PFC Chapter 227 I can't talk to you people from your tribe.
Chapter 227 I can't talk to you people from your tribe.
Chapter 227 I can't get along with your tribesmen.
Having obtained the tortoise shell, Jiang Luoluo prepared to return.
Because the turtle shell was too big and heavy for Jiang Luoluo to carry back by herself, Little Fish King Biao helped her return it.
Such a large turtle shell was quite eye-catching, attracting the interest of many passing tribesmen. They pulled Little Fish King Biao aside and asked him all sorts of questions, wanting to know where they could get such a large shell.
Even if it can't be used for anything, it's enough to just have it there and look at it.
However, upon hearing that it was a type of water fish caught from the river, most of the tribesmen hesitated.
After all, the weather is cold now, and the dew outside the cave and the wooden house will freeze into scattered ice crystals by the next morning.
No matter how strong the members of the tribe are, they will feel uncomfortable going into the water in this weather.
Moreover, these shelled soft-shelled fish are not common; you might have to go deep into the river to find them, rather than just swimming in the water from the riverbank.
Not to mention fishing with a fishing line, which relies even more on luck and probability.
The difficulty of catching shelled soft-shelled fish deterred many members of the tribe, but some were enthusiastic and determined to catch one or two, full of energy.
When Xing saw Jiang Luoluo return home with such a large body, she looked somewhat stunned.
"Luo, why did you bring it back?" I can't understand the cub's thoughts at all.
"It's a very important ingredient!" Jiang Luoluo said, and after seeing off Little Fish King Biao, she threw herself back into her soap-making business.
To extract the important calcium oxide, the tortoise shell must first be broken into pieces, then burned and crushed into powder, added to wood ash, and soaked to obtain an alkaline solution that can undergo a saponification reaction with oils.
The first step alone exhausted most of Jiang Luoluo's physical strength.
The tortoise shell was so hard and solid that Jiang Luoluo spent a long time trying to separate even a small piece off.
It's not very practical to put the entire turtle shell directly into a fire to burn.
The fire in the Fish Cave was large enough to cover the entire tortoise shell for roasting, while the fire in Jiang Luoluo's cave was less than a quarter the size of the tortoise shell; covering it might even extinguish the fire.
Xing also came to help along the way, but unfortunately, although she was an adult who was almost an adult, she did not awaken her beast transformation and was not strong enough to cause any damage to the tortoise shell.
It was Ke from next door who was called in to save the day, managing to break off a corner from the tortoise shell and give it to Jiang Luoluo to burn in the fire for fun.
"What a pity." Before leaving, Ke shook his head and sighed as he looked at the tortoise shell with a missing corner.
Jiang Luoluo obtained the tortoise shell fragments she desired, burned them in the fire for several hours, and then took out a stone scoop to crush them into powder.
Whether it was the power of the ancestors within the fire seed or not, this step went relatively smoothly, and Jiang Luoluo easily obtained a pile of powder.
Of course, Jiang Luoluo knew very well that in addition to the calcium oxide she wanted to obtain, the turtle shell also contained a lot of biological keratin.
The composition wasn't as pure as seashells, but fortunately, Jiang Luoluo's other steps in making it... were also quite perfunctory.
If the eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother, then there's no need to be so strict about certain things.
The most important thing is to get the stuff out first.
Following the previously determined proportions, Jiang Luoluo produced a pile of finished products that looked like successes.
Even she herself could hardly believe it.
"Did it really succeed?" It feels like we still have to overcome countless more difficulties before we can get the final product.
But in reality, this is not a very difficult process. Its difficulty lies in the countless attempts to go from the unknown to the known.
Jiang Luoluo already had the standard answer, so the process seemed much easier.
By the time I finished doing all this, it was already dark.
The finished product isn't ready immediately; it needs to be left overnight to check the solidification process the following day.
Jiang Luoluo spent a night full of anticipation. When she woke up the next morning, she excitedly checked the solidification of the soap, which seemed to be a great success compared to the previous ones.
Although there are some other issues, such as the color not looking quite right or a lot of impurities inside, these can all be considered minor problems.
The mixture hadn't solidified completely overnight, so Jiang Luoluo didn't touch it. She put it back and planned to check on it again later that night.
The joy of successfully completing the project overwhelmed Jiang Luoluo's mind, making her restless and constantly wanting to take a look at it.
But he was also worried that if he looked at it too many times, he would fail to "see" the soap properly, which made him very conflicted.
"Luo, why don't you make something with me?" Seeing Jiang Luoluo pacing back and forth, Xing also became anxious for her.
