Qin Fang picked up a piece of pig's large intestine, and his eyes lit up. This nasty woman could actually make such delicious food. He ate the food faster, and finally dipped the steamed bun in the soup from the pig's large intestine, and almost licked the bottom of the lunch box clean. There were also pig's trotters, which were stewed very soft and melted in the mouth.
Qin Fang thought that people from rich families were different, and the dishes they cooked were especially delicious.
After lunch, there was a sequel to the incident of Qin Fang's wife taking poison on her wedding night. The soldiers under his command praised their sister-in-law for her good cooking skills. Everyone also knew that Qin Fang's wife did not commit suicide, but took the wrong medicine because she was not in good health.
Yang Haiyan naturally didn't know about these things. She and Sister-in-law Lu arrived home, and soon, the people who came to wash clothes and fetch water came. The one who came was the eldest daughter-in-law of that family, named Tang. Tang brought her ten-year-old daughter with her, pulling a cart.
This cart was very special, with four small wheels underneath and wooden boards on top, so that a large wooden barrel filled with water could be placed on the wooden boards and pulled back, and even women could pull it.
Tang said: "Madam, you have to take out the things to be washed, we have to take them to the sink to wash, otherwise the sheets and quilts are very large, and it takes too much time to pull buckets of water back and forth."
Yang Haiyan: "That makes sense, I'll go with you, I still have clothes to wash." She went back to the room to get the sheets and quilts, and bought some soap for washing clothes on the platform. Ordinary soap costs 2 yuan a piece, Yang Haiyan bought 1 piece and then cut it in half. She was not worried about anyone recognizing the soap, because this was the border, and the border was a trade center, and merchants from other countries could often be seen there. If anyone asked, she would say that she bought it from merchants from other countries.
However, when she saw the soap, she thought of another way to make money.
Yang Haiyan put this thought aside for the time being, and followed the Tang mother and daughter to wash clothes.
There was a special place for washing clothes next to the sink, which was also next to the well. The Tang mother and daughter helped her wash the quilt and quilt cover, and she washed the clothes she had changed yesterday. She washed quickly and went home first. After another quarter of an hour (half an hour), the Tang mother and daughter came back with a cart. They spread out her quilt cover and sheets, and then carried two buckets of water to the kitchen.
The bed sheets and quilts weighed 4 jin in total, and cost 4 wen. He fetched water 15 times a month, and was charged 10 wen a month, so the total was 14 wen. After paying, there were only 11 wen left in one tael of silver.
Tang took the money but did not leave immediately. She hesitated for a moment and asked embarrassedly, "Madam Qin, what is the name of this laundry thing you use? It looks a bit like soap, but it is very easy to use. Not only does it wash clothes cleanly, but it also has a fragrance."
Yang Haiyan: "I don't know what it is. When I went to the market this morning, I saw a foreigner setting up a stall. There was this thing on the stall. They said it was soap. It was a fat thing like a soap pod, and it was called soap. I thought it was interesting, so I bought it."
When Tang heard this, she , feeling a bit regretful: "You definitely can't buy it now. You don't know, some ladies' clothes are more particular, but they can't be washed clean with soap. I think yours will definitely clean them."
Yang Haiyan smiled: "This thing is expensive, 20 coins a piece."
When Tang heard it, she said: "It's expensive, but it's durable, and the clothes washed with it are clean and fragrant." Using this to wash clothes, they only have to charge a few more coins each time they wash clothes, and those ladies won't care. In this way, their family has an advantage over others.
Yang Haiyan understood what she meant when she heard it: "You want this?"
Tang: "Isn't it hard to buy?"
Yang Haiyan: "I'll buy some for you later when I get it."
Tang shook her head: "A few pieces are not enough. It would be great if I could buy it for a long time." After all, they had to do laundry every day.
Yang Haiyan: "That's a pity."
Tang: "Madam, we'll leave first. We'll come back to fetch water for you after dinner the day after tomorrow."
Yang Haiyan: "Okay."
After Tang and her daughter left with the cart, Yang Haiyan figured it out. To make soap, you need wood ash, filter, clean water, pot, salt, and lard. Among these materials, lard is the most expensive.
After having an idea, Yang Haiyan immediately started to act.
She spent 18 yuan to buy an old-fashioned wooden scale on the trading platform. This wooden scale is the same as the wooden scale used in the market. She spent another 10 yuan to buy a filter bag, a very ordinary filter bag, the same as the white filter bag used to filter soy milk.
Then she spent another 20 yuan to buy a bottle of rose-scented perfume.
Then she spent another 250 yuan on 50 grams of silver, which is one tael, 1,000 coins.
After that, she went to the market. She first went to the meat stall and ordered pork fat for tomorrow with the boss. She ordered 5 catties, 10 coins per catty, and spent 50 coins. Finally, she went to the carpenter's workshop and ordered a wooden grid, which is a soap model. She spent 15 coins. There were 20 rectangular models on a piece of wood. In the end, the one or two taels of silver given by Mrs. Lu, plus the one or two taels of silver she bought on the platform, totaled 2,000 coins, leaving only 946 coins.
