Chapter 33: The release of fragrance

Before the person arrived, a wave of aura came first. It was not someone else, but Sima Chengzhen. Chen Wanrong had a twelve-like love for this paranormal. The reason why Chen Wanrong had a lot of love for him was not because of his transcendent status as an expert, but because of his character. There is no doubt that Sima Chengzhen is a very accomplished alchemist. His value is that he did not use it to deceive people, nor did he use it from a high status. On the contrary, he also persuaded people who had such ideas, which is respectable enough.

What's more valuable is that he is still seeking truth from facts. He is determined to ask and figure out the phenomena found in alchemy. This spirit is so precious that Chen Wanrong is very heartbroken.

Sima Chengzhen and Wu Daozi came side by side. He had discussed painting skills with Wu Daozi and was very fond of Wu Daozi's talent. The two talked happily while walking.

"See Taoist priest!" Chen Wanrong stepped forward and saluted Sima Chengzhen.

Sima Chengzhen asked with one hand, but instead of his calm and inactive attitude, he had a kind smile on his face: "My friend, I'm polite."

"Qing, this is Taoist Sima." Chen Wanrong was busy introducing Zheng Qing.

Zheng Qingying Ying Yifu: "The little woman Zheng Qing met Taoist priest."

Sima Chengzhen looked at Zheng Qing, then looked at Chen Wanrong, and smiled: "Little friend is blessed, married a woman named Lan Xinhui and Zhiqi, congratulations to you."

Praising my lover is also praising me. Chen Wanrong was very happy: "The Taoist priest has been too much, just like that, he can cook."

A half-humble and half-joking word attracted a lot of laughter, and Sima Chengzhen laughed happily. Zheng Qing was both ashamed and annoyed, and she had no choice but to stare at Chen Wanrong, but Chen Wanrong made a face to her.

"Master, please give tea in the house." Chen Wanrong invited him.

Sima Chengzhen waved his right hand lightly: "My friend, no need. I am here to visit today. I wanted to discuss with you. I heard Mr. Wu say that you are doing something interesting. I can't help but feel a little moved. I want to join in the fun and ask my friend to help me."

He came just after he finished preparing the perfume. The time was so good. Chen Wanrong knew him and knew that he really wanted to see what he wanted, and said without saying much, "Since that's the case, please forgive me for being negligent."

"My friend has a heavy word, but my words are heavy!" Sima Chengzhen said with a smile: "My friend is useful, just speak up."

Before the construction started, the airs were put down. Chen Wanrong really didn't expect it and smiled and said, "If there is any offense, please forgive me." Assembling what everyone did, Wu Bo took people to make flowers.

To make perfume, the first step is to obtain essential oil. There are several ways to obtain essential oil, such as distillation, volatile solvent extraction, oil absorption and pressing. For Chen Wanrong, distillation is the best choice because the equipment can be done, and the second is that it is easy to operate. The whole process is similar to making distilled liquor, and Chen Wanrong has a lot of experience.

There was already a kettle, and there was also a water tank for cooling water. When I asked Niu Shangxin, there was no suitable water tank. This was difficult for Chen Wanrong to ask Wang Zhongze and others to make a wooden barrel immediately. Wang Zhongze was familiar with the water tank for distilled liquor, which was no trouble to do.

What Chen Wanrong didn't expect was that Sima Chengzhen actually took action. Looking at his ability to play with axes, he was so smart that Wang Zhongze was really surprised for a while.

Under the guidance of Wang Zhongze and under the supervision of Chen Wanrong, a water tank was made in about an hour. The difference between this water tank and an ordinary water tank is that it has an additional water release hole, and a bamboo joint is inserted into the hole.

Perfume is made of essence oil. A perfume often uses a variety of essence oils. What Chen Wanrong has to do now is to collect enough essence oils, and he has to make one flower and one flower.

