I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 109 Making Soap
After listening to the old patriarch's words, Zhan Feiyu couldn't help looking at Cunzheng and Zhan Wencheng, "If the clan comes to do this business, then the fourth brother will suffer."

"I'm not working in vain. I'm selling groceries at home, and then people from other villages will come to sell wild and dry goods, and naturally they will buy some groceries." Zhan Wencheng said with a smile, he earned a little less, but For the long-term unity of the village, this is more appropriate.

Do not suffer from scarcity but from inequality!Zhan Feiyu is a scholar, so he naturally understands this truth.

Seeing that the old patriarch and the others had already discussed it, Zhan Feiyu said: "It is also possible, great grandfather, my teacher will open a workshop in the future, and I will try to build the workshop in the village."

"What?" The old patriarch and the others were taken aback in shock. They were first surprised that Zhan Feiyu had a teacher, and then excited that there would be a workshop in the village.

At that time, the villagers will work in the workshop, which is much better than planing food in the field. If they are diligent, the fields will not be abandoned, and the workshop's money can be earned, which is two shares of money.

"I just have this idea now, and it will take at least half a year." Zhan Feiyu estimated the time. After all, she has a soap recipe, but she hasn't practiced it yet. Time to intervene, the teacher had to send someone over.

The old patriarch laughed happily, "Don't worry about the workshop, now the weather is good, and with the money earned from selling vegetables, every family can have a good year by the end of the year."

Thinking that the Zhan clan would become more and more prosperous, the old patriarch told Villager Zheng and Zhan Wencheng beside him: "During this period of time, you and Wencheng should pay more attention to the people in the village, and money is touching people's hearts. They go into the workshop."

"Yes, you can't let a rat droppings ruin a pot of soup." The clan elders nodded in agreement.

There are hundreds of people in the village, most of the villagers are simple and kind, but there are always some cunning and vicious ones.

Generally, there is a secret recipe for being able to open a workshop. If the villagers get distracted and leak the recipe for a little money, it is a big deal for the villagers not to continue working in the workshop. If Xiaoyu’s teacher has a problem with Xiaoyu because of this , that is not worth the candle.

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farm.

Gu Qingzhou looked puzzled at Zhan Feiyu who was squatting in front of the stove, "What are you doing with the ashes from the bottom of the pot?"

"Teacher, I can't explain it to you." Zhan Feiyu couldn't talk about the saponification reaction, he could only speak with facts.

Most of the plant ash was filled in the copper basin, and Zhan Feiyu poured the water in the bucket into it, just submerged the plant ash a little more, and then stirred it with a bamboo pole.

No matter how unrestrained Gu Qingzhou is, he is still a child of an aristocratic family after all. Looking at Zhan Feiyu with a little black ash on his cheeks, and then at the ashes and dust rising in the kitchen, he shook his head in disgust, "If it weren't for this money, it was all yours. If you take it, even the teacher will suspect that you are here to cheat money."

Zhan Fei, who gave out the silver and the prescription, stared straight at the fishy eyes, and the movements of his hands sped up, and after a while, he stirred the ash evenly.

"Teacher, do me a favor." Zhan Feiyu unfolded the white cotton cloth and asked Gu Qingzhou to hold it, while he picked up the gourd scoop and poured the well-mixed water on the cotton cloth one by one, and used the cotton cloth to filter the inside of impurities.

Gu Qingzhou looked at the clean mixed water in the wooden basin, and was a little interested, "What should I do next?"

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have thought that adding water to plant ash is also a secret recipe.

"Pour it into the pot and cook slowly, remove the water in it." When Zhan Feiyu opened his mouth, Gu Qingzhou poured the water in the pot directly into the pot.

The corner of Gu Yuan's mouth twitched as he stood aside, looking at the master and apprentice occupying the kitchen, he wanted to ask what's for lunch?Can this pan be reused?
"Gu Yuan, come and watch the fire." Gu Qingzhou greeted, and after he and Zhan Feiyu washed their hands, the master and apprentice took the chairs and sat down, and started the class without wasting time.

