When the first wave of returnees set off, the construction of auspicious cement roads also began.

December 4th, sunny and breezy.

Hunan East Road has been closed for 10 days, during which all cargo transportation and personnel and vehicle traffic have been suspended.

Mr. Gu personally led the team and summoned 3,000 young men and women in Hedong to participate in paving the road, and the exclusive construction team of the Ministry of Construction was also transferred to support, which was composed of retired soldiers, and the organization and discipline were excellent.

The cement plant also sent technicians to guide the construction on site, and the difficulty was that the concrete was seamlessly connected to the ground and the surface was flattened. To this end, Wang Xuan designed a clever way of paving, two-layer paving.

First of all, the road surface should be leveled, and the depressions should be filled to prevent subsidence, which has been done in advance.

When laying cement, it is divided into two layers, the first layer is cement mixed with sand and gravel composed of concrete spread on the bottom layer, the thickness is similar to the diameter of the stone, about one inch. It is required that no gaps be left to drain the air, and the cement should be covered with stones.

The second layer is a mixture of cement and sand, which ensures a smooth surface and a thickness of about half an inch.

In order to keep the height of the pavement consistent, the craftsmen brainstormed to correct the thickness of the cement laying by visually measuring the height difference with a pull wire.

Pull up a line along the side of the road on both sides of the road to keep it horizontal, so that the two lines should be parallel, and then connect some vertical line segments between the two parallel lines, and rely on the front and back slides to test the smoothness of the road surface, and it is also possible to visually check whether the line segments are in the same plane from a distance. This also ensures that the middle of the road surface is slightly higher on both sides, making it easier to drain water. It's stupid, but it's practical.

The tool for leveling the road surface is a trowel made of wooden planks with a wooden handle on it, and the worker holds the knife handle and rubs and presses it back and forth on the cement concrete surface to make it smooth.

After smoothing, the pavement will be pressed with the mold provided by the hardware factory, and the cement pavement will be pressed into the shape of a brick joint in the city wall.

The mold resembles a rectangular body of eight rectangular iron frames with handles. A single downward pressure can form the shape of five floor tiles, and according to the indentation movement, it can be pressed into the shape of the floor tiles scattered and laid.

The reason why the pavement is set up in this way is for rapid drainage, second, to increase friction, and third, for aesthetics.

The curb stone is built by semi-buried stone and concrete bonding, and there will be a water outlet every three zhang and a drainage outlet every six zhang to discharge the internal water into Xingyao Lake or ditch.

Hunan East Avenue is the same as Hedong and Hexi Avenues, and the pavement is lower than the sidewalks on both sides, which is set for the effective separation of people and vehicles, and at the same time increases the safety of pedestrians.

The sidewalk is about a foot wide, with trees on both sides, and it is still in a seedling state. After the pavement is laid, the pavement will be paved, and the new floor tiles will be used.

The avenues in Jixiang City were also paved with cement in the same way, but two days later than Hunan East Avenue, and they used these two days to observe and learn.

At the same time, the construction team cut off the Liuyin River from the upstream, and the cut-off state can only last for a day, otherwise the upstream water level will soar and will rush to Yongsheng and the coal mining area.

The contractors used this day to carry out emergency construction, laying water pipelines and building bridges, while the Ministry of Construction organized the people in the city to clean up the river and build and strengthen the river embankment.

The Chengnan Farm is also building roads, and the people of Liuyinhe District and Chengnan District have also spontaneously joined in, busy with other things. This is not to make money, but to have outsiders to help when building roads in the future, and no one wants to affect the farming for half a year.

Wang Xuan has been walking around with his eldest sister Wang Bi recently, mainly to observe the growth of mushrooms and fungus. Now that it has grown, it is too little and too small, and the weather is getting cooler, so there is no hope for this year.

On the afternoon of December 8th, Wang Xuan came to Wang Bi again with flowers, this time to discuss the promotion of briquette stoves, and by the way.

"Mei'er, eat gnocchi soup tonight, and then go buy a fish, and I'll make boiled fish for everyone. Wang Xuan was not polite, and when he entered the house, he instructed Mei'er to prepare dinner.

"I'm going to eat scrambled eggs with leeks. The little girl also got involved, hugged the eldest sister's leg with a flattering face, and said crisply.

"Look at you, I'm going to be unable to hold my fat lately, I have to move around more after dinner, do you hear!" Wang Xuan revealed Wang Hua's old bottom on the side.

The little girl is indeed a lot fatter, obviously exceeding the width ratio that her height should have.

"Nearly 100 sets of briquette furnace shells have been sent to the hardware factory, and nearly 10,000 briquettes have been produced, what are the next plans for the eldest sister?" Wang Xuan looked at so many accessories smashed in his hands without moving, he was really uncomfortable, and if he didn't make money, what was it.

"I don't know how to do business, so I'm thinking I'll talk to you when you're done. Wang Bi was a little embarrassed, as if she had failed Wang Xuan's intentions.

"In this way, let Mei'er go to the Ministry of Commerce to prepare a case and set up a coal stove factory, which is called Wang's kitchenware, and the registered capital will be reported as 1,000 gold coins. Wang Xuan saw that the eldest sister really didn't have any opinions in this regard, so he took matters into his own hands.

