Chapter 42 Bait

Chen Wanrong was thinking about seducing the enemy and woke up early. The genius Mamaliang turned over and got up, put on his clothes, washed up, and was about to go to the stable to lead the horses, but Zheng Qing stopped him: "Where are you going to go to the horses? I'll go with you."

"No, I'll go alone!" Chen Wanrong flatly rejected her proposal.

Zheng Qingbuyi: "You are alone, so I don't feel at ease!"

"It's better if you are worried than if I am worried." Chen Wanrong joked and said with a righteous expression: "If you go again, no matter how capable Lord Shen is, he may not be able to protect us. You'd better stay at home." Chen Wanrong wouldn't ask her to take risks.

Zheng Qing opened her mouth and wanted to say something else. Chen Wanrong's face sank and said, "As you are not obedient, I want it..." Zheng Qing gave Chen Wanrong a blank look: "What are you doing?"

Chen Wanrong whispered in her ear: "I will be a real man and want you, a little girl, to be obedient. Humph!"

Zheng Qing wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh. Her pretty face turned red with shame. She pounded Chen Wanrong's chest a few times: "Then you have to be careful? If it's wrong, run away immediately. Blue and white feet are fast, and it will be fine."

This was exactly what Chen Wanrong thought. He relied on the quick blue and white feet and had no problem running for life. He nodded and said, "I know." The two of them went to the stable together and led the blue and white clothes out. Zheng Qing kept sending it to the door and repeatedly reminded him, until Chen Wanrong disappeared.

Changlefang's horses must go east and run towards Baqiao. Chen Wanrong rode his horse to the north, passed Daozhengfang, came to Jianchun Gate, pulled the horse's head, left Jianchun City, and ran straight east.

When I first came to Chang'an, Chen Zairong wanted to take his family to see the willows on the Ba Bridge. He went around from the northwest to the east. After seeing it at Ba Bridge, he went to Chang'an. Therefore, Chen Wanrong was quite familiar with this road, but the direction was just the opposite.

This time, Chen Wanrong volunteered to be the bait, but he was not afraid. On the contrary, he was quite excited. As soon as he left the city gate, Chen Wanrong was not in a hurry. He pulled the reins of the horse and let the blue and white horse jog on the reins, constantly looking at it, trying to find out where the assassin was hiding.

"Is this person?" Chen Wanrong looked at the person walking slowly in front of him. He was an old man with gray beard and dark eyes. He could not have been an assassin.

"Is this?" This was a strong young man, just carrying a hoe, walking in a hurry and stride away. Perhaps he was disguised and accidentally saw the calluses on his hands, he must be a farmer.

Although it is exciting to be a bait, it is dangerous after all, so it is best to finish the matter early. After watching a few of them, none of them looked like an assassin. Chen Wanrong couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Chen Wanrong had no choice but to hold the horse's belly, the blue and white flowers raised their heads, and the neighed and ran towards the east, like a wisp of smoke.

Taking a breath of fresh air, Chen Wanrong was very excited and arrived at Baqiao not long after. Although it was morning, the farewell to Baqiao was still a scene, and many people farewelled here.

Looking at these parting people, a feeling of indifference arises, and their faces are sad, and Chen Wanrong also feels sour in his nose. It is better not to be too late in this place. When Chen Wanrong was about to turn around, he heard someone chanting: "The sound of the flute is soaring, and Qin E's dream is broken by the moon of Qin Tower. The moon of Qin Tower is the willows every year, and Ba Ling is sad. The Qing Autumn Festival on the land of the Qing Dynasty, the ancient road of Xianyang is silent. The sound is gone, and the sound is gone, the sunset is gone, and the Han family's tombs are closed."

This was the first time Chen Wanrong came here and felt moved by the scene and couldn't help but recite the poem "Remembering Qin E". Unexpectedly, someone would chant it, and he was very surprised.

"Every year, Baling is sad, please leave. Brother Hou, please come back. I don't know when we will meet again!" A white-clothed scholar said goodbye with tears, flew on his horse, and strode away.

Brother Hou covered his face, but did not make a sound for a long time, sobbed and waved goodbye: "The willow color is as fresh as ever, but Baling hurts it makes people feel heartbroken. When we meet, we will sigh! Brother He, take care of us!"

Two more people left to chant "Remembering Qin'e", and they were sad and crying. The sadness was unbearable. Chen Wanrong's nose became more and more sore, and he pulled the reins and rushed towards Chang'an. After running a long journey, he looked at passers-by. Many of them had red eyes, probably because they had bid farewell to their friends and relatives at Baqiao.

After this time, Chen Wanrong's mood calmed down. He thought it would be fine if he didn't see the assassin, so he came to find those who secretly protected me. After looking at me, he saw that there was no one in the magnificent city wall of Chang'an. He was extremely helpless and sighed, entered Jianchun Gate, and ran straight to the mansion.

As soon as I arrived at the door, Zheng Qing came up with a smile: "Is it okay?" He patted his chest and breathed, looking at a relieved look.

