Chapter 6: Spices
Qin Sushan stood up, took a few steps forward, was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "Gao Shilian is right, this is an impossible thing. Yesterday, my grandfather and I actually knew each other in our hearts. ”
"That'...... You guys? Chen Feng was puzzled.
"Grandpa, he has already taken the car south, and there are a few friends in the Western Regions over there, if he can borrow money, at least he can cope with the current level."
"Oh." Chen Feng suddenly realized, "It turns out that you agreed to come down in the morning, but you just wanted to delay a little time." ”
Qin Sushan nodded, and said, "Young Master Chen, although we have only met a few times, I have already seen your sincerity. The rest of the matter will not bother you anymore, let us deal with it ourselves, whether it is good or bad, it is up to fate. ”
Chen Feng sighed lightly, but he didn't have much to say at the moment, letting him get tens of thousands of taels of silver in a short period of time by himself, it was like asking a child to lift a house, which did sound a bit unbelievable.
However, he is a person who has traveled back in time, and this ancient society itself is a huge market to be explored.
"Miss Qin, I'm afraid you won't be able to believe what I'm saying now, since that's the case, let's speak with facts. Fifteen days later, if your grandfather fails to bring the money back, I will still say the same thing, believe me, the Gao family will not be able to take you away. ”
After Chen Feng finished speaking, the corners of his mouth rose to reveal a meaningful smile, and he turned to leave.
Qin Sushan looked at him, and for some reason, that smile seemed to have magical power, which made her heart feel a lot calmer for no reason.
The crescent moon hung high, the night gradually deepened, and the lights in Chang'an City were also extinguished, returning to the night.
There was silence, only a knocking sound came from under the Tongqu River, and a long black shadow was cast under the faint moonlight under the huge gate.
"Chang'an is a month, and thousands of households pound clothes. Li Bai's poem, I have personally experienced it today. ”
Chen Feng sat on the stone steps by the riverbank, looking at the woman squatting by the water and rubbing her clothes, the smile on her face became stronger and stronger, and finally got up and walked down.
"This sister-in-law, try to wash that clothes with this thing of mine. Don't worry, don't ask for money. ”
Chen Feng took out a milky white rectangular cube from his pocket and handed it to the woman, who looked at him suspiciously, and finally carefully applied a little bit to the sackcloth.
"You can rub it into a lather and then put it in the water to float it a little more."
Chen Fengdao.
As far as he knows, in the earliest days, the ancients used plant ash to clean clothes, and later developed a little bit of alkali making technology.
However, although it has arrived in the Tang Dynasty, the laundry alkali used is still very rough, and it is very difficult to completely wash the clothes.
After a short while, I heard the woman suddenly exclaim, "What kind of alkali are you, I only applied a little bit, and the mud was completely washed away." ”
Chen Feng smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, my name is soap, which is a secret craft in my hometown, and today I took it out just to let everyone enjoy the benefits." ”
The woman's face was overjoyed, and she hurriedly waved at the other washerwomen, telling them to come and try it too.
Chen Feng simply took out all the soaps he had just made in the room and distributed them.
He used the Hou's alkali method invented by Mr. Hou Debang, and the principle and materials are relatively simple, but it is shocking enough in this era.
"Young man, we're tired enough to do this and that every day, and we have to come here at night to pound clothes, you can save us a lot of effort, but I don't know if you want to sell it......"
After the women finished using it, they all stood there and talked non-stop, and their eyes looked at Chen Feng with a little curiosity and expectation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, don't worry, I only charge money for raw materials, and you can get one piece for a few copper plates. As long as you're okay and help me talk about it. Chen Feng said with a smile.
"Is that true?"
The woman who was using the soap in her hand said happily, nodded again and again, and looked at the little thing in her hand, but the more she looked at it, the happier she became.
Seeing that the propaganda work was almost done, Chen Feng said goodbye and found an inn to stay, and he had to make a batch of soap overnight tonight.
Time passed, and the candles had changed, but there were hundreds of bars of soap piled up on the table.
Outside the window, the crowing of roosters sounded one after another, and the morning light was revealed little by little, gradually illuminating the entire Chang'an City.
Chen Feng stretched out his arms, yawned, and packed the soap piece by piece in a cloth bag and went downstairs.
There are many people who rush to the morning market, and all kinds of stalls selling food, farm tools and cloth in the market have already set up shelves, and shouts and shouts come and go.
Chen Feng found a vacant space, took out the written rice paper and pasted it on the wall behind him, and the two big words 'soap' were very eye-catching.
At first, many people saw that the stall owner only took out some small rectangular strips, and did not see anything rare, so they hurriedly glanced at it and left.
But if he was curious, he couldn't help but ask Chen Feng what the so-called 'soap' was, and after the people gathered a little more, Chen Feng unhurriedly took out the prepared wooden basin and water, as well as a black coat.
"Everyone, look at it, you will use this for laundry in the future, saving time, effort and money."
Chen Feng shouted while applying soap to the clothes and putting them in the water to wash, and after a while, he saw that the water was getting more and more turbid, and the clothes were revealing their bright colors.
There were still doubters who wanted to ask, but several middle-aged women broke in from the crowd and shouted: "We have used all this young man's soap, and the effect is very good, don't stop us from buying it if you don't buy it." ”
As she spoke, several women threw down a bag of copper coins and took away a lot of soap, as if they were afraid that others would rob them.
After a moment of silence, only a commotion was heard in the crowd, and the others no longer hesitated and stuck up in unison.
In the evening, Chen Feng returned to Qin's house, touching the swollen money bag around his waist, very satisfied.
Today is a good start, and the next thing is to wait for it to slowly ferment.
Qin Sushan didn't know when he came to Chen Feng's side, and his eyes were quite complicated when he looked at him.
"Chen Gongzi, is this your way of making money? Is your stuff good, it's really possible to earn tens of thousands of taels in time, but we only have fifteen days, are you sure you can really do it? ”
Chen Feng turned his head to stare at Qin Sushan's eyes, and his face flushed with two blushes.
"Give me all the manpower and spices that your Qin family can muster now, and I promise to give you a satisfactory answer in fifteen days."
Qin Sushan looked at Chen Feng's resolute expression, somehow believed him, agreed, and went down immediately.