Sunspot?

This is the name of Li Laohan.

It's the same as the goateeed middle-aged man I met this afternoon shouting "Li Heifeng", two words.

"Grandpa the village chief, what's the big deal in the village?" Li Xiaoyue couldn't help but ask.

Village Chief Li thought that someone would come in the next two or three days anyway, and he couldn't hide it, "Dongshan's original place for iron smelting will be a new training place in a few days." ”

"I received a notice from the county lord above today, asking me to do my best to assist in cleaning up. I don't know about these things in the army, so I asked your father to go over and discuss. ”

Lihua Village is not big, but it is not small, there are six or seven hundred people.

This is tens of thousands of recruits, and there must be a lot of miscellaneous things, and maybe there are still people in the village who will serve as soldiers.

Li Laohan didn't want his daughter to know too much, and he had to remind his daughters not to run around in the future, "Boss, you and Sanqiang bring the cattle and sheep back, and I'll go to your grandfather's house." ”

"Got it, Dad." Boss Li responded and kicked Li Sanqiang, who was eager to try, "Don't give me cranky thoughts, stay at home and be honest." ”

Li Sanqiang rubbed his kicked buttocks, his face was bitter, and he didn't dare to squeak, but he was thinking about how to persuade his father and grandfather to join the army and make contributions on the battlefield.

Li Xiaoyue was thoughtful, she looked at a large open space at the door, all of which belonged to hers.

The only way to Dongshan is to pass by her doorstep, and since it is a place for military training, there are definitely a lot of people.

Li Xiaoyue smiled, it seems that this is also a good business opportunity, take the time to build a shed on the side of the road to sell some tea or noodles and the like, and the family has another small business.

Wu Cuihong cooked noodles for her mother-in-law and husband, and also beat two eggs, which tasted very good.

Li Xiaoyue was full of food and drink, and she couldn't care about eating, so she quickly washed her hands and feet, threw herself on the bed and fell asleep.

Li Xiaoyue, who has always been an early riser, rarely slept until after breakfast the next day.

Wu Cuihong boiled millet porridge and served it with small pickles, Li Xiaoyue thought it was delicious.

Thinking of the handful of sesame seeds bought, after a little more than a month, after the weather is warmer, it will be planted, and when it is harvested in the fall, there will be sesame oil and sesame cakes.

Thinking about Li Xiaoyue, I can't help but drool!

As soon as he finished breakfast, Li Sanqiang ran over with a smile on his face, holding an iron honeycomb coal tool in his hand.

"Sister-in-law, Blacksmith Wang has made what you want, and Grandpa asked me to send it to you. Do you think it works? ”

Li Xiaoyue's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly took it over to check inside and out, it was exactly the same as the drawings, the whole body was a little black and heavy, but it was very strong.

"It works!" Li Xiaoyue nodded, "Sanqiang, how much is this?" ”

Li Sanqiang waved his hand, "Grandpa didn't say it, and I don't know." Sister-in-law, what do you want this thing for? ”

Liu Changfu, Liu Changlu, and Liu Changxi went to collect pigs and were not at home.

Li Xiaoyue wanted to make honeycomb coal and had to find a helper, "Sanqiang, are you free?" ”

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine, my grandfather said, if something happens to my sister-in-law, I'll help you here." Li Sanqiang replied, "Sister-in-law, grandpa also wants to know how to do this honeycomb stone?" ”

When Li Xiaoyue saw the third nephew say this, she smiled, "Everything is ready, the loess and stone powder have been sifted." ”

"Five baskets of stone nirvana powder with a basket of loess, mixed evenly, and then added water to live into mud, you can use this tool to make honeycomb coal."

"Sister-in-law, wait a minute, I'll get it." When Li Sanqiang heard this, he took the basket and began to load it with pulverized coal and loess, and then added water.

