My village can't be like this

Chapter 673: A little filial piety but not much

Zhang An was stunned when he heard Chen Ze asking for so much. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked, "What? Why do you want so much? This can only produce more than 200 kilograms of oil."

Originally, he thought that no matter how generous Chen Ze was, five or six hundred kilograms would definitely be enough. He really didn't expect that this guy would take two-thirds of it as soon as he opened his mouth.

"You know how many people there are in my family. This is just over 200 kilograms of oil. If each family gets some, they may not save much. Do you think there are only a few people in my family?"

Chen Ze couldn't help but roll his eyes at Zhang An. If their family was the same as ordinary villagers, then he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. He just needed to take good care of his own family and Jiang Qiong's family.

But after all, their family is not a small family with only one family to rely on. There are so many relatives and close relatives in the family.

Whenever he brings something back, he has to take those people into consideration, otherwise, he might describe you as an unforgivable villain.

This is why he brought back so many New Year’s goods from Zhang An’s house in the past few years.

"In that case, I'll only keep two or three hundred kilograms, and the rest will be given to you."

After hearing this, Zhang An felt that what Chen Ze wanted didn't seem to be much.

If you are giving it as a gift, each family must have at least ten kilograms. If it is less, it cannot be given away at all.

Although the one thousand kilograms of rapeseed can produce more than two hundred kilograms of oil, considering that Chen Ze's family has so many relatives, there won't be much left after giving it to them.

"No, I've calculated it. This 1,000 kilograms is enough. If I really get more, they will have to come to me often for more in the future. I'm not their logistics manager."

It was obvious that Chen Ze had his own plans. Although it would be wrong not to send anything, it would certainly not be okay to send too much.

After all, no matter what it is, if you give them a lot once, they will think it is their right to ask for that much next time.

In fact, Zhang An didn't know that he was just pretending this time.

If he really wanted to give it away, he would definitely ask someone for help and buy it from the nearby villages.

"It's up to you then. We're not resellers anyway. If it doesn't work out, we can find someone else to buy it later."

Zhang An didn't say anything else. Just as he said, they were not resellers and would often fight to the death with the villagers over a few cents or a dollar.

As long as you are willing to pay more, it doesn’t matter how much you want to charge.

"So do we need to dry these rapeseeds next? Or should we just take them to the oil press?"

When Chen Ze came that day, he only saw their family drying rapeseed, and then they took it to press it the next day.

"I have carefully examined these rapeseeds. They are quite dry after being dried. If you want them to be cleaner, you need to wash them with water and then dry them again, just like what happened at my house that day. If you want to save trouble, you don't need to wash them, and naturally you don't need to dry them again. It's not a big problem anyway."

It doesn’t matter if you don’t wash it, there will just be a little bit of impurities in the oil that is squeezed out.

But compared with the rapeseed oil sold on the market, it is still very clean.

After all, the oil on the market is all pressed with the consent of the factory. No factory is willing to spend an extra step on this process, so they just pull the oil in and press it.

And who knows, when it’s being squeezed, there might be something mixed in there, but no one cares anyway.

"Of course you have to wash it. This is something you eat, so it has to be cleaner."

As soon as Zhang An finished speaking, Chen Ze made the decision immediately.

When it comes to food, he has always felt that it doesn't matter if he spends a little more money, but it must be clean and hygienic.

"Then get ready to work. It's still early. After washing, you can dry them directly in the sun."

It's still early in the morning, so it's a good time to wash the rapeseed and dry it directly.

After all, rapeseed is very easy to germinate. If you don't have time to dry it after washing it, it will probably sprout in your pocket in just one night.

"Ah, are we going to wash it now? But I don't know how. How about I go and ask Aunt Li to come over?"

When he heard that action was going to take place right now, Chen Ze immediately backed off.

"With so many rapeseeds, Aunt Li will definitely come to help. But don't even think about being lazy. Aunt Li can't handle it all by herself. Besides, it must be a great sense of accomplishment to wash the rapeseeds yourself and then squeeze out the oil."

Zhang An was too familiar with Chen Zeke. When it came to work, this guy immediately thought of being lazy, so he provoked him with words.

