Chapter 45: April Snow
Updated: 2013-04-02
"Oh, this is the instrument needed to extract the 'fine' oil, with it, it will be much more convenient to extract the 'fine' oil in the future," Lu Mengjian thought of this, twisting his waist excitedly, although the distillation furnace drawings he drew that day were accidentally burned, but after this transformation, it was even more convenient than the distillation furnace designed last time, and Lu Mengjian instantly felt a sense of relief.
But Lin Daimo didn't feel anything, "It's just some pictures, it's really a 'waste' fee, there is not much rice paper at home, try to save some use in the future." Originally, I wanted to educate Lu Mengjian, but when the words came to my mouth, the taste changed again.
"Hmm," Lu Mengjian looked down at the picture, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lin Dai leaving indiscriminately, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, it turned out that he was disgusted with using paper, he was really stingy, but there was really little paper at home, and he had long been used to writing down a lot of ideas on paper, so it seemed that it was really a big trouble to have less pen and ink paper at home. So when I decided to go into the city to deliver the drawings, I also bought some paper and pens by the way.
After noon, Aunt Li sent a basket full of rhododendron 'flowers'. Lu Mengjian didn't mention it last night, but Aunt Li had already remembered it, although she later mentioned the demon 'girl', but after all, it was two years ago, and she had also personally participated in the extraction of 'essence' oil, so naturally she also knew that Lu Mengjian was different from the demon 'girl', so although she didn't quite agree with the 'girl' doing business, she still carried the basket to the field early and picked a basket full of fresh 'flowers' and came back.
When Lu Mengjian saw the basket of fresh 'flowers', he suddenly thought of the fresh 'flowers' picked in his dream, and he was faintly afraid, but he still thanked him and took the basket, took out one and put it on Aunt Li's bun.
"Dream note, what are the pure 'dew' you gave, it's really 'very' effective, I have been applying my face according to the method you said for the past two days, and you can see that the skin on your face seems to have turned white," Aunt Li 'touched' and 'touched' her face, the more she 'touched', the more she felt slippery, and she couldn't help but compare her face with her face when she went out of the 'door' and saw others, and she was very proud.
Aunt Li's face inevitably looks black and rough because she often works in the field, but no one of the 'women' loves beauty, but in the mountain village, the poor conditions do not allow the 'woman' to have a love for beauty, but after a long time, of course, Aunt Li does not have to deliberately hide her pursuit of beauty.
"That pure 'dew' is originally the 'essence' of 'flower', which is naturally excellent for the skin," Lu Mengjian listened to Aunt Li's words, and was secretly happy in his heart, so he introduced several simple and affordable beauty methods, "Actually, many fresh 'flowers' have beauty effects on the skin, but we haven't paid attention to it. ”
"Bathing with cow's milk, how much does it take, it's too 'wasteful'," Aunt Li was shocked and waved her hand again and again, for her, these are simply unheard of.
"That is, now that I think about it, it is simply a tyrannical thing, but this fresh 'flower' is different, you are like this acacia 'flower', you can catch a lot of it, and there are so many fresh 'flowers' in the field that are not used, it is simply a 'waste' fee, rather than letting them wither in vain, it is better to make the best use of them, we use them to extract 'essence' oil, and the rest of the pure 'dew' can also be used for skin care, how cost-effective," Lu Mengjian introduced Aunt Li step by step into the idea he had set, and saw Aunt Li nodding his head before he put his mind at ease again.
"Dream note, after you left last night, Zhong'er and his father said again, in fact, there are still many 'women' in this city who are in business, but they generally don't 'show up' easily, and there are not many 'women' on the streets of the city who set up stalls," Aunt Li looked at Lu Mengjian with some guilt, "The story of the 'girl' I told was also heard by Zhong'er and his father from others, now think about it, how can it be so coincidental." ”
"It's not, I also think it's unlikely, how can there be such a 'girl' in this world," Lu Mengjian echoed casually, but she didn't think so, although Aunt Li didn't believe that there was such a person in the world, but rumors in the world are often empty, if there is no evidence, how can others make up such a vivid story.
It's just that Lu Mengjian is fundamentally different from the 'girl', because Lu Mengjian knows that what he does is just a continuation of the ancients, not a deliberate change, the so-called history cannot be changed, and a strong reversal is bound to backfire.
She has always been glad that she did not travel to the house of the emperor and general, otherwise the intrigue at home alone would be annoying enough, where would she have such a leisurely life.
There are many trees in the mountain wasteland, and there are various "colors" and "flowers" blooming in the 'spring' season. It's just that most of the wild tree fruits are bitter, so even if the 'flowers', 'color' and 'gorgeous' are gorgeous, the farmers also disdain them, after all, it is serious to be able to fill their bellies.
But these seemingly useless wild 'flowers' are like treasures for Lu Mengjian.
For several days in a row, standing at the entrance of the courtyard's 'gate', you can see a piece of silver on the hillside, if it is not for the warm weather, it is really mistaken for snow falling from the sky.
The silver 'flowers' often attract many naughty children to hunt for treasures, and some 'girl' children who love beauty pestered their brothers at home to pick a few bunches and put them at home, and the fragrant smell can last for a long time.
