I quickly thanked Cousin Lu.

Cousin Lu directed his aunt and two other workers. They carried a flat-cut gasoline barrel to the scale. They first removed the skin and showed it to me. After looking at it, they weighed the newly crushed loose coal. After weighing it,

To scale, use the "hoist" pulley on the strip to lift the gasoline drum filled with loose coal, move it to the tractor carriage, and then pour it into the carriage. When the three tons are weighed, it is already a full truck. Then again

I took a shovel and patted the surface of the loose coal tightly before starting the tractor and pulling it to my house.

I also sat on the tractor with the two workers and followed the tractor back to the door. After the tractor stopped, I quickly opened the door and asked my brothers to pick up the carrying baskets to carry the loose coal.

We all carried more than half of the loose coal and put it in the blockhouse, and the remaining half was dumped in the middle of the courtyard and piled up. After they left after a while, we mixed it with water and beat it into honeycomb briquettes.

The weather is not bad today. The sun has risen. Let’s get to work!

First use a hoe to dig out a hole in the middle of the hill of coal, and then pour water into it. When it's almost done, use a shovel to gather the coal on the edges toward the center, and blend it in while doing so.

Use a hoe to dig it out, then put on your rain boots and step in, making peace while stepping on it. When you feel you have made peace, you take out your coal gun to hit the coal.

First, hold the handle of the coal gun with both hands, step on the sleeve of the coal gun with your right foot, and twist your hands and feet in conjunction with the body to slowly squeeze the coal mud into the sleeve of the coal gun, then lift the coal gun with both hands and push it hard.

Pile the pestle with coal mud. When the pestle is full of coal gun, you quickly lift it to the front of the courtyard dam, place the coal gun on the ground, hold the handle of the coal gun with four fingers of both hands, and press the thumb on the handle of the coal gun with both hands.

Press the handle to squeeze the formed briquettes out of the coal gun through the bottom plate of the coal gun in the connecting rod of the coal gun.

Very good, a fourteen-hole briquette was born in the hands of labor.

The way we played just now was the standard way, but it was too slow. After we gradually mastered the skills, our way of playing changed to: first lift the coal gun high, and then punch it hard towards the coal pile. Now it is almost done.

You can punch in 70 to 80% of the coal slime, then step on the sleeve with your right foot, twist it quickly left and right a few times, and you will see that the handle of the coal gun has been pushed in place.

Quickly lift the coal to the side and press it out. Then, quickly lift the coal gun back. Continue to repeat the same action on the coal pile...

At the beginning, Xiaojie and I were very enthusiastic and energetic. But gradually, we became tired. Our hands and feet were also tired, our backs and necks were sore, and the sun was getting more and more fierce.

Xiaojie couldn't do it anymore. He wanted to take a rest, but he was too embarrassed to say so.

I can’t afford to work anymore, but I can’t rest either. Because we heard from adults that the dark grease in coal is kerosene. Coal relies on this kerosene to burn well. If the blended coal is not mixed once

After sex, the kerosene has flowed away, and the beaten briquettes will no longer "take fire". After that, it will be troublesome if the flame is often turned off.

So, I can only grit my teeth and keep fighting.

It's just that the speed is getting slower and slower. And it feels like the coal gun is becoming more and more difficult to shoot.

Brother Jun said: "Big brother and second brother, the meal is ready. You should wash your hands quickly and eat."

I quickly let Xiaojie take a rest, wash his hands and eat. I collected the two coal guns and took a closer look to see if there was any hard coal stuck in the sleeve. I washed the coal guns with water and still couldn't find any problems.

.I wonder what the reason is?

When I slowly flattened the bottom plate of the coal gun, I discovered the problem. It turned out that due to our "barbaric" work, the bottom plate of the coal gun was somewhat deformed. Because the bottom plate of the gun was deformed, the gap between it and the round iron pillar that made the cavity of honeycomb briquettes was small.

Changes have occurred, and the gaps in some places have become larger, and the gaps in some places have become smaller, so friction and resistance have occurred. This is the reason why the more we fight, the harder we work, and the more we fight, the stiffer the gun becomes.

We found the reason. We quickly found a vise, unscrewed the screw cap on the pressure handle of the coal gun, and removed the pressure handle. Then we took off the bottom plate of the coal gun from under the coal gun sleeve. The bottom plate of the coal gun was welded in the middle.

Coal gun connecting rod.

Take it off carefully. Then quickly find a flat cement floor, hold the coal gun connecting rod in one hand, and use a hammer in the other hand to try to flatten the bottom plate of the coal gun. After knocking, wash it clean, and find a rag to wipe the water dry.

