Chapter 43: The First Year of Yuan You

  Lin Ye was shocked, this quiet little girl is so fierce, and suddenly thought of it. He had been complacent about his own knowledge, but this time he understood the meaning of "learning has no boundaries" that his teacher had warned him about. It seems that from now on, he needs to learn more from others. Yu Nong still didn't know that her two sentences had changed someone's learning attitude, and she was looking at the bad boy with an uneasy gaze, not knowing if she had said it right or not.

  Yan Ju praised: "Yu Nong is so smart, that's what I mean." Yu Nong's face turned red with pleasure, feeling satisfied. Qin Si Jiao hummed in response, indicating she just didn't think of it, not that she wasn't smart. The bad boy pretended to be deaf and mute, but the implication was clear.

  Qin Si Jiao was furious with the little brat, but with Lin Ye Shui, an outsider, present, she still gave him some face and didn't pounce on him to beat him up.

  Lin Yeshui was very interested in this idea, and he thought about it for a moment, considering it seriously. Next to him, Yu Nong was chatting with Yan Jufan. Qin Siqiao picked up a few stones and threw them into the river, creating ripples on the water. Lin Yeshui suddenly had an idea, and he chuckled to himself. He turned to Yan Jufan, who was chatting with Yu Nong, and said: "I've got it! Let's try it out on the iron furnace first, and if it succeeds, we can move it to the steel furnace. That way, it'll be safer." Yan Jufan nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's how we should do it."

  Lin Ye Shui respectfully said to Qin Si Jiao: "It was all thanks to Miss Qin's stone that I got the idea, so it's still Miss who deserves the credit." These words immediately made Qin Si Jiao turn from sorrow to joy. Great, she was still very clever after all, knowing how to inspire others. But then she thought again, wasn't this just something the general manager said on purpose to coax her? Hmph!

  Yan Jufan was very satisfied with Lin Yeshui's quick thinking, although he had his own hints, but this general manager was not just a guy who only knew how to flatter. He did have some impression of him in his heart.

  Many hands make light work, and with the collective effort of the workers, a trial chimney was erected in just three days. It looked like a tilted giant pipe, and everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing at its peculiar shape. Yan Jufan was beaming with pride, walking around it with his hands behind his back, while two little girls suppressed their giggles as they watched him examine it from every angle, looking unusually serious for the mischievous guy he was.

  As Lin Ye Shui gave the order, air was blown into the blast furnace from the blower, and the burning coke and ore were reflected again, quickly becoming extremely hot. White smoke rose up beside it, and as the boiler pressure gradually increased, everyone started the steam engine. The fan driven by the impeller began to rotate rapidly, drawing the smoke dust from the smoke pipe of the blast furnace into the large smokestack, and white misty steam also emerged from the large smokestack, Success!!!

  People cheered and jumped with joy, this strange thing can actually be used. Everyone threw their hats and gloves into the air. Lin Ye Shui was also delighted and shouted, but he didn't forget to thank someone. However, the bad boy was already laughing so hard that his mouth was crooked, where did he have time to listen to what he said?

  Two little girls were excitedly hugging each other, jumping and laughing while talking about something. Yan Jufan was very satisfied in his heart, thinking that his idea was really clever. He had used the leaf wheel to suck the smoke dust into the water storage tank of the large smoking pipe. Under pressure, the smoke dust passed through the water and then went through a second water spray, turning it into a faint mist. The heat and smoke dust were exchanged in the water, which gradually replaced the water in the smoking pipe with the one in an external water storage pool. This way, the iron furnace no longer had a huge chimney or rolling black smoke. He wondered if this invention would have won a major award in his previous life. But then he thought that during peacetime, who would bother to hide their chimneys? He couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking he was too amazing.

  In the distance, a large smokestack stood beside the iron furnace, filling the tense atmosphere of the ironworks with a relaxed air. It was estimated that its humorous flavor had exceeded its original purpose. Yan Jufan looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, thinking it was great and wouldn't draw attention to itself like a huge chimney. The large smokestack wasn't much taller than the iron furnace, and apart from consuming coal, it didn't have any other drawbacks. And Lingshan's coal reserves were incredibly rich, so the only cost was labor. For a while, "Bad Little Boy's Water Pipe" became the talk of the town.

  Of course, Yan Jufan would not monopolize the credit, he praised several people who had made efforts, making these honest workers blush. Among them, the great contributors, such as Lin Yeshui, Yu Nong and Qin Siqiao, who threw out the inspiration with a stone, were even more highly praised by the mischievous boy, which made everyone happy and joyful.

  Qin Si Jiao found his praise to be music to her ears, but she wasn't particularly concerned about it. She was secretly thinking that this rascal really knew how to use people, and the way he casually spoke made everyone involved feel grateful. This little scoundrel had only spent a bit of saliva to win over people's hearts, and could be considered a skilled manipulator. However, thinking about how he always managed to infuriate her until she was half-dead, she couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.

  The bad little boy who was good at winning people's hearts didn't realize that his small tricks had already been seen through by this girl, and he was expanding his gains. Yu Nong was also very happy, in making the big pipe, Yu Nong had come up with many ideas, which made her feel a great sense of accomplishment. Seeing herself being praised by Jiu Fan Ge Ge, this shy little girl's face turned red like an apple.

  The sun shone down from the edge of the sky, and that strange pipe was gently puffing out white smoke, decorating the valley like a fairyland. It was August 11th, YY year.

  Mei Huan-yu was riding his horse, looking ahead. Since the death of Lei Jia's second master, Lei Ya-tong had returned to Lei Jia to guard the spirit. Mei Da-han, who had lost his wife's company on their wedding night, was furious and vented his anger at the head of the Wu Gong team. Therefore, he spent three days reorganizing the troops and heading towards the Wu Gong team's base. In the past, it would have taken a Japanese order for him to be interested in "strengthening law and order". This time, however, he proactively requested to sweep through Tongluo Village, which made Yamamoto Kitaro, who had been quietly observing the situation, feel very pleased with himself. He almost thought he was the reincarnation of the Sun God.

  Today, the pseudo-army in the team is exceptionally spirited. Captain Mei promised a reward of 2 yuan for each person. Therefore, all the traitors puffed out their chests and walked with an unusually steady pace. The brand-new steel guns and shiny leather belts made them look majestic and intimidating, causing the surrounding crowd to stir up a commotion. Behind the team, a squadron of devils was also following, waving a bandage flag and advancing forward.

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