Dressed as a blacksmith

The cold wind was piercing, Yu Dameng washed some hot water from the kitchen and went back to his room.

As it got colder day by day, it became more and more difficult for Fulang to get up. Yu Dameng looked at the little husband who was still struggling on the bed, with a smile in his eyes, "It's windy outside, let's wash in the room."

Qiao Yuan whimpered, wrapped in the quilt and climbed onto Yu Dameng who was sitting by the bed, "I don't think about it."

In the past, he could still hide in bed and sleep in the cage, but not now.

Episode [-] is the day when Qiao Yuan plans to start selling stoves and briquettes, so preparations must be made early.

Although the stove was lit at night, the fire was already extinguished when he got up early. Yu Dameng was afraid that his husband would catch cold, so he didn't let him move around, and even wrapped him in a quilt again, "It's still early, you can go to sleep later."

Qiao Yuan liked Yu Dameng's little actions of caring and loving him, his eyes curled up unconsciously, and his mouth was also funny, "You care about me so much?"

Yu Dameng has a stupid mouth and is not good at talking about love. His care and love are hidden in the details, and he is very reserved.But Qiao Yuan was different, every time he had to speak and ask so bluntly, Yu Dameng couldn't help it, his ears turned red, and he replied softly, "Yes."

Qiao Yuan was overjoyed, he rubbed in Yu Dameng's arms carelessly, and said loudly: "I'm going to eat the first pot of grits from Grandma Niu's house!"

This grits is made of beef stick bones, chicken, wheat kernels, flour and various seasonings through multiple processes [1].The soup is thick and flavorful, hot and delicious, especially the first pot. Drinking a bowl in winter will warm you up all over.

Qiao Yuan was greedy for a long time, but several times when Yu Dameng got up early to go shopping, he refused to allow him, saying that the bed would not be warm without him.

However, it is still too late at this point.

"If you want to eat the first pot, you have to come as soon as the curfew is lifted at Yinshi!" Grandma Niu said with a smile. Since her family bought a silk grater and a paring knife from Yu's iron shop, they can save two dollars a day. A quarter of an hour saves effort.

She was grateful in her heart, and she had a good impression of the bright and cheerful Qiao Yuan, so she intentionally sprinkled a lot of chicken shreds on him.

Qiao Yuan calculated that it was three o'clock in the morning at Yinshi, and immediately crossed the thought of eating steamed pot grits from his mind.

Sleeping in is still important!

However, this is not the first pot, the taste is not bad!The bone broth is rich, mellow and spicy, Qiao Yuan served it with deep-fried dough sticks, and drank two full bowls.

"I'll bring some to my parents later."

Yu Dameng nodded, but he thought in his heart that the little husband must eat the pot tomorrow.

At this moment, just by looking at the number of pedestrians on the road, one can get a glimpse of the bustle of Yunshui County today.

Most of the farmers have no work during this season and spend a long time at home.Therefore, when there is finally a lively event to join in, they all come to the street, even the cold wind can't resist it.

People come and go, those who have money gather together to buy and buy everywhere, and those who have no money gather together to feast their eyes on the individual venue.

Qiao Yuan specially invited an acrobatic troupe to perform at the gate of the iron shop in advance. Now that the round of performance is over, it has already attracted many spectators.

"Hi, folks, folks, Yujia Tiepu launched a new product today. I would like to declare in advance that there is a two-text coupon for Yuqiaoji to experience this new product today, and it is limited to the first [-] people."

"Book now and get [-]% off."

It was so lively that I immediately asked, "What is the new product?"

Qiao Yuan smiled mysteriously, "It's a new type of stove!"

"There are three advantages. First, this stove can be placed in the house for heating, which can warm the whole room without choking people; second, this stove can boil water for cooking, which saves the fire for three meals in winter; third , if matched with my family’s briquettes, although heating is slightly inferior to burning charcoal, it can save half of the cost of charcoal fire in one month.”

As soon as the words came out, the crowd seemed to explode, "Is this bragging? There are such good things in the world?"

"That's right, that's right, charcoal burning is still not choking!"

"But that's the shopkeeper of Yuqiaoji, so it's not enough to talk big and deceive people, right?"

Qiao Yuan cupped his hands and smiled, "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. Would you like to follow me to have a look?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Everyone's curiosity was aroused, and they didn't care about the two-cent coupon at the moment.

Qiao Yuan asked Zheng Xin to tidy up two empty rooms in the iron shop in advance. The east one was equipped with a coal-burning stove. It was very hot at the moment, and people felt a little overheated as soon as they entered.

Before Qiao Yuan introduced anything, everyone had already figured it out on their own, "This pipe directly leads the smoke outside, and the room is really not choking."

"It's just right to put a small iron pot or a kettle on the mouth of the stove. It won't delay heating and boiling water, and save firewood."

"This stove is warm. If you want to use it at home, it just needs to be a little hot. There is no need to put so much charcoal."

Everyone discussed with each other, and finally someone asked the question that everyone was most concerned about, "Master Qiao, how much is this stove?"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the house, only Qiao Yuan's clear voice could be heard, "The price is one or two and a half, and you can install it at your door."

Everyone gasped, this is too expensive!

But when I think about it carefully, a kitchen knife weighs six taels and costs thirty renminbi, and this stove has to weigh more than 20 catties, and the workmanship is complicated, so the price is really reasonable.

