Chapter 7: Musk (II)
Holding the three-inch-long Soul Breaking Sword, Mu Wanqiu's small hand carefully pressed under Xiang Zhangzi's navel, found the right position, and the Soul Breaking Sword slowly fell.
“…… What are you doing? The sound of pillars came from overhead.
Mu Wanqiu shuddered, and the sword almost cut her hand.
Seeing that it was Ma Zhu'er, she let out a sigh of relief and glanced at him dissatisfiedly, "...... You're scared to death. He lowered his head and pressed it again, "I'm taking musk." ”
“…… Musk? The pillar crouched down, "What is musk?" Huh......" After squatting down, he found the Soul Breaking Sword in Mu Wanqiu's hand, and reached out to take it, "Where did you get it?" ”
The three-inch-long short sword, the whole body is bright, the sun is full of brilliance, the person who shines can't open his eyes, the hilt of the sword is a piece of dark green jade, carved with a blooming peony, held in his hand, warm and silky, Ma Zhu'er can't put it down, his eyes are full of longing.
"My father gave me ......"
"It's so pretty......" Licking her lips, Ma Zhu'er reluctantly handed the sword to Mu Wanqiu.
After taking it, Mu Wanqiu lowered her head and pressed it again under the navel of the fragrant roe deer.
Ma Zhu'er squatted to the side and watched, "What musk do you take?" The skin of this roe deer has been cut, and it will not be sold for a good price......"
“…… Can't sell for a price? Mu Wanqiu raised her head, and then measured it with her hands, "It's not too big, it's just such a long opening......"
"You don't know, those who collect prey in the market are picky...... Ma Zhu'er said, "Every time my father and I go to the market, they all pick and choose, as long as they find a little problem, they will push down the price hard, if it is not too far back and too tired, my father will hate not to sell......
“…… Is it? Mu Wanqiu's eyes widened, she had never done business before, she really didn't know about these, "Then ......" she blinked, "How much silver can this fragrant roe deer sell for?" ”
She really couldn't bear such a good opportunity to extract musk.
She had never been exposed to it in her previous life, and she didn't know anything about spices, but she was no stranger to this musk when she was sold into the Qinglou in her previous life.
This musk is a male musk deer, the common people are called a kind of secretion under the crotch of the roe deer, there is a special aroma, can be made into spices, particularly precious, the fragrance is enduring, legend has it that if women often wear the sachet made of this musk as the main material, they will turn this aroma into their own body fragrance, once the man is stained, one by one will be fascinated by the bone soft tendons, to put it bluntly, it is similar to an aphrodisiac.
Therefore, the sisters of Chunxianglou in the previous life did not hesitate to spend a lot of money for it.
Not only brothels, but even the daughters of those kings and grandchildren and nobles, if they have the conditions, will try their best to tie one in their robes when they get married. It's a pity that this spice is not a plant, it can be grown casually, only on the male roe deer, and it must be killed to get it, so although the Great Zhou is a big spice country, this musk is extremely scarce and cannot be bought with money.
The pillar turned the incense deer over and looked at it for a long time, "This deer has a hole in its chest, and it can be exchanged for at least 500 wen ...... in the market."
"Five hundred wen!" Mu Wanqiu's eyes widened.
So little!
Five hundred wen is half a tael of silver, but after the musk extracted from this incense roe deer is blended, I don't know how many musk sachets can be made and taken to a brothel, which one will not be sold for ten taels or eight taels!
“…… This kind of musk sachet, as long as it is a man, no matter whether he is of noble character or a rich man, as long as he smells it once, they will stick out their tongues like a male dog in estrus in June, and they can't let go of you...... "Thinking of the words of Chunxianglou's mother in her previous life, Mu Wanqiu was even more determined to take this musk.
“…… Well, it's expensive. Seeing Mu Wanqiu's eyes widened, the pillar was very proud, "There are very few such fragrant roe deer, and sometimes you can't meet one in a year...... My mother said, when this fragrant roe deer is sold, I will go and pull a few feet of flower cloth and make clothes for you......"
“…… Making clothes? Mu Wanqiu looked down at the old clothes on the pillar on her body, "I'm pretty good, tell my aunt not to waste money......"
After living for so many days, she knows the hardships of the life of the pillar family.
