Dressed as a top-notch girl, leading the whole village to become rich

When Ye Guo lived in the countryside, he used to squat to eat, because eating could help communicate feelings and the effect would be doubled.

It's just that in this era, only those who know the rules are the upper class. Therefore, the Ye family has always been sitting at the same table, eating together.

Although I don't sleep or eat without talking, I never do such street-slick behavior.

Ye Guo held the bowl, and although his behavior was unrestrained, he chewed each bite slowly, as if he was savoring every simplicity and ordinariness in life.

She gave instructions while eating, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, just put the dustpan under the eaves. Mainly, keep it well ventilated. Also, put it in a cool place. The sun is early in the morning, so remember to take it back. It must not be exposed to direct sunlight."

"Then, we will select the flowers one by one, picking out the impurities, leaves, and unqualified flowers and throwing them away."

"Because it is a medicinal material, we must not pass off inferior products as good ones. If the flower buds have opened two pieces, it is okay, but if there are three pieces, it is not okay, and the efficacy will be seriously reduced."

The others followed suit and ate under the eaves with their bowls in hand. It must be said that the food tasted even better. They could also stand aside and give instructions to the people who were being screened. It was really lively.

Ye Guo also did not forget to popularize science, "This honeysuckle can generally only be picked in the early morning, afternoon or cloudy days, away from the sun. If you see that the flower shape is not good or the color is not right, it should be diseased or pest-infested, so you can't pick any of them."

"It takes time to dry in the shade. We will prepare it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. We can sell it at Huichuntang when we go to the market the day after tomorrow."

Everyone had no objection to this arrangement and was full of anticipation, but Ye Guo's mind was no longer on the flowers.

Honeysuckle is not heavy and is relatively common, so the money you can exchange it for shouldn’t be too much.

So, Ye Guo still wanted to make the soap first.

How should soap be made?

Use alkali!

plant ash!

She also had to prepare a mold in advance. It would be too time-consuming to wait for a carpenter to help make it. The main reason was that she was eager to make money.

Because he had something on his mind, Ye Guo woke up at dawn the next day without even needing an alarm clock.

Hearing the noise in her room, Old Lady Ye knocked on the door and came in, bringing lotus rice porridge and boiled eggs on a wooden tray.

"I think you won't go to sleep even if I try to persuade you, so eat first. Your elder brother and his friends went up the mountain before daybreak this morning, and the winnowing baskets at home were full, so we didn't continue to pick the fruits."

"Your two sisters-in-law and Ah Cheng will stay at home to help today. If you have anything to do, ask them to do it. Don't tire yourself out."

Every time Mrs. Ye started talking, she couldn't stop. She was never impatient, but would make corresponding responses.

"Then everyone has eaten, right? Only when you are full will you have the energy to work."

Old Mrs. Ye burst out laughing. "You are so smart. You have already eaten. Your father asked me to ask you if there is any heavy work that they need to do in advance. They still need to go to the fields later."

This was the first time that Ye Guo got up and all the laborers in the family were there. She thought carefully, "Do we have enough firewood at home?"

"Don't worry, I guessed it a long time ago. They are all chopped."

So she shook her head and smiled, "Then there is no more. But mother, I have to trouble you to borrow a few better sacks from the village to pack the dried honeysuckle."

When Old Lady Ye heard her say this, she knew what was going on. "Don't worry about it. I'll go and tell your father first. You can take a rest after eating, and then go over. We haven't finished picking the newly picked ones yet, so it'll take some time."

The last sentence of Old Lady Ye was obviously said to let her rest in peace.

But she had just woken up, so how could she continue sleeping? After eating, she went to the yard immediately. As expected, everyone was so busy that no one even noticed her presence.

So she used the same posture she used when giving speeches on stage before, clapped her hands, and attracted everyone's attention.

"Mother, sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and all my friends, listen to me: high temperature will destroy the medicinal properties of honeysuckle, but it is difficult to control the temperature if it is roasted directly. So, Acheng and Ali, you should light a fire in the backyard first, and then use tongs to clamp the charcoal that is almost burned under the iron pot."

"Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, you stay by the pot and stir regularly to ensure even drying and prevent burning."

"When the honeysuckle becomes dry, yellow-white in color, and easy to break, it can be removed from the pot and cooled."

"After it cools down, you will be responsible for packing the honeysuckle into bags. It will be ready the day after tomorrow, so you can sell it directly."

"The most important thing about drying honeysuckle is temperature control and even turning. Everyone can take turns doing their jobs. The two sisters-in-law should never try to be stubborn. If you get tired, we will replace them."

"If everyone has no objection, let's start now. Those who haven't finished selecting can spread them out and deal with them when we have time."

Ye Guo had no doubts about the execution ability of her family members. Moreover, she personally supervised every step, so it went incredibly smoothly.

Ye Wan is a down-to-earth person. Seeing that everyone was busy, she was afraid that she would be forgotten, so she asked anxiously what she was going to do.

Then they were arranged to burn the wood ash.

Ye Guo found a wooden barrel in the side room, and used a round wooden stick to crush the wood ash into powder. He then added water and stirred it evenly, then placed it in a corner to let it sit.

"Aunt, what are you going to do?" Ye Wan was full of curiosity.

It takes time for the wood ash to sit still, so he smoothly changed the subject.

"My eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law seem very tired. Xiaowan, go over and help first. I'll call you if there's anything else."

Ye Wan was a diligent person. Before she left, she looked at the barrel reluctantly and said, "Aunt, you must remember to call me later!"

She always felt that her sister-in-law was doing great things, and she was eager to participate and make a contribution.

Ye Guo nodded and agreed.

But this wait would mean waiting until Ye Guo woke up from his nap at noon.

She immediately looked at the wooden barrel and found that the wood ash water had been clearly stratified. So she carefully poured out the transparent layer on top.

Turning around, they looked at Ye Wan, and both of them were shocked.

But Ye Guo immediately laughed and said, "Xiao Wan, you're here just in time. Take the water in this wooden bucket and follow me to the kitchen."

When they got to the kitchen, she put the lard in a pot and heated it to about 50 degrees. Then she asked Ye Wan to pour the lard into a large bowl with a notch that had been dried in advance.

There was only half a bowl of lard. Ye Guo poured the wood ash water while directing, "Don't stop. Stir in a clockwise direction at a constant speed."

Ye Wan's arms were becoming more and more exhausted, but she did not dare to slack off for the moment. Gradually, she saw the liquid becoming more and more viscous.

"Aunt, it has changed. It has changed color. It has turned white."

Because it was mixed quite evenly, the liquid in the bowl had turned into a thin custard state. There were no spices, but Ye Guo was at the doorstep, so I picked some wild mint, squeezed the juice and added it in.

"Stir it ten more times, and I'll get the mold."

The mold she mentioned was actually a small drawer. Considering that Ye Wan's hands were shaking, she did it herself and poured the water into it.

"It will take one night for it to take shape. Come to my room tomorrow morning." Saponification also takes time, so she was not in a hurry.

"Okay, I'll take it to your room now."

Ye Guo wanted to say that it was not necessary, but he saw that the latter had already carefully picked up the drawer with a serious expression.

Forget it, it’s good to be a useless person.