Everyone had different thoughts at the moment, the ones who couldn't afford it at all came to see the excitement and gained insight, those who were a little tempted were hesitant, and those who had two coins in their hands immediately made a decision to buy it.

Someone suddenly remembered, "Where is the briquette that can save half the cost of charcoal fire?"

This made the people who were hesitant at first seem to see the dawn, and they all stared at Qiao Yuan with bright eyes. If they can save half of the charcoal fire money and save two winters, the money for this stove will be paid back.

Qiao Yuan kept a smile on his face, "Then please follow me to the Westinghouse."

At first glance, the stove in the west room was no different from the one in the east room. Perhaps it was because there were so many people in the room and they just came from the east room. Everyone didn't even feel that the heating was any worse than that in the east room.

Qiao Yuan asked Zheng Xin to open the lid of the furnace mouth and explained to everyone, "This briquette-burning stove actually has an extra liner than the one in Dongwu. The liner can be disassembled. If you want to burn coal and firewood Just take it down, and if you want to burn briquettes, you need to install it."

He said quickly: "No wonder it's called honeycomb coal, with holes one by one. Is it resistant to burning?"

Qiao Yuan explained patiently, "We have tried it out, put three pieces of briquettes at a time, and with the damper fully open, it can burn for two hours, and with the damper half open, it can burn for three hours. of."

Everyone understood this truth, and couldn't help asking: "How do you sell this briquette?"

"A piece of honeycomb briquettes costs eight cents, and it is delivered to your door. You can calculate the account yourself according to your own heating conditions in winter. Ordinary people save more, and they need to burn eight yuan a day, which is six cents and four cents; if they burn Charcoal, I’m afraid it’s far more than this money in a day.”

Some people placed an order on the spot after experiencing the benefits of this new-style stove at a reasonable price, some hesitated and then bought it, and some were tempted but wanted to continue to wait and see how other people used it.

But despite this, after a few days, the orders in the store were also lined up until the end of the year, and people who came later could not order them, so they had to pre-order next year.

......

There was an upsurge in Yunshui County.

Recently, whenever I saw people sent by Yu's iron shop to install the stove on the street, a large crowd followed to see them.

This made the reputation of the new stove spread more widely. Almost everyone in Yunshui County knew that Yujia Tiepu had built a new stove, which not only had better heating effect but also saved money.

The supply in the market was short of demand, which gave birth to Erdao dealers, and several other iron shops also expressed that they could also make this new type of stove, and the price was even lower than that of Yu's iron shop.

Those who were not short of money and wanted to use it immediately were robbed by these families, and those who could only afford it gritted their teeth, thinking that this item was made by Yu's iron shop, and that it was better from his family, and most of them waited patiently.

Qiao Yuan has nothing to do about it. It has not been easy to crack down on piracy in all dynasties, not to mention that he is just picking up people's teeth.

Yu Dameng has a big heart, and spends his mind on how to improve the stove every day.Father Yu was upset for two days, and dragged Yu Dameng to continue working in the shop at night, trying to make more stoves.

It had only been going on for two days before Qiao Yuan stopped it!

He doesn't want his man to suffer!

"Money is endless." Qiao Yuan nagged while helping Yu Dameng take off his dirty clothes.

Yu Dameng is naive, his face is dirty now, and he showed his big white teeth when he smiled, "I'm not tired."

"Hmph!" Qiao Yuan curled his lips, "I didn't know how to take care of it when I was young, and when I got old, I was sick. Then I won't serve you!"

Yu Dameng knew that Fulang cared about him, his eyes were shining, and he really wanted to hold Fulang in his arms at this moment.But his body was dirty, and Fu Lang's body was smelly, so he couldn't move, so he just stole a scent on Qiao Yuan's face, flattering him: "Don't be angry, I'll pay attention from now on."

Qiao Yuan felt sweet in his heart, but he pushed Yu Dameng into the bathtub with disgust, "Don't even think about getting into my bed if you don't wash it!"

The two of them lived happily ever after, but the Qiao family was making trouble.

"There is almost no food at home, and you still drink all day long!" Xu Xiuhua's hair was disheveled, and she looked rather haggard. It turned out that Qiao Guangzhi had been drunk all day long since he was fired from the dock, and he didn't even go out.

Qiao Guangzhi gave her a cold look, drank another glass of wine, and did not answer.

Xu Xiuhua swept the floor and talked more and more addicted, "Your mother is going to enjoy the blessings now, and don't care about our business!"

The more she thought about Qiao Yuan's embarrassment when she returned home, she became angry when Qiao Guangzhi came home and taught her a lesson, "You still blame me for not giving that little bastard a good look, isn't that little bastard now blamed for his ability? Why are you like this now, and I haven't seen him pull you!"

Qiao Guangzhi looked at Xu Xiuhua with a cold expression, Xu Xiuhua was startled, threw down the broom and was about to run outside, but it was too late, her cries were soon heard in the room.

Qiao Liye was cowardly nestled in the room reading a book without daring to move, Qiao Lifan cried and clamored to protect Xu Xiuhua and was also beaten.

Only Qiao Yingying watched the whole process with cold eyes. She knew that this family was hopeless, and she only hoped that her brother Wen Sheng would be reliable.