"My mother said, girls are squeamish, so they should wear good-looking clothes and eat delicious ......" Looking at the two patches on Mu Wanqiu's knees, the pillar's face turned slightly red, "My mother will make it for you, you will wear it, I told my mother, I don't want new clothes for the Chinese New Year this year, save it for you to make ......" and said, "When I grow up, I will definitely make a lot of prey, and exchange it for silver to tear flowers and clothes for you to wear......"
A warm current crossed the bottom of her heart, and there was a faint mist flowing under Mu Wanqiu's eyes.
In her previous life, she was arrogant and willful, she never knew that she had parents and brothers, but in this life she knew, but her family had been separated from her forever, and she was alone and wandering, and she thought that she would never have the warmth of home again in this life.
How fortunate it is for her to meet such a family after being reborn, and to be able to relive the warmth of home, although it is not as good as the brocade clothes and jade food in the previous life, but this cloth and light rice, three meals a day, one bite and one bite are sweet, all warm, all of which make her have endless aftertaste.
“…… Brother" Mu Wanqiu quickly lowered her head to prevent the pillar from seeing the mist in her eyes, "This fragrant roe deer is what the book often says musk ......" Pointing to the body of the fragrant deer, Mu Wanqiu explained to the pillar what musk is, "...... Musk is very valuable, and only male musk deer has it, take it out, cure it, and sell it to Xiangfang alone, at least it is worth ten taels or eight taels......"
In her mind, even if she didn't know how to regulate, the musk produced by this fragrant roe deer was worth one hundred and eighty taels, and she didn't dare to say more for fear of scaring the pillar.
“…… It's true! The pillar was still startled, "Is it really that expensive?" ”
"Hmm......" Mu Wanqiu nodded vigorously.
"Then ......," the pillar was a little silly, "what is this musk for?" ”
"Of course it'......"
Of course, it is used to seduce men, which is also the only reason why the girl in Chunxianglou in the previous life was willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, and Mu Wanqiu's voice stopped abruptly at the black and innocent eyes of the pillar.
“…… What is it? Uncharacteristically, the pillar asked with a wink of dark eyes.
"In addition to making spices, he is also a precious Chinese medicinal material, well......" In order to take musk, she only checked the record of musk in Wei's perfumery in the morning, and tried to recall what she had just written down in the morning...... It can open the body and wake up the mind, invigorate the blood and pass the meridians, disperse knots and relieve pain......" looked up at the pillar, "Put him under his nose, he can revive the unconscious, that is, people often talk about bringing the dead back to life, but what about magic, and ......" Mu Wanqiu wrenched his fingers, "The famous Suhexiang Pill and Liushen Pill in the pharmacy are indispensable for musk ......"
It was the first time he had heard of these pillars, and he felt like listening to a book from heaven, and he didn't understand a word, but he understood what Mu Wanqiu meant.
This musk is worth a lot of money.
“…… You know so much that you even know books. He praised enviously, "How to get this musk, I'll help you ......"
Mu Wanqiu was embarrassed, she also wrote it down, now she is learning and selling, in the morning when she read the Wei family fragrance technique, she felt a bit like a book from heaven, she couldn't read a word, fortunately, she had been in contact with musk in her previous life, so she seemed to understand and memorized everything written in the book.
Fortunately, the pillar didn't understand, and he had already revealed his stuffing when he met an expert.
Bowing her head to hide her predicament, Mu Wanqiu compared her hand to the middle line of the navel of the fragrant roe deer, "...... It's the bulging piece, it's a flat round sac, and it's cut off. ”
"Is that it?" According to what Mu Wanqiu said, the pillar touched it as soon as she stretched out her hand.
"Yes, that's it......" Mu Wanqiu nodded, "Be careful not to cut it, run away from the fragrance......"
"I know ......" the pillar responded, holding the flat round sac under the belly of the deer deer in his left hand, without raising his head, and took the soul breaking sword handed by Mu Wanqiu with his right hand, cut it down with a sword, and immediately appeared a three-inch-long opening, with a bang, the belly of the deer burst open, revealing the fat of the white flowers, and then a bunch of intestines bubbled out.
The pillar jumped violently, threw the Soul Breaking Sword, and hurriedly stuffed the intestines back, "Go, go away......" turned around and punched away the big yellow dog that smelled the smell of the smell, and was busy for a while, the pillar picked up Mu Wanqiu's Soul Breaking Sword again and looked at it carefully, "This knife is really fast, much faster than my father's pig-killing knife." ”
Don't look at him short, this is a peerless sword that sharpens iron like clay, known as Soul Breaker!
