Chapter 45: The Handyman (II)
"This ......" was suddenly revealed, and she was calm, Mu Wanqiu was still startled, and took a step to the side, she pursed her lips tightly and did not speak.
glanced at the thin-lipped woman, and Sister-in-law Lin was speechless.
ββ¦β¦ Master Liu. Coming back to his senses, Sankui made an exception and gave the woman a salute, turned his head and glanced at Mu Wanqiu, and reminded him, "I forgot to introduce it, the white girl should call the master!" "Pointing to the woman," she is the great perfumer of Lin Ji Xiangfang, Master Liu, with high skills......" Yu Guang looked at Master Liu's tense expression, and Sankui's mouth praised endlessly, "Nandi passed the third-level perfumer in the seventeenth year, thinking of the kindness of Lin Dong's family, she has not gone to the great cause of development, she is one of the few high-grade perfumers in our Shuoyang......" and turned to Lin's sister-in-law, "To be able to stay in Lin Ji for ten years is also a good heart, kind and kind, and it is a ......blessing from the previous life."
Everyone loves to hear good things.
Sure enough, Master Liu's face was tense and showed a hint of a smile, "...... Do you want to learn perfumery? The smiling gaze fell on Mu Wanqiu, and the ground became cold again, faintly revealing a chill.
Mu Wanqiu shuddered, "...... I'm too stupid to learn. β
With an expressionless face, Master Liu reached out and took an empty Xiangluo and turned around and entered the house.
ββ¦β¦ The perception is not good, but he has a lot of energy, and he is quite dexterous. The figure was hidden in the door, but Master Liu's spicy and spicy voice floated out like a faint fragrance.
What does she mean by that?
Mu Wanqiu's heart moved, and she turned her head to look at Sister-in-law Lin.
Sister-in-law Lin was looking at her, with a faint joy on her face.
ββ¦β¦ This white girl really doesn't understand any fragrance. Sankui took advantage of the situation to explain, "I shouldn't have introduced you here, it's just ......" Yu Guang swept the room, he changed his words, and his voice was an octave higher, "Before, Lin Dadong's house went to the small shop, and said that he wanted a small one to help find a handyman, and he didn't say that he wanted to be able to make fragrances, but he just said that he had to have a lot of strength, and his body and spirit would be able to work." He smiled and said, "The little one also saw that although her understanding is not high, she is still a real person, and she has the strength to bring it......"
The good words were enough, Sankui hunched his waist, and looked at Sister-in-law Lin cautiously with the humble and cautious gaze of the second junior in the shop, "Sister-in-law Lin, look at ......"
Nodding, Sister-in-law Lin turned her head to look at Mu Wanqiu, "...... Food and lodging, 150 yuan a month, are you willing? β
She agreed!
In a burst of ecstasy, Mu Wanqiu's heart jumped and looked at Sister-in-law Lin, but she forgot to speak.
ββ¦β¦ Sister-in-law Lin asked you. Sankui pushed her, "The white girl is coming back." β
ββ¦β¦ Willing! Mu Wanqiu nodded vigorously.
Suddenly, the people in the house and the courtyard breathed a sigh of relief.
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Shuoyang is the origin of spices, the most popular here is the processing of spices, even if it is a fragrant workshop, it is generally their own concoction of spices, and then grinding the incense, selling incense while carrying and selling spices, Lin Ji is different, the faΓ§ade is not big and there is only one perfumer, the incense is made with purchased spices, which saves a lot of trouble.
The process of making Guanyin incense is also very simple, that is, the spices are crushed first, sieve out the impurities, and after the proportion, after adding elm powder and wood powder with water, and evenly packed into a wooden rice stone mortar like an oblong incense tube fixed in the center of the ground, the head is connected with a half-zhang long wooden pole, similar to a lever, after the incense noodles are installed, a person shakes the wooden rod up and down, and the head of the incense noodles is pushed down, the lower end of the incense tube is a row of three small round holes, and the incense noodles are squeezed out of the small holes, and are squeezed into incense strips, after drying, After finishing, it is a stick.
