Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 429 Reuse

Like a free bird, he moves flexibly around the field.

Every successful pass and shot brought cheers and encouragement from the sidelines. The players were also full of energy and vigor.

Sometimes they galloped on their horses, sometimes they nimbly turned sideways, cleverly avoiding the opponent's interception, while cooperating with their teammates, driving the polo under the stick, and doing everything possible to break the opponent's goal.

After two quarters of an hour, the game gradually entered a white-hot stage. The red and blue teams had each scored a goal, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense. The players' faces were covered in sweat, and the cheers from the sidelines were endless.

Hualei and Zhenzhu were also very excited as they watched. It was really thrilling. Old Madam Pei on the side was also very interested. She stared at the polo on the field and seemed to have become several years younger all of a sudden.

The strength of the two teams was relatively balanced, so in the first half, after Bai Yunhe of the blue team scored the first point, the red team immediately organized a counterattack, and only a cup of tea later, a player of the red team sent the ball into the blue team's goal.

Another quarter of an hour later, the first half of the match ended and the two teams were tied for the time being.

A quarter of an hour later, the second half of the competition continued. Although polo is a very physically demanding sport, the players on the field were still full of energy after the rest.

However, it seemed harder to score this time than in the first half, and the ball kept flying in the air between the front court and the midfield. For two quarters of an hour, neither side scored a goal.

With less than half an incense stick of time left, the competition was about to end. Players from both teams were getting a little impatient, and the confrontation was becoming more and more intense. Several people committed fouls.

Two people even crossed the dribbling route in front of the opponent's offensive players to interfere with the opponent's attack, causing the referee on the sidelines to repeatedly stop them.

Finally, when there was only a little bit of incense left in the incense burner, Rong Jin, with the help of several team members, dribbled past the opponent with his superb riding skills and successfully scored the polo ball into the goal of the blue team. In the end, the blue team won 2-1.

In an instant, the whole stadium was boiling! Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan were cheering, and Hua Lei was also very excited. In the past, when I led the team out for a trip, I saw similar games.

Now, being able to relive such moments and feel the unique charm of ancient polo, Hualei feels very satisfied.

The ten-day martial arts competition was finally over, and people left the venue one after another. Next, they had to clean up the tables and chairs on the stands. However, Hua Lei certainly had nothing to do with it.

After sending Madam Pei to the carriage, Hualei carefully sent Zhenzhu back to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence, and then she went back to her own house to rest. It was tiring to watch the show for ten consecutive days.

During this period, the Ministry of Agriculture did not have much to do. This year, the corn seeds from the capital were all sent to the nearby prefectural cities for planting, so as an exiled official, Hua Lei did not have much to do.

There is basically no technical difficulty in changing to growing rapeseed. It is still in the seedling stage. Besides, the people in the Agriculture Bureau are all experienced in farming, so there is no need to keep an eye on the flower buds every day. You only need to visit once every few days.

The wooden house on the barren mountain is still under construction. The general framework was completed before the New Year. However, the progress was slower due to the sudden reduction in manpower after the New Year. Up to now, only two rows of workshops have been completed.

After Hualei wandered around Huaguo Mountain and solved some practical problems, she found that there was nothing for her to do, so she took Qingying and the others to Huaying Manor.

After a winter, the weather is getting warmer. The family no longer needs to burn charcoal for heating, and the charcoal in the warehouse is slowly increasing.

The fish pond had more fish than she could use and the charcoal she made was not enough, and the charcoal was not selling well. So, Hualei decided to use the charcoal to make some eyebrow pencils to sell.

I went to Baihuazhuang to get some beeswax, put an appropriate amount of it into a ceramic pot, and heated it until it melted, but don't let it overheat.

Add the finely ground toner to the melted beeswax and stir well to ensure that the toner is evenly distributed. Slowly add a small amount of oil and some vegetable pigment powder and continue to stir and mix until you reach the right texture and color.

Pour the mixed liquid into a careful bamboo tube without spilling it. Then let the eyebrow pencil cool and solidify at room temperature until it is completely solidified.

After the eyebrow pencil is completely solidified, use a knife to carefully sharpen it, and then you can use it to draw or outline the eyebrows. Hualei tried it herself and it was very easy to use. In fact, the production method is somewhat similar to that of charcoal pencils, but the ingredients are slightly different.

Now that I have an eyebrow pencil, I can make a lipstick. Now is the time when the raw materials are sufficient.

I went to Baihua Zhuang and picked a lot of fresh assassins. I carefully picked the petals, rinsed off the dust with clean water, and dried them.

Then place it in a hollow bamboo plate, place it above a small stove, and continue to dry it out until the moisture in the petals is completely evaporated.

Then pour the petals into a small stone mortar, pound them into powder, sift them through a sieve to remove the coarse particles that are not ground finely enough, and continue grinding and sifting.

Put a proper amount of vegetable oil in a small ceramic pot, melt it, put the petal powder into the vegetable oil, and stir it thoroughly. Then pour in the beeswax cut into fine particles, stir evenly, wait for the beeswax to melt, and squeeze a few drops of lemon juice into it. Stir it, pour it into a small bamboo tube, wait for it to solidify, and then you can use it.

Hualei washed her face and tried the lipstick. The color was light, which moisturized her dry lips and it had a floral scent. It was very useful.

Although it is a bit troublesome to make, the effect is good and Hualei is very satisfied.

However, there was too much Assassin powder to be ground, so the lipstick was not finished in one go. Looking at the remaining petal powder, Hualei thought, why not waste it and make blush instead.

So, put the petal powder into a clean ceramic basin, add clean water and stir evenly.

He took out the pearls he brought back from Liaodong Prefecture, picked out some of the poor quality ones, ground them into fine pearl powder, and then added water to the pearl powder and stirred it evenly.

Then pour it into the bowl of petal powder, stir the two kinds of water thoroughly, and then let it settle. After settling, pour out the juice on the top and leave only the powder paste on the bottom.

Then put the pottery basin on a small stove to slowly dry the water in the pottery basin. After all the water evaporates, only dry block powder is left in the pottery basin.

Put these powder cakes into a stone mortar and pound them into fine powder. Then sift them through a sieve, leaving only the fine powder. Put them into a small porcelain jar and press them slightly to make them firm. The rouge is ready.