jdhmnovel Chapter 139 I feel my head is half a pound lighter
Chapter 139 I feel my head is half a pound lighter
When Lin Wan heard about digging winter bamboo shoots, her heart was moved. Now was indeed the season for digging winter bamboo shoots.
Winter bamboo shoots are a precious symbol of memory for her.
For example, her grandfather is not good at digging bamboo shoots, but her uncle is very good at it. The winter bamboo shoots and bacon made by her grandmother are the most delicious. Although her mother grew up in the mountains, she just doesn't like eating bamboo shoots, etc.
People in the mountains are usually quite good at digging winter bamboo shoots. They will judge whether there are winter bamboo shoots and even how many winter bamboo shoots there are based on the condition of the bamboo branches and leaves and the undulations of the ground at the roots of the bamboo.
There is also an unwritten rule, which is to only dig winter bamboo shoots, not spring bamboo shoots.
She still remembered that she once curiously asked why they didn't dig spring bamboo shoots. After all, spring bamboo shoots grow faster, so wouldn't they be easier to find?
The answer is: bamboo forests are one of the main sources of income for people in the mountains. Winter bamboo shoots usually find it difficult to grow into bamboos after a cold winter, so they tacitly allow themselves or others to go into the mountains to dig winter bamboo shoots.
Spring bamboo shoots are to be kept to grow into bamboos, so it is strictly forbidden to go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots in spring.
"Sister-in-law, do you want to go pick bamboo shoots with us tomorrow?" Li Ke approached Lin Wan and asked.
"Just now, my great-uncle and his friends decided to organize people to go to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots starting tomorrow. Those who want to go should sign up one day in advance. They said it would be safer if everyone goes together." Li Chongle also said.
Lin Wan actually wanted to go, but her period had just arrived and it was not very convenient for her to go these few days.
In the afternoon, she had already made up her mind that she would stay at home during the next few days during her period, so she planned to research and make some traditional shampoos, facial masks, hand masks and other skin care products.
But seeing the two siblings eager to try, he asked, "Do you want to go?"
"I want to go, but I don't know how to dig bamboo shoots." Li Ke answered with a pout, looking very cute.
Li Chongle quickly replied: "I know a little bit. My elder brother taught me before in the back mountain of our house."
He remembered that his sister-in-law was in a low mood at noon today, and she even ate very little of her favorite shrimp during dinner just now. He felt that he had guessed right, and that his sister-in-law was probably tired recently.
So he suggested: "Sister-in-law, you and Xiaoke should rest at home. I will go with everyone to dig bamboo shoots. When I have learned everything, you can go together in a few days, and I will teach you how to dig bamboo shoots then."
Lin Wan didn't know that Li Chongle, who had always been careful and sensible, had already determined that she was too tired recently and wanted her to rest at home. Seeing that Li Chongle had made a decision, she agreed to his arrangement.
Seeing that Li Ke was a little disappointed, Lin Wan came closer and told her that if she stayed at home, they could work together to create various recipes for washing hair and applying facial cream.
After hearing this, Li Ke smiled brightly and pulled his sister-in-law aside to ask what preparations needed to be made.
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After breakfast the next day, Li Chongle carried a backpack and a hoe and followed everyone to dig winter bamboo shoots.
Li Ke followed Dr. Zhong home to get elm bark shavings.
When Lin Wan first got the soap beans, she had planned to make shampoo. Later, she found that she lacked elm bark shavings, so she asked Dr. Zhong if he had encountered elm trees when collecting herbs outside.
After learning about her needs, Dr. Zhong offered to help her find it, and all she had to do was send him a few bottles of the shampoo she mentioned.
He also gave Lin Wan some Polygonum multiflorum as a gift, saying that adding Polygonum multiflorum would make her hair darker and shinier.
Lin Wan felt that this saved a lot of trouble. After all, she didn't know elm trees at all and had always purchased them directly online before.
But now in ancient times, you have to do everything by yourself.
If Dr. Zhong did not agree to help, she could only ask someone to help her look for it or take her into the mountains to identify it.
Lin Wan brought the soap beans, soapberries, cypress leaves and Polygonum multiflorum that she had soaked last night to the kitchen.
She mixed and soaked soap beans, soapberries and cypress leaves in a ratio of 1:1:1 according to the proportion she had made before. As for Polygonum multiflorum, she put less since there was not much of it.
