Seeking Happiness Chapter 25: Agarwood
Silence in the afternoon, cicadas cried dumbly.
the maids worked hard all morning, and they were all sent to take a nap by Shu Huan. She didn’t have the habit of taking a nap. She would only close her eyes when she was very tired, or she would feel dizzy if she woke up during the day. Yes, very uncomfortable.
was idle alone and didn't know what to do. Thinking of Xu's words, she slipped into the study.
originally thought, she can't embroider or anything, then draw a picture and give it to Gu Xiran as a birthday gift, so it should be possible. After all, although he is a little bit narrower, and always takes pleasure in making her angry, but staying in Gu's these days, he really took care of him, otherwise she would never be able to live as freely as she is now, and she still doesn't know how to suffer. How many sins!
However, when she actually started to draw, she had trouble again.
She has painted in watercolor, but it is not the same as the classical ink painting with a brush. Even if she can draw it, I’m afraid she can’t see it. So, it seems to be too time-consuming to outline the meticulous brushwork, and you may not be able to get it in haste. Besides, the ancient pen, ink, paper and inkstone are very valuable. She is a poor girl who can recognize two characters and can make up a lie to cover up. If she can paint, it would be weird! Gu Xiran had such a clear understanding of the original owner's affairs, and she was also keen, and if one couldn't deal with it, her old bottom was revealed!
sighed, Shu Huan grabbed a pen from the sapphire pen holder, and while lying on the table thinking about something, he turned the pen to play with.
Suddenly a slender jade hand came over and placed a bowl of tea in front of her.
Shu Huan raised her eyes and saw that it was Aunt Yun, she couldn't help but smiled slightly: "Did you not go to bed?"
Aunt Yun shook her head and said: "The maids are all resting. Someone must be guarded to prevent the second master from getting up and asking for tea and water."
True virtuous, it is the second master who is full of thoughts!
Asked to herself, Shu Huan couldn't do hers, even pretending she couldn't.
For Aunt Yun, she always feels strange. It's not annoying, but she definitely can't get close. The two people often talk and guard each other's identities. They are courteous and alienated. They are not as casual as the maids get along.
Therefore, after she asked, there was nothing to say, and it was really embarrassing for the two to face each other silently.
Fortunately, after standing up for a while, Aunt Yun took a small piece of hard yellow and speckled object from her purse, took a small piece of it with a silver-handled knife, and put it on the table. Burned in the silver smoker with only gilt lotus patterns.
After a while, there is a sweet and cool breath that overflows the room for a long time.
The scent of is very comfortable. After taking a few deep breaths, Shu Huan felt that his mind was clear, and couldn’t help wondering: "What kind of fragrance is this?"
Aunt Yun smiled lightly and handed over the things in her hand: "This is Huang Shen."
Shu Huan looked down at the thing, the tentacles were hard and sinking, like a small piece of wood, covered with a little bit of stains, sniffed close to the end of the nose, the aroma is very weak, seeming if there is nothing, I did not expect that after burning, There will be such a strong fragrance.
"Huang Chen..." She read it twice in silence, then hesitated: "Is this Chenxiang?"
Aunt Yun nodded, and pointed to the spots on the yellow sink and said: "This is also called partridge, it is a kind of agarwood. I asked for it from the old lady, thinking about the feeling of the second master. Burning a slice at the right time can wake up your spirits. However, this yellow sink is not top-grade, the fragrance diffuses faster and cannot last."
She sighed slightly as she spoke, feeling that the high-grade agarwood is very expensive. Even if the Gu family is in the fragrance business, they rarely use it. Anyway, they can't reach this house.
Shu Huan didn’t know anything about incense, so I was lucky enough to get it right. It was just that the name of agarwood sandalwood was too loud, and I just guessed it randomly when I heard a heavy character. When she said this, she became more curious: "Agarwood is divided into many kinds?"
Aunt Yun took the yellow sink and put it in her purse, and said with a smile: "Yes, there are hundreds of classifications, the dark and submerged ones are also called sinking, and the one that is flat on the water is the fragrance of chicken bones. There are also yellow cooked incense, stack incense, green cinnamon incense, horseshoe incense, chicken tongue incense..."
Shu Huan’s head is so big that she can’t remember.
Aunt Yun probably also knew she couldn’t remember, she suddenly turned around, went to the shelf and searched for two books, and put them in front of her: “Gu’s family talks about the most books, and Erye also hides a lot of them here. , If the mistress wants to know this, she should read these two simple books first."
"Good." It’s also boring to be idle. It’s not a bad thing to learn more. Shu Huan just accepted it casually, and then felt a bit bad. But seeing that Aunt Yun didn’t show the slightest color on her face, she probably had The maid knew about her literacy, she couldn't help but laughed at herself, and asked: "Is Yanniang literate?"
Aunt Yun lowered her eyes and said: "I learned a little when I was young, it's just rough."
This is self-effacement, Shu Huan will not take it seriously, maybe people are still thanking Daoyun, such a talented woman like Su Ruolan! But she didn't understand why Aunt Yun, who was so talented and well-behaved, fell to the point of being a concubine.
She wants to ask, but after all, she is not familiar with Aunt Yun to the extent that she can inquire about privacy. Besides, being a concubine is not a peculiar thing. If you ask about the hidden pain that touches others, it’s not good~ IndoMTL.com~ she didn’t. Say nothing.
After Aunt Yun left, she flipped through the two volumes and found that they were all copied by hand. The handwriting was so beautiful that she could not help but guess secretly that this was probably from Aunt Yun's hand.
turned a few pages carefully, and seeing that the identification and classification of agarwood were clearly written on it, she suddenly had a thought that she couldn't paint. How about using agarwood to carve some small things and give it to Gu Xiran?
Of course, she is not proficient in carving this stuff, but she has been obsessed with carving seals for a while, but she has thoroughly studied the Qingtian, Shoushan and Chang fossils, and carved a lot of seals, but I have never tried carving with wood.
Thinking about it, she felt a little itchy in her hands. Firstly, she couldn't think of anything to give to Gu Xiran. Secondly, she was bored. She wanted to use it to relieve her boredom. Anyway, no matter how good the carving is, there will always be one. Mind. But where can I find this agarwood?
The piece in Aunt Yun's hand is not top-grade, but too small to fit. Ask the old lady for it, it's just looking for abuse. If she buys it outside, she has no money...
After thinking about it, it seems that I can only find someone to solve the matter, and I don't know if he will help.
count the days, the day after tomorrow is Gu Xiran’s birthday, it seems that there is not much time to waste, whether it works or not, try it first.
Shu Huan closed the book and crept out, and saw Aunt Yun sitting in the hall with her cheeks closed and her eyes closed. She did not disturb her, and went straight out of the hall door to the room where Liangchen and Jingjing lived, and shouted one , Whispered: "I bother you, go to the Fourth Master, if he has spare time, please invite him over, but be careful when you ask, it is best not to let his wife know."
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