Chapter 82: Cochineal

If you don't see it, you can't see it, why be so fierce?

Tan Qingqing had no choice but to push Chen An towards Shen Meilan, "Everything is arranged by my aunt." ”

Chen An handed it over to Shen Meilan, and Tan Qingqing said goodbye to her aunt and went back to her own yard.

As for Chen An, who was pinched by Shen Meilan......

Hey, leave it to fate.

In order to make up for Chen An, Tan Qingqing took some silver money from his own basket and went to the street to buy pork barrel bones, ready to make up for his sister.

Chen Hua was growing her body, so she had to eat more.

So Tan Qingqing went to the market to squeeze some goat's milk, buy some fish and shrimp, and soy products.

Back in the house, she cleaned up the ashes that had accumulated in the stove last night. Mix and match lit velvet with pine. Ignite the fire and put water in the pot.

When the water has reached a certain height, the four chopsticks are put together in a tic-tac-toe shape. Put the washed prawns on a plate and steam them on tic-tac-toe chopsticks.

The lid of the cauldron is closed, and after ten minutes, the steamed prawns are hot.

Chop some chopped ginger and put it on a small dish and add vinegar. Ingredients for prawns are made.

The next step is to boil the pork barrel bones.

Wash and blanch the pork tube bones, put tender lotus root, put seasonings, and cook the casserole before you can open the lid and eat.

"Yinbao, ingots, it's time to eat!"

Tan Qingqing put the dinner plate on the table and called Yinbao Yuanbao to come over to eat.

Tan Jiexing is not here today, and it is estimated that he has gone outside again. Tan Qingqing didn't care about Tan Jiexing, she just asked the rest of the people in the house to fill their stomachs first.

Chen Shi walked out with Chen Hua in his arms.

Chen Shi saw that Chen An was not there, and obediently washed three sets of clean tableware for himself, Chen Hua, and Tan Qingqing.

It's just that when he picked up the rice in his mouth, Chen Shi carefully raised his head, "What about my brother?" ”

"Your brother...... I live in Tao Mansion with good food and drink. ”

Chen Shi was silent.

After a while, he asked again, "Did my brother earn us three accommodation fees?" ”

"Huh? Why do you ask? ”

Chen Shi bit his chopsticks and said, "My brother told me a few days ago that our Chen family can't live with Sister Qingqing for nothing." You must find a way to make money and settle the accommodation fee to Sister Qingqing as soon as possible. ”

"Sister Qingqing, if my brother doesn't make enough money, you will ask me to go out and earn it. I'm small, but what a ghost! I will definitely be able to help Sister Qingqing earn a lot of silver! ”

Looking at Chen Shi like this, Tan Qingqing also held his chopsticks and thought about it.

"If that's the case. It's time for you to pay for your accommodation. ”

Tan Qingqing said, "The three of you are just a day's food money, which is twenty wen." That's 600 wen a month. It is seven silver and two coins a year. Plus dressing, pen and ink utensils...... Even if your brother is admitted to Xiucai and gets the subsidy distributed by the imperial court, it will not be enough for your three brothers to spend. ”

Chen Shi froze.

That's true.

But according to Tan Qingqing's calculation, Chen Shi's little heart panicked.

"What then?" Chen Shi was in a hurry, "The money is not enough, do I have to support it?" …… But I'm not the material for the exam! Sister Qingqing, don't force me to take the Xiucai exam! ”

"Don't worry, at this point, you Sister Qingqing and I will teach you according to your aptitude." Anyway, the three babies of Chen An, Chen Shi and Chen Hua were cultivated in the later stage, and they were all given to her to make money.

Chen Shi, go to the Xiucai test, Tan Qingqing is no longer hopeful.

But Tan Qingqing can go and let Chen Shi learn martial arts. If you succeed in learning, you can mix in the dart game first.

Anyway, after the dart game, you have to ask for someone.

At the same time, at the system department, Xiao Tiantian knocked on Tan Qingqing's window.

"?" Tan Qingqing ate deliciously, and didn't want to take care of Xiao Tiantian.

Britney had no choice but to say something quickly and fart quickly.

"Do you know how much Chen An needs to pass the exam in ten days? You have to get at least 70 points for double subjects to barely pass. If you want to be admitted to Xiucai, you must pass 85 in double subjects. ”

"Do the math yourself. Chen An is still much worse. ”

Tan Qingqing, "......"

At least 50 or so short.

Ay.

"Then you can find me other ways to earn potential. I don't want to grind herbs anymore, I'm tired. ”

Speaking of accumulating potential points, Xiao Tiantian stood up, and between her words, there was a thick excitement.

"We're tired of grinding herbs, we can still go up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs. If you are tired of Shennong's medical skills, we can also collect dyes, make plant dyeing, and dye cloth. When the space develops in the later stage, you will be rewarded with ore and mother-of-pearl, and you can also learn to make hairpins, hairpins, and sell them for a little money~"

Britney became excited, not realizing what a serious mistake she had made.

I explained everything that followed at once.

Tan Qingqing even took the opportunity to gain an inch, "Mother-of-pearl? We have such a small space, how can we breed? Could it be that the system sends pearls directly? ”

"No, it's freshwater beads directly cultivated in the pond. But the NPCs in the game can't tell the difference between sea water beads and fresh water beads. And not only pearls, but also all kinds of jadeite and jewelry for hairpin jewelry...... But you have to move up the ranks! ”

Ah, I see.

"So apart from jadeite jewelry, does the system reward anything else?"

"Absolutely! Only the host can't think of it, and there is no system that can't give it...... Oops, anyway, don't ask the host again! If you ask Britney again, you will be punished for revealing too much! ”

Cut.

Xiao Tiantian was punished, what does it have to do with her Tan Qingqing?

But since Xiao Tiantian refused to say any more, Tan Qingqing was not interested in asking questions again. Anyway, I asked, but Britney didn't answer, so it was better to save some effort and do something else.

After Tan Qingqing finished eating, he asked Chen Shi and Chen Hua to wash the dishes and bowls.

The chickens and cubs in the house should also be fed with millet. Backyard dishes, don't forget to water.

After instructing the little rabbits to work, Tan Qingqing went to the pharmacy by himself, preparing to buy some more medicinal herbs to make rouge gouache and the like.

Yurong San is a face mask, which can only be regarded as a skin care product.

And rouge gouache is actually quite important.

In order to avoid being caught by Shen Meilan at any chrysanthemum tea party and forced to apply cosmetics containing lead powder, Tan Qingqing might as well make a few pieces at home in case of emergency.

But the expensive rouge gouache, the required raw materials, that is not cheap.

Beeswax alone, cochineal, is extremely valuable.

Not to mention, some good-smelling rouge gouache also extracts the essential oil of certain flowers to enhance fragrance.

Tan Qingqing also didn't want to use too cheap cosmetics to apply to her face.

If it is too cheap, it will be applied to the face and it will be easy to rot the face.

For the sake of cheapness, if you lose your face, do you have to pay for it?

The owner of the pharmacy watched Tan Qingqing pick and choose left and right in the shop, and chose a bunch of raw materials, and couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Girl, do you want to make your own facial grease?" ”

"Last time, I saw you buy a bunch of white zombie silkworms, white aconites and the like. I also came several times in a row, all to buy the same formula. Now again, do you have another idea? ”

Tan Qingqing took a few red and blue flowers, put them on the side of her nose and smelled them, "What?" I have money, can't I come and buy medicinal herbs at any time? Your pharmacy also has no rules to stop customers from buying Chinese herbal medicines, right? ”