Zhao Xian looked up and saw that everyone around him was staring at him, and he understood what was going on.
“Everyone has been working very hard these past few days. Let’s put this matter aside for now. I’ll take this bucket of wood ash with lard back with me and deal with it to see if I can salvage some of the losses.”
After Zhao Xian finished speaking, he instructed the two men to lift the wooden bucket onto the carriage, intending to take it back to the mansion to make detergent.
Zhao Xian patted the chef on the back and comforted him:
"Don't worry, you have to be careful when working in the kitchen. If you had been splashed with scalding hot lard, that would have been terrible."
Seeing that Zhao Xian did not blame him and even comforted him, he was a little touched. However, Zhao Xian said that he would not deal with it for the time being, which meant that the restaurant might still deduct his wages.
After this incident, everyone in the kitchen became more attentive, and Zhao Xiaoshan also strengthened safety management in the kitchen.
After returning to his residence, Zhao Xian began to process the bucket of wood ash mixed with lard. He first took out some wood ash, diluted it with water, and then filtered it. He then distilled the filtrate and added some surfactants and detergents to the final distillate, eventually obtaining a transparent liquid.
Zhao Xian put the liquid in a bowl, handed the bowl to Liu Xuan, and told her that the liquid was specially used to wash away oil stains, and asked her to try it out.
Liu Xuan first brought a basin of clean water, and according to Zhao Xian's request, added a few drops of liquid to the water, and then brought a plate full of grease to wash.
With just a gentle wash, the greasy plate became sparkling clean. Liu Xuan stared blankly at the plate in her hand, because not only was the plate spotless and free of any grease, but even the grease on her hands was gone.
Oil stains are usually difficult to remove when washing dishes, and you usually have to rinse them with hot water at the end. But with this detergent, the oil stains can be removed quickly.
"Cousin, what is this? Its cleaning power is amazing!" Liu Xuan asked.
"This is called detergent. It's specially designed to clean grease. It can be used not only on dishes but also on stoves, furniture, and clothes," Zhao Xian explained.
Yang Ruotong, who was standing to one side, immediately became interested and said:
"I have a few rags here that are covered in grease and can't be cleaned at all. I was just about to throw them away. I'll try using some detergent to see if I can clean them."
Yang Ruotong brought over a few dirty rags, and Liu Xuan immediately took the rags and put them into the basin of water that was already a bit dirty.
"Liu Xuan, let your sister-in-law do the washing," Yang Ruotong said.
"Let me wash it, this basin of water is a bit dirty," Liu Xuan said as she began to wash it.
Yang Ruotong had no choice but to give up and stand aside to watch Liu Xuan wash the rag.
The rag was heavily stained with oil, and Zhao Xian was worried that there wasn't enough detergent, so he added a few more drops to the basin.
Soon the water in the basin became extremely dirty, and the grease on the rags was completely removed by the detergent. Liu Xuan washed the rags twice and then thoroughly cleaned them.
The group was very happy; with detergent, dealing with oil stains would be much easier in the future.
Afterwards, Zhao Xian processed some wood ash and made a small bucket of detergent, which he planned to take to the restaurant for use. This detergent should last for a while.
Zhao Xian carried a small wooden bucket into the kitchen, which was bustling with activity. The dishes left by the customers were placed in two large wooden basins, and two dishwashers were washing them. Due to the heavy grease, washing the dishes took a lot of time every day.
Zhao Xian stood next to the dishwashers and said to them:
"This is detergent, specially designed to deal with oil stains. Try it and see how it works."
After Zhao Xian finished speaking, he put some detergent into the two wooden basins.
The washing effect was immediately apparent; dishes soaked in detergent were very easy to clean, and the washing speed was significantly increased.
"This detergent is amazing! I never knew there was such a great product before. Where did you buy it?" the dishwasher exclaimed.
The dishwasher's exclamation immediately drew the attention of the others. Zhao Xian said, "This isn't sold in the market. I just made it myself. If it works well, I'll make more. You can use this detergent to wash your dishes from now on."
"This thing was actually made by Manager Zhao! It's so useful!" the dishwasher exclaimed again.
At that moment, an older chef came over and extended his hand.
"Manager Zhao, the grease on my hands has been there for decades and I've never been able to get it clean. Could you please use detergent to wash it?"
"Sure, give it a try." After saying that, Zhao Xian put some detergent on his greasy hands and told him to rub them together first, and then rinse them with water.
The chef immediately complied. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the chef rubbed his hands together to produce a large amount of black foam, and then rinsed them with water.
When he rinsed off the black foam from his hands, the years of grease were gone, and his hands were completely clean.
This was an eye-opener for everyone; the detergent that Manager Zhao made had an incredibly strong cleaning ability.
Other chefs also stepped forward, took some detergent, and began to wash the stains off their hands.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaoshan walked over and asked, "Brother, how is detergent made? Can you teach me how to make it? Once I learn, I won't bother you anymore."
"This is easy to make. I'll teach you later. This detergent is made from the wood ash from the bucket that was saturated with lard this morning."
"Ah!" everyone exclaimed in surprise. They never dreamed that the waste they were about to throw away could be made into something so useful.
The chef who poured lard into the wood ash that morning now had a complicated expression, unsure whether what he had done unintentionally that morning was a good thing or a bad thing.
Seeing him in a daze, Zhao Xian walked over and said to him with a smile:
"Today you accidentally spilled lard into the wood ash. It wasn't intentional, and the restaurant won't charge you for the lard. However, you were still at fault, so you will be punished by having your wages deducted for one day."
The chef breathed a sigh of relief. His daily wage was fifty coins, but this pot of lard was worth at least seven or eight hundred coins. He was very lucky that they only deducted fifty coins from his wages.
"However, it was because of your mistake that I had an inspiration. I processed the wood ash, added some additives, and made a detergent, which solved a problem for the restaurant. It not only made the cleaning work easier but also saved a lot of time, so the restaurant will reward you."
When Manager Lu returns, I'll discuss it with him and we'll prepare to give you five taels of silver as a reward. Of course, those two carrying the ashes were unintentionally helping you, so you should thank them.”
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