Chapter 380 How to get more goat milk to make goat milk soap?
The team arrived in Jincheng in the morning. It was just a trip and the wages were high, so the men wanted to buy some food for their families to replenish their bodies and have fun.
There is no need to buy sugar now. The village has its own sugar factory, and the price is only half of what it costs outside. Not only can children have the freedom to eat sugar, but they can also have a piece of candy at least every ten days or half a month, unlike before when they could not even have it during festivals.
If you don’t want to buy candy, you can still buy cakes.
Osmanthus cake, jujube paste cake, chicken oil cake, almond cake, silver ingot cake... Children and women all love to eat them. They can't buy one of each, but they are willing to buy one and share it, so that they can taste the difference between each flavor.
Sugar balls and pastries are just sweet snacks. The best way to nourish your body is of course meat!
Moreover, meat is loved by children, adults and the whole family.
When they came back and heard that the road for the whole village would be repaired from that day forward and that the whole village would eat together, the men were all very surprised and felt that their village was completely different from before.
The amount of meat each man bought was different, some more, some less, some lean, some fat, and all of it was collected by the women in charge of the meals. Of course, they all paid for it in silver!
They were paid silver according to the price they purchased, which came from the public treasury, and it also saved them the time of going to and from the city tomorrow.
Food is also purchased from each household. Everyone has food stored and eats it themselves. Although some food is spent here and saved there, the overall amount remains the same.
The public money is managed by Hong Hehua, Feng Tao and Zhao Xiaogou.
All three of them learned some simple and commonly used characters in the village school. They weren't many, but they were barely enough for bookkeeping. Even though they didn't learn characters very well, they were all good at accounting!
Especially the abacus, the beads move quickly and well, and a whole account book can be fully calculated in the time it takes to stick an incense stick.
After a vote by the entire village, three people were appointed to be responsible for the village's public accounts.
Shen Qing also gave the three of them some simplified suggestions based on the Chinese accounting system. Now the three of them have their own division of labor. Simply put, one is responsible for incoming items, one is responsible for outgoing items, and the other is in charge of keeping the money.
Reconcile the accounts once a month, and then reconcile the accounts again every three months, six months, and one year.
Jiang Erye thought this model was very good. After the sugar factory grew bigger, procurement, expenditure, etc. also increased significantly, so he borrowed this model and each of the three companies selected one person to be responsible for one of the matters.
The difference between Shen Qing's family is that all the money is with her, and Jiang Xiangzhong and Guan Li are in charge of the records.
The first time the whole village had a meal together, not only was there enough food, but there was also a variety of meats. The women in charge of the food immediately felt more confident.
A logistics and food team was formed, led by several older women including Zhao Mingyue, Zheng Hui, Xu Hongmei, and Wang Cui, and assisted by seven or eight young wives and girls.
Seeing everyone gathered, Zhao Mingyue explained loudly, "Road construction is just like busy farming. We have three meals a day. Just come over in the morning to eat, then go back to work early. If you feel hungry at noon, just come over. I guarantee you won't go hungry."
There is no need to worry about eating without working, because the road sections are shared by each household, and their families will keep an eye on them. If they are lazy, their family members will make up for it. The good thing is that if they really feel uncomfortable, they can rest. Anyway, it does not affect the rights and interests of other families. Family members take care of each other and are willing to do the work for them.
When the ten days were up, the remaining sections of the road that had not been repaired could only be repaired while eating at home.
Yes, because the men and donkeys who were away have returned, the construction period has been shortened to ten days.
This is good. You can concentrate your energy and finish the task in a short time. Although you will be physically tired, you will be mentally relaxed.
Everyone burst into loud cheers!
In the lively atmosphere, Jiang Xiangbei squeezed towards Shen Qing and had to say in a disappointing tone: "Mom, the brush workshop can't be shut down for five days."
He just heard from others that the brush workshop would be shut down for five days starting tomorrow, and the whole village would work together to quickly repair the road.
"We went to the capital and sold our brushes. We stayed there for a few days. I returned to the shop and asked the owner and the shop assistants if the scholars who had bought our brushes had come back to buy them again and what they had said."
My mother said this is called market research, also known as market feedback, which can truly help us understand the advantages and disadvantages of our own products as well as the needs and requirements of customers.
Shen Qing listened quietly, nodded in satisfaction, and then asked, "What did they say?"
The fourth brother said that it is impossible to stop production for five days. Those literati should like it, and the market response must be good. I just don’t know whether it needs to be speeded up to continue to sell, or whether it needs to be improved?
Or both.
“Compared to bamboo pens, ours have a sense of weight and feel different to use;
The wool is fluffy and soft, absorbs ink and has a good brush tip, and the quality is very solid;
The price is not high, and ordinary scholars and students can afford it. However, the shopkeeper said that brushes made of precious wood, especially fragrant wood, are in short supply, and many young men have placed orders with him, so he asked us to make a bigger batch and send them over as soon as possible!
He also reminded me that even if there is an urgent need, we must not compromise on quality and must strive for perfection!"
Shen Qing understood.
They are all young masters from wealthy families. Money is not a problem for them. In fact, the higher the better. Naturally, they would choose brushes made of precious wood.
But what good things have they not seen? Everything they eat, wear, and use is top-notch, but people don't know what's good, they know what's good. If they give them cheap, rough stuff when they're used to it, not only will they not earn any money, but they'll also ruin their reputation!
Therefore, these precious brushes must be made with higher quality and polished with greater precision!
This requires more time, energy, and manpower...
But it's okay. Using an expensive brush is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it's also more expensive. One brush is almost worth the price of dozens of ordinary brushes. It's certainly worth the time and effort.
"Okay, how about soap?"
Jiang Xiangbei reported truthfully: "Lantoin soap is also selling better. We also added goat milk, honey, dried flowers and other things to the mix. The shop owner is snatching it away like a scrambler, and he even said he wants as many as he can get!
The ordinary ones have a mediocre attitude.”
Even ordinary soaps can be made into many kinds of exquisite patterns, such as flowers and stars, but they are not as popular as soaps with other additives.
However, the honey was some leftover from the Lei family, and the dried flowers were picked and dried when they came last year. This batch was just a test, and they had been used up long ago, so there was no way to make the next batch.
He said worriedly, “Mother, we can only make goat’s milk, but we can’t make much goat’s milk, so we have to keep some to feed the lambs;
How can we get more goat milk to make goat milk soap?"
You can make more sheep oil soap. After all, even if the weather turns hot and you can't transport the sheep oil back for boiling, you can boil it in Shenzhou and ship it back directly, which will not affect the finished soap.
But this is not the case with fresh goat milk and cow milk. They will change in taste after three to five days at most and will be completely unusable.
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