713. Pine oil extraction (2)
Out of Ao Muyang's expectations, there was no movement in Wangjia Village for several days.
Ao Muyang was quite puzzled. Wang Youwei really had a long memory? This was impossible. He guessed that Wang Youwei might be busy finding relationships to solve his son's problems, and he had no time or energy to deal with him.
Just so happened that he started to have something to do.
Now spring is here, the weather is warming up, and pine trees have grown pine needles and pine oil, which is a good time to cut pine oil.
If you want to make a bed, you must have pine oil. Ao Zhiman's family has no stock, so he wanted to go into the mountains to cut pine oil in the spring.
He had a pine oil knife at home, so he brought some bags, buckets, ropes, and tools, and then took his grandson Ao Jinfu and entered the mountain.
After Ao Muyang learned the news, he went to find them. As a result, the grandfather and grandson had already left home at that time. He had to let the general smell lead the way and follow the mountain road to find the grandfather and grandson.
After finding the grandfather and grandson, Ao Muyang first handed them a bottle of mineral water, and then said, "Master Man, there are very few people cutting pine oil now. I haven't seen the pine oil team for many years. Have you noticed it?"
Ao Zhiman sighed, "That's not. Now everyone is living a better life. Who would be willing to go to the mountains to sleep in the open? Cutting pine oil in the mountains is even more tiring than going to sea to catch fish."
For a long time in the past, pine oil cutting was a very common job in fishing villages.
This job is simple. It is to use a spatula to cut out groove marks of certain size on the surface of the pine tree with a certain age, and then hang a plastic bag or a small bucket below the groove mark to collect pine resin that flows out from the wounds of the pine tree.
Rose oil on the market has a wide range of uses and has high value. It can be brushed on furniture in civilian terms, making it look good and anti-corrosion, insect-proof, and waterproof. In terms of industry, it can be used in the production of paper, paint, soap and ink.
In addition, more derivative products can be obtained after chemical treatment of pine oil. For example, the paint industry often uses the carboxylic reaction of resin acid in pine oil to make it into resin acid ester and resin acid salt, while the synthetic rubber and ink industry use the double bond reaction of resin acid to make disproportionate rosin, polymerized rosin, hydrogenated rosin, etc. and reuse it.
However, pine trees that have been cut with pine oil are generally difficult to grow, and over-cutting will directly lead to the death of the pine trees.
In recent years, the country has attached great importance to environmental protection and strictly prohibited people from going to the mountains to cut pine oil privately to prevent large pine trees from dying due to personal gain. After all, pine trees often grow in large tracts. Once someone chooses to cut pine oil to make money, it will cause harm to the entire pine forest.
Ao Muyang caught up with the two of them for this reason.
After chatting with Mr. Ao Zhiman for a while, he quickly got to the topic and mentioned this question, saying: "Mr. Man, is it because the country does not allow pine oil to be cut now, so everyone will not do this?"
Ao Zhiman said: "The country does not allow uncontrolled cutting pine oil and does not allow harm to pine trees. I have a trick in this regard. We have a lifelong meal and deal with the mountain for a lifetime. How can we do such a stupid thing, right?"
Ao Muyang smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I think it's not good for us to do this. There should be pine oil on the market, right? Why not buy some?"
Ao Zhiman shook his head and said, "Those pine oil mixed with vegetable oil. Nowadays, people are dissatisfied with anything. They are indifferent to the law. Besides, do you think the pine oil on the market are collected legally and compliantly? Many of them are secretly picked by someone. It doesn't matter if you just follow me, and nothing can happen."
Wang Dongliang was arrested for breaking the law. Not only Wang Youwei, but also Ao Muyang, who learned from it.
Ao Muyang said, "Master Man, we are not short of money now. You said that cutting pine oil is very hard, so why should we suffer this?"
The silent Ao Jinfu spoke at this moment. He said with a groan: "The village chief is not very tired, just hang it on the tree and make a few holes."
He lived with his grandfather since he was a child. Old man Ao Zhiman would occasionally come to the mountains to pick pine oil, and he has experience in this regard.
In contrast, Ao Muyang has no experience. His parents have always asked him to study hard and want to change his destiny by taking the college entrance examination, so he didn't take him to work in the mountains.
Later, he failed to go to college, but he did not go to the mountains. Instead, he went to work in the capital, which was even more unfavorable to pick pine oil.
However, he heard from the villagers that the work of picking pine oil was mostly done on the trees, because when people were on the trees, they required their feet to be strong and their legs could clamp the trunk.
The thicker and taller the pine tree is, the richer it is. When picking pine oil, people have to climb to the top of the tree, which is about ten meters away from the ground. Once they fall off accidentally, it will be almost helpless and will definitely be killed. After all, they are working on the mountain, and falling off will fall on stones.
Ao Muyang dissuaded the grandfather and grandson, and there were reasons why he was concerned about their safety.
But the old man was very stubborn and didn't listen to him at all. He kept saying, "It's okay, I'll just make three beds for you. I don't need much pine oil, it's a day or two."
Ao Muyang insisted, saying, "We are not short of money. Master Man, just go and buy some pine oil? You can't have all pine oil on the market, right? Let's look carefully, and you can find the authentic ones, right?"
The old man rolled his eyes and said, "We are all around us, so why do we have to search for it in the market? That's more money. What's this? Take off your pants and fart it, and you'll do it in one go!"
With the slightest and reasonableness, Ao Muyang said a lot but couldn't make sense. Later, he had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll go with you, and there will be more confidence for multiple people."
Old Man Ao Zhiman didn't want to talk to him too much, so he nodded after hearing his words: "Okay, okay, let's work together, at most, at most it will be over until tomorrow."
Walking up the mountain, the old man continued, "Village Chief, I know you don't want to do illegal things. We don't do this. The pine trees on the mountain are mostly planted by our villagers? This mountain is ours. Besides, the country does not allow the damage to trees. We have the skills to cut pine oil and not harm the pine trees. Isn't this illegal?"
Ao Muyang nodded with a wry smile. The old man's words reminded him of the famous saying of Leopard Head in "Nine-rank Sesame Official", "I don't pay after I finish my work, so that's not considered prostitute?"...
Thinking of the old man saying that he might have to work hard until tomorrow, he asked, "Master Man, what should we do if we have to work hard until tomorrow? Go down the mountain and go back to the village?"
The old man shook his head: "No, live in the mountain."
Ao Muyang was shocked: "We don't bring a tent here. The wind on the mountain in spring is cold enough, how can we carry it over?"
Ao Jinfu said in a muffled voice: "It's okay, village chief, there is a pine shed on the mountain."
"What is the pine shed?" Ao Muyang wondered.
Ao Jinfu looked at him with a strange look and said nothing again.
Chapter completed!