Let it dry. Go and eat quickly.

After eating, we poured some clear oil to lubricate the coal gun. Then we assembled the coal gun. We continued shooting.

It's just that now there is no "rushing and fighting" like before. The main reason is that the strength is too much. Gradually Xiaojie can no longer fight.

Xiaojie said: "Brother, I really can't afford to fight. Otherwise, you are responsible for the beating, and I am responsible for pressing the briquettes you have prepared out of the coal gun."

Me: "Okay."

In this way, although my workload has increased and more effort has been expended, since the labor of pressing the briquette gun is broken down, the labor is relatively simpler. On the contrary, it is more efficient.

I was responsible for beating, and Xiaojie was responsible for pressing. After beating, there was still a quarter of the briquettes left, and the surface of the briquettes on the ground looked "white". This is a sign that it is almost "semi-dry". In order to let the briquettes inside

The water evaporates faster and also saves the area of ​​the dam site.

Xiaojie and Brother Jun took the initiative to take on the task of "turning" the briquettes. They picked up the half-dried briquettes lying flat on the ground and put them upright. In this way, the holes of the briquettes would be horizontal and parallel to the courtyard dam. In this way, the air would flow from

The holes pass through the middle to enhance flow and evaporation. The briquettes will dry faster.

Another reason for turning over briquettes is to use the opportunity of turning to check whether all fourteen holes are transparent. If you find any that are not transparent, quickly use a small wooden stick to poke it through before it is completely dry. This way in the future

Once it is completely dry, it will be easy to catch the fire by putting it in the stove. Otherwise, if it is completely dry later, it will be easy to smash the briquettes if you poke them again.

Hundreds of briquettes were slowly turned up under the little hands of Xiaojie and Brother Jun. Those who accidentally broke them were immediately picked up and put into the pile of coal. I continued to beat the last piece of coal slime.

By the time the sun went down, the briquettes that were beaten first and turned over had completely dried. We hurried to collect them in the blockhouse.

First I held three, then four. After holding four for a while, I felt that I could still hold five, so I picked up four, and then asked Brother Jun to add one more. After holding for a while, my hands felt sore.

I was out of control, and the stacked briquettes shook a little when I walked. As a result, they all fell to the ground and broke. I quickly thought of a way. I wanted to hug as many as possible, but also minimize the shaking to prevent the briquettes from breaking.

.Otherwise, all the hard work will be lost if it falls.

Brother Jun has little strength, so he only holds two or three pieces each time. He might as well stop holding them.

We found a few fire bricks and placed them in the courtyard dam, then took out the wooden boards used to cover the stove and placed them on the fire bricks. Brother Jun was responsible for picking up the briquettes and placing them on the wooden boards in the courtyard dam. Xiaojie and I were responsible for

Transport.

At the beginning, Xiaojie and I moved more carefully. The briquettes were not broken, but the efficiency was not high and the speed was not fast. If the speed was slightly increased, the briquettes would shake. Especially when they were carried into the bunker and bent down to lift them.

The moment the board is placed on the ground, it is most likely to break the briquettes.

What should I do? The bending motion must be overcome.

So we optimized the entire process of collecting briquettes. First, lift the table into the courtyard, then put the fire bricks on the table, and then put the wooden boards on the fire bricks. In this way, there is no need to lift the wooden boards to carry the briquettes on them.

I bent down. I overcame the first risk of bending down. The second was to change the labor arrangement in which Xiaojie and I carried the briquettes at the same time. Since I am stronger, I was responsible for carrying the briquettes while Xiaojie was in the bunker.

Li is responsible for stacking.

Sure enough, with this change, the efficiency has been greatly improved. Moreover, the situation of breaking the briquettes has never happened again. My hands were very sore just after carrying them for a while. The main reason is that after I carried them into the tower, I still

The board needs to be lifted hard until Xiaojie holds the last piece of briquettes.

Is there any way to overcome the state of being held in this process? Yes, the wisdom of the working people is infinite. We thought of a way, which is to erect long benches. When I carried the wooden boards to carry the briquettes into the blockhouse, Xiaojie

He was responsible for cooperating with me in placing the wooden board on the upper legs and feet of the long bench. I only needed to gently hold the wooden board. This greatly reduced my labor burden and saved a lot of energy.

Soon, we took the dried briquettes and put them in the blockhouse.

After looking at the weather, I felt that it would not rain at night, so I let the remaining briquettes continue to dry in the courtyard. Wash them quickly, cook and eat. After eating, go to bed as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!