Chapter 252: No Delay in Going Out to Play

An An had a day off that day, so she played with the two little ones. The materials were all prepared, and Lin Xia also had time to work. The most important thing was that the selection for the art troupe was approaching.

First, pick all the red roses, tear off the petals and set them aside, wash them with water, take out a bowl, put the petals in it and mash them to get the juice.

Lin Xia worked for a long time until her arms were sore. She thought there was enough juice, but unexpectedly there were still quite a few petals left. She really didn't want to deal with it anymore, so she simply soaked them all in coconut oil to make rose essential oil.

She took out a small stove for hot pot and started to boil the juice on it. She did all this according to the notebook. When the juice became thicker, Lin Xia put a few pieces of beeswax in it.

She asked Wang Guilan to help her keep an eye out for this. There were almost no people farming honey at the moment, so they could only look for wild ones in the mountains. The number was very small, so Lin Xia didn't dare to put in too much.

After all, this traditional rouge does not contain any preservatives and is made entirely of natural ingredients. She was also afraid that it would go bad if left for too long, so she could only make a small amount.

She put it into the empty bottle of vanishing cream. There was still a lot left in the small bowl. Lin Xia remembered that Yang Hongmei had a lot of empty clam oil boxes, so she got up and went to the next room.

Bringing back a pile of clam shells, Lin Xia washed them and dried them, poured all the lipstick into them, and set them aside to wait for them to solidify.

After finishing this, Lin Xia was busy preparing the rose essential oil. She put a bowl of water on the stove and placed the bottle of coconut oil in it to heat it. This way, the roses would be exposed to the high temperature and their color would become lighter.

After working all morning, Lin Xia was so tired that she ate a big bowl of rice at noon. After taking a nap, she looked at the clams and found that they had solidified. Lin Xia smelled them and found a little bit of rose fragrance.

She tried the color on her hands again. The red one looked pretty good. This was the only red one she had, and there were not many materials, so she couldn't adjust the color. In fact, there are many other things that can be made, but the materials are hard to find. She will pay attention to it in the future.

Lin Xia gave two of the finished lipsticks to Yang Hongmei.

Yang Hongmei received the things and was a little puzzled as to why the clam box was borrowed and then returned to her.

"What's this for?" After receiving it, I felt the weight was different. "You didn't borrow it and give me a new one, did you?"

"Open it and take a look." Lin Xia smiled and raised her eyebrows, wanting to see her reaction.

Seeing her talking in a mysterious way, Yang Hongmei curiously opened the lid and saw something dark red inside. She was puzzled and asked, "What is this?"

"Put it on your mouth. Try it."

Yang Hongmei took the clam shell to the mirror, and remembered the way Lin Xia used her fingers to apply lipstick on her before. She stretched out her finger and carefully applied a little on her mouth.

"!!" Yang Hongmei looked at her rosy lips in the mirror and was a little bit unbelievable.

"Not bad!" The back of Lin Xia's hand is white. When she tried the color, she thought it was a little too red. Now she finds that it is okay on the lips, because the lips have their own color and will absorb some of the bright color.

"This is too expensive, I can't accept it!" Yang Hongmei thought that Lin Xia had scraped off her own lipstick and gave it to her.

After she had used it before, she was attracted by it. When she went to the county town, she went to the department store to look for it. Unexpectedly, it was not sold there at all. She knew that this thing must be expensive and might be a foreign product.

"I made this, not bought it." Lin Xia told her to accept it without worry, not knowing that Yang Hongmei was overthinking it.

"You can also do this?" Yang Hongmei was extremely surprised, as if she knew something extraordinary.

"Yes! I made it myself!" Lin Xia nodded with a smile, knowing that she was a little bit unbelievable.

As she spoke, she told the story of the two little kids at home who had done naughty things, but she did not mention the ancient book. She only said that she was just imagining things based on her lipstick.

Yang Hongmei knew nothing about this thing and didn't think much about it. She just thought Lin Xia was extremely powerful.

"So these two are for me?" Touching the two clam shells in her hands, she was extremely happy, just like a girl in later generations who received Valentine's Day gifts.

"Yes, for you."

After delivering the things, Lin Xia went home.

When the art troupe was recruiting, Lin Xia got up early. Lu Yuxiu was supposed to have a day off today, so she could have slept in, but she had to do what she promised to others.

Shen Xiaotao came and knocked on the door early in the morning. At this time, Lin Xia was still packing her things, so Lu Yuxiu came to open the door.

"Hello...Hello, I...I'm here to see Comrade Lin." Shen Xiaotao was frightened by Lu Yuxiu's cold face and momentum and stuttered. The smile froze on her face and she was a little at a loss.

"Come in." Lu Yuxiu made way and invited her in.

"Xiao Tao is here, please sit down and wait for me for a moment." Seeing her coming, Lin Xia hurriedly got up and prepared to get something.

She was still in her pajamas and had just finished breakfast, which was made by Lu Yuxiu.

Shen Xiaotao sat stiffly on the sofa, watching Lin Xia's back as she went upstairs, wondering if she had come too early.

Seeing that she was not very comfortable, Lu Yuxiu followed Lin Xia upstairs.

"Who is she?" Lu Yuxiu looked at Lin Xia changing clothes with deep eyes.

Lin Xia didn't notice Lu Yuxiu coming up at all, but her pajamas had already been taken off. She glared at Lu Yuxiu and could only speed up her movements.

Lu Yuxiu gradually approached, and before he raised his hand, he heard Lin Xia say, "Stop it! I'm running out of time."

Unexpectedly, Shen Xiaotao came so early, so Lin Xia could only speed up.

Seeing that he was honest, he introduced Shen Xiaotao's identity and explained why she came.

Lu Yuxiu was a little depressed: "Didn't you say you were going to take the kids to the beach today?"

This was something that had been planned in advance, and he didn't expect that someone would disturb him during his rest day.

Seeing that Lu Yuxiu was a little unhappy, Lin Xia laughed a little, "It won't take long, it will be over soon, she still has to go for an interview, it won't delay us from going out to play."

Otherwise she wouldn't have agreed. How could she affect the family's affairs for an irrelevant person?

"Okay!" Lu Yuxiu was satisfied seeing this.

Lin Xia changed her clothes, picked up her things, and went downstairs together.

"Let's get started, but I might have to cut your hair." Lin Xia said to Shen Xiaotao.

"Ah?" Shen Xiaotao's face froze. Didn't she come here to put on makeup?