Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 88 The undisturbed handmade soap
As Baozi's belly is getting bigger day by day, and the weather is getting warmer, Xue Lang's table, after eating several meals of wild vegetables, finally has a meal of leeks, fresh vegetables, and spring is indeed here. !
In the barracks, there was a group of sergeants walking forward and in unison, and there were also many men lining up and walking in unison to work in the fields beside the fields.

Ma Yuanliang has become a frequent visitor to Tingfengyuan. Whenever he is free, this kid will go to Tingfengyuan from time to time. Because of Princess Pingyang's promotion of queue training, he was promoted to the school captain, and the soldiers under his command At that time, all of them were promoted to team leaders, and were transferred to each battalion to assist in the implementation of the formation training method.These people regarded Xue Lang as a benefactor, and they all came to visit him after he was promoted.

Because Xue Lang is a civil servant, it is not good for him to have close contacts with the generals, so, except for Ma Yuanliang, a kid who considers himself a nephew, the rest are not good for frequent visits.

Xue Lang counted the days and went to the empty room to check the condition of the handmade soap. It had already solidified and formed, exuding a unique smell of soap.Xue Lang made two kinds. The one made with eggs was yellowish in color, unlike the one made with rouge, which was pink.

Xue Lang used a dagger to cut off a small piece and tried it. After washing his hands and face, he didn't feel dry. Apparently, the caustic soda in the handmade soap had almost reacted with glycerin, and it was ready to use.

Xue Lang found a knife and started to cut it into small pieces. He also asked Ah Chen to find him a set of carving knives to roughly carve the shape of the cut handmade soap and engrave the logo on it.

On a whim, I also carved a set of Pleasant Goat and Xiong Da Xiong with egg handmade soap——

This Xue Lang is very good at it.The reason why Xue Qing's handmade soap is popular, at least one-third of the credit should be given to Xue Lang's sculpture.That's how the craft is developed.

The leftovers scraped off by the carving knife are packed in a small wooden box and kept for my own use.After carving, let Lamei find him two lacquer boxes, and put Pleasant Goat, Xiong Da, and Xiong in separate boxes.

The Pleasant Goats were given to Her Royal Highness, and Xiong Da and Xiong Er were sent to Miss Liu. Look at a set of five Pleasant Goats, and then see that Xiong Da and Xiong Er only have two, which seem a little thin, and took out two rouge handmade soaps, Carved into the appearance of a little raccoon and Tutu.

In order to get familiar with these images, Xue Lang was dragged by Xue Qing to watch the cartoons several times, and he could draw the appearance of the characters in the cartoons even with his eyes closed.

After everything was done, the next day Her Highness the Princess had something to discuss with him, and when she went to Her Highness's office, she picked up the box by the way.

"Youyang!"

"I have seen Your Highness."

Handing the box to Miss Mu Xue, Xue Lang said: "Your Highness, this is the cleansing soap that I made a few days ago according to the secret method handed down by my family. It is used for washing face and hands. One box is given to Your Highness, and the other box is given to Officer Liu. , Thank you His Highness and Lady Liu for your help and care, I hope you don’t dislike me for such a small gift.”

"Youyang will still do this?"

Her Royal Highness asked with a funny smile.Xue Lang said: "I assisted my sister to do it, so I know how to do it."

In ancient times, there was a kind of crude soap called pancreas. It was washed with the dirty blood of pig pancreas, the fat was torn off, ground into a paste, and then various soybean powder and spices were added. After natural drying, it was called bath beans.

Xue Lang is a single big man, if he gives bath beans to two ladies, he will be beaten out as a disciple.Therefore, he first declared that it is for washing face and hands, and besides, taking a bath with handmade soap is too wasteful.

Princess Pingyang didn't think too much, took it from Mu Xue and opened it, saw a row of yellow soap carved into weird shapes, picked up a piece and looked at it: "This looks very weird, but it's also funny, what's the meaning?"

