"Your Majesty, the County Lord, is here in person. This is a great kindness. The grassroots family will remember it in their hearts and have nothing to repay. I can only bow to express my gratitude to the Lord County Lord!" Grandpa Qin still led the heads of the families to kneel down and pay tribute to County Magistrate Kang. He bowed.
Kang County Magistrate was very satisfied and praised: "You guys are all grateful. No wonder you are blessed with such profound blessings... Get up quickly."
Grandpa Qin and the others then got up. , bowed his head and stood aside, having nothing to say for a while, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Master Han said hurriedly: "Mr. Qin, the county magistrate heard that your family has found a way to make money for the villagers. If it is convenient, can you boil the color soup and dye the cloth on the spot for the county magistrate to see?"
Guan Annong was afraid that Grandpa Qin would be worried and frightened, so he gave a guarantee: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, only the county magistrate is watching. The rest of us will not take a peek, let alone ask your family for the secret recipe."
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Grandpa Qin said hurriedly: "Guan Shuli has helped my family out of trouble many times. He can be regarded as my family's benefactor. You and the county magistrate can see it."
Xiaomi told Dalang that this Guan Shuli is not simple, and His character is rare and noble, and he must be brought into the game to make their family's lives more secure.
Kang County Magistrate also wanted to bring Guan Annong into the game, and he immediately agreed: "Guan Shuli, go with me to see the new dye."
Since he opened his mouth to help the Qin family, Secretary Guan would not back down and nodded: "Yes."
"Sir, distinguished guests, please." Grandpa Qin greeted the big guys and took them to the west of the village.
County Magistrate Kang and the others were very strict about rules. Before entering the west of the village, they said, "Mr. Qin can go back and inform his family first. When the home is ready, we will come again."
Grandpa Qin: "Mr. County Magistrate, please rest assured. , the house has been tidied up, and everyone who should be avoided has also avoided, and will not conflict with the adults. "
Not only Grandpa Qin and others are afraid that the girls of the family will be targeted by evil people, but County Magistrate Kang and others are also afraid that they will be targeted by the countryside. The village girl got entangled.
So, everyone should follow some rules. People who shouldn't meet should be locked in the room and don't let them come out!
"Everyone, please sit in the front yard. The common people will take the adults and the official to the backyard. The backyard is large and the best place to make color soup and dye cloth." Grandpa Qin asked Qin Cunquan to entertain Master Han and the others. , Jiang Dalang and he took County Magistrate Kang and Guan Annong to the backyard.
In the backyard surrounded by collapsed mud walls and wooden fences, there were several earthen stoves in which colored soup was being cooked. Qin Liupo, Grandma Qin, Xiao Gu, and Jiang Erlang were helping Qin Xiaomi dye cloth.
After seeing Magistrate Kang coming, Qin Liupo's eyes darkened, she was so excited that she almost fainted, and even knocked over a bucket of medium water next to her.
Bang!
Media water spilled all over the floor.
Plop, Qin Liupo was so frightened that she knelt down: "Sir, calm down, the woman didn't mean it. Don't arrest the woman and put her in jail... The woman can compensate you!"
The miser actually took the initiative to pay the money, he was really scared to death.
Qin Xiaomi said: "Liu Po, what you spilled was my medium water. If you want to pay compensation, you should pay it to me."
Qin Liupo was so anxious that she yelled at her : "Girl Xiaomi, shut up now. You speak so inappropriately in front of adults, I'm afraid you'll be thrown into jail!"
The expression on Magistrate Kang's face was beyond words.
After calming down for a moment, Magistrate Kang smiled and said: "Auntie, our county government never arrests people and puts them in jail casually."
Shut up now. If you keep talking, our county government's reputation will be ruined by you. Guan Annong looked at Qin Xiaomi and said: "Granddaughter of the Qin family, the county magistrate is here to see how you make new dyes. Can you show me the process? Just like when you made arrowroot powder."
"Of course you can." Qin Xiaomi picked up the madder root and said to Magistrate Kang: "Sir, this is the madder root used to make red soup, also called Lala Yanggen."
