perfumer

Chapter 55

A few days after leaving the second and third rooms of the Bai family, Young Master Cheng brought people to Songshan Village again. When he saw people going to the empty yard, he was dumbfounded and thought that something happened to the Bai Xin family. When he went to the capital, he was both happy and worried. He was happy because he would live in the capital in the future, which made it easier to play. What worried him was the huge crowd, where would he find someone?

Master Cheng reluctantly stayed with his sister in Cheng Yuan for a few days, and then hurried back to Beijing with his people.

At that time, Bai Xin had long forgotten Master Cheng, thinking that he was just a playmate who stayed for a short time when he was young, and he would have nothing to do with him in the future. All he is thinking about now is making money. Needed, but it sold well. After seeing the stability, he started to make more anti-perspirant incense, and gave half of it to his elder brother to sell near Wuyue Temple, but on the first day, his elder brother didn't sell any.

After the eldest brother returned home, he felt unable to lift his head, and sat in the corner without saying a word. Seeing that he couldn’t sell, Mrs. Cao couldn’t help worrying, “Why can’t you sell anything? Could it be that the place you chose is not good and there is no one? "

The elder brother shook his head and said in a low voice, "It's very lively with people coming and going, but no one came to see it."

"Hey, what the hell is going on!"

The elder brother couldn't tell, he just said that no one came to see, Bai Xin actually guessed the reason, but the mother was so concerned about this matter, so she didn't say it, fearing that the elder brother would be scolded, she only said that they would be together someday To set up a stall, the elder brother also wanted to learn from Bai Xin, so he agreed happily.

In the early morning of the second day, the two of them went to Wuyue Temple with bamboo baskets on their backs. The Wuyue Temple is next to Taixue. It is magnificent, with several floors of pavilions. Xin chose a place, spread out the cloth, and arranged the things one by one. Seeing this, the eldest brother awkwardly came over to help, sticking to the ground, stacking them one by one, wishing they were neatly compared horizontally and vertically.

After setting it up, the two of them squatted behind. The eldest brother said nothing, pursed his lips, and stared nervously at the passers-by. Seeing him like this, Bai Xin thought that ordinary people wanted to come and have a look, and they were also impressed by his seriousness. He flinched in fright, so he gently pushed with his hand, the eldest brother trembled suddenly, and looked over in confusion.

Bai Xin said: "Brother, you don't have to be so nervous." After finishing speaking, he yelled like before, "Sweat-eliminating sachet! Sweat-eliminating sachet that repels insects and evil! Anti-dandruff scalp oil, Remove dust, dirt, and knots!"

The eldest brother obviously didn't expect Sanlang to yell, he was a little surprised, and he also knew why no one came to see his booth yesterday, and lowered his head in embarrassment.

After a while, someone came over to ask, Bai Xin talked wildly, and said that the fragrance is long-lasting and not easy to disperse. The person saw that the sachet was exquisitely made, so he bought it happily, and sold it within half an hour of setting up the stall went for one.

The eldest brother smiled, and admired Saburo in his heart, "You still have the ability, the eldest brother can't even set up a stall."

The eldest brother followed Bai Xin for a day, even if he was a stupid person, he could learn three or five sentences. The next day, he went to the Five Mountains Temple alone. Handing the money to Bai Xin, he looked like a child waiting for praise.

After that, the two of them sold separately, and each could sell ten or twenty pieces every day, earning four to five hundred wen.

Mrs. Cao is already an Amitabha for this, and she doesn’t ask for anything else, she is happy all day long, but Bai Xin is not satisfied with it. Everything in this capital is expensive, and there is not much money left aside from food and drink. He began to think about doing it again. What kind of incense is just the incense prescription in his mind, most of which need to be prepared with agarwood, musk, sandalwood, etc. These precious spices are almost equivalent to gold, how can he afford them, and besides, he is just setting them up now The small stalls usually come into contact with ordinary people, even if they can afford these spices, they may not be able to sell them.

After closing the stall every day, he didn't go home immediately, but went along the streets to inquire about what was sold in the capital and what spices were in fashion.

One day, he saw bath bean powder selling all kinds of aromatherapy in a shop, and subconsciously asked, "Are there any soap balls?"

The guy was taken aback, his face full of astonishment, "Soap ball, what is that?"

Bai Xin was also stunned, and blinked a few times, "Just use soap..." He stopped abruptly and looked at the other party strangely.

The guy felt hairy, and stroked his arm unconsciously, "What exactly do you want to buy? I haven't heard of soap balls, but there are acacias."

Bai Xin could hardly restrain the corners of his mouth from rising. It was as if a snare drum was installed on his chest and was beating, and the beating was getting faster and faster, so that his hands were shaking a little. He asked again and again, "Have you heard of soap balls?" ?”

The man waved his hand impatiently, "I've never heard of it, maybe it's some kind of shabby stuff in your country, and you can't sell it in the capital."

After hearing this, Bai Xin was overjoyed. He thanked him briskly, and rushed out like the wind. He still felt a little unreal when he ran to the street. It's just that this shop has never heard of soap balls, but my expectations have come to nothing.

He hastily visited several shops and stalls selling rouge and gouache, and all the answers he got were that he had never heard of soap balls. At this moment, he put his heart into his stomach, and felt that his internal organs were comfortable, and his breathing was pleasant. He bought some saponins nearby, and some medicinal materials and spices.

Bai Xin went shopping, and it was a bit late when he returned home. Seeing his red face, Mrs. Cao knew that the business was good. Recently, he didn't bother to ask how much he sold every day.

