perfumer

When the aunt came back from Xia's house, her expression was not as positive as when she went there, her shoulders were slumped, and she was a little listless.

"Auntie, what's the matter?" Mrs. Cao asked hurriedly when she saw her like this, thinking that she was disappointed because she didn't sell the rouge paste, so she couldn't help but persuade her, "Then Miss Xia, don't buy it if you don't buy it. Da Lang and Saburo will be responsible for the sale, and you have never sold anything before, and you are not good at speaking, so it is understandable that you cannot sell anything."

"Mother, Mrs. Xia bought a bottle of pomegranate red rouge cream. I decide to ask her for ten cents less." The aunt's voice sounded dull, full of many thoughts.

When Mrs. Cao heard that it was sold, she laughed immediately, said three good things in succession, and said, "It's right for neighbors to ask for less money, and there's no need to be unhappy."

The aunt didn't want to talk much, so she didn't explain. She walked back to the house silently and put down the rouge cream. Now, seeing the red and bright colors, her heart became more and more bitter. After continuing to help, Mrs. Cao didn't think too much, and started talking about the Xia family's business, "The two sisters-in-law in her family are not fuel-efficient. Seeing that she bought rouge cream, they must be jealous, but neither is Mrs. Xia. Vegetarian, listen to them quarreling twice every day, the two elders of the Xia family have a daughter, spoiled by Mrs. Xia..."

The aunt listened, and her hand movements slowed down. She couldn't help but wonder where Miss Xia would marry, and what kind of family would she marry?

In the evening, when Bai Xin came back, the aunt remembered what Mrs. Xia had said. The knots in her heart that had been left behind had now formed knots and stuck in her chest, so that when she talked about her favorite rouge and gouache, she was not as enthusiastic as before. I went to Mrs. Xia's house today, and I explained everything, and then said: "I saw that she used sugar water to make powder. I still remember eating sugar during the Chinese New Year. The sugar is sticky on the hands. If it is applied on the face, Can’t even talk? Miss Xia asked if she could make the powder into a paste, if she could, she would definitely buy it!”

"In order to make the powder stick to the face, it needs to be blended naturally. Sugar water is just the simplest method. There are also honey, floral dew, and amanita sesame oil..." Bai Xin thought for a while, and said: "After you reminded , The powder can indeed be made into a powder paste, which is a good idea, but I bought the spices with money, and I dare not touch the remaining part of the money, and the powder paste may take a while to be made."

I have to buy this spice every day. After listening to his special explanation, the aunt guessed that what I bought was different from usual, so she became a little interested and asked, "What spice did you buy? It cost a lot of money?"

Bai Xin smiled and nodded, "One is that the Buddha Bathing Festival is coming soon, so I bought Duliang incense, tulips, Qiuji incense, aconite incense, and benzoin to make five-color perfumes. The second is to buy some Jiangzhen incense and prepare to make new fragrances."

The aunt blinked, attracted by the name of the perfume, "What is five-color perfume?"

Knowing that Mrs. Bai Xin was detained in the Bai family before, she didn't understand anything, so she seriously preached: "On the day of the Buddha Bathing Festival, the temple filled the Buddha's top with five-color perfumes. These five-color perfumes are Yiduliangxiang, tulip, Qiujixiang, Aconite incense and benzoin are fried together with five kinds of spices. Visitors will not want to ask for some bathing Buddha water to bathe and wash, and gain immeasurable blessings. However, the capital has a large population, and where can you find the holy water for bathing Buddha in temples? Some families enshrine Buddha , I have to bathe the Buddha at home, so I will sell some five-color perfumes, trying to sell them according to the season."

After hearing this, the aunt was full of admiration, and she really felt that in the mind of the third brother, there were all ways to make money. She subconsciously thought that these five kinds of spices must not be cheap, so the third brother said that he could not afford to spend money to make powder ointment, but he did not know that these five kinds of spices Among the spices, only benzoin was slightly more expensive, and it was shipped from the country of Kucha. It was Jiangzhenxiang that really made Bai Xin stretched.

Seeing that she didn't ask, Bai Xin didn't explain in detail, and was too busy to take out all the spices.

The five-color perfume sounds a little troublesome, but it is actually not difficult. You only need to decoct the five prepared spices separately. , mixed together, it becomes a five-color perfume, and the dross is filtered out, and it turns into a bluish color, which is dim and dark, and seems to carry a wonderful power.The smell of these five kinds of spices is quiet and fragrant, clean and elegant.

Soon, it came to the eighth day of April, and all the monasteries held Buddha-bathing fast meetings on this day. I saw people on the street carrying Baiting to bathe Buddha, and every family gave alms. Among them, the ceremony of Daxiangguo Temple was the most solemn. He presided over it personally, and there were many eminent monks who had attained the Tao to protect the Dharma. People from the capital poured into the temple, helping the old and the young from all directions to pay their respects to the grand occasion of bathing the Buddha, praying for a share of the holy water for bathing the Buddha, and gaining immeasurable blessings.

Hearing that the water was so miraculous, Mrs. Cao wanted to ask for some to bathe her children one by one, but when she saw that the sky was not yet bright, and the crowds outside were already pouring in, she herself panicked and dared not step out of the house. .

