Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 64 Cottonseed Oil

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Gao Bo was very happy and had many companions. Brother Feng was a nice person. Even though he had beaten him, it was his fault first. Now they were friends and fellow apprentices, so that was no big deal.

In the next few days, Zhu Xuefeng had basically no other activities except for a trip to Chief Ma's house and chatting late before returning home.

I go to the sports school to train every morning, do some work at the school or a nearby store at noon, and learn swordsmanship and marksmanship in the afternoon. Fortunately, it's not far from home.

I would go to the library on the weekends and discuss things with Lin Na sometimes. I would go home to review at night, look at the materials, and practice some backing.

Coach Gao has very strict requirements, and Zhu Xuefeng has suffered a lot, but after all, his physical fitness is very good and he has made rapid progress. Coach Gao is very satisfied.

Coach Gao also observed Zhu Xuefeng's practice several times when it came to backing up the mountain. After thinking about it for a few days, he also gave Zhu Xuefeng a lot of pointers. Zhu Xuefeng also suddenly understood that it was good to have someone to guide him, and he finally made progress in the backing up.

When I upgraded my mountain backer to level three, I received a gift bag and prescribed a Qi-nourishing pill, which is probably for physical fitness, but I don’t have much idea about Qi-nurturing, so I’ll save it for research first.

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The story of Xu Damao spread in a small area. It was said that after being beaten by Zhu Xuefeng some time ago, he brought back a little widow while showing a movie in the countryside. It was said that she looked very fresh and did not look like a villager at all. She looked a little bit like the one in the yard. Like, I didn’t dare to take it back to the compound and found a house outside to hang out for a while.

Later, the relatives of the widow in the countryside took people into the city to look for her. It took several days to finally find her, and Xu Damao was blocked in the house.

In the end, she lost all the money in her pocket and was beaten. This was because the little widow kept saying that she came with her voluntarily. In addition, Xu Damao was also unmarried, so she was not sent to the police station.

The little widow's relatives were also in a hurry to take people back, and they didn't have time to care too much. Besides, they had already collected dozens of yuan, so they could go back and hand in business. They gave Xu Damao a harsh word and let him go.

Seeing that what Uncle Zou said had a name, a nose and eyes, it was probably true. Zhu Xuefeng didn't even think about asking, he just had to listen.

It seems that his arrival has disrupted the normal rhythm of the compound. Is there such a scene? I really have no impression. I have watched a part of the TV series, so I may not have seen it.

Xu Damao should have a good way of dealing with young wives and widows. The thin, dark young man squatting across from the compound some time ago was probably a relative of the widow, but he didn't expect that Xu Damao didn't return to the compound at all.

This made Silly Zhu find a sore point. They were widows who stole people, and Xu Damao was stealing widows. Now basically every day after get off work, Silly Zhu would block in the middle courtyard early and turn on the taunting mode.

No, Xu Damao is also an interesting person. He knew that he couldn't beat Silly Zhu, but the clay man still had a certain temper, so he finally got anxious. He bravely went forward and challenged Silly Zhu to a duel. Of course, he was beaten again. He covered his crotch and bent down. After returning to the backyard, he went home and lay down. Just now in the courtyard, Zhu Xuefeng was in a state of panic just before he came back.

It is said that something happened at the second uncle Liu Haizhong's house. The old couple had an unprecedented quarrel with the eldest son. The eldest son ran away. It is said that he lived in the dormitory of the work unit and did not come back for a few days.

The third uncle's family is busy preparing for the marriage of the eldest brother Luo, and now it seems that they are cleaning up the house. Think about it, six people live in two rooms, and here is another one, living on the wall?I don’t know how the third uncle arranged it.

The uncle's house is quiet. Now Jia Dongxu has undergone labor reform in the factory. He is still doing the same work as before, but there is no salary. It is said that even after the reform is completed, the salary will be reduced by one level.

I heard from the workers in the backyard that Jia Dongxu is even more lazy now. He hangs around all day. As long as no one is watching, he will definitely find a place to sleep.

This is not a transformation, this is becoming an uncle. It is said that he was taught a lesson by the workshop director several times, but there was no change. There was no punishment for him without salary. Perhaps because of his lack of salary, the workshop did not care about him anymore.

