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Chapter 13 The epoch-making rocket stove is born

The table was recovered, with brand new tableware and bowls, the tempting aroma of rice, a big bowl of meat, and a big bowl of broth.

After Jiang Ruyue sat down, her eyes turned red.

This feels a bit like home!

Before Xu Ye came, they could only eat a little bit by the stove.

"Mom, this rice smells so good, and it's a big bowl. There's not so much rice even during Chinese New Year." Six-year-old Li Qian said happily.

"It smells good, right? I'll try to make sure you have white rice for every meal." As he said that, Xu Ye couldn't help but rub Li Qian's little head.

He was used to eating rice, and he really couldn't get used to this kind of sweet potato rice with a rotten smell.

But now he was hungry, so he could only stuff the food into his mouth.

After all, it is the soul that is not used to it, the body has long been used to it.

"Uncle Ye, is that true?" Li Qian raised her little head and looked at Xu Ye with her big eyes.

"Of course, uncle promises." Xu Ye said very seriously.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, and chew your food carefully so as not to damage your spleen and stomach." Xu Ye reminded Li Qing when he saw Li Qing eating very quickly.

At this time, everyone eats quickly because they are all in a hurry to work and have no time to chew slowly.

"Brother Ye, what do you want us to do this afternoon?" Jiang Ruoan asked curiously.

"Go to the brigade and apply for permission to dig up the loess. Our yard is surrounded by fences and there is no privacy at all. I want to build a rammed earth wall."

"After the earth walls are rammed, we will plant vegetables in the yard and create a three-dimensional planting system."

Nowadays, all land is collectively owned, and what to plant is decided by the team or the higher authorities.

If you want to grow things freely, there are only some private plots where you can grow whatever you want.

Most people grow some sweet potatoes in their private plots because the yield is relatively high.

Moreover, sweet potato leaves can be eaten as vegetables and made into pickles, which is a relatively cost-effective method.

The Li family’s private plot of land is in the yard, so the yard looks much bigger than other people’s.

Jiang Ruyue planted some sweet potatoes on her private plot of land, but because there was no fertilizer, the sweet potato leaves did not grow much.

If Xu Ye wants to enrich the variety of vegetables on the table, he has to find a way to adopt the later concept of three-dimensional planting.

There is no way. The space available for operation is limited, and it will be even worse if it is not three-dimensional.

This yard is actually very large, and as long as the soil is fertile enough, you can grow a lot of vegetables.

With the addition of three-dimensional planting, a variety of vegetables can be grown.

In order to do these things, Xu Ye thought of enclosing the yard.

Otherwise, you will attract countless people's criticism.

Jiang Ruoan didn't know what three-dimensional planting was, but felt that Xu Ye was right. It felt bad that anyone standing outside the door could see the hall.

For example, the Fan family next door is quite nice, with high rammed earth walls, giving people a sense of security.

In fact, the Li family used to have a wall, which was made of blue bricks. Later, Jiang Ruyue was forced to demolish it to pay off her debts.

If he wasn't so poor now, Xu Ye would have wanted to just get bricks and build it.

At the moment, earthen walls are the most cost-effective. You can hire someone to help you ram the earthen walls by paying some money.

After lunch and a short rest, Xu Ye started to make mud, mixing some firewood ash into the yellow mud.

These muds are highly viscous and fire-resistant.

Jiang Ruyue went to the brigade, got a note, and called Jiang Ruoan and Li Qing to go dig loess together.

Rammed earth walls require a lot of material, so you need to dig it up from designated places and carry it back.

Li Qian stays at home with Xu Ye and can also help Xu Ye with some work.

After preparing the clay, Xu Ye dismantled the original stove.

There are some blue bricks on the stove, which are perfect for making a rocket stove.

Everyone was busy, but Li Qian was playing in the mud.

Usually when Jiang Ruoan and Li Qing went out to work, Li Qian stayed at home alone to take care of Li Dongming.

