Pang Yuan's village is called Xihe Village, not far from Jiajia Village, Tan Guohua first went to find Jia Blacksmith, looking at the busy situation inside and outside the store, business is obviously more prosperous than before.

"Ouch~ It's Brother Hua who is here, please come inside!" As soon as Blacksmith Jia saw him, he hurriedly put down the work in his hand and greeted him warmly.

"It seems that the sapper shovel has been approved by the prefectural commander?"

"Brother Tohua'er's blessing, this kind of shovel is easy to carry, and it is very suitable for the pioneer battalion that opens the road in the mountains, and the army has ordered a thousand of them!"

"It's good for you to get rich, I still have a business here, I don't know if you want to do it, say it in advance, this time I'm going to do stocks!"

Blacksmith Jia had already tasted the sweetness, and said very happily: "As long as it is a profitable business, how about giving the little brother a percent of the net profit?"

"I want at least thirty percent!"

Blacksmith Jia muttered, "Let's talk about what kind of business it is!"

Tan Guohua smiled mysteriously, "The sapper shovel, the army will soon build its own, and this business cannot be done for a long time..."

"Little brother is not happy, if it is really a good business, three will achieve three percent!"

"Sign a paperwork first!"

"You... Okay, sign it!" "The more Tan Guohua is like this, the more Jia Blacksmith feels that this must be a good business, and if he doesn't do it, I'm afraid he will be cheaper for others.

The two signed the paperwork and pressed their handprints, "Brother Hua, let's do this, you don't want to sell Guanzi anymore!"

Tan Guohua still didn't directly say what a good thing it was, but asked rhetorically, "Boss Jia, is this thing good for charcoal?"

"It's easy to get it, although our Huangchi doesn't produce this, but it is produced in several surrounding counties, but... This thing is not easy to burn, and there are often poisonous smoke to death!"

"That's good, I've drawn a pattern here, you can help me get it, I'm going to meet a friend, I'll come back tomorrow!"

Boss Jia took the thing drawn on the rice paper and asked uncertainly, "This is... Stove?"

"Exactly!"

"What's the use of that cylinder on it?"

"Smoking chimney!"

The production of the briquette stove is not complicated, Jia Blacksmith asked a few words to understand the production method of this thing, Tan Guohua asked him to prepare some charcoal and clay and other things, and then said goodbye and left.

Arrived at Xihe Village and inquired about Pang Yuan's residence.

Pang Yuan's parents died early, and Pang Yuan's uncle had a daughter who had already married, so he regarded this nephew as his own, and his family was rich and spoiled, so he raised Pang Yuan into a ranger in the township.

When Tan Guohua arrived, Pang Yuan was not at home, and Pang Yuan's uncle Pang Yun came to meet him.

The Pang family's family background is much better than the Chen family, there are differences between the two sides, Pang Yunlai actually doesn't agree with the Pang and Chen families, but Pang Yuan is hard-hearted, so he has no choice but to acquiesce.

After the conversation, Pang Yunlai asked someone to find Pang Yuan, and half an hour later, Pang Yuan rushed back.

"Brother Hua, what is the matter with me?"

"My sister is going to get married during the Chinese New Year, I don't worry if you don't have a business, there is a business here, I don't know if you want to do it?"

"What kind of business?" The Pang family runs a car and horse dealership business, and if it is a transaction of ten or eight dollars, he doesn't care about it at all.

"If this business is done well, it will not be a problem to earn 100 yuan a year!"

"One hundred and ten guans?" Without waiting for Pang Yuan to speak, Pang Yun came to the interface, the car and horse shop he ran only earned so much in a year, and the business of one hundred and ten guan was definitely a big deal.

"Brother Hua, what kind of business is so profitable?"

Tan Guohua no longer sells guanzi, and tells the idea of transporting charcoal and making briquettes.

"It's not difficult to transport charcoal, we have a car at home, this briquette is really so easy to use?"

"Come with me to Blacksmith Jia's house tomorrow, you will know at a glance!"

......

The next day, in the backyard of Blacksmith Jia, Tan Guohua personally made briquettes and then demonstrated how to use them on the spot.

Pang Yunlai and Jia Blacksmith are both people with business vision, and they instantly saw the benefits of this briquette stove and honeycomb coal, charcoal is very cheap, even cheaper than firewood, and now it is winter, and this winter is particularly cold, four or five briquettes can be used for a day, can cook rice and boil water, and can also make the house warm, which can be described as a very affordable fuel.

If this thing is promoted, there may be fewer people in the countryside to buy it, and there is absolutely no shortage of customers in the county, and the demand for this thing in those big cities will only be greater, and if it is done well, it must be a big business that can be operated for a long time, but they are still worried about the problem of gas poisoning, and doubt whether the chimney can really play a "drug repellent" effect.

"If you want to verify whether it works, put the stove in the house and test it for two days, won't you?"

"Okay, if it's really feasible, the old man will do this business!" Pang Yunlai took the lead in expressing his position.

"Hehe, the matter of making the stove and chimney will be handed over to Jia, Brother Pang don't rob me, I have an agreement with Brother Hua!"

