Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 156 I won’t let my brother’s work go in vain

Mi Tutu's car was parked in front of the brick and tile factory.

Li Muyang came to see him once before, and he was familiar with the road.

At the entrance of the brick and tile factory is a parking lot of several acres, including four trucks.

Others are tractors.

At this time, tractors were the main force in rural transportation.

Not only are cars expensive and packed with too much equipment, but more importantly, cars cannot drive on many rural roads.

Either too soft or too narrow.

It's not like a tractor that goes wherever it wants.

When he found Mi Tutu, he was surrounded by several people, playing gold.

Zheng was so anxious that he was losing, his face was pale and he was sweating profusely. When he saw Li Muyang coming, he hurriedly ran out of the circle.

"Brother, is your mother's surgery finished?"

"Well, it's over."

"From the look of you, the surgery went well, right?"

"It went well."

Li Muyang smiled and the two of them walked to the edge.

Mi Tutu took out a cigarette and lit it, "Would you like one?"

"No," Li Muyang blocked it gently, "I came to see you today to ask for a favor."

"Come on, you are such a busy person, you must go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing."

"I remember that the brick and tile factory seemed to clean out the ashes once a week, right?"

"Yes, that's right. If it is not clear, the heat transfer of the furnace wall will be poor, and the bricks may appear half-baked."

The so-called half-baked work means that not all the bricks have been fired.

Just like making pancakes, some are burnt and some are still raw.

"Why, why are you asking this?"

"Oh, that's it. The acidity in the land above me is too high. I want to get more ash to remove the acidity.

But one car per week seems a bit not enough.

Brother, is there any other way to make more ashes? "

“I don’t know what the acidity and alkalinity are.

If you want to talk about furnace ashes, this thing is fixed, and there is nothing you can do if you want to add more..."

"Is that so..."

Li Muyang was a little disappointed.

He made a rough calculation that if he had to sprinkle the entire land, no matter what he did, it would take at least a few truckloads of ash.

One car this week obviously cannot meet the demand.

Seeing Li Muyang's troubled look, Mi Tutu smiled and said, "Actually, if you just want to remove the acidity, you don't have to use ash. Can't you use lime?"

"lime?"

"Yes, I heard from people in the factory that lime is also alkaline."

"That's a good idea, but where can we find lime?"

"You don't have to look for that thing. If you want it, I can help you pull it. All you have to do is pay for the gas.

After all, the car is a public car, and the oil I use must be accounted for. "

"The problem is, you need lime before you can pull it. Although there are mountains in our area, they are all mountains of dirt and there are no stones. Where can I find lime?"

"You've asked the right person."

Mi Tutu was very proud.

"I'm not bragging to you, but if you ask other people, you may not know where it is."

"Really?"

Li Muyang was surprised and quickly said with a smile, "Then please show me the way, brother. We have known each other for so long, and you know who I am. You will definitely not let me help in vain."

The cooperation between Li Muyang and Mi Tutu is about getting what they need.

The relationship established is one of interest and a bit of affection.

"Okay, since you said so, brother, I don't want to hide it, you come with me..."

Mi Tutu took Li Muyang around all the tractors and arrived at the edge of Nangou.

"Did you see the white flakes in the distance?"

"seems like it."

Li Muyang hadn't been to Nangou yet. He had been walking closer to the main road.

And because Nangou itself is so winding, Li Muyang really didn't notice that there was such a place.

"In the past few years, the bricks in the factory were always easy to burn into iron bricks. Some people said that some lime could be added to the bricks, so I bought many cubic meters of lime at that time.

As a result, I found out later that the guy was a man who talked about running things, but Li Qi had already been dragged back, and he had nowhere to go.

So they were all piled in the east warehouse.

There was a heavy rain in 86, which washed away the warehouse and its foundation. The lime was exposed to the open air.

A few years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the leaders of the factory have changed twice. Who still cares about the lime.

Just treat it as waste bricks and garbage and let it be washed away slowly by the ditch. "

Li Muyang's eyes lit up after hearing this.

The so-called iron bricks are bricks that have been deformed by being burned. When you open the bricks, you can see that they are all black brick cores.

This kind of brick has no overall strength and is easy to crack.

It is a defective brick.

Of course, he didn't care about iron bricks or not. He was really interested in lime.

In fact, when he first looked for something to neutralize acidity, he thought of lime.

But in this era, real estate has not yet started, and lime is not produced here. Finding lime is extremely difficult.

After thinking about it, I finally decided to use furnace ashes instead.

The alkalinity of furnace ash is definitely not as high as that of lime, so the amount required is slightly larger.

If you use lime directly, you should only need a small amount. Mixing it with soil and spreading it will have the effect.

This is truly a life full of surprises.

His luck in this life is much better than in his previous life.It’s okay not to be excited.

