After traveling through time, she went to practice her way of making money

"Then thank you, Brother Caichun!" the two sisters said in unison, and then went home happily. They already had a new plan in their minds, and had long forgotten what happened in the shop.

The next day, Qin Caichun delivered the copied books to the sisters Su Shining and Su Shian. From then on, after school every day, the two sisters could not wait to rush back to their yard to work hard, which made Deng Qiyue, who had rushed back from other places, feel very strange.

That day, when Su Shian was about to go home, Deng Qiyue stopped her. He asked curiously, "An'an, what have you been busy with recently? I heard that you have been going home early these days. Didn't you vow to learn martial arts before? Why did you back out so soon after you started?"

"Uncle Seven, my sister and I have important things to deal with right now, so learning martial arts will have to be put on hold for the time being. Oh, by the way, have you dealt with everything in your shop?" Su Shian cleverly changed the subject.

"It's all done, so I have time to come back and watch you in class, to prevent you from being naughty and disobeying the teacher's instructions." Deng Qiyue had gone on a long trip not long ago. In order to ensure that the children's studies were not affected, he specially invited a respected old teacher to teach them.

Su Shian raised his chin with pride and said, "How could we be lazy? We have already finished our homework, okay?"

"Really?" Deng Qiyue had a questioning look on his face, indicating that he did not believe them.

However, Su Shining could no longer pretend, after all, she was not very proficient in reciting the poem. So, she quickly said, "Don't worry, Uncle Qi. I will definitely find time to recite the poem later."

Seeing that Su Shining took the initiative to admit his mistake, Deng Qiyue stopped talking. He turned to ask another question: "Okay! But where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Hey, Uncle Seven, why do you have so many questions?" Su Shian complained bluntly, "We are going to make rouge."

"Oh? Do you have red and blue flowers?" Deng Qiyue suddenly asked.

Hearing this question, Su Shining couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "How come Uncle Seven even knows that red and blue flowers are needed to make rouge?"

"Haha, of course I know, and I can also get you some red and blue flowers. However, if you don't have red and blue flowers, what materials do you plan to use to make rouge?" Deng Qiyue asked with a smile.

"Pomegranate flowers." Su Shian said, "People always have many ideas and countermeasures. It's impossible that we won't think of other ways if we don't have red and blue flowers. In fact, I know where to buy red and blue flowers, but the price is too expensive."

Deng Qiyue laughed and said, "Hahaha, you are quite honest. The red and blue flowers were shipped from the Western Regions to here a thousand miles away. How can we justify those horses that died of overeating if we don't sell them at a higher price?"

"That's right!" Su Shian agreed with Deng Qiyue's statement: "Then I'll trouble Uncle Qi. I'll go back first."

"Are you still planning on going back and making it with pomegranate flowers?"

"Yeah. Pomegranate flowers have their own benefits!"

In fact, pomegranate flowers are often used to describe women's beauty and charm because of their bright colors and unique shapes. In some places, pomegranate flowers are often used to symbolize love and good wishes. And there is also a very special name called "Zhaoyanming", which means that pomegranate flowers are bright and dazzling, and can illuminate people's sight. So if it is used to make rouge, the person who applies it will naturally be bright.

On the way home, Su Shining asked her sister Su Shian with some concern: "Anan, do you think the rouge we make can be sold? They seem to be more accustomed to using rouge powder with cinnabar and lead powder added..."

However, Su Shian answered confidently: "Of course it's no problem, you have to believe me! Think about it, no one has tried our tofu before, but now it has become very popular, right? Besides, they have never used anything else before, so they may not get used to it after using it!"

Then, Su Shining raised another question: "We have soaked the new rice for more than ten days. Should we start researching how to make gouache?" Su Shian immediately agreed and said with a smile: "Okay! Then let's make your favorite pink gouache today."

According to the method of making gouache recorded in ancient books, it is not complicated. First, you need to select high-quality new rice and soak it in water for about 10 days until it emits a strong sour smell. Then, use a mill to grind the rice grains into an extremely fine powder paste. Finally, separate the water from the powder paste, drain and discard the clear water, and you are done.

When the remaining water evaporates completely, the relatively rough powder on the surface can be gently scraped off with a bamboo stick, and the part below will present a more delicate finished product. According to the description in the book, the finished gouache does not emit an overly strong sour smell, but a light and elegant scent, even similar to the unique body fragrance of a woman.

Therefore, the two sisters carefully memorized the production steps in the book and then started to practice. Just like when making rouge, Su Shian was still more suitable for taking on some auxiliary work, and the detailed tasks had to be handled by Su Shining.

It is worth mentioning that the small stone mill they used was specially remade by Uncle Zhu from Gongchen Street. Su Shian used it to grind pomegranate flowers two days ago, but accidentally dropped it on the ground, causing a small piece of damage to the stone mill. Fortunately, it did not hurt her feet, nor did it affect the normal operation of the stone mill, but only slightly affected the appearance.

Therefore, from then on, whenever there was anything that required hands-on work and was slightly dangerous, Su Shining would rush over to do it without hesitation to prevent any unexpected situations.

Su Shikuan and Su Shirong curiously surrounded the rice paste that Su Shining had already ground, and kept asking, "Sister, what delicious food did An An ask you to make?"

Su Shining replied unhappily: "This is not for eating."

"If it's not food, why is it made with rice? Can't things made with rice be eaten?" Su Shikuan looked confused, and Su Shirong was also puzzled.

Deng Xian saw this and quickly shouted, "Kuan'er, Rong'er, stop making trouble and let your sister do her work in peace."