Chapter 42: The Biggest Scam in History (Part II)

The development of the new is accompanied by the demise of the old.

There is nothing wrong with this sentence itself, the problem is that Su Yang'er, who is addicted to invention and creativity, forgets the period of development of new things, which may be a day, a year, or decades, and old things will always exist during this period.

The soap ball in Yangbao's mouth is actually a kind of honey locust oil and spice mixture that was first seen in the Zhou Emperor period, and its production method is spread in the medicinal spectrum, divided into categories, there are more than a dozen manufacturing methods, but there are only two categories of basic materials, one is honey locust mixed dough plant ash and spices, and the second is honey locust mixed oil plant ash and spices.

For example, the piece with a strange fragrance that Su Yang'er used every day in Tangyin Su Mansion was the second type of soap ball, of course, she didn't know this, she just called it a pancreatic according to her inherent impression.

It's not impossible for her to call it that, but for those who were engaged in the manufacture of soap balls in the Song Dynasty, these are two different things.

The basic components are similar to those of the two, both of which are saponification reactions between fatty acids and the subsequent addition of grass ash alkali.

But in terms of cost, it is not the same, the cost of soap ball is far more than that of soil pancreas, the spice used in the best fragrant pancreas is a single spice, such as finely ground into powder petals and steamed dew, and the soap ball is used in mixed spices, which is formulated by a variety of flavors and incense powders, and the use of spices is extremely luxurious in the era of underdeveloped plant flavor extraction.

This is why Su Yang'er was shocked when she used soap balls for the first time.

Because this thing is not as low-level as described in later novels, on the contrary, the real soap dough workmanship and formula have been lost in the Republic of China, and the complicated workmanship and secret spice recipe are the true face of soap ball.

Of course, in terms of practicality, they are certainly not as good as the industrial soaps of later generations, which are chemical products that are further developed on their basis, with stronger decontamination ability and more durable soap bodies, and most importantly, the era in which they appeared.

The development of industrial soap was at the end of the 18th century, after the advent of the industrial revolution, a large amount of cheap sodium carbonate was obtained, and at the same time, people's purchasing power was generally improved, and it was not until the 19th century that it was fully popularized in the West to replace local soap.

In terms of supply, soap balls are supplied to large dogs like Su Yanger, and when large dogs like her buy soap balls, they are often fixed in one house; Because at this time, the taste of soap dumplings produced by each soap dumpling workshop is different, and their basic recipes are the same, but their respective spice recipes are different.

Can the ordinary people of the Northern Song Dynasty have the corresponding purchasing power?

The answer is no, it is not bitter, and the soap ball only has a small supply area.

The ownership of the majority of property by a small number of people has been a reality since the advent of privatization in ancient times.

This is why, in addition to the essential daily necessities industry, the high-end industry in ancient times always prospered more than the low-end industry.

The rich will buy it, while the ordinary people will save if they can, and when they are guaranteed to survive, they will buy nothing.

It is precisely because of the exquisiteness of the rich that the soap ball industry is complicated in the recipe of spices.

So does Su Yang'er have an advantage in the price of these alternative raw materials from the novel?

This has the advantage of imitating the protagonists of those novels, using the essence of rouge to mask the taste of coarse lard soap, which is consistent with the original intention of soap ball practitioners to use mixed spices at this time.

Moreover, the chemical formula of modern soap also produces more than soap balls.

But the problem is that after a hundred years of development, people are far more refined and complicated than hers.

It took a century for modern soap to be completely overwhelmed in terms of production and quality.

It's a pity that Su Yang'er doesn't understand this, and she is now indulging in all kinds of memories of the novels of later generations.

The time-traveler bosses in the novel brought her great spiritual encouragement.

"When it's done, pull them to the market and sell them, they will definitely sell well in the whole county, no, sell well all over the country!"

She is dreaming of making a fortune and looking forward to the return of Yang Bao.

In her mind, no matter what the soap ball is, it must not be as good as her own modern soap.

"It's back!"