If it were other villagers, there would be no sense of accomplishment at all. After all, people who have worked all their lives don't need these at all.

But Chen Ze is different. For a lazy and ignorant young master like him, it is rare for him to use his hands, so maybe he can really experience it.

"Well, let's give it a try? I'll go call Aunt Li first."

When Chen Ze heard what Zhang An said, he was immediately moved.

When he comes to these mountains, he must want to experience life there.

Afterwards, Zhang An weighed out 500 kilograms of rapeseed, and then took out several large wooden basins from his home and placed them horizontally and vertically in the yard.

You don't have to go to the big river, otherwise it would be much more convenient. To wash at home, you can only use these big basins filled with water to wash.

However, the large wooden basins in Zhang An's house are not small. They were all made by Zhang An himself. At that time, he wanted to make them for soaking blood rice in order to make wine, so they are much larger than ordinary basins.

Once it's filled with water, it's quite useful, big enough for a child to splash around in it.

After a while, Chen Ze called Aunt Li over.

Although Chen Ze had already told her that he had bought a thousand kilograms of rapeseed for oil extraction when he went back to find her, he had also made some mental preparations for the need to wash it clean.

But even so, Aunt Li was still a little shocked when she saw such a pile of rapeseed in the yard.

After all, what you just heard was just a number, but what you see now is a hill.

But Aunt Li is a rural woman after all, and she is used to doing these things.

Seeing that Zhang An had filled the wooden basin with water, he took a bag, filled half a bag of rapeseeds and put it into the basin to wash.

At the same time, rub it back and forth like washing clothes, and it will be washed very clean.

In the yard, not only Aunt Li is working, but also Zhang An and Wang Fang. This job is about time, and the sooner they can finish, the better.

Seeing this, Chen Ze also started to learn it in an accurate manner.

At the same time, four large wooden basins were used together. Fortunately, the diameter of the water pipe in Zhang An's yard was relatively large. As long as the faucet was turned on, a basin of water could be filled in a short time.

Otherwise, just releasing the water would be enough to make people wait.

At the beginning, Chen Ze was quite motivated and rubbed and washed very carefully.

He was full of energy at first, but then it got weaker and weaker, and finally he was exhausted. He had just finished washing three and a half bags, weighing less than 100 kilograms, and he couldn't hold on any longer and became discouraged.

"Oh, no, this job is too tiring. Not only are my hands tired, but my waist is also sore."

After standing up and rubbing his arms and waist, he decided not to do it anymore.

Only then did he realize that he was really stupid and fell into Zhang An's trap.

After working so hard for most of the day, any sense of accomplishment is not important at all.

"You can't do this. After all, you don't do enough work. You really need to exercise more." Seeing Chen Ze rubbing his waist constantly, Zhang An immediately laughed.

He originally wanted to say that given Chen Ze's physical condition, he might not be able to handle it after getting married.

But seeing that his mother and Aunt Li were there, he didn't say it.

"Goodbye, let's take our time later. You can't let me rush for the final exam before classes even start."

Chen Ze didn't hear the sarcasm in Zhang An's words. If it were a man from the future, he would be afraid that others would say he was not good enough.

“Aunt Li, if you’re tired, take a rest. We’re not in a hurry. Let me go around the village and find some people to help.”

Then Chen Ze spoke to Aunt Li who was washing rapeseed and talking to Wang Fang.

Originally he didn't think it was a big deal, but now he knows that this job is quite difficult. He had just thought of letting Aunt Li do it all by herself.

So now he thought of a way and went to the village to find someone to help.

Although he has a thousand kilograms of rapeseed that needs to be washed, it won't take much time if he finds a few more people to help.

In fact, the job of washing rapeseed is not a very tiring one. Compared with working in the fields with your back to the sky and facing the earth, it is already very easy. It's just that Chen Ze has only had some experience in this field.

"Zhang An, can you help me see how much money is appropriate to pay for someone to help with these rapeseeds?"

He still weighs about 700 to 800 kilograms, so he definitely can't work for a day. But Chen Ze is not sure how much money to pay him, so he can only ask Zhang An.

He is no longer the same Chen Ze. In the past, he would hire people to do work and pay them quite a bit of money.

