Chapter 673: A little filial but not much
Zhang An was dumbfounded when he heard Chen Ze asking for so much. He couldn't help but widened his eyes and said: "What, why do you want so much? This can squeeze you out." It’s more than two hundred kilograms of oil.”
Originally, he thought that no matter how ambitious Chen Ze was, five or six hundred kilograms at most would definitely be enough. He really didn’t expect that this guy would do it as soon as he opened his mouth. Two-thirds of it.
“It’s not like you don’t know how many people there are in my family. It’s only more than 200 kilograms of oil. Each family may not save much by sharing it. You think it’s really just my family. "
Chen Ze couldn't help but rolled his eyes at Zhang An. If their family was like ordinary villagers, then he wouldn't have to bother so much. He would just need to take good care of his own family and Jiang Qiong's family.
But after all, their family is not a small family with a single family. There are many relatives in the family.
Whenever he takes something back, he has to pay attention to those people, otherwise, you will be like a heinous bad guy.
In the past few years, why he brought back so many New Year's goods from Zhang An's house was because of this.
"In that case, I will only keep two or three hundred kilograms, and the rest will be given to you."
After hearing these words, Zhang An felt that Chen Ze wanted something like Not a lot.
If it were to be given away, the family would have to pay at least ten kilograms, and if it was less, it would be impossible to give it away.
Although that one thousand kilograms of rapeseed can squeeze more than two hundred kilograms of oil, with so many relatives in Chen Ze’s family, there won’t be much left after the final delivery to their family.
"No, I have already calculated it. This one thousand kilograms is enough. If we really get more, they will have to come to me for more in the future. I am not their logistics manager. ”
Obviously, Chen Ze has his own plans. Although it doesn’t make sense not to give them away, it certainly won’t work if he gives them too much.
After all, no matter what, if you give a lot once, others will feel that it is appropriate to ask for that much next time.
Actually, Zhang An didn’t know, he was just showing off this time.
If he sincerely wanted to give it away, he would definitely ask someone for help and buy it from a nearby village.
"That's up to you. Anyway, we are not reselling dealers. If it doesn't work, we can find someone to buy it when the time comes."
Zhang An did not continue to say anything, just as he said Like that, they are not resellers, they often fight to the death with the villagers over a few cents.
As long as you are willing to give more money, it doesn’t matter how much you want to receive.
"Then do these rapeseeds need to be dried next? Or should they be taken directly to the oil pressing mill."
When Chen Ze came that day, he only saw their family drying rapeseeds, and then they were taken to the oil press the next day. Go squeeze it.
“I have carefully looked at these rapeseeds. They are quite dry when dried. If you want them to be cleaner, you have to wash them with water and then dry them some more. Just like the day at my house, if If you want to save trouble, you don’t need to wash it. Naturally, you don’t need to dry it again. There is no big problem.”
It doesn’t matter if you don’t wash it, it’s just a little bit in the squeezed oil. Just impurities.
But compared with those rapeseed oils sold on the market, it is still very clean.
After all, the oils on the market are all squeezed in the factory. No factory is willing to spend such an extra step. They are just pulled in and squeezed.
And maybe there might be something mixed in there when it was squeezed, but no one would care anyway.
"Then you must wash it. This is something you eat into your stomach, so it must be clean."
As soon as Zhang An finished speaking, Chen Ze made up his mind immediately.
As for food, he has always felt that it doesn’t matter if he spends more money, but it must be clean and hygienic.
"Then get ready to start work. It's still early, and after washing, you can also directly use the sun to dry it."
It's still early in the morning, just in time to wash these rapeseeds. Wash it clean and put it directly to dry.
After all, rapeseed is too easy to germinate. If you don’t have time to dry it after washing, it may only take one night before sprouting in your pocket.
"Ah, do you want to do the washing now? But I don't know how, or I'll go find Aunt Li."
Hearing that he was going to do it now, Chen Ze immediately backed down .
