Chapter 23 Happy Harvest (1)
After being busy for a long time, the sun was at its peak, and it was noon. Chen Wang stared at the soap and asked happily: "Wanrong, Ele. Are you hungry? Mom, go cook." The soap's attraction was so great that she didn't even turn her eyes.
Chen Wanrong remembered that there was a drink with Li Qingquan and hurriedly said, "Mom, Boss Li is waiting for me to drink, I have to go quickly."
"He invites you to drink? You're so beautiful." Chen Laoshi's eyes widened, and he didn't believe it at all. He had been dealing with Li Qingquan for so many years and knew Li Qingquan very well. He just wanted Chen Wanrong to drink with his stingy spirit, unless the moon shines during the day and the sun comes out at night.
Mrs. Chen didn't believe it, and smiled and said, "Wanrong, you have been making trouble these days. After making so many good things, are you so dizzy?"
If they knew that Li Qingquan and I had a very different relationship, what would it be like to drink a drink? It was just that this was a bit long and could not be explained clearly in a few words. Chen Wanrong said seriously: "Dad, mom, what I said is true."
This was said without any doubt, and Chen Laoshi and his wife could not believe it. Chen Laoshi hesitated for a moment before asking: "Wanrong, you didn't lie to your father, right?"
"Dad, do I need to lie to you? What are the benefits of lying to you?" Chen Wanrong had to raise his voice slightly.
Chen Wangshi thought for a while and then said, "Wanrong, it's getting late now. Even if you rush over now, you may not be able to catch up. Besides, these soaps have not been finished yet, so you can't put them here? You'd better not go. Boss Li can't wait for you, he will eat them by himself."
The temperature of soap is still relatively high now, and it can only be packaged after cooling. This is another long process. Besides, Chen Wanrong is planning to sell some soap to Li Qingquan. If it is not good, he will go to drink. This is too unprofessional. Chen Wang's proposal is very reasonable. Chen Wanrong nodded and said, "Mom, let me listen to you."
Chen honestly thought that Li Qingquan, a stingy person, actually invited Chen Wanrong to drink. This was a rare good thing that happened, and he was so ruined. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful and sighed inwardly.
Chen Wanrong's first wine party in the Tang Dynasty was so bad.
"I'll go cook." Chen Wangshi explained and entered the kitchen.
Chen Wanrong followed in and rolled up his sleeves: "Mom, I'll do it."
When Chen Wang heard this, he immediately smiled on his face, and his eyes narrowed to a small slit: "Wanrong, what are you saying? Your cooking skills are better than your mother. Isn't this making fun of me?"
"Mom, don't get me wrong. No matter how good the dishes I cook, they are not as fragrant as the food I cook. How can my son eat the food I cook? " Chen Wanrong said while cleaning up.
Even the dishes cooked by a special chef are not as delicious as the dishes cooked by her mother. Which son doesn’t say that mother is good?
Chen Wang was extremely happy when he heard this, his face turned red, and he kept saying, "Wanrong, you are more and more able to speak, and you keep pleasing your mother, and I am happy to listen." After saying that, tears flashed in his eyes.
Chen Zhen came in with Chai He in. He didn't understand why, looking at Chen Wangshi's eyes full of tears, and asked strangely: "Woman, what's wrong with your eyes? Did you fall into a slag? I'll give you a blow."
"Go!" Chen Wang scolded lightly.
Chen Zhen rarely enters the stove once, so he also comes to the stove to help raise the fire. Chen Wangshi is responsible for cooking. Chen Wanrong did not do anything to adjust the dishes this time, so he honestly helped to clean up the food and helped to clean it.
Chen Wang was very happy today. He gave Chen Wanrong another meal and was filled with joy. His eyebrows were so quick that he cooked the meal soon.
As long as people use their hearts, what they do will be different. Chen Wang is very happy today. The dishes cooked are different from usual. Although they are a plate of fried meat, they are full of fragrance. Chen is so greedy that he can't help swallowing: "Woman, why are you so delicious when cooking?"
"You can only know the fragrance after eating it for years?" Chen Wang asked back.
Chen Laoshi was in a good mood and stopped arguing with her. She stuck out her tongue at Chen Wangshi and took the food to the main hall. The meal was arranged and the three of them gathered around the table to eat. Chen Wangshi and Chen Laoshi were filled with joy. The meal was very delicious.
After dinner, Chen Wanrong went to see the soap. When he touched it with his hands, he had cooled down. It was hard, and it was no different from the soap in modern society.
The Tang Dynasty did not have freezers, refrigerators, and coolants like Freon. It could only use this most primitive natural cooling method, which was very low in efficiency and took a lot of time. Fortunately, it was February and the weather was relatively cold, otherwise it would take longer.
