Chapter 75 Li Lan's Secret Learning
The next morning, Yu Miaomiao went to the kitchen to steam the fragrant fried dough buns before everyone in the family got up.
Su Tang took the eggs out and steamed them together: "Miao, did you get the money last night?"
"Yeah. What about you?"
"If I don't get the money, should I give him steamed eggs to eat?"
Yu Miaomiao rolled her eyes.
She didn't believe a word Su Tang said!
It's obvious that she feels sorry for him and wants to give him some nourishment.
However, hunting is a great way to make money! Unfortunately, you don’t get to hunt every day, you have to rely on luck.
Soon, the whole family got up one after another. Each person was given two fried dumpling buns and a bowl of soup.
Mu Jingyun and Mu Jingzhou have one extra egg.
"Why do they have eggs? Where are mine?" asked Old Mrs. Mu.
"Oh, those are our own eggs. If mom wants to eat them, take the eggs out early tomorrow and steam them together," said Yu Miaomiao.
Old Mrs. Mu stamped her feet in anger: "What a bunch of heartless people!"
Mu Jingyun drank the soup and looked at his two brothers peeling eggs with great envy: "I want to eat it too..."
Li Lan: …………
Where are the eggs in their house? She is a pregnant woman and she has nothing to eat!
"The second and third brothers live a very comfortable life. I heard that their soap business is doing very well." Mu Jingyuan continued to envy.
Li Lan whispered, "Let's learn how to make soap too!"
"Stop joking, how could we?" Mu Jingyuan shook his head.
Li Lan whispered something in his ear, and Mu Jingyuan's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay! Wife, you should study hard!"
"Uh-huh!"
Li Lan nodded vigorously.
It is imperative to learn from others.
After breakfast, the whole family went to work in the fields. Mu Jingzhou and his brother did not go to earn work points yesterday, so they had to go today.
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao carried baskets and prepared to go out to look for flowers.
Unexpectedly, the flowers came to my door.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Su, do you need cassia flowers? I have a lot of them blooming at home. I'll pick some for you to try and see if they can be used to make soap." Aunt Sun held out a small bamboo basket filled with white cassia flowers.
Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao were overjoyed: "Auntie Sun, how come you have so many cassia flowers?"
"I have two trees planted at home, and they are blooming particularly well this year. I thought that since you two love flowers, even if you can't use them, it would be nice to put them in the house for you to enjoy." Aunt Sun said with a smile.
“I couldn’t ask for more!”
Su Tang took the basket, poured the flowers into the pot, and then returned the basket to Aunt Sun.
Yu Miaomiao said, "Auntie Sun, I'll give you a piece of cassia soap when it's ready."
"No, no! I don't need the soap, you can keep it and sell it for money."
Aunt Sun went back with the basket, and Su Tang didn't even have time to give her something as a thank you gift.
Su Tang sighed: "There are still many good people in the world!"
The two of them used the same process of steaming rose water, refining the water while preparing the alkaline water. They also had to melt the solidified lard.
The two sisters were so busy that they didn't notice that Li Lan, who was pretending to bask in the sun in the yard, had been peeking at their operation process. She even remembered how much kitchen ash they made.
Although Li Lan was uneducated, she had a very good memory. By the time she had put this batch of soap scented with cassia flowers into the mold, she had learned it with full confidence. She found an excuse to go back to her parents' home.
It was not appropriate to make soap at home after learning the skills, so she and Mu Jingyuan discussed it and decided to go back to her parents' home to do it.
She provided the technology and directed the two brothers to operate. After the work was done, they sold it and split the profits!
If Su Tang found out, she would say that her brother learned the skill from somewhere else.
Anyway, I will never admit to stealing others' knowledge.
After lunch, Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao went to the county town to set up a stall to sell soap as usual.
Several female workers who had bought soap yesterday brought them some new customers. Business became even more prosperous, and they sold a total of thirty bars of soap.
The two of them were delighted as they looked at the two-cent, five-cent and one-cent bills.
"We sold it for twelve dollars today! We can at least make five dollars!"
"Yes, I'm just worried that the supply will not be enough to meet the demand."
The inventory at home is gradually decreasing, while sales are increasing day by day, and the products are sold out within a few days.
The next batch of soap will need to be saponified for at least twenty days.
Su Tang gritted her teeth and said, "Do it! Make a few more batches of soap. We won't be out of stock next month."
"Yes! Let's make a big batch while no one knows our craft yet." Yu Miaomiao also agreed.
However, they no longer have meat tickets.
The only meat coupons that the two families had were all used up yesterday and were spent. We have to wait until next month to get the coupons before we can buy pork fat.
"How about we buy it from a private owner? It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher, we can make it back."
"Okay! Let's go check it out! Bring my big knife!"
Yu Miaomiao carried a big knife on his shoulder and a basket on the end of the knife. He looked majestic as he walked through the streets.
The county town is not big, but the big knife dance yesterday became famous. Even the local hooligans took the initiative to give way and dared not provoke.
The two asked for directions before they found the butcher shop in Yangliu Lane.
The butcher was a woman in her forties, stout and dark-skinned. In front of the shop sat a few young men with bruised faces and noses.
One had a broken arm, which was hung around his neck with a white bandage. Another had a broken leg, which was tightly wrapped.
Su Tang: ………
Yu Miaomiao: ………
Aren’t these the thugs who were beaten up by the Mu brothers yesterday?
"Miao, should we retreat?" Su Tang was still a little scared and asked vigilantly.
Yu Miaomiao shook the big wooden sword on her shoulder: "Can't I deal with a few disabled people?"
"…That makes sense!" Su Tang straightened her back and walked towards the butcher shop. "How much is the pork fat?"
Before the middle-aged woman who was cutting the meat could say anything, the one with the broken leg quickly said, "It's the same price as the public one!"
The middle-aged woman glanced at her son, then looked at Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao.
"We don't have meat tickets." said Su Tang.
"No ticket is needed here. I have three pounds of pork fat left today. I'll give it to you at the public price when I close the stall. Do you want it?" There was a hint of awe in the middle-aged woman's eyes.
Yu Miaomiao stabbed the big wooden sword into the ground with a bang: "Okay! I'll take them all."
"Do you have pig pancreas?" Su Tang asked.
"There are two more. No one wants that stuff, so I'll give it to you." The middle-aged woman tied the pork kidney and pancreas together with straw rope generously, "It's my fault for delaying today. Normally, we would have sold out and closed the stall. Don't come if you're late next time."
Su Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Are you still afraid that they will come to buy meat? The Mu brothers are so powerful that they can beat people up in one meal!
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