When Qin Ming heard this, he thought that today was a good day. He had just baked the red bricks, and Qingwan had made soap.
Overjoyed, Qin Ming didn't care about other people's eyes. He picked up Qingwan and kissed her face, and then said:
"Wan'er, it's really amazing. Come and take me to see it."
Qin Da and his group were already used to this, and they all turned around when they saw this.
Qingwan looked at Qin Da and others with a blushing face, and then led Qin Ming into the house.
A few moments,
Qin Ming got the freshly baked soap from Wan'er.
First I put it to the tip of my nose and smelled it. There was a scent of orchid. It must be that some orchid petals were added to it.
Qin Ming took the soap and walked to the face plate. After personal experience, he felt that it was similar to some handmade soaps of later generations.
Not only can it remove stains, but I don't know if it's because of the many petals, but the floral fragrance is also very strong.
After feeling the effect, Qin Ming also firmly decided to set up a soap workshop.
Even if they don't sell it, wouldn't it be delicious for your own home? You can also give some to Li Er and Cheng Yaojin to deepen their relationship.
Wan'er was on the side and saw that Qin Ming had already used soap. He asked cautiously:
"Sir, is this soap made by Wan'er right?"
Qingming smiled and hugged Qingwan and said:
"Well, that's it, Wan'er, please make more first.
Send a few yuan to your aunt and cousin this afternoon so they can use it too. "
"In the afternoon, I will arrange for craftsmen to open a soap workshop on Zhuangzi. When there is a chance in the future, we can open a shop in Chang'an City to sell this soap."
Qingwan was also very happy when she heard this. Being able to open a shop means that this soap should be able to make money for the family.
Although there are already a lot of profitable businesses in the house now. But recently, there are more people in the house and the expenses are also very high. It is always good to have another source of income.
Qin Ming chatted with Wan'er for a while, and then they went to the restaurant to eat.
.....
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, November 15th, no time, Lantian County, Qin Mansion, study room
Qin Ming looked at the several craftsmen brought by Li Chun in the room.
After thinking for a while he asked:
"Listen to Manager Li, you were all craftsmen in the papermaking workshop before, right?"
Several people nodded after hearing this.
Qin Ming actually came to these people mainly because he wanted to know how paper was made in ancient times.
"Then tell me, if we want to make paper in our house, what should we do?"
After several people looked at each other, a thin middle-aged man stood up and said:
"Reporting to the young master, I used to work in a paper-making workshop in Shu. I know the paper-making method in Shu. If you want to make paper in Zhuangzi, you need to choose a larger open space, and then buy some bamboo and peel the bamboo into leather. , after boiling it, expose it to the sun for three months to make the bamboo skin fade, and then pound it into pulp..."
After Qin Ming listened carefully to the paper-making process in Shu during the Tang Dynasty, he understood why paper was so expensive in this era.
It turns out that most of the Shu paper used in the house is made of bamboo, and after being steamed and exposed to the sun for a hundred days, in order to make the bamboo skin fade.
No wonder paper is so expensive. First of all, there should be very few bamboo forests near Chang'an, and secondly, the 100-day exposure cycle is too long.
And most of the paper should have been shipped from the south. Or bring bamboo from the south.
With such travel and processing fees, no wonder paper is so expensive.
Qin Ming thought that later generations could just use ordinary tree bark to make paper.
I don’t know if the ancients didn’t know that bark could be used to make paper, or if there were other reasons why they only used bamboo.
In addition, if it is bleached, the bark should be easier to bleach than bamboo.
Qin Ming thought for a while and asked:
"Do you all use bamboo to make paper? Have you ever made paper using bark as a material?"
After hearing this, several people shook their heads. They didn't know whether they didn't know how to use bamboo or people of this era used bamboo, but Qin Ming didn't care.
When Qin Ming saw this, he turned to the thin middle-aged man who had just introduced him to the papermaking process and said:
"May I have your name?"
The middle-aged man said:
"Young Master, just call me Wang Wu."
"Okay, Wang Wu. From today on, you will be responsible for taking a few of them to study how to make paper from tree bark."
"Butler Li will provide you with the tools you need to make paper. I'm sure tree bark can also be used to make paper, and you can try it without the exposure process.
You guys should study together. As long as you can make paper from tree bark, I will not only eliminate your slave status, but also reward each of you with two coins. "
Several people were overjoyed when they heard this. With their status, no one wanted to escape from slavery.
Seeing that several people agreed, Qin Ming told Li Chun about building a soap workshop and let them go.
...
Qingxinyuan at the end of Youshi
After a busy day, Yang Zijun was preparing to wash up and rest, when a clear and clear voice came from outside the door.
Yang Zijun looked at his cousin's happy face and couldn't help but say:
"Cousin, why are you so happy? Tell me and let my cousin hear it."
Qingwan walked up to her cousin with an excited face, took out a few bars of soap from her pocket and said:
"Cousin, look, today I finally made the soap that the young master mentioned. The young master asked me to bring a few pieces for you and your aunt."
Yang Zijun heard Qingwan say a few days ago that Qin Ming asked her to make soap, and she also knew the use of soap.
Hearing this, he happily took the soap from Qingwan's hand and said:
"That's great. My cousin is planning to take a bath. It's time to try the soap the young master mentioned to see if it's really that good."
Qingwan raised her chin when she heard this and said:
"Of course it's easy to use, and when I wash my face with this, my skin feels smoother. I tried it this afternoon."
Yang Zijun couldn't wait to hear what he said, so he pulled Wan'er towards the inner room and said as he walked:
"Then cousin, I want to give it a try. Wan'er, let's take a shower together and wipe each other's backs. After taking a shower, can we sleep together?"
Upon hearing this, Qingwan immediately nodded in agreement. After all, she couldn't help herself.
The soap is so easy to use, so of course she wants to wash herself smelling good.
When Xiao Changxi returned to Qingxinyuan, it was already midnight. There are a lot of things going on in the house today. Manager Li has applied for two sums of money, plus a bunch of other things. She has been busy until now to finish today's accounts.
Back in the yard, I originally wanted to go in and see Zijun, so I knocked on the door a few times, but it was Qingwan with wet hair who opened the door.
Qingwan saw it was her aunt and said:
"Auntie, my cousin is still taking a shower. Please go inside first."
Xiao Changxi did not go in when she heard this, but looked at Qingwan and said:
"Since Zijun is taking a bath, my aunt will not go in. Are you sleeping with your cousin today?"
Qingwan nodded and hummed.
Xiao Changxi stroked Qingwan's wet hair and said:
"Well, your hair hasn't dried yet, so come in quickly. Auntie has also returned to the house. Do you know that you should go to bed early?"
