I also exchanged some vegetable oil with other people in town and found that it was more palatable and made me feel more comfortable after eating it.

But although the whole mountain is covered with camellia trees, they all have owners. It's okay for one or two people to go up the mountain and pick some to take back occasionally, but if they have to provide oil for all of them, it's not a small amount. Moreover, they are outsiders, so if they pick them secretly, there will be trouble.

So they wanted to exchange salt for oil, but camellia seeds have not been sold at a good price in recent years. Everyone picks enough for their own consumption, so there is no surplus. Moreover, it is May now, so even if they want to pick camellia seeds to press oil and sell, it is impossible.

The people from the southwest visited several surrounding villages and exchanged not only some camellia oil, but also a lot of camellia seeds that were not squeezed last year. They also heard that Pingshan Village had proper oil-pressing tools, so they came to Yang Dachuan's house.

Yang Dachuan was not unhappy when someone came to his house to press oil. He didn't expect that this traditional oil-pressing tool, which he had only used a few times, could bring him some income. He was so happy.

In the past two years, it's not that no one has come to borrow his tools, but most of the time they just tinker with them at home and make the oil. Anyway, the mountains are full of camellia seeds, so they don't care whether the output is a lot or a little, so Yang Dachuan doesn't plan to make a living from this.

Now it's good. With the people from the southwest taking the lead, if you want to sell the best tea seed oil and produce a lot of oil, you must go to their house to press it. No matter how long it will be in the future, as long as the world is not settled down, they will not have to worry about their jobs.

"How many kilograms of salt did the people from the southwest exchange for us?" After the oil pressers left, Yu Ge'er asked the head of the family.

"I exchanged 5 kilograms, and some of it was traded with them for snake medicine." Yang Dachuan handed the bag of salt to his wife. He went to the town late last time and missed out on snake medicine, so he had been thinking about it ever since. Today was a good opportunity to get it.

Grandma Shen also came over to take a look and was immediately happy, "It seems that our family can open an oil pressing workshop in the future."

Yang Dachuan was also thinking about this matter in his mind. When November comes, some people will definitely go up the mountain to pick tea seeds, and someone will definitely come to his house at that time. Now that there is nothing to do at home, he can just clean up the house and then negotiate the price of oil pressing with others, and then he can sit and wait for the harvest.

"In the future, the camellia oil that is grown in our mountains will surely become a hot commodity." After the incident where people from the southwest came to Dachuan's house to press oil, the villagers also started to think about it. They have been eating camellia oil in the past few years and didn't feel much. But as soon as these outsiders tasted it, they realized the benefits of this camellia oil. Hehe, the mountains near them are all full of tea trees and it's not far from the imperial city. Will they still be worried about having no food to eat in the future?

Suddenly, the families who had pooled money to plant tea oil trees on the mountain were all delighted and became more determined to value the tea oil trees on the mountain in the future.

Village chief Xu also breathed a sigh of relief. This incident had previously affected his prestige in the village, but now that the oil tea trees had hope again, no one would be able to gossip about him anymore.

Chapter 68 Three Years

"Hey, Dachuan is back?" Since entering the gate of the courtyard, people have been greeting Yang Dachuan.

"I'm back. You've grown a good rice crop. I hope the harvest will be good this year!" Yang Dachuan agreed with a smile. Now is the time for the second harvest, and the village is busy everywhere.

"Dachuan, where did you go this time? Did you go out of Anping?" Seeing Dachuan coming back, some curious people surrounded him and asked.

"I haven't gone out yet. I'm in Qiuli Town." Yang Dachuan agreed with a smile, "But I dare not go too far, otherwise my family will worry."

In the past three years, many people have come from outside, and the land for growing crops has become increasingly scarce. The news of growing vegetables on racks in the saved fields of Pingshan Village has gradually spread outside, and the news that Yang Dachuan has many ideas for growing vegetables has also been publicized. Now, if any village wants to grow rack vegetables, they will invite Yang Dachuan to go over and give them some advice. Of course, every time he goes to other villages, he can also make some money.

If there were still snakes and rats everywhere outside, Yang Dachuan would not go there even if he had ten times the courage. However, in recent years, several nearby villages have regularly invited snake controllers from the southwest to come and clean up sea rats and venomous snakes, so it is no longer so dangerous outside.

Moreover, the people from the southwest have started to work as escort agencies. If you want to go somewhere, just say hello to them and they will send someone with a big snake to escort you to your destination. Because of this, their connection with the southwest has become closer, and some merchants have gradually come here to sell goods.

"Yuge'er, Zhuangzhuang and An'an, I'm back!" Yang Dachuan pushed open the door, dodged the pounce of two big dogs, and shouted into the house at the top of his voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, there were crackling footsteps in the house, and the chubby Zhuangzhuang and An'an ran out, circling around Yang Dachuan like little dogs: "Dad, Dad, you're back!"

Zhuangzhuang hugged Yang Dachuan's thighs and raised his chubby face: "Ah, Dad, where have you been? Did you bring us anything delicious?"

An An did the same, hugging Yang Dachuan's other thigh, and her little hand was even trying to scratch Yang Dachuan's bag, "Ah Dad, I want to see, hurry up and carry me up!"

"You're back?" Yu Ge'er heard the voice and hurried out to greet them. Seeing the two naughty kids making trouble for the head of the family again, he pulled them over and said, "Go into the house quickly. You're always thinking about food. Look at what your teeth have become. You look like old ladies with gap-mouthed teeth!"

Zhuangzhuang and An'an pursed their lips and dared not speak. They were six years old this year, and it was the time for them to change their teeth. Now there were gaps in front of the door. Yu'er had been keeping a close eye on them recently, not letting them eat sweets or spicy food, which made them very greedy. They finally waited for their father to come back from going out, but before they could eat any snacks, they were scolded by their grandmother again.

The two brothers stole a glance at their grandma, then looked at their father's bag reluctantly. Each of them grabbed one of his hands and shook it repeatedly, "Dad..."

Yang Dachuan looked embarrassed. He glanced at Yuger's tense face but didn't dare to say anything more. "Listen to your grandma. Let's go into the house first!"

After walking two steps, he turned back and whispered to the two children, "I'll get it for you in the evening."

Yu Ge'er walked straight forward. Without looking, he knew what the third guy was mumbling.

"I heard that the government is going to send people to our place?" Yu Ge'er asked while helping the head of the family pack up the things he brought back, "Where are they going to build the government office then?"

"I heard that the merchants from the southwest said they would come in November. There are only a few days left, and we can't find out where they will end up." Yang Dachuan stretched his waist. Living outside is not as comfortable as at home. Finally, he is back home.

Because of the fortune-telling conference held by the Jiang family, Qiuli Town is becoming more and more lively. As Anping County was burned down and too many people died there, everyone is superstitious about that place. Except for outsiders who settled there, almost no one is willing to go to Anping. Now it is rumored everywhere that if the government comes, the government office will probably be located in Qiuli Town, and in the future Qiuli Town will have to be changed to Qiuli City.

Yang Dachuan didn't think it mattered. The distance between Pingshan Village and Shangqiuli Town and Anping City was about the same, so it didn't matter much.