"Please the Propaganda Department to arrange a recruitment notice, the recruitment target is not limited to men and women, 18 to 40 years old, the number of 200, at the end of the year after the recruitment of training will begin. The site is set between the coal mine area and Yongsheng, covering an area of 300 acres, which should be enough, and I will design the drawings. ”

Wang Xuan finished speaking in one breath, this is really not difficult, what you need to pay attention to is the firing of the inner tank billet, which is not much different from burning bricks. The other is the filling process between the inner tank and the furnace wall, which requires a little skill.

Wang Xuan plans to make one hundred and eighty to test the water, and sell it to the side of Hunan East Road, if the effect is good, he will go all out to produce.

Immediately told Wang Bi a series of marketing strategies, Wang Bi naturally agreed, and arranged for Mei'er to follow and learn, and I am afraid that this business will be taken over by Mei'er in the future.

It is better to act than to be moved, Wang Xuan asked the guards who participated in the firing of the inner tank last time to bring fifty gold coins to Yongsheng to place an order, make a hundred inner bile billets according to the design requirements, and find a time to fire them.

Then Wang Xuan found a pen and paper and drew the construction drawings of the kitchenware factory.

The kitchenware factory is divided into three parts, and the largest area is the briquette production area, which covers an area of 100 acres and adopts cement floor.

Then there is the warehouse, which is divided into raw material warehouse and finished product warehouse, covering an area of nearly 100 acres. The raw material warehouse mainly stores the furnace shell, furnace sleeve, filler (yellow mud), breather valve, handle, etc., except for the filler made by the factory, the rest are all purchased. The finished product bin stores briquettes, tongs and finished furnaces.

Finally, there is the assembly area, where the parts are assembled into a finished product, which can be shipped with a little packaging.

Strictly speaking, the kitchenware factory is actually an assembly factory, and the most important part of the product has been contracted by the hardware factory and Yongsheng, and the rest is just a simple combination of components.

Mei'er quickly entered the role, listening to Wang Xuan's explanation while staring at the drawings, and sighed after a long time: It's so simple!

Wang Xuan was amused, and replied with a smile: "Those who can watch the doorway, and those who can't watch it will be lively, and it will naturally be much simpler if you study it thoroughly." ”

Wang Xuan, the management of the factory, had no time to teach, but he gave Mei'er a trick and asked her to go to Yongsheng Porcelain Factory to learn for a few days, after all, it was the first factory in Jixiang, and Wang Xuan poured a lot of effort into it, whether it was personnel management or plant design, operation methods, etc.

After sending Mei'er away, Wang Xuan and Wang Bi discussed her wedding date.

At the beginning, Wang Xuan promised Liu Liu and Wang Bi to get married, but no specific date was set. Liu Liu now sees that Wang Xuan is like a mouse seeing a cat, how can he have the courage to ask about the marriage period, Wang Biyi's daughter's family will not speak, and now it seems that it will be delayed, and the marriage room has not been built yet.

Wang Xuan expressed his thoughts euphemistically, Wang Bi didn't care, the marriage contract has been decided, the dowry has been received, so what's the matter if it's late. This younger brother is embarrassed to talk to Liu Liu, so he set up a trap for her here. Immediately, Wang Bi said very "generously" that everything was up to him, and there was no need to find some lame reasons.

Wang Bi's attitude made Wang Xuan very embarrassed, but fortunately, the maid bought the fish back at this time, and Wang Xuan slipped away under the pretext of making boiled fish.

There are a lot of spices in the kitchen, and it is estimated that they are also copied from their own kitchen. The oil is rapeseed oil from Hedong, and it is very gratifying to pour it into a bowl.

Take a deep breath and get your hands dirty!

After the fish is cleaned, slice the fish, put it in a bowl and add flour and wine and stir well; then put oil, green onion, garlic and water in the pot and start to heat; after boiling, put in the fish slices, ginger slices, cinnamon and boil, add salt and remove from the pot when the water is boiled for the second time.

It's a pity that there are no chili peppers and soy sauce, and Wang Xuan feels a little fly in the ointment.

Soon, another scrambled egg with leeks was ready, and the slightly awkward atmosphere was immediately washed away by the lively dinner.

During the banquet, Wang Bi asked Wang Xuan about the origin of his cooking skills, these dishes are not only rare, but the methods are even more novel and have excellent taste.

Wang Xuan had to perfunctory say that he was talented, had a deep understanding of cooking skills, and continued to practice and try to achieve today's achievements.

Where did Wang Bi believe his nonsense, and after taking a sip, he ate attentively.

"I plan to add a culinary subject to the Jixiang Technical College after the new city is completed, and I will specialize in teaching cooking skills. This good cooking not only makes the dishes exquisite and delicious, but also has the effect of strengthening the body and prolonging life through the different collocation design of the dishes, and can also beautify the skin!"

Wang Xuan constantly described the many advantages of food, hoping that the two cousins could take the initiative to join, so that not only would they have a good mouth, but also a ready-made lecturer for the follow-up cooking class.

As soon as Wang Bi and Wang Yue heard about longevity and beauty, they asked about the recipes, and Wang Xuan also picked a few simple words, saying that they would come over tomorrow to demonstrate on the spot, and the flowers next to them also shouted that they wanted to come over and learn to cook......

Wang Bi and Wang Yue looked at each other and smiled, just eating, and stopped talking.

This time the stuffing was exposed, but Hua'er's words were unhelpful.

Wang Xuan had to eat with his head bored, and Hua'er looked at everyone curiously, full of puzzlement.