Chapter 13 The advent of the rocket stove that spans the ages
The lost table, the brand new table bowls, the tempting aroma of rice, a big bowl of meat, a big bowl of broth.
After Jiang Ruyue sat down, her eyes were a little red.
This is a bit like home!
Before Xu Ye came, they could only eat a little bit by the stove.
"Mom, this rice is really delicious, and it's such a big bowl. There's never been so much rice during the Chinese New Year." 6-year-old Li Qian said with a happy face.
"Smell it, let's try to make sure you have white rice every meal." As he said that, Xu Ye couldn't help but rub Li Qian's little head.
He is a person who is used to eating rice, but he really can't get used to this kind of sweet potato rice with a rotten smell.
But now that he was hungry, he could only stuff it into his mouth.
After all, it is the soul that is not used to it, and the body has long been used to it.
"Uncle Ye, is it true?" Li Qian raised her little head and looked at Xu Ye with her big eyes.
"Of course, uncle promises." Xu Ye said very seriously.
"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry. Chew your food slowly so as not to damage your spleen and stomach." Xu Ye reminded Li Qing when he saw how quickly he was eating rice.
At this time, everyone eats quickly because they have to rush to work and have no time to chew carefully.
"Brother Ye, what do you want us to do this afternoon?" Jiang Ruo'an asked curiously.
"Go to the brigade to apply for digging loess. Our yard is surrounded by fences and there is no privacy at all. I want to ram the earth wall."
"After tamping the earth wall, we will plant vegetables in the yard and create a three-dimensional planting."
Today's land is collectively owned, and what is planted is decided by the brigade or above.
If you want to grow freely, you only have some private land, and you can grow whatever you want.
Most people grow some sweet potatoes on their own plots because the yield is relatively high.
Moreover, sweet potato leaves can be eaten as green vegetables or made into pickles, which is a more cost-effective way.
The Li family's private land is in the yard, so the yard looks much larger than other people's houses.
Jiang Ruyue planted some sweet potatoes on her own land. Because there was no fertilizer, the sweet potato leaves didn't grow very well.
If Xu Ye wanted to enrich the variety of vegetables on the table, he had to find a way to develop the later concept of three-dimensional planting.
There is no way, the area where everyone can operate is only so big, and it will be even worse if we don’t make it three-dimensional.
This yard is actually very big, and as long as the soil is fertile enough, you can still grow a lot of vegetables.
With the addition of three-dimensional planting, you can grow a variety of vegetables.
To do this, Xu Ye thought of surrounding the yard.
Otherwise, it will attract countless people to point fingers.
Jiang Ruo'an didn't know what three-dimensional planting was, but she felt that Xu Ye was right. It felt bad to be able to see the hall by just standing outside the door.
For example, the Fan family next door is quite nice, with high earthen walls, giving people a sense of peace of mind.
In fact, the Li family used to have walls, which were made of green bricks. Later, Jiang Ruyue was forced to demolish them to pay off the debt.
If it weren't for being too poor now, Xu Ye would have wanted to just get bricks to build it.
At present, earth walls are the most cost-effective. With some meat, you can hire people to help ram the earth walls.
After lunch, Xu Ye rested for a while and started making mud, mixing some firewood ash into the yellow mud.
These muds are highly viscous and resistant to fire.
Jiang Ruyue went to the brigade, approved the note, and then invited Jiang Ruoan and Li Qing to dig loess together.
Rammed earth walls require a large amount of material, so they need to be dug and picked out at a designated place.
Li Qian stayed at home with Xu Ye and could also help Xu Ye with some work.
After getting the clay ready, Xu Ye dismantled the original stove.
There are also some green bricks on the stove, which are perfect for making a rocket stove.
Everyone was busy, but Li Qian was playing in the mud by herself.
Usually when Jiang Ruo'an and Li Qing go to work, Li Qian stays at home alone to look after Li Dongming.
She had long been accustomed to playing by herself, so she would obediently play in the mud in the yard when Xu Ye was busy.
