Chapter 351 If I don’t take you, who will?

"Dang, dang, dang!" Pei Sanlang and several others in the oil mill grabbed the battering ram and stepped back, then pushed forward with force, and the battering ram hit the wooden wedge of the oil press hard.

With every impact, the soybean oil in the wooden trough would gush out and flow along the oil trough into the oil pool.

"Well, this impact method produces more oil!" everyone said happily.

The gravity pressing method produces much less oil, and the oil seeps out slowly. The impact method is more powerful.

The beans are freshly harvested and dried for a few days, so they are fresh and plump. They are pressed using a high-temperature method, resulting in a high oil yield.

Bean cakes are not used to make soy products, but are directly used to make soy sauce.

There are hundreds of large vats outside the oil mill, all filled with soy sauce. After another month, the soy sauce will be produced and can be served after being boiled.

Through the shopkeeper Xiao Zhu, we collected a lot of soybeans and mung beans, and we can use them to press oil and make vermicelli by the end of the year.

Qin Tieniu and other members of the Qin family all participated in the labor. The dry land has been reclaimed and they are waiting for the time to sow winter wheat.

Bean dregs are distributed here every day, and you get money for your work. With the help from the Su family, life is easy.

"Our oil mill has been making quite a bit of money in the past few months!" Pei Sanlang wiped the sweat off his face while pulling at his jacket.

"I wonder if there will be many tea-oil fruits this year!" Pei Silang muttered.

"Hey, village chief, are we going into the mountains this year?" Pei Sanlang asked.

"Go into the mountains?" Old Man Yang was stunned. This word seemed so far away! He had completely forgotten it!

At this time of year in previous years, the busy farming season had passed and people began going up the mountain to collect produce and hunt.

This year has been incredibly busy, with vermicelli, oil pressing, new farming methods, beekeeping...

I was so busy that I completely forgot about the mountain climbing.

"Yes, there are so many mountain products, it would be a pity not to pick them up! They are gifts from the mountains! It would be a pity to leave them in the rotten land!" Pei Sanlang felt distressed.

No matter how good the days are, we should not waste them. It is also good to pick up some things and keep them for future use.

People who are afraid of poverty and hunger cannot bear to see food wasted.

"Let's not go hunting, let's pick up mountain products!" said old man Yang.

Every household raises three or four pigs, and they can kill one at the end of the year or the next year to satisfy their cravings, which can weigh at least hundreds of pounds.

"Village chief, we don't want to go into the mountains to hunt, we just want to pick up mountain products!" the men laughed.

Life is good, who doesn't want to live a good life? Hunting is too dangerous.

"Then let's do it tomorrow. Everyone, prepare your backpacks and baskets and go into the mountains early in the morning!" Old Man Yang arranged.

"From the Zhou, Song, and Qin families, you should also come with us. Bring more backpacks and baskets. There are plenty of mountain products!"

"Oh, great!" The three families said happily, they really treated themselves as villagers.

"That's all we have learned about Arabic arithmetic for now. If you are interested in more advanced content, you can discuss it with me privately." Su Ying patted the chalk dust off her hands.

It teaches the rules of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, common arithmetic problems such as encounter and pursuit, simple geometric figures and area and volume calculations.

Given the difficulty of that era, the computing data would not be too large, and this knowledge would be enough for them to live on for a lifetime.

The children are quiet and have been feeling restless these days.

"What's the matter?" Su Ying looked at the children.

"Sir, can we really go out to study in the future?" Niu Xiaobao asked, raising his hand.

"Of course!" Su Ying smiled.

The children who went on study tours stayed in Chang'an for two years and concentrated on their studies. If they could pass the examinations for law, calligraphy, and mathematics, they could also take the examinations for official positions in various departments in the future!

For the people of Lingnan, it was like a phoenix flying out of a chicken coop. The heart of the Tang Dynasty, at the feet of the emperor! Smoke was rising from the ancestral tombs!

The younger children who started school later all felt bad about not catching up with the good opportunity and were very depressed.

"Then, sir, can we also go to Chang'an to study?" Niu Xiaobao asked again.

"Of course! I'll take you on a study tour next year. How about it? Are you willing to come with me?"

"Yes!" the children were so happy. "Sir, I want to learn more advanced Arabic arithmetic!"

"Teacher, I want to learn too!" the other children also shouted.

I am excited just thinking about going to Chang'an next year and showing off my Arabic arithmetic to my seniors.

"Okay! Okay! Let's continue learning!" Su Yingyun said.

The boys cheered in unison, but the girls were unhappy.

"Sir!" Pei Yuyao raised her hand.

"Yuyao, you say!"

"Sir, why can men study abroad but women can't?" Pei Yuyao was dissatisfied.

"We are no worse than them. We even know how to reel silk and weave. Why aren't we included in the study tour?"

"You don't have to take science exams or academic exams, so why do you need to study abroad?" the boys said disdainfully.

Studying abroad is originally the business of students, what do girls have to argue about?

"Who said you can't travel and study if you don't take the imperial examination? Why can men take the imperial examination but women can't? If women really took part, they wouldn't necessarily lose to you men!"

Pei Yuyao was very angry. She had learned better than all the young men present, but she couldn't get out of Huanggou Village.

"Uh..." Su Ying pondered, not knowing how to answer.

I am also a woman, and I come from a modern soul. I understand Pei Yuyao's dissatisfaction. It is not prejudice, but mainly because I am worried about the safety of girls traveling.

But after reading books and gaining wisdom, how could one be willing to stay in this small world?

Even if I can't take the scientific examination, I still want to go out and see the outside world.

"Sir, do you also think that girls are only fit to stay at home, get married when they are old enough, take care of their husbands and children, and spend their whole lives farming and weaving? Then what is the purpose of our enlightenment?" Pei Yuyao asked.

"No, Yuyao, it's inconvenient for a girl to travel!" Su Ying said softly.

"The world outside is full of evil people, and beautiful girls are easily targeted by evil people."

"But, sir, aren't you a girl too? You also want to take the young men on their study tour! Why can't you take us with you?" Pei Yuyao had tears in her eyes.

"Sir, we also want to go study abroad!" The other girls looked eagerly.

Su Ying looked at him in embarrassment. If she continued, the girls would cry. She could only delay, "There's still a year left, let's talk about it then!"

Originally these girls should have been charming and beautiful daughters of wealthy families, but due to sudden changes in their families, they became descendants of exiles.

Without family protection, beautiful girls can easily become playthings of the powerful and wealthy, and fat sheep in the eyes of human traffickers.

My ability is limited and I cannot protect so many people. It is not discrimination against women.

"Sir, I must go next year!" Pei Yuyao wiped away her tears and said stubbornly.

The village elders outside the window watched silently, as if thinking about something.

"Is there anything the village elders need?" Su Ying glanced at them and left the children behind as if she were a savior.

"It's nothing serious. We're going up the mountain tomorrow. Do you want to go with us?" The village chief smiled.

"Ah? Chasing the mountain?" Su Ying couldn't figure it out and said after a while.

"Oh, it's already September, I completely forgot about it! If I don't go now, the jujubes will rot in the fields! I wonder if there are any more sour dates left?"

Last year there was no sugar, so we only harvested a few sour dates. This year there is plenty of sugar, so we can make more sour date cakes and let my brother take them back to Chang'an to sell.

"Aying, are you really going to take the children on a study tour next year?" asked the village elders.

"Well, my brothers are all going back to Chang'an. If I don't take them with me, who will? I promised Xiaotao and Atang to see the sea and ride a big ship." Su Ying smiled helplessly.