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Chapter 236 Follow Xu Ye and you will have a good life
Xu Ye spread out the thresher drawing on the table, checked it carefully, and after confirming that no details were missed, he nodded with satisfaction.

The design of this thresher combines the practicality of traditional farm tools and the high efficiency of modern machinery, which can greatly reduce farmers' labor intensity and improve harvesting efficiency.

"Uncle Fan, Uncle Yang, come and take a look at this." Xu Ye called out to Fan Dajun and Yang Zongming who were standing aside.

The two of them took a closer look and their eyes suddenly lit up.

The threshing machine in the drawing has a clear structure and exquisite design. Although they are not professional mechanics, they can also see the practicality of this machine.

"Xu Ye, you have a really smart brain!"

Fan Dajun couldn't help but exclaimed: "If this thing is made, the harvesting efficiency of our village can be doubled!"

Yang Zongming also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, your design is really amazing! When can we start working on it?"

Xu Ye smiled and pointed to the drawings on the table: "The drawings have been completed, and the next step is to make parts and assemble them."

"And I've already made the gear molds I need. I can just use molten iron to cast them. It'll be quick."

It might not be possible to buy a suitable one now, so Xu Ye plans to cast it himself.

Anyway, this machine can be used for as long as it can. If it breaks down, I can just get a new one.

He also wanted to know whether making this thresher could acquire mechanical properties.

Yang Zongming and Fan Dajun were relieved when they heard that Xu Ye had made arrangements.

After all, we are short of manpower this year and urgently need a thresher.

After reading the blueprint, Fan Dajun asked, "Do you need to arrange some people to help? I have more time now."

Xu Ye immediately said: "No, I can handle all of this myself. Others may not be able to do it well."

"If you need help, just let me know. I will find a way to get him to help, no matter who it is." Fan Dajun made the promise.

"Okay, I'll ask you to arrange it if I need anything." Xu Ye said readily.

With these words, Fan Dajun and Yang Zongming left peacefully.

Xu Ye continued to work step by step and then processed the parts of the tile molding machine.

The fire in the forge was burning, continuously heating the iron in the crucible.

As long as the iron is melted into molten iron, Xu Ye will use it to cast gears.

Although this method is traditional and backward, it also requires high skills from people.

But Xu Ye had no other choice. Today's machine tools were not capable of processing these things, so this was the only way for the time being.

If it can be processed, Xu Ye will naturally use machine tools to process it.

Xu Ye stared intently at the flame in the forge, occasionally using tongs to turn the iron blocks in the crucible to ensure that they were heated evenly.

The firelight shone on his face and sweat ran down his forehead, but he was not distracted at all.

The iron block gradually turned red and eventually melted into red-hot molten iron.

He quickly poured the molten iron into the pre-prepared gear mold with skillful and precise movements.

The molten iron slowly cools in the mold and gradually solidifies into the shape of a gear.

Xu Ye waited patiently until the gear had completely cooled down before carefully taking it out.

"Done!" Xu Ye looked at the gear in his hand with satisfaction. Although the surface was relatively rough, the tooth pitch was even, which completely met his design requirements.

Just a simple polishing and it's ready to use.

He put the gears aside and continued adding iron blocks into the crucible, preparing to continue pouring.

The threshing machine required several types of gears, and he had just cast only one of them.

After adding charcoal to the forge, Xu Ye began to make other parts, planning to make a thresher today.

As time passed, Xu Ye's workbench was gradually piled up with various parts.

Gears, bearings, transmission rods... every part was carefully polished and assembled by him.

Although his hands were covered in grease, he didn't care.

The final gear has been cast and all the parts are complete.

The next step is to make the main body of the thresher using wooden boards.

This is also very simple for Xu Ye. After all, he has all kinds of wood, so he just needs to pick out the right one to make it.

An hour later, Xu Ye assembled the thresher.

Looking at the finished product in front of him, Xu Ye was still very satisfied.

[Complete the mechanical thresher and gain 2 points of mechanical attribute.]

It actually has two mechanical attributes?
Xu Ye was quite surprised when he saw the prompt.

