"Oh no! There's been another disturbance outside!"
Upon hearing the news, everyone disregarded their grief and hurriedly covered their heads to flee home.
Those who could afford it had already begun packing their belongings and preparing to flee the city, perhaps hoping for a glimmer of hope.
The people are only concerned with having enough to eat, but they don't think about how the enemy managed to capture four cities around Kyoto in such a short period of time.
Will they then storm the capital city again?
The answer is that people in Kyoto have rebelled!
Thousands of miles away, Zhuyuan received an anonymous letter.
He glanced at it briefly, then burned the envelope.
The matter has been settled; all that's left is for the two to fight each other so he can reap the benefits.
Zhu Yuan tapped his fingers on the table, his cold voice carrying a faint air of gloom.
"Go tell Xiao Yizhi about this! Make sure to reveal the culprit to him!"
"Yes, sir!"
The man in black appeared and disappeared without a trace; apart from his master, Zhuyuan, no one else knew about him.
With nothing else to do, Zhen Wanwan devoted herself to making soap.
She planned to teach this thing to Grandma Li and the others so they could make a living.
It's better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish. She has soaps in her space, and they even have more fragrances and effects.
But she can't support the whole family forever; Tiger, Dog Egg, and Erniu will need to go to school in the future.
Tuition fees, food, and other necessities all require money.
If she continues to take on everything, people might take it for granted.
They might even resent her.
Xiaomei was helping to render lard, while Rou'er was helping to crush the seashells into powder.
Zhen Wanwan then filtered the alkaline water from the burned wood ash using gauze.
Put the crushed seashells into the alkaline water and stir well.
Once the lard is rendered, she can add lye water to it and stir to induce saponification until it becomes a sticky paste.
Then put it into the mold to set, and after it dries and hardens for three days, cut it into pieces according to the proportions.
Zhenwanwan added floral oil to half of her dishes and didn't add it to the other half.
When making the soap molds, she specifically instructed the craftsmen to carve the bottom into a flower pattern.
"Wanwan! Are you home?"
Grandma Li carried a large basket of fresh vegetables to the door and headed straight for the kitchen.
Ever since Zhen Wanwan and the others started cooking for themselves in the new house, Grandma Li has been coming over every two days.
We'll send some vegetables today and some fruit tomorrow, just in case they don't like the food here.
"Mother! We're here!"
Zhen Wanwan knew she had something to do, so she responded loudly.
Grandma Li came over following the smell, and was somewhat surprised to see the large pool of lard in the pot.
"Oh! Why did you render so much oil? Did I not have enough lard to go with the delivery?"
Thinking back, it had been about ten days since she last brought over the lard, and it was almost used up.
Grandma Li felt a little guilty and took the initiative to take over the work from Zhen Wanwan.
"Hehe... Madam! My wife isn't rendering lard, she's making soap!"
Rou'er stood aside and explained to Grandma Li with a smile.
"Soap? What's that? Does it taste good?"
In Grandma Li's mind, soap is a kind of food.
Zhen Wanwan explained with a light smile, "Mom! This isn't for eating! It's for use! This thing is like soapberry, it can wash away grease and dirt, but it's even better and more convenient than soapberry!"
"Once I've finished making it, I'll send it back for you to try!"
Although Grandma Li didn't believe it, she didn't want to discourage her daughter's confidence.
My daughter is happier when she has hobbies and interests.
"Really? Then I'll be waiting to use it!"
It is said that Grandma Li also joined Zhen Wanwan's production team, and with one more person to help, her job became easier.
They cooked dinner tonight and invited Grandpa Zhen and others to come over for dinner.
Zhen Wanwan gave the leftover cracklings from frying lard to Wang Cuihua, and also gave some to the Zhou family and the Qu family's Dongzi family.
The portions are quite generous, enough for two meals.
Wang Cuihua happily accepted it, but her eyes darted toward the kitchen.
"I need the lard, so I won't return it to you."
When Zhen Wanwan pointed out her intention, Wang Cuihua felt somewhat embarrassed, but quickly regained her composure.
“Really! You’ve fried so much lard this time, enough to last a year. Mother won’t have to keep worrying about you and bring over her own lard every now and then.”
She understood Wang Cuihua's unspoken meaning perfectly, but she didn't respond.
She believed she had been good enough to her family, and she felt no guilt about taking their things.
After seeing the Zhen family off, Zhen Wanwan went to check on the soap that had been poured into the mold.
Seeing that nothing unexpected had happened, she returned to her room with peace of mind.
Zhu Yuan had already changed the children's diapers and was feeding the two children with a bottle of milk in each hand.
Zhen Wanwan naturally took a bottle, held her baby, and looked at Zhu Yuan, saying, "Husband, did your trip go smoothly today?"
In the afternoon, Zhu Yuan's subordinates came to his door, and he went out with them.
I didn't even have time to go home for dinner.
Zhu Yuan smiled and nodded: "Yes! Lord Feng sent someone to say that Yuan Yongtai's men went to the iron mine to look for something."
Upon hearing this, Zhen Wanwan's heart clenched, and she asked nervously, "Have they discovered the existence of the mine?"
Her mind was in turmoil. She thought that if Yuan Yongtai really discovered the mine, she would shoot him even if it meant taking a life.
"No! They were just passing through when our people spotted them."
Zhen Wanwan sighed and said with distress, "This can't go on. Yuan Yongtai is a ticking time bomb by staying here."
"He could blow you up if you're not careful, and with him here, I'm afraid he'll bully you again!"
In her heart, Zhu Yuan had always been a pitiful child, a pitiful child without the love of his parents.
The suffering of such a young child, from being a wanderer to living under someone else's roof, is unimaginable.
Ma Xiaosi had already told her what happened that night and Yuan Yongtai's arrogant demeanor.
Zhen Wanwan could no longer tolerate Yuan Yongtai; she wished she could skin him alive and tear him apart so he would never dare to utter such threats again!
Zhu Yuan enjoyed being thought of and worried about, especially by his wife.
"Don't worry, Madam! He can't bully me for now. If he really dares to humiliate me, I will tell you."
These words carried a slightly childish, coquettish tone.
But it brought tears to Zhen Wanwan's eyes.
How wronged must A Yuan have been to reveal his weakness to everyone?
"Don't be afraid, Ayuan, I'll take care of everything for you!"
The two gazed at each other affectionately, while the two little ones in their arms selectively closed their eyes.
Dad and Mom are about to start getting all lovey-dovey again.
These adults are so shameless, showing affection in front of their children...
Completely unaware that their two little darlings were complaining about them, Zhen Wanwan and Zhu Yuan were expressing their stances and support for each other.
For several days in a row, Zhu Yuan would have breakfast with the mother and her two children before leaving the house and not returning home until evening.
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