The Evil King's Favorite Concubine: Genius Perfumer

Chapter 265 Bath Balm
In September, the mountains are full of golden ears, and the fruits are ripe, which is a good time for a good harvest.

The fragrance medicines that are in season are different.Autumn fragrances are naturally different from fresh spring fragrances, rich summer fragrances, and sweet and warm winter fragrances.

"There are many epidemics in summer, and there are many Buddha's birthday ceremonies. The commonly used incenses are mainly medicinal incenses that ward off evil spirits... What about the incenses that are in season in autumn?"

In Lanyuan, Ji Bingyun showed up to teach, looking down at Gan Tiantian, and was testing her homework.

It was already taught, this stupid girl can't answer it, right?
"The fragrance of autumn..."

Gan Tiantian replied unhurriedly: "In autumn, sweet-scented osmanthus and cypress are used more to take in the sassy and refreshing breath of vegetation. The air is clear and pure, and the aroma is relatively light...Is that so?"

"Humph."

If there is no criticism, then the answer is correct.Ji Bingyun asked again with a cold face: "Tomorrow is the internal evaluation... Do you know what you should pay attention to when mixing fragrances in this weather?"

"I know, we need to add more pine oil, balsamic resin, and honey to prevent the Xiangwanxiang cake from cracking and loosening due to the dry weather. I will remember it once you have said it, okay..."

"Then tell me everything I've said."

"Don't force others to make things difficult for you!" Gan Tiantian was really melancholy. It's so sad to have such a master who never praises his disciples...will he die if he praises me for being smart and capable?

For several months, Gan Tiantian sleeps almost half of what he used to do every day.

In the past, after she finished washing and tidying up at night, she would practice with Ji Bingyun for an hour to adjust the fragrance, but now this time has become two and a half hours.

Ji Bingyun would not considerately ask her if this would cause her lack of sleep, nor would she persuade her to rest more so that she would not be exhausted, but would only ask her more strictly.

No one can succeed casually.Even if he is a genius like him, he was in such a state of almost restless fanaticism when he first contacted basic fragrances-but he didn't feel tired at all at that time.

He loves Xiangdao from the bottom of his heart, and he has spent more time practicing than any other child in the Ji family, even much more.

Just like Gan Tiantian asked him unintentionally, but have you read those ancient books on incense?

He is very confident that there are not many ancient books on fragrant medicine that he has never read that can be found in this world.

Gan Tiantian once murmured to himself, "If you're not crazy, you can't survive." He didn't know why she had this idea, but he felt the same way.

Yes, the way to seek the Tao is to live without madness.

Gan Tiantian can be regarded as hardworking now, but it is still far from his obsession at the beginning!
The next day, the apprentices from the eight major workshops gathered in Tianzihao No. [-] workshop, lined up in a dense queue, and accepted the internal evaluation of De Ling Xiangfang in September.

Among these apprentices, the longest has been working in Xiangfang for four years.The longest working period of an apprentice in a county-level incense workshop is only five years. Once he has worked in an incense workshop for five years and still cannot obtain the qualification of a perfumer, his achievements in this life will stop here.

They will not be deprived of their status as official apprentices, but they can no longer stay in official incense workshops. They can only live in folk incense workshops, incense shops, or go home to inherit the family business...

Although in principle, as long as you stay in the county-level incense workshop for one year, you are eligible to participate in the selection of perfume craftsmen, after all, the number of places per year is limited, only six to eight people, and at most nine people can pass in a year.There are more than a hundred apprentices in Deling Xiangfang?

Therefore, it is useless to just get a "pass" in the internal evaluation. This is also the reason why Ji Bingyun was dissatisfied with Gan Tiantian after the last evaluation. possible.

There are so many seniors who are eager to go further, and she is a new apprentice with the lowest qualifications. Even if she has someone behind her, she can't get the top grades, and she can't get the promotion quota smoothly...

"No way, today is... calling this?"

Chang Huan, who was standing beside Gan Tiantian, let out a low wail, and his good brother Zou Qin, who was inseparable from Meng Meng, followed closely and wailed: "Bathing balm, this is too difficult!"

"Hmph. Such a small topic is about to die, it's hard to make a big deal!"

Ji Bingyun couldn't bear the laments of the young apprentices one after another, so she said coldly: "If you can't even adjust the bath balm, you'd better go home and farm as soon as possible."

"You really don't feel pain in your back when you stand and talk, Master Ji!"

Gan Tiantian really wanted to cry, really, I really wanted to-who made the question, choosing the driest weather and asking them to adjust the bath balm that needs to maintain the most moisture, it's too perverted!

Oh, that's right, today's main examiner is Xiang Murong, the master of Tianzihao Workshop who is standing in the front row opposite, the most famous workaholic in this incense workshop... She is really too naive. The last time the main examiner was her master The master Fan Xiang, the questions she gave were also fair and regular, which made her have the illusion that "the internal assessment is nothing more than that"... It's really just an illusion...

Why do people think that bath balm is difficult to adjust?In addition to the current weather, it is difficult to shape the finished bath balm.Either it is too dry and cracked, or too much pine oil is added for the sake of moisture, which makes it more difficult to blend... Also, other fragrances focus on "aroma", and the focus of bath balm is on its washing function.

Naturally, bath balm is a major product of Xiangfang, and it is also a major item that can make money. Every apprentice has mastered the blending method.Just because they have mastered the method, it does not mean that they will be able to complete the fragrance mixing work independently, because most of the time, they just let the apprentices prepare the materials in the early stage, and finally the masters of each workshop will complete the work of blending and forming.

The masters of Deling Xiangfang are all perfumers without exception.

To put it simply, this is a technique that requires not only the knowledge of fragrance blending methods, but also rich experience in blending...

In this regard, Gan Tiantian was the most disadvantaged.

So much so that her senior brothers all cast sympathetic looks at her after howling.Everyone knows that Junior Sister is very talented, but how long has she only been here?Even if the masters have taught the bath balm, how many times can she practice it by herself?

It's just that they don't have the heart to worry about others at this time, and the materials have been distributed to everyone one by one, so let's pass the test by themselves first!
Chief Manager Hong Yuejiao has always been in charge of the evaluation and supervision work, and this time is no exception.

She asked someone to light a timed incense stick, which was carefully calculated and made to last exactly one hour.

An hour later, it was time for the apprentices to hand in their finished products.

Director Hong, who had experienced the "accidental death" of Gao Dongshan, although he had worked hard and calmed down, was still in a daze.Of course, with her city, it is impossible to show it on the face, but the eyes are a little erratic.

She swept around the audience aimlessly, feeling tired, and secretly thinking... Should I take a few days off, go home to rest, and have fun with my little grandson?Alas... getting older, there are so many things, it's really... indisputable...

Ok?
When her eyes swept over Gan Tiantian, she paused for a moment.

(End of this chapter)