What Makes Red Dye
The reason for the red dye
In the ancient world, I wanted the color of the red dye, and everyone was confused, how could I get it?
There are those who are good at studying things, who have observed all kinds of grass, trees and gold stones. Traveled through mountains and rivers, picking all kinds of materials. At the beginning, I tried it with ordinary flowers and plants, but the color of the dye cloth was light and easy to fade, and I did not obtain the true method.
I probed deep into the forest again, and I found a strange plant. Its leaves are narrow and long, and its flowers are like red sand. Keep returning, pounding its flowers and leaves carefully, and water as pulp, soaking it in cloth. Then I dyed it and looked at it, although the color is red, it does not last, and it will be dark after the day.
< b After searching for it, bring it back to the end of the research, put it in water and boil it, and throw it into it. After the cloth is dyed, the red will be red, but the quality is hard and the taste is evil.
Later, I found records in ancient books, saying that there are worms in the south, gathered in mulberries, and the body contains red liquid. Catch it, put it in an urn, add honey and salt, seal it and bury it in the soil. Take it out after the first month of the month, and the liquid is thick and bright red. Dyeing the cloth with this, the color is positive and long, and it has been washed without fading. Everyone is happy, and since then they know the wonderful reason for the red dye is the semen of this insect.