“With so many rapeseeds, Aunt Li must come over to help, but don’t be lazy. Aunt Li alone can’t handle it. Besides, you can wash the rapeseeds yourself, and finally Eating the squeezed oil will definitely give you a sense of accomplishment, right?"
Zhang An was very familiar with Chen Zeke. When it came to working, this guy immediately wanted to be lazy, so he made aggressive remarks. Give him a look.
If it were other villagers, there would be no sense of accomplishment. After all, people who have worked all their lives do not need this at all.
But Chen Ze is different. A young man like him who is industrious and indifferent to food and grain rarely touches his own hands. Maybe he really has some experience.
"Then, try it? I'll call Aunt Li first."
When Chen Ze heard Zhang An's words, he was suddenly moved.
When he comes to this mountain, he must experience life.
Later, Zhang An weighed five hundred kilograms of rapeseed, then took out several large wooden basins from home and placed them horizontally in the yard.
There is no need to go to the big river, otherwise it would be much more convenient. When washing at home, you can only fill these big basins with water.
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 was thinking of making them for soaking blood rice in order to make wine, so they are larger than ordinary large basins. a lot of.
When it is filled with water, it works quite well. It is enough for a child to splash in the water.
After a while, Chen Ze called Aunt Li over.
Although when Chen Ze went back to find her, he had already said that he had bought a thousand kilograms of rapeseed for oil extraction and needed to clean it up, and he had made some mental preparations.
But even so, Aunt Li was still a little stunned when she saw such a pile of rapeseed in the yard.
After all, what I heard just now was just a number, but what I saw now was a hill.
But Aunt Li is a rural woman after all, and she has long been 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 rapeseed, and carried it into the basin to wash.
At the same time, just like washing clothes, rub it back and forth inside, so that it will be washed very clean.
In the yard, not only Aunt Li is doing it, but Zhang An and Wang Fang are also doing it. This work requires time, so the earlier the better.
Seeing this, Chen Ze also started to imitate him.
The four large wooden basins are used together at the same time. Fortunately, the diameter of the water pipe in Zhang An's yard is relatively large. As long as the faucet is turned on, it does not take long to fill a basin with water.
Otherwise, just releasing water would be enough to keep people waiting.
At the beginning, Chen Ze was quite energetic and was very attentive in rubbing and washing.
It was just a rush of energy, and then it failed again and again, and finally it was exhausted. After washing three and a half bags, which weighed less than 100 kilograms, he couldn't hold on anymore and became discouraged.
“Oh, I can’t do it anymore. 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 didn't intend to do it anymore.
It was only then that he felt that he was really stupid and that was why he fell into Zhang An's trap.
It doesn’t matter whether you work hard for a long time or not, whether you feel a sense of accomplishment or not.
"You can't do this. After all, you still do too little work. You really need more exercise." Zhang An immediately laughed when he saw Chen Ze rubbing his waist.
Originally, he wanted to say that according to Chen Ze's physical condition, he might not be able to bear it after getting married.
But seeing his mother and Aunt Li nearby, he didn't say anything.
"Farewell, let's take it slow later. You can't make me rush for the final exam before class starts."
Chen Ze didn't recognize Zhang An at all. The teasing in the words, if it were a man from later generations, he would be afraid that others would say he is not good.
"Aunt Li, if you are tired, take a rest first. We are not in a hurry. I will go around the village and find a few people to help."
Then Chen Ze said to Aunt Li who was washing rapeseed and talking to Wang Fang.
Originally, he thought it was nothing, but now he knows that this job is quite difficult. Fortunately, he just thought of letting Aunt Li do it all by herself.
So now he thought of a way to go 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.
Actually, the work of washing rapeseed is not a tiring job. Compared with facing the loess in the field, it is already very easy. It's just that Chen Ze has been exposed to this aspect.
"Zhang An, please help me find out how much I can pay for these rapeseeds."
There are still about seven or eight hundred kilograms left. They must be dry. It would take less than a day, but Chen Ze wasn't sure how much money he should give, so he could only ask Zhang An.
He is no longer the same Chen Ze. In the past, he found people to work for and the wages he paid were not high.
