Chapter 27: Character is revealed through comparison
Su Tang asked Mu Jingzhou to buy some popsicles and put them in the concave part of the pot lid.
Li Lan was shocked: "Third sister-in-law, the popsicle will melt if you steam it. You can't steam it!"
“I just want to steam it.”
Su Tang was too lazy to explain, because Li Lan wouldn't understand even if she explained.
Normally, ice cubes should be added to increase the extraction of rose water, but there are no ice cubes, so you can only use popsicles instead.
"It's a hot day. If you want to drink sugar water, just use brown sugar. It's such a waste to drink it with steamed popsicle water!"
"It's okay. It's Third Brother's money that's wasted."
Mu Jingzhou nodded in agreement: "Yes."
Li Lan: ………
Old Mrs. Mu was also distressed, but Mu Jingyun just sat in the yard watching, so she didn't dare say anything.
I can only curse the third brother inwardly for being an idiot and believing whatever my wife says is what she believes.
As the fire heated up, the air was filled with the rich scent of roses.
During this time, Su Tang added shell powder and wood ash into the water to precipitate the alkaline water.
Mu Jingyun became interested in learning and asked excitedly, "Third sister-in-law, can you really make soap?"
"Ask my second sister-in-law."
"daughter in law?"
"able!"
Yu Miaomiao nodded.
For these two sisters, this little bit of manual washing is just a waste of time!
However, there is still a mold missing.
"Second brother, can you help me make a rectangular wooden trough that can be disassembled on all four sides?" Yu Miaomiao asked.
"able!"
Mu Jingyun immediately went to find a piece of wood to make a mold.
Everything was ready, except for the roses. The drying speed was too slow, so Yu Miaomiao took the flowers to the stove hole to use the residual heat to accelerate the evaporation of water.
Old Mrs. Mu and Li Lan looked at each other, confused and angry, yet they didn't dare to show any anger!
After the rose pure dew is taken out, the temperature of the lard will also cool to the appropriate temperature.
Mix the alkaline water, melted rosin, rose water, salt and sugar, pour into the lard and start stirring.
The next process was time-consuming and laborious, so she decisively handed the job over to Mu Jingzhou: "Third brother, help me stir it, my hands are too weak."
"good."
Mu Jingzhou was very strong, and the wooden stick was like an egg beater in his hand.
Seeing the oil in the tin pot become sticky and white, he thought it was amazing: "It's a bit like soap!"
"It's already soap." Su Tang shook her head amusedly, "Keep stirring, this process is called saponification, it's very important."
Mu Jingzhou silently memorized the new term.
After two hours, the first saponification was completed.
Under Yu Miaomiao's guidance, Mu Jingyun made four rectangular wooden troughs and put the soap liquid into them to continue saponification and drying in the shade.
The white thick substance was dotted with petals and had a strong fragrance. Although it was still liquid, it already looked very real.
"Wife, you can use this to take a bath from now on." Mu Jingyun could already imagine how fragrant your body would be after taking a bath with this!
Mu Jingzhou glared at him, unwilling to be left behind: "I want one too."
"Don't fight over it. There are plenty. Keep a few for yourself and sell the rest."
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao had other plans in mind.
We can sell fifty or sixty bars of soap here. Assuming a bar of soap costs 25 cents, and we sell fifty bars, after deducting the cost of the money invested, we can still make 7.5 yuan!
Earning too little!
At this rate of earning, when will I be able to save enough money for a house?
"I still have twenty yuan here. I'm thinking of doing something else to make money." Yu Miaomiao said in a low voice.
Su Tang nodded vigorously: "Okay, let's think about it!"
But, what else should we do?
In fact, the fastest way to make money is to resell, but they dare not.
There is relatively little risk in raising animals and selling them secretly in the free market, but they are really not cut out for that kind of work.
Just as the two were thinking hard, Li Lan came up and said, "Wow, the second and third sisters-in-law are amazing. Did they really make soap?"
"Didn't sister-in-law not trust us before?" Yu Miaomiao's impression of Li Lan was getting worse and worse, and she simply didn't want to give her a good face.
