Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 124 Dye Fang
As soon as Li Lijun returned to her own courtyard, Erhong quickly closed the courtyard door behind her, and then took Shi Qing to guard outside the main house to avoid anyone approaching.

Mrs. Shao welcomed Li Lijun into the house. The two nuns, Cui and Lu, had been waiting here for a long time. When they saw her come back, they all stood up nervously.

Li Lijun sat down on the throne and nodded at them: "My concubine agrees. She will block things in the palace for me. The forest farm contract will be delivered later. She will also ask Zou Wangfu to borrow it for me. other courtyard."

Nanny Cui breathed a sigh of relief, Nanny Lu sat down on the mat and chanted Buddha.Lady Shao's eyes were red, and she choked with sobs: "It's really not easy... But as long as the princess is willing to show up and the prince is willing to protect the little lady, we don't have to be afraid of the king and anyone else!"

Cui Nanny felt sorry for the money she gave out: "Zhao Chenji's [-]% income... How can Princess Dou not be tempted? Even if it is for money, she will not give up the benefits she got! Her natal family has become more and more popular over the years The decline is actually because her brother has been ill for a long time and cannot support the family, and has no money to manage the officialdom! Otherwise, it would not be too difficult to find a leisurely and honorable official position for Uncle Dou, and others would not despise their family , he can still recover well.”

Nanny Lu slowly sat up straight: "You don't have to feel sorry for the money that has been given away. In the past, when the lady was here, the money was still spent on other people in the palace, and it didn't fall into the lady's pocket. Now it's up to Dou The concubine is in charge of the money, and the successor king will no longer be able to spend as he pleases like before. He should also let him know the benefits of our lady! See if he still feels sorry for that little bitch who murdered him!"

Mrs. Shao sighed and said, "If my lady had told the concubine earlier, maybe the shopkeepers of Zhao Chenji would have been able to leave a few less. Now only half of the eight shopkeepers are left... The guys are also panicked, and they can't wait to see you." I don’t know what Zhao Chenji will look like in the future.”

Li Lijun said lightly: "The people who left have already had a different heart, and it's useless to force them to stay. Besides, they didn't go to the Yang family, but to other clans and royal relatives. We don't have to scream, just It should be to give their new owners face. The rest of the shopkeepers and staff are our own people. I have a new secret recipe, so naturally I will give it to my own people, so that I can really feel at ease."

Mother Cui said: "Pomegranate red material has been sold for more than ten years, and it is not as popular as before. The young lady has a new secret recipe in her hand, which can make good materials of other colors, which can just replace pomegranate red. Before releasing the new secret recipe, we will drive out those who have different ideas first, so as to avoid the risk of the secret recipe being leaked. As for the original secret recipe, even if it is leaked, it will not affect the overall situation."

Nanny Cui followed Li Lijun once out of Chang'an, knowing that she practiced with the gods, she has completely become her fan.Li Lijun said that she had a new dye formula, she had never seen the real thing, so she believed it and let Li Lijun do it.Nanny Lu thought something was wrong at first, but seeing that Nanny Cui and Mrs. Shao supported Li Lijun without hesitation, she thought that they were so confident because they had seen the dyed material from a new secret recipe, so she stopped talking.If she knew the truth, she might not be as calm as she is now.

But although she didn't know the truth, she still actively asked Cui Mama: "What color is the new secret recipe that the little lady brought out? Do you want me to open my eyes?"

Mother Cui said angrily: "What's the rush?! Where are we now? You are not afraid to let people in the house know and leak the news? Since Concubine Dou has agreed to let us move to Saga Mountain, then we will wait until the time comes. When there are only your own people around, try a new dyeing method. This thing is only dyed a little bit, which is completely different from dyeing dozens of pieces in a large vat. We are going to do business, of course it is impossible to come up with a new method I just use it directly, and I have to try it out little by little to find out the most suitable ratio, and also try out the most pleasing color depth, and I also have to consider the cost of raw materials.”

Nanny Lu agreed deeply: "Ah Cui, you are right. There is no need to rush this matter. Anyway, with so many people left by Zhao Chenji, the business of the store will definitely be greatly affected. Let's sort out the original workshop staff first. , stabilize the situation, and it is not too late to consider new materials."

Li Lijun said: "Since the people who want to leave have already left, the mothers should quickly appease the rest of the staff and tell them that Ah Weng will support us and that Zhao Chenji can't fall, so tell them not to panic. Those who have left Shopkeeper and fellow shopkeepers, the shops that should be closed should be closed, and those that are not closed can be directly handed over to the people under the concubine and asked them to run them. It is only because I respect Aunt and Grandma. In this way, even if I leave Those who have acquired want to present the shops they operated in the past to the new owner, and they have no choice but to hinder the reputation of the Sui Palace."

Mrs. Shao was a little worried: "But what if these shops fall into the hands of princes and concubines...they don't return them?" They are the best shops in the East and West, and it would be a pity to lose them.

Li Lijun didn't think it was a pity: "This is the protection fee we paid. Only after paying it can we have a few years of quiet life. Besides, this is only until I reach my age. After six years, everything will return to my hands. "

Others refuse to pay it back?Six years later was the Anshi Rebellion.If she can't stop this war and Chang'an City is engulfed in flames of war, God knows how many shops in the eastern and western cities will survive?If the royal family can escape, they will not come back for several years, and if they cannot escape, they will die. What difference does it make if the shop is not returned?
If she can stop this war... Could it be that she at that time could still be taken advantage of? !
In order to appease the hearts of his own people, Li Lijun dug out a box from the bedroom and opened it for his confidants to see.

Here are a few recipes she recalled today.She has traveled through so many worlds, remembering that the dye shop where her mother married her was mainly for self-dyed clothes, so how could she not pay attention to various dye formulas that she had never seen before?She still can't find many raw materials used in these formulas in Xuantang Small World, but some of them are not difficult to collect, but the world doesn't know their functions yet.She also knows several color-fixing agents made from Chinese herbal medicine, and even collected the seeds of some plants that can be used to make dyes in other worlds.As long as she is given time, she can come up with more dye recipes.

However, these few recipes are enough for her for the time being: "Here are two recipes for dyes, one is green and the other is peach pink. According to the ratio of raw materials, the color can be changed in depth. This We need to find someone to try slowly. Among them, the raw materials for the green dyeing method are relatively easy to find, but the peach pink dyeing method is a bit troublesome. The main raw materials cannot be found in the Central Plains. But I have seeds here, you can find them A hillside should be more diverse, and try to be self-sufficient. This kind of plant can not only be used as dyes, but also spices and medicinal materials. It has many uses. If we grow it, we will never suffer.”

In addition, there are two prescriptions, one is to add luminous effect to the white fabric, and the other is to fix the color.The former was the inspiration that Lin Jiulang gave her when he saw what she said after she practiced under the moon that day.

Nanny Lu carefully opened the four prescriptions, looked at them, and put them back into the box with great care: "Little lady, put these prescriptions away quickly, and don't let outsiders see them!" She had no doubts about Li Lijun's words, and still He felt that the other party was far-sighted, "No wonder the young lady insisted on buying the forest farm of Dou's family. It turned out that she was interested in the hillside land of the forest farm! That's right, even if it used to be a forest farm, it would not have to take decades to get it in our hands." Wait for the trees to mature!"

Li Lijun smiled: "There is a dyeing formula, but it still needs to be tested. These will be arranged by the mothers."

The two mothers Cui and Lu immediately patted their chests: "Leave it on us!"

(End of this chapter)