Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 90 Hongjia Village obtains the method and returns to the city (please subscribe)

"Fengnian, get dressed and get ready to go. There will be lion dances at the commune, and a movie will be shown in the evening. Let's go and watch it together."

Zhou Weitian pushed the door open and shouted, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. This year it is also the busiest day in the commune. I guess people from several nearby villages will go there to celebrate."

However, Zhou Fengnian was not interested in these things. He had seen more than people of this era and had seen better things, so naturally he would not be interested in lion dancing.

And Zhou Fengnian didn't like crowded places, so he refused and said, "You guys go, I'll stay at home."

Zhou's father asked in surprise, "Old Third, aren't you going to the commune to watch the lion dance? There's also a movie."

"No, Dad. I'm not interested in this. I'll stay at home and read some books. Maybe I can study the technology of collective industry before the end of the year."

Zhou Fengnian made an excuse and said that there were some reasons for this, but more importantly, he had no interest in lion dancing and was too lazy to move.

After seeing this, Zhou's father shook his head and stopped persuading them, saying that it would be fine to have someone to look after the house. Then the ten members of the Zhou family set out for the commune.

Zhou Fengnian’s two nephews also went. They are over four months old, and they are wrapped up so tightly that no cold wind can get in. It’s okay to be careful when taking them out.

After everyone left, Zhou Fengnian was the only one left at home.

Out of boredom, Zhou Fengnian decided to go out for a walk, but not to the commune, but around Hongjia Village.

He only remembered that when he was a child, people from the brick kiln factory came here to dig soil, but Zhou Fengnian also had to investigate which piece of soil was more suitable.

There is also mushroom cultivation, which is relatively simple. You just need to go to the city to buy mushroom spores.

This thing is not easy to find, so I guess Zhou Fengnian may have to ask for some favors.

Not everyone in Hongjia Village went to the commune to watch the lion dance and join in the fun, including some elderly and children.

When these people saw Zhou Fengnian, they would greet him with a smile, and Zhou Fengnian would stop the car and give them some fruit candy.

After wandering around for a few hours, Zhou Fengnian finally found soil suitable for making bricks on the west side of the path leading into the mountain. After taking note of it, he went back.

In fact, Zhou Fengnian has already mastered the brick-making process, but with every level of skill improvement, the brick-making technique will become more perfect.

He can still level up two more times in the next two days, and then he will show his skills to Hong Changshan.

At night, there was a quarrel at the door, and the two brothers who stayed in the commune to watch a movie also came back.

After Zhou Weitian entered the room, he was still a little indignant. He pulled Zhou Jiaan and talked to him about something, as if he wanted to argue about who was better or who was right.

Zhou Fengnian stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with you? Do you have a disagreement about watching a movie?"

"No, it has nothing to do with the movie, it has to do with the person showing the movie."

Zhou Weitian said unhappily: "Third brother, I saw the commune members bribing the donkey-faced projectionist. Wow, it was a big fat chicken, fatter than the one we bought. What do you think, should we tell the secretary about this situation?

My second brother stopped me from reporting, what's the big deal?"

"It was right to hold you back, brother. If you encounter something like this next time, think about it more."

Zhou Fengnian's words got stuck in his throat, so he changed his way of speaking; he couldn't say that doing good things was wrong, so he could only let his eldest brother, this fool, think more about it.

"They might go to other communes to show movies, and you two came back later than my parents and sister-in-law today, so you must have watched one more movie. Don't you think about the meaning of this extra movie?

This is the purpose of the fat chicken, to let the projectionist show you another show in the cold wind, so that most people can watch one more show, and maybe the secretary asked you to send it, so you go report the secretary himself?"

It used to cost dozens of dollars for hundreds of people to watch a movie in the cinema, but now you can just use a chicken.

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he saw that his elder brother looked aggrieved, so he continued: "It's not that I don't want you to do good things. Bribery should be reported, but sometimes it's not allowed.

There are other communes waiting to watch the movie. If you report it, other communes won’t be able to watch the movie, and they will definitely blame you then.”

When Zhou Weitian heard this, he thought it made sense.

I kind of agreed with Zhou Fengnian's words, but I still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Brother, you have to listen to your second brother at this time. We are brothers and will not harm you."

Zhou Fengnian advised: "Rest early and go back to accompany my nephew."

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Although there were no firecrackers on New Year's Day, everyone in the family was smiling.

Zhou Fengnian is responsible for making the filling, and the dumpling filling he makes is the best among all the others in the family.

However, after preparing the filling, he stopped caring about it and left the task of making dumplings to others.

The brothers Zhou Weitian and Zhou Jiaan were chopping wood. Today they came back very late because they had been setting traps in the mountains.

