Luo Yong was quite satisfied with the quality of this batch of mugwort soap. He processed the soap liquid and poured it into the mold that night. After a few days, he was removed from the mold and then obtained pieces of brown soap with patterns.

Because it is made by heat, it doesn't have to be cooked for a long time. It can be used after making it for a few days. This lard soap is very smooth to wash hands and bathe, and after washing, it still has a faint scent of mugwort. After Luo Yong tried it himself, he felt very satisfied and thought that this mugwort soap can be made in large quantities for a long time.

Mugwort is not a very expensive thing. It is very common in their local fields. In this spring, many villagers pick it as wild vegetables. Luo Yong ate the mugwort leaves picked by Si Niang and the others two days ago. He fryed it with eggs and ate it. It tasted pretty good.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, mugwort has basically grown. In summer and autumn, you can pick mugwort leaves and dry them. Luo Yong plans to collect more mugwort leaves this year and use them slowly. If you can't use them for two more years, it will become Chen Ai.

In the following days, Luo Yong was not only concerned with the saplings on his hillside, but also focused on making mugwort soap.

This mugwort soap from the Luo family is about the size of an ordinary soap in later generations. The price is five cents per dollar. There is no need to worry about sales, and you can make it every day and sell it as much as you make it.

In contrast, the original colored cold soap was stopped by him. The cold soap was ripened too slowly. In order to ensure safe use, we have to wait until the soaps are fully matured and then sell them after confirming that there is no problem. In this way, stocking up is very serious.

This soap is made of lard, and the cost is too high. If you hoard it, it means that you don’t want to exchange them for money in a short period of time. Isn’t this shortage of money now? Think about it, it’s better to make mugwort soap first.

In order to improve the efficiency of soap making, Luo used a pottery making workshop on the Sanchuan River north of Lishi County to customize a short and fat cauldron about half a person tall.

This large pot is divided into two layers inside and outside, and water can be added in the middle. When heating the soap liquid, in order to ensure uniform heating, water-separation heating is always used.

In addition, he found Heng Yu's second son Hengzhi and asked him to help him build a stirring device suitable for this big pot.

Finally, a device the size of a millstone can be made. It can be placed on the top of the pottery with a wooden rack, and then pushed by human or animal power. As long as you push it around, the stirring device in the kettle will rotate several times. There is more than one stirrer inside, several of them, large and small. It is said that when these stirrers rotate, they can fully stir the soap liquid in the kettle without letting the fast-flowing soap liquid out of the tank. The best thing is that the height can also be adjusted according to the amount of soap liquid. There is basically no situation where there is too little soap liquid and there is no way to use this tool.

Luo Yong transported these two utensils home, sorted out a room in his backyard, and made special soap.

He first cast a square and solid low stove in the middle of the house for heating, and then placed the cauldron on it. The cauldron was big and strong, and it cost a lot of money, but these were all necessary investments.

In the afternoon of the same day, Luo Yong tried this soap making equipment, put all the waste oil accumulated over the past few days into the kettle, and then mixed alkaline aqueous solution in proportion and poured it in. Finally, the stirring device was installed, and the low heat was burned under the kettle, stirring while heating.

This stirring device is quite large. When pushed, it is similar to pushing the big stone mill in the village. It just doesn’t require that much effort. At the beginning, you can feel the resistance. When the oil and water in the jar flows, you won’t feel much resistance, and it’s easy to push.

"Brother, you are tired, I'll help you push it." The boy Goro watched with relish.

"You can't push this, and you'll help me even if you grow taller." Luo Yong said with a smile. Wulang is slow and is nine years old this spring, but he is not as tall as Luo Yong's chest. This wooden frame has hit his face. Can he still push it with his face?

"Brother, let me push you." Goroyo said.

"Okay, then you'll give it a few pushes." The child was curious when he saw everything. The girl Si Niang had just come here for a fresh moment. Now it was Wulang's turn again. At least they knew that someone would keep a look at the shop in front and could not leave Liu Lang Qiniang and her own groceries there together.

At this afternoon, Peng Er was going downstairs to cook pig food. Erniang is also in the backyard now. She hasn't been doing sweaters much recently. Luo Yong was busy with saplings and soap, and she took her to do fermented bean curd at home.

It was the season we agreed with Zhao Chen, and although we didn’t know whether the other party could keep our promise, we had to prepare the fermented bean curd that should be prepared in advance.

Goro used his hands and head together, pushed the mixer over a few rounds, and then happily went back to look at the grocery store.

