Chapter 471. vanilla
"This ...... This is, incense pills? He Dong stared at the wooden boxes that were opened one by one, and in the boxes were four black ball-shaped objects that were slightly smaller than eggs.
"Dong Shao! This...... It's thyme! It is a spice extracted from a special plant! If Dong Shao likes it, I still have some at home. I took it all and gave it to Dong Shao. He Dong's expression of surprise was as if Song Lin had grasped a life-saving straw, and he immediately said nervously.
"Am I mistaken? Not a condensation pill? He Dong couldn't help but pick up a grain of thyme, first carefully inspected it, then sniffed it under his nose, and then licked it with his tongue, and then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked directly to Song Lin, "Where did you get this thing?" ”
"This ...... This is my family's own refining! Song Lin didn't understand what He Dong thought, so he replied worriedly.
"Refining it yourself? Do you have condensed herbs in your house? He Dong looked at Song Lin in surprise again and asked.
"This thyme is extracted from vanilla, but I don't know if this herb is the condensed vanilla you said!" Song Lin was unusually honest at this time, and he definitely had to answer He Dong's questions.
"That's not what you mean by vanilla!" He Dong said, took out a pen and a few pieces of paper and sketched on it, and after a while, a small grass appeared vividly on the paper.
"Yes, this is vanilla, which produces a white fruit the size of a grain of rice in autumn, and adding this fruit to the sake brewing process adds to the mellow flavor of the wine. This is the ancestral secret method of our Song family! As soon as Song Lin saw that He Dong was interested in this, he immediately stopped paying attention to any ancestral teachings, and couldn't leak the secret method to others, so he directly said it one by one.
"Is there really a condensed vanilla? Great, great! He Dong was so happy that he jumped up.
"Dong Shao. Although this herb is very rare and difficult to raise, but after several generations of cultivation in our family, we have mastered the cultivation technique of vanilla. Finally, Song Lin saw the dawn he had been waiting for.
He Dong, who was in joy, suddenly fell silent again after listening to Song Lin's words, and looked at Song Lin intently, and he didn't know what Lu Dao was thinking in his mind. However, his gaze made Song Lin walk on thin ice as if he were on the edge of the abyss, and cold sweat flowed out instantly.
"Husband, is this vanilla precious? This plant seems to be extinct in China, right? Lin Xuan kept watching from the side, and even picked up a thyme. He Dong sniffed on his nose like He Dong, and now he picked up the painting drawn by He Dong again, and suddenly asked strangely.
Lin Xuan was proficient in the hundred herbs given by He Dong, so she also knew this kind of grass, but in her impression. This grass seems to have become extinct, even when it was recorded. This kind of grass seems to be unusually scarce.
"Yes. I thought it was extinct, but I didn't expect it to be there, which is a real surprise! He Dong said excitedly again.
"Xiaodong, tell us about this grass!" Lin Haohuang saw that He Dong attached so much importance to this grass, and suddenly asked with some meaning.
"The scientific name of this grass is condensation vanilla, and it is produced in the northwest highlands. It has strict requirements for both soil and moisture, and it must also grow and thrive in hot and cold places, so this grass has always been a rare species. However, this grass has a very magical effect, which is that it can produce a fragrance. This aroma is full of natural freshness that will delight anyone when they smell it. He Dong briefly introduced the situation of condensed vanilla.
"Dong Shao is really knowledgeable!" As soon as He Dong finished speaking, Song Lin immediately slapped a little sycophant.
"The aroma alone doesn't make you so excited!" Lin Haohuang said with some doubts.
"Light has a fragrance? Fourth uncle, you are really relaxed. Fourth uncle, let me ask you, there was a concubine in ancient times, do you know the Tao? He Dong suddenly looked at Lin Haohuang and asked.
"Of course, I know that the emperor said that the emperor proudly sent troops to ruin the family for the sake of Concubine Xiang, and only robbed it back!" Lin Haohuang nodded and said.
"Then do you know where the fragrance on Concubine Xiang comes from?" He Dong continued to ask.
"This ......! Yes! Is it ......? Lin Haohuang suddenly pointed at He Donghua's words, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Lin Haohuang is a business genius, and now in society, what aromatherapy and aromatherapy baths are particularly popular, and they are all consumed by rich people, but those aromatherapy baths are said to be natural flavors, in fact, they are all chemical products, if there can really be a pure natural aromatherapy bath, Lin Haohuang believes that it can definitely set off a new beauty revolution.
"Husband, tell me quickly, is the fragrance on Concubine Xiang's body because of condensed vanilla?" Lin Xuan also looked at He Dong very eagerly, knowing that women are the most sensitive to these things.