Wu and the others brought roses, bright flowers, and clever branches and leaves. Strictly speaking, the fragrance of flowers and essence oil extracted from branches and leaves is different. However, Chen Wanrong now doesn't care about so much. The first thing he needs to accumulate is experience in this area. As for other things, we will talk about it when the conditions are ripe in the future.

There was a lot of soil, and Chen Wanrong asked Wu Bo and others to clean it with water, cut the branches and leaves into pieces and set aside. These things were completed quickly.

They got a pot and placed it on the stove. Wu Bo and the others were curious and went to wash the pot without waiting for Chen Wanrong's instructions. The flowers and branches should be placed in the pot, and something that could bear weight was needed. Chen Wanrong ordered Wang Zhong to cut off several pieces of wooden boards according to the size of the pot, clean the wood chips and put them in the pot, which was quite appropriate.

This is an emergency measure. As for making round plates like distilled liquor, you can only do them later.

Add water, then put the wooden boards on it, and lay clean linen cloth on it. Put the kettle on it, pour the treated flowers and branches and leaves inside, compact it, and install a kettle. Put the upper half of the kettle on it, adjust the seat, and install a condenser. This condenser is left by Chen Wanrongte.

Then adjust the position of the water tank so that it cooperates well with the water inlet of the condenser before giving up. Put a wine jar at the exit, and the equipment is completed after debugging.

"Brother, why is this like making distilled liquor?" Xiao Shangrong asked in confusion.

This question is for everyone. Zheng Qing looked at Chen Wanrong with her eyes flashing and looking forward to his answer. Chen Wanrong said confidently: "The first step is not much different. Raise the fire!"

"I'll do it!" Wu Bo was excited, rolled up his sleeves, shouted, grabbed the stove, and started to raise the fire. He was good at raising the fire. In just a while, laughter came out from the stove hole, and it burned very vigorously.

This kind of thing has never been heard of and seen, and everyone was curious. Chen Wanrong said and stuffed it. Everyone took action together, plugging it into the connection between the pot, the kettle and the kettle with wet linen to prevent air leakage.

The crowd stared at the cauldron, without saying a word, the room was quiet, with only the laughter of flames.

Sima Chengzhen couldn't help it after all and asked with a smile: "My friend, what's the purpose?" He stared at Chen Wanrong, very anxious.

Don’t say he is curious about this kind of thing. Chen Wanrong is also very curious about his first time making perfume. He understands his mood very well: "The Taoist Master doesn’t know that I am collecting rose essence oil. The Taoist Master knows that the fragrance of roses is rich and it is hard to let go. That’s because roses contain sesame oil. Generally speaking, we can only smell the fragrance of roses, but we cannot get essence oil. In this way, we can get essence oil."

Sima Chengzhen's eyes were very sophisticated: "My friend, why is this?"

Chen Wanrong knew that he had to figure out everything, and he was not very clear about the principle of distillation, so he had to explain to him: "Master, please see, this is a kettle. Once the heat arrives, the water vapor will overflow with essence oil. Then when the condenser is activated, it will cool down again and collect it into the jar."

This is explained by facts, vivid and vivid, easy to understand. Sima Chengzhen was originally a smart person and had many years of experience in alchemy. He understood it as soon as he heard it, and praised it: "Good solution, good solution." After a moment of pause, he asked again: "My friend, isn't that oil and water mixed together?"

"That's right!" Chen Wanrong affirmed first, and then explained his doubts: "The essence oil will float on the water surface, and it is very clear to separate. It is easy to separate." It is precisely using this principle that the distillation method can come in handy, otherwise the solvent method can only be used.

Sima Chengzhen smiled and praised: "What a wonderful idea! It's never heard of!"

As the temperature rose, water vapor had already risen and seeped out from the gap. The room immediately felt a strong fragrance of roses. It was even more intense and tempting than being in the rose garden. There was a whispering sound from the twitching noses in the room.

Xiao Shangrong strode up and used a piece of wet linen to tightly plug the leakage.

