Happy Little Scholar

The charcoal fire was blazing under the stove, and the pot was bubbling with hot steam. Li Yi put the thinly sliced ​​mutton into the pot. After being scalded by the soup, it quickly turned up. Just as he was about to reach out his chopsticks to pick it up, a shadow suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, snatching the mutton he had just put in at lightning speed...

Li Yi glanced at Liu Ruyi. In terms of hands, he couldn't compare with Miss Liu Er at the moment.

Since she cut the mutton today, I won't bother with her about these trivial matters.

I picked up a piece of mutton as thin as a paper again, dipped it in the bowl of seasoning that had been prepared long ago, and it melted in my mouth. Miss Liu Er's knife skills were indeed well-deserved to be able to cut the mutton to this thin degree.

Of course, eating hot pot cannot be without spicy food. I couldn't find a place selling chili peppers in the market. Fortunately, there were many kinds of seasonings here, and I found a substitute. Although the spiciness was still not comparable to chili peppers, I could only make do with it this way.

"Xiao Huan, add some more tofu, yes, some green vegetables, mushrooms, radish..." Li Yi took a sip of fruit wine while directing the little maid. Although eating hot pot in autumn is not as enjoyable as in winter, Li Yi, who has been itching for a long time, can't wait that long.

"Husband, eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you." Seeing Li Yi pick up a piece of tofu from the pot and put it in his mouth, sucking in air and unwilling to spit it out because of the burn, Liu Ruyi said with some amusement.

"Why is no one snatching it..." Li Yi glanced at Miss Liu Er opposite, and did not stop his hand movements, and fished out the mutton he had just put in.

In two months, it will be winter, and there will be many opportunities to eat hot pot in the future. It is necessary to instill hot pot etiquette in Miss Liu Er. It is very impolite to take away things that others have deliberately put in...

Eating hot pot is actually eating the atmosphere. The family gathered around the small stove, eating and chatting. The little maid had not followed Li Yi recently. It was not easy to get a chance. Once the chat box was opened, it could never be closed again.

Lao Fang came here following the smell, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva as soon as he opened the door.

He stared at the hot pot in the middle of the room, unable to move away.

"Lao Fang is here, Xiao Huan, go add a pair of chopsticks for Uncle Fang." Li Yi called Xiao Huan.

"How can I be so embarrassed..."

Lao Fang's signature silly smile appeared on his face again, and he moved a small chair to sit next to Li Yi with an embarrassed look on his face, waiting for Xiao Huan to bring him chopsticks. After he fished in the pot and didn't get anything, his smile froze on his face.

"Oh, sorry, the dishes are all gone... It would have been better if you had come a little earlier." Li Yi looked up at Lao Fang and asked tentatively, "How about some soup?"

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There was still a little mutton left, and the dishes were not finished. Seeing Li Yi add soup to the pot, and the meat and vegetables were put into the pot, Lao Fang's face showed a happy expression again.

While waiting for the food to be cooked, Lao Fang took out a translucent object from his arms, handed it to Li Yi, and said, "Son-in-law, the soap you mentioned last time seems to be ready. See if it works."

Looking at the square block in Lao Fang's hand, Li Yi's eyes lit up.

In this era when poor people generally use soap beans to bathe, it is a very happy thing to have a piece of soap.

Some time ago, Lao Fang bought some alkaline noodles and lime, and made a batch of soaps by saponification reaction. Cold-processed soap needs nearly a month of maturity before it can be used. During this period, Li Yi was busy with Ruyi Lu, so he asked Lao Fang to count the days and notify him when the time came.

Just after eating hot pot, it was inevitable that some grease was on my hands. I couldn't wait to get some water. After rubbing the soap in the water, a layer of rich foam appeared on my hands.

This is the advantage of handmade soap, which has a lot of foam and strong decontamination ability. While having amazing cleaning ability, it does not harm the skin.

When Li Yi made the first batch of soap, he did not add any messy things to it. Although it did not look good, it was very practical.

After rubbing the generated foam on his hands for a while and then rinsing with clean water, his hands no longer felt greasy.

"Son-in-law, what is this?" Xiao Huan blinked her curious eyes and looked at the soap in Li Yi's hand. She was very surprised by this thing that could produce foam.

"Well, this is called soap. It is used for washing hands and bathing. It is much better than bath beans."

"So it is soap." The little maid nodded as if she understood.

"What is soap? Can soap be compared with my soap?" Li Yi pinched her little face and said, "I just finished eating hot pot. I have a smell on my body. Go take a bath."

"Xiao Huan has no smell..." The little maid stretched out her sleeve and smelled it. She muttered something and ran to the kitchen to boil water.

When Li Yi turned around, he found that Miss Liu was playing with bubbles there, and seemed to be very interested in soap.

Then... Li Yi's first bar of soap was ruthlessly confiscated by her.

She would take a bath every day after practicing, and this soap was obviously more useful than bath beans.

Since he couldn't beat her, Li Yi didn't bother with her. The first batch of soaps was about dozens of bars. Some were kept at home, and the rest were divided among Lao Fang and others.

The soaps made by himself did not add chemical stabilizers, preservatives, and preservatives. Of course, Li Yi didn't add them even if he wanted to. Generally speaking, the expiration date is about one year.

According to the tutorial in the book, it was done in one go. Next, make some in small batches, improve the process, add some essential oils and spices, and it will be a real soap. As for the current finished product, it can only be called soap. If some sulfur is added appropriately, it will be sulfur soap, which has a certain bactericidal and insecticidal effect and can prevent diseases. In this era where hygiene awareness is still very poor, it has higher practical value.

Ruyi Lu has been withdrawn for a long time, and it is time to launch a new product.

This time, Li Yi plans to take the low-end and high-end routes. Ordinary soaps are sold at a lower price, taking the popular route, and scented soaps are slightly more expensive, taking the aristocratic route. Of course, the scent can also be customized, but the price will be higher.

Covering both the low-end and high-end markets, the profit is probably higher than that of Ruyi Lu.

However, because the production cycle is too long, it may take until next year for the soap to be officially sold.

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With the support of several other shops, Ruyifang's business was booming for two days, but then gradually waned. There were several girls and Lao Fang in the shop to take care of it, so he didn't have to worry. He hadn't gone down the mountain for two days.

When he had nothing to do, he practiced martial arts, told the little maids some adapted fairy tales, or found some interesting books in the library to recharge himself. His days were very leisurely.

It was late at night, and Liuye Village was extremely quiet. Hundreds of miles away, in Jingdu, in the imperial palace, a certain magnificent palace was equally quiet.

[ps: I will finish the exam tomorrow. Tomorrow's two chapters will be updated in the evening. They will be put on the shelves this Friday. After they are put on the shelves, there will be more explosions. I hope that book friends who have the conditions can come to Qidian to support the genuine version. The better the results of the shelves, the more explosions there will be. ]