NOVPUBSigh, in the modern times, Lin Lan could hardly stand the feeling of being dirty. With laundry detergent and a washing machine, clothes were washed every other day and sheets were washed once every week or two. With that level of cleanliness, there truly wasn’t a speck of dust lingering on the fabrics.
Therefore, she was able to finish using 3 bars of soap in one month without feeling a thing.
“Sanwang, don’t harm the soap,” Erwang saw Sanwang, who was holding the only remaining piece of soap in his hand and squeezing it after becoming anxious from getting called out.
Sanwang quickly returned it to him, “Second Brother, what is this soap made of? It’s slippery.”
Lin Lan’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. Yes, couldn’t she find a way to make soap?
Soap was not something difficult to make. In her previous life, her best friend made and sold handicrafts while taking care of her children at home. In addition to baking, she also made soaps and lipsticks.
She patted her forehead. It didn’t seem to be that complicated a process, but it wasn’t feasible at this time.
Because in addition to requiring strong alkali, she also needed some form of grease. Animal fat or other grease scraps were fine. However, in this era, lard and butter were extremely precious and were reserved for cooking. How could she just use them to make soap?
Even she couldn’t bear to use that just to make soap.
So… let’s go back and think of other options. Sigh, without laundry detergent, things were seriously a pain.
Lin Lan was reluctant to beat the clothes with a mallet and the sodium hydroxide would probably burn her hands, so she gritted her teeth and decided to buy more soap. At worst, she would just be a bit more frugal in other areas.
Hence, she stopped doing laundry and let the children play as they liked.
A few days later, she took some time to borrow some books from Dong Huaihua and several other people before heading to the County Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy soap. The Commune wouldn’t sell it to her since she wanted a large quantity, but the County could easily accommodate the large volume of goods.
She had agreed with Han Qingsong the night before to leave the bicycle with her since she was heading to the County. Han Qingsong originally wanted to help her purchase the soap, but recently he was busily needed at the Shansui Commune, so he let her go by herself.
After breakfast that day, the children all went to school. Lin Lan brought some money, various books and her own identity certificate. In case she encountered a road checker, this would save her time from the useless explanations.
When she was pushing her bicycle to head out, Han Jinyu ran over and said in a panic, “Sister-in-law, hurry up, lend me your bicycle, I need to go to the County.”
Seeing her like that, Lin Lan said, “Did you not think about the fact that your Third Brother might have taken the bike to work?” If she knew to come over the house right before Lin Lan left, that meant that she was sure the bike was home.
Han Jinyu, “Well, isn’t it here though?” She stepped forward and pushed.
Lin Lan said, “I have something to do, so I need it.”
“Why are you always doing something?” 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Lin Lan, “Do you think I’m as free as you are?”
