Chapter 139 Panic
Pancreas? Mrs. Liu looked in the direction of the old girl's finger. There was a wooden board on the ground in the corner - slaked lime, plant ash, wooden blocks, and a box.
Take two steps forward, and you will see that inside the box is not the Xiangjizi that Sanya brought back from Fucheng before. This stuff is indeed much easier to use than soap locust paste.
In Daliang, not only distilled liquor appeared in advance, but also alcohol and snow salt were available, but they were not yet popular, and the technology was only in the hands of a few people.
The key point is that these are all a big cake, and the profits are extremely huge, especially alcohol and snow salt, which are still under the control of the court.
Even distilled liquor, which requires the use of grain, seems to be within the scope of control. The interests are complicated and I don’t know how many people are involved.
Even if there was a reply from Mrs. Gao behind her back to support Zhou Banxia to do whatever he wanted, Zhou Banxia would not dare to get involved in the four items of "salt, wine, tea and iron".
It's obvious that with their current status, if someone takes advantage of them, they won't even know how they will die.
After weighing the pros and cons, toilet paper and soap are safer. Although the profits are not as huge as salt and wine, they are better because they are not yet popular, the technology is immature, and they are expensive.
Therefore, when she was reporting to Mrs. Gao in Fucheng, she mentioned in her letter the interesting story of making soap and rouge, as well as the inconvenience of going to the toilet outside the house.
Apparently the old lady also saw the private message she wrote to Lonicera. She scolded her for how little money the toilet paper cost and that the box was stuffed with soap, rouge and gouache, so she let her do it as she wanted.
Putting aside the papyrus, this thing is not like pancake, which is famous for its origins.
No, she is making up a story, bah, this is indeed the case!
"At that time, there was a maid next to the old lady. She was very skillful and the rouge and gouache she made was better than what you can buy on the market. As for me, I have been obedient since I was a child."
Gu Wenxuan came back from school in the village and heard from Aunt Cai that his wife, his mother-in-law, and others were in the backyard. He went back to his room and put away his book bag. When he got to the backyard, he heard Zhou Banxia blowing.
"She also likes to play with me. After playing with rouge and gouache, she wanted to make fragrant pancakes. I didn't know where to find many recipes. Unfortunately, she didn't get married even after trying them."
ah?
"Later, she went to Qingzhou Prefecture with her husband's family and opened a rouge and gouache workshop. Every year, a share of my rouge and gouache was an essential part of the annual gift.
Last year, he also sent me a letter as part of the New Year gift, asking me if I had made spicy pancakes. Originally, I wanted to give the prescription to the old lady to see what she meant.
My master has repeatedly warned me not to make any arbitrary decisions in the old lady's yard. I should ask the old lady to make decisions on everything. The old lady will not fail to love me. ”
Speaking of this, Zhou Banxia smiled shyly, "But at that time, I had the opportunity to leave the house and return to the village. I was a little afraid that the old lady would not let me go home, so I didn't mention it."
There was silence in the kitchen, and then there was a roar of laughter. Even Xiao Changsuo, a little guy, was not happy because Ma Shan didn't give him more lard dregs, so he started to giggle.
Gu Wenxuan shook his head and smiled, then raised the curtain and went in, "Have you started trying? Mom, my wife can also order brine, the one who makes tofu.
I heard from Manager Xue that she didn't know how to learn it, so I watched the cook in the small kitchen in the old lady's yard making white jade tofu.
If you want to eat something at home tomorrow, ask her to come. It will definitely taste better than what you can buy in town. Of course, she definitely doesn't know how to grind beans.
My mother-in-law said she had just come back and saw the donkey struggling to move away. She was so excited that she asked why the donkey was doing it and even blindfolded it. ”
Before he finished speaking, there was another burst of laughter, which surprised Gu Erzhu and Gu Erlang, their father and son, who had just come in through the back door.
Now there is nothing else in the backyard except a few chickens, a mule, a horse, enough firewood to last until the second half of next year, and a shed of charcoal.
It can be said that it is very empty. If you look over it, you can clearly see the kitchen next to the empty pig pen, with the lights still on inside.
Strange things.
Why did you come here? Gu Erzhu originally wanted to wait for Uncle Cai to drive the carriage in and help him move things, but when he heard loud laughter, he ran to see him out of curiosity.
"Daddy/Daddy."
"Hey, they're all here." Gu Erzhu looked around and shook his head slightly at Mrs. Liu who wanted to speak, "Close the door first, Liu Lang has to attend class."
"Come on, son." Gu Erlang, who came in a step behind, patted Gu Wenxuan's shoulder, bent down and stretched out his arms toward Xiao Changsuo, "Let your uncle hold me."
Do you two know what happened? Mr. Liu nodded with a smile, "Let's go, I'll take a look at the stove. Come back later. There's some oily residue tonight. Do you want a drink?"
She was asking Gu Erzhu the next question, and Gu Erzhu nodded hurriedly, making Gu Wenxuan, who picked up Xiao Changsuo, couldn't help but chuckle when he saw it.
The front yard kitchen.
Aunt Cai has prepared dinner.
Since their family of five arrived, the Gu family's dining address has been moved to the dining room next door. Occasionally, when relatives and guests come, they will also be moved to the main hall.
To Gu Erzhu's point of view, it was troublesome. The soup was still piping hot and it was already cold when it was brought to the main hall without being covered, so I still ate in the dining room on weekdays.
After meal.
Back to the backyard.
Gu Erzhu looked at the wooden blocks on the shelf, was stunned for a moment, exhaled a long breath, looked at Gu Wenxuan and smiled bitterly, "It is not a good thing to show off your intelligence if you are too smart."
Are you afraid that I can’t keep your son’s wife? Gu Wenxuan shook his head and smiled, "I don't know if it will work yet. We will know after it dries."
"Sanya is not a fool, and there is no chance that she won't do anything." Gu Erzhu was not worried at all about whether his old daughter-in-law could succeed in whatever she did.
At most, it’s like Sanya said that she needs to try a few more times to improve the recipe, so I won’t mention that. Instead, “Sanya also said she wanted to open an oil pressing shop before. Is it related to this soap?”
His father has a very clever mind!
Gu Wenxuan laughed dumbly and didn't hide it from his father.
Nowadays, lard fat is used for experiments, but in order to reduce costs when it comes to mass production, animal fat will inevitably be used. It’s just as much as Majia Zhuangzi can provide.
Once mass production occurs, animal fat alone will never be able to meet the needs of workshops. Furthermore, from a technical point of view, animal fat alone is not enough, and vegetable oil must be added.
After the experiment is successful, a large amount of oil will need to be purchased, so the establishment of an oil pressing mill becomes indispensable.
Firstly, the raw materials of the workshop opened by oneself will not be controlled by others; secondly, there is no loss in opening an oil pressing workshop, because there will be cloud customers coming from the neighboring counties of this county.
The most critical point is that according to Daliang's strange laws, the imperial examination system clearly prohibits merchants from taking the imperial examination for three generations, but those who open processing workshops in the village are not merchants.
Among them, the oil pressing mill and the mill are included in the processing workshop. As for the soap workshop, the whole process will be completed later. If it doesn't work, we will recruit people to join forces.
His family is in charge of processing and production, and it doesn't hurt that the sales business belongs to the partners. Like Yun Kelai, shopkeeper Wang is not a merchant, and his son can take the scientific examination.
(End of chapter)