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Chapter 161 Making Soap

Xiao Cao followed Old Lady Cheng Yang to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables and prepare cabbage and lard filling.

Goudan and Tietou were left in the yard to continue cleaning the flowers they had just brought back.

Azhi and Liu Fang continued to refine oil, while Old Lady Yang and Xiao Caoer were kneading dough to make dumplings. They used the oil residue from yesterday's oil refining and chopped cabbage to make the filling.

Outside the yard, Goudan and Tietou were washing flowers, and the three parties were working at the same time.

When Yang Dashan and Li came back, they saw a scene of bustling activity.

"Hey, why do we need you two to help again? Have you finished your housework?" Yang Dashan joked when he saw them as he entered the yard.

Li saw that besides the two of them, there were other people busy inside. "Hey, why do you all have to come over to help? Isn't this delaying your work?"

"Aunt, uncle, I'm back. I have nothing to do at home today, so I came here to see if you have anything to do." Tietou said.

Goudan and Tietou would come to Yang Dashan's house to see if they could help when they had nothing to do at home, so it was no different for them to come here today.

There is strength in numbers, and this is not an exaggeration. After refining the oil, Ah Zhi put it in a jar, and Old Lady Yang and the others had already wrapped the dumplings and were ready to put them in the pot.

Yang Dashan, Goudan and others also washed all the flowers and dried them.

After the work was done, Goudan and Tietou wanted to take their wives home, but were stopped by Old Lady Yang, "Didn't I tell you that I had something to talk about later? Who can I talk to if you leave?

Don't leave, stay and have dinner first. We've made so many dumplings. If you leave, can we finish them today? They can't be kept in such hot weather. If they go bad, they will be wasted."

If it were just him and Tietou, it wouldn't matter, but today both of them brought their wives, so there are four of them, so they will need a lot of food.

"Brother Goudan, Brother Tietou, we really have something to discuss with you later, mainly with the sisters-in-law. If it's okay, we can start after dinner, so don't walk around, this will save some time."

When Tietou and the others heard that there was something real going on, and Yang Dashan and Li tried their best to keep them, the four of them stayed for lunch.

The dumplings were eaten quickly and they were full in a short while. Azhi and Liu Fang rushed to clean up the dishes. Grandma Yang didn't stop them at this time. They wanted them to finish quickly so that they could get back to their work.

After Li and Liu Fang had packed up their things and everyone sat down to drink tea, Xiao Cao told them about her plan.

"My two sisters-in-law, this is what I am thinking about these days. I have not tried it yet. I want to try it in the next two days to see if it can be successful. If it can be successful, I should be able to make money."

"I want to make soap, but I don't have all the materials yet, so I need to study it slowly. However, there is a kind of soap that can be made right now, which can be used to wash clothes and hands, and is particularly good at removing grease stains.

I can't do so much by myself. My parents have a lot of things to do, and I don't want my grandma to be tired, so I would like to ask my two sisters-in-law if they can spare some time to help me.

In fact, you don’t have to make it every day. If you have enough materials, you can make a batch at a time.”

Azhi and Liu Fang were both very happy to hear this. At home, they often heard their grandparents say that Xiaocao was very smart and had many ideas, and all the methods she came up with were profitable.

Now that she wants to do it with me, it must be for the sake of Goudan’s grandparents and to give them a chance.

Ah Zhi: "I definitely have time, but I don't know how to do anything and I'm a bit dumb. If you don't mind, Xiao Cao'er, I'll learn from you. If I can't learn, you can find someone else, okay?"

Liu Fang: "Yes, yes, yes, we are both stupid and have never seen the world. If we can't do it well, you can replace us."

Old Lady Yang: "Of course, if you can't do it, I will definitely replace you. You can't delay my little Cao'er's business."

"That's right, that's right." Azhi and Liu Fang nodded together.

"Mom, you have to learn everything first. Everyone's speed of getting started is different. Some are faster, some are slower. It all depends on the individual." Li said to Old Lady Yang. She was really afraid that if the person didn't learn it on the first day, she would be replaced. What should she do then?

"Yes, mother, just like the workers in the furniture workshop, they have done carpentry work before. Before they come to work, they have to try working for a few days to see how well they do the job before deciding whether to let them come to work. It's a process, so we don't need to rush for a few days." Yang Dashan also said.

"That's what I meant. Didn't I just say that I couldn't do it and that's why I changed it?" Old Mrs. Yang looked like she knew it.

"Okay, let's start now. It's very easy to do. We just need to prepare everything." This time it was Xiaocaoer who made the final decision.

Azhi and Liu Fang also took up their posts immediately. There was no need to ask Goudan and Tietou for their opinions because they would definitely agree anyway.

Everyone ignored the issue of wages and no one cared about it, and the Yang family would not treat them unfairly.

Thus, the soap factory began.

"First of all, we need to prepare some raw materials, namely wood ash and lard. These two are the main raw materials for making soap. These two materials are also easy to get, so everyone has to keep it a secret. Okay, let's prepare it." Xiao Caoer told everyone the main ingredients, and everyone took action.

"Oh, there's one important thing I forgot, which is that we need a model to finalize the shape. I'll draw it for you and see who to ask to help make it." Xiao Cao'er just remembered this now. If it weren't for the fact that everything would be done later, it would be troublesome to have nothing to put it in and finalize the shape.

Yang Dashan was responsible for finding someone to make the model, while the others continued to work.

Wood ash contains alkaline substances, while animal fats provide lubrication and cleaning. The most common animal fat in ancient times was lard.

Goudan and Tietou took out the wood ash according to the amount Xiaocaoer said, then poured it into clean water to soak it, stirred it evenly and waited for it to slowly settle.

Xiao Caoer said that this is done to allow the alkaline components to fully dissolve in water to form alkaline water. Alkaline water is the most important thing, without it, soap cannot be made.