When the evening came, Li Zhizai carefully channeled the true qi into the bodies of the two, and the energy increased exponentially, and the effect was also obvious.

After returning from the bath, when the candles were blown out, there was a burst of squirting and undressing sounds, and there were soft words from time to time, and in the dark and warm bedroom, only Pang Qi's bright eyes were shining, and the ambergris wood next to the pillow was gently waving in her ears.

The next day, on the official road, in the wide baggage car, the three girls snuggled together, and Li Zhi walked around on the cashmere blanket that was ankle-length, and he was about to enter the palace at noon, and he was very worried about the progress of Master Tan's snuff bottle.

In his anxiety, he saw that ambergris was fixed on the dresser, as well as the red lacquer carved plum blossom jewelry box, and reached out to take out the scattered pieces of wood.

"Today, let Master carve you into beads, string them into bracelets and tie them to your wrists, this fragrance precipitates the life regeneration power of magical ambergris incense wood, which can promote the improvement of internal organ function and circulatory function, and after wearing it for a long time, it may be able to bring a promoting effect to Pang Qi's treasure tree."

Pang Si stood up, stretched out his hands and asked for a hug, Li Yi put his arm around her and put it on the chair, she asked for a piece of fragrant wood to examine it carefully, and then spoke: "Brother, I can refine it into essence, and this small section can condense a drop, it is almost condensed by oil, like a fragrance bonanza, there is an inexhaustible sense of smell." ”

Li Zhi was pleasantly surprised, "Do you think it is better to replace the sandalwood in our room with essential oils, or do you carve them into ornaments to highlight the aroma?" ”

Of course, condensing into volatile essential oils is more suitable for the transmission of unique aromas, and my sister's refining method is not the distillation and pressing method provided by my brother, which can ensure that ninety percent of the aroma will not be lost. Although it is faster to open up and let it volatilize than to make it into ornaments, the effect is several times more than ten times better! Is my brother planning to let the ambergris tree grow in a unique aroma? ”

"It's still smart! It's not that I'm not happy that you hold it all day long, it's just because I plan to rush to Lishan the day after tomorrow, running all the way, but there are many inconveniences, and ambergris is the only one, and it must be guaranteed to be completely safe. ”

"Brother is saying we can go to Lishan? Haha, okay, I can go see my grandfather! Yu Ran got up as soon as he turned over, but it caused a faint pain in a certain place, which made Pang Qi hide his mouth and smile: "I said that you and Sister Qingqi should pay attention to rest, as a person who has come over, will I still lie to you!" ”

Qingqi leaned lazily on a fluffy soft and giggled: "Yu Ran just doesn't have a long memory, just now he complained in my ear that the text was too fierce, and I forgot it in a blink of an eye!" ”

Yu Ran was very dissatisfied with Qingqi exposing her, and opened her hand to ask Li Zhi to hug her and transfer her to the chair: "Get away from this big traitor as soon as possible, it's better to cry sister, know that you care about your sister!" ”

Pang Cry nodded very seriously, "Regarding Brother Zhengwen's ferocious question, Cry feels that it is necessary..."

Yu Ran laughed loudly in Qingqi, stretched out his hand to cover Pang Qi's mouth, and there was laughter in the carriage.

Placed several women on the third floor to welcome another round of female guests, Li Zhi took Guan Ming to the warehouse, the dignified young man Shangshu Ling, not in office honestly took up his new position, early in the morning followed his sister Yiyi, and came to Zhengqing Wenqitang to report the arrival.

On the way, I learned that after hearing my sister's story, Guan Ming was very sensitive to realize that this was a good opportunity to openly go to the old place of Ouchi to revisit, after all, he had also been in the position of Huangmen Shilang for many years, and because he was in a hurry, many colleagues had not had time to resign.

Besides, without the identity of the Yellow Gate Squire, the free entry qualification to enter the Ouchi was cancelled, and he could only enter by following Li Zhi, but when he learned about Lishan's trip, he also opened his mind.

