When Li Hao arrived at the city gate, Li Jian and some neighbors were already waiting there. Seeing Li Yi walking over with a big oil basket on his back, everyone was quite strange. He took the initiative to ask: "Are you carrying oil, how much does it cost your family to buy so much oil today?" ”

When Li Yi heard this, he replied with a strange face: "I didn't buy it, this is the useless waste oil that Li Hao asked for from other restaurants, only this oil basket was bought." ”

On the way back, Li Hao made up nonsense to Li Yi, saying that the oil was obtained for free, so that Wei would not be angry, and he would not be scolded, and everyone was happy. For this reason, he also deliberately did a lot of psychological construction for Li Yi, an honest man, along the way.

When everyone heard this, they only felt strange, Li Jian went over and opened the oil basket, and then everyone gathered around to take a look, only to see that it was indeed waste oil, and the color of the oil was glowing black, and there were all kinds of sundries floating on it. Then they dispersed.

At this time, Li Jian asked Li Hao: "What are you doing with this useless thing, it's still so heavy." ”

Li Hao replied: "This is not waste, but a baby, when I go back, I will turn it into a treasure, and you will know." ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly felt that this kid's cowhide was blown into the sky, and they all laughed. Li Jian smiled helplessly when he heard this, and said, "Isn't it that you will turn stones into gold." Then he didn't say much, he took it directly from Li Yi's hand, took the oil basket and carried it himself.

After a while, after the Zhang brothers drove the car back. Everyone also told the Zhang brothers about it as a joke, but everyone didn't care. When everyone was ready, they began to return to their hometown, but this time they did not delay at the city gate, and came out directly.

Then, stepping on the afterglow of the sunset, the group entered the village and dispersed to return home. As soon as Li Hao and Li Jian entered the house, they saw Wei sitting in the courtyard waiting.

looked at the oil basket on Li Jian's back, which was quite weighty, and asked strangely: "What did you buy and come back?" ”

Li Jian didn't know what to say about this waste oil at this time, so Li Hao answered directly: "This is some waste oil that I got back, I didn't look through the ancient books a few days ago and saw that I could make a good thing with oil, wait for me to make it first, and then I'll show you." ”

After hearing this, Wei frowned, and just as he wanted to speak, he was picked up by Li Jian and said, "Have you cooked dinner this night, I am hungry all the way today." Eat early, I have something to tell you. ”

Wei Shi listened and replied: "I guess you should come back too, the meal is ready, put it in the kitchen and use the heat, I'll serve it." Then you can eat it. With that, he left.

Li Jian also followed to the kitchen, found a corner and put down the oil basket, then went out to wash his face, and went to the table to wait for dinner.

Li Hao, on the other hand, went to the study to write down the raw materials and steps needed to make soap, and then integrated what he could find, and planned to prepare for it from tomorrow.

After eating in the evening, Li Hao went back to his room to study making soap, after all, this is the top priority in his heart now. As long as the soap business is brought out, the situation of the family can be greatly changed, and he can live a good life in advance of the rich second generation in ancient times.

On the other side, Li Jian also talked to Wei about what he had talked to the mountain chief in the academy. Wei Shi listened to this and said: "Then I will take Hao'er with you, and I have come to urge him to read some books these days." ”

Then he remembered the oil, and asked, "By the way, do you know what the oil is for?" ”

Li Jian shook his head and said, "I don't know, Hao'er said that it was a baby, but he didn't say what he wanted." ”

After hearing this, Wei Shi said: "Yes, then this is calculated in advance, the most important thing now is to study and enter the academy, and other things are not important." ”

On the second day, early in the morning, when Li Hao got up and was about to go to see the oil, he was called by Wei, and Li Jian was also sitting next to him. At this time, Wei said: "Yesterday, your father went to the city and went to the academy to ask you about admission. The head of the academy said, in seven days, you will be asked to go to the school to take the exam, so you don't want to do anything else in the next few days, just study hard at home, read the thousand-character essays and the surnames of the hundred families, and memorize them throughout, and then the Analects and other books, how much you remember are also reviewing. ”

