Once you become a boy, marry a good man, and become rich together

People who come to this town to buy things and to this village will most likely carry a backpack or a basket. Most people in this town carry baskets, both large and small.

There were also quite a few people who looked better dressed, carrying cross-body cloth bags with embroidery on them, looking like they were there specifically for shopping.

When Jiang Ci comes to town, she still likes to carry a backpack. Even if the things she bought are heavy, she doesn’t feel tired carrying them on her back.

When I got home, I took the meat out of Jiang Ci's backpack.

Lin Jingsheng: "Why did Brother Ci buy so much meat?"

After taking a look, he asked again, "They are all fat, are they being refined for oil?"

"One part is for refining oil. Ah Sheng, light the fire for me first. Turn on both stoves."

"it is good."

Lin Jingsheng immediately took a fire starter to light the fire.

Jiang Ci added water to both pots and went outside to get an axe for chopping wood.

Wearing a piece of cloth as an apron, he chopped the ribs with a "clang, clang, clang" sound.

Looking at Jiang Ci's axe chopping down cleanly, his face was expressionless, and he looked quite stern.

He put down the axe, put the ribs in the basin and washed them, and a basin of blood came out.

Then he took a knife and cut the fat into pieces.

Blanch the ribs in water.

Wood ash is added to another pot to make lye.

Jiangci is making soap that is a must-have for time travelers!

The lye made from wood ash provides alkaline substances for making soap to promote the saponification reaction.

Jiang Ci explained to Lin Jingsheng while stirring, "I want to use these things to make soap, something that can wash clothes more cleanly than soapberry, especially if there are oil stains, it can wash them very cleanly."

Pour the boiled wood ash water into a basin lined with gauze, filter out the alkaline water, and set it aside to let it settle.

Jiang Ci: "This thing needs to be left to settle overnight."

"Yeah." Lin Jingsheng just watched silently from the side and responded.

Jiang Ci took out the blanched pork ribs and the deodorized green onion and ginger, scraped out the water, added cold water and started to stew the pork ribs.

Clean the other pot that still has wood ash on it.

Jiang Ci: "It's time to boil the lard, A Sheng, turn up the heat."

"Okay." He took out some firewood.

Put the fat cut into small pieces into a large pot and simmer over low heat to boil out the lard.

When the lard in the pot is cooked, use a spoon to steam the oil into the basin.

Lin Jingsheng: "Is this used to make soap?"

"Yes."

"But it would be nice to have shells. The soaps made would be better and have more functions."

"After a while, there will be fishing boats from the sea over there at the dock in this town, and there will be shells."

Jiang Ci was surprised, "You can actually buy shells here!"

When making soap, adding an appropriate amount of shell powder can make the texture of the soap more delicate, increase the hardness and richness of the soap, and also play a certain role in exfoliating and cleaning.

Soap without shell powder may soften and melt more easily, so a bar of soap is not banned, which is a waste.

There is a certain knowledge about the amount of shells to add, it can be an appropriate amount or a small amount.

If too much is added, the soap may become too hard and rough, affecting the user experience, while over-irritating the skin and causing discomfort.

Jiang Ci put the lard aside to cool, and the rest would have to wait until tomorrow to be made.

Jiang Ci: "We'll prepare some bamboo tomorrow and pour the soap into the bamboo to set it in shape."

Lin Jingsheng: "Then when will we use the sprouted wheat we eat outside?"

"That wheat needs a few more days to grow. That wheat and these things are not made of the same thing."

At dinner, the table was filled with temptingly colored braised pork ribs, which smelled delicious and made one’s mouth water.

The pork rib soup garnished with a little green onion is fresh and delicious.

Each piece of pork chop shines with an attractive reddish-brown luster and is dotted with a little green chopped green onion.

Lin Jingsheng picked up a piece with chopsticks and carefully tasted the ribs made by Aci. The ribs were fresh and juicy, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. After a long period of stewing, the ribs had become crispy and tasty.

Lin Jingsheng was instantly conquered by the taste, "Aci's cooking is so delicious!"

Jiang Ci: "Then eat more."

He also picked up a piece of pork ribs and took a light bite. Immediately, the delicious taste of the braised pork ribs spread in his mouth, making his taste buds immersed in satisfaction.

Lin Jing'an ate with big mouthfuls, praising it indistinctly, "This is so delicious, just like the food at Ruyilou."

Ye Wan: "I didn't expect that the soup and dishes made from the bones, which don't have much meat, are so delicious."

Lin Jingsheng: "Aci's craftsmanship is really good."

Jiang Ci felt embarrassed by the compliments, "Hey! Come on, eat now, you're being praised."

The next day.

Jiang Ci took out the coarse salt he bought yesterday. The salt was brown in color and contained a lot of impurities. Most people would not buy this kind of salt to eat, but some particularly poor people would eat it.

Guide it into fine powder, pour the upper layer of alkaline water that has been left overnight into the lard at room temperature, and then add salt.

Salt can be used to precipitate soap, and then the soap is continuously stirred in one direction to fully mix the salt water and lard to produce a saponification reaction.

The oil gradually turns into a sticky paste.

Jiang Ci put these into bamboo tubes, and filled five bamboo tubes under the watchful eyes of several people.

Lin Jingchen: "Is the soap ready?"

Jiangci: "It takes three days to set. After three days, split the bamboo tube and cut it into small pieces. Put it in a ventilated and cool place and wait for a month before it is considered ready."

Lin Jingsheng: "This is quite troublesome to do."

Lin Jingan: "Brother Ci, how come you know everything? I have never even heard of these good things."

Lin Jingan's unintentional words seemed to make the atmosphere present become a little tense.

Lin Jingchen frowned slightly and looked at Lin Jingan.

Lin Jing'an realized belatedly that his words were inappropriate, and quickly tried to make amends, "I see the wheat over there has sprouted for several days, I don't know when to use it."

Jiang Ci: "Let it grow for another two days."

Lin Jingxuan's arrival completely broke the somewhat tense atmosphere.

"Brother Ci, let's go pick apricots together!"

Four pairs of eyes looked at Lin Jingxuan at the same time, and Lin Jingxuan was stunned.

"What's going on? Why are you all looking at me?"

"You're all at home! Then why don't we go together?"

Lin Jingchen: "Okay, take the basket."

Lin Jingsheng: "I want to go too."

Lin Jingsheng looked at Jiang Ci steadily, seeking Jiang Ci's approval.

Lin Jingsheng's leg bones grew larger, so he rarely sat in a wheelchair during this period, but Jiang Ci didn't let Lin Jingsheng walk too much. The farthest place he went was to Lin Changfeng's house.

Jiang Ci: "Let's go together. When we get there, just watch us pick them."

Lin Jingsheng: "Okay."

Lin Jing'an, who was watching quietly from the side, was really enlightened. It was the first time he had seen such a big brother.

Lin Jingchen ordered a bamboo basket, Lin Jingan took a bamboo pole, and the group started walking.

Lin Jingxuan jumped for joy. When she met her friend at the intersection, she greeted him enthusiastically, "Huanhuan, let's go pick apricots together!"