The charcoal fire under the stove was booming, and the pot was gurgling and steaming. Li Yi put the thinly sliced mutton into the pot. After being scalded by the soup, he quickly turned it up. Suddenly, an afterimage flashed across, snatching the mutton he ordered just now with lightning speed...
Li Yi cast a glance at Liu Ruyi. In terms of hand speed, he is still not comparable to Miss Liu Er.
For the sake of cutting the mutton today, I don't care about these trivial things with her.
I picked up another piece of mutton that was as thin as a sheet of paper, dipped it in the well-prepared bowl, and it melted in my mouth. She was able to cut the mutton so thinly that Ms. Liu's knife skills really lived up to her reputation.
Naturally, hot pot cannot be eaten without spiciness. I did not find a place selling chili in the market. Fortunately, there are many kinds of seasonings here, so I found a substitute. Although the spiciness still cannot be compared with chili, it can only That's enough.
"Xiaohuan, add some more tofu, by the way, some green vegetables, mushrooms, radishes..." Li Yi took a sip of a glass of fruit wine while directing the little maid. Although eating hot pot in autumn is not as enjoyable as winter, Li Yi, who has already felt itchy, can't wait that long.
"Sister, eat slowly, no one will grab it from you." Seeing Li Yi pick up a piece of tofu from the pot and put it in his mouth, he was so hot that he breathed in and refused to spit it out, Liu Ruyi said a little funny.
"Why is no one snatching it..." Li Yi cast a glance at Miss Liu Er who was opposite, and kept moving his hands, scooping up the mutton he put in just now.
It will be winter in two months, and there will still be many opportunities to eat hot pot in the future. It is necessary to instill hot pot etiquette to Ms. Liu Er. It is very impolite to take away things that others put in deliberately...
Eating hot pot is actually eating the atmosphere. The family gathers around the small stove, chatting while eating, and the little maid has not followed Li Yi recently. Finally, there is a chance, and the chatterbox can never be closed again.
Lao Fang came here by smelling the smell, and when he opened the door, he couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
My eyes were fixed on the hot pot in the middle of the room, and I couldn't move it away.
"Old Fang is here, Xiaohuan, go and add a pair of chopsticks to Uncle Fang." Li Yi greeted Xiaohuan.
"What a shame..."
Lao Fang showed his trademark silly smile again, moved a small chair with embarrassment and sat next to Li Yi, waited for Xiaohuan to bring him chopsticks, scooped in the pot, but found nothing After picking it up, the smile froze on his face.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I've eaten all the dishes... It would be great if you came earlier." Li Yi looked up at Lao Fang, and asked tentatively, "Why don't you have some soup?"
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There was still a little mutton left, and the dishes were not finished. Watching Li Yi add soup to the pot, and the meat and vegetables were all put into the pot, Lao Fang had a happy expression on his face again.
While waiting for the dishes to be cooked, Lao Fang took out a translucent object from his arms, handed it to Li Yi, and said, "Grandpa, the soap you mentioned last time seems to be ready, take a look, okay?" make."
Looking at the square and lumpy object in Lao Fang's hand, Li Yi's eyes could not help but light up.
In this era when poor people generally bathe with saponin beans, it is a very happy thing to have a piece of soap.
Some time ago, Lao Fang bought some soda flour and lime, and used the saponification reaction to make a batch of soap. Cold-process soap needs nearly a month of maturity before it can be used. During this time, Li Yi was busy with Ruyilu. So I asked Lao Fang to count the days and inform him when the time came.
After eating the hot pot just now, my hands were naturally greasy, and I couldn't wait to get some water. After rubbing the soap in the water, my hands formed a rich layer of foam.
This is the advantage of handmade soap. It has a lot of foam and strong decontamination ability. It has amazing cleaning ability and does not cause any damage to the skin.
When Li Yi made the first batch of soap, he didn't add any messy things to it. Although it didn't look good, it was very practical.
After rubbing the generated foam on the hands for a while, and then rinsing with water, there is no greasy feeling on the hands anymore.
"My lord, what is this?" Xiaohuan blinked curiously at the soap in Li Yi's hand, and was very surprised by the thing that could produce foam.
"Well, it's called soap. It's used for washing hands and bathing. It's much better than bath beans."
"So it's soap." The little maid nodded and said half-understanding.
"What soap, can soap compare with my soap?" Li Yi pinched her little face and said, "I just finished eating hot pot, and I smell bad, go take a bath."
"Xiaohuan has no smell..." The little maid stretched out her sleeve and smelled it, muttered something, and ran to the kitchen to boil water.
When Li Yi turned around, he found Miss Liu Er was rubbing bubbles and playing there, as if she was very interested in soap.
Then... Li Yi's first bar of soap was ruthlessly confiscated by her.
She takes a shower every day when she comes back from practice, and this soap is obviously better than bath beans.
Seeing that he couldn't beat her, Li Yi didn't bother with her. The first batch of soap made cost about a few dozen yuan, some of which were kept at home, and the rest were shared by Lao Fang and the others. .
The self-made soap does not add chemical stabilizers, preservatives, preservatives, etc. Of course, Li Yi does not add it if he wants to. Generally, the use date is about one year.
According to the tutorial in the book, it was actually made at one time, and then I will make some in small batches, improve the process, add some essential oils and fragrances to it, and it will be the real soap. As for the current finished product, it can only be called soap , if some sulfur is properly added, it is sulfur soap, which has a certain effect of sterilizing and removing insects, and can prevent diseases. For this era of poor hygiene awareness, it has higher practical value.
Ruyilu has been withdrawn for a long time, and it is time to launch a new product.
This time, Li Yi plans to take the low-end and high-end routes. Ordinary soaps are sold at a lower price and follow the civilian route. Fragrant soaps are slightly more expensive and take the noble route. Of course, the fragrance can also be customized , but the price will be higher.
Covering both low-end and high-end markets, the profit is probably higher than that of Yilu.
However, because the production cycle is too long, when the soap is officially sold, I am afraid it will have to wait until next year.
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With the sharing of other shops, Ruyifang's business has been booming for two days, and then gradually decreased. There are a few girls and Lao Fang in the shop to take care of them, so he doesn't have to worry about it. It has been two days since he went down the mountain. up.
When you have nothing to do, practice martial arts, tell a few adapted fairy tales to the little maid, or find some interesting books in the library to recharge yourself, and live a very leisurely life.
It was late at night, and the Liuye village was extremely quiet. Hundreds of miles away, in Jingdu, in the imperial palace, in a certain magnificent palace, it was equally quiet.