Even Song Lin seemed to have forgotten that his crisis had not yet been contacted, and a look of eagerness to explore appeared on his face.
"Everyone also knows that ancient women took a bath, especially rich and powerful families, when taking a bath, they would sprinkle some flower petals or something, wanting to make their bodies exude fragrance. The fragrant concubines who live on the grasslands are no exception, but the fragrance produced by those petals is not long-lasting. By chance, when Concubine Xiang was collecting petals for herself, she brought some condensed herbs that she regarded as weeds. And this time, the fragrance on Concubine Xiang's body condensed for more than ten days and did not dissipate, so the smart Concubine Xiang immediately searched for the secret, and finally discovered the existence of Ning Vanilla! He Dong told a wild history he had seen.
"Is there such a thing?" Lin Haohuang asked suspiciously.
"Husband, I want this kind of condensed vanilla ...... too!" Lin Xuan maintained 100% trust in He Dong's words, and at this time, her eyes were shining, and she grabbed He Dong's arm and shouted excitedly.
"Okay, I'll promise you whatever you want!" He Dong said dotingly.
"Dong Shao, I'll let the family send the vanilla, no, it's the condensed herb to Dong Shao!" Song Lin saw the opportunity very quickly, and immediately said excitedly.
"We'll talk about the herbs later. Let me ask you again, how did you refine this incense pill, that is, the thyme incense you said? He Dong suddenly asked another question.
"Dong Shao, I have not participated in the refining of thyme, but I know the process of the way, first pick the vanilla, that is, the leaves of the condensed vanilla in June, then clean it, and then put it into a sealed container to ferment, and then after the fermentation is sufficient, then the star grass and horseshoe seedlings are ......! Put these ingredients in, cook them until there is no water, and then ......! After the most sturgeon, the cooked things are dried and polished into powder, and after the most sturdy, they are kneaded into balls with royal jelly, which is the practice of thyme. For the sake of his own safety, Song Lin did not hesitate to reveal the ancestral secret recipe.
"Do you only use leaves to make this thyme?" He Dong asked again.
"Of course it's a leaf, do you want to use other parts? The fruit produced by this herb can indeed be used as a raw material, but the fruit still needs to be planted, and it would be too wasteful to use it to refine thyme. Song Lin asked strangely.
"And what do you do with the roots of the condensed herbs?" He Dong continued to ask.
"Roots? Are you talking about roots? Of course this one was thrown away! Song Lin replied.
"Oh, what a tyrannical thing!" He Dong suddenly shouted with a painful expression on his face.
"This ......!" He Dong's expression and words suddenly made Song Lin dare not say anything.
And at this time, Lin Haotian, Lin Haodi, Lin Haoxuan and Feng Yueyao all walked down from the upstairs one after another, and everyone almost seemed to be a different person, and everyone seemed to be more than twenty years younger. In particular, the four women were so happy that they wore clothes that they didn't dare to wear easily before, showing their young and beautiful temperament.
"Hey, what are you guys doing here? Isn't this Xiao Song? Lin Haotian felt like he had been reborn at this time, not only in terms of spirit, but also in his body, the changes in his body were also very obvious, Lin Haotian looked like an old man before, but now he suddenly looked at it, and he was almost like a middle-aged man.
Lin ...... Uncle Lim! I'm Song Lin, I'm ......! "Song Lin's purpose this time is to come to see Lin Haotian, after all, the old man of the Lin family is not something that anyone can meet when they meet.
"Xiao Song, you came just in time. This is my son-in-law He Dong, the level of winemaking is absolutely superb, you can communicate with each other! Lin Haotian didn't figure out the reason for the matter at first, but he also knew that although He Dong's strength was good now, he also had a fatal weakness, that is, his foundation was shallow, so he wanted to introduce more people to He Dong, especially those who could help He Dong.
But soon Lin Haotian learned about the matter between He Dong and Song Lin from other people's mouths, so he immediately stopped talking more, but he also gave He Dong a hint after the end, that is, he had to be forgiving and forgiving.
"Song Lin, I'm not interested in your family's brewing technique and thyme's refining technique. However, I have some ideas about the cultivation technique of vanilla, so I hope to communicate with your Song family. Of course, if your Song family agrees, we will be partners, and the previous unpleasantness can be completely erased! He Dong said very directly.
"This ......!" Song Lin didn't expect He Dong's request to be so simple, as long as he had the cultivation technique of vanilla, this was simply a great luck for Song Lin.
"What? You disagree? Looking at Song Lin's stunned appearance, He Dong frowned and asked.
"Agreed, how could you not agree!" Song Lin was no longer ambiguous at this time, and immediately responded quickly. (To be continued......)