The Jia family is completely quiet. Only Mrs. Jia Zhang has not completed her three-month punishment. She has to sweep this street until mid-July. Jia Dongxu is not allowed to go home from the labor camp. It seems that the Jia family has not changed much. It should be the same. The uncle takes good care of me.

After dinner, Zhu Xuefeng took out the drawings he had drawn and went to the backyard, where he saw Xu Damao and Liu Guangfu standing in front of the window.

Xu Damao held a bottle of dark oil in his left hand and a bowl in his right hand. Liu Guanghu stood beside him holding a medical mask.

Just listen to what Liu Guangfu said.

"Brother Damao, can this oily black food be eaten?"

Xu Damao raised his head and stared at Liu Guangfu with his small eyes.

"You know what? This is cotton oil, which is extracted from cotton seeds. People of the older generation eat it." "The color is black because the impurities have not been removed. I couldn't wait at that time. I was about to release the film, so I took it away first. Come on, let me show you how to turn it into clear and bright cotton oil. Come here and open the mask."

Liu Guangfu followed Xu Damao's request and opened the mask.

Xu Damao put the bowl under the mask and slowly poured the oil on the mask with his left hand. The oil penetrated through the mask and flowed down.

After a while, the bottle of oil was poured out. After filtering it through the mask, the color in the bowl was indeed much clearer and slightly blackened, but it was much better than before.

Xu Damao took out another mask.

"Guangfu, let's do it again, it should be fine."

Liu Guangfu followed Xu Damao's request and folded the mask so that it had two layers. Xu Damao entered the room and took another bowl.

Next, continue pouring the oil in the bowl into the mask. Sure enough, this time after two layers of filtration, the oil becomes clearer and basically no longer black.

"Look, how do you like it? Can you eat it now?"

"Not to mention, as long as you get used to it, it's not bad. I've been eating this a lot in the past few years, and now I really like this oil. Apart from lard and sesame oil, this is the only one I like."

Zhu Xuefeng watched the whole process and shook his head, Xu Damao, Xu Damao, you have been eating unprocessed cottonseed oil for several years. This stuff was specially refined for contraceptive pills for a period of time, and it is still irreversible!

Zhu Xuefeng came to see Uncle Niu today. The house will be renovated at the end of July. Zhu Xuefeng drew two sets of drawings.

I want Uncle Niu to help make it in advance so that it can be done at once during the house renovation.

The steel rolling mill does not prohibit employees from using their spare time to make gadgets, as long as they pay the material fee as required.

Uncle Niu felt strange about the drawing. What is this?It's a bit like a stove, but not like it. The other one is nothing like it. It's weird. It's not complicated, and it doesn't require high precision. It's just too weird.

Zhu Xuefeng briefly described its function. Uncle Liu was surprised that this thing can still be used in this way!
"Well, I'm just thinking about it. I'll try it when I'm done. Then I'll know."

"Okay, if this thing is really useful, I'll make one for myself too."

Uncle Niu decided to wait until Zhu Xuefeng tried it to see the effect. Although these two gadgets were not complicated, the material cost would probably cost some money. They were all made of steel and cast iron, so they were not cheap.

"You make two sets for each, and I'll try them both. If there are any problems, I'll fix them and you can make them for yourself. It shouldn't take much effort."

Zhu Xuefeng doesn't mind either. If it's really easy to use, whoever wants to use it can use it and the drawings will be given away for free. There is no concept of patents and intellectual property rights in China. This thing is not complicated and can be copied according to the real thing.

"Uncle Niu, I'll pay you some material fees in advance. When you don't have enough, you can come back to me."

Zhu Xuefeng took out a few big black tens and handed them to Uncle Niu.

"There's not much we can use. How much steel can we buy with these?"

Uncle Niu is also very down-to-earth. He probably has forty or fifty to spend on materials.

Zhu Xuefeng didn't know the price of steel and didn't accept the money.

You can take it first, and then you can refund more and replenish less to avoid any surprises. I will need it at the end of July. "

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Finally, Uncle Liu accepted the drawings and agreed to make two sets according to Zhu Xuefeng's request. He said that both sets would be completed by mid-July at the latest. It only took a lot of time. If the task was not tight now, he could have found the time to finish it in two weeks. .

(End of this chapter)