Chapter 1283 Frequent Events28

1.

Soon after Chun Shuwu left, Chun and Xu Jiang mixed the sifted sand and cement according to Master Liu's instructions, and the preparations before the start of construction were all ready.

So, Master Liu began to divide the labor again, assigning Chun and Xu Jiang to be responsible for the supply of sand, cement and bricks, and many Hechun calligraphers were responsible for helping him. After the division of labor was completed, the project of building the pot stove began vigorously.

The first step of building a pot stove is to make a hole in the south and east walls of the side house operation room, the hole on the south side is for adding coal to the stove, that is, the stove mouth of the pot stove, and the hole on the east side is the passage of the reserved chimney. In this way, after the pot stove is built, the chimney is outside the courtyard wall, and the fire room is also outside the courtyard wall, which can better maintain the hygiene of the operation room.

The work of smashing the wall and opening holes was done by the Chunshu family, and Master Liu just drew two rectangular frames on the walls on both sides, and the task of the Chunshu family was to dig out the bricks in the two frames. Fortunately, when the partial house was first built, the walls were all single bricks, which is what the masons called 12 walls, not 24 or 37 walls like the main house, (12 walls refer to the width of the wall is 12 cm, that is, the width of a red brick; 24 walls refer to the width of the wall is 24 cm, that is, the length of a red brick), so this wall is relatively easy to dig. The area of the two holes is about fifty or sixty square centimeters, and it took the Chunshu family ten minutes to complete it, which provoked a lot of praise from Master Liu, saying that the Chunshu family is very spiritual in learning things, and if there is a professional careful guidance, he will definitely become an excellent mason. Master Liu smiled and waved his hand, saying that he had already abandoned his skills and was no longer qualified to accept apprentices. After hearing this, the Chunshujia smiled and gave up, he knew very well in his heart that the pot stove and the chimney are a craft, how can people easily accept themselves as apprentices because of a joke? However, it doesn't matter whether to worship the master or not to accept the apprentice, the Chunshujia believes that with his own understanding, as long as he follows Master Liu to go through the process of building the pot stove and the chimney, the technique can be learned, and it is not necessary to learn the art more seriously.

2.

With Chun Shujia and many helpers, plus the timely supply of spring and Xu Jiang's two small workers, under the personal operation and command of Master Liu, after an hour, Chun Shuwu transported the third car of yellow sand to the house, and the pot stove in the side house has been built to a height of more than half a meter, and then a pot stove of thirty or fifty centimeters has been built.

Chun Shuwu also brought Chun Shuli this time, saying that he didn't do business today, and the three of their old brothers were all working here today, and by the way, they had a drink with their father-in-law and Master Liu.

Since the spring book is here, everyone has to shake hands again, and the spring takes this opportunity to let Xu Dan put the small dining table in the yard, brew tea and let everyone drink a cup of hot tea to rest.

Taking advantage of the gap between everyone drinking tea and smoking, Master Liu measured the size of the bottom frame of the aluminum alloy steamer that was about to be placed on the stove, and then instructed Xu Dan and Chun Shuwu to go to the street supply and marketing cooperatives to buy a ten-seal pot. The "Ten Seal Pot" in Master Liu's mouth refers to the size of the diameter of the iron pot, and the iron pot commonly used by the villagers in the Toyama area has "Six Seals", "Eight Seals", "Ten Seals" and so on, and the diameter of the iron pot is 850 mm. In fact, "seal" is not the legal unit of measurement of the state, so there is no clear standard for how big "seal" is. The use of "seal" as a unit of measurement is more of a habit of the common people in the Hushan area, and it is a customary non-statutory unit in historical development, as long as all parties understand that communication is barrier-free, it can be used in informal measurement occasions (especially in oral communication). Of course, there is another way of saying that "Yin" should be "仞". "仞" is a unit of measurement in ancient times, the Zhou system is eight feet, the Han system is seven feet, and by extension, it is to measure the depth. This text is recorded in the "Book of Rites and Sacrifices" and "The Examination of Workers and Craftsmen". Because the Mandarin of the common people in the Hushan area is not very standard, it is only in the process of circulation that "仞" is said to be "seal", which may be a bit reliable. After listening to Master Liu's instructions, Xu Dan took the money and took Chun Shuwu's motorized tricycle to the town supply and marketing cooperative.

3.

After two cups of hot tea and a bag of cigarettes, everyone began to get busy again under the command of Master Liu.

Because of the addition of Chun Shuli, the foil of strong labor, the work has been virtually sped up a lot, and when Chun Shuwu and Xu Dan pulled the iron pot back from the supply and marketing cooperative, the pot stove in the operation room has been sealed, and only a circular gap with a diameter of 85 cm that can just put ten seal pots has been reserved.

When Chun Shuwu and Chun Chun moved the iron pot in, Master Liu instructed Chun Shujia and him to lift half of the edge of the pot and carefully put the iron pot gently into the reserved gap. Then, Master Liu instructed Chunshu to apply a thick layer of cement along the edge of the pot, the purpose of which was to fill the gap between the iron pot and the stove, so as to ensure that no smoke would come out of the edge of the pot when the bottom of the pot was burning. At this point, the work of building the stove is completed.

The next work is to build a chimney and test the fire, and after all this is no problem, it is to cover the aluminum alloy steamer on the iron pot, and then seal the steamer around it, to ensure that all the steam in the iron pot is left in the steamer, so that the steamed buns will be fluffy and soft, not only good but also delicious.