Chapter 527 - Chapter 527: Chapter 514: Full of a Sense of Accomplishment (1/2)

Chapter 527: Chapter 514: Full of a Sense of Accomplishment

Making soap, an essential talent for any time-travelling woman, shouldn’t she, as a member of the time-travelling army, also have the skill?

But now that she has the soap-making technique, while leaving the money-making possibility to one side, she first needs to start producing it, to make her daily life a bit easier.

Zhuang Qingning, with this thought in mind, excitedly followed the soap recipe and began to prepare the ingredients for making soap.

But just as she raised her eyes, she saw on the table a pair of soles that she had just started work on…

The tasks are heavy and seem to have to be tackled one by one!

Zhuang Qingning picked up the soles and the large needle, deciding not to be like a monkey breaking a stick, she would first complete the task of stitching the soles that she had just familiarized herself with.

So in the setting sun, Zhuang Qingning, basking in the warm sunlight, continued her mechanical task of threading the needle, pulling the needle, and threading again.

Even when night fell, after dinner, Zhuang Qingning continued her stitching under the candlelight. By the time she was ready for bed, she had completed almost half of one sole.

And these stitches, though not as neat and tidy as Mrs. He’s, were not messy, thanks to the early marking with rouge.

On the whole…

She’s satisfied!

She’s full of a sense of accomplishment!

The next morning, Zhuang Qingning woke with a smile on her face. After breakfast, she continued her sewing for a bit, then set off for the county town.

This trip served two purposes: one, to buy some soap-making essentials such as lard; and two, to discuss with Ding Gaochang matters concerning Shang Chengen and this noodle workshop.

Lard was not difficult to buy, as it was nearing the end of the year. Many pigs were slaughtered and many were buying pork, so naturally, many were rendering lard.

Despite the abundance of lard, because it was the end of the year, many households did not want to eat too much meat, so they would buy some lard to take home. When cooking, they would put some in, as a substitute for eating pork. This led to the high demand for lard.

When Zhuang Qingning went to buy it, it turned out to be the last jar of lard in the shop.

After paying the money and taking the goods, Zhuang Qingning felt lucky to have come early. She then casually bought some cakes and headed towards the county government office.

The government official on duty at the entrance to the county government office recognized Zhuang Qingning. From a distance, he ran over to greet her, “Manager Zhuang hasn’t been here for a while, must be busy lately.”

“All the workshops are busy at the end of the year. I’ve indeed been very busy.” Zhuang Qingning smiled as she handed over the neatly wrapped cake from her hand, “Just now on my way here, I saw this freshly baked jujube flower cake at the pastry shop, so I brought some for you guys. I bought quite a lot, share them.”

“Thank you, Manager Zhuang.” The official joyously received the treat.

No wonder all the officials in the government office liked Manager Zhuang. Besides being competent, brave, smart and agile as well as polite and courteous, she also cared about their food preferences. Who wouldn’t love someone like this?

“Is Master Ding in the government office today? I have some things to discuss with him.” Zhuang Qingning said.

“Unfortunately, Master Ding has gone to investigate a case.” The official looked slightly embarrassed, “It’s the Ma family case that has still been unresolved. Master Ding is very anxious. More than half of the people in the government office, including Shi Bao, Shen Quan, and Zhang Lin, have all gone there.”