"Li Zhen, you dare to steal private money, drink the footwashing water for the old lady, and from now on you are only allowed to sleep in the pigsty!"

"I don't, don't ...... Don't! Gollum ......."

"Ahh

Li Zhen woke up from his sleep violently, and couldn't help but feel stunned, and it took a while to ease up.

"It's okay, it's okay, the dream is the opposite. ”

After Li Zhen crossed, he was reborn in Xuanzhou Xuanxin Country for the people, because of the incense making method, combined with his experience in two lives, he was a little more diligent and wise than ordinary people, and gradually came out, once refining the spirit incense, he was named the master of the incense road, and was also appreciated by the immortal master, and Xu was matched with his bloodline descendants to win over.

Since then, he has become a concubine of Xuanxin Country, and he can be called a decent master.

While thinking, the person next to the pillow moved slightly, and the warm fragrant nephrite snuggled over: "Husband, why did you wake up so early?"

Li Zhen turned his head to look, a beautiful classical beauty looked at him with sleepy eyes, her sideburns were slightly messy, and she was a little amorous, it was his wife, Mu Qingsi, the ninth princess of Xuanxin Kingdom.

Li Zhen stretched out his hand to comb the hair on her forehead, and said apologetically: "I have been shallow since I was a child, but I have disturbed you." ”

When the ninth princess heard this, she sobered up slightly, and smiled gently: "Husband and wife are one, what do you say, what is disturbing, but the opportunity for Xiuxian to ask is determined by the spiritual root after all, you must not be eager to do the Tao, try indiscriminately, but collapse your body." ”

She understands Li Zhen, and for a period of time, Li Zhen has been obsessed with cultivating immortals and has been unable to extricate herself, but she has never been able to ask for it, which is probably the reason why she is convinced.

Li Zhen said: "Don't worry, I have my own measure." ”

The ninth princess said: "I know that you were born with Su Hui, and your heart is towards the avenue, not a Ken An was born in the mundane, but instead of pondering it yourself, it is better to look forward to the ancestor becoming a primordial infant as soon as possible, reading that you have meritorious service in helping the Tao, refining mortal bones, even if there is no hope in this life, you can do it again after a hundred years, that is the right way." ”

Li Zhen smiled and sighed: "I know." ”

Holding the gossip for a while, Li Zhen looked in the direction of the window, and it was already a little white.

He and the ninth princess slept in the Jin Ping off red sandalwood ivory bed that was wide enough to be a foot long, the tent was put down, self-contained, a few points larger than the rooms of ordinary people's homes, the red silk quilt covered by the husband and wife was outside, it was a slightly lower couch board, and the two pretty maids sat on the left and right, waiting for the master to sleep all night, and then the big bed was out of the big bed, and the dressing table, cabinet shelves, curtains, and lamps were all available.

The spring cold is steep, although there is a fireplace burning brightly, after all, it is still comfortable in the bed, Li Zhen lay down for a while, and then got up with great perseverance, comforted his wife and said: "I'll go to the workshop to see, if you have nothing to do, you can sleep a little longer." ”

The ninth princess's face was slightly red, and she said angrily: "Husband, don't underestimate people, I'm also a qi refiner, collecting the essence of the sun in the morning and refining the moon in the evening, what is not a serious matter in practicing homework?"

Having said that, I mumped a few times lazily, still closing my eyes and sleeping.

Li Zhen smiled secretly and instructed the maid in the room: "The princess is a salted fish, when the sun comes out next day, remember to turn her over, don't just be on one side." ”

The maids knew that he was funny, and they should have laughed, which caused the princess to snort.

After coming out, there were other slaves and maidservants waiting for them to dress and wash, and then they went out.

The eunuch served as the housekeeper, and there was at least one person on duty every day, and sure enough, he was already waiting outside, and asked: "Master Ma, the car is ready, can you go to Xiangfang now, or will you go after dinner first?"

Li Zhen said: "I have something to do today, I can just eat some pastries in Xiangfang to deal with it, let's go first." ”

......

In the sound of hooves, the carriage drove into a place in the city where the plaque of Li's Xiangfang was hung, which was the property of Li Zhen's family in this life, and the business he founded by himself.

Li Zhen got out of the carriage, looked around, and saw that the workers were already busy, and he couldn't help but think of the experience of more than 20 years.

In his life, he started with rebirth, pretending to rely on Su Hui to make a living, and personally raised the dilapidated and cold gate in the south of Xuanxin Country to become a wealthy man, relying on those incense recipes in his memory.

I don't know what the reason is, in the previous life, the classical incense recipe that was only used for leisure on the earth actually coincided with the Dao Yun of this life, and the heavenly opportunity was hooked in the dark, which actually gave Li Zhen a glimpse of the strange fate of ascending to the immortal.