Li Xiaoyue pressed the honeycomb coal tool hard into the reconciled stone mud, waited until it was compacted, and then took it to the open space in the corner of the wall, pressed the upper position with two thumbs, and the honeycomb coal with ten holes fell off from the mold.

Wu Cuihong and Li Sanqiang both came to see it, and their faces were surprised, "Mother, this thing really looks like a honeycomb, no wonder it's honeycomb coal." Mother, you sit, I'll get it. ”

Wu Cuihong was reluctant to work for her mother-in-law, after her husband was reprimanded by her mother-in-law last night, when her husband went into the house to rest at night, it was rare to be very gentle and light on her.

She and her daughter's good life does not depend on her husband, but on her mother-in-law.

She must honor her mother-in-law well!

It's just that before she touched the tool, she was taken by Li Sanqiang, "Sister-in-law, cousin, I'll come, you guys pull aside and watch." ”

Li Sanqiang lifted his tool and smashed it into the mud of the reconciled Shi Ni, with great strength.

Li Xiaoyue immediately reminded, "Sanqiang, you slow down for me, light, you use so much strength, my tool can't support you to fall like this." ”

Li Sanqiang smiled, "Okay, I know, sister-in-law." I tapped it, this thing is interesting. ”

Li Sanqiang said while working, much faster than Li Xiaoyue.

After a while, rows of black, round honeycomb coals appeared on the ground along the corner of the wall.

Li Sanqiang's movements are swift, and he keeps making honeycomb coal.

At noon, I also ate at Li Xiaoyue's house, and in the evening, I used up all the stone powder and made thousands of honeycomb coals.

Today's weather is good, there is wind, and those honeycomb coals made in the morning, dried for a day, can be used tomorrow.

Wu Cuihong was worried about getting damp, so she covered it with a layer of wheat stalks.

"Mother, this is the soil on the mountain you want, it's very fertile." Liu Changhuan's back basket contained humus nutrient soil dug up from the mountain.

"Okay, hard work, Changhuan." Li Xiaoyue smiled, brought a sieve, and worked with Liu Changhuan to sift out the impurities in the soil.

Liu Changhuan smiled gently, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he already had the delicate beauty of a girl, "Mother, Changhuan is not hard." What's next? ”

The sieved soil is laid flat on the ground, exposed to the sun, turning it over a few times from time to time.

After the soil is sterilized by sunlight, it can be transplanted for later use.

Although the whole family thinks that Li Xiaoyue is behaving strangely now, everyone in the family feels sorry for her, and they don't refute and disobey her, they all let her.

Just ask for your mother-in-law

It's good if your mother is happy!

Li Xiaoyue is happy physically and mentally, she has never received so much sincere care, she likes life here a little.

Early the next morning, Zhou Laohan finished the shells and inner tanks of the twenty sets of ceramic stoves that had been burned last night, as well as the edge-sealing lids on them.

These stoneware are brown in color, about a finger thick, and the inner liner is pale red and very strong.

The lid is not big or small, and there are three small bulges on it, and put the pot hard.

"Xiaoyue, don't worry, my craftsmanship is good!" Zhou Laohan is very confident in his craft, he has just been at home, in fact, he has already checked it.

Li Xiaoyue nodded and gave a thumbs up to Old Man Zhou, "Uncle Zhou, your skills are really good." ”

"Ouch, is that what you call honeycomb coal? Not to mention, it looks like it. Zhou Laohan also praised, "When the stove is ready, ask me to take a look, how is this stove?" ”

"Okay!" Li Xiaoyue responded and gave the rest of the money to Zhou Laohan.

Li Xiaoyue found the discarded iron rod at home, put it underneath, and then put the furnace on top of it, and used vermiculite to fill the gap between the furnace and the furnace wall to keep warm.

Finally, the lid is put on top, and a stove is ready.

In the hearth was a piece of honeycomb coal, which burned red.

Li Xiaoyue was about to clip out the honeycomb coal and put it in the stove, when she suddenly realized that she had forgotten something important.