It starts with the production team driving the big truck

Chapter 293: Burned?
Sun Jianping didn't have many chemical reagents on hand, so he couldn't determine the exact composition of the wolf feces mud. However, it looked white and delicate, and its hardness after sintering was extremely high. It shouldn't be a problem to use it to bake the inner walls of brick kilns.

"It would be best if it is kaolin. Not only can bricks be made, but also some household utensils can be made..." He took a part of the pure wolf excrement mud and put it into a small iron jar, preparing to mail it to his second uncle later. , and asked him to help test the main ingredients of this thing.

"The thousand yuan above has been given to me. I'm thinking I won't buy cows for a while. People are still suffering from the disaster over there, and we can just drink milk here. It's not cool. .”

Lao Cao took off his insoles and put them under his buttocks. He chatted with Sun Jianping, "I'm thinking of building the brick factory on the saline-alkali land. There are still many abandoned saline-alkali lands in our southeastern land. Water is needed to bake bricks. It’s so close to the river…”

"I also think it should be built at this end. Uncle, aren't you always afraid that the rice will be flooded? This time we will take soil from the southeastern land, dig a large pit, and build another one to connect with the rice field. From now on No matter how hard it rains!”

"This trick works!"

As soon as Lao Cao heard that it was good for his precious rice fields, he immediately burst out laughing, "It's great!"

Building a brick kiln is a technical job. Secretary Yao found a Shandong man from the forest farm. He had built a brick kiln at home before. His surname was Li Mingshixin. He was not tall and had a natural smile. He nodded and bowed to everyone he met and was extremely polite. .

"Uncle, aren't you also from Shandong? Why are your accents different from this person's?" Sun Jianping asked Lao Cao curiously, and Lao Cao scratched his head in embarrassment. "How many years have we been here? We have been here for five generations. Our accent has changed a long time ago!"

"Brother, do you think I'm so right?" Li Shixin handed over a drawing, and Lao Cao handed it to Sun Jianping. Sun Jianping scratched his head and proposed two corrections.

"Brother Li, look at it. The prevailing wind here is from the northwest. Does the furnace mouth of this brick kiln have to be opened to the northwest? Otherwise, it will be difficult to light the fire!"

"Oh, yes, yes, I forgot about this!"

The guy took it, picked up the eraser and rubbed it, then picked up the ruler to draw.

Brick kilns are easy to repair. Dig a large circular pit on the ground, lay the foundation with bricks, leave a fire opening, a kiln door for loading bricks and producing bricks, and a chimney for exhausting smoke on the top of the kiln. Then build a big-bellied kiln body, pile soil around it, and use After tamping it firmly, it will have its preliminary shape.

As for the kiln door, it faces either east or south, not west. After careful consideration, Lao Cao even invited the famous Taoist Xia Xiazi to decide to open the kiln door in the south.

"This all has a saying. If the kiln door is opened in the south, the family will be happy and reunited. If the kiln door is opened in the east, the life will be prosperous..."

Old Cao was chattering with his pipe in his mouth, and Sun Jianping made a hissing gesture. Only then did the old man realize that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly shut up.

The brick kiln was soon repaired, and the saline-alkali land to the east of the brick kiln was also leveled. First, all the Suaeda spp., which were as tall as a person, were punched out, sprinkled with water, and rolled flat with hoe. This area is In the future, it will be used as a place to remove adobe and dry the bricks.

The strong laborers in the village started working together, pulling soil, sifting soil, sifting soil, mixing mud, making bricks, supporting bricks, and putting them on shelves... After completing the process, the brick drying factory was so smooth that there were already a lot of square bricks. The lumps of soil look so powerful.

Sun Jianping was also among the crowd, slapping the soil with a rake. He turned his head and glanced at Qian Huijun, who was squatting on the ground taking off adobe bricks, and coughed.

Qian Huijun turned and glanced at him, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I just want to eat watermelon suddenly." Sun Jianping scratched his head, Qian Huijun rolled his eyes at him, "I don't forget to eat it even when I'm working!"

Fortunately, after the flood, there was no rain for several days. The mopped adobes gradually dried. They were picked up from the ground and placed one by one on wooden shelves to continue drying naturally. When the adobes were almost dry, the most important step was - The kiln is installed!

This is a technical job! Li Shixin led Sun Jianping and taught him step by step how to place the bricks, how many bricks should be placed in each layer, how much coal should be placed between layers, how large a gap should be left between bricks, and how wide a fire should be. road……

It’s all knowledge!

While helping him place the bricks, Sun Jianping kept his instructions in mind. As for the coal for burning the bricks, they were also transported from other places on Jiefang trucks and piled next to the brick kiln, as high as a hill!

Finally, after intensive preparations, the brick kiln was installed and everything was ready to go!
On the day when the brick kiln was lit, according to Xu Jinshan's wishes, a lighting ceremony was held. Neighbors and leaders of each production team were invited. Secretary Yao personally held a torch made of pine Mingzi and lit the fire at the door of the brick kiln. Broken firewood!

boom!
The raging flames burned through the entire brick kiln in a short time. The raging flames burst out from the fire holes in the brick kiln, making everyone feel happy!
It’s finally done!

Firing bricks in a kiln is also a technical job, and it takes five or six days. Li Shixin didn't sleep much these days. From time to time, he would observe the firing of bricks through the reserved eye of the brick kiln.

"Jianping, look at it. If this brick turns to the color of egg yolk, then it's done. That's what it looks like now..."

Li Shixin called him over, pointed at the blazing brick kiln in the kiln's eye, and ordered.

"Then Master, what should we do next?"

Sun Jianping nodded, kept it in mind, and asked.

"The brick kiln is almost finished firing, and the kiln is about to collapse!"

In layman's terms, kiln kiln pouring is to pour water on the brick kiln and let the brick kiln cool down naturally. When the brick kiln has been completely burned and before the flame is turned off, slowly pour cold water into the kiln. After cooling, the result will be a solid and crisp daqing. brick.

If there is no water leakage, the brick kiln will obtain red bricks through natural cooling.

The so-called "teaching others a complete lesson", living in Lao Cao's house these days, eating eggs and meat, did not offend Li Shixin. He reciprocated the favor, determined to pass on all his brick-making skills to Sun Jianping.

Seeing that the heat was sufficient, Li Shixin waved his hand!
Turn off the heat!

Close the kiln!

Zhang Ziyi led his men, carrying water dumplings, and sprinkled the cold Gulu River water on the brick kiln little by little according to Li Shixin's instructions.

The hot brick kiln is so hot that when the water is poured on it, a burst of white mist suddenly rises, and you can even hear the crackling sound of the green bricks after they are pre-cooled!
After the kiln is soaked, the kiln can be opened to produce bricks!

"Out of the kiln!"

Zhang Ziyi stood at the door of the kiln and shouted at the top of his lungs!

Lao Cao held his pipe in his mouth and looked nervously at the kiln door that was being opened little by little. Gradually, the bricks stacked inside gradually appeared in front of everyone. They were not the usual red bricks, but large bricks glowing with blue-gray light. Blue brick!
Lao Zhang soaked his hands in the water, grabbed two green bricks that were still warm, and bumped them against each other. The green bricks made a crisp and sweet collision sound, which stunned everyone!
"Burned?"

"What are you talking about? Is there anything we men can't do?" Zhang Ziyi smiled and handed the brick to Lao Cao. It was so hot that Lao Cao retracted his hand and laughed and called him a bastard!
(End of this chapter)