Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 28
There is no technical content in testing the mask. It is mostly for the maid to try it on to see if her face has an allergic reaction or something.

Li Qinzai is confident in his formula. The ginseng, pearl powder, and several herbs in it have no irritation or side effects on human skin.

The servant girl watched with trepidation as Li Qinzai dug out a large piece of ointment from a small bottle, and spread the ointment evenly on her face with small wooden chips like scraping the wall.

Soon the servant girl's little face was covered with gray and black paste.

"Fifth Young Master, servant girl, servant girl... I'm afraid." The servant girl said with tears.

"What are you afraid of? Afraid that I will ruin you? Are you crazy? Am I the man you can get so easily?"

The servant girl froze for a moment, seeing that Li Qinzai's expression and tone didn't seem to mean to spoil her, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In Li Qinzai's eyes, the maid's reaction felt a little uncomfortable.

Although I am not as good-looking as Pan'an, I still have a bit of Mr. Zhuo Shijia's taste. If you insist on washing your face twice a day, you still look a little handsome. Your relieved expression is really a bit insulting.

After applying the mask, it is expected to wait half an hour for the incense to burn, and the servant girl knelt in the room and did not dare to move.

Li Qinzai's mouth was a little dry, so he had nothing to say.

"Have I spoiled the maids in the mansion before?"

The maid blinked, didn't move, and didn't speak.

Li Qinzai didn't urge him, looked up at the beams of the room, and murmured: "Butler Wu said I was angry, it seems that I should really find a woman to defeat the anger..."

The servant girl was terrified, and hurriedly said: "Yes!"

Li Qinzai was startled, did his predecessor really do this?Even the grass beside the nest is not spared, how hungry and thirsty.

The servant girl then carefully explained: "...It's not a waste. Six years ago, you and Lin Nu were quite close. The servants thought that you would accept Lin Nu as a concubine, but later, for some reason, Lin Nu Quietly left the Li residence."

Li Qinzai couldn't sit still anymore, he didn't expect to find out the romantic gossip of his ex through casual chatting.

"Lin Nu is also a servant girl in the mansion?"

"Yes, I heard that she is the daughter of a prisoner. She was implicated in an incident. She was going to enter the inner teaching workshop as a maiko. The old man has an old relationship with her, so he came forward to protect her and several relatives, and let her enter the mansion as a maiko. A maid."

The servant girl glanced at him carefully, and said softly: "She is your personal servant girl, and she only serves you alone. In those years, Wu Shaolang and Lin Nu were very close. Wu Shaolang, have you forgotten?"

Li Qinzai didn't answer, frowning and thinking.

Obviously, there is a story to this.

But Li Qinzai didn't know what the story was. He occupied this Tang Dynasty's body, but he didn't integrate into this person's life.

He secretly wrote down the name "Linnu". It happened five years ago. Li Qinzai knew that if he asked now, he probably wouldn't be able to ask anything, but he would gradually find out later.

"It's time, go and wash your face with cold water." Li Qinzai ordered.

The servant girl washed her face obediently, then touched the smooth skin, and said pleasantly: "Fifth Shaolang, the servant girl's face seems to be a little different."

"What's the difference?" Li Qinzai asked with a smile.

"I don't know what to say, but my skin seems to be firmer and refreshed..." The servant girl tried her best to organize her vocabulary.

"Is there any adverse reaction? Itching, pain or something."

"No."

Li Qinzai laughed, and it was done.

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In the bedroom of the main house in the backyard, Li Qinzai personally applied the mask to his mother Li Cuishi's face with small wooden chips.

Li Cuishi is in her forties, her skin has already become loose, and there are many wrinkles around her eyes and forehead.

Li Qinzai applied it very carefully, as if he was carving a work of art.

The earnest and focused appearance made Li Cui want to laugh, and Li Qinzai hurriedly said: "Mother, don't laugh, you can't smile when you put on the mask, otherwise it won't work."

"Okay, don't laugh for your mother's sake, just wipe it off."

Li Siwen knelt by the table, flipping through a book pretendingly, throwing a blank stare at Li Qinzai from time to time.

For Li Siwen, these weird things that Li Qinzai did were not following the right path.

Li Siwen is a famous general, but he is a pure scholar. In the eyes of scholars, other people, as long as they don't study, are evil spirits and crooked ways, and they are evil obstacles.

Li Qinzai saw his father's white eyes, but he didn't care.

30 years in Hexi, 30 years in Hedong, don't bully the young and poor.The young man you keep throwing your eyes at will soon be poor.

After half a stick of incense, Li Cuishi washed his face, and Li Qinzai graciously brought a bronze mirror.