How can it be compared to Ma Yong's pig-killing knife?
Mu Wanqiu glared at the pillar fiercely, speechless.
“…… It stinks! Cutting off the sachet, the pillar was taken under his nose and smelled, and a fishy shame hit his nose, and he almost threw it out.
Mu Wanqiu was stunned, and she also got it under her nose and smelled it, and immediately threw it out, turned her head and retched.
"Didn't you say it smelled?" Zhu Zi looked at Mu Wanqiu suspiciously, and asked, "Are you mistaken?" As he spoke, he got up and picked it up, holding it between his two fingers, "I'm going to throw it away!" ”
Mu Wanqiu's knife was too fast, he didn't pay attention to the big hole in the stomach of the fragrant roe deer, this fragrant deer must not be able to sell for a price, I was afraid that her father and mother would complain about Mu Wanqiu, and he wanted to destroy the corpse.
"Don't ......" Mu Wanqiu forcibly held back a rebellious breath churning in her chest, turned around and waved her hand at the pillar, "That's it, that's right." ”
That's what Wei's perfume says.
"This ......"
This is obviously shameful and smelly, how can it be a spice! The pillar looked at Mu Wanqiu puzzled, and did not say anything questioning.
"The book says that many of the most primitive forms of aroma are smelly, and they will become fragrant after treatment...... "Trying to recall the words in Wei's perfumery, Mu Wanqiu didn't understand, and carried it hard, "This musk sac should be soaked in a liquid made of shell powder and plant ash, and it can be diluted thousands of times to give out a sweet aroma......"
She stood up, moved her squatting legs, and took the freshly cut musk sac from the pillar's hand.
Will it become fragrant when you smoke it thousands of times?
Stinky is stinky, how can it become fragrant, just like feces and urine in a pit, it will still stink after a thousand years, even if it is eaten by a dog, it will still stink when pulled out! How is it possible to smoke it a few times and it becomes fragrant?
Listening to Mu Wanqiu's words, the pillar shook his head.
I don't understand.
But Mu Wanqiu is a fairy-like person, and she can read books, and she doesn't dare to question her words.
Closing his mouth, the pillar watched curiously as she bit her lip and fiddled with her musk sac in disgust.
“…… What are you going to do, I'll do it. Although he was confused, Zhu Zi couldn't bear to look at Mu Wanqiu's uncomfortable face.
"No need to ......," Mu Wanqiu shook her head, "You don't know how to do it." Then he said, "Get me a little branch."
The pillar turned, and in a few moments, a pile of branches came.
Mu Wanqiu burst out laughing.
The pillar looked at her puzzled.
"Not so many, one is enough." Mu Wanqiu took a branch of moderate thickness and folded it into small pieces.
After a while, she stretched the musk sac round, looked around, and Mu Wanqiu went to catch the chick again.
"I'll ...... the pillar" Zhu reached out and grabbed two of them, handing them to her, "What are you going to do?" ”
"Don't want this, I want that one with a long tail, I want to pluck a few feathers......" Listening to the long-tailed spotted chicken squeaking in the hand of the pillar, afraid that he would pluck the tail feathers bald, Mu Wanqiu hurriedly said, "Don't have too many, two are enough!" ”
“…… What's the use of this? I watched Mu Wanqiu cut off the two ends of the's tail feathers, made them into small tubes, blew them, and then inserted them into the round musk sac holes that were stretched.
"Draw out the moisture inside, it dries quickly and won't deteriorate......" Mu Wanqiu pointed to the eaves.
The pillar picked a small stool and hung the musk sac that Mu Wanqiu had tied under the eaves.
Jumped down and clapped his hands, and looked at the fragrant roe deer bubbling out of the ground and gurgling out of his intestines.
"I'm going to tell my uncle that I broke this fragrant roe deer...... thinking he was afraid of being beaten, Mu Wanqiu spoke, she winked at the pillar mischievously, "No matter how distressed I am, my uncle won't beat me ......."
"No, I broke it originally, but I was beaten a few times by my father, my father's hand is harder, not much energy, it doesn't hurt." Zhu Zi shook his head, "It's just, I'm afraid I won't be able to pull new clothes for you again......" He really wanted to see Mu Wanqiu look like she was wearing new clothes.
New clothes?
Seeing that the pillar was actually thinking about this, Mu Wanqiu covered her mouth and laughed.