< br>Kang County Magistrate said: "I have heard of this kind of madder root. Although it can brew red soup, when it is dyed on the cloth, it turns out to be orange-red. How did you make the cloth turn bright red?"
Qin Xiaomi pointed to the bucket knocked over by Qin Liupo and said: "It's medium water... When the cloth is dipped in medium water, the color of the cloth can change from orange to red as long as it is passed through the medium water several times. Turns bright red ”
"It's a little difficult to understand just listening to it. Let the ordinary people do it for you, and you will understand after you see it."
Qin Xiaomi immediately started dyeing the cloth, and even mixed a bucket of media in front of the Kang County Magistrate. water.
Kang County Magistrate was shocked. The granddaughter of the Qin family actually made the secret recipe in front of him. This is so sincere!
Ahem, County Magistrate Kang coughed and said pretentiously: "Granddaughter of the Qin family, this medium water is your secret recipe for changing the color of the cloth. Do you want us to avoid it?"
Qin Xiaomi: "Sir, there is no need to avoid...the raw materials for making medium water are actually very simple, there are only a few of them, but if you don't know the exact weight ratio, you won't be able to make medium water."
Qin Liupo nodded fiercely and said to Magistrate Kang: "Girl Xiaomi, you're not lying. It's really hard to match this water. I've been watching it for half a month, but I still don't understand!"
Guan Annong said: "But it's like taking medicine. Even if you know what medicine to take to cure the disease, if you don't know the dosage of each medicine and just pile all the medicines together and boil them, the patient will not be cured after taking them."
Qin Liupo suddenly realized it, pointed at Guan Annong and said: "Ah, yes, that's what it means!"
And then said: "The same goes for the solid color water, which looks similar to clear water. But as long as you put the colored cloth in it and soak it for a quarter of an hour, the color of the cloth will not fade."
So it turned out that Magistrate Kang listened and went to see Qin Xiaomi dyeing cloth.
Qin Xiaomi was not afraid of him stealing lessons and would explain every step clearly to him. Jiang Dalang was still beside him and repeated it again.
"The soaking time is enough. If you wash the cloth again at this time, the color will not fade." Qin Xiaomi took the red cloth out of the color-fixing water, put it in a basin of well water, and scrubbed it several times. , and after County Magistrate Kang nodded, he picked up the red cloth and hung it to dry on the rope: "After it is dried, the red cloth can be used." language , and finally sighed: "Everything in this world is really magical. Just like medicinal materials, as long as you combine them, you can cure diseases... The same goes for the madder root. As long as you add some things, you can dye it into precious red cloth."
What is ridiculous and sad is that for so many years, people have only regarded madder as a weed, and in order to control the mining and dyeing business, wealthy families have occupied almost all the mines in the world.
Now that the new dye comes out, the mines they control will be turned into ruins... The new emperor will definitely be very happy. And he decided to side with the new emperor.
After all, this is also one of the family mottos of the aristocratic family... In times of trouble, the children each look for a hero. There will always be a hero who can win. In this way, the family can continue to prosper.
In the past, the direct branch of the Kang family assigned masters to the side branches, but now he has to choose himself... He can no longer let the direct branch take away the credit for the new dye just like they rob the new grain of arrowroot. !
Guan Annong asked Qin Xiaomi: "Granddaughter of the Qin family, how come you know how to make this new dye at such a young age, but you figured it out on your way out of the wilderness like arrowroot and new grains?"
< br>Guan Annong's words were a reminder to her.
Qin Xiaomi shook his head: "No. It was my father and the books in my second uncle's room who taught me how to do it... My father is a doctor, and I have learned medicine from him since I was a child. After knowing that the plants match, I can It produces miraculous medicinal effects and my second uncle is a scholar. , there are many books in the house, and he also loves to paint. There are books about making paints in the house. He also left a pile of old paints. I often steal the paints to play with. Coupled with my grandfather’s teachings, over time I tinkered with new ones. Dyes.”