Not only the two of them, many people in the village went to the mountain to set traps because of the time when Zhou's father trapped a rabbit.

Originally, there were not many prey in the nearby mountains, but the prey that Zhou's father brought back was like an announcement of winning the lottery, so other villagers also wanted to set traps in the mountains, thinking that it would be a waste if they did it.

As a result, there were more than thirty traps in the mountains. Fortunately, the two Zhou brothers were reminded when they entered the mountains, otherwise they would have become prey.

However, they also had to climb an extra mountain. They should have returned in the morning, but in order to set traps to catch prey, the two brothers forced themselves to drag the firewood back until the afternoon.

When I came back, I wolfed down four corn cakes and two bowls of vegetable soup.

After Zhou's father found out the reason, he immediately picked up a stick and beat the two brothers; they dared to go into the mountains without a gun, which was really a rebellion against them.

Zhou Jia'an, who was beaten, quickly put the blame on his boss, and then while his boss Zhou Weitian was being beaten, he quickly hid in the house.

Zhou Fengnian watched his two brothers getting beaten with a smile on his face, which was also quite fun.

After the filling was prepared and there was nothing else for him to do, Zhou Fengnian went back to the house to work on the drawings.

He first drew the blueprint of the brick kiln factory to be built. He brought back some paper and pen from his last trip to Sijiu City.

It is called a brick kiln factory, but in fact it is just a rural handicraft. Apart from the kiln for firing bricks, there are not many other requirements. All it needs is an open space.

In the evening, we had a happy dinner.

The Zhou family’s dinner was definitely the most sumptuous in the entire Sanshui Commune. Each person was given ten meat dumplings alone.

There were also white flour buns and five meat dishes, and even the two nursing babies were given a cup of malted milk.

While cooking, Zhou's mother covered her chest with her hands out of heartache. She poured out the flour pound by pound, just like pouring out her blood.

But we don’t usually eat like this, only during the Chinese New Year.

When it was time for the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhou's father had a ruddy complexion and said excitedly, "Our family is doing well this year, even better than last year, thanks to the third child."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile: "Dad, there's no need to say such things. We are all family."

"Don't interrupt!"

Zhou Fugui said dissatisfiedly, but being interrupted like this, his few remaining inks disappeared.

He held the cup up for a while, not knowing what to say, and could only say with a red face: "Okay, let's eat, next year we will definitely live better than this year!" "Haha, Dad is speechless!"

Zhou Weitian immediately said happily: "Dad, I told you that you haven't been to school for two days, and you're still holding a cup and trying to make excuses. You're not the third child."

"You're a piece of shit."

Father Zhou immediately wanted to stand up and slap his bastard eldest son, but it was not a good idea to do it during the New Year, so he made a secret note in his mind and decided to slap him tomorrow.

Afterwards, the eleven members of the Zhou family happily started to eat the New Year's Eve dinner, and even the two babies who were less than one year old slurped up the malted milk.

After the Chinese New Year, most factories usually start work on the fourth day of the first lunar month, and Zhou Fengnian and his colleagues have to return to the city on the third day.

Hong Changshan and others also knew the news, so they came to visit on the second day of the Chinese New Year. They wanted to get accurate information.

"Wealth and good harvest."

There was a shouting voice coming from outside the gate. Zhou Weitian, who happened to be sweeping the floor in the yard, heard it and stepped forward to open the gate.

"Uncle Changshan, Uncle Anhong, Uncle Dezheng, you are here."

After Zhou Weitian opened the door, he said, "Come in quickly, my father and Fengnian are in the inner room."

"Happy New Year, Wei Tian, ​​sorry to bother you today."

After Hong Changshan and the other two greeted each other, they walked towards the inner room.

At this time, Zhou Fugui had already heard the sound of Hong Changshan and others coming, so he put on his coat and went out of the house: "Secretary Changshan, come in first."

After entering the house, Zhou's mother made a cup of tea for each of them, which made Hong Changshan, Li Anhong and Zhang Dezheng a little flattered.

They hadn't had tea for two years, but they didn't expect to have it at Zhou's house.

It seems that the Zhou family's life is getting better and better, and they even use tea to entertain guests.

"Uncle Changshan, Uncle Anhong, Uncle Dezheng, I just finished my work and said I would come to find you."

Zhou Fengnian came out from behind the curtain with a blueprint in his hand. He placed it on the table and continued, "Uncle Changshan, I have figured out the process of firing bricks. Following this method, we will definitely be able to fire bricks successfully."
Here is also a diagram for building a brick kiln, as well as some things to pay attention to; by the way, there is also a diagram for growing mushrooms. With the right environment, you can grow a lot of mushrooms, and the growth cycle is also fast, and the village can exchange them for money."

