Chapter 255: Trying out the Soap (Part 2)
Even if she had heatstroke, Cui Qingci insisted on helping Jiang Zhiluo.
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Okay, if you want to go together, then let's go together."
However, Jiang Zhiluo was also afraid that Cui Qingci was really unwell, so she brought a bamboo tube filled with barley tea.
It is soaked with spiritual spring water. Drinking it when it is hot will make you feel more comfortable.
After filling two buckets, the two men took a bullock cart to the town.
Of course, they were not directly exposed to the sun, but wore straw hats.
Sitting on the ox cart, Cui Qingci touched the straw hat with her hand and felt it was very nice.
Of course, this was woven by Jiang Zhiluo.
But now Cui Qingci has also learned it.
In fact, Jiang Zhiluo felt that the heat here was really different from the heat in modern times.
Walking on the streets of modern cities, you are greeted by heat waves and hot air.
But here, because there are many forests and rivers and the natural environment is good, the wind blowing in your face in the summer is cool.
There is a comfortable feeling. When you breathe in, you can smell the fresh scent of grass and trees in the air.
Cui Qingci took out a fan next to her and fanned it back and forth.
She leaned closer to Jiang Zhiluo so that the fan could reach her sister-in-law.
Let her cool down too.
"Sister-in-law, this fan is so useful!"
Jiang Zhiluo took a look and said, "As long as you think it's good."
In order to save some money, Jiang Zhiluo cut cattails and used them to weave cattail fans.
The beautiful fans sold in the town cost a few dozen coins each, while some with embroidered patterns cost several taels of silver each.
Jiang Zhiluo felt that there was no need to buy such expensive ones, so she just made a few, one for each of the four people in the family.
Moreover, the cattail fan woven with cattail is very practical and can produce a strong breeze when fanned.
Cui Qingci felt much cooler when fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan.
Fortunately, the village was not far from the town, and we arrived there quickly.
Cui Qingci looked at the dock and said, "There are fewer boats at the dock, and fewer people setting up stalls and shopping."
Cui Qingci still remembers the scene a month ago when she and her sister-in-law came here to set up a stall to sell bread.
At that time, there were many boats, people and stalls here.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Before, there were cases of bandits robbing and killing people. Everyone felt that Beizhou was about to go to war, so fewer ships came to Beizhou to do business, and the dock became deserted."
Jiang Zhiluo often comes to the town to set up a stall and can feel the changes in the town.
However, since that incident where someone caused trouble and it was resolved on the spot, they haven't had any problems setting up stalls to sell things since then.
There are just fewer people buying things.
So Jiang Zhiluo made less bread.
I just made some extra soap and came to town to sell it.
Cui Qingci looked around and said, "Sister-in-law, are we still selling things at the dock?"
Jiang Zhiluo looked at it and said, "No, let's go to the residential area."
Jiang Zhiluo drove the ox cart to the residential area of the town.
Because it was just past noon and the sun was still very hot, there were not many people on the street.
However, some people could not stay at home and sat under the shady trees with fans to enjoy the cool air and chat.
But compared to before, there are a lot fewer people.
Jiang Zhiluo had come here to sell bread before, and many people recognized her.
"Hey, it's Miss Jiang, selling bread in this hot weather?"
"Auntie, we're not selling bread this time. Let's sell something else."
The old lady said, "What is it? Let me tell you, people buy less food nowadays. People don't spend much money anymore. They just cook their own food at home. But even if adults don't buy anything, they still buy something for the children."
Children like to eat bread, and even if adults want to save some money, they are happy to buy some for their children at home.
Another old lady said, "That's right, several families here have moved away."
Jiang Zhiluo's expression changed and she asked, "Auntie, why did they move away?"
The old lady sighed and said, "Isn't it because they think there's going to be a war here, so they move south, thinking it's safer there? But if a war really breaks out, no place is safe, so it's better to stay at home."
"That's right, I'm old, what's there to be afraid of?"
Jiang Zhiluo also understood that some of the fishing boats at the dock and riverside had been requisitioned to send some people away from Beizhou.
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Auntie, you guys have a good attitude."
The old lady fanned herself and said, "Young lady, you are not afraid."
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Just like what you said, if a war really breaks out, it will happen everywhere."
"At least we're alright now."
"Yes, you are right, but Miss Jiang, what are you selling this time?"
The two old ladies had both eaten the bread and chili meat sauce made by Jiang Zhiluo, and they both knew that her cooking was delicious.
I'm a little curious about what they're selling this time.
Jiang Zhiluo took out a basin and said, "Auntie, I'm selling soap this time."
"Soap, what is it?"
Jiang Zhiluo opened a soap paper package, revealing the soap inside and said, "This is it. You can use it to wash clothes. The clothes you wash will be very clean."
The two old ladies looked uninterested and said, "We have bath beans and soap nuts at home, so we don't need this stuff."
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "It's okay. Auntie, you can go home and take out your dirtiest clothes. Scrub them in the basin with this and see if you can get them clean. If not, I'll give you soap for free."
Seeing Jiang Zhiluo's confident expression, one of the old ladies' expression changed, "Can you wash the dirtiest clothes clean?"
Jiang Zhiluo nodded, "Indeed, you'll know after trying it."
“And it doesn’t cost anything to try it.”
The old lady thought about her grandson's daily play and running around, which made his clothes very dirty, especially those of light colors. If they got greasy, it would be obvious that they couldn't be washed clean, so a set of clothes would be wasted.
Those are made of good fabric.
It would be nice if it could be cleaned.
It’s free to try it anyway.
Moreover, they had bought things from Jiang Zhiluo and believed that Jiang Zhiluo would keep her word.
Anyway, their house is in this alley.
One of the old ladies said, "Okay, then I'll go home and get some clothes to try on."
The old lady said this and went home to get her clothes.
Despite her age, the old lady is very agile and walks very fast.
Cui Qingci looked at the two buckets of water and the basin on the ox cart, and then she suddenly understood.
It turns out that my sister-in-law brought these things so that everyone could try the soap.
She has also used soap, and it washes clothes very cleanly.
It is much better than the expensive soapberries in Beijing.
Soon, the old lady came over with a piece of clothing.
There was a lot of dust and oil stains on the clothes. Because they were moon-white clothes, the oil stains were very obvious.
Jiang Zhiluo scooped some water from the basin and said, "Auntie, just put the clothes in."
The lady put the clothes in.
The clothes couldn't be washed clean, so they all planned to throw them away.
After Jiang Zhiluo soaked the clothes, she applied soap, especially on the oily areas, and then rubbed them with her hands.
It foamed up quickly and covered the entire garment with lather.
Jiang Zhiluo put it in the basin and began to rub it.
The two ladies stood by and watched without blinking.
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