Qiu Wenqin had experienced so many things and was extremely excited at the moment.
Especially lying on such a spacious and large bed, without any shaking, it was a little hard to believe.
"It's still so comfortable."
Living on a boat is really uncomfortable, but there is nothing we can do about it.
Hua Xinhong said with some guilt: "I've made you suffer over the years."
"Look at what you said, now we are fine."
"And having experienced hardships, I appreciate the good life I have now even more."
Hua Xinhong became more determined to study hard and become a decent person.
Hua Xinhong and Qiu Wenqin happily talked about many things.
I didn't fall asleep until very late.
Hua Xinuo slept well.
Because she has a very peaceful mindset.
Even if she went to bed late at night, Qiu Wenqin would get up early the next morning excitedly.
She got up early and made breakfast.
She felt very happy busying herself in the big kitchen.
Hua Xinhong went to the study to read.
Hua Xinuo got up early in the morning and burned some wood ash.
Hua Hanmao helped light the fire and cook. After washing up, Hua Hanbin followed his sister and asked, "Sister, do you need to clean up these ashes?"
Hua Xinuo said, "I'll go to Sister Zhu's place later to settle the bill, and then give her some money to buy the next batch of pig offal."
The silver given before should have been used up.
Hua Hanbin nodded, "Oh!"
"And buy some more lard so we can boil it down to make soap."
As for the shells, she had already collected them and all she had to do was calcine them.
We can make soap and sell it in the next two days.
Making soap makes money quickly, so I can buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone for my father early.
Their family doesn't have much money now. They can buy pens and paper, but not enough to buy ink and inkstone.
Not to mention that they still have some furniture to buy.
They all need silver.
It’s still slow to make money from the food business.
If I make the ink myself, it will be too slow and will take at least a year.
So I had no choice but to buy it.
Moreover, my dad will need to use paper constantly when he studies, and he will need to buy paper constantly.
It requires a lot of money.
Since I have sent my father to school, I must be able to afford his daily expenses.
Since their father is an official, they have a background and can do big business or even come up with some secret recipes without worrying about being bullied or robbed.
Without an official background, expanding your business will only attract envy.
Of course, Hua Xinuo just knew about these things and didn't tell her second brother.
She actually quite likes her second brother's cheerful and lively personality. It's good to be carefree.
"Soap?"
"What is that, food?"
Hua Hanbin scratched the back of his head and felt more and more that he seemed to understand nothing and that his sister was smarter.
Looking at her second brother's silly look, Hua Xinuo couldn't help laughing.
"No, it's something for washing. It's very useful."
"It's similar to a scented soap, but it works better."
After hearing this, Hua Hanbin was so surprised that he was speechless.
"Fragrant soap?"
"Sister, you can actually make scented pancakes? Those scented pancakes cost one or two taels of silver each, and they're something only the rich and powerful can afford."
Ordinary people on the market use bath beans, and the cheapest bath beans cost one hundred coins.
Some cost several taels of silver.
Hua Xinuo knew that the formula of bath beans was also different.
Some are made by grinding soybean powder and pig pancreas into powder for seasoning.
Some are made by adding soybean powder and various medicinal herbs and spices.
The price will be higher if medicinal materials are used.
Therefore, most farmers also use picked soapberries or rice washing water.
Some also use wood ash water for cleaning.
But in Hua Xinuo's opinion, soap is cheaper and more practical.
Soap is inexpensive and easy to store.
So if you make soap and sell it for fifty coins each, and sell twenty pieces a day, you can earn one or two taels of silver.
And it is very likely that more than twenty are sold in a day.
This market is too big.
Hua Xinuo smiled and said, "Don't worry, the soap we make is better than that fragrant soap. It can be used for washing and laundry."
Everyone in their family also loves cleanliness. When they lived on the boat, my mother picked a lot of soapberries on the mountain and put them in a ceramic jar, which she used for washing and laundry every day.
Even the rice washing water is never wasted and is used for washing.
Every time I wash, I have to beat the clothes hard with a mallet to make them clean.
Sometimes the stick may break.
With soap, you don't have to worry about it.
Upon hearing this, Hua Hanbin became excited, "Sister, if we can make something like fragrant soap, we can make more money."
"I can buy good ink and paper for Dad, and I can also buy him books to read."
These things are big and expensive.
Hua Xinuo nodded and said, "Of course."
She doesn't worry about these things at all. She still has many business ideas in her mind, but she has to take them step by step. She can't get fat all at once.
Besides, after Dad went to school, the only labor force in their family was Mom, her older brothers, and her.
Of course you can hire someone, but if you use someone else's words, the secret recipe will easily be leaked, and you will have to pay them.
For now, it’s enough for the family to make soap.
I don’t know what the market feedback is like.
Let’s wait and see.
After burning the ash, Hua Xinuo said, "Second brother, please help me scoop a basin of water first."
"good."
Hua Hanbin hurried to scoop up some water, and then brought the basin to his sister.
Hua Xinuo put the wood ash in and stirred it.
After stirring, take a clean basin, put filter gauze on it, pour the wood ash water in and filter it.
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