Being rejected by a scholar? She is so rich, what is she afraid of?

Chapter 118 Preparation for Soap Making

Yun Xi felt that she should not have easily promised to cook for her that day. After all, the little prince was still a teenager, so it was normal for him to be thinking about food.

"Okay, I'll make him a nice meal when I have time."

Yun Yan wanted to say that this was not what he meant. He really did not mean to urge his younger sister to cook for that brat.

Just as he was about to explain a few more words, Yun Xi arranged for him to get back a batch of more bamboo.

Yun Yan could only sigh silently and go about his business.

Yun Xi went back to her room and began to draw the blueprints of the soap workshop, and also drew the patterns of the soap molds.

By the time she finished drawing what she had in mind and put down the charcoal pencil, the sun had already set.

After stretching, he left his yard. When he came to the front yard, he found that Yunfang and the others had just returned.

When Yunfang saw Yunxi, she excitedly brought over the flowers they had picked.

"Sister Xiaoxi, please see if the flowers we picked are okay."

Yun Xi was overjoyed when she saw the three baskets full of flowers. The flowers in the three baskets were all different. After hearing what Yun Yan said, she thought they would only bring back some camellias, but she didn't expect there were also chrysanthemums and another kind of blue-purple flower.

Yun Xi took a closer look and said in surprise, "Oh, there is rosemary!"

Yunfang smiled and said, "So this is called rosemary. We didn't recognize it and it was the first time we saw it, but we smelled a faint fragrance, so we picked it and brought it back."

"Sister Fang, where did you pick these? Are there more?"

Yunfang replied, "It's just over a hill past the camellia forest that Xiaoyan told us about. But there aren't many left, probably half a basket."

Yunxi thought that rosemary blooms from April to November, and these flowers should be the last batch. It was a pity.

Rosemary is a good thing. It has medicinal value of strengthening the spleen, inducing sweating, calming the nerves and relieving pain, and it also has ornamental value. Not only is it beautiful, it is also a natural precious spice. Its flowers and young branches can be used to extract aromatic oils, which can be used as raw materials for perfumes, soaps, etc.

Oh, and there are also young branches. If you don’t have flowers, young branches can also be used.

"Sister Fang, take some people there tomorrow to pick all the flowers and bring back some tender branches."

After thinking for a while, she added, "Dig up a few more plants with their roots and I'll see if I can grow them alive."

She has space and water, and she is very confident that the plants will survive, but she wants to build a greenhouse so that they can bloom in winter and she won't have to worry about running out of spices.

Yun Xi had three wooden barrels found and placed in her yard. She washed all three kinds of flowers twice and then soaked them in space water.

She felt that space water had many benefits, and soaking it in water like this might make the fragrance of the flowers purer and better.

After all this was done, Butler Cao came to report that the lard, bamboo tubes and wood ash were all ready.

Yun Xi said happily, "Okay, put them all in the kitchen first. I'll need them tomorrow. Oh, and have someone wash and dry the bamboo tubes."

Butler Cao should be.

The next day, Yun Xi got up early, washed up, and went to see the three buckets of flowers she had soaked.

"Yeah, it smells so good."

Yun Xi couldn't help but exclaim.

Her guess was correct. The flowers soaked in space well water had a stronger fragrance.

I picked up a few flowers at random and put them to my nose to smell them. Hmm? Strange, why is the fragrance weaker?

I clearly smelled the fragrance of the flowers from a distance just now, but why is the fragrance not as strong when I bring the flower close to my nose?

Put down the flowers and stir the barrel with your hands.

Huh? Yes, it smells really good.

Yunxi found that the water in the bucket had changed color. The water with rosemary turned purple-blue, and the water with chrysanthemum and golden camellia turned yellow, but one was golden yellow and the other was lighter.

She simply scooped up a handful of water and smelled it.

Yes, yes, that’s the taste.

The fragrance of the flowers faded, but the fragrance of the water became stronger. Yun Xi suddenly had an idea: could this water be used directly as perfume? It should be possible.

What about using it directly as fragrance?

Yunxi thought it was worth a try.

After breakfast, Yun Xi couldn't wait to go to the kitchen to make soap.

Yunfang wanted to help, but thinking of her mission today, she didn't say much and took people to pick flowers again.

After she left, she realized that how could she help while the soap was being made? Didn't this sound like she was stealing the knowledge?

Fortunately, I didn't ask for help just now, otherwise I don't know what everyone thinks of her.

It seems I have to be careful to avoid it in the future.