After agreeing with Xiang Xiang to teach Lian Zhou and Lian Zhi how to cook, Li Xin asked Zhu Yong to send Xiang Xiang to the house in Osmanthus Village. Li Xin stayed on Zhuangzi by himself.

, watching the harvest of rapeseed and peas.

When the rapeseed and peas were almost harvested, shopkeeper Sun brought two middle-aged men of similar age to Li Xin's village.

"How come Shopkeeper Sun is here free?" Hearing that Shopkeeper Sun was coming, Li Xin went to greet him in person. Shopkeeper Sun and the Li family gradually became familiar with each other. Shopkeeper Sun was a kind person, and he usually treated Li Xin's sister and brother a few times.

He is also very kind and kind, and is very popular with the Li family. To the Li Xin siblings, shopkeeper Sun is like a relative.

"Of course I know that Zhuangzi is busy here, so I came over to see if there is anything I can do to help. Don't you think Miss Li will welcome us?" Shopkeeper Sun got off the carriage with a smile.

"Why are you not welcome? You can't come even if you're invited! Come in quickly!"

When they arrived at the flower hall in the small house, servants had already made tea and brought various refreshments. Li Xin invited shopkeeper Sun and his companions to sit down. The waiter brought by shopkeeper Sun had already given orders to Li Xin.

The servants took him down to entertain him.

"Let me introduce you, this is shopkeeper Qian, and this is shopkeeper Zheng." Shopkeeper Sun pointed to the two people traveling with him and introduced him to Li Xin. Shopkeeper Qian is a very fat middle-aged man with a very fat body and a bulging belly.

He was swollen and had a smile on his face, looking like a kind Maitreya Buddha. Shopkeeper Zheng, on the other hand, was very lean. He looked very thin, but he also looked energetic. "This is the eldest son of the Li family.

You're a girl." Shopkeeper Sun pointed at Li Xin and introduced him to shopkeepers Qian and Zheng.

After talking to each other, they sat down.

Shopkeeper Sun also got straight to the point and directly explained the purpose of his visit. Although Li Xin and Mrs. Sun had said that rapeseed oil extraction would be successful, everyone would bring some knowledge to matters they had never known about.

Hesitant and curious. Therefore, before shopkeeper Sun left the capital, Mrs. Sun had already told him to come over to Li Xin's farm to see if extracting oil from brassica seeds would really succeed.

What about the quality of the extracted oil?

"The rapeseed harvest is almost done, and there are a lot of rapeseed seeds that have been dried. If the three shopkeepers want to see it, they can transport a batch to the oil mill as soon as possible, and squeeze some rapeseed oil first and take a look.

"After understanding the purpose of the three shopkeepers, Li Xin also smiled and invited the three shopkeepers to watch the oil pressing process.

Li Xin also knew that Mrs. Sun became interested in her because she had a few fresh vegetables in her hands, and that was why there was later cooperation. Although the vegetables that Li Xin had in hand were indeed novel, and

They are all delicious. But it does not mean that Li Xin will succeed every time. Mrs. Sun is a little worried and there is nothing wrong with asking the three shopkeepers to come over and watch the extraction of rapeseed oil. Moreover, such caution

, also made Li Xin like it very much.

If Mrs. Sun hadn't been courageous and cautious in her actions, it would have been difficult for her to be in charge of so many shops in the Sun family!

"We are really curious. It would be great if Miss Li could let us go and watch." Shopkeeper Qian said with a smile.

"Since the three shopkeepers are interested, let's go and have a look!"

After that, Li Xin ordered people to carry some dried rapeseed to the carriage, and then took the carriage and went to the oil mill in Baihua Town. The oil mill has not done business since Li Xin bought it, so it is quiet.

Very soon. After entering the door, the inside was clean and a new set of oil-pressing equipment was made in the room in the small courtyard at the back. It was still brand new and had not been used.

In fact, the tools used for oil extraction in this era were very simple, and they were not as simple and fast as the machines that Li Xin saw in later generations. The oil extraction here was completely handmade.

At first glance, the cauldrons, stoves, wooden presses, iron hoops, hammers, oil cylinders and other oil extraction tools are all neat and clean. On the left side of the pressing room is the rolling room. After the rapeseed roasted in the kang is cooled, it is evenly poured into the grinding trough.

, in the sound of the waterwheel, it can be slowly ground into powder.

There are more than a dozen processes in the oil pressing process, and each link is completed by hand. It seems not difficult, but if you are not careful, you will produce less oil or even no oil.

Fortunately, the guys were all skilled in extracting oil, and Li Xin had the recipe given by Yang Zhu's wife, so he didn't worry about not being able to extract the oil.

Li Xin handed over the rapeseeds she brought to the guys at the oil mill and watched them working while she took three shopkeepers to visit. Zhao Da was also waiting on the side, and gave Li Xin food from time to time.

Several people explained it, and it seemed that after arriving at the oil mill, Zhao Da still did a lot of work! At least, he almost understood the steps of oil extraction. Regardless of whether he was a professional or not, it was clear and logical after all.

Don't let people look at you differently.

It seems that it is not unreasonable that the Zhao family was able to prosper in the Lian family back then, and it was not just because Zhao Da was the companion of the Lian Zhou family.

"It seems that this oil extraction is really interesting! I have never understood it before." Shopkeeper Sun also sighed as he watched the guys extracting oil.

The rapeseeds are pressed after they are roasted, and the whole room is filled with a burnt aroma, which is very pleasant. Li Xin also likes this smell very much, it is a very natural aroma. The growth of plants

, originally absorbed a lot of the essence of heaven and earth, with a natural and fresh feeling.

"Yes! Even though it's just oil, it's really not simple!" Shopkeeper Zheng also sighed.

"Miss Li, when can I eat this oil?" Shopkeeper Qian looked at the flowing rapeseed oil curiously.

"It's not possible yet. We need to let it sit for a while until the oil gradually becomes clean before we can eat it." Li Xin explained. In previous lives, oil extraction had centrifuges that could speed up the purification of rapeseed oil, but there is no such thing here.

Centrifuge, the newly squeezed rapeseed oil needs to stand for many days, and the impurities gradually precipitate to form "oil turbidity". Then use a spoon to skim off the scum on it, and pour out the clean oil. Rapeseed oil that has not been purified by centrifugation is

During use, a thick layer of "oil turbidity" will form at the bottom of the bottle.

"Miss Li, are you saying that you can't eat this oil yet?" Shopkeeper Sun also looked at Li Xin.

"That's right! Good oil doesn't take time. I think the three shopkeepers won't be so anxious! When the oil is ready, I will have someone send it to Pinxiang Pavilion as soon as possible." Li Xin replied with a smile.

Said. There are still a lot of impurities in the freshly squeezed rapeseed oil. Li Xin doesn't dare to let people eat it at this time.

"Miss Li is right, good oil still takes time. Then we will wait for Miss Li's oil." Shopkeeper Zheng looked at Li Xin thoughtfully.


Chapter completed!