Chapter 12

Shen Lang couldn't help but look at Tian Xianzhi again, because he represented the will of Tian Heng of the Black Man Gang.

Just now, when Shen Lang was making the dye, Lin Mo of the Splendid Court betrayed him and sent someone to inform the Xu family to come. Tian Xianzhi obviously saw it, but he didn't mean to stop it, nor did he remind Shen Lang.

Therefore, at this time, Shen Lang was facing three behemoths.

The Xu family, the Lin family, and Tian Heng of the Black Man Gang.

So now, the smartest thing for him was to admit that the formula was stolen, and then immediately carry out the great plan of upgrading by living off a woman. After he had power and power, he would retaliate crazily.

Because Xu Qianqian promised in front of the officials of Xuanwu City that if Shen Lang pleaded guilty, everything would be forgiven.

She was a person who cherished her reputation. If Shen Lang pleaded guilty, she would definitely not make things difficult for him today. She would only spend money to let Tian Heng deal with him secretly. That way, at least Shen Lang would be safe today.

But!

Did he want to pour this basin of dirty water on Shen Lang's head and make him spit on his face?

It was absolutely impossible. Shen Lang would never be so cowardly.

Shen Lang looked at Xu Qianqian and asked, "You said that my new golden dye formula was stolen. What evidence do you have?"

Xu sneered and said, "You, Shen Lang, are just an ignorant and incompetent waste. My Xu family has been in the silk and cloth business for decades. We are the best at dyeing. Qianqian and I had put our blood, sweat, and tears into researching this golden dye. We had spent a lot of manpower, resources, and money on it. We had spent a few years on it. We had hidden this secret so that we could give the Emperor's Weaving Residence a surprise. However, I didn't expect you to be such a traitor. Not only did you steal my family's belongings, but you also molested my maid. You even stole the dye formula that was related to my family's lifeline. "

Then, Xu said coldly, "Qianqian, this new formula is so important. Why did you put it in the drawer?"

Xu Qianqian said, "I'm sorry, father. I had complete trust in Shen Lang before. I had no idea that he would do such a thing."

Then, she looked at Shen Lang. "When you were in the Xu family, when some servants bullied you, I whipped them and ordered that anyone who dared to say anything bad about you would be kicked out of the house. No one in the Xu family cares about you. I don't despise you for your low intelligence and stupidity. I come to talk to you every day. Why did you do such a thing? Even if you want to take revenge on me for abandoning you, you can take revenge on me personally. Why do you have to destroy the lifeline of my family? Besides, if you didn't do those shameful things, why would my Xu family kick you out? "

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the officials present became slightly strange.

However, they believed half of what Xu and Xu Qianqian said.

The Xu family was indeed proficient in silk dyes. Otherwise, their silk wouldn't be specially supplied to the Monarch Weaving House. And they also heard of Shen Lang's reputation of being ignorant and incompetent. So, they firmly believed that this new formula was researched by the Xu family and Shen Lang stole it.

Shen Lang slowly said, "You have no evidence, and I also have no evidence. But everyone will believe that this new formula was researched by your Xu family. It's hard for me to defend myself."

Xu laughed in his heart. "It's good that you know."

This matter was really satisfying. Not only had he obtained a wonderful golden dye formula for free, he had also conveniently and justifiably sent Shen Lang to prison.

Immediately, the Xu Clan Leader said coldly, "The truth has been revealed. Arrest them! I don't believe that this trash won't confess under torture. "

"Why are you so anxious, Xu?" Shen Lang said with a smile, "Although it's hard for me to defend myself, it's easy to prove this point!"

Then, Shen Lang looked at Xu Qianqian and said, "Miss Qianqian, you are proficient in dyes. Then let me ask you, which color is the most difficult to dye?"

Xu Qianqian said, "The most difficult color is, of course, purple."

That's right. In ancient times, the most difficult color to dye was purple, not yellow.

Of course, it wasn't impossible to dye purple. In ancient China, purple was first used as a purple dye, but the color was inferior. After that, purple was used to dye sea snails. Only then did purple look better.

Qi Henggong liked to wear purple clothes. At that time, one purple cloth was worth five white cloth. It could be seen that it was expensive and rare.

In the West, purple dyes were made by dyeing sea shells. In ancient times, the last queen of the Ptolemaic Dynasty also liked this kind of purple. Not only her clothes, but even the sails of her ships were dyed purple.

But whether it was dyeing sea shells or sea shells, the cost of extracting purple dyes was extremely shocking. Just one gram of dye required three hundred sea shells.

