【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Pin'er smiled brightly: "Okay, then I'll pick your clothes this time."

"I have a request. We should wear couple outfits." Shui Rong had a good plan.

"Okay." Pin'er also wanted to see him wearing ancient costume.

While they were discussing, Xiangyun came back. Her arrival solved all the problems. She looked at the invitation card and said she knew where to rent such clothes. We agreed to go and rent clothes together after school tomorrow.

After the vocal music lesson on Sunday morning, they went to Li's house for piano lesson, and then went to the Central Conservatory of Music. Because they had to attend an activity in the afternoon, they changed the afternoon lesson to the morning one.

When they got back from work, it was almost one o'clock. Zijuan waited for them to eat quickly, but before they finished eating, Shifan had already picked up the clothing store's costume designer and hairstylist.

That day they had chosen the clothes to rent and arranged for them to be delivered to their home. One reason was that the clothes were too complicated and they were afraid they would not know how to wear them, and the other was that Lin Pin'er needed to have her hair in a bun that looked like a big mushroom.

The costume designer helped Lin Pin'er put on several layers of clothes, and then the hairstylist came in to help her comb her hair. They were busy until 2:30 when the three of them went out.

Shui Rong's clothes were brocade with a golden purple background and a round-necked robe with a green pattern. He wore black boots and a black hat, which made him look noble. Pin'er saw that he looked good in this dress that day, so she chose a dress of the same purple color to match him. When she saw Shui Rong wearing this dress, Pin'er instantly imagined what he looked like as a prince in his previous life.

Pin'er chose a purple and pink chest-length skirt. The upper body is a purple satin shirt with butterfly patterns, and the pink and purple skirt is printed with large peony flowers, which is gorgeous and elegant. The sleeves are connected with a piece of gauze, which is elegant and flexible, and the wide sleeves hang behind her with full aura. Because she wears wide-leg pants inside, she is warm and does not have to worry about exposing herself. When she walks, it flutters in the wind. Not only is it cute, but it also sets off her graceful figure.

Shi Xiangyun chose a crimson hunting outfit with dark patterns. She asked the hairdresser to braid her hair into many small braids and tied it high on her head. She also held a prop bow and arrow in her hand. She looked heroic.

Today Shui Rong gave the camera to Shi Fan and asked him to take more photos of them as a couple. Along the way, Xiang Yun also naughtily rushed to take photos.

As soon as I entered Jia Baoyu's courtyard, I saw pink peach blossoms and green willows everywhere. It turned out that even their maids were dressed in ancient costumes today, and there were some colorful lanterns hanging in the corridor to suit the occasion. It seemed that Baoyu was really serious about the event.

Grandmother Jia had taken a nap at Baoyu's place at noon and had just woken up. Yuanyang helped her wear a dark blue Qing Dynasty style heavily embroidered jacket and skirt with a long jade necklace on her chest.

Yingchun also wore Qing Dynasty costumes with Jia Mu, in a light green color, with her hair tied in a low bun.

Tanchun was wearing a gray-blue Ming Dynasty costume that was dignified and elegant, with her hair half tied up and half loose. Xichun was wearing a plain dress that was also elegant. It was said to be a Song Dynasty costume.

Li Wan arrived late. She was wearing a dark brown Hanfu and holding the hand of Jia Lan, who looked unhappy. The mother and child outfits were quite novel.

As they were talking, they heard footsteps outside the door. It turned out that Baoyu had invited Xue Baochai. Today, they seemed to be wearing couple outfits, not only were they wearing the same Hanfu, but also the same red and gold color combination.

"Brother Bao's outfit today doesn't look like he's attending an event, but rather like he's getting married." Tanchun couldn't help but laugh. Baoyu was too embarrassed to laugh, and Xiren beside him was even more forced to smile.

However, after Baochai came, she talked freely and there was nothing wrong with it.

When Xiangyun saw that Baochai's face was not very good, she pulled Pin'er to Jia Mu's side and kept chatting and laughing with her.

"Yun'er's outfit is novel and unique, but is it a man's or a woman's makeup?" asked Grandmother Jia with a smile.

"I'm going to put on some male makeup today. I'm going to draw my eyebrows into big sword-like shapes and put on a mustache."

"...Yun'er, is there no one you care about?" Pin'er teased her.

"I want to snatch you from Brother Shui Rong. Today we will stage a plot of brothers fighting over a beauty." After saying this, he took Pin'er's arm and leaned his head on her shoulder.

