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Chapter 158 157 Stone Mill
Stone mills have a long history in China and are said to have been invented by Lu Ban.By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it had matured and its style continues to this day.

Before the unified purchase and marketing of grain, there were many stone mills in the courtyards of Sijiucheng. With the advancement of unified grain purchase and marketing and the public-private partnership of grain stores, stone mills gradually lost their use and were moved out of the courtyards by the people of the capital.

Moving out of the yard does not mean discarding them. Some were given to relatives in the countryside, some were purchased and resold by small traders, and some were left at the gate to be exposed to wind, rain, and sun.

Tang Zhitong did not go to work, but went to the Hujialou branch to catch up with Qian Zhongping and return the five cents she had paid to Gu Yong's letter last time.

After chatting for a while, Tang Zhitong resigned from the area he was responsible for when he was a deliveryman. He had seen many stone mills here and planned to pick one with better quality and buy it back for use.

In fact, there are a lot of idle stone mills in Donghua Market, but when buying idle items, the best person to trade with is a stranger. Bargaining, you can get both money and goods, and there will be no future troubles.

If you buy from an acquaintance, you may be embarrassed to bargain. One person may think the purchase is expensive, while the other may think the sale is cheap. This may cause a gap in the originally harmonious neighborly relationship.

This is an era where serious work will be recognized. After half a year of careful delivery, when Tang Zhitong came back a month later, there were still people coming up to greet him.

"Tang Zhitong, you did a great job, why didn't you come all of a sudden? You did a great job and were transferred?" The aunt who was basking in the sun asked as she recognized Tang Zhitong.

"Yes, we have been transferred. We are just a brick of the revolution. We will go wherever we are needed." Tang Zhitong replied kindly.

"Okay, I'll work hard wherever I go. I believe Tang Tiaodu will be able to achieve results wherever he goes." The aunt kept chatting away.

"Thank you for your good advice, I will do a good job." Tang Zhitong replied and looked around to see where there was a stone mill.

"Are you here to find someone?" Auntie noticed Tang Zhitong's eyes and asked.

"The work unit needs a stone mill, and I remember that there are quite a few people here, coming here to look for it." Nowadays, private individuals hardly have any use for this kind of thing, so Tang Zhitong put it under the banner of the work unit.

"I have one at home. Let's go, I'll take you to see it." The aunt was very excited and recommended herself.

"Pull it down, your family is so small that you don't even want it from the rag collector. Why would you let Tang Tiaodu buy it? Do you want to support it?" the old man next to him said teasingly.

"The one in my house is not big, but it's exquisite. There's nothing like it here. Maybe Tang Jiusiu will like it?" The aunt was not annoyed and retorted, along with a promotion of her own house. Abandoned stone mill.

"Okay, then I'll go and have a look with you." Tang Zhitong interrupted the conversation between the two and let it go. He might not be able to tell the result this morning, which would delay his own business.

"Let's go, it's not far ahead." The aunt stood up, carried her own horse, and led the way.

Tang Zhitong followed behind and looked at the maza, judging that the color might be that of jujube wood.He had an impression of this aunt. She lived in a detached house nearby and her family conditions were good.

After a while, the aunt led Tang Zhitong into the house, pointed to the stone mill erected in the corner of the inverted house and said: "This is it. The base is one piece and is polished from a whole piece of bluestone. Look at the workmanship. It was originally made of bluestone." It’s a lot of money.”

"Let me take a look." Tang Zhitong squatted down. The stone mill was indeed not big and the workmanship was indeed exquisite. It must have not been used much. It was not badly worn. There was just a layer of loose soil. It could be used after cleaning it.

"Auntie, how much do you plan to sell it for?" Tang Zhitong was quite satisfied with the stone mill, but he didn't show it. According to what the uncle just said, this stone mill is not easy to sell because it is small, so there is room for lowering the price. "It cost more than ten dollars when I bought it. I asked a craftsman to customize it. If Tang Jiaodu wants it, just give him ten yuan." The aunt introduced the origin of the stone mill to increase the price.

"Eight yuan, the budget given by the unit is not much, and it is not easy to move this thing. I have to set aside some money to find a force." Tang Zhitong countered the price slightly.This thing is bulky and cannot be strapped to the back seat of a bicycle. There is no way to use the space in front of my aunt, so I have to pay for it.

"Okay. This is just for Tang Tiedu's sake, otherwise I would never sell it for eight yuan." The aunt agreed readily without hesitation.

"Thank you then. Please wait a moment while I go find a Liben on the street." Seeing the aunt agreeing without hesitation, Tang Zhitong knew that his counteroffer was too high, but he had no regrets.

This stone mill is really well made and the size is right. It may not be heavy enough for grinding noodles, but it is enough for grinding soy milk and sesame oil.Besides, the two sisters couldn’t push the stone mill that was too heavy, so this small one was just right.

Liben, as mentioned earlier, are all young and strong men. Most of them rely on a wooden cart and a handful of strength to make ends meet. They are freelancers...

The freight from Hujialou to Yazui is [-] cents, which is not expensive.

Liben pulled the cart and, under the guidance of Tang Zhitong, arrived at the aunt's door. Due to the steps and the width of the doorway, the wooden cart couldn't get in, so Liben carried it out.

Tang Zhitong quickly took out the money and counted out eight yuan to the aunt. After the aunt counted it correctly, Tang Zhitong and Li Ben got the stone mill onto the wooden cart.

Tang Zhitong did not watch, Liben was carrying the lower plate of the stone mill on his back, and he was holding the upper mill plate.

There are priorities in asking questions, and there are specialties in crafts.Tang Zhitong truly admires Liben's profession, which requires not only strength but also skill.The lower plate of the stone mill was so big that I would have to roll it out, but it was easy to carry it on my back and place it smoothly on the wooden cart.

Hujialou was not far from Yazui, and they arrived in a short time. Tang Zhitong asked Liben to be unloaded on the roadside on the pretext that someone from the work unit would come to pull him.

After Liben left, Tang Zhitong took the stone mill into the space while no one was around.

The reason why Liben was not delivered to his home was that Tang Zhitong didn't want too many people to know that he had bought a stone mill. When food was tight, he bought a stone mill.

Tang Zhitong entered the gate quietly this time. After confirming that Zhang Guifang was not in the courtyard, he quietly placed the stone mill inside the gate. All that was left was to find a professional to install it.

As for the professionals, it must be the two masters He and He who are old acquaintances.

Tang Zhitong bought two boxes of cigarettes, found two masters from the housing management office, each with a box of cigarettes, and told them to go quietly, then went home and waited.

When it was dark, two masters, He and He, entered the Tang family gate with half a bag of cement, and arranged the stone mill properly without much effort.

After going back and rinsing it, and then inserting a wedge to tie the stick, the two sisters can exercise!
　I got infected, I had a fever and aches all over my body, and the second update came a little later...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)