After all, tension can easily be transmitted to others.
Jiang Luoluo also realized that her reaction was a bit excessive, but this was the first time in a long time that she had put so much effort into doing something all by herself.
Instead of doing something halfway through and then handing it over to someone else so they can continue to work on it while you get away to do other things.
The more time and energy you spend on something, the more you care about it.
It can also be called a sunk cost.
However, she simply couldn't bring herself to sit still and braid hair ties with Xing.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Luoluo took out the remaining oil and other materials, along with the previously failed products, intending to make something else to distract herself.
“Glycerin, glycerin…” Jiang Luoluo remembered that glycerin seemed to be a byproduct of the saponification reaction.
When oils and lye are mixed and stirred, a saponification reaction occurs, producing soap. However, if the mixture is left to stand without stirring, glycerin will be obtained.
I'm not sure if I remember it correctly, but I'll give it a try anyway.
As for the previous failed attempts, Jiang Luoluo thought for a moment and used the old-fashioned method of "add more water to the flour and more flour to the water" to reheat the product and then added some alkaline solution with tortoise shell powder.
As for the initial failed product where wood ash was directly mixed in, Jiang Luoluo also filtered it again using burlap.
And you know what? Once you have something to do, time flies by.
By the time Jiang Luoluo came to her senses, another day had come to an end.
When Jiang Luoluo went to check the solidified soap again, she was pleasantly surprised to find that it had completely taken shape.
It feels a bit soft when you squeeze it, probably because the proportions are a little off.
After a simple water test, Jiang Luoluo breathed a sigh of relief, confirming the soap's effectiveness; it was indeed useful.
Xing, who was standing to the side, stared in shock.
Dirt that used to require a lot of time and effort to remove can now be cleaned simply by rubbing this on a few times, rubbing it in, and then rinsing it with water.
Is it clean now?
"Hmph hmph hmph," Jiang Luoluo said smugly, "This thing is very useful, isn't it?"
Xing nodded, then shook her head.
This thing called soap looks really useful... but the problem is, it's not used much in the tribe.
Various animal skin garments are not suitable for frequent washing. Most of them are worn for a period of time, and then a new wild animal is caught and a new hide is used to make clothes. There is no need to reuse them.
Jiang Luoluo was not discouraged. From the very beginning when she was making soap, she knew this would be the outcome: she would not be able to get along with you unhygienic tribesmen.
Moreover, she doesn't necessarily pursue a certain value in what she makes; as long as it's useful to her, that's enough.
The thought of being able to use soap to wash clothes, face, and comb hair in the future made Jiang Luoluo quite satisfied.
Although this method seems wasteful, a single bar of soap the size of a bowl can last for several years, and she made a whole basinful of it, so it actually makes sense when you think about it that way.
Seeing that the cub understood these things on its own, Xing didn't say anything more. She watched as the cub excitedly washed everything that could be washed in the house before obediently going to sleep.
The next morning, Jiang Luoluo went to see the pile of things she had made after "recycling" and making two adjustments.
With a grave expression, they discovered... that they had not taken on a fixed shape.
Instead, it appeared before Jiang Luoluo in the form of a grayish-yellow, unattractive, slippery liquid.
Jiang Luoluo reached out and touched it, feeling that it was similar to shampoo or hand soap, but without any of those fancy fragrances.
I tested it with water, and the effect was almost the same as the soap I made yesterday.
"I'll just put it in a container and use it as laundry detergent," Jiang Luoluo convinced herself.
It's better to have something useful than to create a bunch of junk and throw it away.
It's okay if the shape is a bit ugly, it's not a big problem.
As for the more important glycerin, Jiang Luoluo checked it several times to make sure there were no mistakes. The clear, clean liquid that appeared after standing was indeed the glycerin she wanted to make.
It's even more incredible than the success of soap.
It went too smoothly, so smoothly that it made one wonder if something was wrong.
"Xing, why don't you try this!" Jiang Luoluo called Xing over.
Glycerin can be considered a very basic skincare product... in fact, it's an essential ingredient in most cosmetics and skincare products.
Glycerin can be used on the skin and is a multi-functional skin moisturizer that is very effective for dryness, chapped skin, and the like.
Touching her exceptionally smooth and moisturized facial skin, Xing hesitated for a long time, "This... won't make my skin easily damaged?"
Without any pursuit of "beauty," Xing only had one feeling: this skin feels so soft, its resistance to injury must be very poor.
Jiang Luoluo: I can't understand you tribesmen who only think about fighting.