After Aunt Huo left, the little boy looked at Yan Shiqing and said, "Is the girl really good at making those soaps and scented soaps? Is she just trying to fool Aunt Huo?"
From Xiaowa's point of view, those things were brought back from overseas, and they were precious and precious things.
How could a girl do such a thing?
Yan Shiqing rolled her eyes at her: "What did I do to deceive grandma? You will know if you can do it later by watching."
She could make the soap with the most basic earth recipe, just plant ash water and lard.
As for soap, it's not that simple. Just add some directly extracted fragrance to it, such as the white magnolia that is still blooming in the yard because of the warmth.
When the little boy heard this, he still looked at Yan Shiqing with doubtful eyes. After a while, he said, "Girl, do you know how our clothes are washed?"
When Yan Shiqing was in Yangjiacun, she rarely washed her clothes due to lack of water. She usually washed them only once every few days, but she soaked them in water with plant ash.
After arriving at Ruanjiakeng, Xiaowa and others were present, and she also practiced medicine, so she had little time to spare. Xiaowa, Biyun and others washed the clothes.
Later, when she became pregnant and had some free time, she would not be allowed to touch these things.
After arriving here, all the household chores were arranged by Aunt Huo.xdw8
Now the little boy asked her how she knew this.
"Ashes from vegetation, or ashes from burned shells?"
Yan Shiqing looked at her little appearance, thought about it, and then asked with a little doubt.
Although Aunt Huo is in charge of the money, she will show her the income and expenditure account book of the house every month.
She had never seen the expense of buying soap, so it was probably just these two items.
But she really didn't know which girls or women in Jiang Mansion were doing laundry for everyone.
When the little boy heard Yan Shiqing's words, his eyes widened immediately.
"Girl, how do you know that they were soaked in ash from burned shells after being moistened with plant ash water? Not to mention, the clothes of the girl, Mr. Xuan and others are relatively much cleaner, just soak them in water with plant ash
But the ones in Zhuangzi and Xiaoyun’s have to be soaked in ashes from burned shells, otherwise they won’t be clean.”
When the little boy said this, he still didn't quite understand. In the past, when they performed tasks, their clothes were extremely dirty.
But usually you wash it yourself, just wash it several times with water soaked in plant ash.
But after I came here, I realized that on the basis of that, add water to the ashes of burned shells and soak them once.
She thought to herself that maybe it was because they didn't have any shells in Dachu, so they didn't know about it until they came here.
Yan Shiqing was slightly amused when she heard what she said.
Of course she understands why.
Their clothes are relatively clean, just use water from plant ash.
But Xiaoyun was cooking in the kitchen of the restaurant, and once the oily smoke stuck to it, it was naturally not that easy to clean.
As for the big trees, because they are busy in the farmland, the dust and sweat stains make them very dirty.
The plant ash is just alkali, so it is no problem to wash them.
But if it is too dirty, it will be difficult to wash.
However, after adding shell ash, a chemical reaction will occur and it will turn into potassium hydroxide, which is a strong base.
If this is the case, if it still cannot be cleaned, then there will be a problem.
"My guess!"
Yan Shiqing threw this sentence lightly, which made Xiaowa a little depressed.
What the girl said is not too mysterious at all.
How did she know? Could it be that her very powerful priest father said it?
Yes, the girl was in Yangjia Village before, but she has never been anywhere.
She knows this inexplicably, it must have been taught by her master.
I really want to see what the girl’s master looks like, how can he be so powerful and know so much?
But then again, where is the girl’s master from, and how does he know this?
Could it be that they are from the Hongwu Kingdom?
But how come the people from the Hongwu Kingdom were in Dachu more than ten years ago? Is it just a trick?
The more the little boy thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the way he looked at Yan Shiqing changed again and again.
But soon, she rejected this idea.
She didn't know whether the girl's master was a meticulous craftsman, but the girl definitely wasn't.
The girl used to be the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhenguo, but she grew up in this country after she was born.
After that, I followed my father and had a child. How could it be that I was a fine craftsman?
In addition to this year, she can be regarded as the person who gets along with the girl day and night.
If the girl had been careful, she would not have come here as if she were a hostage, let alone not making any movement during this period of time.
I think the girl will know, or there is something wrong with her master, but the girl doesn't know.
Either the girl is really smart, and she has only lived here for a short time, and she can still observe it even without having any contact with her.
Yan Shiqing didn't know what the little baby was thinking. Seeing that she lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking, she put Nian'an into her arms: "I'm going to change clothes. You can hold me first."
The little baby hurriedly hugged Xiao Nian'an, looked at the girl's outfit today, and nodded.
The Lian Mansion held a banquet today, so as the girl's maid, she did not go in with her, so she didn't know what was going on inside.
But judging from the girl's appearance, it seems to have worked well.
Although she was not with the girl, she learned a lot of gossip among the servants.
For example, Yang Lulan's maid Jinyan said that she heard Xia Siyu's maid Daukou say that her girl had a strange disease.
The disease was caused by nosebleeds all the time, which never got better. I didn't know how many times I called the imperial doctor, but nothing worked.
Sometimes when I'm talking to someone, I brush my nose, and there's blood dripping down, which looks very oozing.
For another example, Chen Yining's girl Wenxiu said that her husband planned to send her girl to the talent show when she has hairpins. It is said that the talent show will be held next year.
He also said that now that the princes are getting older, except for the eldest prince, it is time for the others to choose concubines.
It's just that she doesn't want the girl to be chosen by the prince, her master wants the girl to marry the second prince, etc.
As for Lin Wangzi's girl Xi'er, she didn't speak much at first, but after seeing everyone talking to each other, she couldn't help but talk about how difficult her girl's life was at home.
Her mistress was infertile, and the old lady didn't like it, so she always found reasons to tease her. As the mistress's daughter, the girl was adopted from her parents' family, so her life was really hard to describe.
He also said that if her girl had the ability to leave with her mistress, life would be much easier, etc.
In addition to these, there are some other tidbits, but for Xiaowa, the first two are the most useful.
First, Xia Siyu is the person that the girl wants to get close to. Now that the girl knows about the strange disease she has, she has some concerns.
Second, there will be a draft next year, and none of those people want to see Qi Lie. The Minister of Dali Temple is optimistic about the second prince Qi Yan.