When everyone heard this, they began to chatter again.
Many people felt that if they could get good oil from this, they would definitely make a lot more money than before. However, some people felt that Xue Yan’s family would not be so kind as to exploit them for nothing, so they asked, “Xua Yan, what will you get from this if you take our pressed oil?”
Before Xua Yan could answer, Chief Lu said in a bad mood, “Who are you in their family? They will work hard to get oil for you, but it also costs firewood to fry the oil. They don’t need people to chop the firewood, but it also takes time. Don’t always think about this. What’s the use of thinking about this? We’re all farmers. What you should be thinking is, if the town’s people can benefit from this. Do you still want to be bullied by them??”
“No more! No more bullying!!” Everyone was shouting.
Even Xue Dafu and Xue Erfu were shouting.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan looked at each other.
“Of you really want to care about the final remains pressed oil,” Chief Lu continued, “Then there’s another way, which was also suggested by Xua Yan himself. His family will help you extract the oil. The oil is yours, and the final remains of the fried oil will be yours, but you have to pay the processing money, which is about one coin for every three bags of rapeseed. Anyway, I’ve already said what I want to say, and Xua Yan is also here. He hasn’t gotten any good oil yet, so you can do as you see fit. No one will force you, no need to get rowdy.”
“Yeah, why are you so angry?” An elderly man laughed. “Xua Yan wants to make some money, and we want to make more money too, don’t we? We’ll just choose the one that can make more money. It’s okay if you’re unwilling. Just like what the village chief said, no one is forcing us.”
When these words came out, everyone was a little undecided.
Chief Lu’s prestige in the village was quite high, and many people completely regarded him as the backbone of the village. Someone immediately asked, “Then, chief, are you going to sell the seeds to the town or to Xua Yan?”
“I’ll be honest with you,” said Chief Lu with a smile. “I’ve told Xua Yan just now that the good oil hasn’t been squeezed out yet, and it’s too unconvincing. It’s not easy for my family to work hard to grow things, and I don’t want to take the risk. I’ll make a deal with him. I’ll let go of my family’s seeds this year, and I’ll sell them to the town. If the good oil is really squeezed out, next year’s vegetable seeds, as well as the sesame and peanuts from the second half of this year, will all be sent to his oil mill to be extracted.”
When everyone heard this, they all felt that this was the safest way. They all said, “Then, Xua Yan, we’re in the same situation as the village chief. Don’t blame us, we can’t afford to take the risk.”
“Why would I blame you? It’s fine, it’s fine.” Xua Yan said with a smile. When the village chief told him about it, he knew that everyone would be like this.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan already knew this would be the result when Xua Yan arrived, and it would be a waste of their breath to say anything more, so they didn’t say anything to the villagers.
However, they still had to say it to Xue Dafu and Xue Erfu.
Jiang Yue tugged at Dafu Xue and Erfu’s clothes until they bent down to listen to her. Then, she said, “If you can really extract it out, don’t sell the vegetable seeds at home. These are all painstakingly grown by you.”
“This… “Xue Dafu didn’t believe it. However, when he thought about how Jiang Yue had refused to sell the blind bear and ended up being sold for a high price of 100 silver, he hesitated and didn’t know what to do.