Chapter 233: Making Coal Cakes
Chapter 233: Making Coal Cakes
Kitahara Ransuke didn't want to waste even a minute and reported the conclusion directly to his superiors.
It is not known whether it was out of guilt for impulsively slapping Kitahara twice, or the desire to reduce the impact of the incident, but Colonel Matsuzaki readily accepted this conclusion.
So Lin Ze was finally able to go home and rest.
When they got home, there was naturally another round of warmth. They had been working non-stop for several days and had only been home a few times, which made the two sisters miss them terribly.
Ruoxue happily went to light the small boiler so that Lin Ze could take a bath.
After burning for a while, he came back and said, "Master, we don't have much charcoal left!"
When buying coal, Wang Xiaoshou had a lot of it delivered to him.
Not to mention that there are only three of them at home, even if there are six people it would be enough to burn.
But both Lin Ze and Wang Xiaoshou overlooked one thing, that is, Lin Ze's way of cooking is different from that of people nowadays.
Nowadays, except for extremely wealthy families, even ordinary well-off families, shop owners and the like, do not burn coal like the Lin family.
Others turn on the stove at night to use the residual heat for heating, and turn it on in the morning to boil water and cook. In the morning, when the sun comes out, the stove will stop burning.
Many families still have two meals a day, morning and evening, and the lunch meal is just a makeshift one, so the stove is not lit until the evening, and then put on the stove after dinner is cooked.
In fact, not much charcoal is used in a day.
But Lin Ze was different. After he discovered Xiyue's very coal-saving method of burning coal, he stopped it very seriously.
Can’t we afford to burn coal at home?
So the two stoves in the Lin residence were burning from morning to night, and Xiyue or Ruoxue would get up twice at night to add coal.
In addition, this small boiler used for bathing is definitely a big coal consumer. In order to fill up the small pool, it has to burn for an hour or so, and the amount of coal used increases sharply.
After hearing this, Lin Ze picked up the phone and called Wang Xiaoshou.
"Little Hand, are you busy?"
Wang Xiaoshou was very happy, "Master, look at what you said. I just want to marry a wife and get married. If you have any instructions, I will do it for you even if I pull the big red flower!"
Lin Ze was amused by him. "Don't talk nonsense. My coal is all gone. Although the weather is getting warmer, it still needs to burn for a month or so. Arrange a few people to send me a truckload."
Wang Xiaoshou patted his chest loudly. Even though he was already a patrol captain, he knew better than anyone how this position came about!
That's because he refused to say a word after Xu Peng's grandson was caught and beaten up, so Master Lin rewarded him!
Now Master Lin is still thinking about him and asking him to do private things. How can he not be happy?
"Master, don't worry. I'll have someone pick out the best ones and send them to you. If there are any broken pieces, you'll slap me. Oh, by the way, I remember you also have a cast iron stove like that. I'll have someone make some coal cakes and send them to you!"
"Okay, let's do it quickly. Don't delay the burning."
"Don't worry, I'll follow you personally, and I won't even be late for dinner!"
[Ding! The host was detected to have illegally accepted the property of the management object. Reward: Coal-saving stove blueprint]
Lin Ze has become accustomed to the system's occasional malfunctions.
Coal cakes are the predecessor of honeycomb coal. People now have discovered that poking a few holes in the coal cakes makes it easier to burn, saves coal, and burns for a longer time.
The Japanese already had special coal briquette factories with mechanized production in Manchuria. There was none in Peking at the moment, but there was a shop called Xinyi Zhai in the outer city. The owner was originally a blacksmith. He later invented a tool for making coal briquettes, which looked similar to the molds used to make mooncakes at home. He then hired a number of people to make coal briquettes every day, and they sold well.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Ze leaned comfortably on the couch, while Xiyue was massaging his shoulders and legs.
After half a year, the little girl is no longer as thin as before, and her skin is whiter, tenderer and smoother.
After more than half an hour, Ruoxue came running and said that the water was ready, and asked Lin Ze to go and take a shower and relax.
Lin Ze went to take a bath, and this time he didn't ask the two sisters to serve him. They had to hurry to make dinner, otherwise Lin Ze would not be able to eat after he finished taking a bath.
In the evening, Xiyue prepared four exquisite side dishes, heated a pot of wine, took a sip from the wine cup, and then picked up a piece of stir-fried lamb with green onions with chopsticks. She finally felt relieved from the fatigue of the past few days.
In the meantime, Wang Xiaoshou personally brought people to unload the coal. He did not dare to disturb Lin Ze while he was eating. He just said something from a distance and led his people away.
That night, the two sisters finally started studying again. After all, they had been interrupted for several days and they couldn't fall behind in their studies.
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The next morning, Lin Ze got up refreshed, had breakfast and went to work.
Passing by Miyamoto's house, the door was ajar.
Mieko was inside, staring at Lin Ze infatuatedly.
Lin Ze coughed. He had indeed neglected her recently.
Go straight in and close the door.
"Miyamoto isn't here?"
Mieko closed her eyes, sniffed Lin Ze's scent greedily, and shook her head.
"He went to Tianjin again. He had been there for some time. Now that the factory in the south is almost finished, he went to Tianjin to check on the business."
Speaking of this, Lin Ze remembered the system's reward, and took out a few drawings from his pocket.
"This, you can give it to Miyamoto later and ask him if he can find a way to produce it. I think this thing should be easy to sell, and maybe we can make a lot of money!"
Mieko opened her eyes with a determined look.
Lin Sang’s mission is here again!
"Ha! Lin Jun, please rest assured that Miyamoto will definitely agree. He listens to me very much."
It was already noon when Lin Ze walked out of Miyamoto's house. He thought to himself that he couldn't do this anymore. Overeating was harmful to his health.
When I arrived at the office, I heard endless greetings.
Lin Ze had no expression on his face and nodded from time to time.
My position has become higher and I can no longer mingle with the people under me like I did when I was at the patrol station.
Maintaining a cool attitude appropriately is also a reminder to your subordinates.
After entering the office, Niu Saner said, "Master, I'd better pick you up in the morning. It's still cold."
"I just happened to be walking over here to see what's going on on the street. If I want you to answer the phone, I'll call you."
Niu Saner nodded, made tea for Lin Ze, and then took out various documents.
Lin Ze couldn't help but complain. It seemed that no matter what time it was, there were always a lot of these documents and information!
"Is there anything big happening in the area these days?"
Niu Saner took out a few pieces of paper clamped on a hard clip.
"Master, these are the things reported by the various patrol stations that need to be decided by the office, as well as some public opinion trends reported by the messengers below, plus the news related to our jurisdiction that I cut out from major newspapers."
When Lin Ze saw it, he was like, wow, this Niu Saner has some potential to be a Foboler!
"That's right. Hey, you can make this a routine in the future. Give me a copy regularly. The scope can be expanded a little bit. Try to adjust it. If you need manpower or funds, write me a note and I will approve it for you."
Niu Saner was flattered. This was the greatest affirmation Lin Ze had ever given to his work. He quickly agreed and secretly said that he must treat this matter as a top priority.
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