What happened to the doorman?

Daozu, he also worked as a librarian.

Lu Xuan remembers a story about a janitor who drove a luxury car to work, but he was demolished and demolished first to become a rich man, and then he went to see the gate after being bored and "using his spare energy". Like the owner of the Shangguan family, who became a janitor and became a wealthy family, Lu Xuan

Xuan found it quite strange.

However, what she doesn't understand is that the gatekeepers of Taihao Taoist Temple, no, not everyone can do the reception.

Compared with the top wealthy families in the dynasty, "Uncle Shangguan" is naturally nothing, but he is a cadre and has separated himself from ordinary people. Among the big and small dignitaries in Yujing City, he can be regarded as the number one figure.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Gu Wuyou.

The only thing he is interested in now is getting rich and returning home in fine clothes.

Lu Xuan was right, if he went home in such a dejected manner, even if he was thick-skinned and didn't care, his parents would be ridiculed by relatives and friends.

Besides, Gu Wuyou's face is actually not that indestructible.

"Then when will your master have time to talk about cooperation?" Gu Wuyou asked Qiu Guofu.

Look at the gate, it should be quite relaxing, right?

Qiu Guofu shook his head and said, "I don't dare to bother the head of the family with such a trivial matter."

Gu Wuyou refused to accept, how could getting rich be a trivial matter?

"Besides, I haven't seen the so-called soap with my own eyes, so I can't just rely on the two of you talking about it and cooperate, right?"

"This is easy to handle, we can make it now." Gu Wuyou said.

"I mean the same thing." Qiu Guofu smiled with satisfaction, "If the soap is really as useful as you say, I will inform the housekeeper and ask him to make a decision on cooperation."

Oh, let me go, the hierarchy is very strict.

Lu Xuan heard it. Why didn't Qiu Guofu dare to disturb the head of the Shangguan family? He was not qualified to see him at all.

Lu Xuan: "Based on my uncle's life experience, I can probably tell that we are extremely poor and have no money to buy raw materials..."

Qiu Guofu: "List down what you need and I'll ask the guy to buy it."

Qiu Guofu was very happy. Of course he knew that the two of them had no money. Otherwise, why would they cooperate with others if soap is such a good product?

"Man?" Gu Wuyou looked around.

Qiu Guofu smiled: "You don't think that the grocery store doesn't even have a clerk, and I, the shopkeeper, have to do everything myself, right?"

Qiu Guofu brought a pen and paper.

Lu Xuan picked up the pen...and handed it to Gu Wuyou: "I told you to write."

Brush calligraphy is an art on Earth, similar to painting. Lu Xuan's dream since childhood was to be an explorer, but he has never cultivated such a talent. Moreover, the pronunciation of the Chinese language is basically the same as that of Earth, and the characters are closer to ancient traditional Chinese characters.

Gu Wuyou took the pen and looked at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment and said to Qiu Guofu: "Can you avoid it?"

Qiu Guofu was startled: "Why?"

"It's a trade secret." Lu Xuan felt that this guy was pretending to be confused because he knew better. "We haven't started cooperating yet. I'll write down the raw materials. If you figure out how to make soap, you'll kick your partner away..."

Qiu Guofu was angry: "That's unreasonable! Who do you think I am? I, Qiu Guofu, have never been that mean."

Lu Xuan shrank his neck, wondering if he had such a big reaction?

Well, it is said that the ancients were relatively simple. The Tao Te Ching says, "When the great righteousness is abolished, there is benevolence and righteousness; when there is wisdom and wisdom, there is hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety; when the country is in confusion, there are loyal ministers." This is what it says.

"Hurry up and say it, we're waiting." Gu Wuyou abruptly changed the topic.

Lu Xuan smiled apologetically at Qiu Guofu.

"You can burn the wine and plant ashes by yourself. The key is the fat meat. The fatter the better. One bite will make your mouth full of oil... Gudong!"

Lu Xuan swallowed involuntarily. After eight months of long journey, he had not eaten meat for a long time.

The gun has long since exhausted its energy and turned into a fire stick, and most of the hunting failed. Facts have proved that Gu Wuyou's hunting skills are really not that good - otherwise, the most indispensable thing in Middle-earth is the primeval forest and wild beasts. How could the master and the apprentice have been suffering for so long?

Hungry.

Qiu Guofu was confused: "Is this making soap or cooking?"

There's wine, meat, and some vegetables, and it's all together, right?

Lu Xuan looked serious: "The main raw material of soap is fat, otherwise why do you think it is called 'fat' soap?"