Because he needs a backer and a guide, he simply took the initiative to trade it in exchange for a lot of wealth and wealth, but the spiritual root is lacking, and the immortal path has no basis, and if he wants to take the opportunity to cultivate and improve, he is still wishful thinking after all.

"Spiritual root, spiritual root, what a spiritual root!"

"Don't you become an immortal Dao, the spiritual root qualification restricts all the ways to cultivate and progress, discipline you to be smart and foolish, good and evil, beautiful and ugly, only the spiritual root is the bell of the Heavenly Dao?

"I don't believe that the world is vast, all beings are equal, and I am given such spiritual wisdom and wisdom, but I still want to let the so-called spiritual root hinder me. ”

After cleaning up his mood a little, Li Zhen crossed the corridor and went straight into a quaint and quiet stone room in the backyard.

In the deep hidden workshop here, it is set up transparent and bright, and the four corners of the wall seem to have a gas engine circulating, and the magic circle is forbidden to cloth on it, which is the means of the immortal family hidden in the downtown area, which shows that the immortal master is concerned and takes care of it tightly.

The wall is surrounded by high cabinets, like medicine shelves in the medical hall, which are divided into compartments to store things with different sexual tastes, and the drawer handles are pasted with upright labels in small block letters, neatly and neatly, full of various spices.

Li Zhen first offered the five god tablets of Jiazi, Bingzi, Wuzi, Gengzi, and Renzi with incense lamps, and then took five coins each of the true tulip agarwood and fast incense from the shelf, eight coins of bud incense, one or two or six coins of leather and sweet pine and white Zhiling, and two coins of rhubarb incense with Xuanshen, and began to combine incense.

Incense is used from ancient times, so it is dedicated to the gods, and it can be clean.

Since ancient times, all the people burn wood to burn incense, sacrifice and pray, all take incense as a guide, and later, develop the methods of burning mugwort incense, which has the effect of repelling insects, warding off evil spirits, calming the nerves, healing, and cooking.

The world likes incense and hates the smell, from the literati to the boudoir, to the peddler and pawn, all have their own uses, it is a kind of noble and tasteful elegance, gradually integrated into daily life, into incense.

But in the previous life, after all, there was no law on the earth, Li Zhen learned from his family since he was a child, and he was engaged in making incense, and he was also fluctuating under the impact of modern industry.

The incense is extensive, and the Li family is a local ancient recipe, especially good at making the spiritual incense used in Taoist rituals.

Wanli continues to collect the Dao, and the "Emperor to the Tao Taiqing Jade Book" compiled by Ming Zhuquan contains:

Jiazi day to save incense, Bingzi day grinding, Wuzi day and in one place, Gengzi day pills, for the Temple of Heaven, Renzi day into the gourd hanging, to the first day to burn a pill, in order to worship the sky, and then not commonly used, where there is an urgent prayer, burn it, can pass the virtue of the gods. If you are traveling on the road, or encounter the difficulties of the wicked, or suffer from the danger of wind and waves in the rivers and lakes, in the midst of danger, there is no fire to burn, chew the incense in your mouth and spray it upwards to avoid its misfortune.

This is originally a thing that is believed in and spiritual, and if you don't believe in it, you don't have it, and Li Zhen originally made it in this world, just to subsidize the family, but unexpectedly later found that it has the effect of benefiting the yin soul and increasing cultivation.

Li Zhen himself was stunned, and he gave birth to a bit of catechumen, and wanted to take advantage of this shortcut to practice.

As a result, after a few years, the wealth and enjoyment of the mortal world have earned a lot, but the future of the immortal path in the heart is still slim.

The immortal master who has invested in the effect has nothing to do, only saying that the spiritual root is lacking, and the immortal path has no basis.

About half an hour later, Li Zhen came out of the stone room thoughtfully and smelled the aroma of wine.

Looking up, I saw a sloppy Taoist sitting in the court, holding a gourd and drinking, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Senior Brother Zhu, I don't think you have come." ”

The sloppy Taoist was drinking and his face was flushed, and when he heard this, he grinned and said to him: "Li Zhen, I have come to fetch incense again, have you prepared this month's offerings?"

Li Zhen said: "It's all ready, the senior brother will bring it, and the younger brother will have another body to offer." ”

Immediately turned around and entered the room, took out two brocade boxes, one large and one small, from the hidden compartment in the wall, and handed them to the sloppy Taoist.

The sloppy Taoist nodded with satisfaction, but said: "I really don't know where you learned these flowers at your young age, the old Taoist has no intention, and you have taught them badly." ”

Li Zhen said: "I wish the senior brother a serious word, just a little heart." ”

Sloppy and humane: "Now that the ancestor is about to be promoted, it is only right to ensure the quality of the offering, and you must not spoil the big thing because of what I have trusted." ”

Li Zhen said: "I wish the senior brother something to know, worship the ancestor alone, I am still at ease, and when the ancestor is promoted, after passing down the spell, he can help me open a school, recruit disciples, and ensure that this business is more than enough, at that time, the output of the spirit incense will be raised, I will wait for the moon to be near the water, how can there be a lack of reason?"

