Utshani obuncane nemigwaqo yalo emincane, lapho kungenzeki ukushayela ngemoto, izindlu ezinodoli amasampula nophahla lwewolintshi kanye nezitolo eziningi zamakha - indawo ekhetheke kakhulu. Kwakukulo muzi ukuthi iqhawe lenoveli likaPatrick Zyusuma elithi Jean-batiy Grenuy lafunwa. Umqondo wokwakha imimoya efanelekile, wathumba wabulala amantombazane amahle, edubula ethusayo esifundeni sonke. Ngokwengxenye izivakashi zifaka le ndaba enkulu lapha. Kepha into esemqoka yingakho izilaleli zifika otshanini, kunjalo, amakha. Iphefumula ngokuphelele konke. Inani lezitolo ezithengisa insipho elinamakha, ama-exis ama-levender, amahlumela e-lavender, ama-rose petals nemimoya, emangele ngisho nomsolwa onolwazi. Ngakho-ke ukuhamba lapha, ngaphandle kokuthenga ibhodlela - enye yesithathu, uzomane wehluleke. Ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuvakashela imnyuziyamu yama-International of Perfume. Kepha okungenani oyedwa wabavakashi uzoba lapha emakhulwini amane edlule, isikhathi esingaphezu kwemizuzu eyishumi ngeke aqhubeke - aphela amandla ngenxa yephunga lokukhohlisa kwesikhumba.
Le nto ukuthi ekuqaleni utshani kwakuwumuzi wezobuciko kanye nenhloko-dolobha nhlobo hhayi ubuciko obukhona, kodwa uHaberdashery. NgeNkathi Ephakathi, isikhumba sakhululwa lapha. Ubuciko bamakhosi endawo babonga kakhulu i-Ekaterina Medici, okuyi-oda elikhethekile elethulwe amagilavu avela otshanini. Kulula ukuqagela ukuthi i-Amber ayimi kuphela emihlanganweni yezandla yezandla, lapho yafakwa khona inkomo yesikhumba, kodwa futhi namakhilomitha amaningi azungeze. Iphunga lesilwane esindayo lokubola eliboshelwe ngokoqobo! Ukuyibhubhisa, esikhunjeni esigcotshwe kuxutshwe nezimbali namafutha amafutha. Ngakho-ke ngenxa yezinhlamvu zamakhosi kanye nendlela yokuthola amakha avela ezinhlamvu ezibuthakathaka kwasungulwa. Wathola igama elithi ANfLeara. Futhi kancane kancane utshani baphenduka indawo lapho baqala khona ukugxila ekutshalweni kwezinto ezisetshenziswayo zokwenziwa kwemimoya - ama-roses, i-jasmine, futhi, i-jasmine, ethathwa njengenkosi yazo yonke imibala. Indaba yalesi sihlahla sezimbali ezimhlophe ezinephunga elimhlophe yinkondlo impela. Kwenzeka kusuka kugama oluhle lasePheresiya uYasameen, okusho ukuthi "isipho sonkulunkulu". Utshani uJasmine uthole ngekhulu le-XVII futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi selibe yi-talisman yendawo.
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Ezinsukwini ezintathu zokuqala zika-Agasti, emigwaqweni emincane esele, utshani abucindezeli nxazonke - abaningi kangaka abafisa ukubona ngamehlo abo lokho okubizwa ngokuthi yi-Fete du Jasmin. Umkhosi kaJasmine kufanelekile impela eze lapha futhi uzizwe iphunga elihle, uphefumule kubo. Izingubo, izinwele, izandla - kubonakala sengathi zonke zifakwe ngephunga elimnandi lezimbali. Umkhosi wokuqala wenzeka lapha ngezikhathi ezinzima kakhulu - ngemuva nje kokuphela kweMpi Yezwe II, ngo-1946. Bathi bekufana nesimo esivela enganekwaneni: izikebhe ezihlotshiswe ngezimbali ezintantayo emfuleni i-Urban, nabesifazane bahleli kubo baphonsa i-jasmine esixukwini sezilaleli. Lesi siko seligcinwe ngokuhlukahluka okuncane. Futhi umkhosi wanamuhla waphenduka isikali sayo emcimbini ohlaba umxhwele ngokwengeziwe. Usuku lweholide alukhethwa ngengozi - lesi isikhathi sokuqala seqoqo leZasmine. Futhi bayayigubha ngesilinganiso. Abaculi nabadansi beza otshanini, nazo zonke izinsuku ezintathu, kanti umkhosi uhlala, amakhonsathi nezethulo ahlelwe. Futhi izixuku zonke zitholwa okokugcina kwamapulatifomu, ezihlotshiswe ngezimbali zezimbali, ukukhethwa kwendlovukazi kaJasmine kanye ne-GREND Choll.