The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

There was no other way, Gu Yin could only place her hope on the ancient tree.

There were only two months left until the rapeseed matured, so Gu Yin made a prompt decision and went directly to the carpentry workshop to discuss the matter with Gu Shu.

"Brother Gu, can you help me build an oil press?" Gu Yin went straight to the point as soon as he saw the ancient tree.

The ancient tree was stunned and asked uncertainly: "Oil press?"

"Correct."

"Miss, what kind of things do you want to make?" Since Gu Yin came here to find him and asked him to make an oil press, it definitely couldn't be the traditional local oil press equipment, otherwise she wouldn't have made the trip in person.

Gu Yin began to use her hands and feet to gesture: "To be precise, we need to build an oil press workshop. The two most important parts are the annular grinding disc for grinding oil, which can be driven by the power of a waterwheel. The structure is roughly composed of a large annular groove with a diameter of about three or four meters, with a sturdy wooden frame in the middle. The part extending out of the wooden frame is made into several wheels, and the wooden frame is driven by a waterwheel at the bottom, so that the purpose of automatic grinding can be achieved."

"Is the millstone you mentioned, is it based on the same principle as a stone mill?" asked Gu Shu.

It's a pleasure to talk to someone who knows the business. As soon as Gu Yin described it, Gu Shu immediately understood the main point: "Yes, the principle is the same. The difference is that the grinding wheel in this oil press has a circular groove."

"The first part is used to grind the oil, and the second part I'm going to talk about next is actually used to press the oil." Gu Yin cleared his throat and continued, "The second part is mainly made by hollowing out the center of a super large tree. A five or six meter large tree, the center of the trunk is hollowed out, and a long opening is left on both sides of the middle to facilitate the placement of bran cakes, and the two ends of the trunk are supported by wooden racks."

Gu Yin paused at this point and said awkwardly: "I don't know how to achieve the rest. All I know is that the big tree trunk is placed horizontally, and it seems that wooden wedges are used in the middle as an aid."

"Oh, there's one more thing. After the bran cakes are made and put in, use a big piece of wood to hit the bran cakes and the oil will come out."

The ancient tree pondered for a moment and asked, "What is bran cake?"

"That's right...taking beans as an example, if we use soybeans to squeeze oil, bran cake is made by grinding soybeans into powder and then steaming them, then wrapping them in a bamboo frame with straw to make a large, thick, round cake." She had a deep impression of this, so she knew it more clearly.

"Round cakes..." the ancient tree muttered, and his mind began to think rapidly, "So the bran cakes are placed in the oil press, which is the hollowed-out tree trunk, and then they are hammered and squeezed to produce oil..."

As expected of a man who could make a Luban lock, he was too familiar with carpentry. Gu Yin's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Wooden wedge..."

"Then this big piece of wood used for hitting... requires two people to carry it to hit the oil press?" When he said this, the ancient tree himself frowned. It seemed that this would require too much manpower.

Gu Yin waved her hand: "No, I didn't explain it clearly enough. The wood used for striking is suspended. It only takes two people to push it together. This can save some effort, but it still takes a lot of effort to knock out the oil."

The ancient tree suddenly realized: "So that's how it is... This makes sense..."

"How is it? Can you do it?" Gu Yin looked at him expectantly.

Gu Shu pursed his lips and smiled: "Miss has explained it so clearly. If I still can't do it, I will disappoint Miss's expectations."

Gu Yin was confused: "I only know the general idea... I can't figure out what the inside of the oil press looks like..."

Unexpectedly, the old tree laughed and said, "Miss, you may have thought it too complicated. The inside of the oil press is mainly used to store the bran cake you mentioned, so there should be nothing else inside except empty space. However, there should be an oil outlet at the bottom, so that it is convenient to collect the squeezed oil. The rest is mainly to find a way to fix this thing in place."

Gu Yin thought about what Gu Shu said for a long time, and suddenly felt that the fog that had been blocking her eyes had dissipated. She clapped her hands and praised, "So that's how it is! Brother Gu, you are really amazing. I only said part of it, and you knew what to do."

Gu Yin was so moved that she almost cried. She never expected that the technique that she thought was difficult to master was so simple in the eyes of the ancient tree.

"Miss, you are too kind. If you hadn't said so much, I wouldn't have been able to figure it out. Let alone make an oil press." Gu Shu said it sincerely. Who could make an oil press like this?

"Hey... don't be so modest." Gu Yin felt relieved, but another question came to her mind: "Is there a tree trunk that is 50 to 60 centimeters long?"

The ancient tree nodded: "Miss, don't worry, this is not a problem. Our woodworking workshop has all kinds of spare wood. Although there are not many trees that big, we still have one or two."

Gu Yin was completely relieved now: "Then I'll leave this matter to you. Remember to use good wood. Once this oil press is built, it may be used for many years."

The ancient tree continued to nod: "Miss, you only need to choose a location and tell me where to build it, and don't worry about the rest."

"Uh... well... I'm in a hurry and I haven't decided yet."

"Then let's make the preparations first, and we can start work directly once the lady has decided on the address." Gu Shu said calmly.

"to make."

After things were discussed, Gu Yin casually chatted with Gu Shu about recent developments.

Unexpectedly, when Gu Yin was about to leave, Gu Feng came to the woodworking workshop.

"Miss, why are you here too?" Gu Feng asked excitedly when he saw Gu Yin.

"I came to the ancient tree for something. But why are you here?"

"I'm here to ask Gu Shu some technical questions." Gu Feng said frankly.

Gu Feng has been helping to build the inn, so it would be reasonable to consult Gu Shu about any construction issues. Gu Yin doesn't intend to ask too much.

Unexpectedly, Gu Feng said to Gu Yin happily: "Miss, the inn is about to be built!"

"Huh? Really?" Gu Yin's eyes lit up.

Gu Feng nodded excitedly: "It will be completed in two days. Miss, go and have a look in two days."

"That's great." Gu Yin's mouth was almost stretched to the back of her ears. "Hahaha, today is such a good day, good things come in pairs..."

"Thank you, thank you so much." Gu Yin was quite moved for a moment.

Talent...

It's so reassuring...

Gu Yin felt that the day when she could completely become a hands-off boss was not far away!

The oil press I found online, friends who are interested can search what tea bran cakes look like, I won’t put so many pictures here (*^▽^*)