At this time, several mothers and daughters from the next door came to the Bai family to look for Mrs. Cao and Mrs. Bai. My daughter goes to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, and come back with some holy water?"

With that voice, the little bird that landed on the roof flapped its wings and flew away in fright, and the quiet morning became not quiet.

Mrs. Cao opened the door and poked out a face, her eyes were still a little flinching unconsciously, "There are a lot of strange people outside, I won't go."

These people also understand Cao's temperament and know that she has little knowledge. Although the Bai family has made a fortune now, they still look down on them in their bones. "

Mrs. Cao couldn't tell she was being sarcastic, so she nodded in agreement.

Xia's mother covered her mouth and laughed, "You dare not go out, why don't you let your daughter out for a stroll? Come with us to the temple to burn incense, get some holy water and come back, I guarantee that all wishes will come true!"

She said that she was a little impatient later, if her daughter hadn't clamored to invite Aunt Bai, she wouldn't have been pestering her for a long time.

Aunt Bai stood aside, looking forward to Ai Ai. Mrs. Xia had already mentioned to her about going to the temple. When she was afraid, her heart was inevitably moved, and she wanted to go and see the bustling capital.

Cao didn't notice it, and said without thinking, "My aunt? She won't go either."

Mother Xia had nothing to say, she shrugged and looked back at her daughter.

Xia Niangzi was a little anxious, and kept winking at Auntie.

The aunt bit her lip, shook her head slightly, and lowered her eyelids in disappointment.

Bai Xin noticed that the eldest sister had changed into a dress she didn't usually wear, her mouth was painted with rouge, her face was flushed, her hair was oily and smooth, she obviously dressed up secretly. At the same time, she also noticed that Mrs. Xia's He immediately smiled, stepped forward and said, "Mother, let eldest sister go out to play with Aunt Xia."

Mrs. Cao turned her head to look at Bai Xin in disbelief, "It's a mess outside, why should someone abduct it?"

Mother Xia curled her lips in disdain, and Lady Xia hurriedly said: "Aunt Cao, it's bright and sunny, why are there so many kidnappers? Besides, this is the capital city, and we have so many people together."

Mrs. Cao thought that there was so much work at home again, and she didn't want her to go out to play for a day. How could Bai Xin not understand his mother's thoughts, he was grateful for the hard work of his family, and wanted to let everyone go out together. , besides, the eldest sister-in-law is going to take the dog again, and Wu Niang is young, so she can only hold on to her eldest sister first.

"Mother, it's only for one day, let the eldest sister go out to play." After finishing speaking, Bai Xin agreed on his own initiative, walked up to Xia's mother and crossed his hands and asked, "Thank you, Aunt Xia, please take care of my eldest sister." Now, she's going out for the first time."

Everyone in the neighborhood knew that the Bai family was headed by Bai Sanlang, and seeing his handsome appearance and pleasant speech, they unconsciously had a good impression of him. Xia's mother laughed and said, "It's nothing!"

Mrs. Cao didn't want to refute her son's face in public, so she could only sigh quietly, but she was still a little flustered.

Seeing this, Wu Niang quickly stretched Bai Xin's sleeves, raised her head, and whispered, "Third brother, I want to play too."

Bai Xin was a little embarrassed. After all, Wu Niang was young and naughty, so he didn't dare to let others take her out.

Bai Xin still didn't know how to comfort her, Cao Shi first pulled Wu Niang over and scolded: "You are so young, going out with others will cause trouble."

Xia's mother was also afraid that she would have to take care of the younger one, so she stood aside and didn't speak.

Wu Niang pursed her lips in grievance, her eyes were a little red.

Bai Xin sighed again, and persuaded softly: "Fifth Sister, next time, Third Brother will take you out, let Eldest Sister go out to have fun this time, she usually takes care of us, and she has worked hard. I will ask Eldest Sister to give it to you." Bring back the gadgets."

As soon as Wu Niang heard about the gadget, she immediately broke into a smile, nodded heavily, then looked at the elder sister, and seriously told her, "Elder sister, don't forget!"

The aunt also laughed, and Bai Xin pulled her aside, gave her dozens of pennies and a small piece of silver, the aunt took the copper coin, but wanted to push the silver back, shaking her head in horror, "This is enough, no Bring money, if you lose it, I will cry to death."

Bai Xin gave way a few more times, but the elder sister was determined not to bring any money, so he had no choice but to give up and stuffed some copper coins for her.

After tidying up, the aunt went out with several pairs of mother and son in the neighborhood. Mrs. Cao saw her daughter holding Mrs. Xia's hand, and the two chatted non-stop. He swallowed the words of complaint, and only sighed heavily.

Bai Xin thought she was still worried, so he comforted her, "Mother, this place is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and today is another grand event to bathe the Buddha. The sky is bright and bright, so where can there be kidnappers?"

Cao shi said kindly, and Bai Xin pushed the cart and went out to set up a stall.

He asked the eldest sister to go out for a stroll, it was good intentions, who would want to do bad things with good intentions, in the afternoon, I saw that mother Xia came looking for her in a hurry, her face was as pale as paper, "Sanlang, your eldest sister is lost!"

The author has something to say: After thinking about it, I feel that Bai Xin also had good intentions, and it is not considered a mistake.