dognovel Chapter 169: Oven Completed
Chapter 169: Oven Completed
"Big sister, second sister, let's take a break first. I'll teach you how to make soap later. Your arms are tired after pretending for so long."
"All right."
Zhou Mingqi went to the toilet, while Zhou Mingqin washed a bowl of strawberries and brought it over.
It is impossible to put a thousand bottles of mugwort ointment on two tables.
Every time he bottled the food, Zhou Mingshu would lift the bedding, and this time was no exception.
There was no place to sit in the room.
It is now around two or three in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day.
It is impossible for Zhou Mingshu to get out.
Pull a chair over and prepare the ingredients for making soap.
Wait until the weather is not so hot before doing the next work.
Now the soap is bigger and she can no longer put it into the bamboo tube.
Gotta make a removable splint!!
I happened to have some ready-made wood at home, which was left over from making a blackboard, and it was relatively flat.
Zhou Mingshu picked some and kept writing and drawing on them with chalk.
Zhou Mingqin watched from the side, not knowing what her sister was doing.
After finishing the painting, Zhou Mingshu took a chisel and started carving it bit by bit.
Not long after, a square mold appeared in front of them.
But this is not a qualified mold.
At least it can't even be smooth.
Zhou Mingshu was busy all the time, polishing it bit by bit, surrounding her in a circle, and the ground was covered with sawdust.
It was not until two hours later that the boards began to become smooth.
The weather was not so hot anymore, so Zhou Mingshu didn't waste any more time.
I took my two sisters to follow the entire soap-making process.
Finally, pour the soap into the mold she just made.
It only takes a month to make the soap.
It takes a long time, but there is no other way, because it still needs to undergo saponification reaction, and it also needs this time to become harder.
"Sanya, this soap takes so much time and uses so much lard, how much should we sell it for?"
Zhou Mingqi pouted and asked, it would be a huge loss if I still sold it for ten cents.
A bar of soap requires more lard than ten bottles of wormwood ointment.
"I've already thought about this. The most common one would cost two hundred coins. This piece would take at least three months. The cost is secondary. The most important thing is that the timeline is too long."
"Wow, two hundred wen, how much do we have to earn from this?"
Zhou Mingqi has started counting with his fingers. This algorithm of counting with his fingers was taught by Zhou Mingshu.
"Haha, no need to calculate. The net profit should be around 180 Wen. Although it is very profitable, the production volume cannot be increased at present. If the sales are good later, we will add more staff."
Zhou Mingshu explained the ins and outs of this, and Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi were stunned.
"With such a good business, I don't want to do embroidery anymore. If I make a living by embroidering, I will go blind sooner or later. It's more profitable to make soap and ointment."
Zhou Mingqin was very excited.
"Haha, sister, there's nothing wrong with what you think, but not everyone can do this embroidery skill. This thing needs your inheritance. Our soap can be made by anyone as long as there is a recipe. Generally speaking, it doesn't require much technical skills. I say you should study your embroidery well. Even if you don't make a living from it now, at least you will have a good skill in the future, and you won't be hungry wherever you go. If you think embroidery hurts your eyes, you can open a shop and manage people in the future."
Zhou Mingqin's blood boiled after hearing what Zhou Mingshu said.
"I didn't expect it could be like this, Sanya. What you said makes me very excited."
Zhou Mingqin covered her heart as a bold idea came to her mind. She wanted to run a sachet shop in the future. With her sister's knitting skills, she should not have trouble selling the sachets.
"Haha, the bolder the person, the more fertile the land. If you want to make money, you must think broadly. If we sisters work together, are we still afraid of not making money?"
Zhou Mingshu composed two couplets to cheer up the two sisters.
"Okay, San Ya, I believe we can definitely make money, let's work hard in the future."
"Yes, leave this mold to me. Once I make more molds, we can make more soaps."
"Are you three done? It's time for dinner."
Liu shouted at the kitchen door.
The three sisters shouted in unison, "We'll be right there when we're done."
Zhou Mingshu pressed the soap mold, marked the date and put it aside, waiting for the day when he could demould it.
They were busy making soap in the house, and when they came out, the wheat had been harvested and the oven was ready.
There were some unburned logs inside, still smoking.
"Saya, go and take a look at the oven we made." Boss Zhou said with a smile. They had just tried it and it felt pretty good.
"Okay, I'll go check it out."
Zhou Mingshu ran over to take a look without even having time to wash his hands.
There is a lot of space inside the oven, so even if you want to roast a leg of lamb, it can fit in a lot.
In the future, you can try baking some cookies and bread, and you can also grill meat and vegetables.
It's so delicious~
"Uncle, you guys did a great job. I'll bake something for you tomorrow."
Zhou Mingshu was so happy. Who could refuse grilled pork belly and grilled chicken wings?
"Hahaha okay, we'll wait."
Boss Zhou and his companions have already started eating their steamed buns. After a busy day, they can finally take a break.
While we were eating, Wang Dashan came over leading his donkey.
"Grandma Zhou, Uncle, Second Uncle... I brought you a little donkey. I'll take it and let it eat some grass. It shouldn't be so hungry now."
Wang Dashan was wearing a short shirt and there was sweat on his forehead.
"Hey, Dashan, have you harvested the wheat?" Boss Zhou asked kindly.
"Uncle, it's done. We've packed it all up today. All we need to do now is dry it in the sun." Wang Dashan told him the truth.
Zhou Mingzhi took the little donkey and led it to the backyard. When passing by Zhou Mingshu, the little donkey bit her shoulder and refused to move.
"Brother, please sit down and eat. I'll lead the donkey. It feels like a long time since we last met. The little donkey must be missing me, haha."
Zhou Mingshu put down the half-eaten steamed bun.
"Dashan, go wash your hands and sit down to eat something." Old Mrs. Zhou stood up and pulled Wang Dashan to ask him to eat something.
The boy refused to do so. He kept shaking his head and waving his hands, then struggled and jumped away.
"This child... can't be stopped."
The Zhou family is no longer surprised by such results.
In the past two years, our family was poor and we didn’t have anything good to offer. Now that our situation is better and the children have grown up, they are not willing to stay for a bite.
Forget it, let them be.
"Grandma, we haven't eaten mushrooms for a long time. When can we go pick some mushrooms again?"
Zhou Mingqi suggested.
She is a little greedy...