136 Making Shampoo
After she harvested all the locusts she could reach, she took the sickle and left.
There were many trees on the mountain. After a while, Lin Xiaoyue found a small tree that could be made into a hook.
She cut it with the sickle, leaving a thicker branch as a hook, and the trunk as a long handle.
Then, with this tool, she would be able to reach the locusts that were higher up.
Since no one harvested the locusts in the mountains, the four of them were able to fill up their baskets quickly.
“It’s almost done. I’ll take these back and try it out.” Lin Xiaoyue said.
“There are still a lot here!” Aunt w.a.n.g said.
“We can’t harvest everything today. Let’s try these first. If it works, we can come and get more.”
Looking at the tree that was full of locusts, Lin Xiaoyue was also tempted
She would prepare some tools and store some of the locusts she harvested. When needed, she could make shampoo at any time.
“That’s true. Let’s go then.” Aunt w.a.n.g said, but she was somewhat reluctant.
It was still early.
“I’ll go with Yue’er. When we are done, I’ll send some over to you. It’s still early, you can still go and harvest some wild vegetables,” Liu Shi said.
The w.a.n.g family just got two pigs a few days ago, so they needed a lot of vegetation and leaves.
“How can this be? Wouldn’t I be taking from you for free?” Aunt w.a.n.g immediately said.
“What do you mean free? You and Erya harvested at least half of the locusts in the basket,” Lin Xiaoyue laughed.
“This is my first time trying, so it’s hard to say if I’ll succeed. Mom and I don’t have anything to do in the morning, so we’ll go home and try making it first.”
“Yes, go ahead and do what you need to do!” Liu Shi said.
“Alright, then I’ll be thick-skinned and take advantage of you,” Aunt w.a.n.g finally said.
“What are you saying! You took such good care of us!” Liu Shi immediately said.
Seeing that the two of them were about to exchange pleasantries again, Lin Xiaoyue quickly interrupted.
“Aiya, that’s it, aunty, you and Erya go ahead, we’ll leave now.” After she finished speaking, she carried the basket and was about to leave.
Liu Shi and Aunt w.a.n.g both laughed before they separated.
When they got home, Lin Xiaoyue began to prepare for the shampoo-making process.
Considering that the pot at home could not hold too many locusts, Lin Xiaoyue only took out a small portion of the locusts in the basket to try first.
The first step was to clean them.
After washing them in the stream, Lin Xiaoyue returned to the kitchen and found a hard object to grind the locusts.
Then, she soaked the crushed locusts in water.
After about half an hour, she poured the mixture into the pot.
“Mom, you can start the fire now,” Lin Xiaoyue smiled and looked at Liu Shi.
“Alright,” Liu Shi retracted her curious gaze and started to light the fire.
“When the water boils, stir it. I’m going to the mill to see if it’s ready,” Lin Xiaoyue said to Liu Shi when she heard movement in the courtyard.
“Go on.”
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and left.
In the courtyard, she saw someone carrying a grinding stone in with Li Xiao.
Lin Xiaoyue quickly went to help.
Only when the grinding stone was put down did Lin Xiaoyue relax and return to the kitchen.
The water in the pot was already boiling, and it was obvious that it had been stirred many times.
Lin Xiaoyue saw that the color of the mixture had turned somewhat yellow. She nodded in satisfaction.