These are all extremely ordinary incense medicines, and those boxes are also placed on the shelves at random, and they are all dusty, I am afraid that no one has touched them for a long time. An Lan hesitated for a moment, then took out a pill and walked to Xie Lanhe's side and let him hold it.

Xie Lanhe also recognized this thing, and after taking it, he said: "Leave me alone, you can get busy, one night will pass soon, I will help you after a while." ”

As he was talking, he heard footsteps outside, An Lan was startled and hurriedly gave him a look. Xie Lanhe stuffed the pill of incense medicine into his mouth, and took off the wet cotton towel on his forehead before he stood up and saw a fragrant slave walking in with a food box.

It turned out that it was to bring them dinner, and the Xiangnu said that it was explained by Lianyue, An Lan and Xie Lanhe were very surprised, and they hurriedly bowed to thank them.

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The preparation of smoked grass is relatively simple, after washing, just pay attention to the heat and time when drying.

But tonight, in addition to these smoked herbs, there are also some sandalwood incense left by Lianyue in the incense room, and it is up to them to complete the final process.

After almost all incense is picked, it needs to be processed according to the requirements of compatibility before it can be used. The incense that has not been concocted is generally called "raw incense", and the raw incense either has certain toxic side effects, or the effect is not fully exerted, so the incense is not only very particular in the compatibility of spices, but also extremely strict for the processing of spices. Whether it is properly prepared or not directly affects the quality of the incense.

The preparation of incense is based on conforming to the law of yin and yang, raising its righteousness and removing its yin and evil. Those who are heavy yang will go to their dryness, and those who are heavy cold will be removed from their yin, and the neutralization is precious.

Sandalwood is mostly produced in hot and humid areas, and the aroma is pure, but sandalwood is naturally irritable and hot. Therefore, before the incense, the sandalwood is concocted to make the fire disappear and the aroma is more pure.

After discussing a few words with Xie Lanhe, and having a hasty dinner, An Lan got up and went to carefully inspect the sandalwood, picked up a few more pieces and sniffed them, then nodded lightly, and secretly sighed in her heart that the preparation techniques of the Changxiang Hall were really perfect, and there was still one last process left, but these sandalwood incense was pure enough to smell refreshing.

Earlier, these sandalwood incense has been sprinkled and soaked in clear tea, dried and then boiled and soaked in wine and honey in the right proportion, sealed and dried again, and now, it is time for the last frying process.

An Lan first checked the pot on the stove, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong, she began to make a fire, first stir-frying over high heat, then changing to medium heat, and finally using low heat. Although there are a number of times for this copy, if it is absolutely fried according to the agreed time, the final concocted sandalwood will definitely be lacking. Because, the origin of each incense is different, the time of picking is different, and the quality of the incense itself is different. Moreover, in the process of processing, the change of weather, the difference of time, the humidity in the air and other reasons are added together, which determines that every time the incense is concocted, the master needs to adjust it according to the actual situation in order to concoct the best incense.

After the fire was lit, An Lan put her hand on the pot to test the temperature, and then poured a part of the sandalwood into the pot.

Xie Lanhe barely swallowed half a bowl of rice, and after resting for a while, he felt a little better.

The room was filled with pure fragrance, he opened his eyes, looked at the busy figure by the stove, and after a while, he struggled to sit up from the recliner, walked over, and took a small stool to sit down beside An Lan.

An Lan didn't deliberately calculate the time, she just felt it by the aroma, she had done all these jobs when she was in Yuanxiang Courtyard, and she was no stranger to it. She felt almost over, and was about to change the fire, but before she could squat down, she was startled by Xie Lanhe.

"I'll help you." Xie Lanhe understood what she meant, and as he spoke, he took out a few firewood that was burning vigorously and buried them in the ashes, and the red light of the fire reflected on the young man's face, adding a bit of demonic red light to his pale eyes.

An Lan hurriedly said: "Young Master Xie, you, you have to lie down, I can do it." ”

"Look at the incense." After Xie Lanhe adjusted the stove, he raised his face and glanced at her, then lowered his eyes again, looked at the stove, and said a little sullenly, "How can I sit still." ”

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