After staying in Lushe for a few days, Ning Fei returned to Qingfeng Temple.
The young sika deer are obviously very adapted to the environment of the deer house. They are jumping around every day and are in a good mood.
The most popular among them is naturally the little jade deer.
Its horns have grown slightly again, and the growing parts are still crystal white.
Ning Fei guessed that the little jade deer was a mutant species of sika deer, and was born with great spirituality. It was a rare treasure.
The boss who sold the original deer farm to Ning Feilu was so regretful that his intestines turned blue when he found out about it. But the contract had been signed and there was nothing he could do.
Returning to Qingfeng Temple, Ning Fei first went to Sanqing Hall to sweep dust and burn incense.
If you are practicing meditation, you should burn three sticks of incense in the morning and three sticks in the evening. This is the tradition of Qingfeng Temple.
When adding incense, Ning Fei found that the spices were almost used up.
Seeing this situation, he knew that it was time to make incense for worship.
Ning Fei came outside the courtyard and said to the netizens in the live broadcast room:
"The incense in Sanqing Palace is about to be used up."
"Since the establishment of Qingfeng Temple, the spices have been made by the master or deputy master of Qingfeng Temple."
"So, today I plan to make some sacred incense for worship."
Netizens were very surprised when they heard Ning Fei's words.
"Making incense?"
"How to make this thing?"
"Don't tell me, I'm quite curious about how to make incense."
"They should all be made by machines now."
"In that era, there was no machine for making incense. It was not made bit by bit manually."
"Yes, Chinese tradition requires worshiping during every year and festival, and the consumption of incense is huge."
At this time, Ning Fei explained leisurely:
"The production of incense has formed a set of theories in the same vein as traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist elixir theory in ancient China. It is an inseparable part of traditional Chinese culture."
"Incense can not only nourish the nose with fragrance, but also nourish the mind and health, and open up the mind and wisdom. From the beginning of Qin and Han Dynasties to the end of Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has won wide popularity from all walks of life."
"Most of the incense on the market today are products of chemical technology. Modern incense making technology pursues the aroma of scent, but abandons the health-preserving function of incense."
"Moreover, in order to improve production efficiency and reduce raw material costs, many chemical agents are used in spices, which damages the quality of the fragrance."
"Using this kind of incense to worship is an act of disrespect in Qingfeng Temple."
Ning Fei's image and temperament always bring some aura bonus when talking about traditional Chinese culture.
The elements of ancient style and traditional charm make people unconsciously attracted by his every move after watching it.
Just like his videos of making oil-paper umbrellas and carving stone tablets, the number of likes on the Internet is very high.
People enjoy watching these things.
Moreover, Ning Fei's appearance and temperament are both extremely good. Even if he does nothing, there is still a group of people willing to look at him.
While Ning Fei was making preparations, his live broadcast room was as popular as ever.
Ning Fei's current strength is no longer the No. 1 brother of DouNiao Live Broadcast, but the No. 1 anchor brother of all platforms.
Some time ago, as the Chinese New Year was approaching, a ranking list of the most influential anchors was conducted on the Internet, and Ning Fei occupied the first place with an absolute advantage.
The influence value is much higher than the second place Nine Days Baby.
After knowing the ranking, many fans of Nine Days Baby clamored unfairly in the live broadcast room. Nine Days Baby also said to the fans in the live broadcast room: "I'm trying to trick you, don't mess with my rhythm. The viewer is so awesome, I don't care." I admire you so much, don’t hurt me.”
When increasing the equipment, the nine-day baby used to worship Ma Ge, but now the nine-day baby always says: "Please bless Guanzhu Ning for my last 18! I kowtow to you."
The program is very effective.
The third place is Zhang Daxian, the positive and "good-looking" anchor. His good looks back then were astonishing, but now he has never returned to the road of gaining weight. In the game, he shouts "When Bing Xin comes out, the game is over." In life, I also gradually gave myself a meat suit.
Daxian also highly praised Ning Guanzhu, and praised him in the live broadcast room: "My name is Daxian, and he is a true god. I can only say I admire him."
This is the first time in history that outdoor anchors are more popular than game anchors.
At this time, Ning Fei had already started making incense.
"The first step in making incense is to select raw materials. Most of the current raw materials use elm bark powder as a binder, add some other ingredients to it, and mix it into incense mud before pressing it with tools."
“Apart from elm bark powder, the remaining ingredients are key.”