But later he realized that if he did this, many people would not only not remember his kindness, but would instead say that he was a sucker.

"It's just a little bit. You can find two or three people and give them ten dollars each. But you have to find those aunts. They are very efficient and careful in doing this."

When Zhang An heard that Chen Ze was going to spend money to hire someone to help, he didn't say anything. For Chen Ze, this amount of money was nothing.

As for finding someone, Zhang An suggested that he look for the women in the village who work harder.

Although men are strong, this kind of work is too rough for them. At most they can rub you a few times.

In fact, only five yuan would be enough, but Chen Ze didn't lack that little money. If he gave five more yuan, people would wash it more cleanly. There was no need for him to save these few yuan for Young Master Chen, so he could just regard it as generating income for the villagers.

"Okay, I'll go over and take a look."

After listening to this, Chen Ze went straight out and walked towards the village.

"Wait for me, wait for me, I want to go too."

But before he walked out of the yard, little Siqi hurriedly followed him.

The little guy is very bored today. Wang Fang and Zhang An have to wash the rapeseed, and Zhang Jianguo is responsible for smoothing and drying the washed rapeseed. No one has time to pay attention to him.

Seeing that Chen Ze was about to go out, how could he miss this opportunity? He quickly followed him out to get some fresh air.

"Then call me and I'll take you there."

When Chen Ze heard Xiao Siqi's voice, he turned around and teased her.

He actually likes little Siqi very much. He has always been wondering whether he will have such a smart and lively child after he marries Jiang Qiong.

"Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen..."

Xiao Siqi called Chen Ze three times out of respect. Now his speech is much clearer.

I still remember when Chen Ze just came back, the little guy called him Chen Zhuzhu.

"Hahaha, let's go now. Uncle Chen will buy you some ice cream."

Chen Ze smiled brightly and picked up little Siqi.

Originally, he wanted to carry little Siqi on his shoulders and ride on a big horse, but he didn't have the skills to do so, so he just held him in his arms.

"Okay, let's buy some ice cream."

Little Siqi has a natural interest in food. When he hears the word "ice cream", he becomes extremely happy.

After the uncle and nephew went out in unison, the yard returned to peace.

After a while, Chen Ze found a few women from the village to help.

When the little guy came back, he had an ice cream in his left hand and another in his right hand, and was enjoying the eating very much.

"Grandma, have a bite."

Although little Siqi is a foodie, he is very filial. He ran over to Wang Fang with an ice cream.

The few women who were just brought by Chen Ze saw this scene and kept telling Wang Fang that your grandson is pretty good.

"Okay, grandma won't eat it, so you can eat it yourself."

Wang Fang was naturally very pleased to see the envious looks in the eyes of several people.

"Qiqi, come here and give me a bite."

Seeing his son walking past him with no intention of stopping, Zhang An turned around and shouted.

"I do not."

After hearing this, Xiao Siqi not only did not come over, but ran away.

Because once before, when Wang Fang was stewing chicken, she gave him a chicken leg. Zhang An told him at that time to only eat one bite, but he ended up biting off the whole chicken leg in one bite.

So from that time on, his young heart was already traumatized by his father Zhang An. No matter what he ate, he would stay away from him for fear that he would be remembered.

Zhang An's eyes widened with anger when he saw Xiao Siqi not giving him any face at all.

He just thought that his son was filial, but now it seems that he is not so filial.

"Hurry up and take a shower. You're already a grown-up. If you keep dawdling with him, the sun will be gone."

Wang Fang said at the right time that between her son and grandson, she would always choose her grandson without hesitation. This is the so-called intergenerational affection.

By noon, the rapeseed collected this time had been washed.

Since Chen Ze had three people come to help, Zhang Anjia didn't have to finish what he had done and then go to help him.

The three women who were called over were so happy that they each received ten yuan. So they did not rush back, but followed Aunt Li to dry the rapeseed before leaving.

After all, this is 1,500 kilograms of rapeseed, which would form a small mountain when piled up. Zhang Jianguo could not dry it all by himself.

Moreover, Zhang An’s two yards in front and back, plus the roof upstairs, could not accommodate so many rapeseeds to dry, so he could only pull up the mosquito net in the field.

(End of this chapter)