"That's natural, but this method of making briquettes, Brother Jia still needs to sign a contract with the old man, so as not to spread it out, and it will ruin our friendship!"

......

The use of briquette stoves and chimneys was tested by countless people, and three days later, two transactions were initiated, Jia blacksmith was responsible for making briquette stoves and chimneys, and Pang Yunlai and Pang Yuan's uncle and nephew were responsible for making briquettes and the other was responsible for transporting coal.

Both sides have a certain number of contacts, soon let some of the squires in Huangchi County have used the briquette stove, the facts have proved that the briquette stove is indeed easy to use, the house is warm like spring, and there is no unpleasant smell, you can drink tea, play chess, it is quite comfortable to be in it, the key is that the investment is not much, a briquette stove plus chimney, as long as two or three hundred dollars, and the briquette is enough for five or six yuan a day, such consumption is more economical than using firewood, even the average farmer can barely use it.

The gold and silver cups are not as good as everyone's reputation, in just one month, Jia blacksmith sold more than 100 sets, and the business is still expanding, gradually expanding to Bianliang, Kaifeng, Yingchang, Jincheng and other places.

The day before the arrival of the Yuan Day Festival (the first day of the Lunar New Year), Tan Guohua received dividends from Jia and Pang, a total of 14 yuan and 500 yuan.

Mother Chen had never seen such a large sum of money, and she was overjoyed: "Hua'er, these ten times are saved for your mother, and you can take the rest, I know that the cost of practicing martial arts is big!"

"Thank you, mother, Uncle Pang said that the family affairs of our two families should be decided, and I want to make the matchmaker come over to set the date before the Lantern Festival!"

Chen's mother knew that it had not been decided before, because of the differences between the two portals, and the surname Pang was suspicious, but now because of Chen Guohua's relationship, the marriage of the two families is imperative, so she took the initiative to ask for a decision!

"You go and reply, and when the second day of March turns fifteenth, then ask the elders of the clan to help negotiate family affairs!"

As the only male in the family, Tan Guohua was obliged to do these things, first went to the Pang family, finished the big things, and then went to the county seat, and nearly four yuan of money became medicinal materials.

After returning home, he began to concentrate on practicing martial arts, with medicinal porridge as an aid, he could boldly refine and refine qi, it didn't take long, the sea of qi has been able to store three strands of true qi, shaking the mountain fist has also reached a small success, and the pit behind the house for cultivating light skills has reached seven feet deep......

In the blink of an eye, it was the season of spring flowers, and on the eve of the preparation and ceremony for Erya, Pang Yuan brought a big piece of good news, "Auntie, Brother Hong has news!"

"What, you mean Brother Hong is still alive!"

"Well, alive!"

"Say it quickly, don't sell it!" Er Ya also said urgently.

Pang Yuan took a sip of water, and then continued: "A few days ago, I went to Huazhou, and I happened to meet a fellow villager who joined the army with Hong Ge'er. ”

"So what's going on now?"

"Later, I secretly went to Gaoping, spent money to buy a captain who managed the prison camp, and found out that Brother Hong was there, but if I wanted to redeem him back, I had to spend at least 100 yuan up and down, and the money I brought at that time was insufficient, so I only saw Brother Hong!"

"How is Hong'er's health, is the injury healed?" said Chen's mother eagerly.

"The injury is healed, but I have suffered a lot in a place like the prison camp......" Pang Yuan did not continue, but everyone guessed that the situation was not optimistic.

"No matter what, I have to redeem my younger brother!" Erya said categorically.

"However, I can only help at most twenty times, and I have to ask my uncle what he means!" Pang Yuan was embarrassed, he knew his uncle's character very well, and he was definitely not an atmospheric person.

Chen's mother said gloomily: "The family has only accumulated less than forty yuan at present..."

There was silence in the room, and everyone looked at Tan Guohua, who was a little taller, and in the past few months, they had become accustomed to him taking the decision.

Tan Guohua sighed, "The dividends of the blacksmith shop may not be able to eat!"

Chen's mother wanted to speak and stopped, she knew very well the importance of the three-point dividend to the family, but for the sake of her own son, she could only sell dry shares at the moment.

"Wait until I find out what my uncle means, if I can lend out fifty or sixty yuan, I don't need to sell dry shares anymore!"

Er Ya stepped forward and boldly shook his hand, everything was silent......

When Pang Yuan returned from home, his face was ugly, and he explained what Pang Yunlai meant, not only did the other party not plan to borrow money, but also wanted to take the opportunity to buy out Sancheng's dry shares.

Chen's mother and Erya were both angry, this was simply taking advantage of the fire to rob, but Tan Guohua was not angry, in business, although the other party's approach was ruthless, it was very in line with the style of most people in his previous life, "It's okay to buy out, how much can Uncle Pang give?"

"Uncle said that if the weather is getting warmer now, it will be difficult to do business, and he is only willing to pay eighty times!"

"What, it's only eighty!" Chen Erya's voice sharpened.

"Erya, don't be angry, it's not what I meant!" Pang Yuan hurriedly explained.

Tan Guohua patted Erya's shoulder and signaled her to be calm, "Brother Pang, you told your uncle that you can buy it out for a hundred times, I think he will agree!"

......