Recently, when he and Si Niang wake up early every day, they have to step on wooden benches to mix the soy sauce jars in the backyard, saving Luo Yong and Er Niang a lot of trouble. The teenage doll can already support half of the labor force in this era.

Luo Yong has also been wondering recently whether it is time to send Wulang to study. There is a primary school in Shi County and a primary school in Xiaohe Village, but it is far away from them.

If he was sent to Lishi County, he would definitely not be able to continue living at home. There are many foreigners in Lishi County who are dealing with merchants every day. Luo Yong is not very worried about Aunt Yin's affairs. Not long after that, his Wulang has a weak foundation and his diet outside is not as good as at home, so he is afraid that his nutrition will not keep up.

If I send it to Xiaohe Village, I can go home every day. It’s really hard to go back and forth this day, and the road is very desolate...

After thinking about it, I couldn't make up my mind, so the study was delayed until now. Although Luo Yong could teach them some on weekdays, he still had a big gap with the serious teaching in the school.

It is not a solution to hold on like this. Luo Yong was thinking about when to discuss it with Wang Dang. His son Wang Shao was about the same age as Wulang, and he didn't know what their thoughts were.

As for Si Niang, it is logically the age when she was studying. However, she was born in this era, but girls could not go to school.

The newly made manufacturing equipment is very easy to use. It is fully stirred and heated at the same time, and the saponification speed is greatly improved. The soap liquid in this kettle is processed and poured into the sugar cake mold. Most of the shelves are filled with wooden racks by the wall.

This piece of stinky soap costs five cents. After deducting the cost, you have to earn two or three cents. Today, this pot of lard is not a big pot, and it is not enough waste oil at home. It is also the first time he tried the pot. Next time he can let go of his hands and feet and make more.

In the evening, Luo Yong went to Wang Dang and talked with Wang Dang and his wife about Wang Shao's schooling.

The Wang Dang and his wife also wanted to send their eldest son to school. They also knew that there was a primary school student in Xiaohe Village. They had concerns before, and they were worried that their family came from another place, so the husband from Xiaohe Village refused to accept it.

When he saw Luo Sanlang coming to them to talk about this, he was overjoyed and agreed. If he could go with Luo Sanlang, he would naturally have to take advantage of him.

I heard that the teacher in Xiaohe Village also raises pigs from the Luo family at home. The pig price has been good recently, and every household in their village has earned some money. In this case, the teacher naturally has to give Luo Sanlang some thin face. It is not a big deal to collect a student from another place.

After coming out of Wangdang and their yard, Luo Yong went to the village for another walk and asked if there were any other families in the village who wanted to send their children to study. After that, after a walk, there were many people asking. They said they were really happy to send their children to study, but none of them were there.

In these days, children aged seven or eight can help their families. They are half a labor force in their teens and are sent to school for free. Not only do they spend so many bouquets, but there is one less person in the family who can work.

It is useless to learn those words. If you have been studying for two or three years, if you don’t work, you will forget it all in a few years. Just look at Lin Liulang in the village. You will know that he used to study in the county. How is it now? You can’t even say a wife.

The next day, when Wang Dang and his son came, Luo Yong was still having breakfast. When he saw him coming, he quickly swallowed the food a few times. Wulang's kid was ready to wait aside. He heard that he was going to go to school, so he was very happy.

"Si Niang, look at the shop well. Brother will bring you malt sugar later." Luo Yong said to Si Niang before going out.

"Oh." Si Niang responded depressedly.

As soon as the four of them left the Luo family yard, they saw Lin Dalang leading his eldest son to come from the village.

"It's all my fault that my wife was too slow and almost missed the time." When she arrived near, Lin Dalang looked at the things Luo used to put in their baskets, and said with a smile: "What have you all taken, my family is probably the least."

"Your Arong is going to send him to study, too?" Luo Yong greeted Lin Dalang with a smile. Yesterday he also said that he wanted to send his eldest son to study, but this matter still needs to be discussed with the elders in the family.

"Yes." Lin Dalang laughed and saw that he had won the battle.

"Of course there is one of the three families at the least." Wang Dang didn't like Lin Dalang's stingy spirit and didn't speak very politely.

"What did you give to your family?" Lin Dalang was a shrewd person. Apart from his own bad things, he would not easily blush with others. At this time, he choked by the king and didn't take it seriously. He still asked him with a smile.

After all, Wang Dang was a honest person. Seeing that the other party was so kind and enthusiastic when he was yelling, he couldn't hold back. He reached out and lifted the cloth towel on his own basket, revealing the things inside for him to show him.

