Kim Soon-soo and others were stunned. Just looking at Hong Xizhen's expression at this time, they all knew that it was like the master in the sauna teaching a lesson to the students who had just learned sauna.
The Hong family of Goryeo Heshenggucheng is one of the most profound family members of Goryeo. Hong Xizhen's status is far superior to those of Kim Soo and others. The spices she uses are amazingly valuable. Kim Soo and others only have envy and jealous on weekdays. Who would have thought that Hong Xizhen would be so defeated in this incense?
Hong Xizhen was taught a lesson in her most proud knowledge, and she was embarrassed in front of Mr. Meiyu. She was already dizzy at this time and didn't know how to deal with it, but Chen Ruoruo smelled the faint fragrance of flowers in the cave at this time, but then shook her head again.
She took out a tin box from the package hanging on Pu Dao Ren.
"besides?"
Except for the two men who did not touch this agarwood on weekdays and knew nothing about the use and value of this spice, the other children of these agarwood were not proficient, but they could see the quality and value of the agarwood. The tin box of agarwood just now had already amazed them. They did not expect that the middle-aged woman would even take out a tin box.
Hong Xizhen's body shook for a moment, and a thought arose in her blank mind, "There are the best ones?"
Chen Ruoruo ignored her, opened the box and reached closer to the copper crane furnace, felt the temperature of the copper crane furnace, and then took out a piece of incense piece the size of a fingernail from the tin box and placed it directly on the back of the copper crane furnace.
In just a few breaths, everyone felt that the fresh and elegant orchid fragrance filled their mouths and noses. Then the fragrance continued to change, and there was a faint milky fragrance, and there was a rich smell of honey. There was a cool breath rushing straight to the forehead. Even Hong Xizhen, who almost fainted at this time, was awake.
"this…"
Hong Xizhen walked forward and saw that the incense piece that Chen Ruoruo placed on the back of the copper crane furnace seemed to be soft in nature. There were spots of yellow wood on the surface, like partridge spots in the cliff fragrance. However, seeing the thick black oil lines in the cut were curved like pythons, and the fragrance naturally appeared on the back of the copper crane, which was not very hot. She had never seen it in all the records of the incense scriptures. She paused for a moment and said in a lost voice, "Where is this agarwood produced?"
Chen Ruoruo said calmly, "This is agarwood produced from the overseas island of Poli."
Hong Xizhen had never heard of it and was confused, "Is there such a top-quality production area?"
Chen Ruoruo couldn't help but sigh, "It's just a place in Borneo."
Hong Xizhen's expression was tragic. She knew that she had failed. This woman was completely different from her in terms of smell, hiding fragrance, and even seeing knowledge. Especially when using fragrance, she felt the temperature and took appropriate spices to produce many fragrance changes, which made her feel beyond the reach. She didn't know how much agarwood to contact and how many agarwood she had used to have such experience.
But she did love fragrance. Looking at the tin box that had not been put away in Chen Ruoruo's hand, she couldn't help but tremble, "Can you show me the rest of the hidden fragrance in your box?"
Chen Ruoruo shook his head.
Seeing Chen Ruoruo shake his head, great frustration and disappointment poured in like a tide, Hong Xizhen almost cried.
But I only heard Chen Ruoruo say, "This box is full of agarwood from Poli Island, and it is almost the same, so I put it in a box. Just see one piece. If you want to see agarwood from different places, I will show you another treasure box."
Hong Xizhen was in surprise and nodded subconsciously.
Chen Ruoru took out another large flat tin box. After opening it, there were tin boxes of large and small inside. Chen Ruoruo didn't open it himself, so he directly placed the large tin box in Hong Xizhen's hand like a tray.
Hong Xizhen placed the tin box on the incense table beside her. Every time she opened one, there was a layer of shock and a layer of mist in her eyes. When she opened it to the third one, she couldn't help asking, "Where is this agarwood?"
Chen Ruoruo glanced at it and said lightly, "There are many fragrances in Gaozhou, but the best one is deep water, with fruit fragrance and jasmine fragrance, and the fragrance is extremely elegant. This kind of spice can also be smoked with open flames and charcoal, and the room is full of fragrance without fireworks."
Hong Xizhen opened the fourth incense box and asked again, "Where is the agarwood?"
Chen Ruoruo glanced at it and said, "This is the real waxy white wax nanmu. It looks like white lard, but after cutting the cut for a little longer, it will turn black oily and fragrant with the fragrance of osmanthus."
"Is this the white wax sinking like this?" Hong Xizhen's hands kept trembling. When she opened the fifth incense box, she took a long time to open it. After opening it, another strange fragrance thrust into her nose. Looking at the piece of spice inside, she finally couldn't stop crying. "Where is this? This seems to be red clay, but it is different from the ordinary red clay sinking. The fragrance is completely different, and it can naturally dissipate the fragrance."