"Of course it's okay." Chen Wanrong raised his voice and answered confidently.

Zheng Qing seemed to know Chen Wanrong’s thoughts and asked, “Have you noticed it?”

"No, I'm so calm. I wanted to find a few people, but none of them found." Chen Wanrong couldn't help but shake his head.

Sima Chengzhen and Shao Dagui came side by side, both of them were sweating, and they probably finished their morning exercises. Shao Dagui smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Chen, don't be anxious. This matter is not urgent. You have to know one thing, this is your first time out for a walk. The Crescent Sect is just trying to cause trouble for you, and they are not prepared. When you walk a few more times, they will get you familiar with it. This is called scouting on the road."

Chen Wanrong had no experience in the matter of black and white, and said with a smile: "Tao Shao said very much, I'm anxious. Let's go have breakfast."

"Okay, okay!" Sima Chengzhen and Shao Dagui responded, and the four of them walked towards the dining room together.

Chen Wanrong had a question: "Master, I looked carefully along the way. I wanted to find a few of us, but I didn't see any of them. It's really strange."

Sima Chengzhen explained with a smile: "My friend, the people Mr. Shen wants to send must be experts. You, without this experience, you will not recognize them even if you meet. If I don't have any confidence, I will definitely not be able to tell you."

"Shame, ashamed!" Chen Wanrong was really embarrassed and asked: "Master, how can you see through their disguise?"

Shao Dagui smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Chen, this matter is just a matter of saying. It takes experience to truly see through them. I believe that after this incident, you will have experience. One thing is certain that they will inevitably dress up as various people, peddlers, farewell people, and pedestrians. It depends on your vision."

Since he is a disguise, he must be a very experienced person. Without an extraordinary vision, he may not be able to understand it. Chen Wanrong understood this truth and stopped thinking about it. When he came to the dining room, the servant delivered breakfast. Sima Chengzhen asked, "My friend, are you making essence oil today?"

Chen Wanrong nodded and said, "It's time to do it. However, it's time to use perfume as you do it today."

Sima Chengzhen's eyes shone with a little anxious: "My friend, you are so amazing about perfume. How can you match it? Can you tell me?"

Chen Wanrong is not very satisfied with the perfume. Not to mention Chen Wanrong, even those perfume masters may not be able to explain the reason, because the perfume configuration is too flexible. It is very difficult to match a popular and widely accepted perfume, which takes several years, or even more than ten years.

Chen Wanrong touched his chin and pondered for a while, "Master, I can't say anything about this. Let's say that, the perfume is made up of several kinds of essential oils. Of course, I don't know whether it is a favorite. The only thing I can do is to provide enough raw materials. If the Taoist wants to know thoroughly, I have to try it out by myself."

"Okay, okay!" Sima Chengzhen said a few good words in a row, with expectation on his face, and there was no reserve of a monk at all: "My friend, then let's finish it quickly, so we can get it."

Chen Wanrong hit his enthusiasm a little: "Before matching, we have to refine the essence oil again to remove impurities."

Sima Chengzhen sighed and then said, "Then eat quickly." He finished it in just a few seconds.

Since coming to Chen Wanrong, Sima Chengzhen no longer insists on his fasting skills and eat whatever he comes. He can eat or not eat fasting skills. It is best to eat fruits or foods such as rare treasures. Chen Wanrong can serve fruits, but Chen Wanrong doesn’t have the strength to do so. If Sima Chengzhen doesn’t mention it, Chen Wanrong will not bother.

After breakfast, I came to the house where the essence oil was made. Chen Wanrong asked someone to raise the fire, clean the pot, add some water, and then pour the prepared essence oil into the pot, install the pot, and purify it once.

Each type is only made a little, and it won’t take much time. One type is ready, clean the pot and purify the second type. It will be almost done in one morning. After all the purification is completed, Chen Wanrong ordered Wu and the others to continue making the essence oil. Chen Wanrong asked someone to move the refined essence oil to another room.

Zheng Qing, Qing'e, Sima Chengzhen, Wu Daozi and Xiao Shangrong followed suit. Everyone was curious about this kind of thing, and everyone wanted to see what was going on, and they looked curious, looking at Chen Wanrong, waiting for his orders.

Chen Wanrong didn't know how to make perfume, and now he was feeling the stones across the river: "There are many things to make of this perfume. It's up to you to decide which fragrance to make. As for me, I can only give you these ingredients."

Everyone thought Chen Wanrong had a ready-made recipe, but they didn't expect that there was no one. Qing'e liked to go against Chen Wanrong the most. She looked at Chen Wanrong and asked, "Smart people, aren't you smart this time?"

Chen Wanrong glared at her, but she turned to a big roll of eyes: "Even if I have it, I won't tell you."

"Hmph, I'm sorry you don't." Qing'e glanced at Chen Wanrong proudly.

Zheng Qing rolled up her sleeves and revealed her white jade arms: "Then we'll start to match."