Su Yang'er sat for a long time, and finally there was movement in the narrow alley, but when she stood up, she was disappointed.

"It turned out to be Lao Wang..."

But seeing that Lao Wang and the others, who had been out for a long time, finally came back, several small servants carried wooden barrels, wooden basins, wooden beds and other things back and forth behind him, Lao Wang saw Su Yang'er honestly staying in the yard, he couldn't help but smile, and then ordered everyone to classify these furniture and move them into the house.

Su Yang'er didn't talk to him when she saw her, she had more important things to do now.

"It costs a lot of money to buy so many things!"

She had obviously fallen into the eyes of money at the moment, and she was a little restless.

On the side, Xiao Ling saw that she was in a hurry, and couldn't help but wonder: "Little lady, are you uncomfortable?" ”

"I'm fine... Then why hasn't Yang Bao come back? ”

Seeing Su Yang'er looking forward to it, Xiaoling lowered her head silently, seemingly a little unhappy.

The two waited like this for a long time, and finally, there was movement in the alley again.

But seeing that it was Yang Bao and others who walked into the door with the altar tube package, Su Yang'er immediately got up and stepped forward and said, "Go!" ”

After speaking, she secretly glanced at Uncle Wang, who was commanding in the living room, and saw that he didn't pay attention to his side, so she whispered: "Go to the kitchen." ”

Xiao Ling, who was following her in a hurry, saw that she was in such a hurry, and glared at Yang Bao fiercely, and everyone quietly walked towards the kitchen under the leadership of Su Yang'er, on the way, Yang Bao whispered to Xiao Ling: "What are you angry about?" ”

Xiao Ling ignored him, until everyone entered the kitchen and put the things down, Su Yang'er couldn't wait to say: "Now listen to my orders, you, go and fetch water to wash these carbons, wash them clean, if not, soak them for a while; Go and wash these stones; And you, give me the jar. ”

The two little guys looked at each other when they heard this, obviously not knowing what she wanted to do, but they still moved.

But Yang Bao refused to let go of the utensils she had brought according to her instructions, and said with a smile: "Little lady, you don't know, but it took me a lot of effort to get these things for you, and when the two jars you asked for were perforated, I almost injured my hands." ”

Su Yang'er frowned slightly when she heard this, and said, "You put down the altar first, and I will compensate you!" ”

"Okay, I'll wait for your words." Yang Bao smiled when he heard this, and put down the jar.

On the side, Xiao Ling couldn't stand it anymore, and said with a sour voice: "What do you want the little lady to compensate you for?" ”

Seeing this scene, Su Yang'er couldn't help but be stunned, she obviously didn't expect that this little girl would have vinegar jar attributes.

Fortunately, Yang Bao responded in time: "Little lady, it's still the last time, I mentioned it to you when I was in Tangyin." ”

"In the soup yin?" Su Yang'er didn't seem to remember for a while.

Seeing this, Yang Bao said with a straight face: "I still want to beg you to redeem Xiaoling's freedom after making enough money." ”

When Xiao Ling heard this, she was stunned at first, and then hung her head in shame and joy.

"So that's the case..."Su Yang'er suddenly felt in her heart, and after glancing at Xiao Ling, she thought: "Right now, it's still the most important thing to make money, this Yang Bao seems to be a capable person, and I have to rely on him to make me soap for a while!" ”

Thinking of this, Su Yang'er said quietly: "Let's talk about it when you have money, I am reluctant to let Xiaoling go." ”

Although it was a similar answer to the last time, her tone was obviously much better this time

Yang Bao nodded busily and said, "Okay!" ”

After speaking, he flirted with Xiao Ling again.

Looking at the successful appearance of this "little couple", Su Yang'er naturally couldn't stand it.

After all, if nothing else, she may be a single dog for the rest of her life, and she doesn't want to do it.

Now even the closest women are getting closer to other men.

But at the moment, she is not in the mood to care about these things, and making more money is the most important thing.

At that moment, her eyes were on the two little guys who were squatting on the ground with inexplicable faces.