After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 207 The Emperor Falls in Love with Folk Food
Su Xiaoxiao said confidently, "Of course! I'll press out the oil and use it to cook for you."

The other villagers also came over to watch, and Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said to them, "I will give you some to eat in the future."

"How can we eat for free? I'll send some salted duck eggs to Boss Su's family later. These are sea duck eggs, which my family picked up by the river."

"Oh, even if we can't extract any oil, it's okay. Boss Su has helped us so much, shouldn't we at least give him some salted duck eggs?"

Everyone was chatting and laughing, but Su Xiaoxiao knew that no one was sure she could extract oil from the rapeseed.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and agreed. She put away the dried rapeseed and took it home to prepare to stir-fry it.

Su Xiaoxiao, of course, did not hide the process of pressing oil. She needed several helpers to be by her side. Pressing oil is quite a test of one's strength and endurance. If one is not used to it, one will not succeed.

Su Xiaoxiao set up two large pots in the threshing ground, and used the rapeseed stalks stacked next to her for firewood, so she didn't need to collect dry firewood to start a fire.

On this clear, sunny day, the village head led many villagers to the threshing ground to watch.

Su Xiaoxiao put a pot of sifted rapeseed into the pot and stir-fried it over low heat. After the rapeseed was slowly stir-fried and cooled, it was placed on a plate. Then she crushed the rapeseed in the plate to release its aroma. At this time, the aroma of rapeseed began to spread, and the whole threshing ground was filled with such fragrance.

"smell good!"

The villagers exclaimed sincerely, "If you used this to cook, it would be so delicious!"

Actually, some villagers had already begun to waver at this point. At first, they thought it was a very strange idea, but in fact, it was a pretty good way to make rapeseed oil.

Su Xiaoxiao used a wooden stake to strike the rapeseed in the buckets, trying to extract the oil.

However, it seemed that a few strong men were needed, as pressing oil required a lot of strength. Everyone worked together for a long time, and it wasn't until dark that they were finished.

As Su Xiaoxiao watched the dark yellow oil that was beginning to flow out of one end of the wooden bucket, she happily said to the villagers who were gathered around, "Now I'll let everyone taste this oil. It's the first batch of oil pressed. Everyone go back and get your bowls."

It just so happened that it was time for everyone to cook dinner, and Su Xiaoxiao thought she could give everyone some oil to take home and cook.

Su Xiaoxiao bottled the extracted oil and then distributed it to everyone.

Each family took this bowl, intending to use the oil to cook their meals at home.

"This oil smells so good!"

After everyone dispersed, Su Xiaoxiao said to Pei Yuan and the others, "It's all been distributed. There's still some rapeseed oil left in the bucket. Let's take this oil home and use it to cook."

The aroma of the cooking oil filled the entire Baihua Village. Every household took some oil home to cook with, and the next day, a large crowd gathered in front of Su Xiaoxiao's house.

"Su Xiaoxiao, come out quickly."

Pei Yuan thought Su Xiaoxiao had gotten into trouble, but it turned out she hadn't. Everyone was waiting for Su Xiaoxiao outside with bowls in hand. "The rapeseed oil is great, it makes stir-fries so fragrant. We came here today to buy some more from you."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at everyone happily and said, "Forget about buying them. I've already taught everyone the method. It's better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish. You can actually do it yourselves. If you have some free time in the fields in the future, you can also plant some rapeseed flowers and press oil to make your own."

The villagers were very grateful to Su Xiaoxiao. The village head expressed his gratitude on behalf of everyone for Su Xiaoxiao's contribution, which can be regarded as bringing a new idea to the villagers to get rich.

Back home, Su Xiaoxiao asked everyone if there was anything they wanted to eat. The Emperor said he saw something dark hanging from the rafters of a house, which looked like a duck. He asked around and learned that it was called preserved duck.

"But that thing is all black, is it edible?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao immediately declared: Since the Emperor has never tasted this before, she will demonstrate her skills for everyone today.

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuan said, "I've never had it before either. Why didn't you say you'd make it for me once?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the Emperor beside her and glared at him.

"Why didn't I cook for you? You've already eaten it yourself and forgotten, haven't you? Do you remember that preserved duck hotpot we had last time?"

"Remember what? I've never eaten it."

"Huh?" "Then I remembered it wrong."

Su Xiaoxiao remembered that Pei Yuan seemed to have left when they were eating that preserved duck hotpot.

"That's not my fault, you chose to leave."

The two of them were talking back and forth, and the emperor, watching from the side, felt like a bright, shiny light bulb.

After slaughtering and plucking the duck, Su Xiaoxiao put it on a rack to dry. She went to the bamboo grove in front of her house, cut a bamboo stalk, shaved the bamboo strips, and then started to marinate the duck.

When slaughtering the duck, its internal organs are thoroughly rinsed and drained. Salt is then rubbed onto the duck's body, and it is important to rub it very evenly.

Su Xiaoxiao then applied the Thirteen Spices to the duck, and finally carefully applied a layer of white wine to it to kill bacteria.

After the ducks are spread out with bamboo strips, they are placed in a well-ventilated, shady place to dry.

She said to the Emperor, "This duck needs to be dried for half a month. If it shows any signs of rotting, it must be disposed of immediately."

"We have to wait another two weeks?"

The emperor was quite annoyed when he heard this, but there was nothing he could do. Su Xiaoxiao told him, "The process of curing preserved duck is actually very complicated. If one step is not done well, it may spoil."

After dinner, Su Xiaoxiao received a large watermelon from a villager; it was incredibly sweet.

Su Xiaoxiao pressed oil for everyone and came up with so many ways to improve everyone's livelihood. Shouldn't she deserve everyone's respect for that?
When she cut open the big watermelon, it truly brought a refreshing coolness to everyone's hearts.

The watermelon was chilled in the well water in the yard before eating. Some people may have eaten it, while others may not, but they may have only eaten the chilled watermelon from your refrigerator.

Actually, they are two completely different things. Eating a watermelon with artificial frost from the refrigerator and eating a watermelon chilled in well water in the summer are two completely different things. If you have never eaten them, it is a pity. You will never be able to experience that cool feeling and that refreshing feeling.

It's not really anyone's fault; they were just born a bit late and missed the best times.

(End of this chapter)