Chapter 31 Honeycomb Coal

Two days later, the custom-made tweezers arrived. Lin Zhenniang tried to make Shandong pancakes at home.

The new sauce is very fragrant, the fried thin and crispy is very crispy, the cucumber shreds, the water chestnut, and the shredded green onions are very fresh, and she even fried the vegetables and ate them with thin and crispy burritos.

It should be said that her experiment was very successful, that is, Ruyu, who used to eating less to maintain her figure, ate three sheets in a row, not to mention Lin Dong, who was in the prime of life.

The only bad thing is that the stove under the tweezer is too bad to make firewood. It's okay at home, but if you really take it out to do business, you can't just come and buy bread and make a fire alone, right? If you want to buy charcoal or charcoal, the cost is ......

Because of this, Lin Zhenniang's heart to make honeycomb coal became more and more eager. Fortunately, there was news from Liu Yuan's side, saying that it was news from the other side of the coal mine, and Boss Song said that he could talk about it when he was free. It's just that they can't come to the county and let them go to the mine.

Lin Zhenniang found an excuse to sneak out with Liu Yuan. But thinking about it in the car later, I always felt that the way Chen looked at her probably knew that she was looking for an excuse to go out. Also, even if Aunt Liu loves the dim sum she makes, where is the reason to ask her to help several times in a row?

"Then Boss Song is easy to talk to?" Not thinking about whether the Chen family would punish her after she went back, Lin Zhenniang was anxious to know if today's trip could be said to be a business.

"Don't you know when you see it?" Liu Yuan was smiling, but when she saw Lin Zhenniang's face, she said: "As long as you don't suddenly become a little woman who cries when you are frightened, you don't have to be afraid......"

That's not too easy-going! Lin Zhenniang muttered in her heart, although she was not afraid, she couldn't help but wonder what kind of person Boss Song was.

There is a coal mine in Dingtao, which is only more than 40 miles away from the city, and it takes half a day to arrive by car. The coal mine of Dingtao was mined in the past two years, and the coal of Dingtao in the past was transported from Yizhou, that is, Shanxi in later generations. Yizhou was the first place to use charcoal as fuel, and now, more than half of the coal in the Great Song Dynasty was transported from Yizhou.

The scale of Dingtao's coal mine is not large. In this era, it was not like the mechanical operation of later generations, so this mining of coal was the most painful errand. Those who do this kind of life are either too poor at home to survive, or they are sent by the government and abducted by human traffickers.

Along the way, listening to Liu Yuan talk a lot, Lin Zhenniang was really afraid.

But when she entered the mining area, saw the people doing the work, and saw the Boss Song again, she felt that it might not be as Liu Yuan said. At least, there shouldn't be any people in Dingtao's coal mine who are forced to work, right? Look, there's no whip-wielding overseer in this mine!

However, Boss Song is indeed not a gentle person. People in their forties and fifties are in good spirits, with a big beard, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a long stay in the mines, and a somewhat dark face, which is a bit like a fierce posture.

Obviously I knew Liu Yuan, and when we met, I first asked Liu Daguan, "I moved to the mine, but I haven't seen your father for a long time......

Liu Yuan later whispered to Lin Zhenniang that this Boss Song was also a pig killer in his early years, and he didn't know who said that the charcoal business made a fortune, and he actually sold his savings for many years and came to open a mine.

Xu is because he was a pig killer before, so this Boss Song feels that he looks fierce, and what he is most afraid of is dealing with a timid woman girl's family.

Fortunately, Lin Zhenniang is not a coward, and Liu Yuan is there to help talk. In the end, the price of charcoal powder was extremely low, and it was delivered to the door for a penny and a catty. However, when Lin Zhenniang said that she would sign the contract, Boss Song suddenly became shrewd, "It's just a charcoal powder, what kind of long-term supply contract do you sign!" Yes, if you want to use it in the future, you will be sold first, my old Song will never regret it. ”

Lin Zhenniang couldn't do it, so she had to pretend that she had already got a verbal agreement. When they returned to the city, the truck delivering the charcoal powder followed them.

Unloaded a cart of five hundred catties of charcoal powder in the front yard, she hadn't finished paying yet, and Chen had already sent Lin Jing to ask her to go back for questioning. Seeing Lin Jing staring at the pile of charcoal powder in a daze, Lin Zhenniang naturally knew why the Chen family called her.

Hurriedly promised Liu Yuanming to come over to see how she used the charcoal powder, and Lin Zhenniang paid the money and went back to the backyard.

With the time when she was grounded and punished, Lin Zhenniang replied much more well-behaved, "Mother, that charcoal powder is very cheap, and I use my own money." "It's almost all of her savings, and it hurts to think about it.

"I didn't ask you whose money you spended?" Chen glanced at her with disgust before asking, "What are you and Liu Yuan doing these days?" If your mother doesn't ask, you won't say anything? What's the use of getting such a cart of charcoal powder back here and piling it up in a yard? ”

didn't dare to talk to the Chen family about partnering in business, Lin Zhenniang only said: "Mother, you know, didn't I write a dim sum recipe to Liu Yuan before?" He said he wanted to open a dim sum shop and begged me to help him come up with a few more ideas. I'll just help, after all, Liu Daguan has always taken care of our family. And that charcoal powder, I was thinking that charcoal is expensive, charcoal is also expensive, if this charcoal powder is also easy to burn, but it can be saved in winter! ”

"If this charcoal powder can be burned, then not everyone uses this! Who still buys coal? Chen smiled and didn't continue to ask, but just took the purse, grabbed a handful of money and stuffed it into Lin Zhenniang's hand.

