Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 223 Skin problems start from childhood

After lunch, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin went to the workshop again. If someone sent mint, they would have to continue distilling it.

All the ordinary toothbrushes had been packed in cans in the morning, so Mr. Chen and the others did not go to the workshop.

In the afternoon, quite a few people brought mint leaves, which totaled about 100 kilograms.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were a little surprised when they saw the mint piled up like a small hill. Are there so many mints in this place?

Seeing the two people's confusion, Old Lady Chen said while weighing the mint leaves: "I think you are just wasting your money. This thing is not that rare. There are plenty of them along the ditch. It's not worth spending ten cents a pound to buy it!"

What Old Lady Chen said was true. The water resources in Laohuaiqing were very good, and as for mint, no matter where it fell, it would string itself together as long as there was water, so there was no need to worry about it at all.

"Auntie, you can't say that." The person waiting to be weighed on the side immediately expressed dissatisfaction, "It's not that easy to get mint leaves. You have to bend over and pick them for half an hour to get a pound. If you pick them by yourself, how long will it take you?"

Although what this person said was because he was afraid that Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin would listen to Old Lady Chen and not buy mint from them, thus losing some income, what he said was actually not wrong.

Judging from the oil yield of their distillation today, they will need at least several hundred kilograms of mint leaves. If we rely on our family members to pick them alone, it will take an eternity.

"You can earn ten cents in half an hour. Where can you find such a good thing?" Old Mrs. Chen said unhappily, "So, you have to be careful. If you take those bad leaves to make up the number, don't blame me for being merciless."

"That's right, auntie, don't you know me? The things I brought are the best. Dashu Niang and Tao'er Niang are thinking about the villagers, how could I do such a wicked thing." The woman hurriedly apologized with a smile.

Old Mrs. Chen has her own way of speaking and doing things. She first said that the thing was simple, then said that the two people were generous, showing that the job was cost-effective. Finally, she said something ugly so that the villagers would not dare to use bad things to make up the number.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin watched from the side and felt that they had learned something new: this little old lady did have some ability to manage things.

After collecting this wave, the two hurried to start distilling. More than 100 kilograms of mint leaves still require a lot of effort.

In the afternoon, more people continued to deliver mint leaves, and the total amount was estimated to be 300 kilograms. The two of them also worked in the kitchen without stopping, and only distilled all the mint leaves after the villagers got off work.

But after an afternoon, no one brought me rose petals. Could it be that the season was really over and I couldn't pick them?

If this is the case, there is nothing you can do about it. At worst, you can just change to a toothpaste with a different flavor.

At present, about 150 milliliters of peppermint essential oil have been produced, which sounds like a lot, but compared with the 300 kilograms of peppermint leaves they consumed, this output is almost negligible.

All in all, the oil yield of this peppermint essential oil is only about 0.98%, which is really too low.

They had done similar experiments in biology class in their previous life. The teacher said that mint is a plant with a relatively high oil yield, which is approximately between 0.5% and 2.43%.

Their oil yield of 0.98% can only be considered barely passing, but under these conditions, 0.98% is already very good.

But in this case, a large amount of mint leaves must be collected and distilled. Because to prepare a qualified mint toothpaste, the essential oil content must be around 0.5%. According to the amount of cans, at least ml of mint essential oil is needed.

The two of them calculated carefully and had a rough idea in their minds. They would have to collect twice as much mint leaves tomorrow.

It seemed that no matter how many mint leaves there were in the village, they would have been picked clean today, but the two were not worried.

Eight cents per pound was a great temptation for the villagers. Even if all the walnuts in the village were collected, they would go to other villages to collect them like collecting walnuts.

Those who came to deliver mint leaves today have all received real money. With real money, no matter how hard it is to find, someone will find a way to get it.

Another thing is the hydrosol. It was really an accidental achievement. The original intention was to make peppermint essential oil. I didn't get much essential oil, but I did get enough hydrosol.

Now that they have been made, they cannot be wasted. If Aji comes tomorrow, I have to ask him to use Jiang Ji’s channels to get some glass bottles over.

The last time I took the kids to Yongding County, I remember that there were small trinkets made of colored glaze sold at roadside stalls. Actually, colored glaze is glass, but because there are more impurities in it, it shows colorful colors.

Since all kinds of colored glaze can be made, it means that the glass smelting technology at that time was already very mature. It's just that because the nobles prefer the colorful colors of colored glaze, no one has studied colorless and transparent glass.

The factory that cooperated with Jiang Ji would definitely not be a small factory with unsophisticated technology, so the two had reason to believe that there should be no problem in making colorless and transparent bottles.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were cleaning the kitchen and planning the follow-up matters at the same time, and for a moment they did not realize that it was already dark.

The children at home made dinner after school, but they waited for a long time but the two mothers still didn't come back. They became anxious and asked a few boys to run downstairs to find the two people. Only then did the two mothers notice that it was dark.

It was just right that the children came down and helped them carry up the mint leaves that were distilled today. It would be a waste to throw away such a large pile of mint leaves, so it was a good idea to take them back and use them as compost.

There is also this mint hydrosol, which can be drunk or used as a wet compress. It is definitely a good thing.

It’s just that I didn’t plan to prepare glass bottles in advance. If I wait for the glass bottles to be delivered, I’m afraid that since these natural products do not contain preservatives, they will be contaminated by bacteria in the air and become bacterial happy water.

This time I can only bring some back for my family to use. Tomorrow I will explain the purpose of this thing to the villagers, and anyone who wants to use it can take it back.

It was already completely dark, and the bustling village during the day had now become quiet, with only a few lights still coming through from a few houses.

The family locked the door and walked on the way home, enjoying the gentle evening breeze and listening to the chirping of insects in the grass. It was a rare pleasant moment in the past few days.

After finishing dinner by the light of torches, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were not in a hurry to go back to bed. They took out the pure dew they had extracted today.

The children have been interested in this for a long time. After school today, they heard from the villagers that two mothers were collecting mint leaves at eight cents a pound. They were very anxious because mint leaves are everywhere and are worth eight cents a pound.

However, the two mothers always have their reasons. Now the children almost regard their words as imperial decrees, so they are not in a hurry to go to the workshop to find them.

Taking out a small piece of soap left over from making glycerin last time, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin asked the children to wash their faces in turn, and then patted their faces with mint hydrosol.

Now, except for Sizhu and Sanni, the other children have entered puberty, so they need to pay close attention to skin problems.

Originally, they were all skinny and pale due to lack of oil and water. Now that their lives are better and they eat better, Erhe has started to get acne on his face.

People living in modern times know how important it is to have a healthy skin, so they must pay attention to it.

Although the children didn't know why they had to use this to pat their faces, since both mothers did it, they followed their mothers' movements and patted water on their faces.

I have to say, this mint hydrosol is really strong. When I applied it on my face and the evening breeze blew, I felt a cool chill on my face and my hairs stood up. But I did feel a lot more refreshed after applying it.

After instructing the children to do the same after washing their faces every day, the family went back to their rooms to sleep.