Chapter 42: Research on Medicinal Soap
She looked at the woman in front of her. Her face was simple and her hands were not rough like those from daily work. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "What kind of work do you usually do at home?"
"No, I wanted to find some work, but my husband, Zhao, said I don't have to work and can just stay at home and take care of the kids."
"Leave the money-making to the men."
"I do want to work, but besides fishing on our island, I don't know what else to do. I can only cook at home every day and wait for him to come back to eat."
"So, your husband's allowance is the only thing that supports the family?"
The military wife nodded. Since only one person could earn money, the family's financial situation was rather tight. She had no money to come and see a doctor, so she could only ask Su Jinhui to help pay for it.
Su Jinhui communicated with several military wives in a row and found that their statements were almost the same. They basically stayed at home to take care of their husbands and children, and only did some housework or other farm work, but generally not much.
Moreover, when talking about these things, these people feel at ease and completely ignore their own value. They don't know at all that taking care of their husbands and children at home is actually an alternative kind of contribution. They do not ask for anything in return, do not have any salary, and even worse, they are filled with a sense of worthless existence.
After getting off work in the evening, Su Jinhui did not rush home, but took a walk around the island. She found some mugwort and mint, and bought some motherwort.
Looking at the thing in her hand, her eyes flickered unusually.
After returning home, I immersed myself in the space and began making medicated soap.
Su Jinhui has researched several practical formulas, including mosquito repellent and anti-itch soap with mugwort and mint, blood-activating and menstruation-regulating soap with motherwort and angelica, and basic cleansing and moisturizing herbal soap.
She tried again and again in the laboratory, and finally developed a medicated soap that she was relatively satisfied with.
When she came back to reality, there was a noise at the gate. Su Jinhui looked up and saw Yan Li'an coming back from the army.
"What's that smell? It smells so good."
Unlike the aroma of ordinary food, Yan Li'an first smelled a unique fragrance belonging to medicinal herbs.
He saw Su Jinhui holding a few pieces of colored objects in her hands, which looked like soap.
"What's this?"
When Su Jinhui saw him, she had an idea and handed a piece of herbal soap to Yan Li'an. "This is a soap I made at home. Each piece has different effects and contains different medicinal herbs."
"How about washing your hands with it?"
Yan Li'an was surprised by her. He didn't expect that she would study such amazing things during her free time at home. He was also a little curious, so he took the medicated soap and brought it to the sink.
Wet your hands with water, apply the herbal soap on your hands for a while, and then wash them carefully.
Then rinse with running water.
After washing her hands, before Yan Li'an could react, Su Jinhui took the lead and took Yan Li'an's hand, put it under her nose, and sniffed it gently.
“It smells pretty good!”
Her breath just happened to be on the back of Yan Li'an's hand, making him feel itchy and the tips of his ears turned red involuntarily.
He turned his head away, not even daring to look Su Jinhui in the eye.
"Really? That means the medicinal soap you made is quite effective."
The smell is pleasant, but what Su Jinhui cares most about is the effect.
"How do you feel about washing your hands with this herbal soap? How does it compare to washing your hands with water?"
When Yan Li'an heard this, he thought carefully about the feeling just now and said to Su Jinhui honestly, "After washing my hands, I feel that my hands are now moisturized and are indeed much more comfortable than usual."
"And using herbal soap to wash your hands will make them cleaner."
Su Jinhui used a cleansing and moisturizing herbal soap on him. After waiting for about half an hour, apart from some lingering fragrance on his hands, the moisturizing effect was also quite good.
It’s great to be able to achieve this effect.
"Great! I have an idea. I've recently noticed that there are still many military wives who sit around doing nothing all day. I think they still really want to share some of the burden at home, but the islands are short on supplies and their abilities are limited. They can't do what they can, which actually undermines their value."
"If my medicinal soap can be mass-produced, wouldn't that provide a labor force? Having a labor force means someone will take on this job. If it's successful, it could also boost our local economic development."
After hearing what she said, Yan Li'an was so shocked that he was speechless. This was the first time he heard Su Jinhui mention this idea, but it was undeniable that this was indeed a brilliant idea.
"If this can really be done, many people will have jobs and can earn some money."
Su Jinhui nodded. That’s what she thought.
"I can say hello to the leaders and ask for their opinions."
Yan Li'an said immediately. He wanted to help Su Jinhui as much as possible, but she refused. "No, I've already made up my mind. I'm going to go find the director of the Women's Federation of the military region. After all, I'm also considering those military wives who have nothing to do at home. Besides, this matter is not urgent. I can't just tell others that I want to open a factory, right?"
He knew what Su Jinhui said, and he had an idea in his mind, so Yan Li'an didn't say anything else.
"Okay, if you want to do it, go ahead. If you really encounter any difficulties, just tell me."
Su Jinhui smiled lightly. She took out a simple soap box made of wood and placed the herbal soap that Yan Li'an had just used to wash his hands on it.
"Okay, just put this piece of herbal soap here and wash it more often when you have time."
The next day, Su Jinhui went directly to find Wu Xuemei, the director of the Women's Federation of the Military Region, when she was free.
Now that Su Jinhui is famous, Wu Xuemei automatically smiles when she sees Su Jinhui. When she hears that she came to find her on her own initiative, she can't help but feel a little curious.
"Doctor Su, why are you free to come see me today?"
Su Jinhui took out the medicated soap she had prepared and pushed it in front of Wu Xuemei. "Director Wu, this is what I'm talking about. I made these soaps myself. The formula is all pure plant-based, and there's nothing bad in it."
"I'd like you to try it out for me and see how it works."
Wu Xuemei picked up the pieces of medicated soap curiously. She put them under her nose and smelled them. A faint scent of medicinal herbs penetrated into her nasal cavity, which smelled strangely pleasant.
People here usually wash their bodies with clean water. Very few people will spend money to buy soap for washing. At most, they will buy some laundry detergent to wash clothes.
This was the first time Wu Xuemei had seen such a unique scented medicinal soap.
"Let me try it?"
"Yes, the reason I made these things is because I found that although our island is relatively short of other resources, it still has a lot of these things."
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