It is the season of harvesting grains, and a small object suddenly appeared. The small one is only as big as the mouth of a bowl, and the big one is only as big as the mouth of an urn. Put the whole grains in, and the grains that come out will be grains, and the grain cores will be grain cores. .
For the small one, the whole kernel comes out. For the big one, the kernel is broken into pieces.
But no matter whether it is small or large, let alone its durability, the key is that it is particularly labor-saving. For those who have a lot of grain, they hang up the grain. This is the only job in the winter, take down a dustpan from the shelf, Then use a screwdriver to make a few slits, and use the palm of your hand or other kernels to remove the kernels. It doesn't matter if the amount is small, but if the amount is large, the palm of your hand will become red, itchy, and painful.
This thing doesn't work. You can sit on the edge, put the cereal in one hand, and crank the handle with the other hand, which is very smooth. Or one person can put the cereal in, and another person can change the handle, and the work is completed while chatting.
If you have a big one, you can fill half a dustpan in one go, which is faster.
Is this thing expensive? I can’t tell if it’s expensive or not, and it doesn’t cost any money. Anyway, it’s just the scrap metal at home and weighed. Eight pounds of iron is exchanged for a smaller one, and twenty pounds of iron is exchanged for a larger one.
But the piece that was replaced was an iron lump in itself. The smaller one weighed three kilograms. The impurities were removed from the iron, and the remainder must be less than eight kilograms. They had to make it separately, remelt it, and reshape it. Easy. So, is the price high? It’s really not high. Anyway, after we did the calculations ourselves, we felt that Lao Si’s deal was fairly fair.
The Fourth Master will not do these iron-making tasks himself. It is a simple earthen furnace to make iron. The Fourth Master feels that he has probably done this work, and the quality of the iron produced is quite good. This work is tiring, including shaping, and this There is some technical content involved. He needs to find an honest person to do this job.
Who?
Fourth Master reminded me of Han Zi. Han Zi is not big enough and can speak simple words. Daily communication is not a big problem. But if he talks too much, his words will become vague. An honest person is also a pitiful person. Since the collective production team disappeared, people's lives have become pitiful. Especially after Hanzi's mute daughter-in-law was bullied, she got pregnant with a child. Many people said that the child was not Hanzi's. But it's not Hanzi's. Hanzi's parents still asked their daughter-in-law to give birth to the child. In their opinion, Hanzi's IQ was defective, and the baby his wife was carrying had a normal brain. The whole family was looking forward to it. It is said that there is no need to give birth to a boy, just a girl. The girl is soft-hearted, and even if she gets married in the future, she will be willing to give him a bowl of rice when he gets old, even if he didn't raise him in vain. The fate will follow. I wish, I actually gave birth to a daughter. With the addition of a child to the family, life became even more difficult.
The fourth master and Tongtong found the family, and they wanted to take care of their food and pay them thirty dollars a month. After that, everyone's wages would be increased in whatever way they were given to him.
Nowadays, a month of formal work only costs thirty or forty yuan! No matter how many days you can do this job, since you have been asked to do it, go for it! The fourth master paid fifteen yuan in advance so that the family can live a better life first.
Then the fool went to work, and when he came, he built a shack for himself. He stayed here at night!
I'm afraid I was taught at home, and I'm afraid I'll lose this job.
As for the Fourth Master, he brought in Old Sun, the old counter from the supply and marketing cooperative. Old Sun was not very young, and he only came to the fore in his fifties. But after his son took over, he became idle. This person is in charge of trading here.
Thing! Some people's iron has too much mud on it, so it weighs on the scale! Some people's iron is not heavy enough, so they have to bargain. Is Fourth Master going to do this?
He didn't want to do it! He found an old counter who was flexible. He knew how to handle things so that everyone could be mentally balanced.
Anyway, it was just such a team of thatched cottages. They built a few thatched cottages on two acres of land, and they just opened the business. And they started building it as soon as they started.
Yes! The advantages of being a fourth bastard are fully highlighted. Once you hear about what you do for a living, not only this commune, but also other communes and other villages and towns. Those who hear the news must come to join in the fun.
In the past few years, these ignorant bastards who have been punished in the past are now raising families. It is true that they are not formal all day long, but they are not bad people. On the contrary, these people are very sociable. At first glance
When we get to Xin'er, let's go and hold up the table!
So, on the first day of business, everyone came with firecrackers and various iron tools. Setting off firecrackers was a sign of congratulations. Setting off old iron tools was a sign of taking care of business. The firecrackers were set off all day long, alarming several surrounding villages.
.This kind of excitement is hard to see now! Plus, that day happened to be a market day.
The market in Qiuli is already lively. After a good harvest, I have a lot of money in my hand. Why don’t I just go around here?
Therefore, many people came to watch the fun.
The fourth master made several in advance and scattered them around. People in the alley helped, and he also asked everyone to watch. The whole street was blocked for a while.
I live close to home, so I might as well go home and bring the iron over without much effort.
On the first day, there were too many people. If the extra iron was given, people would take it without hesitation. If they insisted on giving money, it would be a slap in the face. Therefore, we could get by if we were slightly short of iron.
