"Oil, that's oil!"
"How can you possibly get oil out of tea seeds?"
Upon seeing the oil dripping out, Shi Kang immediately set his daughter down. He ran over, his emotions running incredibly high. He dipped his finger in, tasted it, and was utterly shocked.
"Yi'er, is this edible oil?"
Shi Kang could hardly contain himself. In these times, grain and oil were hard currency—even more useful than gold or silver! Having worked as a guard at a large estate, and with the Song Family’s primary industry being edible oil, he knew exactly what kind of future this promised. Most importantly, this was oil pressed from tea seeds, which covered the mountains and plains. It was a resource that could be mass-produced!
Shi Yi walked over, smiling. "Yes, Third Uncle. Come over here, and I'll explain it to you properly."
"Good, explain it to me." Shi Kang pulled him aside, adding, "You child, how could you do something this big without saying a word?"
The uncle and nephew moved to the side. One incense stick of time passed. Then another. As time went on, Shi Kang’s expressions became increasingly exaggerated—mouth agape, then terrified, then unable to stop himself from pressing his hand against Shi Yi’s forehead to see if his nephew was running a fever. It was simply too astonishing. Over these past few days, his nephew had given him so many strange, bewildering surprises. He had never seen a person change so much overnight. Had he suddenly become enlightened? How did he figure out this way o…
Chapter 34