Chen Wanrong touched the condenser with his hand, and it became a little hot. He pulled out the plug in the bamboo tube, and cold water entered the condenser tube from the entrance and flowed into the bucket below, making a rustling sound.

A burst of strong and fragrant steam came out from the outlet of the condenser. Wu Daozi shouted repeatedly: "What a pity, what a pity! How many will it run away if it smells so fragrant?"

Chen Wanrong comforted him and said, "Brother Wu, don't be anxious, just a little bit, it won't be in trouble."

Sima Chengzhen also came to comfort him: "Mr. Wu, don't worry." Wu Daozi stopped talking, but still looked regretful.

After a while, the steam at the exit disappeared, and a very thin stream of water slowly flowed into the jar. Zheng Qing's nose twitched, and her pretty face was filled with joy: "I have it, I have it! It smells so good!"

Qing'e was by her side, secretly smelling the rich fragrance, and was very intoxicated.

A sound of footsteps sounded, and everyone leaned over and surrounded the jar, stretched their necks long, looking at the trickle, smelling the fragrance, and commenting.

"It's really fragrant, much more fragrant than flowers. I don't know that roses are so fragrant!" Wu Bo and Hua had been dealing with the flowers for twenty years, and the fragrance of flowers was extremely ripe. However, in front of such a rich fragrance of roses, he was intoxicated, and his face was covered with gullies.

Zhao Bo and the others were exactly the same as him, excited and intoxicated, and suddenly all kinds of expressions appeared, making people smile.

Chen Wanrong picked up a piece of clean linen, put it at the exit, and then put it on his nose and sniffed it. A strong smell of rose rushed into his nose, making people intoxicated. It was more refreshing than drinking mellow wine, eyes shining, and spirits were greatly boosted.

Zheng Qing looked at Chen Wanrong very enchantedly, and Chen Wanrong handed it to her. Zheng Qing took it in her hand, sniffed it, her eyes closed slightly, and her nose wings squirted, and she couldn't help but be intoxicated. She was already beautiful, and this natural action had infinite charm, which made Chen Wanrong stunned.

Qing'e took the cloth piece, sniffed it, and followed Zheng Qing's footsteps.

Looking at the intoxicating appearance of the three of them, Xiao Shangrong became curious. He stretched out his fingers and wanted to touch them a little, but Chen Wanrong grabbed them. Xiao Shangrong was not convinced and shook his hand: "Brother, let go, just a little."

"No!" Chen Wanrong flatly rejected: "Your hands are dirty, you can't."

Xiao Shangrong had just worked and had not washed his hands yet, and said blushing: "I'll wash and come back."

Chen Wanrong still disagreed: "It's not enough to wash it. The most feared thing about perfume is to contaminate it. If you want to smell it, use a clean cloth to dip it." At this time, several people had already changed their hand. After smelling it, they were all intoxicated and satisfied, and they were contented. They saw Xiao Shangrong itchy and didn't care about politeness. They snatched it from Wu Daozi's hand, sniffed it and handed it to the next one.

The thin stream at the outlet of the condenser became larger and larger, and eventually became the size of a chopstick, flowing into the jar, making a crisp sound. Sima Chengzhen looked at it for a while and asked, "My friend, how long will it take to be considered good?"

Although this is a simple question, it is very difficult. Zheng Qing and the others looked at Chen Wanrong and looked forward to the answer. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "From the cloth to dip it in from time to time, it will be almost done if the fragrance fades."

Whether it is good to make distilled liquor is good? You can taste a little. The essence oil can only be determined by smelling the fragrance. Although it is a bit rough and not scientific enough, it is still an applicable method.

"Good idea!" Sima Chengzhen exclaimed, picked up a piece of cloth to wet it, put it on the end of his nose and sniffed it, nodding, "It's still very strong, it'll be gone in a while."

