Hearing her words, Peach Blossom said on the side: "Mother, not only did my father say that I was bored of eating, but even I felt that it was tasteless and not very delicious." ”

When Aunt Zhao heard this, she hurriedly beat her, "If you and your father hear these words that those who can't eat meat at home, they will be in a blessing and don't know how to be blessed." ”

If it weren't for the fact that the three of them were all working here in Qi Ling now, how could they spend so much money to buy pig's trotters and chicken feet, this father and daughter would dare to dislike it.

When Qi Ling saw that he had goat milk, he wanted to put the goat milk at home first, and before leaving, he said two more words to Aunt Zhao.

"Aunt Zhao, these days, you keep an eye on the workers in the workshop, pick more flowers, dry them first after picking, and put them away in a clean cloth bag after they are dry, and then after the workshop in our backyard is covered, you can put them in for storage."

Aunt Zhao listened and nodded again and again.

"Don't worry, our workers are very diligent, not lazy, and work harder than one on weekdays."

Aunt Zhao thought for a while and said, "We'll also pack the peeled wild jasmine seeds first, and then process them when you have time." ”

"Well, that's fine, remember to seal it up, don't get water, that you can't use it." Qi Ling commanded her very seriously.

When Qi Ling returned home, the first thing she did was to start digging out the stove, and she deliberately kept the ashes left over from cooking and burning in the past few days.

Don't look at the ashes of plants and trees as inconspicuous, but in fact, it can be very useful.

It can not only be sprinkled on the ground as fertilizer, but also a traditional Chinese medicine, which can be used to treat diseases and save people.

For people now, it is a good helper in the kitchen, because there is no "dish soap" in this dynasty, and the grease in the kitchen is washed with plant ash. Even some poor people even take it to wash their hair and bathe, and they can wash it very cleanly.

But the reason why Qi Ling had to save so much plant ash was to use them to make soap.

In fact, in modern times, anyone who has studied chemistry can basically make soap, because its principle is very simple, that is, the saponification reaction produced by strong alkali and oil, as long as the two are put together, a little production, the result is a soap with strong decontamination ability.

Qi Ling still remembers that when he was in school, the chemistry teacher saw that the students were not interested in chemistry, so he said that if everyone crossed over, as long as they remembered the production of several chemicals, it would be enough for everyone to eat in ancient times.

Hearing him say that, everyone who was originally drowsy in class cheered up and listened to the chemistry teacher's eloquent talk.

The chemistry teacher said that the most important thing is to remember the ratio of *, one sulfur, two nitrate and three charcoal, and the second is to remember the method of making soap, alkali plus oil, and several equations of ironmaking.

Now that Qi Ling thinks about it, he is really grateful to that chemistry teacher, who is simply an unpredictable prophet, and he actually crossed over.

And the most used now is really chemical knowledge, such as the last extraction, and the soap that is ready to be made now.

Speaking of soap making, the most convenient and easy-to-obtain alkaline substance that Qi Ling can find now is plant ash, and there are many options for oil, tea oil or various animal fats.

After taking out all the ashes in the stove, Qi Ling saw that there were a lot of impurities in it, including small broken stones, charcoal that was not completely burned, and broken grass foam used to ignite the fire.

She had to find a sieve and strain the ashes several times before she finally got half a basin of grayish-white foam with a very uniform texture.

Qi Ling began to pour boiling water into the pot containing the plant ashes little by little, until the water submerged the plant ashes within two or three finger distances, and then found a wooden stick next to it and stirred it vigorously.

After Qi Ling felt that the stirring was almost done, he put it aside and waited for it to cool down before continuing to soak.

In this way, it takes two or three days to soak it, and what you get is the alkaline substance in the plant ash, which can be used to make soap directly.

After doing this, Qi Ling cooked the goat's milk again, so that it would not be bad if it was put away, and it could be used at that time.

After finishing the work, Qi Ling remembered that she had to release the news of the dried flowers first, but it was obviously unrealistic for her to do this alone, because she didn't even recognize the people from Gujia Village, so how could she know people from other villages.

So Qi Ling thought of a person, and it was most appropriate for him to do this, this person was the chief.

So Qi Ling thought about it, put on a bag of tea and two bags of snacks, locked the door and walked to the chief's house.

When he arrived at his house, his eldest daughter-in-law was picking vegetables in the yard, and when she saw Qi Ling, she greeted her very warmly.

"Oh, it's Miss Qi Ling, why do you have time to think of coming to our house today? It's coming, it's coming, why are you still carrying things in your hands, how embarrassing it is. ”

Seeing what Qi Ling was holding in her hand, her smile was very warm.

She had heard her father-in-law say that this girl was not simple, she bought the mountain that was sold in the village last time, and even Gu Jinfeng was working for her, so she must please her.

Qi Ling smiled, "Sister-in-law, I'm looking for something from the chief today, I don't know if he's at home now?" ”

"In, in, I'll help you call him!"

When the eldest daughter-in-law heard Qi Ling's words, she hurriedly walked into the house, shouting as she went.

"Father-in-law, Miss Qi Ling came to our house and said that she was looking for you for something."

After a while, the lieutenant chief came out slowly on crutches, and was a little surprised to see that Qi Ling was alone, wasn't it Gu Jinfeng and the two of them who came together in the past?

But he didn't show it on his face, and pretended to be very calm and asked, "Miss Qi Ling, are you here to buy land again today?" Come on, come with me into the house. ”

Qi Ling shook his head and followed him into the house as he opened his mouth to explain why he had come.

"That's right, Chief, the flowers grown on my mountain won't bloom until next year at the earliest, so I want to collect some dried flowers in our village, in fact, not only in our village, but also in nearby villages, as long as they come to give me a harvest."

"Harvest dried flowers?"

The lieutenant sat on his stool and touched his beard and asked.

Qi Ling nodded and smiled slightly: "Yes, the villagers and elders can pick it by themselves, and send it to me after it is sunburned, and I will collect it by the catty, the price, naturally we will not let our own people suffer." ”

Li Chang secretly pondered in his heart, this is a good errand, just like Qi Ling's workshop and the people recruited on the mountain are all physically strong, and those children and old people can't go, but there is no requirement for picking flowers like this.

As long as you can walk and jump, you can pick some flowers to exchange for money, so that you can save a lot before autumn.