Xu Lai simply put an iron pot on the clay stove and started making breakfast.
In just twenty minutes, a big pot of fragrant tomato and egg noodles was ready.
Xu Lai carried the pot of noodles to the stainless steel wood-fired stove in the space, then reached out and touched the wall of the mud stove she had just used to cook. She exclaimed in surprise, "Second Uncle, the stove wall is actually harder than before we used it!"
Seeing his eldest granddaughter's expression, Grandpa Xu couldn't help but smile and explain, "That's the advantage of a clay stove!"
After the clay stove is dried, the hardness of the entire stove is not very high, but after being fired in a fire, it will gradually become harder and harder.
All fifteen clay stoves from the first day can be sold.
"Where should we sell these things? Should we set up a stall in the stairwell like Uncle Lu's family did?"
Looking at the finished clay stoves in the front row, Song Qiu'e couldn't help but ask a question.
"Mom, have you forgotten? In forty minutes, the government will be delivering honeycomb briquettes to our community. When everyone goes downstairs to line up for their briquettes, we'll set them up for sale!"
Xu Lai thought of the notification in the group last night, her eyes lit up, and she came up with this idea.
When the rest of the family heard this, they all thought it was a good idea.
So the group divided the work and began to get busy with the things they had to do every day.
Grandpa Xu and Xu Haiguo were responsible for cutting grass in the pasture to feed the poultry and livestock in the space, Xu Lai was responsible for feeding the meatballs, and Xu Chao was responsible for filling the fifteen clay stoves into baskets.
Song Qiu'e then hurried to the space kitchen to make breakfast.
Due to time constraints, today's breakfast consisted of instant noodles cooked with vegetables and eggs.
After everyone finished their work and had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to prepare to carry the baskets containing the small clay stoves downstairs.
Because they had arranged to go downstairs and queue up to collect honeycomb briquettes with the Xiao family next door, as soon as they stepped outside, Grandpa Xiao and Li Qingya saw the three baskets of things carried by the Xu family and rushed over to help.
Because of the good relationship between the three families, after the second batch of clay furnaces were made, Old Master Xu personally delivered one to the Xiao family and one to the Lu family.
Two years before the natural disaster, short videos were all the rage, and the idea of ​​gathering around a stove to brew tea became popular online. Therefore, when Li Qingya saw the small clay stove that Grandpa Xu had sent over, she recognized it immediately and liked the small thing very much.
When the residents who were queuing to collect their honeycomb briquettes went downstairs, some of them couldn't help but ask what the two baskets of yellowish-brown things that the Xu family was carrying were.
"Sister Liu, this is a small clay stove we made at home. It can be used to burn honeycomb briquettes or firewood. Cooking with this will save you a lot of firewood!"
"Yes, yes, Sister Huang, this thing is small, but it's easy to carry, cooks food quickly, and is very useful!"
"How much is one? It's not expensive at all. We sell them for ten work points each, or you can exchange them for something of equal value!"
The advertisement has already started before the product has even been sold.
In less than ten minutes, Xu Lai and his group placed the three baskets of clay stoves next to the line downstairs where people were queuing to get honeycomb briquettes.
There was another basket upstairs, so Grandpa Xu and Xu Haiguo hurried back to move it again.
Xu Lai, Song Qiu'e, and Li Qingya unfolded a large sheet of oilcloth and laid it flat on the ground, then arranged the clay stove in several rows on the oilcloth.
Xu Chao, representing the Xu family, went with Old Master Xiao to queue up for honeycomb briquettes.
Sure enough, besides the people queuing to collect honeycomb briquettes, other people who had come downstairs to stroll and watch the excitement were attracted by Xu's stall, and more and more people gathered around.
Thanks to Song Qiu'e's silver tongue, the fifteen clay stoves were sold out in less than half an hour.
Clay stoves are not expensive, have a long lifespan, and can save on honeycomb briquettes or firewood. Most importantly, they are very portable and take up almost no space when moving or traveling.
In a short time, Xu Lai and his team received orders for more than thirty clay furnaces.
If you want to place an order, you need to pay half of the deposit first, and then pay the other half of the balance when the goods are delivered.
However, according to Xu Lai's observation, almost all those who came to buy or pre-order clay stoves were young people.
Most of the middle-aged and elderly people would look at a sample at Xu Lai's stall again and again, then put it down and leave quietly.
Some people even took out their phones and secretly took pictures of the small clay stove sample.
"What's the point of looking at something if you're not going to buy it?"
Seeing these people's actions, Li Qingya couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"I guess he wants to go back and research how to make it himself!"
Old Master Xu was old and knowledgeable, and he blurted out the truth he had guessed.
However, now that the Xu family has space, they don't expect to make a living by selling this clay stove.
This clay stove looks relatively simple; those with skillful hands can figure it out with a little thought.
"Whether they make it for their own use or to sell, it's none of the Xu family's business, as long as it doesn't cause them any trouble!"
Grandpa Xu is a magnanimous person. He learned this skill in the army from a comrade-in-arms.
Therefore, he did not expect to monopolize the business of making and selling clay stoves.
However, the Xu family's simple wish was ultimately shattered by human greed.
By the time Xu Chao followed Grandpa Xiao over with the honeycomb briquettes they had received, the sun was already high in the sky.
As soon as the sun came out, the temperature rose several degrees, and people who couldn't stand the heat stopped wandering outside and went straight home.
The Xu family, who had already put away the tarpaulin and samples, saw Grandpa Xiao and Xu Chao and quickly took the bucket of honeycomb briquettes from their hands.
"Looks like the clay stove business is doing pretty well!"
Seeing that Xu Haiguo was carrying only one sample left at the Xu family's stall, Old Master Xiao was very happy for them and said.
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