Cub Nursery

"An unrefined gadget." Because Yan Xun was recommended by Du Xuanfeng, he was naturally the first to know about the soap that was brought out from Honglu Temple, and he was also the first to go to the palace to tell the emperor up.

In this way, the emperor was relieved, "Let him go." The emperor would not take the little Honglu Temple Chancellor to heart, if Du Xuanfeng hadn't come to tell him, the emperor would have forgotten about Yan Xun.

At this time, Yan Xun approached Du Qinsheng alone, "These soaps can be used for washing hands, bathing, and doing laundry. They cost at least [-] yuan a piece. You can sell them for me." He said it as a matter of course, as if Du Qinsheng was subordinate.

"Yan Xun, don't go too far!" Du Qinsheng said like a cat whose tail was trampled on, "I've already helped you once, let's settle the matter. Don't worry about the things from Honglu Temple." Want me to take over!"

There are squares wrapped in oiled paper on the table, which were wrapped by Jing Fengye and the cubs without sleep. Every crease is exactly the same, flat and smooth, without any extra creases.

This is the blood of the cubs.

Yan Xun's eyes darkened, he pushed forward again, and said calmly, "I'm not discussing with you, but threatening you. Before selling, you can try it yourself, and it's easy to sell if you know how it works."

Du Qinsheng was not afraid of anything, but he was afraid of this threat. He dared not speak out, closed his mouth like a clam, held his nose and took these small cubes and walked away.

He rejected Honglu Temple in his heart, but Yan Xun's threat was even more severe. When he returned home, Du Qin took apart a small cube to wash his hands like a strong man broke his wrist. Immediately, he rubbed off a lot of ash like black mud...

Dumbfounded, he hurriedly got hot water to take a shower, and washed his clothes along the way.The clothes were very clean after drying, and his body was even cleaner. Du Qinsheng felt very comfortable wearing clothes washed with soap, and his body was also very relaxed. He simply bought all the soap with money.

When he saw Yan Xun again, he was not so repulsive.

In Honglu Temple, after teaching the cubs all the letters, Yan Xun gave Du Qin more and more soap.

With a lot of soap on hand, Du Qinsheng was finally willing to start selling takeout.

In just a few days, all the big and small families in the capital knew about soap. There were even some fastidious elder brothers and young masters who refused to go out unless they wore clothes washed with soap.

Du Xuanfeng was probably the last to know that soap was so popular, so he quickly approached Du Qinsheng and asked, "Is the soap from Honglu Temple?"

"Yes, father, the soap is really good." Du Qinsheng said happily, "I have made a lot of money."

"Then let me ask you, do people in the capital know that soap comes from Honglu Temple?" Seeing Du Qinsheng's bewildered face, Du Xuanfeng suddenly understood, and he sighed, "If Honglu Temple doesn't take soap out, when the time comes you What can I do?"

Everyone in the capital knew that the soap was sold by Du Qinsheng, but they didn't know that it had something to do with Honglu Temple.If something happens at that time, Du Qinsheng will bear the brunt of being implicated.But it is more effective for Yan Xun to threaten Du Qinsheng, he can make Du Qinsheng have trouble at any time.Du Xuanfeng could only regret this.

Making soap is not difficult, Jing Fengye and the cubs have already mastered it, when Yan Xun is not around, as long as there are enough materials, they can make soap.

Each wooden block has square grooves, which were dug out by the cubs with their claws.

This day Yan Xun counted the money in his hand, and said: "Okay. You don't need to make soap every day, you can choose the shape of the carving groove yourself, let's make different soaps."

"Oh oh oh." The cubs cheered immediately, and ran aside holding the wooden blocks, and began to design the appearance they wanted.

Jing Fengye also took a wooden block, and squatted beside it to carve carefully.

Yan Xun also took a carving knife to design the grooves. He first carved the letters he taught, and then the cubs, but the carved ones were more round, like rounded cubs.

The snake body cub has a round face and a small short and thick body. The other cubs are also round. There are ten cubs in total with ten grooves.

Looking at Feng Ye in the glasses, Yan Xun carved a whole scale.

The soap formula has been simply adjusted to make the texture more delicate and the carved lines clearer.

The little cub with the body of a snake rolled its tail eagerly around the wooden block it carved, and poured out the solidified soap.The letters are a little crooked, but legible.

"It's beautiful." Yan Xun said sincerely, "Is this a tree? It looks very similar."

