I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 75 Secret Recipe
For the sake of beauty, they can give everything and disregard everything.

In terms of madness, she is no less than women in later generations.

For example, ancient women knew that lead powder was poisonous, but for the sake of beauty, they still applied it on their faces every day.

There are even some extreme girls who take small amounts of arsenic.

Because taking arsenic can make their cheeks appear a sickly red, which can make them more radiant and lovable.

However, long-term consumption will inevitably lead to poisoning, organ failure, and even their lives.

However, in order to gain short-lived beauty, they are willing to do so even though they know the consequences will be serious, just like moths flying into a flame.

As for Jia Cong, his medical skills have already reached a certain level of success.

He was able to draw on some ideas from later generations and successfully create a foundation that did not require lead powder.

And it can achieve an effect that is almost the same as lead powder.

Under the premise of the same effect, one is toxic and the other is non-toxic.

I believe that any normal person would know how to choose.

Of course, Jia Cong would not only develop the foundation, he would also mix a batch of rouge and powder, and then sell them together with the foundation.

As long as it is well managed and promoted, it will surely sell well.

Even if he succeeds in developing and bringing high-end non-toxic foundation to the market, it will definitely cause a sensation and even subvert the entire industry.

In this case, choosing the right partner is very necessary.

With such huge profits, he alone, or even the Jia family alone, would definitely not be able to handle it all.

Not to mention, the Jia family is not his Jia family.

Even if they can find a few partners with strong enough backgrounds, they will not be able to seize the entire market.

The greed of people is like a snake swallowing an elephant. If you have too big an appetite, you will end up eating too much and die.

Therefore, Jia Cong is currently thinking about how to plan ahead in order to maximize his benefits.

After some thought, Jia Cong roughly finalized the subsequent development plan.

Then I started researching the formula of a new foundation.

At this time, his improved medical skills played an important role.

Jia Cong first considered several recipes, and as to whether they were effective or not, that depended on the actual results of the preparation.

After figuring out the recipe, Jia Cong took the silver and went out to buy the raw materials himself.

There was no other way. Since he had no servants, he had to do everything himself.

Soon, Jia Cong came to the East Market and bought several hundred kilograms of raw materials from the store.

The mixing process required a lot of experimentation, so he had to buy more.

However, one person could not carry so many things, so Jia Cong had to hire a carriage to transport all the supplies to the back door of Rongguo Mansion and the entrance of the main house.

Next, Jia Cong called a few servants at the door and ordered them to help carry the things back to his yard.

After they finished carrying the things, Jia Cong threw them half a tael of silver as a treat for them to have a drink.

The servants hurriedly left, thanking him profusely.

Qingwen and Hongxiu heard the sound and hurried out of the house.

Qingwen couldn't help asking, "Third Master, what did you buy? Why did you buy so much?"

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "These things are very useful to me, Third Master. Remember to keep your mouth shut and don't tell Auntie yet."

"When I'm done, it won't be too late to give Auntie a surprise."

Qingwen and Hongxiu nodded quickly and with the help of these two maids, Jia Cong quickly moved the raw materials into an empty room in the yard.

This yard is still too small. No wonder, the living quarters in the big house are already very cramped.

Jia Cong was originally a nobody, so how big a yard could be allocated to him?

At present, after arranging Qingwen and Hongxiu, this courtyard only has this one empty house left.

Jia Cong first took out the raw materials and arranged them into different categories.

Next, Jia Cong did not mix the foundation right away.

For him, the imperial examination was the top priority.

Making money from mixing foundation can at best be put in second place, or even further back.

He would not put the cart before the horse.

Jia Cong read in the study for the whole afternoon. After dinner, he went to the preparation room and started the mixing experiment.

The two maids, Qingwen and Hongxiu, volunteered to come and help, but were directly driven out by Jia Cong.

Preparation of medicine is a delicate job. They don’t understand pharmacology, so not only can they not be of any help, but they can also cause trouble.

Next, Jia Cong took out the raw materials and began to experiment.

A quarter of an hour later, the first test product came out, but after Jia Cong tested it, he found that the effect was not satisfactory.

Obviously, the first experiment failed.

[Medical Experience +1]

Huh?
He was just doing an experiment on mixing foundation, but it actually increased his medical experience?
Well, actually, the above principles of pharmacy need to be applied here.

Taking later medicine as an example, how many specific categories can it be divided into?

Dozens? Dozens? Hundreds?
Therefore, it is not entirely unreasonable to say that conducting such experiments can increase medical experience.

But this is actually a good thing for him.

Since doing experiments can increase medical experience, he can definitely increase his medical experience through experiments in the future.

Although the experience gained will definitely decrease in the later stages, it is at least a good channel to gain experience for now.

Just when Jia Cong was concentrating on the experiment, he did not notice that Lin Daiyu walked in quietly from outside.

Lin Daiyu originally came to congratulate Jia Cong because he passed the county examination and ranked first.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the yard, she saw the light on in the side room. Out of curiosity, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but walk in.

When she saw what Jia Cong was doing, Lin Daiyu was stunned.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but ask, "Third Brother Cong, what are you busy with?"

Jia Cong was startled. He looked up and saw that it was Lin Daiyu.

Then he said, "Sister Lin, didn't I teach myself medicine? I just bought some herbs and am preparing to make my own medicine!"

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but smile and said, "Third Brother Cong is preparing medicine? I thought he was mixing rouge and powder!"

"I was wondering, when did Third Brother Cong become like Second Brother Bao, liking to put on makeup? It turns out that I misunderstood Third Brother Cong."

Oh no, this girl actually saw through it.

Well, this isn’t something so profound that people can’t see through it.

Jia Cong could not help but say to Lin Daiyu: "My dear sister, it's fine if you just know it yourself, but don't tell anyone."

"I am planning to make a profit from this, so that I can earn some money to supplement my family income."

"I am a concubine's son, and I will have to live separately from the family in the future. If I don't have some money, how can I support my elderly mother?"

(End of this chapter)