Lu Qiqi transmigrated into a chaotic world of famine. With no parents and carrying a little sister in tow, she had to face immense hardship.
On the road during her escape, while others drank ...
Lu Yao boiled a large pot of water as quickly as possible.
Lu Qiqi brought over a wooden bucket, filled it with hot water and mixed it with cold water.
Lu Qiqi put her hand into the wooden tub to feel the water temperature. Once she was sure it was right, she carried it into the shower room.
"Ayao, come quick, I'll teach you how to use this shampoo," Lu Qiqi called out from the bathroom.
When Lu Yao heard Lu Qiqi calling her, she quickly added cold water to the pot and continued boiling it, then went straight to the bathroom.
"Sister Yao Yao, come quick!" Xi Bao called out in her childish voice.
Out of curiosity, Xi Bao followed Lu Qi Qi around for a long time and is now squatting in the corner of the bathroom watching.
Lu Qiqi placed a basin of warm water on the wooden shelf and then took off the hair tie from Lu Yao's head.
Lu Qiqi led Lu Yao to bend down and wet her hair, then said, "After wetting your hair, you can apply shampoo. Don't use too much shampoo, otherwise it will be difficult to rinse the foam off."
Lu Qiqi poured out a handful of shampoo and showed it to Lu Yao to see how much to use.
Lu Yao secretly memorized it, feeling Lu Qiqi's fingertips rubbing against her scalp.
Lu Qiqi helped Lu Yao rinse the foam off her head, and then took a dry cloth and put it over Lu Yao's head.
"Sis, I feel so comfortable after washing my hair!"
This was the first time Lu Yao had ever felt so comfortable after washing her hair.
She used to feel that after washing her hair, her scalp felt like it was being tightly pulled by something.
Lu Qiqi helped Lu Yao dry her hair and said, "From now on, use this shampoo to wash your hair."
"It not only nourishes the hair, but also prevents excessive hair loss."
"Most importantly, it can guarantee that your hair won't get oily even if you don't wash it for three days."
“Okay,” Lu Yao was overjoyed, feeling that her older sister was like a little fairy who could do everything!
Lu Qiqi poured out the dirty water, then glanced at the shampoo in the jar. She prepared to go and get the shampoo from the bamboo wine jug that Li Qingshan had made.
Otherwise, it would be too inconvenient to keep the shampoo in a jar.
Lu Qiqi poured the shampoo into the bamboo tube, then inserted a small bamboo stick into a small hole at the top of the tube, making it easier for her to pour out the shampoo.
After a busy day, Lu Qiqi was finally able to wash her hair properly.
She never wanted to experience washing her hair with wood ash again, leaving her hair dry and brittle, her scalp tight, and causing her to lose clumps of hair.
After washing her hair, Lu Qiqi once again felt that the shampoo she made was good.
She even regretted not starting to make shampoo as soon as she settled in the veterans' village, so that she wouldn't have lost so much hair.
Waaaaah, my heart aches and my wallet hurts.
Fortunately, it's not too late to use it now.
Lu Qiqi plans to further improve the formula by adding more Chinese herbs to make the shampoo even better.
Lunch was still flatbread. Lu Dahai and the others were working in the fields and didn't even come back.
After washing her hair, Lu Qiqi filled a bamboo jar with shampoo and delivered it to Zeng Shi.
Lu Qiqi knocked on Zeng's door, and a voice immediately came from inside, "Please come in."
Lu Qiqi pushed open the door and saw Zeng Shi sewing shoe soles. She smiled and asked, "Auntie, are you making shoes for Uncle Hu?"
Mrs. Zeng smiled and said, "He walks fast, and his shoes wear out quickly, so I thought I'd make him a pair of shoes before winter."
Madam Zeng glanced at the bamboo jar in Lu Qiqi's hand and quickly said, "Look at my memory, I forgot to let you sit down."
Lu Qiqi smiled and said, "I won't sit down. I came to deliver shampoo to my aunt. I put ginger in this jar. Ginger can relieve cold symptoms."
"The big jar I just made contained mint. Mint is too cooling and not suitable for pregnant women."
Madam Zeng was surprised that Lu Qiqi, a young girl, was so thoughtful. She said, "It's so kind of you to think of me like this. I don't know how to thank you enough."
Lu Qiqi said, "My aunt made me beautiful clothes, so it's only right that I think of her in return."
After teaching Zeng how to use shampoo, Lu Qiqi grabbed Xibao and washed her hair.
Xi Bao enjoyed washing her hair; her scalp felt very comfortable from the massage, and she could even blow bubbles in her hands. She refused to wash the foam off her head.
Lu Qiqi couldn't do anything with her, so she coaxed her into making bubble solution for her later, and only then was she able to successfully wash the foam off her hair.
After washing her hair, Lu Qiqi mixed some shampoo with water, went outside and picked two foxtail grasses, then sat on two bubble wrap rings.
They gave one to Lu Yao and one to Xi Bao, and the two of them, now with new toys, ran off to play with them happily.
As afternoon approached, Lu Dahai and the others finished their work in the fields and went home.
As soon as Xibao saw Li Shi return home, she immediately ran over with her two short legs.
When Li saw her youngest daughter running towards her, she felt instantly healed, as if she had been fully rejuvenated after a long day of work.
Li squatted down, picked up Xibao, and smelled a faint fragrance emanating from her.
Li said, "Bao'er, why do you smell so good?"
Xi Bao was still holding a bubble ring made of foxtail grass. She pointed at Lu Qiqi with the bubble ring and said, "Sister Qiqi, wash my hair, it'll smell nice!"
Li then remembered that Lu Qiqi had said she wanted to make shampoo today. Had she actually made it?
After the family finished eating, they kept boiling water, one pot after another.
After washing their hair, everyone felt instantly refreshed, and their hair had a light, pleasant fragrance!
After drying her hair, Madam Lu's smile never faded. She walked into the main room and said to Lu Qiqi, "Qiqi, this shampoo you made is really good. It's so refreshing and comfortable!"
"I think this stuff is even better than the fragrant concubines from wealthy families. If we make this and sell it in the market, we'll definitely make a fortune!"
When Lu talked about making money, her eyes gleamed. When she saw the bamboo jar of shampoo that Lu Qiqi had placed on the table, it was as if a pile of gold was placed in front of her.
Lu Qiqi had considered selling shampoo. It wasn't difficult to make, and it was a daily consumable with large volume and low cost.
But now she doesn't have the energy to do these things anymore. A spicy noodle shop is enough to make people want to kick her out of Qingshui Town.
If she makes shampoo, it will only attract more attention, and she has no idea what might happen then.
Lu Qiqi wouldn't reveal the truth. She said, "These materials were all found in the mountains. There aren't that many in the mountains."
"If you want to make money from this, you need to mass-produce it, otherwise you'll run out of stock halfway through the sales."
"When others see how well we're selling, they'll start thinking about how to do the same, and then we'll just be doing all the work for someone else."
When Madam Lu heard that she was doing someone else's favor, she didn't want to do such a foolish thing.
I immediately decided to go to the foot of the mountain tomorrow and plant mulberry trees and wild mint, preferably planting a whole field of them, so that we won't have to worry about not having enough.