My village can't be like this

Chapter 669 Chen Ze also wants

After Zhang Laosan finished emptying the bag of rapeseed in his hand, he pulled another bag out from under the wooden ladder.

Zhang An saw this and said, "Third brother, let me do it. You hold the pocket opening."

The reason he said this was because he saw Zhang Laosan having some difficulty picking up the pocket bag just now.

Zhang Laosan's bags of rapeseed are almost full, with each bag containing at least seventy or eighty kilograms.

Although any normal person could lift this weight, it was extremely strenuous for Zhang Laosan, a strong man, to carry it and tip it over.

"Okay, then you come. No one in our village is stronger than you, so this amount of weight will definitely not be a big deal to you."

Zhang Laosan did not insist after hearing this, because Zhang An's extraordinary strength was already known to everyone in the village.

Although he is an honest person and works down to earth, he is not stupid. He is just pretending to be like that for the sake of face.

He thought that there was no need for this between him and Zhang An, so he smiled, took the nylon bag from Zhang An, and held the opening.

Sure enough, Zhang An pulled out a package full of rapeseed from under the wooden ladder with one hand, then held the top with one hand and the bottom with the other hand and lifted it up easily.

Until all four bags of rapeseed were changed into new pockets, Zhang Laosan didn't even see Zhang An take a breath, as if he was just playing.

Then they went to the scale. Zhang Laosan's wife had already brought their scale over to the side. Zhang An smiled and called her sister-in-law.

Nowadays, almost every household in the countryside uses wooden beam scales.

But since last year, most villagers in Changqing Village have given up their wooden beam scales and spent money to buy a weighing scale.

The main reason is that these villagers all grow kiwis at home, and every year, the harvest alone can reach several thousand kilograms.

If we keep using the wooden beam scale for weighing, I'm afraid many people would be exhausted just from lifting the beam.

At first they just borrowed the scale from Zhang An's house, but after using it a few times, they bought one for themselves.

On the one hand, it is convenient to use and much less troublesome than the wooden scale. On the other hand, they know that no matter what it is, it is okay to borrow it once or twice, but if they keep relying on borrowing from others, even if the owner doesn't say anything, they will feel uncomfortable.

Besides, they also knew that the orchard at home would not be a matter of one or two years, and there would be a long time to come.

If you buy such a useful scale at home, you can save yourself a lot of trouble of borrowing things from here and there.

As Zhang Laosan's family is one of the larger fruit farmers in the village, this scale is of course indispensable.

"Three hundred and twenty-five kilograms, let's call it three hundred and twenty kilograms."

Zhang Laosan looked at the numbers on the scales several times, then told the total and gave up five kilograms.

The four bags of rapeseed weigh a total of more than 300 kilograms, which is an average of 80 kilograms per bag, which is considered quite full.

"Third brother, you can't do this. How can you give so much as a small change? Be careful that my sister-in-law will get angry with you after I leave."

Although he knew that Zhang Laosan meant well, Zhang An still refused with a smile and said jokingly.

"Hey, look at what you said, as if I am very stingy. If I were to weigh it here, I would at least give you the extra twenty pounds."

Zhang Laosan's wife naturally knew that Zhang An was joking, so she fought back verbally.

However, with this interruption, even if Zhang Laosan still wanted to get the change of five kilograms, he had no chance because Zhang An had already paid.

Although they were in the same village and the two homes were not too far apart, they could just take the rapeseed home first and send the money later.

But Zhang An never had such a habit. What he hated most was the trouble of asking for money afterwards, so he naturally would not do such a thing. Therefore, whenever he bought something from others, the payment was made on arrival.

Although rapeseed is one of the main crops in farmers' homes these days, its price is still not as high as rice.

Even though the price of rapeseed has increased slightly this year compared to previous years, it is still only around 98 yuan per hundred kilograms, and has not yet exceeded 100 yuan.

Because the oil yield of rapeseed is lower, the price is even cheaper, only ninety-five yuan per hundred kilograms.

Zhang Anmo calculated and counted out three hundred and ten yuan and handed it over.

"Third brother, if it's less than two dollars, don't give me the change. Just think of it as me giving it to Zhang Jun to buy candy. I won't take it even if you give it to me."