Xue Lang said: "This is carved according to the image in a cartoon, a group of smart and cute lambs, they are anthropomorphic sheep."

"Anthropomorphism, as the name suggests, is easy to understand. What is a cartoon?"

Her Royal Highness continued to question.Xue Lang felt that he had dug a big hole for himself, and said: "It's hard to say, wait for my subordinates to draw a simple one for His Highness some other day."

Her Royal Highness nodded, picked up the lambs and looked at them one by one, all out of curiosity, she put them down after she was curious, and asked Chu Xue to put them away. Obviously, Her Royal Highness is not a childlike person.

I feel that I have blinded his Pleasant Goat in vain.Xue Lang felt a little pity silently, for someone like Her Royal Highness, she should have sent her the uncarved ones.

Her Royal Highness, who is not a childlike princess, did not disappoint Xue Lang's expectations at all, and immediately put aside the handmade soap and started talking about business: "Youyang came just in time, I have been thinking about the elite soldier policy you mentioned recently, and I, Wei Zeguan, Half of the frontier army, half of the government soldiers, how to increase the combat effectiveness of the frontier army, I am very interested in the training method you mentioned, but, in terms of replenishing physical strength, can Youyang have a way?"

When the promised soap came out, it shocked everyone?
Director, this is not the same as the agreed upon script.Xue Lang felt as lonely as snow.

However, when I think about it, I think it’s normal. Princess Pingyang’s background is so superior. She has enjoyed all the best things in this era. She has never been short of material things. Let her marvel at a mere piece of handmade soap. It is impossible, not to mention that Her Royal Highness has a deep and introverted personality, so it is not surprising to have such a reaction.

After figuring it out, Xue Lang pulled back his thoughts, thought for a while, and said: "If there is a way, there is also a way. To solve the problem of oil and water, raising pigs is good! When stationing troops, in addition to food being paid by the imperial court, vegetables , Meat can be handled by the army itself. Raising pigs is actually a very simple problem with people from the cook camp.”

The cooking class of my big PAL does this job, just copy it.Her Royal Highness pondered and said: "Pork is indeed richer than mutton, but the fattening period is also longer than that of sheep, and I may not be able to keep up with the consumption of the army."

Xue Lang said: "It's not difficult to solve the problem of the long fattening period."

"Why?"

Xue Lang said: "Just work hard on the feed!"

Her Royal Highness was stunned: "Feed? The food for feeding?"

Xue Lang rationalized the ideal method, and said with confidence: "Yes, it is feed. Take Weizeguan as an example. Weizeguan has convenient mountains and rivers. We will build a Zhuangzi in an enclosure, and the field will be used to grow vegetables needed by the army. Comprehensive breeding, pigs, Chickens, ducks, geese, and fish can all be raised together. The manure of pigs can be retting and used for farming, and the manure of chickens, ducks and geese can be used to feed fish, which can be recycled and not wasted at all.”

Her Royal Highness's eyes lit up, and she said, "You Yang hasn't said how to solve the pig feed problem yet."

Xue Lang said: "Use earthworms."

"Earthworm? Is it an earth dragon?"

Princess Pingyang asked.Xue Lang said that his thinking became clearer, nodded and said: "It's earthworms. Earthworms are very easy to breed, and they reproduce quickly. When they grow up, they can be fed to pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and fish. Earthworms have high protein content and are used to In farming, fattening is faster than the usual feeding method. The excrement of earthworms is still a good fertilizer, which can be used in the fields to increase production. In this way, the things in the farm can be recycled, and the production at that time will be The supply is definitely not a problem. If it is done well, there may be some surplus, Your Highness, this matter is very interesting, let's try it!"

The more Xue Lang said, the clearer the idea. In modern times, this is called a green ecological breeding chain.

Her Royal Highness did not say yes or no, but asked: "What is protein?"

"Protein is a nutrient that is needed by both humans and animals. Besides, Your Highness, this is not the point. The point is whether to build such a Zhuangzi?"

(End of this chapter)