I traveled through time and space to hunt and support my family in ancient times

After returning home and having dinner, Jiang Yue held a family meeting.

A family of six sat around the dining table, staring at a piece of fat pork on the table.

"Sister, why did you buy only fat ones? Don't you dislike them?"

After saying this, Jiang Xue did not forget to poke the pig skin with her hands.

Jiang Yue glanced at her, took a deep breath, and began her serious nonsense: "Dad and Mom, the road to the mountain is now blocked. I'm afraid we can't hunt in the future."

Jiang Youshan was delighted, "It's okay, we won't go hunting, Dad will go..."

"But our family's expenses are high, and my parents can't support us by doing odd jobs and making straw sandals."

Jiang Youshan's face froze, it was so painful, the words pierced his heart, he was useless.

Cai touched the puppy that was worth several pairs of straw sandals and said, "We still have four wild boars. Mother, feed them well..."

"Don't worry, Dad and Mom. Listen to me tell you how to make money. In the past few years, I have been practicing with my master and have used a kind of soap. Let me first tell you what soap is. It can be used to wash your hair and face, as well as clothes. It is cleaner and more convenient than using soap beans..."

Everyone was stunned, and their faces showed strong interest. That was the legendary god. If Jiang Yue hadn't mentioned it, this family would never ask about it, but they were actually very curious. Now that Jiang Yue took the initiative to mention it, they were not only full of interest, but also pricked up their ears for fear of missing a word.

Soap? That sounds amazing!

Jiang Yue glanced at her family and continued, "As for how to make soap, I only have a general understanding. I need my parents to work with me to develop it. Once this kind of thing is produced, there will be no worries about making money. This is the theme of today's meeting. Dad and mom, please vote. Do you agree to develop it?"

Jiang Youshan was listening with great interest, and was a little surprised that his daughter suddenly finished her talk. When did his daughter become so democratic that she even asked for his opinion.

Then you must agree, as if disagreeing will be of any use.

Cai, as another main force in protecting her daughter, immediately expressed her position: "Yue'er, whatever you want me to do, I will listen to you."

"The ingredients are actually very simple, just lard and wood ash. The difficult part is the ratio between the two, which we need to try little by little."

Jiang Ming: He can understand what the eldest sister said, but what does it mean when they are put together? Lard is greasy, so why use it to wash hands?

"Brother, you guys should go to school when you need to. Mom and Dad and I can figure this out at home."

The next day, there were still guards on duty at the foot of the mountain, and the ban on closing the mountain had not been lifted. Jiang Yue was still worried. In the evening, she started to teach a few children boxing.

Although Jiang Youshan and Cai felt sorry for the pork, they were more looking forward to the soap in their daughter's mouth, and they kept researching and improving it.

After many failures, the three of them finally made the soap. After trying it, Jiang Yue nodded with satisfaction. It was almost the same as in her previous life.

There is no mold, the soap is poured into the bowl to set, and the appearance looks strange. Jiang Ming took turns using it as soon as he came back, and it really can be used to wash hands, leaving them clean, comfortable and refreshed.

Jiang Lei held out his hand to Jiang Ming with a look of surprise, and said, "Brother, you are wrong. Use this to wash your hands. It is not greasy."

"Shh, this will be our family's secret recipe from now on, don't tell anyone."

Jiang Lei nodded like pounding garlic: "No."

Jiang Yue asked: "Dad and Mom, how about selling this thing?"

Cai was delighted: "Okay, of course, it's great to have something so useful."

"Then you guys make some soap first, and I'll try to sell it. Cut this piece into squares, and we'll only sell the middle one."

Jiang Ming asked worriedly, "Big sister, how old are you? How about I help you?"

Jiang Yue looked disdainful and said, "Study hard and get into the county school as soon as possible. That's the important thing."

It won't take long for someone to figure out the formula for this simple handicraft. When selling soap, one must be careful not to let anyone know where they are, lest they be noticed by powerful people.

In ancient times, if you want to live comfortably, you need more money, more land, and more people! Of course, you also need a higher status. Scholars, farmers, merchants, and artisans, given their current situation, are the most difficult positions. As a farmer, there is only a piece of wasteland. If the family wants to make money, they have to take risks.

Of course, the path of studying to improve one's social status cannot be abandoned.

Why did old man Jiang work so hard to support Jiang Youguang to take the exam for a scholar? Wasn't it to improve his social status? As long as there is a scholar in the family, even if he doesn't become an official, the tax on the land can be exempted, which is a real benefit.

You must know that although it is a prosperous era now, the agricultural tax is not low. The current rate is 16% tax.

"Brother, our family is counting on you!"

Jiang Ming nodded seriously.

Looking at Jiang Ming's appearance, Jiang Yue knew that he was under too much pressure, which was not a good thing, and then comforted him: "Brother, I'm kidding you, we study for knowledge and wisdom, and becoming a scholar and an official is not the only way out."

Jiang Ming nodded and said, "Brother, I understand, but whether I succeed or not, I will try my best!"

Jiang Lei acted like a little adult: "Mr. Cui said that he would let me move up to the advanced class after the New Year. I will study hard in the future and pass the exam to be a scholar so that our family can be exempted from land tax."

Well, the youngest in the family is ambitious!

The autumn harvest had come, and the servants living in the village had also been withdrawn. Every family was busy harvesting, but her family didn't have to do the harvest. The first batch of soap that Jiang Yue had asked for was also made. Jiang Youshan took advantage of his free time to go into the mountains to collect stones. He didn't think it was a big deal to live in a shabby house before, but now that half of the courtyard wall was missing, he was still worried.

What Jiang Yue didn't understand was that the bandits had been caught long ago, so why did the guards wait until now to withdraw? Jizui Mountain was very large, and it was not only accessible to Wangshan Village, but also to several nearby villages. However, as far as she knew, there were no guards guarding those villages.

Now, she should try to see if the soap can be sold.

In fact, according to her request, her parents did not make much soap. They picked out those with bubbles and discarded them. There were only 10 pieces in this batch.

Cai was very creative and put each piece of soap in a small straw basket.

Jiang Yue sighed that her mother was addicted to knitting.

Cai smiled shyly. This soap is useful, but it is slippery after getting wet and is not easy to store. It fits perfectly in this small basket. My girl, this small basket is a gift for buying soap.

Jiang Yue: What an honest man. He’s already thinking about other people’s things even before the product is sold.

After entering the city, Jiang Yue heard an incredible event. The magistrate of Qi County who went to fight bandits a few days ago died of his injuries. Now Muchuan County was leaderless and the temporary chief was in charge, waiting for the court to send new officials to take office.

It was not her turn to worry about official affairs, so Jiang Yue went to the main street of the county town, where there was the largest rouge shop - Taoxiage.

This is a chain store, and it is said that rouge is sold to every county in the Daqian Kingdom.

Jiang Yue walked around and entered the store.

She is small and weak now, and she doesn’t know whether she can accomplish what she plans!

All things are difficult at the beginning, she has to give it a try.