When Li Zhi heard his inquiry, he couldn't help but be happy, "I said Brother Caiwen, you have only been in office for a few days, and you are thinking about fishing for three days and drying nets for two days?" ”

"In order to further strengthen the monarchy, the government is not full-time in the second government, receive the order of the Shaofu, and strengthen the supervision of the country's mineral producing areas, the provincial capital of Shangshu has been divided into a lot of inspection teams rushed to other places, Lintong Lishan is the location of the emperor's palace for generations, and it is within the jurisdiction of the Tang Huaqing Palace.

"Haha, Brother Caiwen is very skilled in this clever method of borrowing names!"

Shangshu is a subordinate official of Shaofu, including Guan Ming, the Shangshu Provincial Shangshu Order, Shaofuqing is one of the nine Qings, and has direct jurisdiction over the management of the government's handicraft industry and mining industry, and is in charge of the income of Shanhaidi Ze and the royal handicraft manufacturing, which is the emperor's private house.

In order to help Li Zhi, the king of Linhuai County found some of the external tasks of the glaze factory opened by Shaofuqing, of course, there are many people who are trying to help, such as King Ming, King Jiancheng and others.

"Again, following Mr. Li's side, the mood will be much easier, it is rare to change a new position, there are many travel opportunities, and it is reasonable to put the first stop in Lishan, mainly because I am also yearning for that royal garden."

"Then pay the gathering in Lintong first, and remember that Yuran's grandfather is the commander of Jiang County, Tonglin County!"

"Needless to say, I already have all the information about the people around you here, and that Jiang County makes me think it has a lot of development prospects!"

Li Zhi held back his laughter, Guan Ming had only been in office for a few days, and he was full of officialdom, and it was really like that: "This question is debatable, after all, the Jiang family is a big family in Tonglin County for five generations, and it is still a question whether he wants to leave or not!" ”

Guan Ming nodded, "You bring your ancestors with you on this trip, but remember to be thoughtful, Bailing old man, don't make a mistake!" ”

This is the personal friendship between friends, and the conversation between the two is much more cordial in a blink of an eye.

When he came to the warehouse, Master Tan had already placed the two brocade boxes on the table, Li Zhi opened them to take a look, and the natural golden crystals bloomed all over the body, which made Guan Ming, who had never seen it, almost scream.

"Text, remember to prepare two square Qing Wen Qitang brocade silk handkerchiefs, two small brushes, you can see if they fit, no, we have time to replace them!" Master Tan instructed.

Li Zhi was quite satisfied with everything, and expressed his admiration to the old man, in front of Guan Ming, an outsider, Master Tan was not good at laughing and scolding, and took out the white jade carving and asked him to inspect it.

"Master's workmanship is ingenious, although there is a world of difference between the texture of these jade pots and those two ones, it can be regarded as a peculiar idea, carefully carved, it can be said to be priceless, it is not adulterated at all." Li Zhi praised.

Guan Ming even sighed, "The little snuff bottle is a collection of calligraphy and painting, carving, inlay, pondering and many other skills, using blue and white, colorful, pastel, enamel, interior painting and other techniques to organically integrate, Master Tan is really worthy of the jade master master!" ”

"However, Master, I have a little suggestion, do you always think if you can make a small opening for the inner mansion, and then attach a key to the wide belly, is it more upscale? It is not only an elegant thing in the sleeve of the noble, but it is also a bit inelegant to use the little finger nail to be picky eater! ”

Li Zhi's words intrigued Master Tan, and there was no doubt that his proposal would make the snuff bottles more high-end and easier to use, and every craftsman would like to make them perfect.

After repeated scrutiny, Master Tan replied: "In that case, the cover key needs to be made of gold and silver, and the texture of white jade is logically more suitable for pure silver, but there is no pure gold to show nobility!" ”

"Just use sterling silver, in our hands, this white jade belongs to the lowest quality, and the golden color does not match the white jade itself, and other jade quality is developed, the price will be higher, supplemented by a golden spoon."

