Liang Chuan was really hungry when he saw Zhaodi eating so deliciously. Even to this extent, the boy could still give him the pheasant he had hunted, so he couldn't help but admire him. Liang Chuan stroked his black nose and asked Zhaodi, "Zhaodi, who else is in your family?"
He didn't hide it when he recruited his younger brother. He was used to being alone. Everyone in the village knew that he was a bachelor. He was not afraid of other people's jokes. He answered Liang Chuan calmly: "To be honest with you, third brother, I have a family but I feel like I have no family. Mom, He died early, and my father also had an eldest brother. After my eldest brother begged my sister-in-law, I didn’t go home very often. I used the sky as my bed and the ground as my bed all day long. Anyway, I’m not welcome back home!”
Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. The most famous conflict between uncles and sisters-in-law is undoubtedly the accident between Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and his sister-in-law. It is not surprising that Liang Chuan, the younger brother, asked him about his pain points. What are these, and those who have not eaten? I have survived the days without food or drink, so why would I care about what others think of me? How others think of me is not as important as a bowl of hot rice.
I didn’t want to go back to my home, and I wandered out all day long. No wonder I had no food to eat and had to live with a dog. Fortunately, he happened to be at home when I went to look for him for the magnet that day.
Yi Niang naturally knew these stories. She pushed Liang Chuan's arm, not wanting Liang Chuan to continue to hurt Zhao Di. However, Liang Chuan already had a plan in mind and ignored Yi Niang's suggestion and continued to ask Zhao Di. : "Then you caught this pheasant on the mountain?"
"Yes, we always wander around the mountains, and when we find any prey, we hunt it down. Usually, the hares, pheasants, etc. we encounter are the two of us." Brother Zhao had already finished eating at this time, and aftertaste He was smelling the fragrance of rice, but his eyes were watching Hei Bi slurping down the food, his expression recalling the hard years with Hei Bi at that time.
Damn it, this is a mythical beast. It can also catch game. Liang Chuan looked at this black dog and didn't expect it to be so promising. This young man is not a good person. His clothes are in tatters because he has been wearing them for too long and no one has mended them. However, his body is clean and tidy. He must be washed very diligently. He is not a lazy person. One person and one dog are hungry. He has bright eyes and never leaves you. He must be very affectionate and he is a good-quality young man.
I have fallen into this world. Since I want to live well, I can't just rely on myself. I must have a few capable helpers. This boy is good. If I can train him and keep him with me, he may be able to help in the future!
Yi Niang knew that Liang Chuan had been completely different since he recovered. She couldn't understand what he was thinking or doing, especially last night, which gave her a completely different feeling! She couldn't tell what Liang Chuan was thinking now. She would be shocked if she knew that Liang Chuan was eyeing this young man.
The more Liang Chuan saw this young man, the more he liked him. First of all, it was this man who saved him in the first place, and it was he who gave him his life. Secondly, this young man is not in a good situation now. It seems that he only depends on the weather for food. Thirdly, it is best to have no background and it will be clean, so as to save trouble in the future. Liang Chuan thought about the middle-aged woman who was at the door of Zhaodi's house during the day, and asked thoughtfully: "Zhaodi, has your sister-in-law been trying to kick you out of the house?"
Brother Zhao was very surprised why Liang Chuan suddenly asked this question, and said, "It doesn't matter to me. I have pity on my honest brother."
Liang Chuan's guess was indeed correct and he continued to ask: "Why don't you come to our place? There is a small shabby house next door. It doesn't rain much this winter. In two days, I will live in the whole house with you! You also Don’t you want to go back and see your family’s faces?”
Yi Niang did not expect Liang Chuan to say this. The so-called alienation is not close. After all, they are relatives, and she is an outsider. It is inappropriate to say this. Zhaodi's family has a shrewd sister-in-law who is famous in the neighborhood. Zhaodi's brother is pointed at and scolded by his sister-in-law every day at home, so that he can't even raise his head, let alone his little uncle.
This sister-in-law usually dislikes the behavior of Xianyun Yehe, Zhaodi, but she doesn't like to get angry in front of her. She always curses behind her back and saves the cooked rice until it goes rancid for Zhaodi to eat. Yi Niang didn't want to make her younger brother look bad, so she quickly poked Liang Chuan with her hand. Liang Chuan glanced at Yi Niang, and Yi Niang shook his head.
"I may have to do some business here in the future, but Yi Niang and I will definitely not have enough manpower!" Liang Chuan smiled at Zhaodi, just like the big bad wolf's grandmother looking at Little Red Riding Hood.
Zhaodi smiled, his eyes were like crescent moons, and he looked like a crescent moon. He replied without much thought: "Third brother, tell me, I will definitely help you if I can!"
Liang Chuan thought for a moment and then looked at Yi Niang. Yi Niang was confused by him. Liang Chuan said: "A man should start a family and start a career. Sometimes he can start a career first and then start a family. It's not an option to wander around. Eat every day." The last time you saved my life, your art lady kept nagging in my ears, saying that I would repay you well if I had the chance. The fact that we met here today means that we are destined to be together. Don’t follow me in the future. We are having an affair. I plan to start making charcoal and sell it in the countryside. You will help me from today on. When you go back and clean up later, you will move to live with us and eat with us. If you make money, I will give you money to start working. What do you think? Sample!"
What? How could Yi Niang believe Liang Chuan's lies, but she didn't resist much when she heard that she could take care of her younger brother. This is okay, Shaotan? Does he still have this ability?
Zhaodi couldn't believe his ears. He looked at Liang Chuan's house and saw that it was empty. He was no better than himself. Moreover, he had the impression that the third brother was an honest and honest man. There was no charcoal to burn. He was afraid that he wouldn't listen. That's wrong, but what's the difference? Today I'm almost starving to death. No matter how much I can't eat, it's almost the same. The difference is that if I die at the third brother's house, the third brother may help me collect my body out of love. If I die outside, it's stupid. Sweeping it up means burying it.
