As soon as Zhang Bao'er returned to the dart game, he was stopped by Hou Jie: "Bao'er, where have you been?" ”

"Oh, I'm going to Zhaorong Niangniang's Mansion!"

"What are you doing at Zhaorong Niangniang's mansion?" Hou Jie asked strangely. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"When I was desperate, I borrowed Zhaorong Niangniang's silver, and now I can't send it to others in person, and I have to thank others by the way?"

"Brother Cen came to you just now!"

"Brother Cen looking for me?" Zhang Baoer asked, "What's the matter?" ”

He didn't say anything, but he looked in a hurry! Brother Cen asked me to tell you, after you come back, hurry up to the shop in the West Market to find him, he has something important to discuss with you! ”

"It must be about the money bank, I'll go now!" With that, Zhang Baoer walked out the door.

"Wait, Bao'er, I'll go with you!" Hou Jie hurriedly followed.

……

There is an endless stream of people coming and going in Cen's rouge shop, and it can be seen that the business is very good. The guys took the trouble to introduce the various colors of rouge gouache in the store to the customers, and even Cen Shaobai was very busy. Hou Jie was about to call him, but was stopped by Zhang Baoer.

Cen Shaobai is receiving a pair of young men and women, although both of them are wearing Tang Dynasty costumes, they don't look like Central Plains people on the face, and the strange thing is that the two of them speak with an authentic Chang'an accent.

"Xuelian, since you're here, let's choose two, and count it as a gift from me." The young man said.

The girl named Xuelian shook her head and said, "Forget it, it's too expensive, it's good for me to make my own rouge with red and blue flowers!" ”

The young man said to Cen Shaobai: "Shopkeeper, you should choose a few suitable rouges for my friend." ”

Cen Shaobai looked at Snow Lotus and said with a smile: "I just heard that Miss will make her own rouge, dare to ask Miss to make the rouge, but take off the red and blue flowers when they are in full bloom, and then put them in a stone bowl and repeatedly pestle them, the petals of the red and blue flowers contain two pigments, red and yellow, and after removing the yellow, it will become a bright rouge." ”

"How did you find out?" Xue Lian said in surprise.

"Not only do I know how you make rouge, but I also know that Miss is Turkic."

"Huh? Who are you? How do you know that I am a Turk? Xue Lian asked vigilantly.

"Miss misunderstood, I haven't seen you!" Cen Shaobai explained: "I am the shopkeeper of the rouge shop, so I naturally know the origin of the rouge. Rouge is native to the Yanzhi Mountain of the Xiongnu, the local people call it Yanshi, and the Central Plains people call it red and blue flowers, the flowers of this plant can be painted on the face to increase the color of peach, so it is loved by local women, and then gradually spread to the Central Plains, and quickly spread from north to south, to the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was a situation that the rouge of the north is all over the two spirits. Today's Turks, women have always inherited this custom, often using Yan makeup to decorate their faces. Therefore, guessing that the young lady is Turkic, I am right! ”

Xue Lian nodded and admitted, "You're right, I'm a Turk. ”

"In addition to rouge made from red and blue flowers, there are also hollyhock flowers, heavy silk, black bean skin, pomegranate, mountain flowers and Sufang wood." Cen Shaobai said eloquently: "In addition to these facial fats, the small shop also has lipsticks, hair paste and clothes sachets. Miss, please look at this lip grease, there are a total of 16 kinds of pomegranate Jiao, big red spring, little red spring, tender Wu Xiang, half Jiao, Wan Jinhong, holy sandalwood heart, dew drop, Neijiayuan, Tiangong Qiao, Luo Er Yin, light red heart, orangutan halo, Xiao Zhulong, Ge Shuangtang, and Mei Hua Nu, and are called rouge halo products. ”

Zhang Baoer listened with relish on the side, Cen Shaobai was so familiar with rouge, he had to be admired.

The young man also exclaimed, "So many varieties? ”

Cen Shaobai smiled and said: "The small shop not only has many varieties, but also has the middle and low quality, and the prices are also different. ”

"Oh? Can you tell me more about it? "Snow Lotus seems to be interested.

"Absolutely!" Cen Shaobai smiled and picked up a box of rouge and said: "This is ordinary rouge, there are impurities inside, and the color is thin, but the price is cheap, you can buy a box for only a few dozen dollars." ”

"This is the purple riveting rouge of Nanfan, made of a kind of thin lac insect as ant lice, purple red, excellent quality, and is of the highest grade. As long as you pick a little hairpin and rub it on your lips, it is enough; Melt it with a little water and wipe it in the palm of your hand, and it will be enough to pat your face. Miss doesn't believe it, you can try it. ”

"Can you still try it?" Snow Lotus's eyes widened.

"Of course you can try!"

Snow Lotus was not polite, according to her words, she saw that it was bright and abnormal, and it was sweet and fragrant, and even the man on the side saw it, and his eyes were full of brilliance.

"There is also this, called rose cotton rouge, which is the best, and the price is not cheap." Cen Shaobai continued.

"Superb? Is it that good? Snow Lotus didn't seem to believe it.

"Rose rouge, the selection of materials is very particular. When roses bloom, not only the color is different from one flower to another, but also the color of each petal in the same flower is also very different, so it is necessary to pick the flowers in the early morning when the roses are in full bloom, carefully select the petals with pure and consistent color, and discard the rest. After selecting the petals, put them into a clean stone mortar, slowly grind them into a pulp, and filter out all impurities with a filter made of fine yarn, and then take the newly reeled white silk of the year, press it into a round cake shape according to the size of the rouge tank, soak it in the flower juice, take it out after five or six days, dry it for three or four days, and wait for it to dry thoroughly before making rose cotton rouge. ”

Cen Shaobai's detailed introduction made the couple very tempted.

The young man pointed to Xuelian and said to Li Tao: "Please ask the shopkeeper to recommend the best product for me, I will give it to her!" ”

Cen Shaobai took out a box of rouge from the cabinet and said to the man and woman: "This rose cotton rouge is the best rouge in the shop, and even the lady in the palace is full of praise." ”

The young man asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this box of rouge?" ”

"One thousand three hundred taels of silver!"

"Huh? So expensive! The young man exclaimed at the same time as Snow Lotus.

1,300 taels of silver is enough for ordinary people to live in Chang'an for three or five years, but a box of rouge costs 1,300 taels, and the price is ridiculously high.

Cen Shaobai smiled: "It's indeed more expensive, but this kind of rouge, the small shop can only make three boxes a year, and two boxes have been bought, and this is the last box." ”

"We're not buying!" The cigar stammered, "It's too expensive." ”

The young man sighed and said to Cen Shaobai: "Shopkeeper, I only brought five hundred taels of silver today, can you give me the rouge first, and then I will send the rest of the silver." ”

Cen Shaobai's face showed embarrassment, and he was about to answer, but he heard someone on the side: "No need, this rouge will be given to you." ”

Cen Shaobai turned his head and found Zhang Baoer and Hou Jie standing behind him.

Zhang Bao'er smiled: "Brother Cen, I'll make my own opinion, you won't blame me, right?" ”

Cen Shaobai smiled bitterly: "You have released all your words, what else can I say?" (To be continued.) )