Chen Ruoruo said calmly, "This is the material from Qiongzhou Lihei, also called the red curly tongue. When you cut the fragrance, you can see that the fragrance is like a stack of red sparrow tongues, and it is really strong and smooth. The knife scrapes like jade to make sounds. This material can be made of tea, soup, replenish qi and blood, and calm the mind. In elderly people with insomnia, drinking some tea made of this material can be effective."
Hong Xizhen put down the incense box and took a step back, tears kept falling like broken pearls.
There is so much knowledge.
She had never even recorded the materials from so many origins.
The key is that there are more than one piece of the same material in these incense boxes, and many of them have been cut. Even the slightly larger blocks have many traces of use. This shows that in the hands of middle-aged women, these agarwood that is rare in the world are indeed daily necessities.
On the other hand, if any small piece of agarwood in these tin-skin incense boxes falls into her hands, she will definitely be regarded as a treasure and carefully preserved it. As a sample, she will not even be able to touch it too much.
The gap between them has completely defeated her Taoist heart.
Gu Liubai looked at Hong Xizhen as if she was proud of her peacock, and now she was hit by Chen Ruoruo like a chicken. He smiled slightly, and at the same time he couldn't help but sigh, and whispered in Shen Ruoruo's ear, "You are going out to fight with me, why are you doing so much agarwood?"
Chen Ruoruo is also a person who is easy to be proud of.
She raised her eyebrows proudly and said in Gu Liubai's ear, "What are these? There are dozens of big boxes in my building. I want to sleep outside with you. Sometimes there is no place to take a shower. If it smells a little stinky, don't you dislike me?"
Gu Liubai said helplessly, "Who can dislike you? Besides, if I get stinky, don't you dislike me?"
Chen Ruoruo chuckled, "I like you stinky man the most."
The Goryeo family children around Mr. Meiyu took advantage of each of them, and each of them felt like they were covered in dust, but Mr. Meiyu still smiled slightly and shined with glory.
He looked at Hong Xizhen crying, and smiled and comforted, "Xizhen, don't be sad. It's always like this in his studies. There is a world beyond heaven and a person outside of others. When the Sui Dynasty was prosperous, incense was burned for a hundred miles a day and night, and the fragrance spreads to a hundred miles. This is what we can imagine? Since the Sui Dynasty, merchant ships from overseas countries have continuously sent various precious spices to Chang'an. The wealthy clans such as Mr. Lu and others were able to get in touch with these precious treasures at the first time. Naturally, their cost is not comparable to ours."
This is the truth.
But when Hong Xizhen heard his comfort, she felt even more sorry for him.
Young Master Meiyu smiled gently and looked at Gu Liubai and Shen Ruoruo, saying, "Young Master Lu, your elegance in Chang'an has indeed opened my eyes. Not to mention other things, I arrived at this Linyou Cave yesterday. Just the many statues of this Linyou Cave and the murals in this cave made me amazed and lingered."
As he spoke, he turned his body slightly, looked at a mural behind him, and said seriously, "Only anyone in Goryeo can match this mural."
Gu Liubai followed his eyes and saw the picture of a flying lady on the mural. He looked at it and smiled slightly, "What he painted is still done."
As soon as this said, the expression of Mr. Meiyu did not change much, and he was still quietly admiring the appearance of the mural. However, a young man in brocade clothes beside Mr. Meiyu was already frowning slightly, "Is it still done?"
This young master is named Yin Guijia. The young family members who follow Meiyu have their own strengths and have profound attainments in some aspects. Hong Xizhen is the first in incense path in Goryeo, while Yin Guijia is the best painter in the Goryeo Baiyan Painting Academy. In the whole Goryeo, only his two teachers are better than him.
Gu Liubai smiled. He already felt that this person was going to find fault in painting.
Before he could speak, Shangguan Zhaoyi said calmly at this time, "My son has high requirements for paintings. He doesn't like any flaws in some aspects."
Yin Guijia frowned even deeper, and his voice became cold unconsciously, "Is there any flaws in this painting?"
He had long seen the origin of this mural, and he was very sure that even in Chang'an at this time, at most, only one or two people could reach the level of painters of this painting.
Shangguan Zhaoyi also smiled slightly and said, "There are many flaws, such as it faded."
Yin Guijia was slightly stunned, and then she laughed so hard that tears almost fell.
In addition to Hong Xizhen, who was still crying, the other young clans couldn't help laughing out loud.
This kind of mural has been used for a long time and is normal to have a mottled color, and it adds an old charm. It has a little peeling and fading, and it is not a flaw at all.
They felt that Shangguan Zhaoyi pretended to understand, and was simply vulgar.
However, Shangguan Zhaoyi still smiled and said, "The blue gold and eggplant purple in this mural should not have faded, and the fading will appear stained. The paint blending of these murals should have been made of ancestral products in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Which pigments can allow a little aging and fading, and which colors are absolutely not allowed, have inheritance and regulations. When this painter uses these two kinds of pigments, he used less gems, which lead to such flaws."
Chapter completed!