"Brother Zhu, how was the result of the game, did the people of Luoshui Village treat you well?" Xiao Ding asked.

Zhu Xiaohua deliberately straightened his face and said seriously: "The result is not very good, the brick kiln lost." ”

"How can this be, let's go to them to settle accounts!" Wu Zhi was the first to shout.

Tang Yimin pondered for a moment and said, "Without a brick kiln, we have to think of other ways." ”

Xiao Ding also said: "Brother Zhu, what about you, are you okay?" ”

Zhu Bihua suddenly laughed and said, "I lied to you, the brick kiln is ours." ”

"Really?"

The three of them looked incredulous.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Of course it's true, losing to me in front of so many people." Zhang Shui can't afford to repay his debts. ”

The three of them cheered in unison: "So, today's game, we won." ”

Xiao Ding shouted: "Brother Zhu is the best, long live Brother Zhu!" ”

Zhu Xiaohua waited for them to cheer, and asked with a confused expression: "It's so late, why are you here." Shouldn't you be on the farm at this time? ”

Xiao Ding said: "You don't let us get too close, and everyone is worried that you will be bullied by the villagers of Luoshui Village." So I'm waiting for you here. ”

Zhu Xiaohua was moved in his heart, he didn't expect that just because of his words, these people would wait for him in this wasteland for four or five hours.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "Everyone attaches so much importance to affection, from now on, in this farm, there is food for me, and there is yours." ”

Xiao Ding and Tang Yimin clapped their hands and said, "We are Brother Zhu's people, and we will follow Brother Zhu in the future." ”

The next day, Zhu Xiaohua led these people to the brick kiln to make bricks.

The red bricks of the first kiln of Zhang Shui's family came out of the kiln, and the two sides did their own thing and did not interfere with each other. Zhang Shui lost to Zhu Xiaohua in front of the whole village yesterday, and he was a little wilted to see Zhu Xiaohua's descendants again, and he was a lot more polite to the people on the farm.

These people on the farm are already familiar with making bricks again, sifting the soil, mixing the mud, loading molds, and forming them in one go.

Liu Daqiang also appeared at the brick kiln on time, and gave these people some pointers from time to time.

After a kiln of red bricks from Zhang Shui came out, they were quickly sold out. is exactly the same as Zhu Xiaohua's scene at that time.

Wu Zhi and the others watched a cart of red bricks being pulled away, a little angry, and whispered: "Originally, this brick was ours." ”

"He buys our bricks for five cents, turns them into red bricks and sells them, and it becomes a dime a dime. It's too easy to make money. ”

Zhu Xiaohua asked them to continue making bricks, and strive to use up all the high-quality soil in the vicinity.

In this way, even if the later people were red-eyed, there were no ready-made raw materials to use, and the production cost was not as cheap as it is now.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "When he finishes burning the bricks of the three kilns, it will still be ours in the future." ”

After the red bricks were sold, Zhang Shui bought Zhu Xiaohua's remaining 4,000 bricks and paid 200 yuan again.

Zhu Xiaohua calculated, plus the previous 100 yuan, the 6,000 bricks were sold for 300 yuan.

They made bricks and burned bricks, and they had earned a total of 640 yuan, which was less than the expected half a month, and it was also much more than the original target of 500 yuan.

Zhang Shui emptied the brick kiln, and in order to let the brick kiln cool down quickly, he directly poured water into the kiln.

His two sons stood on the top of the kiln and splashed water, and he and his wife stood in the kiln to splash water, and after a while, the kiln was filled with fog.

While the brick kiln was cooling, he transferred the bricks to the kiln again and set up firewood.

In this way, the open space in front of the brick kiln was idle, and in less than half a day, the place where the bricks were originally placed was occupied by the new bricks made by Tang Yimin and others.

Zhu Xiaohua handed over the brick kiln to Tang Yimin, Wu Zhi and others, and he returned to the farm with 300 yuan.

Zhu Xiaohua handed over thirty dark green pieces of unity to Captain Xiao's desk and said, "Our original goal has been accomplished, but unfortunately it is only earned by selling bricks." We can earn more if we don't sell bricks. ”

Captain Xiao put away the money, put it together with the money from last time, smiled, and said, "This is already very good, but you can keep up the good work." Brick kilns are not easy to come by, and I hope that in the period before you are released from prison, you can create some surprises for us. In this way, not only will I be able to be promoted, but all of you will be expected to be rewarded. ”

Zhu Xiaohua nodded, it doesn't matter to him whether he praises it or not.

The important thing is that the brick kiln is not easy to come by, and since he guards a ready-made mountain of gold, he has to maximize its function. Generate income for farms and collectives.

Because here, they have basically nothing to do except labor.

Without the pressure of the task, Zhu Xiaohua suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "If the brick kiln is running normally, I want to use the money I earn to buy a harvester." In this way, the wheat harvesting on the farm can greatly save manpower and improve efficiency. In addition, during the busy farming season, you can also drive the harvester to help other farmers and farms harvest wheat and make money to generate income. ”

Captain Xiao was almost amazed by his bold idea.

This is exactly what the farm needs most at the moment.

Los Angeles is located on the plains, full of fields with no end in sight, and manual labor is time-consuming and laborious. If there could be a harvester, how many people's labor would be liberated at once, and how much profit would it bring to the farm?

However, he soon had a question, could he earn back the money of a harvester just by burning bricks?

You know, a harvester costs more than 4,000 yuan, so how many bricks do you need to earn a harvester?

Captain Xiao said, "I support your idea. It's just that this goal is too big, and I'm afraid it's not so easy to achieve. I've been told before, but in the end, it's all gone. During this time, you just have to do your best, and I will take care of the rest, such as your release from prison and your application to your superiors. ”

Zhu Xiaohua nodded, but he still didn't give up the idea.

If he remembers correctly, he will be released from prison in just over a month.

He wants to create a surprise for the farm during this time, as Captain Xiao said. Count it as your own parting gift.

Moreover, after the farm has a harvester, Xiaoding, Tang Yimin, Wu Zhi and others who follow him will also be able to benefit from it and reduce heavy manual labor.

Captain Xiao called the accountant and registered all the money earned by Zhu Xiaohua and others, as well as the harvest of the farm this year.

Captain Xiao said: "This year's situation, we will report it like this. ”

Zhu Xiaohua stood at the door and did not leave.

He calculated that the prisoners could make about a thousand bricks a day, a total value of fifty dollars a day at the rate of five cents.

If the price of the finished red brick is calculated, the total value is 150 yuan per day, 1500 yuan for 10 days, and 4500 yuan for 30 days.

In this way, the money to buy a harvester is almost the same.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xiaohua immediately called out to Captain Xiao and the accountant: "Wait a little longer." ”