The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and the younger siblings should respect her.
But Li Lan doesn't deserve it!
Ever since she and Su Tang married into the Mu family, she had been making things difficult for them. It was as if they had taken away her job. It was so disgusting!
"Yes, I didn't expect you two have this skill. In the future, our family can become rich just by selling soaps." Li Lan smiled.
Soap is something used by city people. It is lucky to be able to use soap in the countryside.
The rose-scented soap they make is not even available in the supply and marketing cooperatives!
With this business, why worry about having no food to eat?
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, so she brought two pieces as gifts when she went back to her parents' home. This not only saved her money but also made her feel proud.
"Sister-in-law is wrong. It's us, not you." Yu Miaomiao bluntly punctured Li Lan's fantasy. "My third brother and his wife invested money and effort in this business. Sister-in-law, you did nothing but hold us back."
"You're still complaining! If it weren't for my second brother coming back to keep things under control, our business would have been abandoned halfway." Su Tang said angrily, with her hands on her hips.
Li Lan was embarrassed and explained: "I have never seen such a thing, I am afraid you will waste lard. From now on, I will support you! Invest money, right? Your elder brother and I saved two dollars, and we will invest it all in you."
What can you do with two wrinkled dollars?
Su Tang pouted in disdain: "Sister-in-law, you should find another way to make a living!"
"Third brother and sister-in-law, we are all family, let's make money together." Li Lan stuffed money into her pocket.
Su Tang was not as thick-skinned as her, and was so overwhelmed by the money that she stepped back step by step.
Just when she was worried about how to refuse, Yu Miaomiao suddenly asked, "Third sister-in-law, did you forget to add alcohol?"
"Ah? I, I forgot! Besides, there's no alcohol at home..."
"It's all in vain!"
When Li Lan heard that the attempt was in vain, she immediately retracted her hand: "Failed?"
"Yes, you can't make any mistakes in this process."
"Alas, I died before I could accomplish my mission. I lost five dollars directly! Ahhhh!"
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao looked at each other sadly, fearing that they would go bankrupt if they failed to act.
Li Lan was worried about the money and was glad that she didn't invest it, otherwise she would have been wasting it to fill the hole for them.
I knew they couldn’t do it!
You don't have a diamond drill, but you still want to take on porcelain work? You are losing money now, right?
You deserve it! I told you to mess around.
People's character is revealed by comparison. The scene of Li Lan giving money and then taking it back made Mu Jingyun and Mu Jingzhou very unhappy.
The eldest sister-in-law is too much. She can't play tricks on her two younger sisters-in-law just because they are young! Do you think they are dead?
"It's okay, my wife. You can try again tomorrow. Try a few more times, and you will succeed one day." Mu Jingyun couldn't bear to see his wife feel bad, so he coaxed her gently.
Yu Miaomiao and Su Tang looked at each other and said, "Well, let's go buy some pork fat tomorrow and try it out!"
Strike while the iron is hot and make another batch of goat milk soap. The gimmick can increase the price and increase profits.
"Brother, do you still have meat coupons?" Mu Jingzhou asked, "I have used up all of mine."
"have."
Mu Jingyun immediately went back to the house and brought out a few meat tickets.
From half a catty to three catties, there are a total of seven catties of meat tickets.
Yu Miaomiao was shocked: Is her husband so rich?
"Second brother, you and third brother are both amazing. You give all the work points you earn to your family, and you can even save some money for yourself!" Su Tang winked slyly and poked Yu Miaomiao, "Second sister-in-law, we married the right person."
"Well, yes! She's the right person to marry." Yu Miaomiao reacted and seconded the proposal.
Often paranoid people prefer to be praised. Mu Jingyun smiled and said, "I'll let Third Brother talk to you later."
"Third brother?" Su Tang looked at Mu Jingzhou again.
The book says that the two brothers had other ways to make a living besides earning work points, but it doesn't go into detail.
Now it seems that it is getting bigger!
What is it?
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