"Wow..." The little cub saw the soap in front of Yan Xun, his eyes widened.

One by one, lifelike, but particularly round cubs appeared on the soap, as well as neat letters.

The little cubs were all stunned, "It's exactly the same as us."

"Well, I will use these molds to make soap in the future." Yan Xun said.

For several days in a row, Yan Xun worked hard to make soap while teaching the cubs Pinyin.

Outside, Du Qin is like ants on the hot pot, and the soap is very small, and it is especially fast when used, especially for those masters of big families, after they are used to washing their hands with soap, they don’t use soap every day, as if something is missing, naturally They all found Du Qinsheng.

But Yan Xun suddenly didn't show up for several days, and Du Qinsheng didn't dare to come to Honglu Temple to find someone, so he could only walk around outside.

This time, he managed to meet Yan Xun and got the soap, but Du Qinsheng hesitated.

It's not because of anything else, it's because the soap has patterns this time, it's no longer square, it's just that the patterns are a bit special and it doesn't look ugly, but what is it?

"The guards at Honglu Temple asked me to bring it out, which means that this thing is not dangerous. If you have any hesitation, just sell it." Yan Xun said lightly.

"Okay!" Du Qinsheng gritted his teeth.For money, he can't be cowardly.

The patterned soaps are very nice, and some of them can tell that they should be in the shape of some kind of weird animals, but because of their beauty, some ladies and brothers buy this kind of patterned soap, and they would rather spend more money.

Pei Yu'er especially likes the chunky baby snake body soap, and doesn't like to use other soaps.Because although he is 15 years old, his face is still chubby with a lot of flesh, and he is not handsome at all. The soap with the squat body of a snake cub is very suitable for him, and he likes it very much.

Every time Du Qinsheng started to sell soap, Pei Yu'er would hurry over and choose what she liked.

But this time Pei Yu'er was not lucky.

"The chunky ones are sold out, only these weird ones are left." Du Qinsheng said shyly.

"Who bought it?" Pei Yu'er asked.

"Wang Zhen'er." Du Qinsheng said hastily.Even if his father is the emperor's favored servant of these young brothers and young ladies from rich and noble backgrounds, he would not dare to make trouble.

Pei Yu'er stomped her feet and bought a lot of soap with weird patterns to find Wang Zhen'er.

Yan Xun happened to see this scene at the time, and went back to Honglu Temple and told Jing Fengye with a smile, "I don't know how much those guys like it, especially the ones with cubs, which are more popular than those with letter patterns. "

However, the scale patterns carved by Yan Xun himself were not sold. The first piece of soap and molds were placed in the house, but now they don't know where they are. Yan Xun didn't care too much.

On the contrary, Jing Fengye felt a little guilty every time he saw Yan Xun, he hid the mold, and the soap was wrapped so well that he didn't want to use it.

Yan Xun was thinking about what else Honglu Temple needed, and while he was out, he bought a lot of things.

The guards outside Honglu Temple all got the soap from Yan Xun, and since then they basically went through the motions when checking, but every time they saw what Yan Xun brought, they were a little curious, thinking that he was going to mess with something again.

The bag was heavy, Yan Xun had just entered the courtyard when the gate of Honglu Temple closed behind him.

Jing Fengye walked out immediately, easily picked up the heavy bag with one hand, took out a handkerchief from his bosom with the other hand, and helped Yan Xun wipe the sweat off his face.

The handkerchief originally belonged to Yan Xun, but later it was given to Jing Fengye, who embroidered the word "Yan Xun" on it with a needle and thread, and rarely used it.

The little cub flexibly folded oil paper with its tail and wrapped the soap, and then swam over to watch.

"Hush." ​​Seeing that the cub was about to speak, Yan Xun quickly put up his finger and shook it around his mouth.

The little cub immediately covered its mouth with its tail, and obediently watched Yan Xun busy with his big eyes.

After moving everything into the house, when all the cubs came in, Yan Xun closed the repaired door and said in a low voice, "I want to teach you how to read, shh..."

"Oh..." The little cub also lowered his voice, nodded with sparkling eyes.

When Jing Fengye's name was told to Yan Xun, the cubs were very envious, but they didn't have a name.Yan Xun didn't plan to name them, but planned to teach them some knowledge and let them name themselves.

The ground was covered with soft sand, and Yan Xun took a twig and wrote a simple character 'mountain' on it.