Li Hao was very happy when he heard this, after all, in this ancient society, the road to the imperial examination was the best way he could go, especially in the Song Dynasty. If you can start preparing early, you can change your door sooner in the future. But the problem is that the road to the imperial examination is still a long time after all, and now the matter of making soap is the most urgent thing at present, and taking advantage of the free time before entering school, it is the most urgent thing to make soap and sell it to improve the environment at home.

After thinking about it, Li Hao asked: "I have read a lot of books in the study, and I think that if Mr. Lai is to take the school examination, there will be no too difficult questions." I guess I should also memorize some enlightenment books, which I would have memorized. I'll be watching it a few times to deepen my impression. Mother can spare me for two days, didn't I say that the oil is a baby, and I will turn it into a treasure for these two days. It will be enough for two days, and then I will obey my mother's command and study day and night. ”

After hearing this, Wei Shi was a little angry and said: "What becomes a baby, the most important thing for you now is to enter school, there are still seven days, how can you be distracted by these messy things, and it will be two days." ”

Hearing this, Li Hao turned his head to look at Li Jian, who just replied with his eyes that there was nothing he could do. Li Hao had no choice but to say: "Mother, the matter of enrolling in school is very important, but these other things are also important, just like this family, I know that my mother and father study for me, and I must be able to provide for it with hard work." I also know the love of my mother and father, but I don't know the situation in this family, although there is no shortage of food and clothing, but this study costs a lot of money, and in the future, I need to go back and forth to the city and home frequently, and only let my parents bear all kinds of expenses with the situation at home, how can I feel at ease. In the past two days, as long as I make that baby, it is to open up the source for the family and find a way, so that there will be no shortage of money at home in the future, and I can go to study with peace of mind. ”

Wei replied: "Nonsense, let's not talk about what kind of treasure you said, whether it is really useful." Second, you don't have to think about money, your father and I naturally have the ability to do everything for you, as long as you can study with peace of mind, it is the best. ”

Li Hao replied: "I naturally understand this, if I can't do something, it's okay, but I can do it, but if I don't do it, it just depends on my parents' hard work, how to feel at ease." It's a big deal that my mother will spare me for one day, and today I will get things right, whether it works or not, tomorrow I will study hard. ”

At this time, after listening to Li Hao's words, Li Jian persuaded Wei with emotion: "Since Hao'er has this filial piety, it is good." And Hao'er is quick and reliable, and he has a plan to come, so it's better to spare him for a day. ”

After listening to Li Jian's words, and looking at Wei's expression, Li Hao understood that this matter was done.

Sure enough, after a while, Wei said, "Okay, then it's only one day, I'll see what kind of treasure you can make." But no matter whether you get it done today or not, you have to put it down tomorrow and go to study in good life, you know. ”

Li Hao hurriedly replied, "The child knows." Look at it, it's guaranteed to be a baby. Then he quickly got up and pulled Li Jian to help, there was only one day's work, and the time was relatively tight, so he had to hurry up and hurry up, so he could only give full play to this labor force.

So Li Hao first asked Li Jian to build a stove in the courtyard with stones, light a fire, set up a large clay pot, and then move the waste oil to the courtyard, and then shovel the oil into the pot and slowly wait for the oil to boil.

On the other hand, he asked Li Jian to find some carbon to smash it, and he took out a large sieve made of bamboo, and after all the oil was boiled, he used a sieve to remove all the relatively large impurities in the oil, leaving a relatively clean oil. After Li Jian came back with the toner, he wrapped the toner in a cloth again, waited for the oil temperature to drop, and then carried out a round of adsorption of impurities and colors in the oil.

At the same time, he was arranging for Li Jian to go and find some grass and wood ashes.