The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

Zhao Ying asked, "What does 'Wu Huan Zi' look like?"

This name sounds a bit strange.

"Soapberry is a wild fruit that can also produce foam. You may be able to find it in the mountains. When I have time, I will take you to the mountains to look for it. You can also find it in pharmacies."

Gu Qingsong said excitedly: "Third sister, let's go into the mountains tomorrow!"

He likes to go into the mountains because there are wild vegetables, wild fruits and wild animals in the mountains. They are all free and can save him money!

Gu Qinghuai shook his head. "Not tomorrow. Liu Ya and I have to go to the county town to handle household registration. We also have to buy some things. Let's talk about it in a few days."

"Okay," Gu Qingsong hung his head, feeling a little disappointed.

Gu Qinghuai touched his head and said seriously, "Song'er, the mountains are dangerous. You are not allowed to go into the mountains alone in the future, and you cannot take Miaomiao and Liuya with you. You can only go with me. Remember?"

"Okay, I understand," Gu Qingsong nodded obediently.

Alas, his family always treats him like a child, but he feels as mature as a seven-year-old man.

Gu Qingshan brought the topic back: "Third sister, do we still need to use lard? The cost is very high."

Gu Qingsong, Gu Qingmiao and Zhou Liuya immediately thought of the aroma of lard and swallowed.

Zhao Ying was also shocked: "Yes, lard, it is such a precious thing, using it to make soap, wouldn't it be a huge loss?"

Gu Qinghuai smiled and said, "It's not a loss, but a profit. Mother, brother, let me do the math for you."

"Okay," Gu Qingshan and Zhao Ying nodded seriously.

The three little ones also pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

Gu Qinghuai gestured with his fingers on the table: "Leg fat is thirty cents per catty, which can produce five to six taels of lard. Five or six taels of lard can make at least eight bars of soap.

Based on different raw materials and functions, soaps can be priced at different levels to target different levels of customers.

For example, the lowest price can be fifty coins per piece, and the highest price can be two taels of silver per piece. Brother, mother, you can calculate the profit."

Gu Qinghuai had already calculated it.

According to the soap recipe, 6g of lard should be mixed with 10ml of alkaline water and 5.7g of alcohol. There is no alcohol at the moment, so I have to give up. The role of alcohol is to make the saponification more thorough. If there is no alcohol, the impact will not be too great.

So 6 taels of lard weighs 300g in total, and 500g of alkaline water is needed, so the total amount of soap stock solution is 800g. Each piece of soap weighs about 100g, so that means 8 pieces of soap, right?

“Okay, let me calculate.” Gu Qingshan’s blood was boiling, and he gestured on the table with trembling hands.

In fact, he didn't need to do a detailed calculation. Just by listening to what his third sister said, he knew it was a big profit, but he still wanted to know the exact number.

This way, he will feel more at ease.

Zhao Ying didn't know how to do the math, so she just tilted her head and watched her eldest son demonstrate.

Gu Qingsong and Gu Qingmiao were also counting on their fingers.

The two of them didn’t have enough fingers, so they pulled Liu Ya’s hand over as well.

Although Liu Ya felt that her hands were ugly, she was willing to give it up for the sake of her younger brothers and sisters in her new home.

As a result, the three little ones struggled for a long time but still couldn't come up with any results.

Gu Qingsong was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead: "Oh, why is it so difficult to settle the accounts!" He is so smart, there is no way he can't figure it out.

"If only we had more fingers," Gu Qingmiao sighed as he looked at his short hands.

Zhou Liuya: Yes, with more fingers, she can do more work. It would be better if she had more hands, so that she can do different tasks at the same time.

Gu Qinghuai glanced at the three little ones and said with a smile, "Starting tomorrow, I will teach you arithmetic. Our whole family will learn it, including mother. Once you learn it, you won't need to use your fingers to count."

After saying that, Gu Qinghuai decided not to wait for her elder brother who was also very slow in calculating the accounts. She said directly: "If we sell it at the lowest price, eight bars of soap can be sold for 400 coins. After deducting the 30 coins for lard, labor costs, and other costs, we can make a net profit of at least 300 coins.

In fact, wood ash has little cost. You can pick the honey locust and soapberry yourself, or you can buy them, and the cost is not high. "

Gu Qingshan took a deep breath, his voice trembling with excitement: "In other words, one pound of pig fat can make at least three hundred coins in net profit?"

Three hundred coins! Their family doesn’t even have three hundred coins in the whole year.

Can you make a profit from one pound of pork fat now?

"Yes!" Gu Qinghuai nodded, "If you sell it for two taels of silver per piece, you can earn at least fourteen taels of silver per pound of lard."

Gu Qingshan:!!!

Zhao Ying: Oh my God! Are you sure this isn't a robbery?

Is it so easy to make money?

If this is really possible, it is not impossible to build a three-story house before the New Year.

However, Gu Qingshan still maintained his rationality. He thought of another question: "Third sister, after the soap is made, how do we sell it?"

Gu Qinghuai said: "Don't worry about this, big brother. I will find a market. We can set up a stall to sell it ourselves, or sell it in other people's stores, or cooperate with others and open a store directly. There are advantages and disadvantages in various sales methods."

While Zhao Ying was delighted, she was also worried: "Huai'er, there are many hooligans in the county. If we go to sell soap, they will ask for protection money and even rob us."

Zhao Ying was timid, and the robbery left a huge shadow in her heart.

"Don't worry, mother. They won't dare to do anything as long as I'm here!" Gu Qinghuai said confidently.

If anyone dares to touch her things, she will beat him to a pulp!

Zhou Liuya: Yes, yes, my second sister-in-law is a strong woman, very powerful!

Zhao Ying glanced at the weak and pregnant girl, frowned slightly, and didn't believe what she said at all.

The same goes for Gu Qingshan, Gu Qingsong and Gu Qingmiao.

Zhou Liuya looked at Gu Qinghuai, making gestures and saying “Ahhh”.

Gu Qinghuai understood what Liu Ya meant. Liu Ya asked her why she didn't tell her family about her meeting with the King of Hell and turning into a strong man.

Gu Qinghuai was stunned.

She told Liu Ya at the beginning because Liu Ya was mute and couldn't speak, so she would not tell her secret to others.

Now, should she tell her family the secret that she is a strong woman?

In order to make a decision, Gu Qinghuai asked himself a few questions.

1. Will her family harm her?

Answer: No.

Second, will her family keep it a secret for her?

Answer: Yes. Maybe my younger brother or sister will accidentally let it slip because of their young age, but the chance is relatively small.

Even if something slips up, the impact won't be that big.

3. What are the benefits of telling your family?

Answer: It saves her family from having to worry about her, and at the same time she has four more people to cover for her.

Overall, the benefits of telling your family far outweigh the disadvantages.

Gu Qinghuai sorted out his thoughts, took a deep breath and said: "Mother, big brother, little brother, little sister, next, I want to tell you a secret, but please keep it for me."

"What...secret?" Zhao Ying suddenly became nervous.

Gu Qingshan looked calm: "We will keep it a secret, Third sister, you speak."

"We will also keep it a secret," Gu Qingsong and Gu Qingmiao nodded repeatedly.