Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 189 Buying Books
There are many functions of sweet-scented osmanthus: beautify the skin, lose weight, relieve emotional tension and so on.

But what Chunqiu needs to make the ointment is the smell of sweet-scented osmanthus, that's right, it is the fragrance and elegant taste of osmanthus. To make the ointment, in order to play the role she needs, Chunqiu will inevitably add some special effects to it. Traditional Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal medicines will have some medicinal fragrances. In order to cover up this taste, Chunqiu can only use floral fragrances instead.

The ointment that Chunqiu wants to make is similar to that of the later generations, but it is more complicated than the cream. It can not only make the skin smooth and delicate, but also brighten the complexion and beautify the complexion.

In order to make this kind of ointment, Chunqiu plans to go to the pharmacy in the county town tomorrow to buy some herbal medicine. By the way, I will buy some bottles and jars to fill the medicine. I will try it for her mother when the time comes. If the effect is good, I can mass-produce it. .

Of course, all of the above are still in the imagination of Chunqiu. The most important thing at present is to wash and dry the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers she picked at her aunt's house.

Although there is a waterproof cloth on the ground, it is inevitable that some osmanthus petals that fall outside will be stained with dust. The petals picked in spring and autumn are either imported or wiped on the face. Wash the petals clean.

A bucket of clean water was brought up from the well, Chunqiu untied the rope on the cloth bag, and poured all the osmanthus petals in the bag into the basin. In the winnow, put it on the shelf next to the yard to dry the sweet-scented osmanthus.

The racks in the yard are used to dry the tea leaves, because the tea leaves that shopkeeper Li gave are ready to be picked. In order not to waste the tea leaves, Yuan asked her father to make a small rack and put them in the yard a few days ago for There are about three layers of shelves for drying tea leaves or green vegetables, and each layer has a round fan placed in it. Now there is nothing left on the upper layer, which is just right for Spring and Autumn.

Carefully wash all the osmanthus petals with clean water, Chunqiu put the osmanthus petals into the winnow with satisfaction, except for some osmanthus for making osmanthus cake at night.

"Second Brother"

When Chunqiu saw Yang Chunming coming out of the door, he shouted directly.

It's really timely that her second brother came, otherwise she would have to find someone to put her in.That's right, because of the height difference, Chunqiu couldn't put the winnows full of sweet-scented osmanthus on the shelf.

"Qiu'er, what's wrong?"

Yang Chunming walked to Chunqiu's side, with a doubtful tone.

He originally planned to go out and buy some books for reference. After all, he will go to the county school to study in a few days. Speaking of the county school, it is the most knowledgeable place in Linfang County. One is not born as a scholar, Yang Chunming has just passed the children's examination this year, although his knowledge is rich among his peers, it is still not as good as those real students, in order not to be too difficult when the time comes, Yang Chunming plans to Use more energy.

"Second brother, help me put the winnow on it."

Chunqiu pointed to the flutter full of petals not far away, and said seriously.

Yang Chunming glanced at the winnow, and blurted out, "Huh? Those are all sweet-scented osmanthus?" There was a hint of novelty in his tone.

Chunqiu nodded, "Yeah, I picked it from my aunt's house today, and I'm going to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

It’s no secret that Chunqiu likes to eat all kinds of pastries. When he was in school in Heishan Town, Yang Chunming would go to Grandma Hu’s to buy two catties of pastries for Chunqiu every time he came home from vacation. Now listening to his sister say this, Yang Chunming's handsome face was half helpless and half emotional, "Qiu'er really loves osmanthus cake very much."

Chunqiu nodded seriously, "Yeah, sweet-scented osmanthus cake is delicious."

"Hehe" Yang Chunming smiled, then raised his body and put the winnow on the shelf, "Qiuer, do you want to go to the bookstore with my second brother?" Yang Chunming looked at Chunqiu's bulging Xiaolian asked directly, and Yang Chunming came to his senses afterwards, shaking his head at his impulsiveness, probably because he couldn't see his sister being bored.

In fact, this is Yang Chunming's misunderstanding, Chunqiu is not boring, she is thinking about the problem.

"Huh?" Chunqiu puffed up her steamed stuffed bun face, she was planning to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake, did the second brother actually take her to the bookstore?

"Second brother, I'm going to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake." Chunqiu still said what she was going to do soon.

After Yang Chunming heard this, Qingjun's face suddenly collapsed, and his tone was a little lost, "Qiu'er, why don't you go out with your second brother?"

Ok?Her second brother acted like a baby to her again, Chunqiu had already seen through everything, Chunqiu had some hesitation on his face, "Then... well, come back with my second brother to make sweet-scented osmanthus cake" Chunqiu still couldn't bear to reject her second brother, gritted his teeth, or I agreed.Who made her second brother look so good-looking!

When Yang Chunming heard that his sister still agreed to come down, he immediately smiled happily, "Okay, Qiu'er, let's go out with my second brother." After Yang Chunming finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to take Chunqiu's little hand and walked towards the door.

When I left the shop, I told her mother, and went straight out the door amidst her mother's words of "be careful on the road".

