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Family man?

Ning Juzi touched his face.

When did the aristocratic family come in and out of Jiuling City?

Except for the Feng family, the people in the city either come to work or are disciples of Mozong. They say that he is like a family, and this person is also a person who has seen the world.

Just as he was thinking, he saw the man who had answered the question elbow his arm.

"Are you stupid! There is no family here, don't be rude!"

With that said, he turned his head and smiled at Ning Fei.

"Little Lang Junmo is as knowledgeable as he is. His arm was crippled, and he is holding his breath."

Ning Fei shook his head, expressing that he didn't mind the other party's attitude.

He remembered that brother Mu Ye had bought several houses and shops from him before, saying that he was going to send a group of disabled soldiers to work in Jiuling Lake.

He knew that quite a few of them had gone to the experimental field in the army station outside the city, but he didn't expect that he would also open an oil workshop here, and he was quite business-minded.

Taking the first two steps, Ning Fei carefully observed the oil press barrel for a while before opening his mouth.

"Is your oil mill only pressing lamp oil? Is there anything else?"

The man was stunned for a moment, with a blank expression on his face.

"Grass seed oil can only be used to light lamps? It can't be eaten."

"If Mr. Xiao Lang wants to buy some, he should go to the butcher shop in Qianjie to cut some fat meat."

Hearing what he said, Ning Fei shook her head again.

"I mean soybean oil."

He pointed to the sledgehammer in the man's hand.

"Since you can squeeze hemp, why try to squeeze beans, which are also edible oils."

"What? Bean oil?"

The man scratched his head.

"Mr. Xiaolang, did you say something wrong? Where did the beans come from?"

"Besides, the oil from the beans...is it edible?"

"Of course I can eat it."

Ning Fei nodded and pointed to the steaming tofu shop not far away.

"Isn't tofu made of beans? Since tofu can be eaten, why can't soybean oil be imported?"

"Oh."

The man was skeptical.

"I've never heard of that, but here are all knowledgeable people..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ning Fei.

"It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, let's try it once and you'll understand. Soybean oil tastes good, and the price is lower than lard, and it's more profitable than lamp oil."

"How about this."

Ning saw that he touched his chin.

"I'll give you money for a day's lamp oil, and you'll squeeze soybean oil for me for a day, and you'll pay the wages, how about it?"

Although the residents in Jiuling City now live a stable life and have no worries about food and clothing, not every family is willing to light oil lamps often.The price of lamp oil is not cheap. In order to save money, it is still the mainstream habit to work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

But soybean oil is different.

Everyone wants to eat something sweet and delicious, and appetite is the driving force. If this business is done well, it can become a cornucopia.

"Uh……"

The two looked at each other with some hesitation on their faces.

They were working for the eldest son. Although the eldest son had no requirements for them, they felt ashamed and flustered when they heard that they were doing private work during working hours.

While hesitating, a well-dressed child opened the door and came in. He heard him shouting at the top of his voice before he arrived.

"Uncle Lu, Uncle You, I'm here to get some lamp oil for the young master, you... oh? Ning Juzi is here too?!"

The person who came was Xiaodi Feng's Chang Sui Badou.

Feng Kang went to school in Mo Zongshufang, and Badou also accompanied him to study in Jiuling City.Seeing that it was Ning Fei, Badou hurriedly gave him his luggage.

"Say hello to Master Ning."

Ning Fei naturally recognized him, smiled and nodded with him.

He didn't want to disturb the oil mill when it came to business. He was going to discuss with the two oil merchants about oil extraction after Badou finished collecting the lamp oil.

Unexpectedly, Badou was an acquaintance, and no one asked him, and he spontaneously started to introduce the two parties.

"Master Ning, the people in this oil shop are all the guards who have been with our eldest son for many years. The man carrying the hammer is surnamed Lu, and he is the leader of the guard camp. Everyone calls him Mr. Lu. The one who lost an arm It's You Shan, and there are a few people behind who are trusted by the eldest son, and they were arranged to work in the shop after they were injured."

Oh, I see.

Ning Fei nodded.

Brother Mu Ye can arrange it, and he presumably is someone he trusts, so is it better to discuss the matter of extracting oil?

He thought for a while, and said his thoughts to Badou again.

When Badou heard that Master Ning wanted to extract soybean oil, he immediately patted his chest.

"Then what else is there to say? It must be done immediately!"

When the young boy turned his head, he was quite arrogance of Twelve Langs.

"I said, uncles, this is the eldest son's close friend Ning Juzi, who is also the owner of Jiuling City. You can work here, thanks to Master Ning nodding. The lamp oil around you is not very good Sell, Young Master Ning has an order, you just listen to it."

Although Badou is not big, it is a child grown up under the supervision of several frontier uncles, and he is not generally familiar with it.

Although he has an unreliable temperament, he is not an unreliable child. Several people looked at each other and naturally nodded. Two people were left to watch the shop and work, and You Shan and Lu Huotou would help Ning Fei.

Thus, the temporary oil extraction team pulled together by Ning Juzi was established.

The first thing, of course, is to buy beans.

Badou is a lively person, but he also knows the priorities.The kid ran all the way to deliver lamp oil to Twelve Young Masters, then rushed back to join the oil extraction team, and followed Ning Fei to pick beans.