"Do you agree with the way of Confucius and Mencius?" After Gu Qingzhou finished speaking, he saw Zhan Feiyu's eyes suddenly rounded, his eyebrows raised high, and he looked like he was furious.

Zhan Feiyu stared at the smiling Gu Qingzhou sadly and angrily, his teeth itching in annoyance, is this a great Confucian in the world?But any scholar would not ask such a question.

"Only you and my master and apprentice are here. Heaven knows and the earth knows that you know and I know. It doesn't have to be like this." Gu Qingzhou laughed loudly, looking at Zhan Feiyu who dared not speak out in a good mood, and continued leisurely : "That's right, if you are a stickler, you won't think about studying the imperial examinations, the way of Confucius and Mencius, that's all there is to it."

Gu Yuan, who was sitting in front of the stove and lighting the fire, added firewood silently, he was not worthy of being a human being.

"Teacher, it is important to be the same as others, not to be different from others. We should know some things well, so don't say them." Zhan Feiyu begged with a bitter face. With such a teacher, Zhan Feiyu can imagine the future Days of fear.

Gu Qingzhou didn't want to frighten the little disciple, so he said with a smile: "Sage Confucius said that he is a learner, and he said: "Speaking but not writing, believing and loving the ancients. People who learn are able to have faith in what they learn and benefit from it. To learn from the predecessors, not to seek differences from the predecessors by self-creation."

Confucius said that he only narrates and clarifies the theories of his predecessors, he does not create at will, and believes in and loves ancient things.These words are actually a humble attitude of Confucius towards the continuation of the wisdom of the sages.

Zhan Feiyu thought about it for a while and said: "The old master said: It's too bad, I'm declining, and I don't dream of Duke Zhou again for a long time. The study of the sages, the one who pursues dreams day and night is Duke Zhou."

Duke of Zhou: surnamed Ji, named Dan, younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, ancestor of the king of Lu, and ancient sage most admired by Confucius.

Confucius said that he hadn’t dreamed of the Duke of Zhou for a long time, but it was because he was old and old, and he felt that life was not at the right time, and his luck was not good. But even so, his desire to revive the way of Duke Zhou was still strong, so he could tirelessly organize it. Classics, carefully teach disciples.

"Children can be taught." Gu Qingzhou looked at Zhan Feiyu admiringly. The little girl is really smart and flexible!
Kong Shengren has political ambitions, but he is often trapped by the environment and can only dormant. Zhan Feiyu wants to study for the imperial examination, even if he does not agree with Confucianism in his heart, he can only be harmonious but different, unless she does not want the imperial examination.

"Since you are my disciple and you have a teacher, you should not act sharply and extremes in the future." Gu Qingzhou solemnly warned, Zhan Feiyu seems to be well-behaved, but in his bones there is a kind of madness that would rather be broken than whole.

Gu Qingzhou can spy on her by watching her actions. She dared to put a knife on Sun Fu's neck when Sun Fu committed a crime that day, and put him in the county government prison. The way of doing this can be said to be the opposite. If you are not cautious in your words and deeds, you will definitely be caught in the future.

Half an hour later, after listening to Gu Qingzhou finish "The Analects of Confucius-Xue Er Pian", Zhan Feiyu ran back to the stove, looked at the half-boiled water in the pot, and threw the raw egg next to it into it.

"What are you doing?" Gu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, but saw the egg floating on the water.

"Low fire is enough." Zhan Feiyu raised his lips and smiled, and quickly fished out the eggs. The concentration of the alkaline water has reached, "Teacher, I will pour the lard, and you will stir it."

Gu Qingzhou, who was captured, put on his wide sleeves, took the bamboo pole, waited for Zhan Feiyu to pour the warm lard on the stove into the pot, and then began to stir, round and round until the liquid in the pot became thick It's almost impossible to stir.

Gu Qingzhou moved his sore arm, and said in a bad mood: "I have never been so tired when I was writing a post."

Busy pouring the thick liquid from the pot into the wooden square box, Zhan Fei replied without raising his head: "Teacher, there are ten yuan in total, and we will see the result tomorrow."