She had long been accustomed to playing alone, so when Xu Ye was busy, she would obediently play in the mud in the yard.

Xu Ye re-selected a stove location. The rocket stove did not produce much smoke because the combustion was very complete. This kitchen was too dark and the light was seriously insufficient.

Moreover, there is no electricity in the village now, so we cannot install electric lights and can only rely on natural light.

The location Xu Ye chose would have plenty of light as long as there was a window.

Too dim light can hurt your eyes and cause myopia.

Although his myopia has now recovered, he doesn't want others to become myopic.

The window is located right in the yard, so there is no need to worry about someone breaking in through the window to steal things.

He felt that not only could he open a window, he could also chisel away half of the wall.

The Li family's house was originally very large, and the yard was originally occupied by the house, but later it was forced to be demolished.

Now is not the time to tear down the wall. After Xu Ye determined the location, he started to build the rocket stove.

This rocket stove is not big and is different from the big stoves in the countryside.

In order to make it easier to boil water, he specially made a stove that could burn three things at once.

By the time it was getting dark, Xu Ye had finished making the rocket stove.

However, it cannot be used immediately. In order to make the rocket stove more durable, it needs to be dried in the shade for two days before it can be used.

Looking at his epoch-making work, Xu Ye is still very satisfied.

As it was almost time to cook dinner, Xu Ye used the remaining yellow mud and blue bricks to build a temporary earthen stove at the original location, which could be used for two or three days.

"Brother Ye, is this a rocket stove? It looks so weird." Jiang Ruoan couldn't help but comment after walking into the kitchen.

"Yes, it's completely different from the stove we used before." Jiang Ruyue also felt that the new stove made by Xu Ye was very strange.

"Yes, it can be used after it dries for a few days. This rocket stove has very strong firepower, and the firepower of one or two pieces of firewood is enough for stir-frying." Xu Ye directly pointed out its advantages.

"Really?"

"Does it save firewood?" Jiang Ruoan was still concerned about saving firewood.

If one or two pieces of firewood are enough to produce a strong fire, can we cook a meal with them?
If possible, it would save a lot of firewood.

It is not easy to chop wood now. You have to walk for two or three hours before you can find wood to chop.

Because all the trees nearby have been cut down, there is no firewood left for you to chop.

Many places today cannot afford to burn coal and instead burn firewood.

If you can chop less wood, you will have more time to earn work points.

With more work points, you will get more food and money, so won’t your life be better?

"At least it's a lot more economical than what we use at home now. After all, the fire is strong and the heating speed is fast."

"If you really want to save firewood, you have to build a firewood-saving stove. That's the professional one that saves firewood. I'll build one in a few days."

Building a firewood-saving stove requires cement or lime. Relying solely on yellow mud will not work and the stove will not withstand use.

"When the time comes, let Dad come and learn how to build a firewood-saving stove. Once he has learned it, he can join the sideline team and make money doing side jobs." Xu Ye expressed his thoughts.

Today's craftsmen are still very good at it, and his father-in-law Jiang Youshou also likes to tinker with these.

After all, hunting in the mountains is dangerous. He has the system with him, but his father-in-law does not.

At this time, it is quite good to be a craftsman, and you can go out to do a side job under the arrangement of the brigade.

Although most of the money had to be handed over to the brigade, there was still some money left over, and it could be used to buy full work points.

Yes, at this time, whether you go out to work or earn money with your skills, the income belongs to the team, not to the individual.

If you want to make money for yourself with your skills, you have to wait until the 1980s.

Hunting is one of the few occupations in their area where the profits can be kept by individuals, unless you are recruited into a collective hunting team.

There are no hunting teams in their area, many hunters are not professional, and there are no professional hunters.

After all, this is not the Northeast, and the resources are not that good.

All the hunters in their village are veterans or members of the militia.

Because it is too dangerous, ordinary people dare not go into the mountains.

Moreover, it is difficult to hunt large animals, and most of them are small animals that are not very valuable.

(End of this chapter)