152 5.41 To-Do-List. And Plans For Hair Shampoo In Clay Bottles (1/2)
I was back in Hiko-sama's bedroom and went back to my room to clear the gunny sacks and placed them outside the house. I took a rag and some water in a bucket and added abit of Detergent that I had made earlier for a sample and shook the water with one of my hands to make suds and dipped the rag inside it.
I carried the bucket to my room and began to clean it up. The Detergent had completely dissolved and it cleaned the floor pretty well, leaving a fresh rose scent behind. The grime and stubborn stains had gone and it left the room rather sparkling.
I moved to Hiko-sama's room and cleared the contents off the floor and did the same. Just after cleaning the two rooms, the water in the bucket had turned dark which indicates that either I had not cleaned the house for some time or simply the Detergent had worked its charms pretty well.
A sweet rose scent was now left Lingering in the air and that smell alone refreshes and invigorates my mind and body. I had used a few drops of the rose Essense and yet the effect was like a perfume that had been used instead.
Another idea to make floor cleaning solution came to my mind but in powder form. That part would be left in some chapters ahead when the tasks at hand had been completed. As for the floor, it would be best smelling like like instead.
I intended to add fruity smells to the Karada Soap collections but then this time around I would be thinking of hair shampoo and would think of other ways to bottle it.
Maybe Hiko-sama can think of a way to use his kind of pottery to make into a hand dispenser for the hair shampoo. Yes! That would be it, a clay bottle for the hair shampoo instead.
At least he can showcase his pottery art skills and in turn, he could run a small production for his bottles. ”Hahahahah... At least he won't feel redundant in this business and contributed directly to it.” I thought aloud.
When Hiko-sama emerged from the toilet he first saw his room was in disarray. But the smell of rose suddenly hit him and he asked if I had dropped a bottle of Essense perfume because the scent was covering the whole house.
I laughed and apologise because I used the Detergent to clean the floor and he was surprised that laundry Detergent can also be used as a cleaning agent.
I packed his room and brought my items back in mine.
”Sensei, I am interested to take a look at your pottery for a while. Would that be OK?” I asked politely so that he could share his passion with me as well as some secrets.
”You wanted to see them now?” he asked in bewilderment as I had a sudden interest in his works.
He went to the store and lit the oil lantern. I ran my hands on the surface of the pottery and found that the glazed ones were the most slippery while the lacquered one had more friction but is still slippery and when my hand ran over the original ones, it felt just right.
”Sensei, can your pottery be made into anti-slip or less slippery and rough to the touch?” I asked.
”Why do you ask?”
”Earlier Riko was asking if this Detergent can be used for the hair. I intend to add fruity scent for the hair but then the production of the bottle was expensive. Furthermore, once you have shampoo in your hair and eyes, the bottle would prove hazardous as it may be very slippery and slipped to the floor and break.”
”Just now I was thinking of your pottery works and thought of the best surface to use and place in the bathroom. That's why I was thinking of the best surface and design as well as the shape of the clay bottles that you could make to store the shampoo.”
”Furthermore, you could design soap holders for the bathroom and sink, and patent them for sale together with the soap as a bundle or as a separate product.”
”Wah, kid. I was only in the bathroom and you could think of another business project. Your mind seems to be working nonstop at all! Yes, I'm interested and all open for your proposal. Pottery surfaces could be made rough and non-slippery when before heating them in the furnace, we would just sprinkle some fine sand on it.”
”Thank you so much for your tips, would you like to run your own production in the future for the clay bottles and soap holders?”
”Definitely, kid. To run my own class and workshop had been my dream, but then would that exposes my closely guarded secret?”
”As long as you are not the one doing it but instructing people doing it is fine, Sensei”
”In that case, I totally agree with you and we will work for hand in hand in this empire of yours!”
”It's not entirely mine, it should be O-U-R-S.”
”Alright, Sensei. Time for me to shower and then have a good rest. By the way, look at what I print for the Detergent packaging.”
I showed him the paper and showed him the folded version and he liked it very much. So it has been decided for the name and packaging style. I even mentioned the costs and he finds it very affordable and told him he can mass-produce clay scoops so at least they know how to gauge the contents for their laundry.
”From iron plates, Hangers, Scented body soap, Seijuro Tumbler machines, Detergent and the next would be clay bottles, soap holders, floor cleaning agent and hair shampoo. I wonder what would the next project be.” Hiko-sama looked at my back and was amazed that this young kid could be a tycoon in a matter of weeks.
”Sensei, could we open a corporate savings account using the business trade name and both of us as the beneficiaries?” I asked as I poked my head out from the shower with my hair been wet and had soap suds in it.
”Eh... Do you wash your hair with the soap? It's possible?” asked Hiko-sama when he saw me with so-called shampooed hair.
”We men don't necessarily need to use shampoo, but soap like this also can do. ”Answer the question, Sensei...” As I still poked my body out while lathering myself with the soap.
”Yes, we could, kid. You want me to do it tomorrow?”
