Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Perfume Soap

After Mo Jinglian's body was completely recovered, Lin Si arranged a course on simplified numbers for her. Now that she was working for the County Lord's Mansion and was also involved in business, she naturally had to do accounting and bookkeeping.

In response to this, Mo Jinglian asked Lin Si if he could bring his younger brother Tang Xing along.

Lin Si agreed.

The person who taught Mo Jinglian how to simplify numbers was the capable ox and horse Zuo You.

Zuo You’s classes are all in the morning. If she doesn’t have classes in the afternoon, she usually watches the children take their physical education classes.

Now I have a new job to do, so I can only go home after teaching in the morning.

Mo Jing took Tang Xing to the county magistrate's office.

When the brother and sister first came into contact with Arabic numerals, they were stunned and amazed.

Zuo You remained calm about their behavior, saying calmly, "I had the same expression when I first started learning."

The two of them learned quickly. They memorized all the simplified numbers and learned simple addition and multiplication in one afternoon, and learned the rest the next day.

Mo Jinglian and Tang Xing returned to the small courtyard where they were staying temporarily, and they looked at each other.

Finally, Tang Xing said, "The county lady is really amazing. Simplifying numbers is very convenient."

Mo Jinglian took a sip of hot tea and suddenly felt that his decision to stay in Li County seemed to change his destiny.

Even, not just your own.

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There is a new experimental class in the manor.

Zhong Diyan remembered that it had been a long time since the last experimental class, and this time the assignment was two experiments.

Not only Liang Nian and Mo Jinglian, but Zuo You was also very curious about what the perfume and soap looked like and whether they could really be sold for a large sum of money.

Two experiments were conducted in sequence, the first was the perfume experiment, and the second was the soap experiment.

It is something that has never been heard of before, but now, the children no longer have doubts or questions.

Anything brought by the county lord is a good thing.

Zuo You was called over by Lin Si last night to listen to the process and principles of the experiment all night. One was a simple saponification reaction, and the other was to use distillation to distill high-proof liquor, and then use distillation to purify fresh flowers.

In comparison, the experimental process of perfume is much more complicated.

Zuo You first explained the principles of distillation to the children, and then talked about the experimental process.

The experiment was conducted in three groups, each with eight people, and the only difference between each group was the fresh flowers used.

These flowers were specially bought in Shizhou, along with the steamer and wine.

As long as you understand the principles of distillation, it is not difficult to do.

The children took the first step and distilled the high-proof liquor.

Zuo You had already figured out in his mind that summer is the time when aromatherapy is most in demand. When the weather gets hot, people will sweat after just a little movement, and the dignitaries need aromatherapy to cover up the smell of sweat.

Guo Han stood by the bamboo condenser, watching the distilled liquor drip into the container drop by drop, and said in an excited tone: "This perfume is so troublesome to make, it should be sold for half a guan!"

Zhong Diyan replied quietly, "If it's really like what Zuo Xixi said, there will be people who will buy it even if it costs five strings of cash."

Guo Zi: "That's five strings of cash! How much rice and flour can I buy with that?"

The three of them carefully covered and sealed the distilled wine, and moved the washed and dried jasmine to the side of the steamer.

According to the experimental steps, the ratio of flowers to water is about three to one, and the white jasmine flowers float on the water.

This time you can’t use a small bottle, you have to use a larger basin.

After all, their goal is not the distilled water, but the layer of essential oils floating on the water.

At this point, all that was left was to watch as the children sat together, discussing the topics they had learned in the previous few days and guessing when the next exam would be.

After finishing the topic, they began to look forward to lunch today. They can eat meat once every ten days. Although it is only a few slices of meat, the children still feel satisfied.

Speaking of lunch, Guo Han started a bet with Guo Zi, "Brother, I bet today's meat dish is rabbit."

Guo Zi chuckled, "My silly sister, today's meat dish must be pork."

Guo Han was unconvinced, "If you lose, you have to wash dishes for me for half a month!"

Guo Zi nodded, "If you lose, you have to wash dishes for me for half a month."

Zhong Diyan did not participate in this boring gambling game. He sniffed lightly and smelled a faint fragrance in the air.

It smells like jasmine.

At this moment, the cook packed the cooked wheat rice and vegetables in a wooden barrel and pushed it out.

Guo Han and Guo Zi, the siblings, rushed into the cafeteria. They looked up at the cook and asked, "Madam Cao, what's the meat dish for today?"

Cao Yi smiled and replied, "Today's meat dish is pork. Are you happy?"

Guo Zi could barely control the upward curve of his lips and glanced at Guo Han. "You have to wash the dishes for me for half a month."

Guo Han's cheeks puffed up with anger. Without saying a word, he took the prepared food and went to find a seat to eat.

Yang Yidong heard the whole thing from behind the brother and sister, and asked casually, "How do you know today's meat dish must be pork?"

Guo Zi smiled, revealing his dimples and teeth that were still in the process of changing. "That's because I ran into a servant from the county lord's mansion a few days ago, and he said that Madam Zhu was busy doing an experiment some time ago."