Xu Ye re-selected a location on the stove. The rocket stove didn't produce much smoke because it burned well. This kitchen is too dark with a severe lack of light.
Moreover, there is no electricity in the village now, and there are no electric lights, so we can only rely on natural light.
As long as a window is opened in the location chosen by Xu Ye, there will be enough light.
Too dark light is harmful to the eyes and can easily lead to myopia.
Although his myopia is now back, he doesn't want others to become myopic.
The window is in the yard, so you don't have to worry about someone climbing in through the window to steal things.
He felt that not only could he open a window, but he could also chip away half of the wall.
The Li family's house was originally very large, and the courtyard was originally a house, but it was later forced to be demolished.
Now is not the time to demolish the wall. After Xu Ye determined the location, he started to build the rocket stove.
This rocket stove is not big, and it is not the same as the large stoves in rural areas.
In order to make it easier to boil water, he specially made a three-cooker with one fire.
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When it was getting dark, Xu Ye finished the rocket stove.
However, there is no way to use it immediately. In order to make the rocket stove more durable, it needs to be dried in the shade for two days before firing.
Looking at his cross-generational works, Xu Ye is still very satisfied.
Seeing that it was time to cook dinner, Xu Ye used the remaining yellow mud oars and blue bricks to build a temporary earthen stove in its original location. It would not be a big problem for two or three days.
"Brother Ye, is this a rocket stove? It looks so strange." After Jiang Ruoan walked into the kitchen, he couldn't help but comment.
"Yeah, it's completely different from the stove we used before." Jiang Ruyue also felt that the new stove made by Xu Ye was weird.
"Yes, it can be used after a few days of drying. This kind of rocket stove has very strong firepower. One or two sticks of firewood are enough to stir-fry." Xu Ye directly pointed out its advantages.
"Really?"
"Will it save firewood?" Jiang Ruo'an was still concerned about saving firewood.
If one or two sticks of firewood are extremely powerful, can a meal be cooked?
If you can, it will save a lot of fuel.
It is not easy to chop wood now. It takes two or three hours to walk before there is wood to chop.
Because everything nearby has been chopped down, there is no firewood for you to chop.
Nowadays, many places cannot afford coal, so they burn firewood.
If you can cut less firewood, you will have more time to earn work points.
The more work points you get, the more food and money you get, and won’t your life become easier?
"At least it's a lot cheaper than what we use at home now. After all, it has strong firepower and heats up quickly."
"If you really want to save firewood, you have to build a firewood-saving stove. That one is the professional firewood-saving stove. I will build another one in a few days."
Building a fire-saving stove requires cement or lime. It is not possible to rely solely on yellow mud, as the stove cannot withstand use.
"When the time comes, let dad learn how to build a fire-saving stove. Once he learns it, he can join the sideline team and make money by doing sideline work." Xu Ye expressed his thoughts.
Today's craftsmen are still very good, and his father-in-law Jiang Youshou also likes to tinker with these things.
After all, hunting in the mountains is dangerous. He has a system to keep him safe, but his father-in-law does not.
At this time, it is quite good to be a craftsman. You can go out and do side jobs under the arrangement of the brigade.
Although most of the money has to be turned over to the brigade, there is still a little left over, and it can also be used to buy full work points.
Yes, at this time, whether you go out to work or make money from your crafts, it is the income of the team, not the individual.
If you want to make money for yourself through crafts, you have to wait until the 1980s.
Hunting is one of the few businesses where the profits can be attributed to individuals, unless you are recruited into a hunting team that is owned by the collective.
There is no hunting team in their area, many hunters are not professional, and there are no professional hunters.
After all, this is not the Northeast and they don't have such good resources.
Every hunter in their village is a veteran or a member of the militia.
Because it is too dangerous, ordinary people dare not enter the mountain.
Moreover, it is difficult to hunt large animals, they are all small animals that are not very valuable.
(End of chapter)