Even in Yingtian City, there were more rumors about Hu Mansion.

"Hey, have you heard, it is said that Young Master Hu Fu has a unique taste, and he actually planted a plant full of spikes in his yard?"

"What, covered in spikes? Is there such a strange plant in the world? ”

"Yes, yes. I saw it with my own eyes when I went to Hufu last time, and it looks ugly! ”

"Oh my God, this is too terrifying, I don't know what this Young Master Hu thinks."

As soon as the news spread, the literati and artists in Yingtian City were eager to walk around the Hu family.

In ancient times, scribes paid great attention to elegance, and when they took care of their own courtyards, of course, they also focused on elegance.

For example, Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum and the like, naturally the more the merrier.

Rockeries and the like, you can put a little bit of it.

But no one has ever grown such a strange and ugly thing at home like Hu Changan.

Hu Changan suddenly became a mudslide in Yingtian City.

However, Hu Changan himself didn't feel anything.

Anyway, he's been so busy lately that he doesn't have time to go to the boring gatherings of literati and artists.

What others think of Hu Fu, he doesn't care at all.

Seeing that the cactus was almost raised, Hu Changan exchanged a little cochineal from the system and put it on the cactus.

It's late autumn now, and the weather outside is still relatively cold.

In order to better allow the development of cochineal, Hu Changan also built a greenhouse in the courtyard and put cacti in it to cultivate.

Now, Hu Fu is even uglier.

The courtyards of other houses are all small bridges and flowing water, which are beautiful, but the Hu family is good, not only the yard is full of cacti, but also an ugly greenhouse is built in the middle.

When I walked in, I saw that there were no crops in the greenhouse at all, but huge cacti.

The cactus is also covered with small white insects, which is simply a gram of Benke.

At this moment, even the officials of the Ministry of Industry, who were good friends with Hu Changan, refused to step into the Hu Mansion for half a step.

However, Hu Changan didn't care, but carefully took care of these precious cochineal insects every day.

Finally, Hu Changan nodded with satisfaction according to the content of the breeding manual.

It's time to harvest!

Hu Changan called a group of maids to the warm shed and ordered them to scrape off the cochineal insects from the cacti and put them in the porcelain bowl.

Hu Changan also specially instructed that these cochineal worms must be carefully collected.

In fact, Hu Changan also considered calling a maid to shave, but considering that the girl is more delicate, in order not to destroy this precious cochineal, Hu Changan still decided to call the maid to work.

Originally, the maids didn't care.

This cactus is ugly, it's ugly, and it won't eat people.

Scrape the impurities on it, a piece of cake, just be careful.

But I don't know what the young master wants these things for.

But when one of the maids accidentally saw what she had scraped off, she suddenly became calm: "This...... This gray-white thing looks like a bug! ”

What?

Everyone was shocked, and hurriedly took a closer look at the gray spots on the cactus.

I didn't expect that the gray spots that were connected were really dense insects!

Everyone was stunned.

They thought that the young master was asking them to scrape the ashes of the plants, but they didn't expect it to be insects?

It's okay not to look closely, but when you look closely, everyone is a little frightened.

This is nothing short of a mental attack on a person with a phobia of intensity!

Some timid maids even turned pale with fright, and the small lamp in their hands fell to the ground with a thud.

Seeing this, Hu Changan hurriedly shouted: "It's okay, it's just a bug, don't panic!" Take the cup, don't drop it! ”

Under Hu Changan's shouting, everyone also reluctantly settled down and continued to scrape the cactus.

After all, it's just bugs, it's just a little disgusting, and it's not a big problem if you don't look closely.

They are the maids of the Hu family, so it is better to complete the young master's task first!

Everyone was busy all afternoon before they scraped off all the cochineal bugs from the cacti.

Everyone gathered the cochineal worms in the small jar in their hands and barely filled a small jar.

Hu Changan looked at this small jar and was very moved.

This is what he cultivated for more than a month! It's precious.

Next, it's time to make these cochineal into lipstick.

Hu Changan hurriedly ordered Steward Chen to bring the rouge craftsman he had invited before.

After a while, the rouge craftsman was taken to Hufu.

This person's name is Li Ming, and he is the most famous rouge craftsman in Yingtian City, and he is also the owner of the largest rouge shop in the capital.

It is said that the rouge he made was loved even by the ladies in the palace.

This time, he was invited by Hu Mansion to move, and he also heard that Hu Mansion had a new type of rouge.

When people do Li Ming's part, money is already something outside the body.

Li Ming was just curious about what this new type of rouge looked like.

After all, Hu Changan's divine skills have been spread among the craftsmen of Yingtian City.

Almost all the craftsmen regarded Hu Changan as a reincarnated golden immortal and worshipped him.

Li Ming was curious.

I don't know who this Hu Changan is, who can have such a great charm?

As soon as he entered the door, Li Ming was solidly shocked.

I saw that in front of the house and behind the house, there were pots of plants full of spikes and strange shapes.

Li Ming also often goes in and out of the Xungui Mansion, and this is the first time he has seen someone put something like this strange thing in the courtyard instead of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum.

However, as a small craftsman, he can't just judge the master's family.

Li Ming followed Steward Chen to the main hall.

In the hall, Hu Changan was sipping tea while waiting for people.

Seeing that Li Ming was coming, Hu Changan hurriedly said to Li Ming enthusiastically: "Mr. Li, please take a seat, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat first." ”

Li Ming folded Hu Changan's words and sat down at the bottom, and gently took a sip of tea.

The entrance is mellow and fragrant, and it is really a good tea.

Li Ming couldn't help but be moved.

Although he made a lot of money, in his bones, everyone still regarded him as an ordinary craftsman.

Entering the gate of the family, those nobles often called Li Ming to drink and didn't say anything, let alone help him hand him a cup of tea.

This is the first time Li Ming has drunk tea in someone else's mansion.

It's not just a cup of tea, it's respect and equality.

Li Ming was moved to take a few sips of tea, then put down the teacup, and said to Hu Changan: "Hu Shilang, I don't know what new rouge you have this time?" What kind of flower petals are used? If you don't mind, please let me take a look. ”

Facing Li Ming's expectant eyes, Hu Changan smiled slightly, and withdrew a small lamp on the table: "Oh, the raw material of my new rouge is this." ”