"That's great. I'll give birth to you next." Xu Ye said excitedly.

This thresher is very easy to produce, and many teams need it now.

If it could be produced, it would definitely be in great demand.

Not to mention the extra money, it’s still no problem to sell one for 20 yuan.

After all, this thing saves manpower and can be used for many years.

Therefore, even if it is sold for thirty yuan, there are still large teams willing to take it.

Apart from anything else, Shangxi Village definitely needs it, and can give Xu Ye some orders.

Just as I was thinking about it, Jiang Ruoansheng's voice was heard outside.

"Brother-in-law, it's time to eat."

Hearing Jiang Ruoan calling him, Xu Ye directly picked up the thresher and took it out.

"Brother-in-law, this, is this a thresher?" Jiang Ruoan asked involuntarily as he looked at the machine that Xu Ye held above his head.

"Yes, take it to the brigade headquarters and let everyone see it." As he said that, Xu Ye walked towards the brigade headquarters holding the thresher.

Jiang Ruoan nodded, ran back home to say something, and then followed him to the brigade headquarters.

It was just time to get off work, so there were quite a lot of people in the team.

Xu Ye walked into the brigade headquarters holding a thresher and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone gathered around and looked curiously at this machine that looked both strange and novel.

"Captain Xu, what is this? Why does it look like a big wooden box?" A middle-aged man scratched his head and asked in confusion.

Xu Ye smiled, put the thresher on the ground, patted the wooden shell of the machine, and explained: "This is a thresher. I just made it."

"With it, we no longer have to rely on manual labor to harvest rice, which saves time and effort, and doubles the efficiency!"

"Thresher?" Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard it.

Although they had never seen this kind of machine, they immediately became interested when they heard that it could save labor and improve efficiency.

"Captain Xu, how do you use this thing? Can you demonstrate it to us?" someone asked impatiently.

Xu Ye nodded and said, "Okay, I'll show you guys right away."

As he spoke, he picked up some grass, which had some grass seeds on it, which was just perfect for demonstration.

As for the rice, it is not yet ripe, so it cannot be harvested for demonstration.

Holding the grass, Xu Ye stepped on the wooden pole of the thresher, which drove the gears to rotate and then the threshing drum to rotate.

Xu Ye put the grass up, and the grass seeds on it were knocked off.

"Oh my, this machine is amazing!" Everyone was stunned and exclaimed in admiration.

"Captain Xu, you have a really smart brain! This thing is much faster than hitting it with a wooden barrel!" an old farmer said excitedly.

"Captain Xu, can you let me give it a try and see if this old man of mine can be used."

"Of course it's OK, but it still depends on everyone's suggestions to see if there are areas that can be improved."

So, the old man immediately imitated Xu Ye and operated the thresher.

Soon, he was harvesting grass.

"It's easy to use, this machine is easy to use, and very labor-saving. It's very easy to operate." The old man said excitedly.

"Let me try too. Let me try too."

Everyone rushed to try it, wanting to see the wonderful uses of this thresher.

"Xu Ye, you are so fast. You made one in just one day." Fan Dajun patted Xu Ye's arm excitedly, with a smile on his face.

"Many parts have been prepared before, so it's so fast today." Xu Ye explained.

“How many units can be produced?”

"The cost of this machine is not cheap, right?" Fan Dajun asked directly.

"Including labor and other expenses, it will cost at least 15 yuan." Xu Ye gave a quote.

Fan Dajun took a look at the thresher and then said, "How about the team buy one for 25 yuan?"

"I can't let you work for nothing. You still have to make some money."

"Now in the county, one is still selling for 29 yuan, and it's still hard to get one."

When Xu Ye heard Fan Dajun's offer, he was delighted. The price was 5 yuan more than he expected.

So, he said calmly: "Okay, this price is fair."

"However, this money can only be converted into work points. I can't give you the money directly." Fan Dajun said helplessly.

After all, there is no way to sell these things freely now, even if they were completed by Xu Ye alone.

Everything is collective and can only be solved in a collective way.

However, these work points will be converted into money, but they are only work points temporarily.

"Of course, that's how it should be. I have no objection." Xu Ye said with a smile.