He took out the things he had bought, and it was not strange for Cao Shi to see more than a dozen packets of medicinal materials, thinking that they were used for perspiration repellent. It can be seen that he took out the black and dry acacia, so he couldn't help but stop his hands. Asked: "How to buy this thing?"

Bai Xin paused and looked over.

Mrs. Cao picked up an acacia, looked at it, and continued: "Just grab some stove ashes for washing clothes, why buy acacia? This thing is not forbidden, and it will be gone after a few times."

Bai Xin sighed, thinking that her mother's problem of being a money fan would not be able to be corrected a long time ago, and she got used to her nagging.

At this time, the eldest sister had already prepared dinner, greeted her a few times, and the family gathered together to finish the meal. Now that the Bai family is somewhat richer, at least there is no need to worry about not getting paid. Finally, the shadow of the egg can be seen on the table. , lined with green shallots, exudes a tempting aroma, a small plate is enough for each person to eat a few bites.

While eating, Mrs. Cao casually said that Saburo had bought acacia, and especially told her eldest sister to save some money when washing clothes, so as not to use them up all at once.

Then Bai Xin said: "My acacia is useful for buying, but I want to make soap balls and sell them."

After everyone heard this, they looked at him together, and the elder sister immediately asked, "Third brother, what are soap balls?"

Mrs. Cao subconsciously muttered, "I'm playing around again, can't I just sell the fragrance of sweating?"

Mrs. Cao is such a person, should I say it is easier to be satisfied, or is she timid, she used to be in the village, she was content with being able to sell turpentine, and she didn’t ask for anything else. After finishing speaking, he explained, "This soap ball is also used for cleaning, which is better than just using acacia locusts."

The eldest sister nodded ignorantly, thinking about how to make it later.

After eating, the elder sister quickly packed up her things and went into the house to find Bai Xin.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw dozens of medicinal materials and spices on the table. The elder sister was so dizzy, she moved a stool and sat aside, and asked, "Third Brother, what are these?" After finishing speaking, she pointed to one of the One, said: "I recognize these few, this is Angelica dahurica, this is hawthorn, and this is almond."

Bai Xin was used to explaining to the eldest sister, so he pointed to others and said, "This is white monkshood, white silkworm, bletilla striata, white tribulus, white scorpion, grass aconite, white clove, white glue incense, rhubarb, amitabha, baby tea."

The eldest sister heard it, but didn't even remember half of it. She pressed her head and said helplessly: "I think they are all grayish yellow, they look similar, and I can't tell the difference."

Bai Xin smiled, incense and medicine have been combined since ancient times, and they are used a lot, and they are gradually remembered.

He put the washed acacia in a basin and pounded it with a mallet. The acacia was dried out in the sun, but now it was full of moisture, so it was very easy to break into pieces and be smashed again.

The eldest sister guessed that those medicinal materials and spices will be ground into powder in the end, so it can be seen that the third brother has not moved, so she said: "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Bai Xin thought that making soap balls was not as elaborate as making incense, and only wanted a "fineness", so he said, "Well, sister, help me grind these medicinal materials into powder."

The eldest sister nodded hurriedly, rolled up her sleeves, eager to try, she just picked it randomly, put it in a small mortar and pounded it, and for a while, only the sound of tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk came from the room.

Bai Xin's acacia was easy to mash, and it was ready in a short while. He added chicken bouillon to it, and it became a muddy paste.

The eldest sister glanced at it, feeling a little disgusted, "It's so sticky, can it really be cleaned? And it smells fishy, ​​which is not good."

"Of course it can, it's not finished yet." After mixing it well, Bai Xin put it aside and explained: "Let's put it aside for a day, and put it in the yard to dry tomorrow, and the smell will be gone."

Bai Xin wanted to accept the elder sister's job, but told the elder sister to avoid her. She finally found someone who could help, and she was just getting fresh, "Take a rest, I set up a stall outside for a day, besides, I also like to do this .”

Bai Xin saw that the eldest sister was really enjoying it, so she didn't argue. She sat by the side and rested for a while, rubbing her arms from time to time.

Seeing his movements, the eldest sister suddenly said: "Third brother, you can buy a small mortar and pound it tomorrow. You will teach me to grind it in the future, and don't carry everything on your shoulders. In fact, mother and elder brother both want to help, but they are afraid of me. You messed up clumsily, after you left during the day, mother always asked me what you were doing, are you tired?"

After hearing this, Bai Xin felt quite complicated, and then reflected that he really disliked their clumsiness, so he did everything by himself, and who knew everything from the beginning?

The acacia was dried in the sun for a day, and the egg smell was almost gone. He mixed the medicinal materials and spices into fine powder, added some white flour, and made them into balls to make soap balls.

Bai Xin thought to himself that this is only made of acacia, not "soap". It is not suitable to be called soap ball, but should be called soap ball. He sniffed it in his nose, and a faint fragrance wafted over him.

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, I used a cliché again...

A reader asked me before whether the elder sister is older or Saburo is older. I will reply here that the elder sister is older, because this name is called Brother X regardless of age, and sister X, which means that the younger brother is also called X. Brother, my younger sister is also called Sister X. The age arrangement of Dafang’s family is Dalang-Aunt-Sanlang-Wu Niang

The age arrangement of the Bai family is Dalang-Auntie-Erlang-Erniang-Sanlang-Sanniang-Siniang-Wuniang and there are still some points. Bai Xin said in the last sentence, "Bai Xin said that this is only made of acacia, not "Soap", the "soap" in his mouth refers to a tree called "soap", or acacia called "soap".