"Is this all it takes?" Lord Feng watched as Tang Wanwan took a clean cloth and wiped the bamboo tubes to prevent dust from entering. She then cleaned the round wooden stoppers and set them aside for use.
"Let's give it a try. Mother, let's pour all this powder into the bamboo tubes."
"Okay. I brought a spoon." Lady Chen followed Tang Wanwan's instructions and poured all the powder into the bamboo tubes.
After Lady Chen poured the roasted camellia powder into the bamboo tube, it filled about half of it. Tang Wanwan had estimated correctly. With this amount, at most, it could produce half a bowl of oil.
"Watch carefully, everyone. My mother is pouring in camellia powder, freshly ground just now."
Everyone nodded and watched intently as Tang Wanwan proceeded with her next steps. She first used manual pressure; with all her strength, she barely managed to press it halfway down and couldn't go further. Her strength was insufficient.
