The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 31 Kowtow Machine

Still at the old place, these old folks gathered together, waiting for customers to come and chatting to kill time.

"Is that kid from a few days ago back today?" The two successful candidates asked in confusion, "I was free too, but I actually brought him pen, ink, paper and inkstone today."

"He should come back. I think he's quite experienced and likes old stuff."

"Old guys, are you still setting up your stall here?"

Liu Hua squatted down with a smile, picked up the things on the ground, and shook his head in disdain: "They are just some common stuff, not interesting."

The two successful candidates immediately took out a few pieces of paper from their pockets: "The old paper and old ink you asked for."

Liu Hua took it, looked at it under the light, and nodded: "Yes, it is indeed old paper, Tengxuan, Sichidan, and Yubanjian. Not bad, not bad. I will take as many as I can."

"Not much left, two knives each."

"Yes." Liu Hua said firmly, "I'm taking a look at this ink."

Liu Hua picked them up and knew at a glance that they were good things from the Kaimen era, Cao Sugong ink, Hu Kaiwen ink. The other one surprised Liu Hua the most, it was actually the real Li ink.

Li ink is extraordinary. This piece of Li ink is the genuine Li Tinggui ink. It is hard in texture, as bright as lacquer, durable, and has a special aroma.

The most amazing thing is that it is said that a calligrapher in ancient times dropped a piece of Li Tinggui ink into a pond. When he took it out three years later, it was still as shiny as new and of the same quality.

This piece of ink was definitely a treasure back then, not a replica made later. Just this piece of ink alone, if several people shared it, all their belongings combined would not be as valuable as if they were all put together.

The two successful candidates handed Liu Hua a note: "Come to this place tomorrow evening, and we will exchange the money and the goods. Fifty dollars for the ink is not too much, right?"

"Thirty, how many people still use this kind of ink nowadays?" Liu Hua argued: "It's such a niche collection, it's not easy for you to sell it."

"I'm not asking you for anything. Two hundred dollars for six pieces of paper is not too much, right? Five pieces of ink is forty dollars."

That’s not too much. In another thirty or forty years, you might not even be able to buy one for two hundred yuan.

The two successful candidates smiled and said, "Also, I have some miscellaneous papers at home. There are only a few left. I will pack them up and give them to you."

It was definitely a big harvest. Liu Hua picked up a snuff bottle and asked, "How much?"

"thirty."

Without saying a word, Liu Hua took out the money. This was a big profit. Gu Yuexuan's snuff bottle would be worth a lot of money in the future.

It is said that gold is valuable in troubled times and antiques are valuable in prosperous times. Now is the transition period before the prosperous times, and it is a good time to collect.

The next day at work, Liu Hua was concentrating on writing safety suggestions. He originally wanted to go to the workshop, but Ma Yushan stopped him and asked him to finish writing the safety suggestions, which was his top priority at the moment.

He worked secretly for a whole day and wrote more than 2,000 words. Even so, Ma Yushan thought it was very good because he thought that writing such suggestions required thinking. It was not easy to write 2,000 words in one day. Ma Yushan read it several times and felt that he was about to applaud. Many safety details were beyond his expectation. It can be expected that once these systems are implemented, the safety of workers will be greatly guaranteed.

Li Huaide was patient and never came to see him. Perhaps he thought that Liu Hua's safety work suggestions were icing on the cake and could be of some help to his grand plan, but they were not the main reason.

After get off work, Liu Hua rode his bicycle straight to the address on the note, and the transaction went smoothly. Liu Hua finally saw the true face of this scholar who had passed the imperial examination twice.

He is definitely not as wise as his ancestors, nor does he have a gentle and elegant temperament, nor does he give people the feeling of being rich in poetry and literature.

From this, it can be seen that this is a prodigal son who bears the name of his ancestors. When the two were trading, Liu Hua became more certain of this feeling.

Because among the so-called miscellaneous rice papers that came with it, five were Xue Tao paper, which is very famous in history. This guy gave such a treasure as a miscellaneous thing as a gift, which really made Liu Hua overjoyed.

On the way home, Liu Hua rode his bicycle following the bus. As for the papers, he had already put them into the space. He would not be like a workaholic, because six pieces of paper were not light.

Seeing a big bag on the top of the bus in front, it was a gas-filled bus, which was extremely dangerous. Liu Hua subconsciously stayed away from the bus.

But at the intersection, several cars were meeting each other and there were big bags on the tops of several buses.

Liu Hua thought of Li Huaide. Facing the transport team, he patted his chest and said, "If there is not enough fuel, I will find a way."

I think he was stiff-necked when he said this. Although he took on a lot of responsibilities, now it seems a bit helpless and arrogant.

Since you have come to this world, you should at least realize the value of your coming, otherwise your life will be in vain.

Liu Hua is not a geologist, but most of the oil fields he knows are world-famous, such as the Qiulin Oilfield. That oil field is in Siberia and now belongs to the Russian bear, so we can't reach it.

Besides, we now have the best geologist in the world, Mr. Li Siguang. The geomechanics and terrestrial oil generation theory he proposed have provided tremendous support to my country's oil industry.

Although he couldn't help in this regard, Liu Hua thought of how he could help. In his previous life, he was fortunate enough to have seen oil field development while traveling.

The nodding machine draws the blood of industry from hundreds or thousands of meters underground. The charm of this heavy metal is the romance that belongs exclusively to industrial people.

When Liu Hua was young, he had looked up information on this topic out of curiosity. Among them, the walking beam oil pump was vividly called a donkey head machine or a kowtow machine.

In the 1980s, our country designed a double-headed donkey-nodding machine with complete independent intellectual property rights. Not only can one pump drive the production of two wells at a time, but it can also save more than 30% of energy.

Liu Hua slapped the handlebars of his bicycle excitedly: "How could I have forgotten about this? I can do it."

Our country discovered the Daqing Oilfield in 1959 and began to exploit it in 1960. Due to the extremely difficult conditions, a group of heroic figures emerged, represented by the Iron Man Wang Jinxi.

It was precisely because of the harsh conditions that oil production was not high in the early stages of exploitation. It was not until sixteen years later that production reached its peak.

Liu Hua smiled happily. This is the time for our generation to show their talents and design the double-headed donkey kowtowing machine to give a boost to our country's industrial production.

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