Working in Lin Ji is easier than Mu Wanqiu imagined, Lin Ji produces incense once every three days, usually about 5,000 sticks. The grinding of wood flour is made with a huge bluestone mill, pushed by a donkey, she is only responsible for cutting the material every day, and then puts the wood powder away and sieves it finely.
As for the grinding, ingredients and noodles of the fragrant noodles, Master Liu didn't let her touch them at all, they all did it alone in the hut, and when the fragrant noodles were reconciled, Mu Wanqiu was responsible for pressing the bar, and Master Liu and Sister-in-law Lin took the incense sticks, and then, Mu Wanqiu sorted out the incense sticks and put them on the shelf to dry.
Sweeping away the fallen leaves of a yard, Mu Wanqiu stepped on the pony stool, looking at the wet fragrance on the shelf, the sun is very full today, the wet fragrance has been moved out for just over an hour, the surface is dry, the two ends of the boat are upturned up, stretching out the little finger and pressing it one by one, Mu Wanqiu turned around and jumped off the stool, went into the house to scoop up the scoop of water, and sprinkled it carefully and evenly with a duster, until the upturned incense slowly leveled down, she breathed a sigh of relief, jumped off the stone bench, just turned around, and caught a glimpse of a blue shadow flashing outside the door, her heart moved, Put down the scoop and walk out.
ββ¦β¦ It's you, how did you find here? Seeing that it was Sannier, Mu Wanqiu grabbed her excitedly.
ββ¦β¦ Just went to the Yuelai Inn where you stayed. Sannier's face flushed, "Xiao Er said that you came here, I heard that you are doing a handyman, how long have you been, are you tired?" β
"It's been almost a month, and I'm not tired at all......" Mu Wanqiu turned her head and pointed to the incense rack, "I sweep the yard every day, look back and forth at those wet incense, don't let it get out of shape......"
"Oh......" Sanni nodded, "That'...... Did Master Liu take you to learn spices? β
Most of the craftsmen are illiterate, and to learn perfumery, they must be taught by the master orally and brought by themselves.
"The master said that I was too stupid and unsavvy to be suitable for the fragrance industry...... "Mu Wanqiu smiled self-deprecatingly.
ββ¦β¦ How so? Sannier's eyes stood up, "Who is born to smell?" You've just never been exposed to it! She grabbed Mu Wanqiu's arm, "Don't believe her, you can't do this kind of handyman all your life, if you want me to say, you still want to learn to blend fragrance......" remembered something, and said, "This Lin Ji's Master Liu is famous for being scathing and stingy in Shuoyang, she never refuses to take her apprentice ......" glanced at her mouth, "People's incense shop is getting bigger and bigger, Lin Ji has been doing it for more than ten years, and it is still so ......big."
Looking back vigilantly, Mu Wanqiu dragged Sanni to the side, "You can't talk nonsense about this...... Seeing Sannier's expression, she changed the topic, "Why did you suddenly remember me?" β
ββ¦β¦ I was chosen by Yao Ji! In a word, Sannier remembered the purpose of her coming, grabbed Mu Wanqiu and shouted, "...... I'll go to work tomorrow! There was an unconcealable excitement in his tone.
ββ¦β¦ It's true! Mu Wanqiu grabbed her, "Tell me quickly, what were the tests in the second selection, is it difficult?" He asked again, "Did you see Master Pei again?" β
Master Pei is one of the few first-class perfumers in Shuoyang, and she is also the chief perfumer of Yao Ji.
I remember the last time we met, Sannier said that Yao Ji wanted her to participate in the second election, and said that Master Pei would personally take charge of the questions.
"See, she's so elegant, so magnanimous......" Sannier muttered enviously, and suddenly her expression darkened, "It's a pity, I stuttered when I spoke nervously......" rubbed her hands, looking extremely frustrated, "She must not like me." β
"What's this, Yao Ji wants you left and right, just find a chance to behave well in the future and make up for it......" Blinking, Mu Wanqiu comforted, "By the way, didn't she bring you when you went to Yao Ji to work?" β