Seeing Zhang Laosan calling his wife to find change, Zhang An spoke again.

In fact, these bags of rapeseed must be weighed more than this, because when Zhang Laosan weighed them just now, the scale bar was always tilted high.

If it was smoothed out, it might cost several more pounds, which was why Zhang An refused Zhang Laosan's kindness in giving him a small amount.

Although other people have shown good intentions, he cannot take it for granted.

After hearing what Zhang An said, Zhang Laosan and his wife gave up in a helpless manner.

If those grain dealers saw this, they would be very uncomfortable.

You know, they would argue for a long time just for a few cents, but these people were afraid of giving too little and taking too much.

When Zhang An led Dahei back home with the more than 300 kilograms of rapeseed, his parents had already gotten up.

Of course, there is also Su Ying who has to attend the morning class.

"What is this? Where have you been so early in the morning?"

Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo didn't know that Zhang An had bought rapeseed from Zhang Laosan's house. When they saw him carrying a few bags of things home, they ran out and asked.

"This is rapeseed, bought from my third brother's family. We didn't plant it this year, so we bought some to make oil if we could."

Zhang An took off the saddle from Dahei, then patted its butt and let it go back to the pen by itself.

"I was thinking of going to the village to ask if anyone wanted to sell it, but I didn't expect you to buy it back now."

Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo naturally had no objection to this. Even if Zhang An didn't mention it, they would have had this idea.

Rapeseed oil is one of the essential items for household life. Although it is sold on the streets, if you want to know the best quality, you have to squeeze it at home.

After all, who knows what kind of rapeseed the oil that others bring to sell is made from, whether it is clean or not, and whether it can be stored with confidence.

"This rapeseed is good, the grains are full and look like they can produce oil. It seems that the third brother's family has a bumper harvest this year. Moreover, this rapeseed is not only dried very high, but also very clean. We don't have to worry about it anymore."

Wang Fang opened one of the bags, took out a handful, looked at it, and nodded with great satisfaction.

People like them who have been farming for half their lives are quite experienced in distinguishing these things.

"We still have to dry them. Since the rapeseed has been winnowed, we can wash and dry them later and use them for pressing tomorrow. I remember that our oil tank seems to be empty."

Because the oil he squeezed out would be consumed by his family, Zhang An still wanted to make it cleaner. Before using the rapeseed to squeeze the oil, he needed to wash it clean.

This is one of the reasons why they don't want to buy oil on the street. Needless to say, the rapeseed oil must not have been washed before it was pressed, and there might be mud and impurities. "Then let's press it. I think it will be enough for our family to eat until next year."

Wang Fang nodded, went home, got out a few clean bags, and started washing them in the yard.

In fact, in previous years, no matter who wanted to wash rapeseed, they would take it to the river.

Because the water there is wider, it is very convenient to wash.

But this year it’s obviously not possible, at least not in the past few days.

After all, there are so many tourists coming from outside to play, and quite a few come for the river, and many people go to the lotus pond to play.

If you pick up things and wash them in the river, what will others think if they see you?

Of course Zhang An would not just watch his mother do it alone, so after changing into a pair of slippers, he went over to help.

It is actually very simple to wash rapeseed. You just need to put it in your pocket and rub it back and forth to wash away the fine sand and dust inside. It just takes a little more effort.

It took half a morning to clean several hundred kilograms of rapeseed.

Just at this moment the sun had peeled away the clouds and was shining on their yard, making it perfect for drying the clothes.

More than 300 kilograms of rapeseed is not a lot, but not a small amount either. After drying all the seeds in the front yard, there was still some left, so we had to take them to the back yard to dry.

When drying the rapeseed, someone needs to be on duty.

Because these rapeseeds are most popular among birds, they love to peck at them.

However, this was not a problem for Zhang An at all. After drying the rapeseed on the ground, he called Huatou and his family out for patrol.

So, after dinner in the afternoon, while Huatou's family watched the rapeseed, Zhang An lay down under a tree and dozed off with peace of mind.

Just when he was about to fall asleep, Chen Ze came over.