Gu Qingzhou looked at the milky white paste in the wooden box, and asked straight to the point, "Did you add the amount of lard and water at will?"

"Yeah." Zhan Feiyu nodded, smiling innocently, "I remember the formula, but I don't remember the ratio. After seeing the effect tomorrow, I will try a few more times at that time, and I will know how much alkaline water to add. lard."

Gu Yuan, who has been acting as a tool man, couldn't help asking: "This is too simple, but if someone leaks it, this recipe will not be kept."

Gu Yuan couldn't help but feel moved when he thought that he still took [-]% of the bonus. If this soap is really as easy to use as Zhan Feiyu said, and the cost is low, it will definitely earn a lot of money.

"Lard can't be hidden from people, so it can only be kept secret on the alkaline water you mentioned." Gu Qingzhou thought for a while, then looked at Zhan Feiyu with a smile, "What are you going to do?"

"Ming repaired the plank road and secretly kept Chen Cang." Since Zhan Feiyu planned to open a workshop, he naturally thought carefully.

"Using a lot of lard and plant ash, you can make a bacon workshop." When Gu Qingzhou said this, Zhan Feiyu nodded with a smile, and the master and apprentice had a good understanding.

To make bacon, you must buy a lot of pork. The fat parts can be boiled into lard without arousing suspicion. But to smoke bacon, you need firewood and plant ash.

"Teacher, in fact, spirits can be added to the alkaline water, which can also deceive people." Zhan Feiyu offered advice. Adding alcohol can also speed up the saponification reaction, which of course increases the cost. After all, high-concentration liquor is not necessary Cheap.

The recipe for making soap is too simple and troublesome. In the end, Gu Qingzhou had to set up three workshops, one of which was planned to be built in Huai County, where bamboo is abundant, which can just make molds and small bamboo boxes for soap.

The second workshop was built in Wu County on the north side of Shangsi County, where bacon was cooked to boil lard, and plant ash was boiled into lye by the way.

The third workshop is in Jinlin Village. After the lard and lye are transported, they are mixed together in an appropriate proportion to make a paste, and then poured into molds. After the soap is formed, it is transported to the shop for sale.

"Okay, let's find someone to come over for the teacher about the workshop. Let's talk about Mencius now." Gu Qingzhou instantly entered the role of a master from a merchant.

Zhan Feiyu looked at Gu Qingzhou warily, fearing that his words would be so shocking that he would die endlessly!I am still a little boy, if I am led astray by my teacher, I might become the first victim of literary inquisition in the Daqing Dynasty, how can I write art in the future.

"Just this little guts?" Gu Qingzhou shook his head contemptuously, pulled the chair and sat down, "Okay, you are my disciple of Gu Qingzhou, if you are not even a child, you will lose face as a teacher."

Zhan Feiyu sat down, straightened his body, and declared solemnly with a fat face, "Teacher, I want to take the imperial examination, please use the way of Confucius and Mencius to torture me."

Hearing the word toxin, Gu Qingzhou laughed out loud, as he thought so back then.

Although Zhan Feiyu became a teacher, he did not announce it to the public.

In the past few days, she stopped going to the county school and came to Gu Qingzhou every day. Both the master and the apprentice knew that there was not much time. As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, it was impossible for Gu Qingzhou to stay in Shangsi County for a long time. Once he left, Zhan Feiyu had to go to the county school to study.

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Nanxuan Mansion, the same mansion.

"Father, since the imperial court didn't announce that the movable type printing technique was invented by that damn girl, how about us..." Tong Zhao made a gesture to wipe his neck, but the 16-year-old young face was full of murderous intent.

Among the three brothers of the same family, Tong Xu already has a reputation as a scholar. The master in the family is a juren, but it is enough to teach Tong Xu; When he grows up, he looks more like a dude.

Tong Tongzhi has been in a very bad mood for the past few days. Although he righteously killed his relatives and abandoned Sun Fu, such actions are also chilling. He can be so cruel to his in-laws, let alone their allies and subordinates.

