Chapter Twenty-Seven: Picking Flowers
Ye Bao'er, who was not speaking on the side, was happy when she heard their conversation, and she made money again.
In fact, he doesn't feel so deeply about money, Ye Baoer just thinks that he can buy meat buns to eat if he has money.
If Ye Xuanxuan knew that Ye Baoer actually had such an idea in her heart, she would probably find a piece of tofu and bump into it.
In fact, Ye Xuanxuan hadn't seen those creams yet, and she wasn't sure if she could make them the effect she wanted. It's okay if Qixian Mountain is here! Even if it's cold, you can find a lot of flowers on the outskirts of the mountain, so if you have the materials, you should try them! Anyway, it's all a business without capital.
Thinking about it this way, she is even more motivated.
The three of them still went to Qixian Mountain under the cover of picking wild vegetables, and when they came to the mountain pass, they were relieved to start looking for flowers.
"Let's pick some wild vegetables while you pick flowers! I'll go to the outskirts of the mountain first, and if there are a lot of them, I'll come back and call you over. After saying that, he limped in with a small bamboo basket on his back.
Ye Erya and Ye Baoer also worked obediently, and when they saw flowers, they all picked them.
Here, Ye Xuanxuan saw some clusters of wildflowers along the road, but she didn't pick them. She felt that there should be more and better flowers on the periphery, who made it so warm there!
Thinking like this, I walked for a while and finally reached the outskirts of the mountain. It's still the same place where the herbs were last picked.
A day later, nothing has changed here.
Ye Xuanxuan looked at the bushes over there, there were plum trees, red and pink. There is also a yellow plum next to it, and you can smell the faint fragrance of flowers from a distance, and it is estimated that it is more fragrant when you walk in.
She decided to take a look at the flowers and trees around her first, and then start working when she had chosen the flower varieties.
As you walk, there are also a few jasmines, camellias, bunches of red, honeysuckle, azaleas and wild chrysanthemums. I actually found an osmanthus tree, although it is not a golden osmanthus, but it is also very useful.
After reading it, Ye Xuanxuan didn't procrastinate, and returned to the mountain pass to call Ye Erya and Ye Bao'er to help pick flowers together.
The best time to pick the flowers is in the morning or evening, so they should be picked after an hour to ensure the fragrance and quality of the flowers.
called Ye Erya to pick red plums and plums, and asked Ye Baoer to pick wild flowers on the ground, jasmine camellias, etc., because these are relatively short and suitable for him to pick. Ye Xuanxuan herself went to pick osmanthus flowers, because the osmanthus flowers are very small, so let's pick them yourself!
After picking for half an hour, I felt that my body was stiff. Ye Xuanxuan saw that Ye Erya and Ye Bao'er didn't pick much, so she asked them to take a break.
The three of them sat on the ground to rest, Ye Xuanxuan thought about it and said to them: "Let's do this, that osmanthus second girl will pick them, but don't come one by one, find a large leaf and put it on the palm of your hand, and directly grab the branch and pull it, so that the flowers are in your hand." "Although I have to sort out and select when I go back, it is better than picking them one by one like this.
Ye Erya also agreed, Ye Baoer still picked flowers on the ground.
Because the camellia is relatively large, he also picked most of the basket.
Ye Xuanxuan saw that there were not many camellias around, so he asked him to pick honeysuckle, chrysanthemums and jasmine. I went to the plum blossom side. I found a leaf of grass, it was very large, and I stretched out my hand to wrap the branch with the leaf and pulled it, and the flowers were all in the leaf. Some plum blossom branches are thorny, so Ye Xuanxuan had to pick them like this.
After another half an hour, the sun was already shining completely on the entire village and the mountains.
Looking around, Ye Xuanxuan called them to stop.
They put the basket next to Ye Xuanxuan and asked her to check it.
Ye Erya's osmanthus actually picked most of the basket, Ye Xuanxuan looked up at the osmanthus tree, which was almost 'robbed' bare.
Ye Bao'er here has a basket full, because the camellia flowers below are large, so it takes up a lot of space. There are also many other jasmine, chrysanthemums and other wildflowers on it. Ye Xuanxuan touched his head and promised, "Sister will take you to the town to eat delicious food next time." ”
Hearing this, Ye Bao'er's face was full of joy, and she hurriedly nodded in agreement. Ye Erya also smiled.
I also have half a basket of plum blossoms on my side. Because there are so many plum blossoms in this area, it takes time to pick them just because they are not finished. Large areas of plum trees grow wild here.
Looking at the appearance when she first arrived, Ye Xuanxuan also got up and patted her clothes, announcing that she had gone down the mountain.
When they reached the pass, they began to pick wild vegetables and spread them on top.
In fact, long before they went back, they found leaves and covered the inside of the basket everywhere, so as not to attract attention from the smell.
After picking enough wild vegetables to eat for two meals, I immediately went home.
After arriving home, Ye Xuanxuan asked Ye Erya to find objects for drying things. In this era, the bamboo pieces used to dry things are called bamboo strips. It looks like a wide bamboo bed with horizontal and vertical crossings, and many things can be placed on it.
I found some large leaves and put them underneath to put them on, poured all the flowers on top of them, and began to sort.
The main thing is to sort out leaves and other debris.
The three of them were also fast, and they were cleaned up in a short time.
There is a faint fragrance in the whole yard, Ye Xuanxuan has a loud ring, and she must deal with it quickly, otherwise it will be troublesome to provoke bees or curious villagers.
Thinking like this, he immediately asked Ye Erya to go to the kitchen to boil water. Ye Baoer helped her lay out all the flowers.
This is done so that the morning dew or moisture on the flowers is reduced as soon as possible, which is conducive to the subsequent production.
Fortunately, the weather is good today, although it is colder, but the sun is also big.
Originally, it was going to be dried like this for an hour, but now half an hour is enough. Fortunately, there are few bees in winter or they are all in Qixian Mountain, and those villagers have also gone to the ground, and the aunt next door will not be troublesome. In this way, it can be regarded as peaceful.
Over there, Ye Xuanxuan also taught Ye Erya how to collect distilled water, and asked her to find a clean kettle and get a cup and bowl.
According to the simplest method, the fire is boiled below, and the kettle is placed on the pot to boil. Then match it with the bowl, one is upside down at the spout, and the other is the soda that comes out, and you're good to go.
If she had the conditions and money, Ye Xuanxuan didn't want to do it. At least give yourself a complete set of professional equipment, and pay for a famous teacher to make a set of chemical experiment tools. This can only be thought about now. Looking at the distilled water that had collected a clay pot, Ye Xuanxuan took it out and asked Ye Erya to continue to collect it.
There was not much water and dew on the surface of the flowers in the courtyard outside the house, so Ye Xuanxuan officially started to make it.
In fact, she just modified the face fat herself, and combined it with natural floral scents and colors to make it more like a modern cream or makeup.