This snow-white 'flower' tree, which is called "April Snow" by the villagers, attracted Lu Mengjian's attention early in the morning, but he was too busy with other things to 'withdraw' away.
On this day, after sending the drawings to the Liu family's blacksmith shop, Lu Mengjian went up the mountain directly along the trail. At this time, it was already 'spring' deep, everything was recovering, the originally desolate roadside had already been overgrown with grass, the high and low bushes had already been dressed in green, and from time to time there were side branches obliquely out of the middle of the road, Lu Mengjian had to be vigilant, and he had to pay attention to the branches that suddenly appeared in front of him every step he took.
From time to time, there was the sound of a hare running, and the sound of squirming was like a snake crawling, which made Lu Mengjian's alarm bell loud every time. Climbing halfway up the mountain, she couldn't help but begin to regret her original decision, this barren mountain and wild mountains, if she really encountered poisonous snakes and wild things, she really couldn't escape if she wanted to, and she went out this time, just said hello to Aunt Li, and never mentioned the matter of going up the mountain.
But since he came, there was no reason to turn back halfway, not to mention, Lu Mengjian's curiosity about the "April snow" was far greater than his fear of the things around him, so he still stiffened his hair and continued to walk towards the mountain.
Crossing a small stream, I faintly smelled a fragrance, and the fragrance became stronger and stronger as I went up the stream. After walking a few hundred steps, I saw that the canopy of the tree was covered with silver glow, as if white clouds were clinging to the branches, and almost the entire tree was held by this silver 'flower', and it could drift away with the wind inadvertently.
Although Lu Mengjian has read countless 'flowers', he can see the true face of this "April Snow" up close, and he still opens his mouth wide in surprise. This is clearly a fringed tree that is over 100 years old, and its slender snow-white 'flower' petals are like tassels adorning the branches, and it is prosperous.
When it comes to the tassel tree, people who have studied the 'flower' tree can't help but think of the laurel tree, although Lu Mengjian has never seen the true face of the tassel tree before, but he has heard of it for a long time. It has always been said that "white cypress relies on osmanthus 'flowers'", among which white cypress seeds are the "April snow" of this tree full of silver 'flowers', and grafting osmanthus 'flowers' with white cypress seeds has always been an excellent match.
This discovery surprised Lu Mengjian.
Looking around, you can find many "April snow" seedlings, and there are a few young tassels that have been formed next to them, and if the conditions are right, transplanting them into the yard is naturally an excellent material for grafting.
The tassel 'flower' on the tree, fragrant and rich, if used to extract 'essence' oil, it is also an excellent choice, so it seems that the tassel tree is all over the body, it is actually useful, so it is a little 'waste' fee to be left out of the mountains and wilderness. If you were born in modern times, at least there are people holding a long SLR to take the beautiful scenery of 'flowers' into the camera, but being born in ancient times, you have to bear such a cold reception, and it is a kind of helplessness to be born at the wrong time.
However, since he met Lu Mengjian, even if this old tree wants to maintain the peace it once was, I'm afraid it's already too late.
Lu Mengjian stood under the tree, looking up at the high canopy, the layers of silver 'flowers' were at least two or three people high from the ground, if you wanted to pick the 'flowers', you had to climb to the tree, but for Lu Mengjian, who had very poor body coordination, climbing the tree was simply an extreme challenge, so it seemed that it was a daydream to take down the 'flower' tree by her own strength.
"Brother, I want that!" Not far away, a crisp children's voice suddenly came, and the figures of several children could be faintly seen walking here, one of whom was a little boy holding his sister's hand and carefully crossing the stream. The little 'girl' was obviously attracted by a silver 'flower' tree, and pointed to the 'flower' tree and asked her brother for it.
"My mother said that I can't climb trees, or I don't go home and beat my ass, Gangzi, if my mother finds out, I don't care," the childish round-faced boy next to him said in an old-fashioned manner, looking at the age, obviously two or three years older than the little 'girl' child, seeing that his sister was clumsy, he looked at her with a little disgust.
The boy who was holding the little 'girl' child did not say a word, but led his sister to the tree.
"Brother, Xiao Zhao wants white 'flowers' and 'flowers'," Xiao Zhao pursed his lips, his eyes staring at the brother in front of him, obviously frightened by the words of the round-faced boy.
"Xiao Zhao, my brother will fold it for you in a while," when my brother's three times and five divided by two, he took off the straw sandals on his feet, and was about to bow down to the tree, only to realize that there was a person standing under the tree.
"Who are you," the barefoot Gangzi looked alert, and the ghost's eyes stared at Lu Mengjian.
"Well, I'm from the village under the mountain, and I saw that this 'flower' bloomed well, so I came up and took a look," Lu Mengjian was worried that he couldn't stand the tree, and a group of monkey children came.
But Gangzi didn't pay any attention to it, and climbed to the branch of the tree after a few clicks, and the other children saw Gangzi go up the tree, and they had already forgotten the rules of their mother's broom, and also took off their shoes and climbed to the tree in three steps and two steps, leaving only the 'girl' child named Xiao Zhao standing obediently under the tree, watching his brother's movements.