Shui Rong's expression was calm and steady at the moment. In front of Lady Jia, he wanted to act as a mature, steady and down-to-earth person.

Yuanyang looked at the three of them and smiled: "Miss Shi is not as tall as Miss Lin, and she has pendants on her ears. She is obviously a woman dressed as a man. Even if she is really dressed as a man, I think this is just a play between a younger brother and a brother-in-law who are jealous of their sister."

After saying this, Jia's grandmother laughed heartily. Tanchun came over to see how lively the place was. Jia Lan moved over aggrievedly, saying that he disliked the clothes and thought that he was not manly in a skirt. Jia's grandmother had no choice but to coax him like a sweetheart again.

The table was set up in the corridor next to the French window. Three long tables were brought out to form a slightly square table, and then a tablecloth was spread. Then the maids were ordered to bring out the bottles and cans on trays, as well as an alcohol stove for each person. I thought that I would sit here for a while, and the afternoon sun would be good and warm.

Xichun watched as all kinds of bottles and jars were opened and then distributed everywhere. Xiren and Baochai naturally helped at the table to establish their capable personas. Only Li Wan was really busy, after all, she was the leader of the Art Research Society.

Yingchun didn't know where to stand at the moment, as long as she didn't block the road. In the end, she found a rattan stool by the side and sat down.

Baoyu was really busy with nothing, but suddenly he remembered that he had something important to do, so he hurriedly ordered someone to bring a long pole, some extra-large plastic sheets, a large storage box, and took Jia Lan to the garden to pick osmanthus flowers.

There were two osmanthus trees in the garden, and Baoyu had been watching them for a few days. He led Jia Lan over, spread a plastic sheet under the trees, and set up a long pole to shake them vigorously.

Golden rain immediately began to fall under the tree. Jia Lan clapped his hands with joy when he saw it. He then grabbed a long pole and wanted to hit the tree a few times. However, he was too weak and could only shake off a small number of flowers.

"Let me do it, and you will be responsible for helping us gather the petals together." Baoyu was strong and worked quickly, and soon the plastic sheet was covered with a thick layer of osmanthus petals.

Jia Lan squatted down to gather the petals at first, and then he pounced on the petals and had fun.

"Stop making trouble, they are still waiting for us." Baoyu grabbed Jia Lan and instructed him to grab two corners of the plastic sheet. He grabbed the other two corners, and then they put all four corners in at the same time. A full pile of petals gathered together.

Then pick off the leaves on top, put the rest together with the flowers and cloth into a storage box, and take it back.

After returning, she gave the petals to Xiren, who ordered other maids to separate the flowers one by one from the flower stand at the dining table in the house.

After a while, everyone was asked to sit down outside. In front of each person were some tools and materials. These things were all provided by Grandmother Jia. Baoyu pestered Grandmother Jia for several days, asking for tables, containers, and materials, and it was not until Friday that everything was ready.

The bamboo sieves are filled with various herbs: Patchouli, cloves... A copper pot is placed on the alcohol stove. The alcohol is heated to stimulate the aroma of Patchouli and cloves, and then filtered into the small bottle.

The remaining steps are left to each person to make separately. In front of each person is a copper pot. Pour the fat into it and add the juice squeezed from the crushed rose petals. Each person puts in a different amount of juice, and the boiling time is different, so the color depth is also different. Finally, add beeswax, mix it evenly with a copper spoon, and pour it into a small porcelain jar, and then add the liquid in the previous small bottle to increase the fragrance. The small bottle circulates in everyone's hands. Finally, some add osmanthus flowers for decoration, some use air-dried petals, and some don't add anything. After it is done, it is left there to cool and solidify.

In the following time, each person was given a small handful of osmanthus petals and started making perfume.

When the perfume was ready, the lipstick in the small jar solidified. Jia's mother had an ancient dressing cabinet. She opened it and put a mirror on it. Then she took out a small box that looked like an inkstone and took out a screw-shaped ink. Yuanyang scooped a small spoonful of water and dripped it into it. Then he gently ground the screw-shaped ink. When it was ground, he made a gesture of invitation.

"Who will draw first?" asked Yuanyang.

"Brother Bao is the host, so naturally he should come first." Tanchun said.

Baoyu did not hesitate, sitting at the table and spreading the hem of his Hanfu skirt flat behind him. He took out a fine brush, and Yuanyang took out a white round box with mother-of-pearl from the drawer beside him and asked him with a smile: "Don't you want to put on some powder?"