"You’re right," he said, "we’ll just wait for them to find out and continue to deal with them. Hahaha, let’s try all the Medicine Powder once."
Bai Fei just had to think about that scene to feel happy, extremely happy.
"If they come back for more, so be it, but my research wasn’t done to deal with them, pure and simple, it was to ’change the brain.’"
Just for those three, they really didn’t merit her specially devising a Medicine Powder just for them. Truly, it was about ’changing the brain,’ the weight loss that Bai Xiang had suggested—she was always pondering, where should she start? Fecal stasis, speeding up gastrointestinal motility, enhancing digestion, or maybe exercise or something else?
First and foremost, she needed to understand why people gain weight—that was the most critical question. Anyway, she tried and failed. It ended up as Fart Powder.
"Alright, whatever works, as long as it makes them suffer."
Bai Fei couldn’t care less how it was made, as long as it brought them bad luck.
When they got home, they began working with soapnuts to make shampoo, while Bai Zhi needed to continue with the Medicine Powder. Once their cousin bought back the lard, they could start making soap.
Bai Zhi’s hair had always been like straw, and now was the perfect opportunity to use it as advertising, moreover, she usually used regular herbs, nothing too expensive.
The main issue was cost; to make shampoo, the soapnuts had to be cracked open and soaked overnight. With Wu Wa there, there was nothing to worry about. Wu Wa crushed, Bai Fei kneaded—their coordination was seamless.
Bai Zhi was no less busy; the proportions had to be right, and she had to ensure the soap’s consistency fused well.
Bai Zhi spent the entire afternoon in her room, and lunch was simply a fried rice, potato strips fried rice sorted that out.
After Bai Xiang came back, he brought news that there would be a movie screening in the evening, a war film, and they could make some food to sell.
That look in his eyes, purely focused on money, got Bai Fei to give him a beating.
"We’ve been busy all day, you take care of the rest." He said this gleefully as he dragged Wu Wa off to see how the movie tent was set up.
More chaos ensued. Bai Xiang was used to it and even started cutting up the lard, while Bai Zhi finally emerged.
"Cousin, where are Wu Wa and the others?"
Noticing that only Bai Xiang was around, Bai Zhi found it strange.
"They went to watch the movie setup. Do you want to go? Cousin, there will likely be a lot of kids there. Should we make something to sell, like popcorn? I’ve heard that your popcorn is delicious."
When the popcorn vendor didn’t come, the village had no popcorn, and because their space was large, people from other villages might also come.
With that in mind, selling popcorn could indeed be profitable.
"That’s fine, but cousin, please start with the soap, thank you. Come on, I’ll show you how."
Bai Zhi directly pulled over Bai Xiang and got him to work.
Bai Xiang looked bewildered, but still, he had to work; to make money, charge!
Bai Zhi watched as Bai Xiang seriously cut the lard, and she then went to prepare the corn kernels.
After pouring the soap mixture into the molds, Bai Zhi didn’t forget to add a flower for decoration to make it look prettier.
She finished the popcorn and was ready for the movie.
When Bai Zhi saw Bai Dan return, she handed all the popcorn to Bai Xiang to hold.
"You go ahead, cousin, I’ve got some things to do."
She wanted to know when their grandfather and the others had left and when they would return.
"Okay, I’m off then."
Bai Xiang, carrying small bags of popcorn, left.
But Bai Zhi was in no hurry and ran to the kitchen to cook.
Bai Dan watched his granddaughter with a touch of helplessness; Xingxing was worried he hadn’t eaten.