"Did you invent the coal stove pictured on the notice?"
"Old Wang, can that appliance called a coal stove really discharge black smoke to the outside?"
"If you don't come out, we're going in..."
"Lao Wang Lao Wang..."
After seeing the closed door of the blacksmith shop, they immediately started shouting. We were all neighbors, so there was no need to worry that he would be angry.
Soon, a gap opened in the blacksmith shop, and the apprentice came out and said: "My master said that the door will not be opened today, but if anyone comes to ask about the coal stove, you can go to the gate of the Chief Envoy. My master and other
All four masters are there."
Not only here, the other four blacksmith shops also said the same thing.
Soon, everyone who got the news rushed to the gate of the Chief Envoy's office.
Then they discovered that a high platform had been erected in front of the gate of the Chief Envoy. On the high platform, there was a red cloth covering an utensil.
There was also a group of government officials surrounding the high platform.
Everyone speculated that the object might be the coal stove pictured on the notice.
Half an hour later, seeing that the door of the Chief Envoy was also surrounded by people, the five blacksmiths finally walked out of the yamen and climbed onto the high platform one after another.
As ordinary people, they had never seen such a big battle. The people below were full of heads. I don’t know if they were hundreds or thousands of people, just waiting for them to speak.
After all, he comes from a blacksmith background, and he has an evil aura about him.
Soon the five blacksmiths calmed down, or it could be said that they were broken. Anyway, they were already here. If they extended their heads and retracted their heads, it was just the same knife. It was better to be generous.
At least it looks open and bright.
The blacksmith standing in the middle took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Dear neighbors and brothers."
The chaotic crowd soon became quiet, but with so many people looking at him, he didn't know what to say.
After a moment of silence, a hearty laugh suddenly rang out from the crowd: "Lao Wang, what's going on? I remember you are quite courageous. You are so scared that you don't dare to speak in such a situation?"
A burst of laughter followed.
Someone interrupted, and the blacksmith known as Lao Wang quickly calmed down.
"Fuck you, Lao Li."
After laughing and scolding him, he said proudly: "I will be famous forever from now on. You guys can be envious of me."
The same voice sounded: "Old Wang, just go ahead and blow it. I don't know you yet, but you are still famous throughout the ages. You will be great after just learning two lines of rhyme. Go to bed quickly."
"Hey, you still don't believe it..."
On the high platform, in the crowd, the two of them started to curse each other in front of hundreds or thousands of people across a distance, but it was obvious that they were not really quarreling, but they were used to chatting like this.
Gradually, people in the crowd who were familiar with the five blacksmiths also joined in.
Just laughing and scolding, Lao Wang completely relaxed, reached out and grabbed the red cloth next to him, and laughed and said: "Today, I, Lao Wang, will let you open your eyes. Don't forget to thank me, Lao Wang, in the future."
As he spoke, he pulled off the red cloth.
Uh-huh...
As if the mute button had been pressed, the crowd instantly became silent, and everyone stared directly at the utensils exposed under the red cloth.
Some strange shapes, two slender iron cylinders, exactly the same as the coal stove pictured on the bulletin board.
However, this coal stove is not the one in Di Xin's study, but a new coal stove they built overnight.
For the convenience of display, the coal stove on the stand is made larger, and the two chimneys are slightly shorter.
Although the coal stove was not actually invented by the five blacksmiths, the first and second coal stoves were all built by them, so it is impossible to say that it has nothing to do with them.
The five blacksmiths looked at everyone below speechless, and a sense of accomplishment filled their hearts.
Without saying much, Lao Wang stood proudly beside the coal stove and shouted loudly: "Now, I will show you the effect of the coal stove, so that you know that I, Lao Wang, are not lying."
After finishing speaking, he opened the lid of the coal stove and put the coal pieces in in front of hundreds of people.
Also for the purpose of demonstrating the effect, this time the soot of the poorest quality and with the thickest black smoke after combustion was used.
Then, Lao Wang lit a firewood stick and put it in through the small door under the coal stove.
He stood up and clapped his hands in fear, and said with a smile: "Okay. Now we just need to wait for a while..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt someone poke him in the lower back.
Lao Wang turned around and looked at his companion who stabbed him with confusion on his face: "What's wrong?"
The man pointed to the small door of the coal stove with some embarrassment and whispered: "Destroyed?"
Lao Wang subconsciously asked: "What was destroyed?"
"The wooden stick that started the fire is out."
Although the sound was very small, he was standing at a high place after all, and there was a gust of wind, so the words "the wooden plank that started the fire was extinguished" quickly spread to the crowd.
A voice called Lao Li shouted from below: "Old Wang, can you do it? If you can't, I will do it for you."
"Hahaha……"
The interaction just now has brought everyone closer, and now as soon as Lao Li's voice came out, there was a sudden burst of cheers in the crowd.
The scene fell into a happy atmosphere.
Lao Wang's face turned red, he laughed and cursed at the gloating crowd, then relighted the firewood stick and put it under the stove.
This time, in order to prevent the sticks from going out, he put in a few more sticks and opened the lid from time to time to confirm that the coals were ignited before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Putting the lid back on, he coughed slightly and shouted proudly again: "It was just an accident just now. You just need to wait for a while this time, and you will definitely see the effect."
"What if it doesn't work?"
"Old Wang, I remember that you made a very good kitchen knife some time ago. What if you can't use it this time?"
"I remember that Lao Wang buried a jar of good wine. Are you interested?"
"..."
The banter under the stands was very lively, and the replies above the stands were also very lively. Everyone seemed to have ignored the real protagonist of this show.
until……
"Look there."
With a sudden scream from the crowd under the stands, everyone was startled and what they wanted to say was stuck in their throats.
But now no one cares who was screaming just now. Everyone once again looked at the coal stove behind Lao Wang on the high platform.
I saw the tall iron tube that Lao Wang called a chimney, with wisps of black smoke floating out.