Fortunately, Hong Changshan, Li Anhong and Zhang Dezheng all knew how to read, and Zhou Fengnian also provided pictures and text together, making it easy for them to understand.

The methods of burning bricks and cultivating mushrooms are step by step, just like a maze with instructions. If you follow the instructions, you will eventually reach the exit.

After Hong Changshan and the other two received the blueprint, they couldn't wait to read it. They were so focused that they didn't even have time to drink their tea.

A long time passed, and by the time they finished watching, dozens of minutes had passed.

Hong Changshan raised his head and took a breath, then asked Zhou Fengnian: "The steps above are too detailed, Fengnian, if you follow these steps, I estimate that you will have a 90% chance of success."

Hong Changshan dares to say this even though he hasn't tried it himself. He is not praising Zhou Fengnian, but his description is really extremely detailed.

It proceeds step by step, and even the places where possible errors are marked. It is a fool-proof operation.

Zhou Fengnian said: "How to build the brick kiln factory depends on the plan of the production team. Except for the kiln for burning bricks, most of it can be saved. As for growing mushrooms, it depends on the environment.
As for spores, they may be hard to get in the nearby communes. Uncle Changshan, you can first prepare the environment for growing mushrooms, and then I will go to Sijiu City to get some back for the village."

"Okay, then we will mobilize after the New Year. There are many idle people in the village, so the preparations in advance will not be a big deal."

Hong Changshan nodded and said that the preparation time would be about one month, considering that most people are busy with farm work after the spring.

Many women in the village are also able to work, and they are all laborers who earn work points.

Even children around ten years old can collect firewood at the foot of the mountain. As long as they don't go into the mountain, there is no problem.

Li Anhong and Zhang Dezheng had no objections. They were both convinced by Zhou Fengnian's detailed guidance steps.

If the brick kiln factory is built and mushrooms are grown, Hongjia Village may be able to earn hundreds of yuan every month.

Mushrooms are not a common vegetable in the city. If we can produce over a thousand kilograms of them every month, every household in Hongjia Village can have a meal of meat.

Zhou Fengnian told Hong Changshan and the other two some things they needed attention before they left.

The production team will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter and mobilize in the early spring, but Zhou Fengnian does not need to attend specially, one person from his family can go.

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On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Zhou Fengnian and his colleagues set out for the city, ready to go back to work.

Zhou Fengnian still rode his bike back, while his older brother, younger brother, sister-in-law and younger sister went to the commune first and then took the bus back.

After setting off on a bike, Zhou Fengnian had a full meal in the morning, so he was full of energy.

The 28-inch bicycle was durable to ride, and Zhou Fengnian returned to Sijiucheng in less than two hours.

When Zhou Fengnian returned to the courtyard in Nanluoguxiang, he found that the gate was locked from the inside, so he knocked on the door.

The courtyard gate must be locked these days, especially since Luo Cheng and his wife lived in a courtyard with two entrances. Before, Zhou Fengnian was the one who locked the gate.

After knocking on the door for a while, the small door next to it opened.

When Li Nianhua opened the door and saw Zhou Fengnian, he immediately said with a smile: "Fengnian, you are finally back. Lao Luo has been talking about you these past two days."

"Haha, Mr. Luo must be greedy, I'll let him order the food today."

Zhou Fengnian said with a smile as he pushed the cart towards the yard.

After Li Nianhua closed the door, he said, "You must be cold from traveling so fast. I'll make you a cup of hot tea. Come over after you put your things down."

"Okay, Aunt Li, I'll be there right away."

After parking the car, Zhou Fengnian went back into the house first, opened the window to get some fresh air, and then walked to the backyard.

Arriving at the backyard, Zhou Fengnian pushed the door open and asked with a smile, "Engineer Luo, you've been missing my cooking skills these days. Now you don't have to think about it anymore. Just order directly. What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Haha, just do it as you see fit. Just make whatever you can find in the kitchen."

Luo Cheng put down the newspaper with a smile, then suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, someone came to see you a few days ago. It was the former director of the machinery factory, named Bai Kang."

"Bai Kang? Did he tell me what he wanted to talk to me about?"

"No, it's probably between you two, so it's not convenient to tell me."

Luo Cheng shook his head and said, "I told him you were coming back today. I don't know if he will come to see you today. If he doesn't come today, he will have to wait until after work starts."

"It might be a technical matter. Let's not talk about that for now. I'm going to the kitchen to see what to eat tonight."

After Zhou Fengnian finished speaking, he walked towards the kitchen. It was not convenient to go to the Pigeon Market after just returning. People there were probably resting as well, so he could only use the ingredients from Luo Cheng's family to cook first.

In the new month, Zhou Fengnian still had to buy food, but he would wait for Chunhua and the others to come over before buying it together.

(End of this chapter)