Chapter 269 Teaching the Villagers to Make Oil

After Jiang Wan talked to the old village chief, she felt much more relaxed.

The old village chief is really a very, very good partner. He does what he promises very efficiently.

Besides, everyone in the village obeys him, so it is not easy for chaos to arise with him as the cause.

Half an hour later, all the ships docked at Coconut Island.

Jiang Wan has already rented the island. In fact, he could temporarily erect a monument on the island to remind outsiders that the island belongs to someone.

But she doesn't have time to do it now.

Anyway, the only people who can go to the island are the fishermen who come and go. They can only pick two coconuts to quench their thirst at most, and they can't pick all the coconuts.

Just a few days, you can ignore it.

However, after she taught everyone how to make coconut oil, she had to pick the coconuts as soon as possible and hire someone to watch over them for a few days.

The villagers were suppressed by the old village chief, so basically no one dared to steal coconuts. But the villagers also had their own selfish motives.

For example, among the daughters-in-law who married into the family, there were always some who were not very honest and wanted to show their parents’ side, so they would inevitably leak the coconut matter.

By then, everyone will be scrambling to get the coconuts around.

Jiang Wan put her hands behind her back, not wanting to enjoy the scenery anymore. She followed the old village chief and watched everyone get ready.

The old man who was so good at climbing trees before is now tying something on his feet.

It was a long hook that could easily hook onto a tree trunk.

Jiang Wan thought they were all climbing the tree with their bare hands.

Come to think of it, if there are tools that can make climbing up easier, why not use them?

Soon everyone was ready. They put sickles at their waists and went into the woods to climb trees.

The coconut shell is very thick and will not break even if it falls from the tree, so they just cut it off from the tree and pick it up again later.

Jiang Wan did not follow him into the woods. At that moment, coconuts were falling down in the woods. It would be very painful if they were hit by one.

She took the old village chief on a slow tour around the island, and even though it was not yet low tide, they still managed to pick up a lot of beautiful shells.

The old village chief hesitated several times, but Jiang Wan was walking in front and didn't notice. He didn't ask until he walked back, "Little Wan, Lian Yue has recently rented a small place and said he wants to do some breeding. Do you know?"

Jiang Wan nodded. Of course she knew it. It was she who encouraged Lian Yue to raise oysters.

"A lot of people in the village are watching this, and many think he will lose money. What do you think?"

The old village chief had never seen marine life being farmed, so he was very unsure.

"I think Brother Lian Yue will definitely make money!"

Jiang Wan was very determined.

As long as Lian Yue doesn’t have the misfortune of being hit by another typhoon, it can make back the money it earned by selling a round of oysters.

His island is not very big and the rent is very low.

"Grandpa Village Chief, the more oysters the better. I have been buying them all the time. Even if I stop buying them in the future, there are still people in the city. There is a Hailing Commercial Company in the city that also buys oyster meat. The nearby villages should also be selling them."

“I heard that.”

However, there was no such way of purchasing oyster meat in the past, and he was worried that people would not want it if he did not do a good job of selling it.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Village Chief. There will always be people who want the oyster meat."

Nowadays, all dishes that require oyster sauce have been promoted. As long as people eat it, there will always be a market for oyster sauce.

There are so many towns along the coast. Even if the price of oysters in the villages increased tenfold, it would still not be enough to sell.

So she kept encouraging Lian Yue to grow oysters, as the price of oysters would soon increase.

The old village chief chatted with Jiang Wan for a while and felt much more at ease.

The village chief put the matter aside for the time being and asked someone to notify the villagers to bring as many coconuts as possible to their homes.

No one has ever taken care of the coconut groves in the village, so you can pick as many as you want.

No one understood why the old village chief asked them to pick more coconuts, but many people still listened to his words.

Anyone in the family who can climb trees will go to the coconut grove to pick some coconuts to bring home when they have time.

"Old Cow, come pick coconuts too."

"I have to pick them. The old lady at home keeps urging me to do so."

"I really don't understand why the village chief asked us to pick these."

A group of people were chatting and picking coconuts on a tree. Not far away, six people were busy picking coconuts.

Among them was Lao Meng.

Lao Meng earned more than 400 coins today by picking coconuts. He knew that Jiang Wan was definitely going to do some big business with the coconuts.

Never mind what the old village chief means, just pick as much as you can.

The six people all had the same idea, and they kept picking fruits until it was almost dark, and only when their family members found their way into the forest did they leave the trees.

"Oh my god, why did you pick so many coconuts? Coconuts are so heavy. We have to carry them back and forth dozens of times!"

It was already dark, but they still had to work. Lao Meng's wife was very resentful.

"Don't waste time, go back and ask your family to bring you a backpack."

After picking them you have to carry them back home before they become your own.

Lao Meng was physically tired but mentally excited.

He had a hunch that so many coconuts must have some important use.

That night, every household in the village was discussing the uses of coconuts. Many people felt thirsty while cooling off and opened several coconuts to drink.

As for the coconut meat inside the coconut, those who love to eat it will dig it out and eat it cleanly.

Everyone was wondering why the village chief wanted to pick coconuts, and the next day, they got the answer.

The old village chief notified every household, and everyone who could go to the dam went there.

At this time, a simple stove had been built with bricks on the platform of the dam. The village chief contributed a large iron pot from his home, which he cleaned until it was very bright.

Jiang Wan planned to teach from the beginning, so she only opened a small hole in the coconut. After almost everyone from each family had arrived, she poured the coconut juice into the prepared basin.

"Today, Xiao Wan asked the village chief to gather all the uncles, aunts and sisters here to teach everyone how to make something."

She shook the coconut in her hand.

"This is the main ingredient. Now that the coconut milk has been poured out, we need to take out the coconut meat."

Jiang Wan's arms were too weak to take the coconut meat, so the job fell to Lian Jiabao.

He was young and strong, and he took out the coconut meat from the coconut in a few strokes. Jiang Wan said it was not enough, so he took out ten coconuts in one go.

The villagers below the platform stared at the coconuts on the platform with curiosity. Although they were extremely curious, they behaved well and did not make any noise.

“Take the coconut meat out and mash it.”

Jiang Wan was responsible for explaining, while Lian Jiabao was responsible for the work.

The big stone mortar made a thumping sound, and the coconut meat was pounded into coconut milk. Then it was poured into the big iron pot.

"After mashing, don't add anything else, just pour it into the pot and simmer it on low heat."

Jiang Wan stirred it with a wooden shovel and explained it in great detail. Since the villagers below couldn't see, she described it in detail and asked the villagers to take turns to go up and take a look until it was finally boiled and filtered out.

The filtered coconut oil is very clear in color and at first glance it may look like coconut milk.

Jiang Wan changed the pot, poured a little coconut oil, and cracked an egg into it.

There was a crackling sound, and many villagers below widened their eyes.

“That sound!!”

"Oh my goodness! Is that oil?!!"