So he smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's a success! We can increase the quantity and do this first."
However, we don't have much lard left at home. I'm wondering if it's okay to use other oils?
It's February now. Once spring arrives and the flowers bloom, we can pick some and make soap to use for washing our hair and bathing.
At this moment, Chi Qiao's mind was racing with thoughts of the successful soap-making.
From who to cooperate with, what percentage of the profits to take, to where the workshop should be located.
She even considered the types of soap she wanted to try.
Since Chi Yu hadn't descended the mountain yet, he was just doing his work and hadn't thought about these things.
After the soap was made, she led people to the open space on the ranch.
Chi Dahu was suspicious when he saw the basket of things she took out.
Once the straw on the basket was lifted and the round, gray clumps were seen, it was confirmed.
"Little Fish, is this the cement you mentioned before that can replace glutinous rice for building houses?"
But doesn't this just look like a ball of wood ash? It's just that it looks finer.
Chi Yu was unaware of her older brother's thoughts, and nodded upon hearing this.
It's not surprising that her older brother would have guessed.
After all, the kiln used to burn ash in this space was built by her older brother.
However, now that the main house is being built, and the village is encouraging everyone to take advantage of the "walls" to clear land and grow vegetables and grains.
So, I haven't had much free time to go on social media these past few days.
Chi Yu and Chi Qiao basically stayed in the space to make soap and cement.
She went to the stream to collect sand, while her sister helped her take care of the children and prepared extra food in advance.
Unfortunately, the streams and rivers in this area have little sand!
In order to collect more sand, she spent several days scooping out sand from all three sections of the stream, from the upper to the middle, and finally managed to get three baskets of sand.
If only she were down the mountain, she could dredge sand from the river or dig in the sand.
Either way, it's better than her scooping it out of the spatial stream!
Chi Kang, who had remained silent until now, looked at the gray mass, then at the sand, and finally asked:
"Auntie, what should we do?"
Chi Yu looked at her sister, who handed Zhuangzhuang to her, then personally took out the ash ball, crushed it, added river sand and water, and stirred it.
After stirring until it becomes viscous, use a shovel to scoop the cement into a wooden bucket.
Then he collapsed at the doorway of the cabin, saying, "Open your eyes wide and watch out!"
Then, Chi Dahu and his nephew Chi Kang saw her pour buckets of cement at the doorway and try to smooth it out with a shovel.
"Alright, that's it. Come back tomorrow and check again. It should be dry by then, and you'll know how sticky it is."
Yes, this is called a cement road, it's smoother than a stone-paved road.
If you're building a house, you can lay this cement inside, and it will be easy to clean later.
Even if the house leaks one day, you don't have to worry about it getting muddy and slippery inside.
As she spoke, she thought for a moment, then tossed the pebbles that the fish had stirred up at the end of the pond, gently stomped on them with her foot, and then added:
"Come in tomorrow and see if you can dig this stone out. You'll then know how useful this cement is."
Still somewhat uneasy, she took the last bit of cement, shaped it into a palm-sized ball, and set it aside.
She decided to test the hardness and waterproofness of the cement tomorrow.
If the cement ball cannot be broken, and it does not produce a large amount of gas or dissolve after being soaked in water, then it must have been successfully smashed!
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