Tongzhuang Shili Rice Flower Fragrance

When she woke up on the third day, it was broad daylight, and the bed beside her had already lost its temperature, Ming Rou knew that she was getting up late again.

Thinking of yesterday's appointment with Zhong Tiantian to go to the mountain to pick red and blue flowers, the sleepiness disappeared in an instant, and he got up and tidied himself up.

Looking at the warm porridge on the stove, Ming Rou felt satisfied.

When I was in the Ming family, there were many servants in the family. Whenever I wanted to eat, the food would be delivered in a short time. I always thought it was extremely simple. Now, looking at this pot of steaming porridge, I realized that Jiujiu could afford it. how early.

Yesterday Zhong Tiantian said that she would feed the chickens, boil pigs and feed the pigs when she got up, and she would not come over until she was done with work. After Mingrou finished her porridge, she fumbled around at home, not knowing what to do, and wandered around for a long time. Only then did I remember what I said yesterday about washing clothes, and immediately became excited, found the clothes that the three of them had changed yesterday, soaked them in the basin, and followed Ye Qiuniang's example, found the saponins and threw them in together.

After soaking for about half a stick of incense, I started to rub my clothes. Thinking of how Jiujiu helped me wash my dirty clothes and trousers yesterday, I coughed lightly and was about to reach into the basin when I suddenly retracted, straightened up and looked around, Then he carefully pulled out the two small pieces of Jiujiu from the basin.

A wave of heat took the opportunity to creep up to her ears, and her whole face was also warm.

This is Jiujiu's most close-fitting clothing. Thinking of this, I don't know why I always feel a rush of heat rushing into my mind, and I don't know when there is a strange feeling in my heart that cannot be ignored.

The fabric of the small clothes is relatively soft, Ming Rou gently rubbed them with both hands, her little head was slightly sweating.

However, it didn't take long before the charming mind was defeated by reality.

When it was the turn of the thick clothes, Ming Rou felt tired after rubbing her hands for a while, so she used a wooden mallet to beat her hands, but she couldn't do it right, her arched back would get tired after a while, and her head would be covered with movement after a while. I was sweating profusely, rubbing back and forth, my hands were almost torn from the rubbing, so I stopped, and I hammered it a few more times indiscriminately, and then I stood up and fetched water from the well to rinse.

What she never expected was that the wooden bucket always seemed to be difficult for her. Every time she threw it down and pulled it back up, there was not much water in it, which made her very frustrated several times in a row.

Feeling a little weak in hands and feet, so I started to be a little angry with myself, feeling that I was so useless, so wronged that my nose was sore, and I almost shed tears.

He wanted to throw the bucket away, but he was afraid that Jiujiu would be disappointed if he found out, so he picked it up again.

Just when Mingrou gritted her teeth and bowed her waist to fetch water into the well for the sixth time, a voice came from behind: "Pumping water is not like that, let me do it."

Turning around, it was Atao.

Ming Rou was already exhausted from tossing and tossing by the wooden bucket, she turned sideways with red eyes to let him fetch water.

A Tao is undoubtedly very patient. He picked up the wooden bucket and said to Mingju: "When you put it down, you have to put it in at an angle. When the bucket is thrown down, the mouth of the bucket just turned around and the water is poured in. Go straight to the bucket." It’s good to mention it last time.”

After hearing what he said, Mingrou finally understood the truth. Atao poured three buckets of water to show her, and finally knew what to do.

A Tao filled the water tank next to him with water and then stopped, Mingrou finally rinsed his clothes clean with the water.

Although the process was not very smooth, looking at the clean clothes hanging on the bamboo pole, although the process was a bit difficult to describe, and even almost cried, it was the first time Mingrou felt so proud, at least, she would not always be a burden to Jiujiu.

When they finished, Zhong Tiantian also came over.

"A Tao, why are you here?"

"I don't have to go to work today, I'm here to play with Miss Ming." Atao said cheerfully.

"Since you are free, let's pick red and blue flowers together." Zhong Tiantian warmly invited.

"Can I go together?" Atao turned around and asked a soft opinion.

Of course Ming Rou would not refuse, a coolie like Atao could just help them carry the flowers back.

The clothes that Mingrou changed today happened to be the one she wore from Ming's house that day, and it looked expensive. Atao knew Mingrou's identity, but Zhong Tiantian didn't. Looking at Mingrou's body, the fabric They are all of the finest smooth silk, and I can't help but be speechless.

