Chapter 661 Handmade Soap Workshop
The carriage arrived at a small village on the outskirts of Yunhe County.
Fang Luxue and Wu Gousheng were still bickering, talking incessantly.
Wan Qiqi watched helplessly, shook her head, and said nothing, letting the two continue.
She knew that Wu Gousheng had met Fang Luxue in Lianshan and disliked Fang Luxue's behavior.
Even knowing that Fang Luxue was the daughter of Magistrate Fang, he didn't give her a very friendly look.
But the arguments now are different from the beginning, with a hint of a bickering couple.
The two may argue, but they never cross any lines or take advantage of each other's vulnerabilities.
"So fierce, you might never get married!" Wu Gousheng snorted and turned his head away.
"Whether I can get married or not is none of your business!" Fang Luxue retorted, raising her chin and saying, "With your attitude, you don't know how to take care of women, that's why you can't get a wife!"
“Nonsense, plenty of women are chasing after me, okay?” Wu Gousheng said, counting on his fingers for Fang Luxue: “Aunt Liu’s daughter from East Street, Aunt Wang’s niece from West Street, Shopkeeper Li’s sister from South Street…”
"That's all? All of that combined doesn't even amount to a fraction of what I have. You have such poor taste!"
Fang Luxue glanced at Wu Gousheng, then stepped over to Wan Qiqi's side.
She smiled, her attitude completely different: "Sister Qi, what are we doing here?"
"Look at things that make money!" Wan Qiqi smiled and winked.
I walked to the gate of the courtyard where the carriage had stopped and gently knocked on the door.
"They're here!"
A woman's voice could be heard coming from inside.
With a creak, the door opened, and a simply dressed middle-aged woman peeked out.
When the old woman saw Fang Luxue, she was taken aback for a moment.
Then, her gaze fell on Wan Qiqi, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Boss, you've arrived!" The old woman greeted Wan Qiqi with a smile.
"Come and see, let me introduce you to the other owner of the workshop."
After Wan Qiqi finished speaking, she pointed to Fang Luxue.
"This is the main owner of the workshop. From now on, she will be in charge of the workshop and the shop, and she will also be in charge of your accounts."
After hearing this, the old woman sized up Fang Luxue for a while.
Although Wan Qiqi did not introduce the person's identity, the other person's temperament and clothing confirmed that she was not a girl from an ordinary family.
The old lady immediately smiled and said, "Okay, please come in, boss and master!"
She invited Fang Luxue and Wan Qiqi inside, only then noticing the carriage and Wu Gousheng outside.
"Gousheng, you're here too? Quickly bring the carriage in. I have something to tell you, there's a problem with something, can you take a look at it for us..."
The old lady's attitude towards Wu Gousheng was not as polite as Wan Qiqi's, but much more casual.
Wu Gousheng wasn't an arrogant person.
After parking the carriage in the yard, he immediately followed the old woman to deal with the problem.
On the other side.
Wan Qiqi led Fang Luxue on a tour of the workshop.
A huge pot was used to render oil from pig pancreas, and barrels filled with oil were placed around it.
Several men dressed in coarse cloth added something to the refined oil, and the oil began to turn white.
Fang Luxue looked on, then curiously leaned closer.
But she was afraid that the skirt would get stained with oil and wouldn't be clean, so she didn't dare to get too close.
"Sister Qi, what are you doing?" Fang Luxue turned her head to look at Wan Qiqi, waiting for an answer.
In her memory, there seemed to be nothing made of oil.
"Soap!" Wan Qiqi replied, taking Fang Luxue's hand as they left the house and went into another room.
Compared to the messy and hot room we just left, this room is much more comfortable and tidy.
Furthermore, the room was filled with various shelves and some strange utensils.
The woman working inside saw Wan Qiqi and tried to get up to greet her, but Wan Qiqi stopped her.
"You guys carry on, I just came to take a look around!"
After Wan Qiqi finished speaking, she led Fang Luxue to the shelf, took down a wooden box, and opened it.
Fang Luxue stared in astonishment at the various colored cubes inside.
She looked up at Wan Qiqi and asked, "Is this what we were talking about just now?"
Wan Qiqi nodded.
Fang Luxue took a cube out of the box and examined it carefully. "Why was it white just now, but now it's green, and there's also pink, purple, and blue..."
Her eyes were full of confusion.
Even more unbelievable was that this thing was the same one he had just seen.
"I added some color-correcting agents!" Wan Qiqi took out a purple one and gestured for Fang Luxue to come with her.
Fang Luxue was still holding the soap in her hand, and for a moment she didn't know whether to take it or put it down.
Finally, she put the soap back in the box and quickly caught up with Wan Qiqi.
As I stepped out of the courtyard, Wu Gousheng was washing his hands.
I don't know what he did, but his hands were black and covered in a thick layer of oil. I washed them for ages but couldn't get them clean.
Fang Luxue saw Wan Qiqi hand the soap to Wu Gousheng.
Wu Gousheng rubbed the soap, put it aside, and started rubbing his hands.
Soon, his hands were covered in blisters.
After rinsing with water, his dirty hands were immediately clean!
Fang Luxue stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"This...this thing is so useful?" she couldn't help but ask.
“Yes, that’s why we make money!” Wan Qiqi turned around and smiled at Fang Luxue.
She spread her hands and said, "This is a handmade soap workshop. What you just saw is how soap is made. There are other handmade soaps with slightly different recipes, distinguished by whether they are for washing clothes, face, or body."
"How can such a small bar of soap have so many uses?" Fang Luxue's eyes were still filled with shock.
She looked at Wan Qiqi and asked, "How does this compare to bath beans?"
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