This was also agreed yesterday. The Xiaohe Village is not close to it, and all the families are busy in spring. Today, I simply brought something over. If the gentleman was willing to accept it, he would give a ceremony to apprenticeship in person and offer a training ceremony to avoid going there again.

The Wangdang's basket contained eggs, bacon, and half of the basket of red dates, as well as several pieces of stinky soap tied with colorful twine.

After seeing Wang Dang's basket, Lin Dalang went to see the basket that Luo Yong again, and saw that the basket contained several jars, which occupied most of the basket, and the other half of the basket was filled with mugwort soap.

"No, I have too few, I have to add a little more." Lin Dalang shook his head and said.

Luo Yong saw that the things he had were indeed less. The two jars of Lanzhong were probably filled with vinegar, and there was a small bag of corn. There was a piece of meat on the rice bag, which was not big. His son was carrying a few little chickens in his hand. With their Lin family's family's background, it was indeed less.

Luo Yong didn't know that only a few little chickens were also captured by Mrs. Lin this morning. Lin Muyan could not compare with the husbands from Xiaohe Village with the husbands from the county. He didn't need so many repairmen and refused to bring out more things.

At this time, Lin Dalang and his eldest son came out, and the family didn't know if it was going to make a fuss. Mrs. Lin was holding her breath. The old lady was a little unhappy about the fact that she had just caught the chicken. If she couldn't do it well, she would start to make a fuss again.

Lin Dalang exchanged the chickens for Luo Yong at a discount, and then he added some copper coins and bought ten mugwort soap from Luo Yong.

The ten pieces of mugwort soap in the basket looked like there were too many shrews of shrews in his family. They were not a poor family, and it was too ugly to be a teacher-apprentice.

The six people left the village entrance together. Luo Yong pushed a Yan'erfei here, and Lin Dalang also pushed a Yan'erfei from the side. The six people and two cars were not enough to ride, so they had to go to the Xu family's house to borrow. Among those disciples, a few of them bought Yan'erfei's.

"Why did I come here? I made another box of date bean cakes and took them there."

At the Xu family's guest house, Aunt Luo handed a box of date bean cakes to Luo Yong, and led them to the backyard to push Yan Erfei, urging them to set off earlier. In the past, when Luo Yong was studying, their Luo family treated this apprenticeship as a big deal, and they were not as procrastinated as they are now.

Most of the children in Xipo Village can ride the swallows, but there is a Yan'erfei in the Luo family. The children in the village ride their cars.

After Luo Yong's former spinning wheel was replaced by him, Heng Yu quickly asked his grandson to send another one over. No matter how tight the order was, he could not let his master ride the car.

Luo Yong was originally a little worried that Wang would be a father and son, but he didn't expect that the two of them would ride very steadily after they got on Yan'erfei.

From Xipo Village to Xiaohe Village, there is about twenty miles of dirt road. It takes about half a day to walk. I ride on the swallows and fly. I will arrive in less than an hour.

Xiaohe Village is flat and open, with many fertile fields and rivers passing by. This place is far away from Shi County. There are several markets in the village every month, and many nearby villagers come here to market.

Because of the relatively developed business, there are not only oil pressing workshops in the village, but also villagers who can make malt sugar.

As early as decades ago, the villagers raised funds to build a group of thorns by the river. They were very popular for a while. The tall and large thorns were a symbol of prosperity. When the villagers who came to the market from other villages were envious of their parents, they were also willing to let their daughters marry to Xiaohe Village.

Unfortunately, a heavy flood not only rushed the Lianjizhu, but also washed away the crops in the fields. Then there were years of war. It was not until recent years that Xiaohe Village gradually became stable and rich again.

The primary school in Xiaohe Village is located in Qian's house, and Qian's husband is also a shameless person. He heard that Luo Sanlang and others came to study with their children from home, and they personally went out of the yard to greet them, leading several people to their own hall.

After hearing the few people tell their purpose, Mr. Qian readily agreed to accept the three children to study here, and did not say much about Wang Shao's identity as an outsider.

Seeing that he was easy to talk, Luo Yong mentioned Si Niang's story. As a result, Master Qian told him a lot of stories about men and women who were seven years old. He heard that he was one of them and two of them were big, and he finally got out of the Qian family's yard.

"Sanlang, let's go back here. They won't leave school until noon." After leaving the Qian family's yard, Lin Dalang said to Luo Yong.

"On the first day, should we wait for them to go back together?" As a time traveler, in Luo Yong's opinion, it was normal to pick up and drop off children at home to school.

"How come you, a teenager, are more worried than a woman? You only have such a little road from here to Xipo Village. What else can you worry about when you are together?" Wang Dang said with a joke.
Chapter completed!