In the evening, Yang Haiyan fried cabbage and cooked brown rice, eating a light meal. After dinner, she began to filter lime, add water and stir, then boil alkaline liquid in the pot, take it out after cooking, and go to bed.
The next day, before dawn, 5 pounds of pork fat came from the meat stall. So Yang Haiyan boiled pork fat and boiled out 3 pounds of pork fat.
The wooden mold had not been delivered yet, and Yang Haiyan was a little interested, so she planned to try it first.
She first took 100 grams of pork fat to try, a little less. The first step is to stir the lard and the alkaline solution together, and heat it during the stirring process, and drop a few drops of perfume and salt in the middle. The second step is to take out the soap solution after half an hour and put it in a bowl. She didn't care about it after that. She had to prepare lunch and deliver lunch to Qin Fang at noon.
Thinking of Qin Fang, Yang Haiyan decided to make do with it for the time being. She was unfamiliar with this place, and Qin Fang was also her type, so she was willing to try to live like this first. If she felt that they were not suitable in the future, she could think of a way.
I boiled lard this morning, so there were a lot of lard residues. Sprinkle a little salt on the lard residue and you can eat it. The staple food is cabbage soup noodles, and the soup is the leftover pig trotter soup from yesterday. Then I made three poached eggs, one for myself and two for Qin Fang.
She thinks it is good to deliver food every day. Proper digestion exercise after meals is good for health.
After dinner, she went out with a basket. When she passed by Sister-in-law Lu's house, she said, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to deliver food to my husband. Please help me watch the yard." Speaking of which, because this is the family housing of the soldiers in the military camp, it is very safe. No one will come here to make trouble. After all, in the hearts of ordinary people, soldiers are also officials, which is civil servants in modern times.
Sister-in-law Lu: "Hey, don't worry."
Yang Haiyan delivered food alone today because Sister-in-law Lu told her yesterday that she would not go today. I accompanied Yang Haiyan yesterday to show her the way.
Yang Haiyan felt relieved to go alone. The road from her family's house to the military camp seemed to take an hour, but in fact, there were not many roads, and it was safe here. After all, no one would do bad things near the military camp. Don't worry about it?
Yang Haiyan arrived at the back door of the military camp, and the soldiers on guard recognized her: "Sister-in-law of the Qin family, are you here to bring food to Qin?"
Among the military wives, it is very rare to see someone as beautiful as Yang Haiyan. After all, the original owner followed the eldest daughter, so her etiquette was good. She was not compared with the daughters of rich families, but ordinary people could not compare with her. Even the daughters of the seventh-rank county magistrates' families might not be as polite as her. Now it is Yang Haiyan's soul again. She is more confident than the original owner, and lacks the inferiority of the original owner as a servant. That temperament is that of a lady from a wealthy family.
Yang Haiyan smiled slightly: "Yes, I told my husband yesterday. Please help me call him."
The soldier: "Sister-in-law is polite, please wait a moment."
The soldier ran to Qin Fang's military camp.
Qin Fang had woken up and was lying on the bed looking at the tent ceiling. Before leaving yesterday, that annoying woman said that she would come to deliver lunch today. Will she really come? Qin Fang was very hesitant. If she doesn't come, he will be hungry if he waits. But if he goes to eat lunch and she comes again, then two meals at noon will be a waste.
Annoying.
"Boss Qin... Boss Qin... your sister-in-law has brought you lunch."
The other soldiers outside heard this and laughed and made a noise: "Boss Qin, your wife has brought you lunch."
Qin Fang picked up yesterday's basket, which he had already washed, and strode out of the tent. There was no expression on his face, but in fact, his heart was beating a little fast. Did that annoying woman really bring him food?
"Boss Qin, what did your sister-in-law send you? Let's go and see together."
"Yes, Boss Qin, your sister-in-law is so good at cooking, she must have sent something delicious."
Qin Fang glanced at them. These people wanted to eat, did they think he didn't know? Qin Fang saw the woman standing at the door from a distance. She was wearing the same aqua blue dress as yesterday. She had no powder or lip balm on her face. She was clean and looked like a painting. He couldn't help but take bigger steps.
He couldn't deny that he was happy to hear that she came to deliver food today. Because... maybe she didn't break her promise.
"Husband..." Yang Haiyan waved when she saw Qin Fang approaching.
Qin Fang thought, is she so happy to see me? After approaching, Qin Fang said: "Why are you here again? You are too tired from going back and forth. Don't come tomorrow."
Yang Haiyan said coquettishly: "You are here to protect the country, and you don't allow me to make you some nourishment and something delicious?"
Qin Fang pursed his lips, but... his mouth couldn't help but curl up again. It's always happy to be praised like this.
Yang Haiyan: "Today's food is simple. I just made noodles and brought you snacks. I don't know if it suits your taste. Did you like what I made yesterday?"
Qin Fang: "Yeah." After a pause, he said, "Everyone said it was delicious." He was still given snacks. He is not a child.
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