"You may not be willing to listen to what my mother says, but if you really want to do a small business, you can do it. It's just that you have to remember that you are not allowed to cry with me when you suffer a loss outside......"

"Mother, did you really let me out?" Lin Zhenniang was pleasantly surprised at first, but looking at the wry smile on Chen's lips, she restrained her joy a little. Although he knew that Chen couldn't resist her, he reluctantly agreed, and he didn't really agree. But if she followed Chen's wishes and stayed at home honestly from then on, she didn't want to do it from the bottom of her heart.

Biting her lip, she still didn't say anything, just hugged Chen's shoulder and shook it affectionately.

Chen smiled, but couldn't help but sigh when Lin Zhenniang turned around and ran out.

Although the sky was getting dark, Lin Zhenniang was still squatting in the front yard.

In her previous life, in the rented cottage, she was heated by raw honeycomb coal. But it's easy to use, but it's not so smart to do. She knew that honeycomb coal was made from cinders, mud, and water in different proportions, but it was really difficult to grasp what the ratio was.

She tried this kung fu a few times, but it was either thin or dry, or it was not formed, or it couldn't be stirred.

Lin Jing had been beside her since just now, probably just thinking that she was playing with mud, and wanted to come over several times, but as soon as Lin Zhenniang raised her hand, the blackness of her hand scared him back. I just want to play with mud again, but Lin Jing is still afraid that she will be scolded by her mother if she soils her clothes.

Lin Dong didn't want to care about it, but after watching it for a long time, he saw that Lin Zhenniang had no intention of going back to the backyard, so he had to come over to help. When it gets dark, the honeycomb coal is really ready. Although the mold is simple, the honeycomb coal made is not very good-looking, but at least the appearance is passable. I just don't know exactly how effective it is.

Lying in the quilt at night, Lin Zhenniang kept thinking about the honeycomb coal that was drying outside. I don't know if I can burn it after I dry it tomorrow.

It turns out that no matter what you do, you have to experience, even if you know how to do it, just because you can actually do it.

Squatting in front of the honeycomb coal, which couldn't be lit at all, Lin Zhenniang had a bitter face, "Why can't you light it?" Is there a lot of mud? ”

"I think it's your method that is just messing around!" Liu Yuan, who came to see the research results, snorted, "I haven't heard of it, mud can still burn!" I don't know where you saw this stupid method, and what do you say about making this and selling it, and the ghost will buy it......"

Flicked his sleeves, the big boss raised his feet and left. Lin Zhenniang was so angry that she gritted her teeth, "If you have eyes and don't know gold and jade, you don't know treasure, but it doesn't mean that my baby is not good!" ”

That being said, the honeycomb coal that can't be burned is really useless.

Ignoring Liu Yuan's mockery, Lin Zhenniang spent all her time in the front yard, and she had to get the honeycomb coal out. Chen is funny again, and he pities her for getting dirty every day. Ruyu snickered when she saw it, and every time she saw Lin Zhenniang returning to the backyard dirty, she laughed: "The little lady is so young, and she loves to play with mud so much!" ”

Lin Zhenniang raised her eyebrows and gritted her teeth to endure it. I lost my temperament and this honeycomb coal was consumed. It's just that for a few days, the honeycomb coal she made either couldn't be burned, or when it burned, black smoke came out, choking people coughing.

Xu is that she has made a lot of noise in the past few days, and Li An of the Tao family next door came to the door, asked curtly, and muttered: "My aunt said that Sister Rong choked and coughed all the time." Can the little lady ......"

Lin Zhenniang was unhappy, but she also knew that she was not good, so she could only respond. Li An turned around and turned back, "Little lady Lin, if you want to burn this charcoal powder, maybe it will be better to add some charred ash......"

"Scorch? You mean that the charcoal was charred into char ash? Lin Zhenniang raised her eyebrows, thinking about it, she felt that it made sense. Although I don't know how Ang Lee knew, it seemed to have caught a straw at this moment.

"Ang Lee, you can help me! I—I'll pay you!" ”

Hearing Lin Zhenniang say such a thing, Li An lowered his head and smiled very shyly. Lin Zhenniang only thought that she might be in a hurry, which hurt the young man's self-esteem, and she didn't know what to say anymore.

On the contrary, it was Li An, who raised his head, still with a smile on his face, "Little lady, I don't want to be paid." I don't know, I wonder if you can lend me the books in your house? ”

Lin Zhenniang was stunned when she heard such a request. When the Tao family moved over, she saw a big bookcase, why did she come to her house to borrow books to read.

Seeing the unspeakable embarrassment on Li An's face, Lin Zhenniang raised her eyebrows, stopped thinking, and said directly: "Okay!" As long as you help me, the books in my father's study can be read by you. ”

Seeing that Li An immediately smiled, his eyes were full of gratitude even when he looked at her. Lin Zhenniang pulled down her eyelids, and when she thought about it, the corners of her mouth also hooked up a smile......

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