"Rou Rou, your clothes look very precious, are you going to go up the mountain with us like this, if you catch them, it will be useless."

Ming Rou looked at the coarse sackcloth that was still dripping on the bamboo pole, and said nonchalantly: "Forget it, just wear it like this, anyway, I don't have any other clothes."

"Otherwise, wait a minute. I'll go back and get mine for you. I'll change it first, otherwise this pair will be stained by the juice from the flower stems. It's a pity." Zhong Tiantian ran home after finishing speaking. .

Ming Rou originally wanted to say no, but she had already run away.

It didn't take long for Zhong Tiantian to run over with a set of blue and white old clothes in his arms, and panting to her, he said, "These are also the clothes I usually wear, I have a few extra sets, I'll lend you to wear them first, But it’s a bit old, don’t dislike it, just put it on and let’s go.”

Mingrou didn't expect these children from poor families to be so generous. In her past, people died for money and birds for food, especially her father, Du Xian, a popular and ugly man. Wasn't it just for the yellow and white thing that she tried her best? In the end, he couldn't even tolerate his own daughter.

People who are related by blood are so viciously alienated, but those who meet by chance can help each other generously, which makes people feel sad.

Ming Rou couldn't help feeling a little moved, and after thanking her, she hurried into the room and changed her clothes.

The place where red and blue flowers grow is a little further into the mountains, Zhong Tiantian seldom comes alone, and there are a lot of red and blue flowers there, but now that Atao is here, the two little girls are not worried at all, they just chirped Go up the mountain.

Red and blue flowers are easy to find. There is a valley on the mountain full of such flowers.

Seeing that Mingrou only loves this red color, the three of them specially picked red and blue flower branches, and did not take many plants of other colors.

After returning, A Tao went back to Zhuangzi if he had something to do, and the rest of Ming and Zhong Tiantian started to tinker with these freshly picked flowers to make colors. Zhong Tiantian was undoubtedly very skilled in extracting pigments, but Ming Because of her interest and her talent, Rou quickly mastered the method. The two successfully extracted the red flower juice. After the juice dries, it will form a powder. If it is used to make mouth cream, dip it in some water Just dab on lips.

Mingrou looked at the extremely bright colors in front of her eyes, and her joy in Xingzhong was self-evident.

I told Zhong Tiantian about the idea of ​​using this flower juice to make lip balm. When the other party heard that the dye he accidentally discovered could be used for such a purpose, he screamed excitedly.

But this method also has a disadvantage. The color is bright but not moisturizing enough. Once it is applied on the lips and dried, it will easily fall off or scatter, and it will form hard lumps after a long time, which is extremely unfavorable for storage.

Ming and Zhong Tiantian tried some on each other's faces, and they felt that the effect looked very good. If the shortcomings discovered earlier were resolved, then this lip balm would be the best thing to replace the cinnabar lip balm now. .

When the sun went down, the parents of the Zhong family also came home. Seeing that the Zhong family was about to finish cooking, Ming Rou was not in a hurry to worry about the lip smear. The days would be long in the future, so she could work slowly, so she hurried back home regardless of how to persuade her to stay .

When walking in the direction of the house, I saw the smoke curling from the roof from a distance, and I felt excited, and Jiujiu came back.

Today I have been tinkering with these things at Tiantian's house, and I don't think of Jiujiu at all. Mingrou couldn't help feeling guilty, and couldn't help but speed up her steps a lot.

As soon as I entered the yard, I was stimulated by the aroma of food, making my mouth water.

He ran into the kitchen in two steps in three steps, and said excitedly, "Jiujiu, what delicious food did you cook?"

Ye Qiuniang was standing in front of the stove with her waist bowed, holding a wooden spoon in her hand and spreading a spoonful of batter in the pan to fry into cakes. The fire in the stove was burning quietly, and three or four of them had already been fried on the desk beside her. pancakes.

Hearing a crisp voice coming from the door, looking up, the girl's bright face appeared at the door.

When Ye Qiuniang saw Ming Rou came back, a smile gradually appeared on her originally peaceful face, and she said to Ming Rou, "You're back? Whose clothes are you wearing? It's stained with so much paint, like a little cat."

He spoke harshly, but his voice was gentle, without any deterrent effect.

Mingrou just made so many beautiful colors today, and she was in a great mood. Holding the small box tightly, she approached Ye Qiuniang with a smile and said, "It's Tiantian's clothes. Jiujiu, I made something nice. I'll give it to you when I'm done working." look."