But later he realized that if he did this, many people would not only not think well of him, but would instead say that he was taken advantage of.
"That's all. You can find two or three people, ten yuan each. But you have to find those aunts. They do this very quickly and carefully."
Hearing that Chen Ze wanted to spend money to hire someone to help, Zhang An didn't say anything. For Chen Ze, this little money was worse than a drop in the bucket.
As for finding someone, Zhang An suggested that he find those women in the village who worked more diligently.
Although the man is strong, it is too rough to do this kind of work. I will give you a few rubs at most.
In fact, he only needs to give five yuan, but Chen Ze is not short of this money. If he gives five more yuan, the washing will be cleaner, and there is no need for him to save these few yuan for Young Master Chen. The money is regarded as generating income for the villagers.
"Okay, I'll go over and take a look."
After hearing this, Chen Ze went straight out and walked towards the village.
“Wait for me, wait for me, I’m going too.”
But before he walked out of the yard, Xiao 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 talk to him.
Seeing that Chen Ze was about to go out now, he would not let go of this opportunity, so he quickly followed him out to have fun.
"Then you call me and I will take you there."
Hearing Xiao Siqi's voice, Chen Ze turned around and said something funny.
He actually liked Xiao Siqi very much. He had been thinking before that if he married Jiang Qiong, he would have such a smart and lively child.
"Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen..."
Xiao Siqi called Chen Ze three times to save face. Now he speaks much more clearly.
I still remember that when Chen Ze first came back, the little guy called Chen Zhuzhu.
"Hahaha, let's go now. Uncle Chen will buy you ice cream to eat."
Chen Ze smiled heartily and picked up little Siqi.
Originally, he wanted to carry little Siqi on his shoulders and ride a big horse, but he didn't have the skills, so he just held it in his arms.
“Okay, let’s buy ice cream.”
Little Siqi is naturally interested in food, and when she hears the word ice cream, she becomes extremely happy.
After the uncle and nephew went out singing together, the courtyard returned to calm.
After a while, Chen Ze found a few women from the village to come over and help.
When the little guy came back, he had an ice cream in his left hand and an ice cream in his right hand. He was enjoying eating it.
"Grandma, take a bite."
Although Xiao Siqi is a foodie, he is very filial and ran over to Wang Fang with the ice cream.
The women who had just been called by Chen Ze saw such a scene and kept saying to Wang Fang, your grandson is quite good.
"Okay, grandma doesn't want to eat, you can eat it yourself."
Wang Fang saw the envious looks in several people's eyes, and was naturally very pleased.
“Qiqi, come here and give me a bite.”
Seeing his son walking past him without any intention of stopping, Zhang An turned around and shouted.
“I don’t.”
After hearing this, Xiao Siqi not only did not come over, but also ran far away.
Because once before, when Wang Fang was stewing chicken, he brought him a chicken drumstick. Zhang An told him to only take one bite, but he bit off the whole drumstick in one bite.
So from that time on, in his young mind, he had long had a shadow of Zhang An, the father. No matter what he ate, he would stay away from him, for fear of being remembered.
Zhang An's eyes widened in anger when he saw Xiao Siqi who was not giving any face to him.
Fortunately, he thought just now that his son was filial, but now it doesn't seem like much.
"Hurry up and wash it. You are such a big man. If you continue to mess around with him, the sun will disappear."
Wang Fang said something at the right time, and in Between her son and her grandson, she would always choose her grandson without hesitation. This is the so-called intergenerational relationship.
It’s almost noon, and the rapeseed collected this time has been washed.
Because Chen Ze had three people come to help, he didn't have to finish the work at Zhang An's house and had to go and help him.
The three women who were found, each holding ten yuan, were so happy that 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 is piled up like a hill. Zhang Jianguo cannot dry it by himself.
Moreover, Zhang An’s two front and back yards, plus the roof of the building upstairs, couldn’t get so much rapeseed in the sun, so he had to pull up the mosquito net in the field.
(End of this chapter)