Sloppy said: "That's the reason, but you kid has always been a philistine, let's say, what do you want about monks? In the past three years, I have been pestered by you, and the old bottom is about to be hollowed out." The treasure may be able to help you make incense, but all parties are tight for their own use, how can it be enough to give you expenses, you really have to be careful, or wait for the ancestor to be promoted. If you ask for some mundane flowers and fragrant trees, there is already a Xuanxin lord to help you open a trading house and collect materials from all over the world, and he will use a lot of such events. ”

Li Zhen said: "Senior brother misunderstood me, the treasures of heaven and earth are rare, and I have tried it before to be useless, where do I dare to think again, I just want to ask for some magic weapons and danfu that are not in the flow to study and study." ”

The sloppy Taoist's eyes widened: "Hey, you have a big breath, and you don't have an extraordinary product, do you really think it's easy to get it?" ”

Li Zhenxi said: "Then there is Senior Brother Lao Zhu." ”

The sloppy Taoist waved his hand and said: "Don't thank me first, forgive you for being a high-minded person, common things have already been fiddled with, and they can't be looked at, and for a while, they may not be able to find a good one." ”

Li Zhen said: "Senior brother, just go and look for it, just have a heart." ”

The sloppy Taoist took a sip of wine, waved his hand, turned around and left.

Li Zhen sent him away with a smile, and after a while, he turned around, still returning to the stone room, sorting out the notes and various spices he had made.

Unconsciously, the time was noon, Li Zhen was reading in the pavilion in the courtyard, and suddenly smelled a cinnamon fragrance, warm and intoxicating, and smiled: "Qingsi, are you here?"

turned his head, and sure enough, it was his wife, the ninth princess.

The ninth princess asked the maids to hide behind, and crept closer, as if she wanted to blindfold him while Li Zhen was unprepared, but she was unexpectedly recognized by Li Zhen, and couldn't help laughing: "How does the husband know that it's me?"

Li Zhen said: "I have the ability to smell the fragrance and recognize people, before you arrive, the incense strikes first, and I am familiar with this smell." ”

The ninth princess suddenly realized: "I almost forgot that my husband is a dog, and his nose is very bright." ”

Li Zhen did not lie that he was born with a strange soul in this life, and he had the strange ability of an unusual person to recognize smells.

But what even the ninth princess didn't know was that it had nothing to do with the nose, but a talent that could visualize the scent in her mind and make the fragrance manifest.

Ordinary people smell the taste, but have to vague the concept, generally summarized as like orchid, like musk, like pepper, like cinnamon products, or there are shades, and then deeper, that is, mysterious.

As the saying goes, if you don't hear it, you can't see it, and you can't see it.

So it's actually a perceptual ability that transcends matter particles and can be called a subtle one.

Li Zhen does not have a deep understanding of the modern incense industry and chemical knowledge, nor does he understand those mathematical formulas, incense ratio strength and other concepts, but he understands that the modern industrial incense method pays attention to the molecular structure, and tries to use fractal mathematics and chemical preparation methods to explain the fragrance blending, incense combination, is actually a very advanced concept.

If you can master all the variables, all the methods of making incense can be mastered.

But this is indeed a chaotic system, although from the perspective of physical knowledge, the divergence of fragrance generally follows the kinetic theory of gas molecules in thermodynamics, but human understanding of it has just begun, and the existing instruments are not enough to fully capture its trajectory and carry out holographic simulation, so fragrance making, perfumery, and fragrance appreciation are still very dependent on talent and experience.

These things are probably similar to the "one spoonful", "appropriate amount", "a little", and "add as appropriate" on the Chinese menu.

Li Zhen still knows that he can indeed accurately distinguish the texture of smell, and human taste is closely related to the endocrine system, sweat gland excretion, and related to physiological and psychological activities.

People never need to look, smell the smell to know the good, evil, beautiful and ugly is not a lie, as the so-called, with the good people, such as into the Zhilan room, and the bad people live, such as into the abalone.

Although objectively speaking, the smell is one, but the perception of people is different, and it is also related to the intensity of the smell, so under the emotions of excitement, anger, and anger, the intensity of the smell emitted by each person is very different.

The essence is extroverted, unrestrained, blazing, and actively classified as a masculine genus by Li Zhen, with a smell like musk deer and fox, mostly related to animals;

Introverted, supple, tranquil, and passive are classified as feminine genera, with smells such as orchid and cinnamon, mostly related to plants;

Cruel and tyrannical, maliciously leaked, with carrion corpses, the stench of blood;

The sexual cleanliness is high, and the heart is kind, and the orchid bamboo is elegant and fragrant.

The whole person of the ninth princess smells fragrant, it must be good, this is his logic as an incense master.