Yang Yidong also laughed, "I see, Madam Zhu is busy with her experiments and naturally has no time to dissect the rabbit."

Guo Zi found a place to sit down with his bowl in hand. The cafeteria of the manor was designed by Lin Si in imitation of a modern cafeteria. It consisted of long wooden benches and wooden tables. The children were divided into groups of two and took turns cleaning.

He lowered his head and picked up a piece of pork belly with chopsticks. The aroma of the meat exploded in his mouth. It was so delicious that he squinted his eyes.

Not only did I get to eat pork today, but I also didn’t have to wash the dishes myself.

The children ate their meals in silence. After everyone had finished eating, someone said, "What's that smell? It smells so good."

"How can pork not be delicious!"

"No, it's the scent of orchids."

"Can this perfume travel that far? The cafeteria and the playground are quite far apart."

“Why didn’t I smell it?”

"Hey! It's coming from my clothes. If you don't believe me, just smell it!"

If someone walked into the cafeteria at this time, they would find a strange scene: all the children were smelling their clothes.

After smelling it one by one, the children finally discovered that the person closest to the large basin collecting the floral dew would have a faint floral fragrance on his sleeves.

"It's amazing that this smell hasn't dissipated after so long."

After a discussion, the children gathered around the big basin and pulled their sleeves closer to the basin one by one.

Everyone kept muttering, "I want to smell good too."

"Oh, my sleeves smell really good now."

The distillation process was tedious and uninteresting. Finally, as the sun set, a layer of essential oil condensed on the surface of the floral dew in the large basin.

"It's essential oil, look!"

“Oh, it’s really essential oil!”

"Wow, this smells so good."

"Hurry, hurry, go call Mr. Zuo."

The more difficult perfume experiment was a complete success on the first day, and the simpler soap experiment on the second day was even easier for the children.

Lin Si and Zuo You, one tall and one short, were looking at some square things placed on the table.

Three bottles of perfume in white porcelain bottles and a small square soap.

Lin Si pointed at the white porcelain bottle and said, "It would be great if this thing could be put in a transparent bottle. It would look more upscale and sell for a higher price."

Zuo You chuckled, "County Lady, you must be joking. There is no such thing as a transparent bottle in this world. Unless you use fine jade, but that would be too expensive."

Liang Nian and Mo Jinglian came in together. Liang Nian asked, "Why are you calling me here so urgently? Did the perfume and soap experiment succeed?"

Lin Si pointed at the things on the table and said, "Come and take a look."

Mo Jinglian and Liang Nian walked quickly to the table and looked at the sealed white porcelain bottle and the pure white small square in front of them.

Lin Si asked Chunyi to go to the kitchen in advance to get a bowl of water for washing the pot, and put a bucket of clean water on another table. He cut the soap into three small pieces with a knife, and then stretched out his hand to instruct: "Get your hands dirty and try to see if this soap is really as good as I said."

Liang Nian put his hands into the hot pot water with a layer of oil floating on the surface, picked up a small piece of soap and applied it to his hands. Liang Nian could clearly see the dense beige foam gradually dissolving as he rubbed his hands. He then rinsed the foam with clean water, and his hands instantly became clean again.

Liang Nian couldn't help but be surprised. She didn't feel any rough texture like soap nuts at all during the whole process. She only felt that the soap was slippery.

Then Zuo You and Mo Jinglian tried it one after another.

The one who reacted the most was Mo Jinglian. She had just joined Lin Si's team and had not seen many strange things like Zuo You and Liang Nian.

Mo Jinglian stretched out the hand he had washed and looked at it for a long time.

This product is smooth and shiny, does not hurt the skin, and has strong cleansing ability. It will definitely sell for a high price.

Mo Jinglian can guarantee it.

"County Lady, this item will surely be a hot seller among wealthy businessmen and officials." Mo Jing exclaimed in amazement.

Lin Si hummed, "Scarcity makes things valuable. I don't plan to produce too much. Li County only has so much labor."

Mo Jinglian nodded, "It doesn't matter. The more precious something is, the more expensive it is."

After trying the soap, Lin Si reached out and picked up the white porcelain bottle and handed it to Mo Jinglian.

Mo Jinglian didn't know how to use it, so he just poured a little on his sleeve, but his sleeve didn't get wet at all.

She raised her hand and smelled it, and there was a very rich scent of jasmine on her sleeve.

"If you want the fragrance to be more complex, you can also add some common spices." Lin Si asked the three people for their opinions.

"This kind of floral fragrance is very good, fresh and elegant, in line with the elegant style of dignitaries. If spices are added, I'm afraid the fragrance will be too sweet." Mo Jing replied.

Lin Si, a time traveler, has never seen the world, and Liang Nian, a woman dressed as a man, has never dressed up.

The two could only watch as Zuo You and Mo Jinglian poured three bottles of perfume onto their sleeves, and then applied them to their wrists and behind their ears, and sprayed them on their hair according to Lin Si's instructions.

The two of them tinkered with it for a while and finally concluded that this thing would be a big seller!

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Guo Zi: Not only did I get to eat pork today, but I didn't even have to wash the dishes myself. What a delight!