Almost without hesitation, Zhaodi said to Liang Chuan: "Sure! I will do whatever you say, third brother!"
Things went more smoothly than Liang Chuan imagined. On the same day, he went back to pack the things he had in his miserable state, and came back with only two pieces of tattered clothes and a big, chipped bowl for eating with a black nose.
Liang Chuan and Yi Niang discussed that although their home was small, the thatched hut next door was quite comfortable. They closed up the gaps between the door panels and the earth wall to make the adjacent room a small room.
Let's sleep in the house today. The ground is spread with some thatch. The fire in the stove never stops all day long. The thatch for my brother's sleep is piled beside the stove, and the warmth comes through. At least it's better than the original place where wind leaked from all sides. When I feel better, I will build another house for my brother-in-law next to my home.
After settling down to recruit his brother, it was already noon, and since he had not eaten at noon, Liang Chuan began his charcoal-burning business. It happens to be winter now, and every household needs this thing to some extent. There are all kinds of firewood on the mountain behind. Now that I have recovered and my younger brother is in place, the right time, place and people are all in place, so we can start firing.
To make charcoal, you burn firewood to a certain level, bury it with grass ash and soil, and use the waste heat to simmer the burned trees into charcoal. Many families in rural areas use local methods to make charcoal for heating in winter.
At present, Liang Chuan has never done it with his own hands. He has only seen with his eyes that people in the village have done it before. Based on his memories, he does not know how much charcoal can be burned. At the moment, he can only cross the river by feeling the water and try his best. Liang Chuan chose the place for burning charcoal at the back of his house. There is a house in front and a mountain behind. There is no wind and it is convenient to be close to the place where the materials are collected.
It is best to have a high-quality charcoal kiln if conditions allow for local charcoal making, but it is impossible to drill a kiln now. When the cave is built and the charcoal is burned, spring will begin tomorrow. Fengshan is a typical southern place. The climate is cold in winter, but it is not as cold as the snow in the north. The amount of charcoal used is not comparable to that in the north. In addition, Fengshan has a small population base and limited market consumption capacity, so the amount of charcoal cannot be increased. All we can say now is to test the market's response first, expand production if possible, and make progress while maintaining stability.
Liang Chuan asked his brother Zhao to go to the stream with a bamboo basket to dig mud. By the way, he saw a large piece of grass and brought some back with him. There were some unowned and abandoned fields by the stream. No one had cultivated them for many years, so he dug out a little bit of them. No one would say anything to Ni. Zhaodi was a local and walked around every day. He knew exactly which fields belonged to whose family and which fields did not belong to anyone else. It was the most appropriate thing to ask him to fetch soil.
Liang Chuan asked Yi Niang to help him, and Yi Niang handed him wood that had been cut into even shapes so that it would be easier to build it up. Liang Chuan erected logs of uniform and similar shapes, and formed a tight circle one by one. The logs were also piled on top, making the shape into a cone. Then he went to the mountain to grab a large basket of branches. Leaves, thickly cover the pile of wood with branches and leaves. These leaves and branches are flammable and will act as fuel. After he finished recruiting his younger brother, he also came back from collecting field mud from the stream.
Brother Zhao came back with a basket full of mud. His clothes and face were covered with blue-gray mud, just like a little clay figurine. Black Nose probably had the most fun, and there was no trace of dirt on his body. It's clean. Brother Zhao saw that Liang Chuan Yi Niang was trying not to smile when she saw him like this. She was a little embarrassed herself. She opened her mouth widely, showing her yellowish teeth, and said with a silly smile: "Third brother, do you think these are enough?"
Liang Chuan saw that he was sweating profusely. He was indeed a down-to-earth young man. Asking him to work was not ambiguous at all. It was enough to move such a big pile of mud for you. Liang Chuan dug up some red soil from the foot of the mountain. Fengshan Township is located in the southeast. There are many Danxia landforms in the southeast. The soil is mostly red soil. Red soil is not easy to use, but when red soil is mixed with field mud, it is quite easy to use. Liang Chuan added water to the field mud to make a lake, then mixed in the red soil, and slowly mixed the two soils until they were almost uniform, not mushy and not too dry, and then spread the field mud and red soil into the pile that had just been built. On top of the wood.
The artist was so dumbfounded, it was strange that this wet mud could burn on the wood! But this was the first time she saw someone making charcoal like this, and Liang Chuan's work was very impressive and looked real, "Can this wood still burn?"
Zhaodi is also an honest person and has never seen this kind of behavior before, "It's the third brother, are you playing in the mud?"
Liang Chuan knew how to use modern chemistry knowledge to explain to them, and they thought he was farting and didn't understand what he was talking about. Instead of wasting his words, it would be more straightforward to just burn it with charcoal later.
The conical shape of the firewood was completely wrapped in field mud, turning into a small volcano-like shape. A hole was left on it to ignite the wood wrapped in the mud. Three more small holes were dug out from the bottom of the conical earth bag. It not only allows the air to enter, but also makes it easier to observe whether the inside of the charcoal stove is burned to the bottom. With all these prepared, it depends on God's will whether the great cause of burning charcoal can be achieved.
Liang Chuan looked at Yi Niang and Zhao Di. Both of them were puzzled by his behavior. It was normal.
Liang Chuan said to Yi Niang: "Yi Niang went to the stove to get a piece of burning firewood, and then eviscerated the pheasant that Zhao Di had eaten in the morning. Although there are no big lotus leaves now, I still want to invite him. You eat beggar’s chicken!”