"This is a mountain." Yan Xun described the appearance of the mountain carefully, and also told a story about the mountain.

Jing Fengye stood beside, watching Yan Xun intently, he described the word 'mountain' heavily in his heart, and then described the pinyin and tone on it.

Monsters have almost no words, and only big monsters use a small amount of words for communication.

Many monsters, including Jing Fengye, think that monsters don't need words, as long as they are strong enough, but Yan Xun broke their inherent concepts.Knowing these letters and square characters, you can know why lard suet is so greasy, and together with plant ash, you can make soap.

The soap they make with their own hands is in short supply, and all the money they earn is hidden in a big clay pot, which can be seen by every cub, and everyone guards it together.

After teaching literacy, Yan Xun talked about things in the capital.

"Now the little brothers, ladies and men in the capital use the soap we made every day." Yan Xun laughed, "Just like us, if one day we don't use soap, we must feel that our bodies are not clean. It's weird. .”

The cubs looked at Yan Xun obediently. They had seen very few human beings, and thought Yan Xun was the prettiest. Those little brothers, girls, and men all imagined Yan Xun's appearance.

"There is a brother Yu, who likes soap that looks like you." Yan Xun pointed to the little cub with a snake body and human face, "He didn't buy a cub that looked like you, so he went to find someone else to exchange soap. .”

The little cub puffed out his chest, and his round face seemed to be shining with pride.

"There is also a real brother, that's amazing, I like your appearance." Yan Xun pointed to a cub.

He is the most terrifying and ferocious of all the cubs. He is covered in black fur and has extremely sharp claws. He can cut wood with ease, and many of the soap molds are grooves he helped to dig.

The little cub blinked at Yan Xun, thinking that the real brother outside liked his appearance.

Since coming to Daqin, the cubs have been very well-behaved, and never said to leave Honglu Temple and go out to have a look.Because they all know that they cannot leave Honglu Temple, and even every time the gate of Honglu Temple is opened, they have to hide until the gate is closed to show up.

Yan Xun knew it well and wanted to change this situation.

After wiping his face, Yan Xun smiled and said, "I bought some fabrics, you all come in line, I'll measure your size and help you sew your clothes."

The little cubs lined up obediently, their eyes sparkling.

Even if they don't wear clothes, the cubs won't feel cold. At that time, when Mrs. Zhang was in charge of delivering meals, they could go without eating for several days. The room was empty, so they dug their own holes to sleep. There was no feel something.

But now seeing Yan Xun dressed neatly every day, even Jing Fengye put on the same clothes as Yan Xun, although the cubs didn't say anything, they were envious in their hearts.

Yan Xun also noticed this earlier, so he bought fabrics while he was out.

The first one to measure was a cub with a snake body and a human face. It was long and slippery, and it would be difficult to walk around when wearing clothes. Yan Xun thought about it and designed a very small cub that can only cover Around the neck, a small cape like a scarf, with a chunky, squat, cub-like figure embroidered with thread on it.

"Don't be afraid, come here." Yan Xun smiled.

It looks like a monkey, but with green face and long fangs, its whole body is always wet and can never dry, it has no tail, and its paws are not as flexible as monkeys, so it often hides behind the cubs.

It is rumored that this kind of monster can bring bad luck and disaster, but Yan Xun is not afraid at all.

The little cub can indeed bring bad luck and disaster, but that is only if he himself actively curses some existence, and if he likes someone, that person will bring good luck.

Helping the little cub measure, Yan Xun couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday. He came out of Honglu Temple and noticed someone was following him. , can be miserable.

"When I bring some beans tomorrow, I probably need your help." Yan Xun laughed.

The water this little guy made was completely different, undrinkable, and poisonous.However, Yan Xun has studied it carefully, and feels that the water should be useful, and it is very useful.

"En." The little guy nodded vigorously.

The body was wet all the time, ordinary clothes would definitely not work, so Yan Xun simply went out and bought furs, and made a very small vest and a very small pair of shorts for the cub to wear.

The other cubs also have clothes, and they are all very happy. When they go to bed at night, they take off their clothes and put them neatly beside them before going to bed.

Waiting for the third batch of molds, the little cubs carved them by themselves, and Yan Xun found helplessly that the pudgy cubs in the molds were all dressed in clothes.

The first two batches of molds are no longer used, they are cleaned and placed in the house.