In addition, Tong Tongzhi preserved his official position, but the senior officials of the Tongfu in the court were reprimanded by the sage, and the official was downgraded to become a fourth rank. He lost his backing, and Tong Tongzhi had lost control of Nanxuan Mansion.

Sitting on the chair, Tong Xu looked at Tong Zhao who was screaming for beating and killing, and reprimanded him irritably, "Second brother, shut up! Whenever Zhan Feiyu is killed, the prefect Zhang will be able to thoroughly investigate the case, and finally we will be wiped out by Tongfu." !"

"If you can't bear it, you will make a big mess." Tongzhi glanced at the eldest son with satisfaction, and warned the second and third sons: "The more you can't mess up at this time, the more you can kill Zhan Feiyu to relieve your hatred, but you have to catch up with him." Tongfu, this is an insanely foolish approach."

When Tong Yao thought that the same mansion was involved in his marriage, Zhan Feiyu, a country girl, dared to refuse!After the news spread, Tong Yao didn't go to the academy for five days, which was too shameful.

"Father, are we going to suffer this dull loss?" Tong Yao shouted angrily, his fat face was full of anger.

On weekdays, a yellow-haired girl would not need them to take action. With an order, someone would naturally deal with Zhan Feiyu to vent their anger on them. How could they be so aggrieved this time.

Tong Tongzhi ignored the two sons who were screaming for beatings and killing, but said to Tong Xu: "News has spread from the capital, and the Holy One has sent the Imperial Academy Gu Dashi to deal with this matter."

"What?" Tong Xu stood up and looked at Tong Tongzhi in shock, "Scholar Gu is in Nanxuan Mansion?"

There are tens of thousands of scholars in the world, but in recent years, there is only one Gu Qingzhou who has won six yuan in a row. He was born in the Gu family of Nanling, and he has more classmates with the current saint. But what Tong Xu really cares about is that Gu Qingzhou never accepted disciples. Let me tell you, if you want to accept disciples, you must accept someone who is close to your eyes.

As soon as this word came out, how many scholars wanted to meet Gu Dashi by chance, and even asked about Gu Qingzhou's life preferences, especially since he had never married and had children, and there were rumors of broken sleeves at one time, and there were young and handsome students who were even more concerned Hairpin just went out.

"The Qin family has sent people to search secretly, but they found nothing." Tong Tongzhi also sent people in private, but he acted cautiously. At this time of turmoil, Tong Tongzhi would not dare to inquire about Gu Qingzhou's whereabouts. He only sent people to keep an eye on Qin. Family.

"Wan Yunhao also wants to be a teacher?" Tong Xu said bitterly, both jealous and contemptuous of Wan Yunhao.

Jealous of him becoming famous when he was young, and now he is the master of Juren; but he also despised him for abandoning his mentor and joining the Qin family, and married the daughter of the Qin family as his wife. He has a talent for reading but no arrogance.

At the same time, there were seven or eight people sitting in the study of the Qin family, and they were also talking about Gu Qingzhou.

"Father-in-law, I suspect that Master Gu is in Shangsi County." Wan Yunhao's eyes were a bit sleep-deprived and gray.

After knowing the news about Gu Qingzhou, Wan Yunhao was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. If he could become a teacher of Gu Dashi, then he would go straight up in the sky from now on. What would the Qin family, the Yue family, be worth.

Patriarch Qin, who was sitting in the main seat, was very satisfied with Wan Yunhao's son-in-law, and said, "Talk about it."

"Firstly, movable type printing was brought up by Zhan Feiyu. Because of love and reason, the University scholar will definitely go to see Zhan Feiyu; secondly, the same day, the eldest son used the jade pendant to force Zhan Feiyu, but she took it out easily. The 4000 tael bank note, I suspect is the bank note of Gu Dashi." Wan Yunhao only hated that he didn't pay attention to Zhan Feiyu's whereabouts when he was in Shangsi County that day, maybe he had seen Gu Dashi long ago.

(End of this chapter)