"The incense of Qingfengguan has these raw materials:"
"Scope root, lychee bark, pine nut kernels, cyperus rotundus, cloves, licorice, a little angelica root, a little cinnamon bark."
"If you want to make a calming fragrance to help you sleep, you can also add some lavender powder and honey depending on the situation."
"Grind all these raw materials into powder."
Ning Fei found a grinding mill and ground the raw materials bit by bit. He was very patient and focused.
"Good guy, are all the incense used by Qingfeng Temple such good incense?"
"The raw materials are not expensive, but the difficult part is the craftsmanship of making incense."
"Well, this depends on the craftsmanship. For example, Western perfumes pursue the ultimate in industrialization, and the ingredients are calculated accurately to the milliliter."
"Is there anything else that Ning Guanzhu doesn't know?"
"It always surprises me unintentionally. I really love this treasure anchor."
"The true almighty master!"
“I can’t help but say something awesome!”
Ning Fei used a medicinal roller to grind the ingredients into powder, then put the powder into a mortar and continued grinding.
The fineness and uniformity of the powder determine the quality of handmade incense.
"My master has said that combining incense, combining incense, making incense, and using incense are the processes of nourishing the mind, removing dryness, and maintaining health."
"This is also practice."
Ning Fei ground all the fragrant powder, and when netizens looked at it, they saw that the ground fragrant powder was as fine and even as salt, and looked very soft.
After listening to Ning Fei's words, netizens gradually understood how Ning Fei's extraordinary temperament was slowly developed.
Ning Fei found another ladle of water.
"This water is from the well behind the Taoist temple. There is a well behind the Taoist temple. One of the wells is sealed. You can scoop it out when needed."
"The well water is clear, sweet, and cold. It comes from groundwater that comes up after natural filtration in the mountains. It is absolutely good stuff."
After mixing the water and the fragrant powder together, Ning Fei took a small wooden stick and stirred it quickly.
"This step is very critical. The proportion must be appropriate and the mixing must be even. The mixed spices must be in one piece, because there will be no air in the spices during the process of making incense. Air is harmful to making incense."
Ning Fei spoke quietly.
In an ancient town far away in the south of the Yangtze River, there was a family of spices who were also silently paying attention to Ning Fei's live broadcast.
"Grandpa, how is this guy?" The girl held up her cell phone and said to her grandfather in a show-off manner.
The old man looked at Ning Fei's method of making spices in the picture and praised him: "He has real skills. This young man is good."
Hearing her grandfather's appreciation, the girl laughed.
"That's right. This is my current 'idol'. He's really awesome."
Many places and many people were watching Ning Fei's live broadcast.
"Then the process becomes simple, making incense and connecting it."
To make incense, you use a machine like a dough press to put the spices in, and then use manual force to squeeze the spices into long strips through a row of holes.
This picture can easily make people think of something that affects appetite.
Then put the squeezed out incense into the incense stick.
The so-called incense stick is a wooden frame wrapped with a layer of gauze. The incense sticks can be placed on the gauze for easy airing and drying.
There are many methods of drying, such as dryer, heating, floor kang, natural air drying, etc.
Ning Fei placed the incense sticks in the kitchen, and placed all the prepared incense in it. When the water gradually evaporated, the sacred incense for sacrifice was ready.
The whole process is not complicated, but it requires patience and concentration.
These incense are all high-quality offering incense. They have been passed down from generation to generation by the masters of Qingfeng Temple, making the incense of Qingfeng Temple endless.
"The next step is to wait for it to dry completely and the incense will be ready."
"This kind of fragrance not only has the effect of calming the mind, but also makes people think more focused."
"Chinese incense-making technology once flourished. At that time, the functions and categories of spices were diverse, complex and varied, and they had various effects."
"However, due to the complexity of the raw materials used, and the fact that Chinese aristocratic families have always attached great importance to the secret recipes for making fragrances, coupled with the impact of industrialized perfumes, many fragrance-making techniques have gradually declined."
"In fact, many famous brands of incense are much better than perfumes, more natural and fresher."
Ning Fei said with regret.
Then, netizens saw Ning Fei walking into the Sanqing Palace, seemingly going to offer incense.
Not long after, a few wisps of faint white smoke came out from the door and drifted into the distance.
Ning Fei was very emotional.
In that era, incense-making techniques flourished, but now there are still many incense-making techniques that have been passed down.
Qingfengguan's incense making techniques are passed down from generation to generation, and the effect is much better than netizens know, and it can completely calm people's hearts.
This inheritance will not end.
(End of chapter)