vrcanaries Chapter 266 Making Conditioner
Chapter 266 Making Conditioner
This time, a total of 10,000 aloe vera plants were delivered. When the aloe vera plants were first delivered, a netizen privately sent her the method of growing aloe vera.
She led the villagers to work in the fields and taught the hired villagers how to grow aloe vera.
She picked up an aloe plant and began to demonstrate. "For large aloe vera plants, first check the root system, remove the small ones, and keep the large ones. Then, cut off about two-thirds of the large roots. This way, you'll have an aloe plant and most of the root."
As she raised her knife and chopped it down, the villagers watching were startled.
"The roots of this aloe vera are broken into two sections. Can it still survive if planted?" asked Mrs. Xu.
Shen Wanning nodded. "Sure, aloe vera is a very easy-to-survive plant. This way, one plant can become two."
Aunt Zhang frowned. "As the saying goes, if you don't remove the roots, the grass will grow again in the spring breeze. That's the truth, right? As long as the roots are there, it should be able to survive. But it will probably take some time for it to grow."
"It doesn't matter. These large aloe vera plants will be enough for us to use for a while." Shen Wanning replied.
As she spoke, she dug a hole and planted most of the aloe vera roots.
Then she continued, "As for the aloe vera with roots, you need to cut off the large leaves. Let the trimmed leaves dry for a day or two, and when the wounds heal, plant them in the soil. These aloe vera plants can be planted tomorrow. Follow my instructions and split these aloe vera plants in half, then plant the roots first!"
Then, the villagers followed her method, planted the aloe vera roots, and cut off the large leaves of the aloe vera.
"Chen Zihao, take a few people with you to pack up these aloe vera leaves and send them to the newly built workshop." Shen Wanning said to Chen Zihao who was cutting aloe vera leaves.
"Okay!" Chen Zihao responded and called over the men who had been with Heiba before to help. They first put the aloe vera leaves into bags and then carried them to the new workshop.
After learning how to fluff cotton and make quilts, Chen Zihao had already become brothers with them. Plus, they were all single and had no family, so getting along with them was even easier.
Seeing everyone in the field planting aloe vera in an orderly manner, Shen Wanning called out again, "Mom, please call a few more sisters-in-law, and let's go back to the workshop together. I will teach them how to make conditioner."
"Yeah, sure." Aunt Zhang responded and called a few older sisters-in-law who were usually quick and nimble, and asked them to follow Shen Wanning.
Shen Wanning took them to the newly built workshop.
The workshop was not far from here, and it didn't take long to get there. Since she knew she was going to make conditioner, she had already prepared all the tools.
Chen Zihao and his friends put the aloe vera leaves on the ground, opened the bag, and revealed the aloe vera leaves inside.
"Ms. Shen, let's go help plant aloe vera first." Chen Zihao said, and left with the others.
When Aunt Zhang and a few of her sisters-in-law came over, Shen Wanning took a look and saw that there were sixteen people in total. "Well, let's divide everyone into four groups. Four people will stay in this workshop, four people will go to the second workshop, four people will go to the third workshop, and the last four people will go to the fourth workshop. As before, if anyone dares to leak what they have done, I will not recruit anyone again. And I will definitely hold them accountable to the end."
Although Shen Wanning usually had a kind demeanor, she was now a county lady, and Lin Jingyou was the county magistrate, so everyone was still afraid of them. Generally speaking, this tactic of combining kindness and force was very effective for them.
"Don't worry, Wan Ning. I've been working in your family for so long, and I know all the rules of your family. These are the recipes you came up with to make money, and we will definitely not tell anyone else." The famous old sister-in-law responded.
Shen Wanning nodded and continued, "Four of you stay here, and the rest of you can divide it up and go to other workshops. I'll tell you what you will each do in a moment."
After that, Aunt Zhang and four of the others stayed behind. Shen Wanning said, "Your job is to clean the leaves of these aloe vera plants, then use a knife to cut off the leaves, leaving the flesh inside."
Speaking of aloe vera pulp, Shen Wanning remembered that aloe vera pulp is edible. If the aloe vera is cut into small pieces, it can be added to milk tea, thus adding another small ingredient.
"Okay, then let's go home and get some small stools so we can sit down and wash and cut the aloe vera." An old sister-in-law said.
There were only some basins and buckets in the room, and they had indeed forgotten to prepare small stools for them.
Shen Wanning nodded, "Okay, then I'll trouble you sisters-in-law to go home."
"Hey, what's the trouble? It's just a short distance, can it really tire us out?" An old lady waved her hand and replied.
They went home to get stools first. Shen Wanning and Aunt Zhang went to the second workshop and said to the four people, "When the aloe vera is delivered later, you must crush it. Make sure it is crushed."
"Okay, we'll remember it." The men responded.
This workshop is equipped with some mallets and wooden barrels, which are specially used to crush aloe vera.
Finally, there is the third workshop, which contains some wooden barrels, a few cups, and some tea oil.
"I'll have someone send some spring water over, and you'll be responsible for making the conditioner from now on. Remember this ratio: one cup of tea oil, two cups of aloe vera, and five cups of spring water. Pour it into the wooden barrel, mix it evenly, and then move the barrel to the fourth workshop." Shen Wanning said.
"Okay, we'll remember it!" the old sisters-in-law said at the same time.
"Well, you guys wait for a while, or go home and rest, and come back in the afternoon. It won't take long for the aloe vera to be mashed, so it will be delivered in the afternoon." Shen Wanning continued.
"Okay, let's go home and cook first, and then we'll come back in the afternoon." After saying this, the few of them left.
Finally, Shen Wanning and Aunt Zhang went to the fourth workshop, where the four of them chatted quietly. When they saw Shen Wanning coming, they quickly stood still.
"When the conditioner arrives, you will be responsible for putting it into the porcelain bottle and sealing it. But it won't be so fast. You can go home and rest first and come back in the afternoon." Shen Wanning said.
"Is our job so simple? We just need to put things into these bottles?" One person asked, pointing to the porcelain bottles in the room.
She had these porcelain bottles custom-made by the same company that made her essential oil bottles, but these bottles were much larger than the ones she used to make essential oil bottles.
Shen Wanning nodded and replied, "Yes, it's that simple. You can also bring a small stool over and sit down to fill the bottles. But remember, don't put any dirty stuff in there."
"Yes, I know. These things are sold to those noble ladies. We will be careful." An old sister-in-law responded quickly.