Chapter 947 Don't take three melons and two dates from Uncle Li's hand, this
Chapter 947 How will you spend this year if you don’t pick three melons and two dates from Uncle Li? (Please subscribe and vote)
Then he pushed the brought-in iron stove onto the stone slab, and after confirming that it was fixed, Cheng Chubi asked Deng Chengxin to bring in the pipe made of clay.
While operating there, he replied.
"Why are you panicking? Let me first let you feel the power of the iron stove.
Maybe you will cry bitterly and hold my thigh in a while, begging me to install this thing in your office."
He saw Cheng Chubi pick up the ceramic pipe, then dig a small hole in the window and extend the pipe out of the house.
Although there is no fuel in the iron stove at the moment, through Cheng Chubi's operation.
Everyone present had already reacted. Li Ke looked at the long pipe in surprise, and even tapped it with his fingers.
"How can it be possible that such a long flue can take away all the smell of smoke?"
"Haha, would Mr. Cheng say such uncertain things?"
Cheng Chubi directed people to bring a ladder and use hemp rope to securely fix the horizontal ceramic pipe.
I brought some rags and stuffed them at the seams of the ceramic pipe.
In fact, pipes made of iron sheets are the best, but there is a big problem.
Thin iron sheets are now completely knocked out one by one by hand. When I inquired about the price, the price of the smoke pipe is actually no cheaper than that of the iron stove.
As a diligent and thrifty member of the Cheng family, Cheng Chubi was certainly not willing to let others work so hard to earn his own money.
So I asked Uncle Ji to find someone to bake the pottery pipe. Although this thing was a bit heavy, it was still very practical and the most important thing was that it was very cheap.
He started to pick up the fire tongs, put a few pieces of coal that were burning in the copper basin into the iron stove, and then threw in seven or eight pebble-sized coals.
He smoothly pushed the iron kettle filled with water on top, and then asked someone to carry the charcoal brazier out.
Li Ke, who was thin and had weak kidneys, quickly picked up his gray fox fur and put it on his body.
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After a short while, everyone in the room heard Uncle Ji's shouts coming from outside.
"Smoke, Third Young Master, the pipe is starting to smoke."
Cheng Chubi strode outside the house and saw the mouth of the pipe extending beyond the eaves. Green smoke began to come out.
After a while, the smoke became bigger and bigger. Cheng Chubi looked at it and realized that it was definitely bituminous coal.
The thick smoke kept coming out from the mouth of the pipe, then rose into the sky, and was quickly blown away by the wind.
"Okay, everyone, come in and feel it. Will the smokeless peat be warmer than the forest charcoal?"
Following Cheng Chubi's greeting, Yu Zhining, Li and Fang returned to the house again.
Gradually, the kettle placed on the iron stove began to steam, and the warmth in the room began to gradually rise.
After waiting for a while, Li Ke, who felt a little warm on his body, remembered that he had just seen the copper brazier being taken away.
He had been wearing a gray fox fur, so he quickly took it off and looked happy. "This thing seems to be much more powerful than the charcoal fire."
Yu Zhining, who was also wearing a fur, wiped the sweat from his face, came closer, and carefully looked at the structure of the iron stove.
For a long time, he seemed to feel that he was being burned a bit, so he had to take two steps back, took off his fur and asked Cheng Chubi.
"How much does General Cheng's iron stove cost?"
Seeing the glance of the third young master, Uncle Ji, who was enjoying the heat of the day, said something to the prince.
"A set of stoves like this costs about 450 yuan."
After Yu Zhining nodded slightly, he began to mutter softly.
"Four hundred and fifty coins... something made of pure iron, I'm afraid it can be used for dozens of years without any problems."
"That is to say, ordinary people can also afford it..."
Having said this, Yu Zhining turned his head and bowed respectfully towards Cheng Chubi with a somewhat shy look.
"Um, General Cheng, Yu was really reckless just now, and his words offended me a lot. Please don't blame me, General Cheng."
"I didn't expect that General Cheng could actually think of such a method. It is simply turning decay into magic."
"Just adding such a ceramic pipe can make the room no longer disturbed by smoke..."
After hearing Yu Zhining's apology and flattery, Cheng Chubi waved his hand magnanimously.
"Actually, it's a problem that can be solved by thinking about it more, but most people are not willing to think about it."
Li Ke, Fang Jun, and Yu Zhining looked at the proud Cheng Sanlang with expressionless expressions. They felt that they were deeply offended...
However, considering that this is the Cheng family, there are countless fat and strong Cheng family members squatting inside and outside.
They all felt that there was no need to conflict with Cheng Sanlang for the sake of rhetoric. After all, they were the ones who suffered in the end.
The fire became more and more intense, and the furnace began to glow slightly red. Even if everyone was sitting at a certain distance from the furnace, they could still feel the scorching heat hitting their faces.
"Brother Chu Bi, are there any extra things like this?" Li Ke's eyes stared straight at this thing.
It's a bit ugly, but it's easy to use. I had to sit very close to the charcoal fire before.
Or you have to build a large basin of carbon to make people feel warm.
But now, the little bit of peat Brother Chu Bi threw into the stove has already made everyone feel unprecedented warmth.
"Superfluous?" Cheng Chubi glared at this prodigal thing angrily.
"There's simply not enough space in the school, okay? Don't think about it."
"No, no, no, Brother Chu Bi, I'm not trying to trick you. I think this thing is good for people to keep warm, and my father will definitely like it."
Yu Zhining on the side also nodded in agreement.
"Cheng Taichang and Yu also feel that this thing should be presented to His Majesty as soon as possible so that His Majesty knows about it."
Hearing this, Cheng Chubi couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Once he could provide a good treasure for the country and the people, Uncle Li would definitely be very happy.
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had just deducted half a year's salary from me. How would I spend this year if I didn't get three melons and two dates from Uncle Li?
"Well, it makes sense. It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Let's go into the palace to meet the saint now..."
"Brother Chu Bi, are you going to take it?" Li Ke immediately became happy and pointed at the rough-looking iron stove in front of him.
"Dedicate it to my father, you must make it beautiful no matter what."
Cheng Chubi was not happy to hear this and bulged his eyes directly at this promiscuous prince who only liked superficial things.
"Brother, your thoughts are very dangerous. This is a livelihood item used to keep people warm.
What matters is practicality and sturdiness, not something flashy.”