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

Chapter 117 Preparing to Make Soap

Yun Xi gave all the cloth she brought back to Li and asked her to make clothes for the family.

Li was surprised, "Why did you buy so much cloth?"

"There are many people in my family, so everyone can make more."

“That’s not enough.”

"Give the unused cloth to my mother."

After hearing this, Li didn't say anything more.

When Yunxi came out of Li's house, she ran into Yunfang, who seemed to be waiting for her.

"Sister Fang, what's up?"

Yunfang felt a little uneasy and rubbed the corners of her clothes with her hands.

"Well, Xiaoxi, can you tell those people who bought it back that I can do the work in our yard myself?"

"What's wrong, Sister Fang? Can't they do it well?" Yun Xi asked in confusion.

Yunfang waved her hands repeatedly, "No, they all rushed to finish the work, and I have nothing to do."

Yun Xi frowned slightly. Didn't they agree last night that she would learn arithmetic from Yun Yi and the others? She also wanted her to help with housekeeping or something in the future.

These are all our family members, and we can rest assured when using them in the future. If they are illiterate and can't do accounting, they can't be reused. Does she really have to only be able to wash clothes, cook and do rough housework at home?

"Sister Fang, didn't Yun Yi teach you how to read and do arithmetic?"

Yun Fang quickly denied, "No, Xiao Yi has agreed with me that he will teach me for half an hour every night. He has to study and practice martial arts during the day and has no time. This way, I basically have nothing to do during the day except reviewing what I learned at night."

Yun Xi suddenly realized, yes, if she wanted to learn something, it was impossible for Yun Yi to teach her for the whole day.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Sister Fang, if you don't let the servants work after you buy them back, they will be uneasy. Let them do the laundry and cleaning. If you have nothing to do, come and help me."

When Yunfang heard this, her eyes lit up and she nodded quickly, "Okay, I'll do whatever you ask me to do."

Yun Xi smiled and said, "How about this, you take the two of them to the mountain to see if there are any wild flowers or something, if there are any, pick some and bring them back."

Yunfang happily agreed, and without asking Yunxi what she wanted the wild flowers for, she turned around and prepared to run out.

Then she remembered that Yun Xi said she wanted to take two people with her, and she hesitated again, "Who should I take with me?"

Yun Xi said, "Ask Yun Yi to arrange two for you."

"Okay, I understand." After saying that, he rushed out of the yard.

Yunfang felt more at ease now that she had something to do. Just now, when she wanted to wash clothes for her father and brother, someone else immediately rushed to do it. When she wanted to clean the yard, someone else had already cleaned it.

If you want to go into the kitchen to fetch water, cook, or chop wood, she is of no use.

Suddenly she had nothing to do and she felt very uneasy. How could she still have food to eat if she didn't work?

No, her parents would definitely give her food, but she was too embarrassed to eat. How could she, a person who was divorced and sent back to her parents' home, have the nerve to do nothing and be served by others?

As soon as Yun Fang left, Yun Yan sent Ying Tianchen back.

"Little sister, I just saw Sister Fang taking two people out. She said you asked her to go to the mountain to find flowers. What do you want the flowers for?"

"Of course it's for making soap. I want to use the flowers to extract the essence."

"Oh, I thought you were going to make sachets. When I was out for a walk earlier, I saw a patch of camellia on the eastern hillside, so I asked Sister Fang and the others to go there."

"That's great. Second brother, go and prepare the other things... Never mind, I'll go find Butler Cao."

Yun Xi asked someone to call housekeeper Cao.

"Girl, you're looking for me?"

"Well, have someone prepare some pig fat and wood ash. Oh, and have someone cut some bamboos this thick. I'll need them."

As she spoke, she made a circle, about the thickness of an adult's wrist.

Steward Cao asked, "How much pig fat and wood ash do you need?"

"Just prepare more."

Butler Cao responded respectfully.

Yun Xi thought that they could probably prepare these things today, so they could start making soap and perfumed soap tomorrow.

After Butler Cao left, Yun Yan asked curiously, "Little sister, what are these pig fat and wood ash used for?"

Yun Xi raised the corner of her mouth, "Making soap."

"Ah? Soap is made of lard and wood ash?" Yun Yan found it unbelievable.

"Yes, if you don't believe me, wait till tomorrow and I'll show you."

"Okay, then I'll wait and see you do it tomorrow."

Speaking of tomorrow, Yun Yan suddenly thought of what Ying Tianchen had told him, "Oh, by the way, little sister, Chen Tian said he will bring a teacher here tomorrow."

After saying that, he looked at Yun Xi with a strange expression.

Yun Xi was confused by his gaze, "Second brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Yun Yan scratched his head, "I just think that Chen Tian is a little weird."

"He wonders why you look at me like that?"

"Then the reason I think he's weird has something to do with you."

"What does it have to do with me?"

Yun Yan opened his mouth, wanting to say that Chen Tian was too nice to his sister and seemed to have some ulterior motives.

But after thinking about it, I still didn't say it.

Instead, he said, "Didn't you promise to make him a delicious meal yourself? I guarantee it will be better than the Seven Stars Restaurant. I think he's missing this."