"What good thing?" Seeing that she was in such a happy mood, Ye Qiuniang couldn't help but curled her lips and asked.

"I'll tell you later." In the past, Mingrou couldn't hold her breath, and whenever she had something good, she wanted to announce it to the world, but now she can still sell it, which inevitably made Ye Qiuniang a little surprised.

Seeing the little girl's rosy lips and slightly rouged face through the thin smoke lingering on the stove, Ye Qiuniang could probably guess what it was, but in order to match her tightness, she immediately took a look at it. Hiding his curiosity, he nodded and said, "In that case, let's wait and see what good things the eldest lady brings back."

Hearing Ye Qiuniang call her Missy again, Mingrou remembered that when she asked Zhong Tiantian to take care of her yesterday, she called herself Rou'er, she felt so happy at that time, but now hearing her call her Missy again, she felt a little uncomfortable for a moment. Hi, pouted and muttered in a low voice.

"Yesterday, she was called Jiarou'er, why is she called Missy now?"

There was the sound of pancakes and firewood burning, Ye Qiuniang couldn't hear the clear and soft voice, and saw her muttering softly aside, while turning the pancakes in the pan, she tilted her head and looked at her suspiciously.

"What is Missy talking about?"

Seeing that she didn't hear her, Mingrou snorted, and finally didn't bother with the title, turned around and sat at the small wooden table, picked up the pancakes and gnawed them into her mouth.

I also don't want the pancakes to be too hot just after they were taken out of the pan, and when they reach the mouth, they will be scalded so hot that they almost throw the pancakes away.

Ye Qiuniang was startled, she hurriedly stopped what she was doing and walked over, knelt down and reached out to lift her chin, carefully observing her burnt lips.

The lips that were slightly pale in the past, but now I don't know what kind of lipstick is applied, it looks extra rosy, adding a bright color to Ming Rou's small face, and the thin rosy cheeks on both sides make her The originally slightly immature appearance revealed a three-point charm, especially the lips that had been scalded by the pancakes, became a little red and swollen, and looked a little bit-attractive.

Ye Qiuniang suddenly felt that the hand holding her chin was hot, so she quickly let go of it and retracted it.

Sensing her movements, Ming Rou looked at her in confusion.

Ye Qiuniang was stared at by her ignorant eyes like a deer, and her throat felt dry for no reason.

He coughed lightly and said, "I forgot to tell you that the pancakes are very hot just out of the pan, so you have to eat carefully."

After speaking, he smelled a slight burnt smell in the pot, quickly stood up and walked to the back of the stove, buried his head and continued to turn the pancakes without making any noise.

"Humph—" Mingrou, who felt neglected again, felt a little dissatisfied, but after all, Jiujiu came back from a hard day's work to make pancakes for herself, and she couldn't lose her temper too much, so she had to pick up the pancakes again angrily. .

Unexpectedly, Ye Qiuniang's voice sounded again: "The pancake next to it is hot, and your hands are still stained with dye, so eat it with chopsticks."

Mingrou pouted and stood up to get the chopsticks, then returned to the table sullenly, Ye Qiuniang looked at the delicate but straight back of the little girl, her eyes dimmed.

Mingrou was having a temper tantrum, but when she took the first bite of pancakes, her eyes lit up instantly, and the awkward emotions disappeared without a trace, she turned around and said to Ye Qiuniang, "Chirp, this is What kind of cake, it's delicious."

Feeling her sudden change of mood, Ye Qiuniang dissipated the sudden feeling of gloom, and smiled softly: "It's banana cakes. There is a banana tree ripe in Zhuangzi today. The steward asked me to take it." I came back a few times, thinking that you would like to eat it, so I sent some glutinous rice flour back from the warehouse, and mixed it together to make cakes, which seems to be quite suitable for your appetite."

"Yeah, it's delicious." Mingrou gnawed on the pancakes. To be honest, she is growing up now, running around wildly all day, and only eats twice a day. The porridge in the morning has long since disappeared. .

Seeing her eating happily, Ye Qiuniang couldn't help smiling, thinking that she was greedy for the Zhong family's sausage last night, and felt distressed. Ming Rou is better at adapting to the current living situation. If other children from rich families fall into such a situation, I am afraid that they will scream and complain, but Ming Rou is not like this. Arrived new friends.

Last night, he was still thinking about earning money together to support his family, so he took out the ancestral jade pendant of the Ming family from time to time to look at it behind his back.

The Ming family still can't let go.