Chapter 1112: Do it well

While taking care of the children at home, Lu Miao took some time to tinker with the cochineal pigment powder that he had brought back and had undergone molecular conversion but had never had the time to take care of.

Maybe it was because the temperature had dropped recently. She had walked around the market and nearby department stores many times but hadn't seen any beeswax anywhere.

I do have a bunch at home, but they were brought from my hometown and are several years old.

It has been well preserved and has not deteriorated, but compared with the beeswax from the new honey of that year, it is definitely inferior.

Lu Miao was eager to try it out, and since he couldn't find anything else, he could only use what he had at home.

After struggling to break the clumps of beeswax into small pieces, Lu Miao set up an alcohol lamp and threw the beeswax into a beaker to melt and filter it.

Repeat several times until no impurities are visible to the naked eye, then proceed to the next step.

Even though the cochineal scabs brought back from the south filled a large jar, what was actually converted was only half a small bag, weighing less than 5 grams.

During the trial phase, Lu Miao was reluctant to use too much, so he slowly adjusted the proportions and added it in little by little.

She added pigments while taking notes until she finally got a satisfactory color. Then she put away the pigment powder, stirred the mixed liquid in the beaker evenly, took out the lipstick mold, and slowly poured the liquid into the mold.

There are three long plastic molds, each of which can make twelve lipsticks.

Although the beaker doesn’t look very big, there is still a lot left inside after putting three molds in it.

Lu Miao looked everywhere for things to put on.

She had emptied many boxes of vanishing cream before, and she wanted to find the small box to use, but it turned out that she had thrown away the previous ones.

She searched through all the boxes and drawers but couldn't find it. Tang Mei followed her to clean up the place, muttering about it all the way.

Although she often said things like "I'll turn the house upside down like a doghouse, let you do whatever you want and I won't bother you", she was actually honest.

Seeing Lu Miao running around the house like a headless fly, Tang Mei couldn't help but worry. After a while of tinkering around, she put all the things she and the children used downstairs into a box, and finally made a small box for Lu Miao to use.

Lu Miao took the box and went back into the craft room.

It was quite a coincidence, one box, neither too many nor too few, and the lipstick concentrate was poured in, making the box exactly full.

It took two days to make thirty or forty lipsticks, from extracting the beeswax to letting it set and putting it into the lipstick tubes.

Lu Miao later took one to try. Perhaps the proportion of pigment powder was not right. The color of the lipstick paste looked very solid, but it was not very colorful after applying it on the lips.

But she added essential oils in it, which makes it fragrant and moisturizing.

A thin layer can be used as a lip balm.

Apply it back and forth twice more, the color will be natural and look good without being abrupt.

In the mainland market, in the current era, it is probably a type that female friends can accept more.

Although there were some mistakes, it is not without merit...

She is not bragging, to be honest, these are so much better than the imported Barbie pink on the market and the lipsticks made by state-owned factories that look like a layer of wall when applied.

Put the lipstick you have used away separately, and put the others into a bag for random inspection.

Lu Miao kept a copy of the best notes on the preparation of this batch of lipsticks.

She packed up her things, left the workshop, called Mei Zi, and asked what Chen Xiangdong was doing.

If he's free, ask Chen Xiangdong to come and pick her up later.

If they have any small boxes of vanishing cream or something, bring some over as well.

What is Chen Xiangdong busy with?

In addition to the work at the factory, there is also the task of teaching Liu Xiaozhu how to drive.

Mei Zi said Chen Xiangdong was not busy and would call him over later.

After hanging up the phone, Mei Zi quickly called Chen Xiangdong.

Lu Miao followed him into the handicraft room.

Making lipstick is not difficult and the probability of scrapping materials is also very small.

When you do it again later, just continue to control the acid and alkali coloring reasonably, and adjust the proportion of pigment powder.

But now, in addition to making lipstick, Lu Miao has a new idea.

A low-cost, high-profit idea...

After locking the door, Lu Miao sat down and disinfected his hands and the beaker he was about to use.

Then put out a small scale and add coconut oil into the beaker little by little accurately.

Similar to the previous lipstick making process, she would take notes and record the weight at every step.

After getting the coconut oil, I started adding beeswax according to the proportion.

Finally, she ran to the second floor again and took all the essential oils used for air freshening upstairs to the craft room.

Fix the beaker on the stand, light the alcohol lamp and push it downward to heat.

When the coconut oil and beeswax melted together, she stirred them gently a few times with a stirring stick and then began to drip essential oils into them.

Lu Miao was trying to make perfume. He originally wanted to mix top notes, middle notes, and base notes, but the types of essential oils he had were very limited.

The fragrances are different, some are heavy, some are fresh, etc., and they cannot be well adapted.

Lu Miao thought about it and simply gave up the idea, and only added rose-scented essential oil to the beaker.

She was slowly fiddling with the car, while on the other side, Chen Xiangdong, like Fu Jingyou in the past, taught Liu Xiaozhu for a while and then sat in the passenger seat and watched Liu Xiaozhu drive.

Outside the Third Ring Road is the suburban rural area. There are few cars and people on the road, making it a good place to practice driving. I usually take this road when driving or practicing.

This time, the two of them happened to be coming back from the suburbs, and Chen Xiangdong saw Mei Zi standing by the road and waving.

Asking Liu Xiaozhu to pull over, Chen Xiangdong didn't get out of the car. He just rolled down the window and stuck his head out to ask:

"What's wrong? What happened at the factory?"

Mei Zi trotted over to the car and urged for explanation:

"It's not something at the factory, it's something with my sister-in-law. She said she's coming over and asked you to pick her up. I think it must be something urgent, so go quickly!"

As she spoke, Mei Zi stuffed a handbag into Chen Xiangdong's hand.

There was a jingling sound inside the big red plastic bag. Chen Xiangdong took it and tilted his head to open it and read:

"What are these filled with?"

"They're just some empty boxes. My sister-in-law asked for them. Take them with you!"

Mei Zi urged him repeatedly, and Chen Xiangdong was afraid that Lu Miao had something urgent to deal with, so he stopped asking.

Waving Mei Zi back to watch the traffic, Chen Xiangdong turned around, rolled up the window and said to Liu Xiaozhu:

"Have you been to the Qianmen and Tiananmen area? Drive there."

After listening to what they just said, Liu Xiaozhu nodded and turned the steering wheel while curiously asking:

"Brother Dong, what's going on? Have Brother and Sister Fu moved there now? That piece of land is not something that ordinary people can afford!"

Chen Xiangdong nodded his chin slightly, patted him jokingly and said:

"Just know it in your heart. Work hard in the future, and you will definitely get some benefits."

Liu Xiaozhu is considered a rather cunning person, but at this moment he could only smile and nod hurriedly.

What else can we do?

Isn’t this what Chen Xiangdong said?

It is better to follow the big shots and get some benefits than to work hard for them all your life. You can’t go wrong if you work hard!