HCB Chapter 127: Ginger is still spicier when old
Chapter 127: Ginger is still spicier when old
Old Lady Hua was suspicious: "Their fragrant soap is something they sell for money, how can you make this? Did you learn this from a book? You can't harm food!"
Shen Youyou quickly assured: "Don't worry, I will definitely not cause any trouble. If you are really worried, just watch me make it. The fragrant soap is easy to make. Once you learn how to make it, maybe you can make some and sell them for money when you get to the new place!"
Although Old Mrs. Hua was tempted when she heard about the money involved, she still had some doubts due to her years of being stingy. She was about to say: "I'll give you a small amount to try first, and then I'll make more once you've tried and succeeded."
Shen Youyou, the little smart guy, understood what the old lady meant and did not give her grandmother a chance to speak out. She said directly:
"Grandma, think about it, have you ever seen anyone selling rain boots? No, I did it. Also, have you ever seen anyone extract salt from soil? I did it, too.
As for the scented soap, it's even easier, there's no risk, I can let you use it within a few days of leaving."
Grandma Hua thought that her granddaughter was indeed smarter than others. They had never heard of the things she made before. But when she saw her granddaughter walking away with a jar of palm oil,
She really tried hard to hold back and didn't let her granddaughter pull her back.
It was like two little people were arguing in my heart. On one hand, it was edible oil, such a big jar, and it was public property. Everyone worked hard to make it. What if my granddaughter really didn't make it?
On the other hand, my granddaughter is so smart. She has accomplished everything she asked of before, so there will definitely be no problem this time. Besides, making scented soap is also for everyone’s hygiene.
It was true that the third brother didn't have many soaps left. From what she could see, there were still four pieces left, two for the women and two for the men, and they had all been almost half used up.
Before she asked the old lady, even if her granddaughter said anything, she would never agree to her granddaughter causing trouble.
But now this oil was originally the fruit that the little granddaughter found, and it was made using the method that she taught.
The most important thing is that during this long period of fleeing famine, San'er kept telling everyone to pay attention to hygiene! Pay attention to hygiene!
Now even the youngest children know to wash their hands with soap before eating.
Oh! Habits are terrible, especially the habit of wasting money. She used to use wood ash to wash clothes, hair and hands, but now she can hardly live without scented soap.
Old Lady Hua was very upset and had no mood to sew the raincoat. She stood up and came to the men's side. All the men, young men, and even the old man were busy.
Mr. Shen, her old man, and San'er were sitting in a corner of the kang, muttering something.
When Old Lady Hua walked over, she understood that her third son was also tinkering with something new. He said he wanted to use palm rope to make a fishing net to catch fish from the underground river in the cave.
The old lady now knew who her little granddaughter took after for her troublesome behavior. Li was not like that. She had always been quiet and gentle, and she was not so spoiled this time when she fled from the famine.
She was good at everything she did, and there weren't a lot of miscellaneous things to do. Her third son and little granddaughter were always here and there.
We are going to catch fish again, and we are also making soap over there.
But she also knew that her son and granddaughter had good intentions.
Shen Zhiqiu accidentally looked up and saw Old Lady Hua, and asked, "Mom, why are you standing here? You scared me. What's the matter?"
At this time, Old Man Shen and Grandpa Shen also noticed Old Lady Hua. Old Man Shen sat down on the kang, meaning to ask Old Lady Hua to sit at the head of the kang and talk slowly about anything.
Old Lady Hua didn't hesitate to sit down and complained quietly:
"Yoyo, she brought a big jar of palm oil and said she wanted to make fragrant soap. I was worried that she couldn't make it. I was unsure. So I came to ask, do you know your daughter? Can she make fragrant soap?"
Shen Zhiqiu thought: "Forget about the soap. If you give her daughter some time, she can make shower gel and shampoo for you. Is this a problem?"
But I definitely don’t know what shower gel and shampoo are, so I can only dispel my mother’s doubts with certainty and give the old lady peace of mind.
"Don't talk about fragrant soap. I can make it myself. I asked her to make it. We used to make it with lard at home. Don't worry. The fragrant soap made by my daughter is definitely better than the ones you buy."
Old Man Shen also chimed in. Although he had never seen his granddaughter make scented soap, he had never seen anyone in the village buy scented soap before.
When the third son and his family came back, the third daughter-in-law brought some back for the old woman and the other two daughters-in-law to use, but he was very confident about his little granddaughter.
Look at the kids in this village, which one can be as smart as his granddaughter.
"Don't worry about it. We don't understand those things. The child said he can do it, so he can definitely do it. Don't worry!"
Even Mr. Shen at the side chimed in and said:
"As for palm oil, it's okay even if you can't make it. If the child wants to do it, just let her do it. I think the child is so smart, she must have been encouraged to do these things at home, otherwise how can she know how to make so many things?"
Shen Zhiqiu was stunned by his grandfather's judgment. The old man's guess was right. His daughter really liked to tinker with these things.
Master Shen continued to rub the palm thread, glanced at Shen Zhiqiu, and seeing his shocked look, he said:
"I don't know about other things, but the story of refining salt with clay is definitely not in the book. If it is, the court would not allow it to be written in the book.
What is salt? It is the foundation of a country. How can it be written in a book so casually? If everyone knows it, who will spend money to buy salt? "
Shen Zhiqiu's heart trembled. In the past, when he faced these ancient people, what kind of mentality did he have? He felt that the cultural level of the ancients was not good.
Information is not circulated, and few people know much, so when people make up lies, they use the same lie many times.
I learned everything from books and taught my daughter myself.
It turned out that it wasn't that others didn't see it, but that they knew he wouldn't harm them, so they had no intention of digging into the matter.
It seems that Mr. Shen had already seen through it.
Shen Zhiqiu sighed and said:
"Grandpa, I can't help it. Yoyo has been curious about many things since she was a child, including the salt. In fact, there is also salt on the land next to the toilet.
Since she was a child, she would like to squat down and take a look when she saw an ant. How could she not see such obvious white soil?
When I saw it, I wanted to study it to see why the soil here was different from other places and what the white stuff was. So I tried it myself.
When we first refined salt, we were all shocked. But after all, Yoyo was a girl, so we couldn't tell anyone about the salt.
Secondly, I don’t want to tell others that my girl just loves to tinker with weird things. Grandpa, people’s words are scary. Who knows what others may say behind my back, pointing fingers at me?
I was even more afraid that Yoyo would be caught. So I didn't tell anyone about it. We were fleeing from famine and we really couldn't live without salt, so there was really nothing we could do.
By the way, it was the Eucommia bark. Once when I was boiling medicine, she saw the white threads in the bark and was curious. She insisted that I buy her some Eucommia bark to study.
At that time, the herbs were too expensive, so she only made a small amount. She concluded that this thing felt waterproof and elastic. "