After returning from Old Xu's house, Tian An took the materials bought by Chen Qiang back to the house and started to tinker with them.
She prepared all the materials in advance so that she could start making the lipstick as soon as the lipstick tube arrived.
Since Chen Qiang couldn't buy beeswax, Tian An asked him to buy some beeswax and make it himself.
After picking the propolis clean, boil water in a pot and put the propolis into it and boil until it boils, then perform the first filtration.
The first filtration removes most of the impurities. After it is completed, wait for it to solidify. Then put the separated beeswax into the pot and heat it again. Then filter it a second time with clean gauze. After it solidifies, it is done.
Tian An took out a glass container, a mold and a gram scale from the space, put the boiled beeswax into the glass container, heated it, and then poured it into the mold to make carved beeswax of uniform size. Each one has the same weight, so there is no need to weigh it when using it, and it is also convenient to store.
After she finished processing the beeswax, she began to refine almond oil. Tian An felt that the almond oil Chen Qiang bought had too many impurities, so she decided to make it herself.
When everything was ready, Old Man Wang's son also brought the lipstick tube.
Tian An took a look and thought it was about the same: "Go back and tell your father to do something else first. I'll get back to him after I try it."
After Old Man Wang's son left, Tian An took Mangzhong, Deng Shuang, and Dong Ru to boil the lipstick tubes to sterilize them, dried them, and then began to teach them how to make lipstick.
The three girls were smart and attentive, making them perfect for this kind of delicate work. Tian An couldn't do everything herself, and if the workload was large, she wouldn't be able to handle it. So, she planned to train them to be her right-hand men, and leave all these tasks to them in the future.
Taking the three people into the house, Tian An briefly explained to them how to use the tools on the table. Then he demonstrated to them while explaining and began to make lipstick.
There are still a lot of dried osmanthus flowers picked before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Tian An plans to make an osmanthus lip balm first.
After cleaning and disinfecting the glassware, put in the dried osmanthus flowers, start heating the almond oil, and fry until the osmanthus flowers turn golden brown.
Filter out the osmanthus flowers and add beeswax. Wait for the beeswax to melt and completely blend with the osmanthus almond oil.
Taking out the lipstick tube that had been prepared in advance, Tian An carefully poured the freshly made lipstick liquid into the tube, explaining the precautions to the three people while pouring.
After pouring two, he handed the vessel to Mangzhong: "Come, Mangzhong, try it first."
Mangzhong did not refuse. He took the container and carefully poured lipstick into the lipstick tube according to what Tian An had just done and said.
After three branches of Grain in Ear had been poured, Tian An asked Deng Shuang to pour them next, and then Dong Ru.
The three girls were very steady and didn't spill any of the lipstick. By the time they finished making these lipsticks, it was already time for dinner.
"Let's go! Let's go eat first. It will be almost time when we come back."
At the dinner table, Tian An picked up a piece of lotus root, took a bite, and squinted his eyes and said, "This lotus root is really delicious! This season is the best time to eat lotus root."
Zhao Yiming took the serving chopsticks and picked up a piece of pork ribs stewed with lotus root and gave it to her: "You'd better eat some meat. You've been running around outside all day these days, and the meat you worked so hard to grow is almost gone."
Hearing this, Xiaokang also took the serving chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork for Tian An: "Brother-in-law Yiming is right, sister has worked too hard, she should eat more meat."
Tian An pinched his face silently. Hmm! He seemed to have lost some weight. "Thank you, Xiaokang and Yiming." Then he ate all the meat they had picked up.
Granny Qin knew that Tian An was making lipstick, and asked with concern: "An An, how is your lipstick going?"
Tian An swallowed a piece of braised meat that Zhao Yiming picked up and said, "It's almost done. I'll show it to my mother-in-law later. You are knowledgeable and you can give me some suggestions."
Granny Qin used to be a lady from a wealthy family and had used many good things, so it would be a good idea to ask her for advice.
Granny Qin smiled and said, "I don't claim to be knowledgeable, I've only lived a few years longer than you young people."
Tian An almost ate too much under the constant feeding from Zhao Yiming and Xiaokang.
After dinner, Tian An returned to his room to check on the lipsticks. The temperature had dropped in the evening, and the lipsticks had solidified.
She picked up a lipstick and gently twisted the bottom of the tube. As Tian An's hand moved, the lipstick in the tube slowly came out.
Great, it worked!
Tian An took the lid from the side and covered the lipsticks, then walked out of the room with the lipsticks to find Grandma Qin and the others.
Since there were more women in the family, they would always gather in the main room after dinner to do needlework together.
Huanyanfang was still under renovation, so Tian An asked Mangzhong and Deng Shuang to design clothes for the girls working in the shop. The attire had to be uniform to look professional.
The two were discussing something when Tian An arrived.
Deng Shuang held up two pieces of cloth and asked Mangzhong, "Mangzhong girl, which one do you think is better, the orange one or the light blue one?"
Mangzhong looked at the colors of the two pieces of cloth. "The orange is warm, and the light blue looks clean. They're both good. The girl said she wanted to cut two sets to alternate between. How about making one set each?"
Deng Shuang also thought it was a good idea. She thought both colors were beautiful. "How about we each make one style, and keep the two outfits mostly the same, just changing one or two places."
Mangzhong nodded: "I think it's okay. This way they will have different clothes to wear, and it won't affect the girl's statement that the dress code should be uniform."
Then the two of them discussed the sleeves of the clothes, the length of the skirt, etc.
After Tian An entered the room, he raised his hands and clapped them loudly, saying, "Stop for a moment."
Then he gave each girl a lip balm he brought.
After making sure everyone has it, pick up the one in your hand and start demonstrating it to everyone:
"This is our new lip balm. After removing the outer shell, gently twist the base with your hands and it will come out of the tube.
Just twist it out a little bit, don't twist all of the lipstick out, or it will break if you twist it too much.
The five girls working in the shop, please remember this and remind your customers in the future."
The five of them said in unison: "We remember this, young lady."
"The lipsticks you have in your hands are for you. Try them first and then tell me how you feel about them. I'll see if there's anything I can improve."
Hearing this, the girls looked at the lipstick in their hands and tried to apply it on their lips. Because they couldn't see it without a mirror, they helped each other.
Tian An also picked up the lipstick from Grandma Qin's hand and helped her apply it.
It took a while for everyone to finish applying their lipsticks. Everyone was chattering about the lipsticks in their hands.
The girls had never used lip balm before, so they couldn't offer any constructive feedback. They could only say, "It smells so good."
“It feels so good on my lips.”
“It can be carried with you at any time, which is very convenient.”
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