After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

Soon after, her uncles arrived, and Jiang Yun Ning taught them how to make alkaline water.

"Only broad-leaved trees are acceptable; pine needle ash is not acceptable. So you must separate them when burning them," she repeatedly instructed.

If the alkaline solution obtained from burning pine needles is not of the required concentration and has a high residue of pine resin and pine oil, the soap made from it will not only be dark in color but also have an unpleasant smell.

No amount of spices can suppress it.

"Wow!" Zhang Yuying's eyes widened. "So there's so much knowledge hidden in that little bar of soap!"

The soap Jiang Yun Ning brought last time, she only thought was easy to use, who knew it would be so troublesome to make.

Just after teaching a few people how to make alkaline water, Grandma Liu came to help with the cooking.

"Auntie," Jiang Yun Ning said, still wearing the light blue dress, "thank you for making this dress for me. Your craftsmanship is excellent."

Seeing that she didn't mind and even put the clothes on, Old Mrs. Liu smiled, her wrinkles deepening. "I'm glad you don't mind. Clothes are the only thing I can make that's presentable. If you ever want clothes made, just call me."

"I'd love it more than anything, how could I possibly complain?" Jiang Yun Ning said with a smile. "Then it's settled. From now on, I'll buy some fabric and ask you for help. You can't complain about it."

Seeing her attitude, Old Lady Liu couldn't reconcile her with the selfish and arrogant Jiang Yun Ning she used to know.

These are two completely different people.

In the backyard, the women were busy making soap.

Chunmei was mute, so Liu Yuzhi stayed inside a little longer.

Jiang Yun Ning went to check on things a few times, still feeling a bit uneasy. But each time she went in, she saw everyone working in an orderly manner.

He then abandoned his idea of ​​finding Chunmei another job and returned to the front yard.

"Brother, get me a clean piece of fine cotton cloth," Jiang Yun Ning called out.

"Okay." Jiang Yuntian replied, then went into the house and quickly took out a piece of white cloth.

He squatted on the ground, watching Jiang Yuning place these tiny, flea-like seeds on a cloth and tie them up with a rope.

"What's going on?" Jiang Yuntian asked, puzzled.

He felt that ever since his sister became sensible, she had always had some strange ideas in her mind.

Jiang Yuning brought over a basin of water and placed it in front of him: "Make something delicious. Brother, put this in the water and keep rubbing it until the cloth bag is no longer slippery."

Jiang Yuntian didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from doing it anyway.

"Alright." He started rubbing it incessantly, watching as the cloth bag slowly became slippery.

Jiang Yuning went into the kitchen, took out the pumpkin seeds she had bought in town yesterday, and asked Wang Cuihua and Old Lady Liu to help her roast them. She then set up another pot and started making brown sugar water.

After Jiang Che finished sweeping the pigsty, he came over and sat down to help her start a fire.

"The pig's belly is getting bigger and bigger." He was worried that the pig's belly would burst.

Jiang Yun Ning hummed in agreement: "It's been three months, and I'll be giving birth soon."

If I remember correctly, the gestation period for pigs is about four months.

"I'll teach you how to deliver a piglet later," she then said.

"To deliver a pig's baby?" Jiang Che's brows furrowed involuntarily.

He just got assigned to clean the pigsty, and now he's supposed to deliver piglets?

"Hey girl, that's enough." Jiang Yuntian looked up, interrupting their conversation.

"Okay." Jiang Yun Ning glanced at it: "Brother, help me tie it tight, cover it with a cloth to keep it from getting dusty, and let it hang in the well."

The advantage of magnolia fruit is that it can solidify without adding lime water. However, it also has a disadvantage: it is necessary to distinguish between male and female fruits.

The morning passed quickly, and Wang Cuihua and Mrs. Liu had already prepared lunch.

Chunmei and Hehua led twenty people to eat around a large table in the courtyard, while the Jiang family used their small dining table at home.

The dishes were the same: two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and one tomato and egg stir-fry.

The only difference is that the portions on the large table are larger.

"Mom, there's meat!" someone exclaimed, looking at the two large bowls of meat and vegetables on the table in disbelief.