Lin Wan poured all the soaked ingredients into the pot, squatted in front of the stove, lit the fire, and prepared to simmer them slowly.
"Sister-in-law, we have brought back the elm shavings. What is this used for?" Li Ke happily ran into the kitchen holding a basket full of elm bark shavings.
Lin Wan stood up and took the basket. Wow, it was full. Doctor Zhong was so generous.
He was indeed always generous, and told her that if she needed any medicinal herbs, she could always come to him. He had collected a lot of medicinal herbs in the mountains in the past two months.
He also promised that he would provide all her medicinal materials in the future, and all she had to do was keep giving him meals. Lin Wan didn't hesitate and agreed with a smile.
"This elm bark can make the boiled shampoo thicker and also has the effect of nourishing the scalp and hair."
"Sister-in-law, if I use this shampoo, will my hair become black and shiny?"
"Of course. The most important thing is that we can wash our hair clean in the future. Let's try it after it's ready."
After hearing this, Li Ke was eager to try the shampoo that the sister-in-law mentioned, "How long does it take to boil it?"
"Boil it for about an hour, then filter it out and add elm bark shavings and boil it for a while." Lin Wan explained patiently.
Li Ke sat in front of the stove and took over the task of lighting the fire, standing up from time to time to check the situation in the pot.
An hour later, Lin Wan filtered out the boiled juice, poured it into the pot, added elm bark shavings, stirred and continued to boil.
About a quarter of an hour later, Lin Wan saw that it had become very sticky and thought it was ready, so she scooped it into a large ceramic basin.
Well, a little thicker than she made last time.
Could it be that the elm bark shavings I bought last time are not as useful as the ones Dr. Zhong gave me?
You will know after using it later.
Li Ke was a very busy kid. He immediately added water to the pot, preparing to boil hot water for washing his hair later.
Lin Wan was scooping out the shampoo that she and Li Ke would use later and putting it in a small bowl.
"We won't bottle it yet. We'll bottle it after it cools down."
Li Ke put the bottle aside and took a closer look.
"Sister-in-law, this has a delicate scent of Chinese medicine."
She had smelled it when she had just started the fire, and it was stronger now.
"It tastes really good. You can try it later to see how it works."
"Sister-in-law, let me go see if the water is ready?" Li Ke said and ran to the stove.
After a while, she was heard calling Lin Wan in the kitchen, saying that the water was ready and she could start washing her hair.
Lin Wan carried the prepared bowl of shampoo to the kitchen, and then the two of them worked together to mix the hot water.
Li Ke wanted to be the first to experience it, so he went to the bathroom carrying a bucket of water.
"Be careful not to get shampoo in your eyes, okay?" Lin Wan reminded from behind.
Li Ke answered obediently, then untied her hair and immersed it in the water.
Lin Wan patiently taught Li Ke how to use shampoo.
"Wet your hair first, then take an appropriate amount of shampoo and rub it into foam on your hands, then apply it to your hair and gently massage your scalp."
Li Ke washed his hair carefully according to Lin Wan's instructions, but the foam disappeared as soon as it reached his hair.
However, after she finished washing, her sister-in-law asked her to change the basin of water and continue washing her hair for the second time with shampoo.
I didn't expect that I could produce bubbles on my hair the second time. This feeling is much better than using rice water and soapnut water before.
Lin Wan, who was standing next to him, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw bubbles coming out of Li Ke’s head. She had thought he had failed.
It turned out that the girl's hair was too oily, so not much foam was produced the first time.
Li Ke rinsed it several times with clean water again and wiped her hair with her own linen towel:
"Sister-in-law, my hair feels very clean and has a light herbal scent."
Lin Wan was packing up her things and preparing to wash her hair. She smiled and said, "Do you feel like your head has become half a pound lighter?"
"How do you know? I really have this feeling, as if my head has become lighter." Li Ke responded with a smile.
She helped Lin Wan scoop water. She knew that her sister-in-law liked to wash her hair in the shower, so she would take the initiative to help every time.
Lin Wan felt that the shampoo she made this time was more successful than before, with better viscosity and more foam than before.
Could it be that these raw materials are better than those bought online?
Lin Wan was thinking while enjoying the process of washing her hair.
After washing, she also felt her hair was particularly refreshed and comfortable.
It was the first time she had clean hair since coming to ancient times, and she washed it three times with shampoo.
While they were washing their hair at home, Li Chongle got himself covered in dirt in the mountains, and when he came back he just happened to use the newly made shampoo.