"Dog, don't you think your briquettes are too small? If you really use this little briquette, it will be troublesome to pinch, should we try a bigger one? Lin Meiyi asked with a smile.

Dogan thought about it, as if this was the case, and hurriedly ran back to his house to continue his research.

This research was carried out until noon the next day.

During this period, in addition to sleeping, he was holding a pile of coal and stone and slag, from the room to the kitchen, and from the kitchen back to the room.

I don't know how many briquettes have been wasted, but the fire in the stove has never stopped, and the water has boiled pot after pot.

Thanks to him, the whole family took a comfortable hot bath.

It took him a day to make a briquette the size of a grapefruit, and he carefully dug a hole in the middle, saying that the fire must be hollow to burn strongly, and the briquettes must be the same.

Not to mention, it really works.

Liu saw that he was so serious, and he didn't shout to give up when he was covered in darkness, so he didn't talk about him.

Anyway, his eldest sister just bought two truckloads of coal and stone, and she can use them casually, and she can manage enough!

So, with the support of the family and the guidance of Lin Meiyi, intentionally or unintentionally, the first honeycomb briquette in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty was born.

The dog made five holes, and the middle hole was made by inserting the stick in advance, and when the briquettes were put together and the stick was drawn, the honeycomb-like briquettes were obtained.

Liu Shi saw it strangely, and immediately lit the fire, ready to try these honeycomb coals.

"Mother, you can match these eyes, you can fold them up and see if it works."

When the old lady was about to throw the honeycomb coal into the stove rudely, Lin Meiyi suddenly proposed.

Liu really didn't expect this, and thought it was quite interesting, so he stacked the honeycomb coal and burned it according to Lin Meiyi's words.

This time, the effect is surprisingly good, honeycomb coal is easy to burn, and it is more convenient than using raw coal stone, and it is resistant to burning.

Five briquettes, which are used from morning to afternoon.

It's about to be time to cook dinner again, and seeing that the five briquettes are about to burn, Liu hurriedly shouted: "Dog, go make a few honeycomb coals for my mother!" ”

After shouting for a long time, the dog didn't shout, but called Lin Meiyi and Erya over.

"Where's the dog? Tell him to make me some honeycomb briquettes, it's comfortable to use, I didn't expect that kid to be useful. Liu said happily.

"Mother, the dog is asleep." Erya replied.

Lin Meiyi was a little distressed, "I guess I'm tired, mother, you can make do with coal and stone tonight, I'll go to the blacksmith to make something, and when it's done, you can use as much honeycomb coal as you want." ”

My brother is tired like this, so she will do the rest.

If she uses free child labor like this, her conscience will hurt.

When Liu heard that there were no briquettes at night, he wailed and could only give up.

"Then hurry up, try to use it tomorrow, add some wages to the blacksmith master, and tell him to do it quickly."

Before the sisters went out, Liu stood at the gate and said uneasily.

Erya looked funny, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Afraid of being discovered by their mother, the sisters ran as fast as they could.

The county is not big, just the size of the two mountain villages, plus Lin Meiyi's excessive force value, let the two girls wander outside, and the Lin family is not worried at all.

No one urged them to go home early, so the sisters first went to the bazaar and inquired about the blacksmith's wages, and then went to the door.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the blacksmith shop, he saw two familiar figures, and Erya's eyes suddenly lit up, and he called excitedly:

"Big brother!"

Lin Dalang and Zhen Huaimin, who were talking to the blacksmith, heard this excited eldest brother, turned their heads and saw Lin Meiyi and the two sisters standing at the gate of the store.

The two of them were dressed in the same red color, one was playful and smart, the other was dignified and quiet, standing under the white snow and the orange lights on the side of the street, the whole scene was as beautiful as a painting, silently, into the bottom of my heart.

Lin Dalang was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, stepped forward with a smile, picked up the second girl and turned around unexpectedly, and asked excitedly:

"Why are you here?"

"Big brother, let me down, I'm a big girl, you have to pay attention~" Er Ya reminded in a coquettish voice.

Lin Dalang glared at her, "This dislikes me?" ”

The second girl bared her teeth and smiled, but the meaning of disgust was obvious.

Lin Dalang simply threw her up, scaring people and screaming, and then put Erya down in Lin Meiyi's dangerous warning gaze.

As soon as she landed, Erya immediately cried and threw herself at the eldest sister, "Eldest sister, look at the eldest brother, deliberately scaring me, it's so annoying!" ”

The eleven-year-old girl already knew that she was shy, and thinking that there were two foreign men next to her, Zhen Huaimin and the blacksmith, the second girl was even more aggrieved and stomped her feet, eager to treat the ground as the face of the eldest brother and step on it fiercely.

"Big brother, pay attention next time." Lin Meiyi reminded coolly.

Lin Dalang shrunk his neck, knowing that he was a little carried away, and nodded his head to admit his mistake.

Zhen Huaimin watched from the sidelines, and when he saw that the three brothers and sisters had forgotten their existence when they chatted, he coughed twice and reminded Lin Dalang not to forget that he still had something to do.

This cough successfully attracted the attention of the three brothers and sisters.

Lin Dalang laughed, a little embarrassed, "General, forgive me, I didn't hold back for a while." ”

Lin Meiyi led Erya forward and squatted together, "General." ”

"Hmm." Zhen Huaimin nodded and asked curiously, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Make something." Lin Meiyi replied with a smile.

"What are you doing? Don't have kitchen knives at home? Lin Dalang asked puzzled.

Erya glanced at him angrily, "Big brother hasn't been home for a day and a night, and he hasn't been to the kitchen, how do you know that he wants a kitchen knife?" ”

Lin Dalang glared, hey! What is this girl doing with yin and yang, if the general will be mistaken, thinking that he is in a hurry to go home without finishing his business, he must not be finished?

Erya snorted, her anger hasn't subsided yet, what's wrong with it?

Lin Meiyi didn't care what black corns the two were fighting there, when she saw the blacksmith master looking over, she took out the drawings in her sleeve and handed them to the blacksmith master.

"Master, show me, how long it will take to make a mold like this, I will make two."

Because of his identity, even if he was curious, Zhen Huaimin could only endure it and not look at it.

But Lin Dalang didn't care so much, he stepped forward to take a look, but he didn't understand, and he was lonely.

"Big sister, why are you going to make this weird thing?" Lin Dalang asked curiously.

Lin Meiyi smiled slightly, "I'll know when the eldest brother goes home and goes to see it himself." ”

This mysterious appearance tickled Lin Dalang's heart, but because the general was still beside him, he didn't dare to show his eagerness to go home, so he had to hold back.

Seeing him like this, Erya was immediately happy.