Qiu Guofu was confused: "Wouldn't it mean that the more I wash, the dirtier it becomes?"

Lu Xuan casually said: "You won't understand even if I explain it in depth. Well, you have always heard of fighting fire with fire, right?"

Qiu Guofu said to himself, "Fighting poison with poison is a cure."

But if you continue to ask more questions, you will really be suspected of coveting someone else's secret recipe.

Taking the list written by Gu Wuyou, Qiu Guofu looked at him in surprise. Oops, the handwriting is pretty good. It seems that the shopkeeper's guess was correct. Not only is this young man unlikely to be a beggar, I'm afraid he also has some background.

Middle-earth is analogous to the ancient times of Earth, where the literacy rate was very low.

Of course, monks must be literate. Literacy means more than just reading books. All aspects of cultivation require cultural support.

For example, drawing a talisman, and another example is encountering an opportunity during training and obtaining precious magic weapons and magic formulas. The former is easy to explain, but if you are illiterate in the latter, you will probably wipe your butt as waste paper...

It's not like this has never happened before.

Ordinary people do not have any requirements for literacy, but a well-established family will train their offspring to read and write from an early age. Firstly, they can read and understand, and secondly, if they have the opportunity to become monks in the future, they will be prepared in advance, and they will naturally be ahead of those who are currently learning.

step.

How do you say that? Winning at the starting line!

Gu Wuyou's handwriting is neat and elegant, indicating that his family is in good condition.

It's a bit worse now, maybe because of temporary difficulties, or maybe the family is in decline. It doesn't matter. Just with this handwriting, in China, where illiteracy is the majority, you can make a living no matter what.

If nothing else, there is no problem in being a shopkeeper like Qiu Guofu.

Don't look down on the shopkeeper. Take Qiu Guofu as an example. He is a vassal of the Shangguan family. A vassal is not a slave, but closer to... well, an employee.

Qiu Guo has a wealthy family with a wife and children, and owns his own house in Yujing City, where every inch of land is extremely valuable. One day, when he is old and returns to his hometown, his savings will be enough to make him a wealthy man.

So whether it's Earth or Middle-earth - reading changes your destiny.

Qiu Guofu praised his wit.

Isn't it because he didn't chase people away directly because he felt that Gu Wuyou had an extraordinary temperament? Facts have proved that he was right. Just because he is miserable now does not mean that it will not change in the future. Even if he cannot surpass himself, it is better to form a good relationship than to offend others.

Qiu Guofu took the order and led the two of them into the backyard.

The grocery store does have a clerk, and there is more than one, but it's not as if the shopkeeper, as Wuyou suspected, is lazy and is busy counting the goods in the backyard.

Qiu Guofu found a clerk and asked him to buy according to the order.

The waiter can't read, otherwise he would probably be weird. It's meat and wine. What are you planning to do, shopkeeper?

Lu Xuan: "You should have a cooking stove here, right?"

Qiu Guofu nodded, wondering why she still felt like she wanted to cook.

…

Half an hour later.

"Not yet?" Gu Wuyou wiped his sweat and kept moving his other hand, stirring the strange paste that had become very thick in the pot.

Lu Xuan added some firewood to the bottom of the stove: "To be on the safe side, stir it for another ten minutes."

Gu Wuyou: "...how long is ten minutes?"

"About half a stick of incense."

Gu Wuyou was speechless. Making this so-called soap was too troublesome. Before the man could buy the wine and meat, Lu Xuan started to work. He first burned a pile of plant ashes, soaked them in water, filtered them, poured them into a pot and heated them, according to Lu Xuan's instructions.

It's called purification. After that, the fat is tossed and the oil is squeezed out.

The oil just came out of the pan is so fragrant...

No, it's very hot. You need to cool it down to a suitable temperature before you can continue. This is quite easy, after all, it's winter.

Pour oil, wine, and plant ash water into the pot.

Lu Xuan started the fire and controlled the temperature, while Gu Wuyou was responsible for stirring.

Gu Wuyou didn't care about the intensity of labor. He and Lao Dao were chased and beaten for dozens of miles, which was much harder than this. The sweating was not due to fatigue, but because the temperature in the stove was a bit high.

Then here comes the problem.

It involves both lighting the fire and stirring. Not to mention the complicated steps, meat, wine, and firewood are all costs.

Gu Wuyou calculated it, and he was afraid that he would lose money if he set the price too low.

Can you really make a fortune with this thing?

He told Lu Xuan his concerns.

Lu Xuan hesitated and said, "It should be no problem, right? Other time travelers can make a living from soap, so there's no reason why we can't, right?"
To be continued...