After looking in the mirror and touching the skin on her face, Li Cui said pleasantly: "My son is really extraordinary. After using this product, his skin is much more comfortable and firm..."

Pulling Li Qinzai's sleeve, Li Cuishi pointed to the bronze mirror and said happily: "Look, my son, the wrinkles around Wei Niang's eyes have faded a lot. This thing called a mask is really useful!"

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Mother applies it every day before going to bed. If she persists, the child will guarantee that mother will be ten years younger."

Li Cui covered her mouth and kept laughing: "It's good to be ten years younger, those noble ladies in Chang'an City will be jealous to death."

Li Qinzai said sweetly: "Mother is ten years younger, I'll call you sister from now on, it sounds pleasing to my ears..."

Li Cuishi laughed uncontrollably.

However, Li Siwen slammed the book on the table and snorted, "What a mess! What's the rules of etiquette! You beast, I have tolerated you for a long time!"

Li Cui's happy mood was interrupted, and the phoenix looked at him with evil eyes, and said: "How is the husband treating you? The child is filial to the concubine, you are very jealous."

Too lazy to talk to Li Siwen, Li Cuishi turned to Li Qinzai with a smile and said: "This thing is so magical, my son has a clever mind, and it is not ordinary if it is made casually."

Li Qinzai tentatively said: "My lord, if we use our Li family's store to sell this thing in Chang'an City, I don't know..."

Li Cui's eyes lit up, he looked carefully at the small bottle containing the mask, and said: "My son is right, this thing is extraordinary, if it can be sold, it must make a lot of money, our Li family has dozens of shops in Chang'an City , are all under the name of my cousin, if I can spread them out and sell them..."

Then Li Cui said excitedly: "Husband..."

Li Siwen's expression was calm, but his ears were kept high. Hearing this, he put on airs and said in a low voice: "I don't know, don't ask me about merchants."

Li Cuishi snorted and said, "Pretend to be very noble in front of the child!"

Li Cui asked again: "Qin Zai, how much can this product be produced per month? Can it be used by Chang'an shops?"

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "The mask is easy to make and doesn't use many materials. You can have as much as you want every month. The child will give the secret recipe to the mother, and the mother will decide everything."

Li Cuishi was so happy that he rubbed his head vigorously, and said with a smile: "My son has grown up and is promising."

Then Li Cuishi said seriously: "You made the mask, but the secret recipe must not be leaked out. This is our Li family's property, understand? Come on, give the secret recipe to Wei Niang, and Wei Niang will keep it for you."

Li Qinzai took out the secret recipe and handed it to her without hesitation.

The Li family has a ready-made commercial channel, which saves Li Qinzai a lot of energy. Dozens of shops spread out the mask, and the monthly sales must be not small.

As for handing over the secret recipe, Li Qinzai felt that it didn't matter, and it was only right and proper to give it to his mother.

Besides, the facial mask is just a small thing for him to practice his hands, to earn some pocket money, and there are many ways to make money in the future.

In this era, everyone's family brand is very deep, and Li Qinzai doesn't want to be too clear with the Li family.

Leaving aside his personal feelings towards this family, he also needs the protection of the Li family, and he should pay something.

Li Cui put the secret recipe away with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my son. I will give orders today. Our family will build two workshops in Zhuangzi outside the city, and call the farmers to make facial masks. They can be supplied to Chang'an City in a few days." .”

"Having this thing, the noble ladies in Chang'an City will be very happy, and they will be honored by my son as mothers."

Li Qinzai smiled honestly.

Li Cui quickly glanced at Li Siwen, and then said with a smile: "Qin Zai's ability is getting better and better. I am very happy for my mother and your father. You have caused trouble before, and your father must strictly discipline you. Now that you are sensible , Promising, and then discipline is not appropriate."

"From today, if my son is short of expenses, just go to the cashier to get it, and I will make the decision for my mother!"

Li Qinzai bowed happily to thank him.

Li Siwen on the side was not calm anymore, and wanted to object, but on second thought, even if he cut off his son's monthly allowance, with his son's current miraculous ability, he might not be short of money in the future.

Simply put, economic sanctions are of no use to him.

I'm very puzzled, where did this bastard son suddenly emerge with such unpredictable abilities?

Snorting dissatisfiedly, Li Siwen muttered in a low voice: "You can't withdraw indiscriminately. There are fathers and brothers in the family. It's not money. It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. Family style..."

He muttered endlessly in a low voice, but Li Cuishi smiled happily and said: "Listen, your father readily agreed."

Li Qinzai was stunned. Among the many long-winded words of the old man, which word expresses the meaning of "graciously agree"?
It's amazing, could it be official slang?
(End of this chapter)