”Let me set aside the weekly budget and then we can proceed. You may close my savings account and withdraw all the gold coins and transfer them into our corporate account.” I said as I poked my head back in the shower and closed the door and started to mimic Hiko-sama singing in the bathroom.
Hiko-sama smiled and laughed at himself at my unselfishness and trust to dump all his assets and made him the beneficiary.
After my shower, I returned to my room and Hiko-sama had his door closed so I decided not to disturb him in any way. I took yam and bananas for the preparation of the tea breaks for the workers and placed them in a large steamer basket to steam them now so I could just reheat them in the morning tomorrow.
Preparations on advance had been my normal practice even in my previous life and even if the era would be slow-paced and relaxed but with me around I think it would start making people scrambling about to compete with my speed in completing tasks.
Having the right mentality is the core of this success. Even how hard we fall we always pick ourselves up and continue one step at a time. Maybe the discipline I got from the military that was also part of my driving force.
I checked my gold coins and set aside 260 for the building of the house and warehouse and had a balance of slightly over 480 excluding the silver and coppers. I foresee that I do not need any more bulk purchases in the coming 1 week, I just set aside 30 coins to round off the figure at 450 instead.
With my personal assets of 180 or 185 gold coins in the initial savings account, the corporate account would now be estimated 600+. Not a bad start, not bad at all for a kid of my age to singlehandedly whipped up such saving within a period of 2 weeks.
Crossing my fingers for the export business department to bring good tidings on their intended purchase for the [Refined Iron] plates that we have at 600 pieces, even at an export tax of 10% we still make a tidy profit since the materials were free.
I decided to sleep it off and do not wish to think so much. Why the need of so much gold coins where there are people who need it most by providing employment?
I made a mental note that we still would like to engage the services of the same 10 men for the construction of the warehouse and once it is ready, we would absorb the manpower. 10 men, 6 girls and 2 women that make up a total workforce of 18 not excluding the other 2 machinists in the trading district.
Well, can't think too much. Better sleep it off and wait for tomorrow.
---Meanwhile, in the next morning---
I awoke fresh and the floor and the air still smelled of rose Essense. I went to the kitchen and flared up the rocket stove and went to the shower first. After I had my shower I checked the steamed bananas and they had been completely steamed means the lower part where the yam was, had been thoroughly steamed.
I prepared a large kettle to boil some water and made green tea afterwards. Hiko-sama was a slow riser so he should be up in about 5 to 10 minutes once he heard the tinkering from the kitchen. I changed to a kimono which I hadn't worn for some time and dangled my pocket watch on my neck. I wound it until I could feel the spring's tension and checked the time.
It was slightly after 520 am and the rooster had just started to crow. ”You're up early, kid. I guess you had showered and made breakfast. Now you looked more like a Young Master rather than a messenger. Hahaha. I like your medallion too kid, it looks kinda similar like mine.” Hiko-sama cracked his joke early morning just like the rooster that crowed to wake the resident for the welcome of a break of dawn.
”Hahahaha. I almost forgot to change into the kimono. Had been stuck using a gi for the past few days. Well, go ahead and shower Sensei. Today would be the near completion of the house and tomorrow would be final touch up and furnishings.”
”Today, we are going to fill up the soap into their moulding sets so we would be away in the Realm of Mind for 2 parts of the day. Hope we would be able to complete a few scents today and let it cure for another week. By the way, the girls could move in tomorrow evening, and we can start our operations of preparing all the packing by individual scents.”
”That's right, actually the girls can move in tonight if they want to and start processing the packing by them for tomorrow. I take the sketchbook out and strike off what we had completed.”
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”Alright, Sensei, we start when the workers arrive. In case someone drops, we just inform the foreman we are out in errands and just to leave a note.”
”Good, idea. OK, let me prepare myself first.”
I went to the main door and opened it up and the cool air drifted in and made me shiver abit. Max had just appeared once and hadn't made his appearance again. Well, I had spent over 4 months in the 3rd series so I would expect it to be longer since I have written 41 long chapters in this 5th series.
The more series, the more chapters that are churned out, and the contents jumped from 1k+ to more than an average of 3k+ now.
I checked the to-do-list and found the I have to make a headstart since Hiko-sama would be heading to the business district and then to the trading district for the rat of the tasks that need to be completed.
Hiko-sama had done showering and I served steamed bananas and green tea for breakfast and brought the sketchpad with me.
I added the following:
22. Make Shampoo bottles from clay or pottery and shaped by Sensei with rough anti-slip edges surfaces. Colour and personalised design decided by Sensei. Name of Product Shampoo with the drawings of sweet fruits like strawberries et cetera. Be made available at cosmetics shops. The cost would be at 2 gold. No nego.
23. Make hair shampoo and find the ingredients to make it as a liquid type and won't turn solid if exposed to air. 500 grams. Priced as above.
24. Make Detergent/cleaning agent based on lemon scent first and make available for the public. 250 grams. Price TBC.
I added the entries and l hope it would not be a trouble for Hiko-sama as he looked at it with a permanent frown on him. Only with a slight nod of his head would indicate his acknowledgement.