"How about it? It's a good thing, right?"

"It really is."

"Does that mean you're grateful to me?"

"Sure...

But, how can I transport it back to that location? I looked at the car and it seems like it can’t get through. "

"Why can't you get through? You don't know that there is a road to the east of our brick and tile factory."

"Where does the road to the east come from? Isn't this road cut off?"

Li Muyang looked at the brick and tile factory in front of him and didn't understand what Mi Tu Tu meant.

"Haha, you have never been to the backyard of the brick and tile factory. There is a back door. If you go out from the back door, you will go directly to the place we are looking at now.

You can't see it from this angle because it's blocked by the high wall of the factory.

If you are interested, I can take you to see it. "

"Is this convenient?"

"What's the inconvenience? If you want to go, I can take you in.

They don’t know what you do, I’m an old man in the factory...

Moreover, I still have the key to the back door, haha~"

Li Muyang was stunned.

He never expected that this unexpected gain would be quite a lot.

"Then can we go in and take a look now?" Li Muyang looked at the time. It was still early. If he went in, it would be in time.

"Okay, there are mountains here, and the brick and tile factory is not a dragon's pond or a tiger's den. Come on, I'll take you in now.

I'll just tell you later that you are the one I work with. "

"Well, that's really going to trouble you."

"It's okay. What kind of friendship do we have? We're not friends. You've helped me a lot. I shouldn't have helped you.

Just wait a moment while I lock the car and we'll be there. "

Mi Tutu is actually also a warm-hearted person.

After getting along with Li Muyang for a while, I felt that the two of them were very compatible, and their relationship became much closer.

After a while, the two came to the door of the brick and tile factory.

A big iron gate.

It would be noon, and the iron gate was still closed, leaving only a small side door that could allow one person to enter or exit.

There is an iron chain lock hanging on the side door. The lock is not very strong. If you force your way in, people can still squeeze in.

Next to the side door is the gatekeeper of a brick and tile factory.

There is a fan placed on the window. It may be a little old and it makes a squeaking sound.

It seemed like a fan blade had brushed against the side.

Through the window, you can see an old man wearing a hurdle vest, lying on a bamboo and rattan recliner and relaxing behind closed doors.

On the table in front of him were a cup filled with strong tea and a dark yellow radio that had faded over time.

The radio played clips of Yang Jiajiang's Qin opera.

What a happy old man.

Mi Tutu stepped forward and shook the iron door, shouting: "Old Wang, open the door!"

The uncle was obviously immersed in his world and did not respond.

Mi Tutu shouted twice more. Seeing that he hadn't gotten up yet, he grabbed the iron door and started to swing wildly.

"Old Wang, open the door, open the door!!"

At this time, the old man suddenly sat up from his wicker chair as if he had been struck by lightning.

Stretch your head and look here through the window.

When he realized it was Mi Tutu, he threw the towel covering his belly on the table and walked out of the concierge, cursing.

After coming out, he didn't rush over. Instead, he stood at the door of the concierge and shouted: "What are you shouting about, you little earthly boy?"

"Open the door."

"Why are you going in now? The furnace hasn't been extinguished yet!"

"What do you care about me? Of course you have something to do when you go in, so don't mess around."

"I won't open it for you, what can you do?!"

"Hey, old man like you, do you still want to smoke cigarettes with me? I'll count to three..."

"Hehe~"

When the old man heard that there was a cigarette, he immediately changed his expression and ran over.

Take the keychain hanging from your waist and open the iron door.

Just as Mi Tutu was about to go in, the old man stopped him and stretched out his hand.

Mi Tutu rolled her eyes at him, took out a cigarette and threw it into his hand, and then he stepped aside.

He asked casually, "Is this the person who works for you?"

"Ah."

As Mi Tutu walked inside, he asked, "Why are you keeping the door so tightly closed in broad daylight?"

"It seems that there has been a production accident in the factory. We are holding an accident analysis meeting. There is no one here. What if someone takes the opportunity to come in and do bad things?"

"Another accident?"

"It's not good. This is the third time recently. I think if it continues like this, I'm afraid this factory won't be open for long!"

Li Muyang followed Mi Tutu into the factory.

He heard the story about the accident at the brick and tile factory, and suddenly remembered that such a thing had happened before.

The final result was that the brick and tile factory was transferred from public ownership to private contracting.

After struggling for a long time, normal production resumed.

He remembered that this seemed to have happened in the [-]s. It seemed that this factory, which was in turmoil, would continue to struggle for a few more years.

He walked in the brick and tile factory, looking at the various vehicles and machines that were temporarily stopped at the moment, as well as the smoke that was still rising from the tall chimneys, and thought about who would be able to contract this brick and tile factory in a few years. You can still make some money by catching up with the rise of real estate.

(End of this chapter)