Therefore, purple dyes were extremely rare and expensive in ancient times on Earth.

At this time, in the world where Shen Lang was in, there was no way to extract purple from sea shells and sea shells. So where did purple dyes come from in this world? It was directly made by mixing blue and red dyes.

But the dyeing effect was really not flattering because the two colors of dyes were not brilliant. Although there was purple when mixed, the effect was even more mixed. First of all, the dyeing was uneven. The color was stiff and clumsy. Most importantly, the fastness of the two dyes was not the same. Therefore, purple silk often faded easily.

Shen Lang said, "Purple dyes are more difficult than yellow dyes, right?"

Xu Qianqian said, "Of course!"

Purple dyes were regarded as an insurmountable problem in the cloth and silk industry of this world.

Shen Lang said, "It is very simple to prove that I did not steal this golden dye. Let's solve the purple dye together. Your Xu family will use all their resources to make purple dyes. I am only one person and I have no money. I will use the simplest and lowest cost to make purple dyes. Then, in front of the people present, we will see who can make the most beautiful purple. How about it? "

As soon as this was said, several officials present nodded in agreement with this method.

Xu Qianqian and Xu looked at each other and nodded. This method was beneficial to the Xu family.

They didn't believe that Shen Lang knew how to dye. The Xu family was the most professional.

Shen Lang said, "If the purple dye I made at a low cost is better, what does that prove?"

Xu Qianqian said, "That proves that you did not steal the golden dye formula and we wronged you."

Shen Lang said, "Then when the time comes, Xu will apologize to me."

Xu said coldly, "Let's talk about it after you win."

Shen Lang said, "Okay, then let's set the time limit to six hours! After six hours, we will compete and the truth will be revealed! "

"Yes!" One of the officials present said.

Xu said, "Go to the family immediately and select the best workers. Qianqian will personally oversee and make the best purple dyes."

"Yes!" Xu Qianqian said.

This time, the Xu family was going to use all their resources.

But Shen Lang was still alone. He said to Lin Mo, "Boss Lin, I need to borrow your kitchen again."

"Of course." Lin Mo said.

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After Shen Lang entered the kitchen, he took out his secret weapon.

The best source of purple dyes was the stone stamen lichen.

This was a kind of moss that could be found everywhere. It was not valuable at all, but the purple dyes made from this material were the most vivid, lively, and beautiful.

In the eighteenth century in England, Cuthbert accidentally discovered a moss plant that could make purple dyes, and the effect was extremely good.

Since then, the purple dyes extracted from the stone stamen lichen had dominated the dyeing industry for more than a hundred years. It was not until the chemical industry advanced by leaps and bounds that the cheaper synthetic purple dyes appeared.

So why did Shen Lang prepare the stone stamen lichen in advance?

Because this was his B-class dyes. It was better to be prepared.

Although the possibility of Lin Mo betraying him was very small, it was not that he had not prepared for this before, so he secretly prepared a trump card, and now it was put to use.

Shen Lang crushed the dried stone stamen lichen and boiled it with coal ash and urine.

Soon, a pure purple was produced.

Next, he used alum to brighten it.

Soon, the cheap but beautiful purple dye was produced.

Compared to the purple dyes in this world, it was much more brilliant.

Then, Shen Lang picked up a piece of colorless silk and dyed it in the dye. After dyeing, he put it under the sun to dry.

Soon, the purple silk appeared.

What a wonderful purple, so bright and vivid, noble, and meaningful.

It completely defeated the purple silk in this world.

However, Shen Lang wanted to do more than just purple.

Just one purple was enough to defeat the Xu family, but it would not feel good to slap their faces.

He seized all the time and directly used the materials of Lin Mo's family to make seven kinds of dyes. He wanted to dye the most gorgeous, most mysterious, and most magical rainbow silk!

In other words, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple were dyed on the same piece of silk. If the dyeing method was fast enough and the movements were accurate enough, the rainbow silk produced would be extremely stunning and elegant.

Although he was not a professional dyer, when he was in the Silk Museum, he played with it for two days.

When Shen Lang married into the Xu family, he saw workers dyeing cloth every day.

The most important thing was that there was information in the alien laptop in Shen Lang's head, which clearly recorded every step and every material.

Therefore, although he could not make the best and most professional, it was enough.

Six hours later, Shen Lang's purple silk and rainbow silk were all dyed.

The purple silk was enough to defeat Xu Qianqian.

And this rainbow silk was completely a trump card.

It was unprecedented in this world, enough to crush the Xu family's silk into pieces!

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