Chen Wanrong put the soap on the table and took out the printed materials he printed yesterday. The printing materials were packaging paper designed by Chen Wanrong. "People want clothes, Buddha wants golden bodies." If they are not packaged and sold, they will greatly reduce their favorability for soap. It is from this point that Chen Wanrong decided to print a kind of exquisite packaging paper to package.
Movable type printing is one of the "four great inventions", which is a new technology that only appeared in the Song Dynasty. The printing industry in the Tang Dynasty mainly adopted woodblock printing. The so-called woodblock printing is to carve the things to be printed on hard wooden boards such as pear wood and then print, which is somewhat similar to our current stamp.
Chen Wanrong's calligraphy is really not a good deal. The instructions I wrote yesterday seemed like earthworms crawling. If it weren't for the master of He's printing workshop re-copied and carved, the printed wrapper would have been terrible.
Yesterday, Chen Wanrong humiliated the great monk Fo Guang in public. He San regarded him as an amazing figure and dared not offend him. He specially instructed the carving master to do his best. In addition to carving Chen Wanrong's explanatory text, the carving master also carved a few lifelike peonies as embellishments. The effect was very good and very exquisite.
When Chen Laoshi saw the wrapping paper, he became curious and picked up one and looked it up, saying, "It looks so beautiful! It's printed with peonies, it's peonies!"
Peony is elegant, luxurious, generous, and very popular among the world. During the Tang Dynasty, the peony in Luoyang was the best. The legend of Wu Zetian's demotion of peony to Luoyang has been passed down to this day. The legend is fake, but the real thing is that peony was very popular among the Tang people in the Tang Dynasty. From princes and nobles to ordinary people, they all knew peony.
Although Chen Laoshi is a commoner, it is not surprising that he can recognize peony. Chen Wang picked up a picture and looked at it, commenting: "This peony is printed with the true image! Wanrong, how should I wrap it?"
"Mom, that's it." Chen Wanrong first folded the wrapping paper into a square shape, then put the soap in it, finally put the paper on it together, stick it with the paste, and put it aside. This paste is made by crushing the rice and mixing it with water.
With Chen Wanrong's demonstration, Chen Wangshi and Chen Hushi did as they did, but Chen Wangshi was clever and Chen Hushi was clumsy. Chen Wangshi had already wrapped one of them, but Chen Hushi had not folded the paper yet. Chen Wangshi raised his eyebrows and said to Chen Hushi: "Old man, look at your clumsy look, you have to pack like this." He taught him step by step.
The three of them worked together and it was packed in just a short while. With the outer packaging, it was different. It looked quite pleasing to the eye. Sixteen pieces of soap were placed together, which made it even more beautiful.
Chen Laoshi glanced at him and looked around, but he couldn't see enough, and asked, "Wanrong, what are the words written?"
He could only ask Chen Wanrong if he could not read. Now Chen Houshi no longer regards Chen Wanrong as a person who can't read big words. In his mind, Chen Wanrong is already omnipotent. If he has questions, who else can Chen Wanrong ask?
Mrs. Chen wanted to know and echoed: "Wanrong, tell us."
"Dad, mom, the paper says the method and purpose of using it. In addition to washing clothes, soap can also be used to wash hands and faces, and it is also good to wash your body." Chen Wanrong made it clear in a few words.
The soap can be used to wash clothes. The couple has witnessed it with their own eyes. It is the first time I heard about it. I couldn't help but wonder: "Wanrong, this soap has a wide range of uses."
Chen Houshi suggested: "Wanrong, such a good thing needs to be sold at a good price."
"You have to say that Wanrong is smart." Chen Wangshi defended Chen Wanrong.
Chen Wanrong responded, picked up ten pieces of soap and wrapped it in oil paper. The family was poor and had no bags, so they could only use oil paper. Chen Wangshi went to the car and Chen Wanrong and Chen Laoshi carried the tanning agent to the car.
Mrs. Chen put the oil paper wrapped in soap in the car, and Chen Wanrong said, "Dad, mother, I'm leaving."
"Slow down the road, go early and come back early." Chen Wang reminded.
Chen Houshi didn't say anything unpleasant this time: "Wanrong, there is nothing to do at home. You can come back after finishing the matter, there is no hurry."
Chen Wanrong responded and said goodbye to the two elders and drove the ox cart.
Until he couldn't see Chen Wanrong, Chen Houshi rubbed his hands and said, "I have to wash my clothes with such a good thing as soap."
Chen Wangshi glanced at him and said, "You go to wash your clothes, I go to hot water to wash your body."
Chapter completed!