The sleepiness that had just come over me disappeared after Chen Ze disturbed me.

"Why are you drying the rapeseed? I remember your family didn't plant it this year?"

As soon as Chen Ze walked into the yard, he saw rapeseed all over the ground.

Today, he has made great progress. He can already recognize crops such as rapeseed.

"No, we don't have any. We bought these from other people. Our oil tanks are empty. If we don't make oil, we will run out of food."

Zhang An yawned while lying in the chair and said lazily.

"But the rapeseed from your farm seems to be a little different from others."

Chen Ze squatted on the ground, grabbed a handful of rapeseed and looked at it carefully.

As a supervisor, he spent more time in the fields this year, so he saw the villagers harvesting rapeseed.

But the ones he saw were almost all rapeseed, which not only had large grains but also had black skin.

But the bitter rapeseed grown by Zhang An’s family is different. Not only are the grains small, but the rapeseed skin is also black and red.

That's why he asked. After all, there were only a few families in the village growing rapeseed in the fields, so he had no chance to see it even if he wanted to.

"This is bitter rapeseed. The ones you saw a few days ago were rapeseed, so they are different from this."

Chen Ze is not a farmer, so it is good enough for him to know about rapeseed. Zhang An did not expect him to know everything.

"What's the difference between the two? The rapeseed one looks better."

Maybe because the grains are full, Chen Ze seems to prefer rapeseed.

After all, just looking at the big rapeseed can make people feel the joy of harvest.

"Generally speaking, rapeseed is better, but this bitter rapeseed is not bad either. Rapeseed has full grains and a high oil yield, so it is expensive, but the oil extracted is just average. The yield of this bitter rapeseed is not very good, and the oil yield is also low, but the oil extracted from it is very fragrant."

As the saying goes, white can cover up ugly things, and the same goes for rapeseed. In Zhang An's case, the fact that the oil extracted from it is very fragrant can cover up its other shortcomings.

"So your family has always used this kind of rapeseed oil? I was wondering why the rapeseed oil Aunt Li bought doesn't make things as fragrant as the ones you make at home."

After hearing what Zhang An said, Chen Ze finally understood why some of the things he brought back from Zhang An's house didn't taste as good when made at their home as they did at Zhang An's house. It turned out that the problem was with the oil.

"I didn't have it before. I only squeezed it myself in the last few years."

Zhang An shook his head. Oil was so expensive in the past that it was good enough to have some to eat.

But in recent years, my family's conditions have improved, and I have naturally become more picky about food.

"When you squeeze the oil from the rapeseed, remember to give some to me."

At this moment, Mr. Chen has fallen in love with someone else and has begun to like the bitter rapeseed.

Because in their home, all the food is the best.

"Well, I'm afraid that won't work. Even though there are a lot of rapeseed here, we can only squeeze out about 70 kilograms of oil at best, which is not enough for our family to consume."

Zhang An could only roll his eyes at the Chen family's eldest son's habit of wanting to have a piece of everything.

"Is the oil yield so low? Are there other people in the village who grow this kind of rapeseed? Buy some for me and I'll go with you to press the oil."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ze did not argue any further, because he knew Zhang An. If there was any extra, he would definitely be willing to share some, but if there was nothing extra, no matter what he said, it would be useless.

But he was not stupid. Since he couldn't get any from Zhang An, he tried another approach and saw if he could buy some from the villagers and squeeze them himself.

"Yes, there are, but the yield is not high and you can't sell it for much money, so not many people are willing to grow it. Even if there are some families who grow it, they won't get much."

In the eyes of grain dealers, rapeseed is not a good thing, but even so, you can't buy it at any price you want.

"Anyway, you can ask for me. As long as there is someone willing to sell, I can pay more. You can decide the price. I don't understand the market."

Chen Ze has never been stingy when it comes to food, especially since their old man is here, he will naturally not miss out on something that can be used to produce good oil.

"Then let me ask for you."

You may not be able to buy it at normal prices, because it is better to keep it at home and make oil for consumption.

But if Chen Ze raises the purchase price, it shouldn't be a problem.

Although this oil tastes better, if the price is right, who doesn’t like money?

(End of this chapter)