"There is no time for these two to improve."

"It doesn't matter, there are other craftsmen in the palace, and there is nothing wrong with the outside, the saint is not as good as the nobles carrying it in their sleeves, or it is more convenient to place it externally."

"Text, you take them back right away and equip them with brocade bags so that they can be carried around. This white jade cigarette bottle should also be put in a small pocket with exquisite embroidery, so that it hangs under the left flank, and when receiving guests, they take it out and pass it to each other to sniff. ”

"Haha, Master has already thought about it so maturely? Okay, this is the size of white jade in the future? ”

Master Tan nodded, "At present, the size will not be changed, I will develop a more light shell and thin product in the future, glaze, jade, rhino, smelting, etc. The pattern can be more and more abundant, the materials are extensive, the process is complex, and others will not be able to imitate it! ”

Li Zhi then said that he was about to go to Lishan, and Master Tan's eyes lit up, "Remember to go to the depths of the Qinling Mountains, it is said that there are a lot of treasures in that mountain, since you have the luck of finding the five-colored jade, maybe this trip will also have a major harvest!" ”

As a descendant, Li Zhi also knows that the raw materials for the production of snuff bottles are different, and the use of processes is becoming more and more diversified, such as interior painting, relief carving, yin carving, yang carving, color registration, etc., and the material occupies the most important position.

They have been cherished by people for centuries, not only as a practical instrument, but also as a symbol of status and aesthetic taste by the royal family, down to the whole class of the common people to pursue, love and use, not only the ultimate in satisfying the aesthetic interest of the senses, but also taking into account the dual functions of aesthetics and use, it is extremely ingenious, but it really plays the role of people's daily use of utensils.

"What the master said is that the small snuff bottle, has been all kinds of craftsmanship in the square inch, in the material, modeling, techniques are extremely ingenious, the production of small and exquisite obviously has the needs of the trend, after all, it will become an indispensable thing for social activities, how to be like Zhengqing Wenqitang rice paper, since then occupy the most high-end market, undoubtedly diverse, the pattern continues to come out of the new is the first thing. This time, I will definitely go to the depths of the Qinling Mountains, but before that, I have to bother the master to deal with this, and I plan to put it on for the three ladies before leaving! ”

Master Tan took the ambergris fragrant wood, and his face changed again, but everyone who is a jade is also a treasure and a connoisseur of the piece, there is no doubt that ambergris fragrant wood is also a kind of wood that only exists in legends, and the old man at this time is secretly glad that he has such a lucky apprentice, but in terms of rare things and knowledge, he has surpassed his previous decades of experience.

"Ambergris? I don't know how to evaluate you as a teacher, okay, time is pressing, you talk about the processing method, and I will try my best to make it! But let's say it's okay, my old man also has to keep a bunch! ”

Li Zhi nodded again and again, although there were only some loose objects in his hands, fortunately, there were a lot of them, and this time he took out only three percent: "It's just an ordinary rosary style!" ”

Buddhism usually makes the wood hard and immortal, the fragrance is eternal, the color is gorgeous and changeable, and the agarwood, sandalwood, red sandalwood, green sandalwood, and ebony are called "Buddhist five sandalwoods" or "holy sandalwood", and it is believed that the Buddhist beads made of five kinds of sandalwood are of the highest quality, but ambergris is obviously much higher than the above materials.

Therefore, Master Tan added: "These very rare and rare woods have a yellowish color, which turns dark over time, and their mellow aroma is long-lasting, and its unique aroma can clear the mind, calm the mind, and help meditation and meditation." Therefore, I plan to brush another layer of special wax according to its extremely high oil content, which can be polished to have a metallic luster, and can make the aroma restrained, otherwise it is a huge waste to let the aroma overflow like this! ”