According to him, Twelve Lang also wanted to come.However, he has been so busy with his homework recently, and his elder brother always appears in Jiuling Lake for some reason, he will be taught a lesson from time to time during this period, he is really afraid, so he can only give up in dismay.

Hearing what Badou said, Ning Juzi's ears turned red slightly.

He naturally knew the reason why Brother Muye frequented him, and he also knew why Twelve Lang was frequently tested.

If there is nowhere to vent the anger that has been stirred up, then he can only find another breakthrough.

However, this matter is a bit inappropriate for young people. It doesn't matter if Twelve Lang doesn't understand, as long as he knows that studying hard and making progress every day is enough.

Oil extraction process is divided into two kinds of physical pressing and chemical extraction.

Based on the current technical conditions, it is natural that physical squeezing is more realistic.Although there is still room for improvement in the tools of the oil workshop, but now let everyone taste the sweetness of soybean oil first, such as oil yield and craftsmanship, so there is no rush.

There are soybean fields in Jiuling Lake, which are self-produced and sold, and the quality is very good.

Ning Fei selected some full-grained, high-quality and fresh beans, and removed the parts with insect eyes, lesions, and corruption to ensure that the soybeans have a higher oil yield in turn.

"Go to the dining room and ask for some salt, just say I want to use it."

Ning Fei said to Badou.

"okay!"

Badou was elated, consciously shouldering a great responsibility, and ran errands in a hurry.

He had heard Twelve Young Masters talking about it early in the morning, and what Ning Shao did was all big things, and it would be a real honor to be assigned an errand!

After Badou left, Ning Fei threw the selected beans into the system and soaked them in mountain spring water for half an hour.During this period, Ning Fei found saltpeter to make ice, frozen the soaked soybeans for two hours, and then put them in boiling water to cook for more than half an hour.After taking it out, Ningfei puts the soybeans in salt water to continue soaking, and keeps stirring at a constant speed, and finally bakes them at high temperature until they are dehydrated and matured.

A series of smooth and flowing movements dazzled everyone.

Mr. Lu looked at the mosquito coils in confusion.

It's cold and hot, soaked and roasted into dried beans, what the hell is going on?

no... not...

Just like they used to squeeze the sesame oil, that is to say, put the sesame seeds into the oil extraction tank, and then make wedges.

Just these two steps!

Why is it complicated to switch to this bean? !

In addition, saltpeter is needed to make ice, and then boil it in water when it cools down...it's too much fire...

"Almost, let's try this time."

Ning saw that he dried his hands and said with a smile.

Try?

Just try it.

Without saying a word, You Shan used his remaining arm to shake a ladleful of beans and poured them into the oil trough.

Because edible oil is to be squeezed, several people have re-cleaned and dried the oil extraction tank before putting in the beans to ensure that there is no residual sesame oil in it.

You Shan glanced at Huotou Lu, the tacit understanding the two of them had cultivated over the years made the guy understand what he meant in seconds, and without further ado, he began to hammer and wedge with him.

As soon as two hammers were struck, golden clear oil flowed out from the mouth of the dragon. Badou had been waiting early in the morning with a small bucket in his hand, and when he saw the oil flowing out, the young boy cheered.

"Ah! It's oily!"

You Shan and Lu Huotou also saw the oil juice, and both showed surprised expressions at the same time.

It wasn't all because of the oil in the beans, but the beans came out of the oil so quickly that after two hammerings, the oil and water flowed out.

But it is much easier to squeeze than soil hemp!

By the time all the beans were pressed into bean cakes, Badou had already filled two barrels of soybean oil.

Ning Sawzi found a cotton cloth to filter the remaining impurities in the oil, and felt that the quality of the oil was not bad, and there was no problem in eating it.

The next step is to find a place to test the oil.

This matter is simpler. The most famous gourmet place in Jiuling City is no different from Shijian. It just so happens that Aunt Niu is also in the city. It is undoubtedly the most suitable place to give soybean oil to her for evaluation.

After a whole day of tossing around, the sun was setting, but it was not time for dinner. Aunt Niu and several helpers were discussing the dishes for dinner.

Seeing Juzi bringing someone in, Aunt Niu greeted him with a smile.

"But you're hungry. Auntie will make you some snacks to fill your stomach first."

Ning Fei shook his head with a smile, and explained to Aunt Niu why he came.Hearing that he was here to deliver oil, Aunt Niu raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"What, oil?!"

She glanced at the soybean oil barrel.

"Where did Juzi find so much oil?"

Hearing her question like this, Ning Fei made a fool of herself.

"Try it first, and if it tastes delicious, I'll tell you later."

"okay."

Aunt Niu agreed happily and thought about it.

"It's still croquettes, that stuff eats oil. It just happens that I have collected a lot of vegetables these days, so make some vegetarian meatballs for Juzi to taste."

Ning Fei nodded, suddenly remembered something, and said casually.

"Auntie, don't we still have newly harvested potatoes, cut them into strips and fry them, put some of your chili powder, the taste must be good."

Fried potatoes, isn't that potato chips?

In the era of poor materials, fragrant and sweet high-calorie food is the ultimate delicacy.His mouth has been empty for so long, and he also misses fried sugar cakes, fried spring rolls, fried sesame balls and other junk food.

It seems that sugar crops such as sugar cane should be planted as soon as possible.