The kiln owner smiled shyly: "I am what everyone calls a 10,000-yuan household, and if you have money, the house will naturally be built better." ”

"Upstairs and downstairs, electric lights and telephones, refrigerators, TVs, motorcycles, your home is complete."

Zhu Xiaohua continued to admire.

The kiln owner smiled happily and talked more: "Yes, I am content now." In the past few decades, I never imagined that I would be able to live such a day one day. This year, I will build the house of my two sons and marry my daughter, and my life will be completed. ”

After more than 20 minutes of chatting between the two sides, Zhu Xiaohua saw that the heat was almost over, and finally got to the point.

"To tell you the truth, we are here to rent your brick kiln. Construction on the farm side requires a lot of bricks. ”

When the old man heard "farm", his face suddenly became nervous.

He knew that there were a lot of re-education workers at Jiazigou Farm, and everyone was full of fear of the farm.

Zhu Xiaohua saw the old man's doubts, and then said: "Don't worry, the farm is full of young people who have made small mistakes, and those who have made big mistakes will not be there." Everyone is actively reforming, and there is no offense against the surrounding autumn. ”

When he said that Qiu had not committed any crimes, the old man's nervous expression instantly relaxed.

For so many years, I really haven't heard of anyone harassing the surrounding residents on the farm.

Zhu Xiaohua continued: "When I passed by just now, I saw that your brick kiln was idle, can you rent it to us?" You make an offer. ”

The old man pondered for a long time and said, "The brick kiln is the guy I eat, and I have never rented it before, and we use it to burn bricks ourselves." ”

Seeing Zhu Xiaohua's expectant expression, he turned to say: "However, I am content now, I have to build a house for my two sons this year, and I have no time to burn bricks." If you want to use it, use it. If you don't have money, forget it. ”

The old man briefly introduced the situation of the brick kiln, a kiln can burn 2,000 red bricks, and the kiln fire needs to burn for 24 hours. Before the bricks are fired, the mud needs to be exposed to the sun for five to seven days and thoroughly air-dried, so that the burned bricks are strong and durable.

Zhu Xiaohua calculated the account, a kiln can burn 2,000 bricks, in Los Angeles in this era, the price of a red brick is about one cent, two to one cent, and one cent. Two thousand bricks, conservatively estimated, can have an income of 240 to 300 yuan.

The cycle of burning a kiln is seven days, and it can be burned twice in half a month, barely enough to earn 500 yuan.

"Well, then, if you agree, I'll come back to you tomorrow morning. You take us to the brick kiln. ”

The old man nodded, in agreement.

After saying goodbye to the old man, Zhu Xiaohua and the four of them walked back.

Zhu Xiaohua was thinking about what he would lack if he led the more than 40 labor prisoners on the farm to burn bricks.

After thinking about it, thinking about it, I finally found that there was a lack of technical masters.

Although I was a fund manager in my previous life, I have some understanding of all walks of life and a little bit of the process of burning bricks, but the real brick burning technology still has to be guided by experienced people. In this way, the old man is still indispensable.

After returning to the farm, Zhu Xiaohua told Captain Xiao about renting a brick kiln, saying: "Now that the site is available, the personnel are available, and there is still a lack of start-up capital." ”

Captain Xiao looked surprised: "The venue doesn't need money, the raw materials are taken locally, and the workers' farms are ready-made, why do you need start-up capital?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua smiled slightly, "Because these are not the most critical, the key thing is the need for experienced technicians." Otherwise, burn the bricks that can't be used, and everything will be in vain. ”

Captain Xiao suddenly became enlightened: "How much does it cost?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua stretched out a palm: "50 pieces." ”

Captain Xiao was surprised again: "My monthly salary is only 47 yuan, and every month the old snacks are worn, and the basic moonshine is light, and the 50 yuan has to wait until next month's salary." ”

Captain Xiao set his eyes on Zhu Xiaohua and thought to himself, he was a singer before he came in, and he would be richer than himself.

Zhu Xiaohua felt Captain Xiao's gaze for help, and spread his hands, indicating that he was completely breezy with his sleeves.

was reborn naked, this Zhu Xiaohua has empty pockets, and he is completely a poor bastard. This made him a little discouraged.

Think of yourself sitting in a luxurious revolving restaurant in the magic capital, with endless seafood feasts in front of you, but after coming here, there are only steamed buns, pickled vegetables and soup every day.

Therefore, he must earn enough five hundred yuan as soon as possible, but he faked Brother Huo, got out of prison smoothly, and went back as soon as possible.

He remembers that before the crossing, he was in the revolving restaurant in the magic capital, celebrating the listing of the two companies in which the fund participated, and then drank some wine, and when he went home, the substitute driver was late, and he decided to drive it himself, and then, it seems, the car fell into the sea......

"What can I do?"

Captain Xiao looked sad, took out a cigarette, lit a Wenzhou match, lit a cigarette and smoked it.

"There is a way, but I don't know if everyone wants to."

Raising money is a piece of cake for Zhu Xiaohua, who is a fund manager, but this kind of thing can only be done by Captain Xiao himself.

"What's the solution?"

Captain Xiao knew that Zhu Xiaohua had a lot of ideas.

In the past, he didn't find out that this Zhu Xiaohua was a talent, and when he looked at him before, he only felt that others were very cowardly and unproductive. Why do you look at it now, the more you look at it, the more you think he is handsome?

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Gather everyone and raise funds together. ”

"For this money, everyone will raise funds together, where will I put my captain's face?"

Captain Xiao was obviously psychologically difficult to accept.

However, thinking that in half a month, the result of his transfer application might come down, he gritted his teeth and said, "Just do it." ”

Half an hour later, the guards of the farm came to Captain Xiao's office one after another.

Captain Xiao did not tell everyone the real purpose of raising money, only said that the farm needed to be repaired, and there was a shortage of 50 yuan, hoping that everyone would have the money to contribute, and took the lead in donating a huge amount of money - five yuan.

The other guards also donated generously, some donated one, some donated three, and some donated five cents.

The most buttoned person only donated one dime, and explained: "My mother's salary is all for medical treatment." In fact, his mother was not sick at all, and the money was lost by playing cards in his spare time.

When everyone left, Captain Xiao and Zhu Xiaohua counted, a total of thirty-seven yuan and five cents. There are still more than ten yuan short of the start-up capital of fifty yuan.

Captain Xiao frowned again, a little dissatisfied with the guards.

Usually, these people call him Captain Xiao one after another, shouting very sweetly, and when they need to pay for it at the critical moment, they actually shrink back one by one.

There is grain and piglets on the farm, but they are all the property of the public collective, and no one dares to move it.

He couldn't take out the more than ten yuan for the time being, and suddenly a penny was difficult for the hero, and his face was sad.