Fan Dajun nodded. He knew Xu Ye, so he didn't continue to worry about this issue.

"We need at least five in our village, but of course it would be great if you could have eight or ten."

Xu Ye nodded, feeling more at ease. He knew that Fan Dajun had high prestige in the village and his words carried weight. Since he had spoken, the matter was settled.

"Okay, Uncle Fan, I'll make a few more in the next two days and try to make sure every production team can use them." Xu Ye said.

Fan Dajun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly asked, "How much material does that require? Can we get enough in our village?"

If our team has enough, we can sell some to other teams.

In this way, you can have some money in your account and do other things.

Xu Ye thought for a moment and said, "We have plenty of wood in our village, but as for iron blocks, we may need to go to the commune to find a solution. However, I already have some iron blocks in reserve, which will be enough for now."

Fan Dajun patted his chest and said proudly: "I'll go to the commune and see if I can apply for some iron blocks. If not, we can just recycle the old farm tools."

Xu Ye nodded gratefully: "With enough materials, we can make more threshers and try to let everyone use them before the harvest season."

After the conversation, Xu Ye turned around and asked the villagers who had used the thresher.

"What do you think of this thresher? Is there anything that needs to be improved?"

"Captain Xu, this machine is so easy to use. There is no need for improvement. It is already great."

"Captain Xu, will the gears of this machine wear out easily? What if they break after being used for a long time?" an old farmer asked worriedly.

Xu Ye smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. If the gear is broken, you can replace it with a new one. Also, I will make some spare parts so that you can replace them at any time."

After hearing this, everyone nodded, and immediately no longer had any other doubts.

After all, Xu Ye can produce, so maintenance is naturally no problem.

"Okay, Xu Ye, you haven't had dinner yet, go back and have dinner."

"In the evening, Lao Yang and I will go to your house to discuss selling the thresher to other brigades." Fan Dajun said with his hands behind his back and a look of anticipation.

"Okay, then let's go back first." With that, Xu Ye took Jiang Ruoan back.

After dinner, Xu Ye trained the hounds and goshawks for a while before Fan Dajun and Yang Zongming came over.

The three of them discussed the price and decided to sell each one for 26 yuan.

"Now that the price is set, we can start promoting it to various teams tomorrow and see how many units each team needs."

"If you want to make a reservation, you need to pay a deposit of five dollars per unit." Xu Ye spoke out his thoughts all at once.

"Xu Ye, do you think they are really willing to pay the deposit?" Yang Zongming was a little worried.

Yang Zongming felt that it was not safe to promote a thresher and collect a deposit from the customer.

Xu Ye smiled and said firmly, "Uncle Yang, everyone has seen the effect of our thresher. It saves time and effort and doubles the efficiency. If other villages knew about it, they would definitely rush to get it. Besides, we collect deposits to ensure their sincerity, in case they regret not wanting it after we produce it."

Fan Dajun nodded and said in agreement: "Xu Ye is right. Our thresher is a good thing. We are not afraid that no one will want it."

"Besides, a five-dollar deposit isn't much. If they really want to buy it, they won't care about that."

After hearing this, Yang Zongming thought it made sense and said nothing more.

Xu Ye continued, "You can start with the nearby brigades tomorrow and bring the thresher to demonstrate it."

“As long as they see the effect with their own eyes, they will definitely be interested.”

Fan Dajun patted the table and said with a smile, "Okay, it's settled! Tomorrow morning, I will take a few smart people to Shangxi Village. They will definitely want it."

"With the precedent set by Shangxi Village, other brigades will surely follow suit and pay."

"With this money, we can use it to buy raw materials."

Xu Ye likes Fan Dajun's ability to take action. With him around, he can focus on production.

Leave the sales to Fan Dajun.

This thresher is an opportunity for training, and there will be other products in the future.

As long as it is done well, Sanxi Village will definitely get better and better.

By then, you will also benefit a lot.

In the future, Xu Ye also wants to establish his own large group.

These are the foundation of Sanxi Village and must be laid firmly first.

He wanted to let everyone know that they could live a good life by following Xu Ye.

(End of this chapter)