Now the sun has set to the west, the weather is no longer as hot as before, and the number of pedestrians on both sides of the street has also decreased significantly. Walking on the street, Chunqiu reached out and pulled Yang Chunming's sleeve, successfully attracting Yang Chunming's attention Afterwards, Chunqiu said, "Second brother, can we go to the pharmacy?" Chunqiu originally planned to go to the pharmacy to sell medicine tomorrow, but he didn't expect to be able to run out with her second brother today. , by the way to buy some medicine, and save her coming out by herself tomorrow.

When Yang Chunming heard that his sister was going to the pharmacy, he stopped quickly, lowered his body and reached out to touch Chunqiu's little head, and hurriedly asked, "Qiu'er, have you caught the wind?"

Yang Chunming thought his sister had a cold, otherwise she wouldn't have said anything and would have gone to the pharmacy.

Seeing her second brother's flustered look, Chunqiu directly shook his head and explained, "No, I just thought of a prescription that Grandpa Zhou told me before, thinking that there is nothing to do, so let's go out and try." Chunqiu randomly found an excuse to prevaricate Yang Chunming.

"Nonsense, there is no way to try a prescription at random. What if something happens to this?" Yang Chunming's face became even uglier, and he immediately began to reprimand him.

Chunqiu was taken aback by her second brother's stern face, and then quickly explained, "Second brother, it's not what you think, it's for mother..." Chunqiu resisted his second brother's distrustful expression , like a black line, told everything honestly, I believe Chunqiu, if she didn't tell the truth, her second brother would definitely tell her mother.

In order to reduce unnecessary troubles, Chunqiu had no choice but to explain patiently, she only begged her brother to let her go and stop asking, you know, women's questions are really hard to explain.

Fortunately, God heard Chunqiu's prayer. After Yang Chunming listened to Chunhua's awkward explanation, he really didn't want to ask any more questions. Instead, he got up and pulled Chunqiu forward. Chunqiu looked at her second brother's arm blankly, Gradually, her mind came to her senses, and she realized later that her second brother...does he believe her?
The school where Chunqiu and his wife went was located at a corner not far from the county school. When the two entered, they passed the county school. Chunqiu looked up at the big gate and the imposing stone lions on both sides of the door. Full of excitement, this is equivalent to the existence of a key high school in later generations!
The gate of the county school was tightly closed, Chunqiu wanted to go in and visit more, but he had no chance, as if he felt Chunqiu's mood, a pair of big hands directly attached to Chunqiu's small head, and rubbed vigorously.

"Second brother, let go, my hair is all messed up"

Chunqiu looked at Yang Chunming accusingly, her second brother was really bad, he must have done it on purpose.

Yang Chunming clenched his left hand into a fist and coughed twice against his chin to conceal his embarrassment. Looking at his sister's pitiful big eyes, Yang Chunming smiled and said, "Qiu'er, we should go now." Otherwise, the pharmacy should be closed.”

When it came to business, Chunqiu didn't quarrel with Yang Chunming. Chunqiu pretended to be fierce, made a face at Yang Chunming, and then ran away by herself regardless of Yang Chunming behind him, letting her second brother tease her. Brother, I don't know when it started, Chunqiu has already regarded herself as a little girl, as if she is really only seven years old.

The two came by coincidence, as the clerk in the bookstore was about to close the door, two guests, one big and one small, were ushered in.

The clerk greeted him warmly, and he didn't look angry at all because of the delay in closing the door. "You two, what do you want to buy?"

"Bring some white paper and ink ingots. Also, do you have classical Chinese stereotypes here? Want to buy some back?" Yang Chunming told the store clerk what he wanted to buy.

"Yes, please, please come here." The waiter happily invited Yang Chunming aside, and then took out a few books that were selling well from behind the counter and handed them over, "Guests, they are all here. For other instructions, please ask the guests to call the villain again." After the man finished speaking, he looked down to find the white paper and ink ingots that Yang Chunming wanted. The white paper was even better, but the ink ingots were a bit difficult. Yang Chunming regretted not asking what kind of ink ingot the other party wanted. Ink ingot, as the name implies, is an ink stick used to grind ink. As long as ordinary ink sticks are mixed with water and ground, ink will be diluted. The higher the fineness of the tall ink stick, the more flexible the written characters are. After pondering for a long time, I still took out a medium-quality ink stick.

At this time, Chunqiu was lying curiously beside the discarded books. Most of the books in front of him were not complete. Chunqiu looked down at the ancient book with missing pages. , I really need Spring and Autumn...

After Yang Chunming paid the bill with what he wanted, Chunqiu also came back with her baby in his arms. Yang Chunming looked at the books Chunqiu carried back in surprise, most of them were tattered, "Qiuer, these Do you want to buy them all?" Although he didn't know why his younger sister came back with these nostalgic books, Yang Chunming, who is a good brother, still asked.

"Yes." Chunqiu nodded.

"Please settle these together." Yang Chunming didn't ask, and directly added a sentence to the guy next to him.

In the end, the books in Chunqiu's arms were bought directly at the price of [-] Wen. According to the buddy, these books were going to be thrown away. Since the little sister wants it, she can choose it for [-] Wen. Anyway, it's nothing. Good thing, not to mention that the other guest spent a lot of money, and looking at Yang Chunming's face, this book was also given as a favor by the boy.

(End of this chapter)