After they settled down at the farm, Tian An instructed the maids to take good care of Granny Qin and Nanny Xiao, then took Deng Xue to the workshop under the flower field.
The workshop has been fully built according to Tian An's requirements, and the people who were screened in advance are also in place.
Tian An first checked all the equipment and materials before starting to arrange personnel.
After arranging the appropriate number of positions according to each person's expertise, I explained to them in detail what they need to do and what they should pay attention to.
After they understood everything, we let them go back and rest, and then we started working early the next morning.
The next day, when the first ray of sunlight appeared on the horizon, the women picking flowers in the flower fields had already been busy for half a day.
When Granny Qin and Nanny Xiao knew that Tian An was going to pick flowers to start making perfume, they got up early and followed everyone to the flower fields to work.
Although the two of them were not as quick as the young girls, they still picked quite a few.
The air in the mountains is naturally incomparable to the air in the city. Since they came to the farm, they felt that their breathing became much smoother.
Standing among the rose bushes all over the mountain, smelling the fragrance of the flowers and watching the sun slowly rising in the distance, they didn't feel like they were working at all.
The two of them talked and laughed, chatting with the young girls and wives next to them about family matters, and occasionally dyed their faces rosy red, just like two naughty old ladies.
Soon, the first batch of flowers arrived at the workshop. Several women poured the freshly picked roses into a large winnowing basket and quickly cleaned away the excess impurities.
Tian An's method of making perfume is distillation, which is a traditional method of making perfume. It does not require electricity or industrial equipment, but relies entirely on experience and manual work.
Moreover, the perfume produced is 100% natural, without any chemical additives, and has a long-lasting fragrance.
This was Tian An's first time making perfume using this method, so he naturally had no experience. Therefore, he needed to experiment repeatedly with the proportions of all the ingredients, and the equipment needed to be gradually improved over time.
She prepared many material proportions that she had carefully calculated, and planned to try them one by one and then slowly adjust them.
In the workshop were several earthen stoves built with mud, with copper containers placed on top.
Weigh and measure according to the first scale prepared in advance.
Tian An asked someone to fill the container with an appropriate amount of water, pour in the petals that had been weighed in advance, seal it with a lid that had holes in it, and then light a fire.
When the water and flowers boil and emit steam, connect the holes on the lid of the jar with a hollow bamboo tube.
The other end of the bamboo tube is connected to another container filled with perfume base and soaked in cold water.
When the steam flows through the hollow bamboo tube into the container immersed in water, it quickly condenses into small water droplets when it encounters cold.
There are three sets of such equipment in the workshop, so Tian An can try three proportions at a time.
Although the principle is simple, it is not easy to operate in practice.
The first thing to consider is the temperature. The fire should be neither too high nor too low. If the fire is too high, it will easily burn the petals in the copper container and destroy the fragrance of the petals. If the fire is too low, the steam will not come out.
Therefore, the person who is burning the fire must always pay attention to the temperature of the copper container so as to add or reduce the firewood in time.
Making perfume by distillation takes a long time, and burning fire is a very boring and tiring job, so it is easy for the person in charge to let his guard down.
They ruined a pot of perfume because the person in charge of lighting the fire dozed off at night and the fire burned too brightly.
There are also cases where the temperature of the small jar is not low enough and thus fails.
The rest that were barely successful did not meet the requirements because the recipe proportions were incorrect.
In short, half a month passed, and no perfume was made that satisfied Tian An.
During the day, Tian An supervised the work in the workshop, constantly recording any problems that arose. In the evening, he returned to review the results and revisit the recipes, working until the middle of the moon each night. In just two weeks, he had become noticeably thinner.
Granny Qin and Nanny Xiao saw it all and were worried.
But seeing the flower fields, firewood and other materials being consumed in large quantities every day, she couldn't stop, because all the money consumed every day was silver!
They couldn't help with the perfume issue, so they could only do their best to make some good food for her to nourish her body.
Another ten days passed.
At noon, Granny Qin and Madam Xiao prepared lunch and brought it to Tian An.
As soon as we arrived at the workshop door, we heard thunderous cheers from inside.
The two looked at each other and asked, "Is this a success?"
After walking in quickly, I saw that everyone's faces were full of excitement, excitement and joy.
Seeing the two elderly people coming over, Tian An happily walked up to them with the successful perfume, "Grandma, Mammy, I succeeded."
The two of them were also full of joy, "Okay, okay, as long as it succeeds."
Because of this successful case, Tian An immediately gave everyone a day off. "Everyone has worked hard during this period. Let's take a two-day break. When I go back and summarize the formula, we will officially start producing perfume."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's have a banquet at home tonight to celebrate our success. Everyone, come!"
There was a sudden cheer at the scene.
"Miss, you are so nice."
"Miss, you have worked hard too. You should go back and rest early!"
Seeing that Tian An could go back and rest, the two elders didn't let her eat here anymore and insisted on taking her back first.
After dinner, Tian An went back into the room.
After finally succeeding, she had to summarize it quickly. If she accidentally missed something, all her efforts would be wasted.
When she came out again, it was already dark.
At the dinner table, the two elderly people insisted on waiting for her to come out before they started eating. Tian An felt bad and said, "Grandma, Mammy, you are old, how could you wait for me until this time? It's so harmful to your health!"
She also scolded the three maids beside her: "You didn't try to persuade her."
Granny Qin served Tian An some soup while protecting the three little girls. "Don't blame them. We insisted on waiting for you. Besides, we had some cakes before, so we're not hungry."
Madam Xiao also chimed in, "We're old now and like to be in a lively atmosphere. It's just us two old ladies eating in a lonely place, and the food doesn't taste good anymore."
Granny Qin placed the soup in front of Tian An and said, "Girl, drink some of this old hen soup while it's hot to warm your stomach!"
Madam Xiao also urged, "Yes! You've been here since you had your meal in the afternoon, and your stomach must be empty.
This soup has been simmering all afternoon and is just right for you."
Looking at the caring and kind faces of the two old people, Tian An felt a little sore in his throat. It felt so good to have someone care about him.
She took a sip of the soup and smiled happily, "The soup cooked by mother-in-law and nanny is delicious."
Madam Xiao picked up another piece of fish and placed it on her plate. "Don't just drink the soup, have some fish. This fish was caught by Qiu Shan in the river this afternoon. It's very fresh."
Tian An picked up the fish meat and put it into her mouth. She had just seen Madam Xiao pick out the bones herself.
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