Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 66, it's really useful

Beijing City.

The drowsy sky enveloped the land like a huge sea of ​​bitterness and purgatory; the howling cold wind made passers-by on the road in the capital wrap their clothes tightly and quicken their pace.

Uncle Zhang hurried to his home with the newly purchased briquette stove and briquettes. The weather was so cold that his clothes couldn’t withstand the cold north wind, and the house was still waiting for him to buy a salary. Chai went back to cook.

"Master, where's the firewood?"

Back home, Uncle Zhang's wife, Zhang Xie, looked at Uncle Zhang, and hurriedly asked, "The only grandson is very hungry, and he has long been clamoring for food."

"The price of firewood has increased again. Once the firewood costs more than 300 Wen, it is simply unaffordable."

Uncle Zhang sighed. The year before last, his son suddenly fell ill and died, leaving behind a grandson. Counting his daughter-in-law, the life of a family of four can be imagined. Usually, Uncle Zhang makes a living by selling pancakes, while his wife and daughter-in-law rely on I earn a meager income from washing clothes for people to subsidize my family, and my life is tight.

Because it is a pancake business, the price of firewood and food has a great impact on Mr. Zhang's family. The continuous rise in the price of firewood has made the already difficult life even more difficult.

"300 Wen, why don't they grab the money~"

When my wife heard this, she couldn't help crying, the price is really too expensive, you must know that in normal times, the firewood is only more than 100 Wen, but now it has risen to 300 Wen.

"The price of charcoal is more expensive. Now the cheapest broken charcoal has risen to 600 renminbi. If this continues, we ordinary people will freeze to death."

Uncle Zhang shook his head, then pointed to the coal stove and briquette he picked, and said, "But this time, we don't have to worry. I met someone selling this briquette on the street. A briquette is only 2 yuan. According to the merchants, it is still very expensive." Durable, I don’t know if it’s true.”

"2 cents a piece, no matter how expensive it is, just make it bigger, how long it can burn, you are not being cheated, are you?"

Upon hearing this, my wife took a closer look at the coal stove and briquettes, wondering if Mr. Zhang had been cheated.

"Probably not. That store is open. If it's really a lie, we can still go to them."

Uncle Zhang thought for a while and said, in fact, he was also very worried about this, but there was no way, the current firewood was too expensive to be used at all.

Such a cheap and easy-to-use thing, no matter what, you have to try it. If it is really easy to use, then you can save a lot of expenses in the future.

"How to use this briquette?"

My wife looked at the briquettes, then at the strange coal stove and asked.

"This is simple, first burn a few pieces of briquettes, then put the red-hot briquettes at the bottom, and then add briquettes to the top."

Uncle Zhang only read it once, but he was not unfamiliar with it when he used it. He quickly burned three briquettes with the firewood left at home, put them in the coal stove, and added a few more briquettes. Fan the wind here.

Not long after, the briquettes in the coal stove burned up, and the heat was huge. Uncle Zhang couldn't help stretching out his hands to warm the fire on top of the coal stove to keep warm.

"The heat of this briquette is pretty good, as warm as charcoal, or even warmer."

Uncle Zhang felt it carefully, and nodded in affirmation.

"It's really good. It seems that this briquette is quite resistant to burning."

The wife also nodded, then took out the pot, put the pot on the coal stove, and found that the size was just right, very suitable.

"Don't tell me, this size is quite suitable."

Uncle Zhang's wife was also afraid that the briquettes would burn too quickly, so he quickly added water to the pot, and then started kneading the noodles himself, preparing to make a bowl of pasta for the family.

The firepower of the briquettes is very strong, and the water boils quickly, and a meal of pasta is also quickly out of the pot. Uncle Zhang moved the pot away, looked at the briquettes that were still full of vitality, and couldn't help smiling: "This briquettes are still alive It’s really nice and durable.”

Then he put the lid on the hole again, and soon the coal in the coal stove did not have enough oxygen, and the combustion gradually became smaller, until finally there was only a small, very small fire left.

At night, Uncle Zhang's grandson kept complaining that his body was itchy. Uncle Zhang also used briquettes to boil water for his grandson and took a luxurious hot bath. Then he moved the stove into the room to keep warm for a while.

The next morning, Uncle Zhang opened the opening again, and with the fans fanning, oxygen continued to enter the coal stove, and soon the coal stove was burning blazingly again.

For breakfast and cooking, the firepower in the coal stove is still very strong. Uncle Zhang also started to use the briquettes to start pancakes and prepare for today's business.

"The briquette at the bottom is finally burnt out~ It's really durable, easy to use, and the key is cheap."

Until the old man Zhang finished baking all the pancakes that needed to be sold in the morning, he carefully checked the situation inside the lower coal stove, and tong out the bottom briquette. The original black briquette turned into a ball of yellow mud. It breaks when you touch it, just like what the waiter said.

"Uncle Zhang, I heard that you bought that new type of briquette yesterday, is it good to use?"

Uncle Zhang walked to the street with his freshly baked pancakes, and the neighbors in the neighborhood also asked questions quickly.

"Easy to use, very good. This briquette is very fire-resistant, even though it is a small piece. I bought it yesterday and have been using it until now. It doesn't cost a few pennies in total."

Uncle Zhang naturally nodded repeatedly, giving the briquette a high evaluation.

They are all neighbors in the neighborhood, and everyone's life is actually similar, and winter is very sad. With this cheap and durable briquette, naturally they will not hide it.

Uncle Zhang is like a mobile live advertisement. He talks good things about honeycomb coal when he meets everyone. Soon, everyone around Uncle Zhang knows about honeycomb coal, and they all turn to the people of Xishan Coal Industry in Chongnanfang, Langdong. Shop rushed over, ready to buy some briquettes to go back and try.

People are like this, the words of strangers are always untrustworthy and suspicious, but the words of people around and familiar people are naturally more trustworthy.

Of course, this briquette is really easy to use, and it is also really cheap. A piece of briquette is only 2 cents. If a family just cooks, it will not use much at all.

So the best advertisement is the word of mouth of the common people. After word of mouth, briquettes began to spread throughout Beijing the next day.

(End of this chapter)