Now is the time when the essence oil is the most intense, so it will naturally take a while, and Chen Wanrong doesn't even need to put on it: "What the Taoist priest said."

No one spoke, staring at the condenser, paying attention to the changes. Time was lost in silence. After a long time, Chen Wanrong used a cloth piece to dip it and sent it to his nose to smell it. The fragrance became more light and there was nothing, and he said, "Okay."

A long whistle sounded, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled on their faces: "Okay, OK!"

"Boss, what should I do next?" Wu Bo didn't understand why, so he started asking for advice.

Chen Wanrong looked at the sky. It was getting late, and it was twilight: "Retreat the fire, remove the things, and do it tomorrow."

Wu Daozi took the lead in opposing: "Brother Chen, just do more."

"Yes!" A voice of echoes sounded, and even Sima Chengzhen, who was not in love with everything, was looking forward to it.

Chen Wanrong shook his hand and disagreed: "Look at the sky, it's already very time. There is time, and it's not too late to do it tomorrow. Retreat quickly, withdraw quickly."

Xiao Shangrong knew how to remove the distilled wine after making the distilled wine. He lifted the bucket of condensate and poured the water into the edge of the pot. Then he picked up the stuffed cloth and the cold water flowed into the pot. After a few buckets of cold water, no longer steamed up, the removal device began.

The crowd first shone the water in the water tank, put the water tank aside, and removed the condenser. Several people worked together to lift the upper half of the kettle to one side and put it in. When they looked into the kettle, they saw that the originally beautiful roses no longer reappeared and were wilted and unformed. The branches and leaves also changed color and were no longer angry.

It caused a sensation. First remove the residue in the kettle, then remove the kettle, and finally pour out the water and clean the pot. Today's test will be completed.

Chen Wanrong picked up the wine jar and poured it into a clean large basin. The oil, water, wet liquid surging constantly, which was particularly beautiful. The most exciting thing was that the aroma was strong and it was hard to let go of it when you smell it.

After a while, the crowd gathered around again to see the surging liquid. No one spoke. Until it stopped, the layers were obviously layered, which caused another surprise. Chen Wanrong carefully scooped the floating essence oil into a clean jar with a spoon, covered it tightly, and then poured the rest back into the previous jar.

"Is this perfume?" Qing'e blurted out and asked.

Perfume is not as easy as alcohol, it is not that easy to make. This is just the first step after the Long March. There is still a long process. Chen Wanrong glanced at everyone, and his eyes were full of curiosity and explained: "It's early. The perfume taste needs to be prepared with several kinds of essence oils. Who of you has a better nose and can show off your skills."

Whether perfume can be sold at a high price depends on whether the nose is easy to use. During the preparation of perfume, the function of the nose is very critical, so some people call perfume "nosed".

Qing'e looked at Zheng Qing and smiled and said, "That's all right, it's the lady's nose that works. No matter how smells it tastes, you will know it as soon as you smell it." He was too curious and didn't even sing a role with Chen Wanrong, which is rare!

Chen Wanrong understood the agility of Zheng Qing’s nose and said excitedly: “Congratulations, my wife, I will give you the perfume in the future.”

If you say this in private, Zheng Qing would be very happy and say sorry in front of everyone. Seeing that Chen Wanrong was in high spirits, Zheng Qing couldn't help but sigh at him, so she could only take a look at him.

Sima Chengzhen couldn't wait and asked, "My friend, roses are proud of the fragrance. This is a good taste. Can you please come?" Looking at Chen Wanrong, his eyes were very bright.

Chen Wanrong shook his head: "The Taoist priest doesn't know that roses can taste alone, but they can't be matched like this. They also require alcohol. The alcohol is still in Ning County, and it can't be matched even if you want."

Sima Chengzhen sighed softly, very regretful. Chen Wanrong half-jokingly said, "If the Taoist priest doesn't dislike it, he can stay here for a long time and you can see the whole process."
Chapter completed!