Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

It was about to be December, and the city was also entering a cold winter. The doorman, Old Man Lu, had already started using a foreign stove with a chimney.

Chen Changan and Lao Lutou sat together drinking Gao Sui.

The same stove is used in Chen Changan's office, Wu Haiyan's accounting office, and the kitchen cafeteria.

After all, a lot of money has been accumulated in my factory.

Chen Changan was also able to keep his composure. He knew it was a good product and was not in a hurry to sell it. Chen Changan believed that this stove would definitely be snapped up. If he didn't stock up now, he would be driven to death by others in the future. Otherwise, his business would be snatched away by others, so Chen Changan didn't start selling it as soon as the weather turned cold.

There were many foreign stoves with chimneys in the warehouse. Yan Jiefang and his colleagues stopped making iron stoves and focused on making foreign stoves with chimneys.

Yan Jiefang's craftsmanship is getting better and better. It's not too technically difficult. As long as you master the skills and practice more, it's basically not difficult.

Chen Changan asked Director Wang to add a number of temporary workers to build the chimney.

During this period, Director Wang and Li Huaide did not urge him. It was understandable that Director Wang did not urge him, as he was afraid of putting pressure on Chen Changan. Didn't Li Huaide plan to exchange the materials he provided for something to settle the account?

It may also be that he felt that Chen Changan could not do anything special and did not intend to ask Chen Changan for anything in return.

There are more and more temporary workers in the processing plant. There are 20 to 30 people just making furnaces. There are also a dozen people making honeycomb briquettes. They are busy in the warehouse whether it rains or snows.

Chen Changan was ready to start the action. In fact, Chen Changan didn't want to start the action. After all, there were only a few thousand furnaces in the warehouse, which was almost negligible for the size of the city.

But the materials were gone. Even though the iron stove was fine, the foreign stove with a chimney did consume more iron, even if it was cast iron.

There was not enough material for the chimney. Coal had been purchased several times. As a result, Chen Changan's factory account was about to run out of money.

If he doesn’t recover his losses, Chen Changan will go bankrupt.

Chen Changan, who was smoking in the gatehouse, saw Yan Jiefang coming out of the factory. He was followed by a cart, with one person pulling it in front and two people pushing it in the back.

There were five foreign stoves, five hundred pieces of honeycomb coal, and a number of iron chimneys on the car.

First stop, the street office.

Seeing Chen Changan carrying a large cart of goods, the gatekeeper asked directly, "Xiao Chen, why are you carrying so much coal?"

"Keep you warm this winter," Chen Changan said with a smile.

Regardless of the gatekeeper's surprise, he directly asked Yan Jiefang to start installing a stove for the gatekeeper.

He entered the courtyard of the street office and went straight to Director Wang's office.

Looking at Chen Changan who came in without knocking, Director Wang said, "He's getting more rude as he gets older. He didn't even knock on the door. I thought someone was here to cause trouble."

Chen Changan looked at Director Wang and saw that he didn't seem angry at all. He didn't care and said to himself, "Oh, this office is quite big, but it's a bit cold. Director Wang is so old, but she has no common sense. If she's cold, doesn't she know how to get a stove to warm herself up?"

Watching Chen Changan performing, I didn't know what Chen Changan was going to do. Chen Changan continued, "There's a stove in the house, and the smell is not good. If there's gas poisoning, it'll be a big deal. After all, life is important. Wearing more clothes can help you get through the cold."

Seeing Chen Changan like this, Director Wang finally understood what was going on. He asked directly, "What new tricks have you come up with?"

Chen Changan said, "Aunt Wang, don't I know you? During the war, you stayed in the ice and snow for days and nights. When it got cold, your legs felt uncomfortable. I recently got a foreign stove with a chimney. I quickly sent it to you."

"Where did you get it? If it's too expensive, don't send it to me. The cold will only last for a few months, and it will pass after you endure it." Director Wang said.

Chen Changan said quickly, "The foreign stoves in the past were all made in foreign countries, so of course they were expensive, but I made them myself. With my honeycomb coal, only one piece of coal is needed at most for one night, and the room is warm, and there is always hot water. It's no problem to wash your face or feet.

The most important thing is that it is cheap. A stove costs only a few dollars and can be used for ten or eight years. At most, you can add a few chimneys. That can keep you warm for the whole winter."

Director Wang laughed angrily when he heard this. "After all this fuss, you're here to sell me a stove?"

Chen Changan said with a smile, "Look at what you said. I came here first, so I came here to show my respect to you. How can you say I came here to sell you products?"

Then he said in a wronged manner, "If you misunderstand me, I will leave. Your kindness is taken for granted."

Director Wang was also helpless with Chen Changan. The image of a loving mother appeared too many times in Chen Changan. Even if he was really angry, he couldn't control Chen Changan.

Director Wang could only helplessly say, "Okay, bring your stove over sometime so I can take a look."

Seeing that Director Wang agreed, Chen Changan immediately said, "I have brought the stove and chimney, and I am installing them for the janitor. How about we go and take a look together?"

Director Wang didn't waste any time. He stood up and walked towards the gatehouse with Chen Changan.

By the time Chen Changan and Director Wang arrived at the gatehouse, several gossipy aunties from the street office had already surrounded the gatehouse.

The office of the subdistrict office is actually a quadrangle with two entrances, and the gatehouse is also a back house. The back house itself does not see sunlight, and it is a bit dark and damp. The gatekeeper is also an old comrade.

The older comrades are all the same. Their energy is not as strong as that of young people, and they are afraid of cold. Once the body is cold, many problems will arise.

If the body is cold, you don't like to move. If you don't move, you will be even colder. The body will become stiffer. The legs and feet are not flexible, and they are stiff. Moreover, many old comrades of this era participated in the war.

Marching and fighting in the snow, or getting injured on the battlefield, in an era of lack of medical care and medicine, would leave a root cause of illness even if you survived. You would start to feel uncomfortable as soon as winter came. There were many people who had difficulty walking, headaches, and dizziness.

Cold weather can also cause blood vessels in the elderly to constrict, which can easily lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

The same thing happened to the gatekeeper. When Yan Jiefang and his men installed the stove and lit it, the temperature in the back room suddenly changed.

I touched the chimney with my cold hands. My hands were almost numb from the cold and I had to pull them back in a few seconds. I have to say, this thing is really hot.

After the first pot of hot water was ready, the security guard took some shaved liquor and made a cup of tea.

The hot water immediately warmed my stomach, and I felt warm all the way from my throat to my stomach.

You know what, this stove is really awesome.