I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

Wen Shutang raised her eyebrows when she saw this task. Isn't this exactly what she wanted to do next? To make a big business, these wealthy ladies with absolute assets are definitely indispensable.

She did not stay in the space for long. After opening her eyes, she found that Xiao Yizhuo had blown out the oil lamp. She glanced at his back and closed her eyes.

The next day, Wen Shutang got up early as usual. She was going to start researching how to make pure water perfume.

In fact, this thing is not difficult to make. To put it simply, it is to distill and extract the fragrant juice from the flowers.

She dug out a large wooden barrel from the small warehouse, cleaned it carefully, and then found a tool to poke a hole in it. She inserted the bamboo into the hole in the barrel. The hollowed-out bamboo just formed a slanted pipe.

Wen Shutang fixed a small dish at one end of the wooden barrel, so that the distilled pure water would gather in the small dish, and then flow outside along the bamboo pipe for easy collection.

A simple distillation apparatus was ready. Wen Shutang clapped his hands and looked at the big wooden barrel in front of him with great satisfaction.

Next, you just need to prepare some fresh flowers and start distilling, but it is gradually winter, the weather is cold, and there are basically no fresh flowers with strong fragrance.

Wen Shutang frowned and walked around the yard several times but didn't find a single flower bud, which made her very troubled.

If you want to make pure water perfume, you must have flowers with fragrance. But she forgot the season. Where can she find flowers in this winter?

Xiao Yizhuo saw her busying herself early in the morning. She was staring at a big wooden barrel and laughing just now, but now she was frowning and no one knew what she was thinking. He was a little confused about what she was doing.

"what are you doing?"

"I want to try making something. Do you know where I can find some flowers?"

Xiao Yizhuo was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on the large wooden barrel in front of him. What could he make with this?

"There are basically no flowers now. Even the wild flowers on the hill behind have withered."

Wen Shutang was inevitably disappointed after getting this answer: "Okay, then I'll think of another way."

Xiao Yizhuo keenly caught her emotions: "I'm going to the town to deliver tofu to the Liang Mansion, do you want to come with me?"

"Go ahead, I need to do some more research."

Anyway, Zhang Dahe won’t arrive for another three days, and this is the first day, so there is still plenty of time.

Xiao Yizhuo nodded, turned around and walked out of the yard with tofu. Wen Shutang looked at his back and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

There are vast green areas in the space, and there is no such thing as seasons. It is warm all year round, so there should be some small wild flowers, right?

Thinking of this, Wen Shutang closed her eyes and entered the space. When she opened her eyes again, she couldn't wait to walk to the green space and search carefully.

Finally, we did find a large patch of beautifully blooming white flowers behind the cabin. This flower is called Baiyutang Flower. It has a light and elegant scent that makes people feel very comfortable when they smell it.

Wen Shutang was very satisfied with its smell, and immediately found a large basin and collected all the small white flowers in it. She picked out the larger flowers and left the remaining tender buds untouched.

It didn't take long to collect a pot of flowers. Wen Shutang walked out of the space with the pot in his arms, satisfied, and just happened to meet Xiao Wan who was walking out of the house.

When Xiao Wan saw Wen Shutang holding so many flowers in his arms, she was stunned: "Mom, where did all these flowers come from? They smell so good."

The scent of Baiyutang flowers is actually not strong, but with so many flowers gathered together, the fragrance naturally spreads out.

“I found this from outside.”

Wen Shutang made up an excuse, and Xiao Wan didn't doubt it. She walked over and looked at the strange-shaped wooden barrel in curiosity.

"Mom, what is this for?"

"This is used to make perfume." Wen Shutang explained as he began to wash the flowers.

"Perfume? What is that?"

"It's just a liquid, but it has a very nice smell. If you spray it on your body, the fragrance will stay for a long time. It's better than perfume pills or something."

Xiao Wan opened her eyes wide: "Then can we use this wooden barrel to do it?"

Wen Shutang nodded: "Yes, let's give it to Wan'er to try out first after we make it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wan squatted in front of Wen Shutang and watched her wash the petals quietly.

Wen Shutang smiled and said nothing, then began to prepare. After cleaning the petals, he removed the stems and leaves, leaving only the pure white petals.

Then she could steam the flowers. She moved the wooden barrel into the kitchen and placed it in the large iron pot filled with water on the stove.

Wen Shutang spread the washed petals flat on the bottom of the wooden barrel. Before the water in the pot boiled, she placed another pot on the barrel, filled it with cold water, and wrapped wet white cloth around the edge of the barrel to achieve a sealing effect.

After doing all this, Wen Shutang wiped the sweat from his forehead, squatted down and added some firewood to the stove.

All you have to do next is wait. When the water in the iron pot below boils, it will raise the temperature in the wooden barrel and distill out the fragrant water vapor from the flowers. When the water vapor comes into contact with the cold water in the iron pot above, it will condense at the bottom of the pot. When there are more water droplets gathered, they will fall onto the small plate and then flow along the bamboo to the small basin that Wen Shutang had placed outside.

Wen Shutang and Xiao Wan waited patiently for the distilled water to flow out of the wooden barrel. Soon, half a basin of pure dew was ready.

“This is the preliminary perfume.”

Xiao Wan leaned in and sniffed: "It seems to have a little fragrance, but not very strong."

"Yes, so we have to keep waiting."

Wen Shutang poured the collected pure dew back into the wooden barrel, added some clean flower petals, and then replaced the heated water in the pot above with cold water.

"Change the water several times and add more flowers several times to make the fragrance purer and richer. The perfume is ready when all the petals are used up." Wen Shutang plucked the remaining petals on his hand, lowered his head and sniffed his fingers, which were also stained with a fresh fragrance.

Wen Shutang and Xiao Wan were standing in front of the wooden barrel, staring intently at the water drops flowing out of the bamboo. This was the same scene that Xiao Ze and Xiao Ye saw when they came out.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Xiao Ye ran to her and looked at the wooden barrel curiously.

"Mom is making perfume." Xiao Wan answered first.

Hearing her say this, many questions popped up in Xiao Ye's mind. He also squatted in front of the wooden barrel and stared at the bamboo without blinking.

Wen Shutang laughed in silence. These two kids were really patient. They didn't feel bored just watching them do this.

She raised her head and looked at Xiao Ze: "Aze, have you packed? Your father has gone to town to deliver tofu. He will probably be back a little late. We will take you to the academy when he comes back."

Wen Shutang remembered the time. It was still too early, so when Xiao Yizhuo left, she didn't call Xiao Ze.

Xiao Ze nodded: "I know, mother, don't worry."

He was wearing new clothes he bought yesterday, and his hair was tied up high, making him look dignified and noble.

Wen Shutang couldn't help but smack his lips. This temperament was indeed incomparable to ordinary people. Most people would always feel like a nouveau riche when they suddenly put on such luxurious clothes, but Xiao Ze didn't have the slightest air of a nouveau riche. Instead, it gave Wen Shutang the feeling that Xiao Ze was born to be a nobleman.