Great changes in the countryside

Chapter 161 Good Day Trial Production

Twelfth lunar month twenty-two.

This day was jointly chosen by grandparents, and the two elders were serious and solemn.

This made Chen Yang, his eldest sister and his second brother nervous, and were very cautious, fearing that they would get a lottery.

From [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] am on the [-]nd of the twelfth lunar month, it is best to start construction after [-]:[-] am.

The three brothers and sisters are waiting for each other.

Just after eight o'clock, grandpa waved his hand, "Start work."

One kilogram of caustic soda was poured into the tank by Chen Yang, and then four kilograms of hot water were poured in.

The hot water has been boiled long ago, and it is only about sixty or seventy degrees.

The second brother was wearing protective goggles and gloves, and was holding a wooden stick to stir caustic soda and hot water.

This cylinder is smaller and placed in a wooden barrel. There is a rope hoop on the cylinder and two wooden sticks are tied.

Grandpa carried a bucket of cold water, and poured cold water into the wooden bucket to lower the temperature of the alkaline water.

Chen Yang came to another tank and poured in ten kilograms of olive oil.

This water tank was also placed in a large wooden barrel.

The eldest sister also took a wooden stick and began to stir the olive oil.

The second sister brought a bucket of freshly boiled hot water, scooped the hot water into the wooden bucket, and continuously raised the temperature of the olive oil.

Chen Yang was wearing gloves, holding a thermometer in one hand, back and forth from both sides, constantly measuring the temperature of the alkaline water and olive oil.

The temperature of the alkaline water dropped to 41 degrees, and the temperature of the olive oil rose to 39 and a half degrees, both of which were close to [-] degrees.

"Third brother, pour the lye water." Chen Yang shouted.

Together with the grandfather, the second brother held the two wooden sticks next to the tank with four hands, carried the water tank to this side, and slowly poured the alkaline water in the tank into the olive oil.

The eldest sister speeds up the stirring.

After a few minutes, Chen Yang yelled at his second brother, "Third brother, you take over from your elder sister."

The second brother didn't dare to neglect, took the wooden stick and continued to stir quickly.

"Brother, how long does it take to stir?" the second brother asked.

"Watching the alarm clock, stirring non-stop for half an hour."

"Oh my God."

Chen Yang took the plastic oiled paper and handed it to Grandpa, "Grandpa, after mixing, seal it with oiled paper."

The eldest sister asked, "Brother, what's next?"

"Next, turn on and stir every one and a half hours, 10 minutes each time, seal it with oiled paper after stirring. This kind of stirring needs at least two times."

The second brother complained while working, "Brother, this job is not easy."

Chen Yang kicked his second brother, "Boy, this is labor, this is life."

Sunny morning.

The whole family came out, sat in the yard, and watched Big Brother and the others make soap.

After finishing the stirring, seal the oil paper, wait for an hour and a half and then stir for 10 minutes.

Wait another hour and a half and stir for another 10 minutes.

Chen Yang came over, took a pair of chopsticks, dipped some of the saponified solution, and dripped it on the old newspaper.

Okay.

Chen Yang brought a bottle of essential oil, opened it, and poured ten drops into the solution.

"Third, just stir for another 2 minutes and it will be done."

"Okay." The second brother started to stir again.

After about 2 minutes.

Chen Yang waved his hands and shouted, "Okay, now start casting."

Grandpa brought an iron bucket and scooped the saponification solution into the iron bucket with a ladle.

Chen Yang carried the iron bucket and came to the mold in the yard.

Each set of molds has two inlets.

The eldest sister and the second brother each took a ladle and poured the saponification solution into the mold.

On the other side, Grandpa has scooped the remaining saponification solution into another iron bucket.

Chen Yang carried the iron bucket and came to another set of molds. Like the elder sister and the second brother, he poured the saponification solution into the mold one by one.

One kilogram of caustic soda, four kilograms of water, and ten kilograms of olive oil can only fill two sets of molds.

Two sets of molds can make 64 bars of soap each time.

(End of this chapter)