Wu Daozi and Sima Chengzhen agreed very much and both rolled up their sleeves. Chen Wanrong reminded them: "There are many rooms now, so you'd better have one room for each person to avoid the smell."

Perfume has very high requirements for fragrance. If it is all prepared in the same room, it will definitely have an impact. Sima Chengzhen and the others went to choose their own room without saying a word. There are many empty rooms here. If you choose a good room, you only need to move a few more tables.

When Sima Chengzhen and the others turned back to the room, Chen Wanrong reminded him: "Remember to add musk."

Wu Daozi frowned and asked in confusion: "Brother Chen, why do you need to add musk?" His question was exactly what everyone thought, and he quietly waited for Chen Wanrong to give the answer.

"Because the perfume is not very stable and it is easy to deteriorate. With musk, it can be preserved for a long time." Chen Wanrong explained.

Musk itself is a very expensive spice, and a drop can maintain the fragrance for 40 years. At the same time, musk is also a good stabilizer and is widely used in the perfume manufacturing industry. Now with the rise of animal protectionism, it is used less and less. The perfume industry uses more "aldehyde".

Aldehyde is also a stabilizer that can prevent the perfume from deteriorating for a long time. Even if Chen Wanrong wants to use it, it is impossible. It is convenient to use a natural stabilizer. In addition to musk, natural stabilizers also include ambergris, civet fragrance and beaver fragrance.

Not to mention the civet fragrance and sea cat fragrance, basically there was no ambergris in the Tang Dynasty, but it was too rare, because ambergris was secretion from sperm whales after eating cuttlefish. Not only did they float on the sea, they had to dry for three years before they could be used. The ancient Chinese books recorded ambergris, but they were not common in the entire Chinese history.

Relatively speaking, musk was very ordinary in the Tang Dynasty, and it was found in medicine shops, which made it easy to obtain materials. Therefore, Chen Wanrong decided to use musk as a stabilizer.

"So that's how it is!" Wu Daozi and the others suddenly realized.

Chen Wanrong reminded him: "Although I can't mix this perfume, I know a little. During this perfume, you must first have an idea, think about which fragrance you want to mix. For example, if you want to mix a fragrance that is as fresh as water, think about it first, and then use various ingredients to mix it."

"As fresh as water? Is this possible?" Sima Chengzhen was the first to doubt: "Even with spices, it is impossible to get this fresh fragrance."

"Yes!" Zheng Qing and the others agreed.

Chen Wanrong was confident: "It's totally OK, as long as you find this ratio. Don't say that the fragrance is as fresh as water, it's okay to use it to make people imagine that they are bathing in wine."

"Bathing in wine? Is this too exaggerated, right?" Qing'e's mouth opened wide.

Not only was she surprised, but Sima Chengzhen and the others looked incredible.

In fact, some people have prepared perfumes that make people think of bathing in champagne. This perfume was once very popular and later used for sacrifices. These are some of the ranks in the history of perfume. Chen Wanrong heard of it and smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, it can be done. Different essence oils will have different fragrances together. The same fragrance can have different ratios. When you match it, it is best to write down the formula."

The recipe is the key, and I will definitely remember it. Although this reminder is necessary, it seems a bit redundant. Even if Chen Wanrong doesn’t say it, they will also write it down and say in unison: “It must, it must!”

After glanced at everyone, Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "The recipe is difficult to study. You guys will make it out. After you sell it, I will share the ingredients for you. The ingredients are mine. Are there any problems?"

Sima Chengzhen's monk was not very concerned about money. When he asked for money, he just needed to say something. Those high-ranking officials and nobles with his reputation must be given to him. He said with a smile: "My friend is so serious, I am just curious."

Chen Wanrong's face was solemn and said seriously: "Master Taoist, you are a monk and don't value money. I understand this. But you didn't expect that the formula of this perfume is very, very important. If there is no formula, even if I have the raw materials, I will never be able to make perfume. So, I must pay for this money."

Wu Daozi smiled and said, "Brother Chen, are you just seeing each other like that? You have helped me so much, I will do my best."

Chen Wanrong said seriously: "Brother Wu, you have to think about it. What does this recipe mean? How can I use it for nothing?"

Sima Chengzhen smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll thank you." He knew that Chen Wanrong's nature was not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others.

He agreed, what else could Wu Daozi say? Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "I will give you 20% of each recipe."

"Twenty percent? This is too much, right?" Wu Daozi shouted first.

Chen Wanrong has made it clear that as soon as it is launched, it will definitely be very popular. 20% is a large number. Sima Chengzhen smiled and said, "My friend, this is too much, half of it is enough." He just wanted to accept a little, otherwise Chen Wanrong would be dissatisfied.

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Master, I understand your kindness. That's it. If there is no formula, no matter how many ingredients I have, I will never be able to make perfume."

It is also cost-effective to divide Chen Wanrong into 20%. If he can create a batch of "noses", then there will be many varieties of perfumes, which will be more prosperous when sold and earn more.
Chapter completed!