Jing Fengye helped cut the mold, and each cub got its own mold, which they happily hid.After Yan Xun knew about it, he smiled and said nothing, anyway, those molds also need to be updated.

"I want to learn more." Jing Fengye said to Yan Xun alone while the cubs were sleeping.

This adult monster is not strong, and if it is strong, it will not be sent by the demon country.But Yan Xun found out that Jing Fengye is very focused and kind-hearted, which complements him perfectly.

"No problem, I will find time to teach you something alone." Yan Xun said.

**

The soap has changed.

The first one to find out was not Du Qinsheng, but Pei Yu'er, because every time he bought soap, he had to choose the appearance, if it wasn't a squat, snake-bodied cub, he would never want it, even if he bought it, he wouldn't use it.

The general appearance of the soap in the shape of a snake-body cub has not changed, but Pei Yuer still noticed carefully that the chunky snake-body cub was wearing a very small cloak!

It looks better!

Pei Yuer excitedly ran to Wang Zhener to talk about it, but she heard Wang Zhener say something first, "Someone made snacks that are exactly the same as soap!"

"Then let's go and have a look!" Pei Yu'er said hastily.

It happened that Yan Xun also heard about this, so he came to the dim sum shop alone to see this.

The soap is selling well, and these well-informed shopkeepers have chosen what they like. It is true that they sell snacks in the image of the cubs, but Yan Xun has other plans. At least now, the image of the cubs cannot be used indiscriminately.

"Do you know what this means?" Yan Xun ordered the latest dim sum made by the dim sum shop, and called the shopkeeper again.

Not only did the cubs have the same appearance, they even imitated the letters.

Seeing that Yan Xun was plainly dressed, the shopkeeper didn't care too much, "There are a lot of imitations out there, who are you? Can you handle it?"

"I advise you to stop immediately, otherwise..." Yan Xun smiled, "Then let's go to the yamen and talk about it."

"Yamen? I'm not afraid." The shopkeeper also had confidence, so he was ready to fight to the end.

"That's good!" Yan Xun was about to make a big fuss, so he immediately went to report to the officials.

When the guards came from the Yamen in the capital, they wanted to take Yan Xun away, so Yan Xun found the leader of the guards, and whispered the words 'Honglu Temple'.The guard was taken aback for a moment, knowing that something had happened, he hurried to report to the higher authorities.

Although this place is under the foot of the Son of Heaven, there are actually still places that cannot be controlled, that is, the Taoist soldiers outside the capital and the Honglu Temple in the city.

They are a yamen set up for people, and they are not in charge of monsters, they dare not, and they are unable to manage them.

This matter kept going up, and finally came to Du Xuanfeng.

The ins and outs are very simple. There are very few people in the capital who know what those soap patterns represent. The emperor is one, the general who was responsible for picking up the cubs at that time is one, and almost no one.

Even the guards outside the Honglu Temple have never seen the cubs, and even Mrs. Zhang has never seen them. Yan Xun should be the one who knows the cubs best.

But even if Du Xuanfeng hadn't seen it before, he knew that these soaps came from Honglu Temple, and at first they looked like ordinary cubs, at most short and fat, but look at these new soaps, they are all wearing clothes up!

No matter how you can guess it, the soap pattern must be the cubs.

"Why did you let Yan Xun do it!" Du Xuanfeng hated that iron could not become steel, "Why don't you bring the soap recipe, or you can control it in your hands, so don't let Honglu Temple make trouble again. "

At that time, he said that the soap made by Honglu Temple was just an unrefined gadget, and he passed the Ming road from the emperor.

But now, the clothes on Du Xuanfeng's body were all washed with soap, if he didn't use soap, he would be able to tell whether they were clean or not!

"Father, you think I don't want to, but that is Honglu Temple, who dares to go in." Du Qinsheng was also depressed.Discovering that soap is a good thing and very profitable, every time Yan Xun took out more and more, he became tempted, but when he thought of Honglu Temple, he had to give up all thoughts.

"Then why didn't you wait for Yan Xun to come out and detain him? My son, you can rest assured, I have my own way to call him a small official of the Honglu Temple, and it is useless."

The author has something to say:

Ah, the Q version of the cub is so cute when you think about it, I don’t want to use soap anymore!

No Responsibility Small Theater:

Yan Xun: Do you only have dragon scales on your face?

Jing Fengye (face suddenly flushed): No, there is another place.

Yan Xun: Where?

Jing Fengye: Huh huh (you can't speak below the neck).