So, a lot of goods were received on the first day alone. In addition, many people came to register, and they just said that they would send iron when they came back. After that, these bastards got the things early, and then in
Each village helps with publicity.
The fourth master didn’t want anyone to help him for free, so he said, “I’ll help you collect it yourself. I don’t care how you collect it. If you bring it over, we’ll just do our business according to our business.”
This is profitable. Some people in other towns have to borrow bicycles when going out, which delays time and is very troublesome. Someone in the village collects it. For example, I go there to collect eight kilograms of iron. In our village, I need nine kilograms.
Or ten kilograms. If there is not so much iron, a subsidy of one cent or two cents will be given based on the kilogram. For these agents, the extra part is earned.
Some people saw the benefits from this, and asked the Fourth Master to discuss whether they could advance some money or goods from here. He wanted to take it to other counties and try it on the streets. Money is a trivial matter! The Fourth Master said
Give them some advice, "If you have relatives or friends, you can ask them to act as an agent there. You can make profits from the seeds!" After all, it is easier for the locals to win the trust of others when it comes to exchange. It is to receive the iron first and then give the goods.
, people are not afraid that you will run away with the iron.
This is a good idea!
So, as soon as winter came, I discovered that the size of Laosi's house was not ordinary!
The original two acres of land more than doubled in size at some point, and a brick and tile factory building was built, as well as a dormitory in Datongpu. There was also such a large warehouse and iron door handles. I was busy all day long, entering
All the people coming in and out are people and bicycles.
However, when doing this kind of business, there is inevitably the kind of person who simply sells irons.
Old Sun stopped Fourth Master today and said, "Fourth Master, wait a minute, something happened."
The fourth master was not in a hurry and told Lao Sun to do what he was doing first and then talk later. This man was in charge of the counter and had never made any major mistakes.
After finishing his work, Lao Sun took Fourth Master aside and said, "There is a group of people these days, and the things they sent are not right! I have no words, I have collected them, but they have been kept alone. You will know when you go over and take a look.
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Things are placed at the very back of the warehouse, including shovels, hoes, rakes, nice shiny pots, even iron grates, and the heads of two bicycles. Further in, there is a large bundle of wires, which are made of copper.
I don’t know where the wires were stolen. Not to mention, there were also manhole covers stolen from the city.
Lao Sun continued to go inside and untied the sack. Inside were sack after sack of iron filings. "These are sent by workers from the electrical machinery factories in several surrounding communes..."
There's nothing wrong with the iron filings. The key is that these intact ones are stolen goods. The fourth master said, "Don't make any noise. Next time people come, just whisper that there are people here regularly checking the fire protection."
Understand! Scare people away from selling this way.
Then at night, I used a rack truck to deliver all the farm tools and stoves that were in good condition and not useless at first glance to the police station. "It was a mess when receiving the goods. Everything was put in bags and weighed. The results were taken out
, I found something wrong! I didn’t dare to melt it. If someone reported it, at least the stolen goods would have been found.”
A quick look at the police station revealed that this was unavoidable. As long as money could be exchanged, there would always be this kind of petty theft.
People didn't have to ask who sold it. They just notified each village and called the security director to come and make statistics on the missing farm tools and stoves in each village. They chose a market day and the police station laid out the stolen goods.
Come and claim it! There must be some bickering about whose home it is, but the warning purpose has been achieved.
Let everyone take a look: It is impossible to deal with stolen goods here at Laosi! Everyone takes care of their own things, so don't let others take advantage of it.
After that, I really never saw the intact iron guy again!
Is this thing profitable? How should I put it? It’s really profitable! When the Fourth Master took out all the farm tools at home and refurbished them, all the farmers in the village wanted to send them to the Fourth Master to have them refurbished.
Then it was passed down from person to person, and the money earned from refurbishing farm tools was so much... Tongtong had to sort out the money every day.
What are farm tools? Farm tools are guns in the hands of farmers. Guys take advantage of them and save time and effort. The effect of working with a rusty hoe and a sharp hoe is obviously different!
In addition, winter is the slack season for farming. In some villages, just a dozen or so people pulling a cart of farm tools arrive. You can just wait!
What should the fourth master do? I said, you can still replace it with new ones. Just take your old farm tools, put them on for 10 cents, and replace them with new ones.
If a seed-removing machine is not a necessity and not every household will buy it, then agricultural tools... then it is really a rigid demand.
I originally expected to make a fortune from the seeding machine, but who knew that the tempering and refurbishment of a farm tool unexpectedly became popular.
By the time it snowed, the scale had reached a point where, in addition to various expenses and taxes, the net profit could reach more than 100 yuan a day. To be honest, the business of this commune and this county alone was enough for Fourth Master to complete the original work.
accumulation.
She had to pay accounts every day, and she came back with a bag of money. Then Jin Mingming saw her mother sitting cross-legged on the kang, with a small sheet spread in front of her. She poured out the bags of money and started sorting them. There were various denominations.
Sort it out and bundle it with paper strips. Even the coins are sorted out and wrapped in paper into a cylindrical shape. Then they deposit it to the credit union the next day! She goes with her mother every day and feels that the uncles and aunts inside are too enthusiastic.