Chapter 132 Sealing the Kiln
"father!"

Fat Miao'er called softly, very moved, her heart was sore, as if she was filled with something, her snow-white face subconsciously wrinkled into a bun.

She reached out and tugged at the corner of Zhou Lao San's clothes, and said tightly: "Father is still young, I don't want him to be a bachelor all his life."

Zhou Laosan is only in his 20s this year, which is a very good time in modern times. Although he has many concerns, Fat Miaoer still can't bear to delay his life because of his two siblings.

"Whoever hits a bachelor and doesn't hit a bachelor, don't think so much about children!"

Zhou Laosan stretched out his hand and pinched Fat Miao'er's round face, and sighed: "It's good to be alone!"

No need to be caught between wife and mother, let alone daughter-in-law and child, Zhou Laosan is satisfied with his current life from the bottom of his heart.

The only regret is that Fat Miao'er has her own home, so she won't go back to Zhou's house again.

"Father, you..."

Fat Miao'er scratched her head and scratched her head. She was just a cat in her previous life, and she didn't know much about the complicated emotions of human beings.

"If you meet a good one someday, just marry, don't be alone."

As a little padded jacket, Fat Miaoer hopes that Zhou Laosan will be happy.

"Okay, okay, Dad knows!"

Zhou Laosan stood up and patted Fat Miao'er on the head, with a perfunctory smile, obviously not taking her words seriously.

He took Fat Miao'er's hand out of the west wing, went into the barn and picked up a shovel.

"Our little chubby Miao'er is indeed a blessed person. He can even get the method of burning charcoal. It just so happens that Dad is free, so he will help you dig the charcoal kiln."

In a day's time, the news that Fat Miao'er got charcoal remnants from merchants has spread in Dashi Village.

Zhou Laosan also heard about it, and originally planned to go to the pier to inspect the circle, hand over the official duties to Chen Dali, and come back to help Fat Miaoer dig the kiln.

Who would have thought that the old lady Zhou would pull her to see her as soon as she got home, and after all this trouble, the work of digging the kiln would be delayed.

"Father, the pier is so busy, we can just hire someone ourselves." Fat Miao'er politely refused.

"It's okay, there's your Uncle Dali at the pier! Besides, my daughter's affairs are my affairs, so we must hurry up..."

Zhou Laosan looks ordinary, not handsome nor tall enough, but his eyes are full of sincerity, like a warm sun in winter.

"gone!"

……

In two days, all three charcoal kilns were completed, and the cut trees were placed aside, piled up in the shape of a hill.

"Uncles, uncles, you have worked hard. This is two days' wages."

Fat Miao'er thanked everyone with a smile, stretched out his hand to untie the purse at his waist, counted out copper coins, [-] coins per person, and handed them over one by one.

"Big guy, take a good rest first, you may still be alive in two days." Fat Miao'er emphasized.

The ten people that Sun Lizheng was looking for her were indeed honest and hard-working. According to her calculation, it took three days to complete, but this group shortened it to two days abruptly.

Not lazy, not procrastinating, Fat Miao'er is very satisfied.

"Okay, there will be jobs in the future looking for us."

After getting the money, the villagers were very happy. Everyone had a smile on their face, which was extraordinarily bright under the sunlight.

It was the beginning of winter at this time, and every household had no income when they were idle, and they could buy ten catties of cornmeal if they earned forty wen.

Especially for people with poor family conditions, they can eat for several days if they save some.

Being able to fill their stomachs also makes them full of expectations and hopes for the future.

Everyone said hello, picked up shovels, picks and other tools, and returned to the village happily.

After they left, only Fat Miao'er, Li Xiaodao, Wei Shu, Luo Pan, Liu Ye'er, the three fathers and sons of the old Hu family, and the three fathers and sons of the old Zhang family were left here.

"Fat Miao'er, what should I do next?" Compass shrank his neck, rubbed his hands, and waited for instructions.

Fat Miao'er had a plan, and immediately announced: "Saw these pieces of wood into pieces, each three to four feet."

That is about one meter to 1.2 meters.

"Okay, let's saw first, and see if the size is right."

Old man Zhang picked up the saw, walked to the tree that had been cut, selected the topmost one, pulled it off, and started cutting.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

The sound of the iron saw rubbing against the wood sounded immediately.

When the Hu family saw the Zhang family's actions, they were not far behind, picked up tools, and immediately started working in full swing.

The old man Zhang was very fast, and saw off a section in a short while, pointing to it and asked Fat Miaoer: "Is it okay to be so long?"

Fat Miao walked over and took a look, then nodded: "Okay, it's just as big as this, and I'll do it like this in the future."

"Fat Miao'er came to see mine, I finished sawing too."

"There is also this side, which is also finished."

"This one is done too!"

Fat Miao'er turned left and right after being greeted, and said loudly: "It's fine, you don't need to make it so thin, it's almost done."

Then Fat Miao'er, Li Xiaodao and others neatly placed the sawn pieces of wood into the cave.

……

Two hours later, the three cave dwellings were all full and tight.

Fat Miao'er gave an order: "Light it up!"

A raging fire ignited at the foot of the mountain. The father and son of Zhang Jiasan and Hu Jiasan were intensively digging soil to seal the opening of the cave, leaving only one exit for smoke.

After everything was finished, old man Zhang looked at the smoke like a coiling dragon and asked, "Fat Meow, when shall we close the kiln?"

The timing of closing the kiln must be mastered, which is the key to whether it can be turned into charcoal. If it is too early or too late, the wood will become a pile of waste.

Fat Miao'er turned her little hand behind her back, and explained to everyone in a childish and crisp voice: "When to close the kiln depends on the smoke."

"In the early stage of charcoal burning, blue smoke will appear from the chimney, and the charcoal at this time is in a state of complete combustion."

"After a period of time, the color of the smoke from the chimney turns blue. Once the smoke changes from blue to green, it means that an incomplete combustion reaction has occurred in the kiln."

"When the blue smoke on the chimney is separated from the chimney by ten centimeters of colorless gas, it means that the incomplete combustion has reached its peak, and this is the best time to braise the kiln."

At the foot of the mountain, Fat Miao'er was standing in front of the charcoal kiln and talking.

Old man Zhang, father Hu and others listened, you look at me, I look at you, they understand, just look at the smoke, just...

"How much is ten centimeters?"

Old man Zhang looked puzzled, he didn't remember this unit of measurement.

"It's three inches."

Chubby Miao'er gestured with her chubby little hand.

This time everyone understood, old man Zhang patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Fat Miao, the kiln will be sealed on time when it is handed over to us, and there will be no delay."

The Zhang family and the Hu family have already discussed that they will work together to saw wood during the day, and at night one person from each family will stay vigil.

"No." Fat Miao'er shook her head.

Pointing to the charcoal kiln on the left hand side, he said: "Seal it first after the smoke changes, seal the second after a quarter of an hour, and seal the third after a stick of incense."

It was the first time to burn charcoal, Fat Miaoer had no experience, so he could only feel his way.

(End of this chapter)

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