"Aunt Cuihua, Uncle Jiang, this is such a lavish meal!"

"Yes, we're here to make money, we don't need this kind of hospitality."

Jiang Yunning smiled and said, "We should celebrate the first day back at work."

As she said this, everyone stopped talking and began to quickly pick up food and eat.

"These tomatoes are so delicious! They're different from the ones I grow at home."

"Yes, Uncle Jiang really knows how to take care of the crops. No wonder he's planted tomatoes on those two acres of land by the river."

Jiang Laosan felt a little ashamed. How could he be expected to take care of things? He just listened to his daughter.

After lunch, it was still less than half an hour before the lunch break Jiang Yun Ning had mentioned, but everyone was getting restless.

Everyone felt that Jiang Laosan's family was too honest. They paid high wages and the food was even better than what they ate at home during the Chinese New Year. How could they possibly sit and work until the workday started?

Jiang Yun Ning didn't stop them when she saw them return to the cabin in the backyard.

It was almost time to pick up Jiang Anhe, and the ice jelly in the well had already frozen.

Jiang Yuning excitedly ladled out several bowls, sprinkled them with crushed pumpkin seeds, added brown sugar water, and distributed them to the group.

"Wow, it's so smooth and cool!" Zhang Yuying exclaimed in surprise, taking a few more bites as if she couldn't believe it. "This is so delicious!"

Jiang Yuntian had already finished a large bowl and looked up: "Is this made of wooden steamed buns?"

Jiang Yun Ning nodded: "That's right."

As she spoke, she added two more spoonfuls of brown sugar water to the bowl in her hand and handed it to Jiang Che.

"Hey, have a taste."

Jiang Che didn't miss the two extra spoonfuls of brown sugar water she added, and felt a sweet warmth in his heart even before taking a bite.

"I'm planning to set up a stall selling ice jelly in town, right near the academy gate, so I can wait for Anhe to get out of school." She raised an eyebrow with a smile: "How about it? Any chances?"

"It'll definitely work. A bowl of this on such a hot day is refreshing, thirst-quenching, and cooling." Liu Yuzhi's eyes lit up, wishing she could crawl into Jiang Yun Ning's head to see what was going on inside.

Hearing the praise, Jiang Yun Ning was even happier: "Jiang Che, load the truck, let's go!"

Jiang Che nodded, put down the empty bowl, and began loading it into the car.

The two walked along the road, with Jiang Yuning cracking open a handful of pumpkin seeds. Every now and then, she would give a couple of shelled pumpkin seeds to Jiang Che, who was driving the carriage.

Jiang Che stood ramrod straight. As the oxcart bumped along, Jiang Yun Ning handed him pumpkin seeds, and their hands accidentally touched briefly.

"Eat it," Jiang Yun Ning said, somewhat puzzled when he didn't. "You don't like it?"

Jiang Che shook his head: "No... I don't dislike it."

He raised his hand and stiffly stuffed all the pumpkin seeds in his hand into his mouth in one go.

Jiang Yun Ning blinked. Good grief, so he was annoyed that she was too slow? He couldn't keep up with her pace?

She glanced at the pumpkin seeds in the small cloth bag, then took the whip and pushed the pumpkin seeds in front of Jiang Che.

"You peel it. I'll catch the cart."

She was too lazy to peel it.

Jiang Che was slightly taken aback, assuming she was tired from peeling, and nodded as he began to peel the shells.

He found a clean bag, put all the peeled pumpkin kernels inside, and handed it to Jiang Yun Ning when he had a lot.

Jiang Che was moving very fast, and Jiang Yun Ning's stomach was a little bloated from eating along the way.

"You eat it yourself, I'm not eating it." She pushed the bag back.

Seeing that she really wasn't going to eat anymore, Jiang Che took the whole thing and stuffed it into his mouth, then stopped peeling the shells.

When we arrived at Qingshan Academy, there was still about half an hour before the end of the school term.

The two set up the table, neatly arranged the condiments, and it was almost time to leave school.

"Young lady, what are you selling?"

The man waiting to pick up his child came over and looked at the condiments on the table with some curiosity.