Chapter 889: Chapter 889 Teaching how to make a fire kang_1 Chapter 889: Chapter 889 Teaching how to make a fire kang_1 Once he decided to do it, Tong Sanlang rode back to the village on his horse, using his internal power to inform everyone in the village that those who had previously worked on the construction at the manor could now go there. Qiao Xiaomai had something good to teach them.

They were also told to bring a bowl, as they would have lunch there.

Qiao Xiaomai, something good, teach them.

These keywords rang in the ears of those who had worked on the construction at the manor, and they were all excited.

After all, it was cold outside, and running around a bit would warm them up.

With this thought in mind, these people immediately left their homes, fearing they would be too late and Qiao Xiaomai would have already distributed the items.

Last time, when distributing mooncakes, Tong Sanlang had made it clear that they should go in turns and that there was enough for everyone. This time, Tong Sanlang did not specify this, which suggested that the items might be limited!

Fearing they wouldn’t receive anything, a group of people raced towards the manor as if in a competition, all rushing there together.

Originally, those who had gone to build houses were strong laborers, swift as the wind, and they quickly covered the ten-plus-li distance.

By the time they arrived, there was a high platform set up at the entrance to the manor, with Tong Sanlang and Qiao Changshun standing on top of it, surrounded by bricks and tile cutters among other things.

A few hundred people were confused–what was this all about?

Soon, Tong Sanlang cleared up their confusion. The thing Qiao Xiaomai was giving was not a tangible object, but a skill: the warm kang bed stove.

This was a technical skill, and once mastered, an entire family would not have to worry about how to survive the cold winter.

Moreover, they could go out and earn money. No one in the entire Huai’an County had tapped into this market, so everyone was free to go to other towns and villages to build stoves and earn money.

As Tong Sanlang finished speaking, the crowd became excited.

This was even better than eating food, which would be gone after a few bites, but this skill could prevent them from worrying about freezing during the winter!

Making money was secondary; what was important was to avoid being frostbitten or even freezing to death and safely getting through the winter.

With this thought, several hundred people stood under the platform, watching Tong Sanlang and Qiao Changshun’s every move without missing any detail.

The teaching lasted all day, and by the time it was almost dark, Tong Sanlang and Qiao Changshun had finally finished building the stove. They told everyone to go home and try building one in their own homes the next day. They would visit the village the following day, and anyone with questions could come find them.

The crowd left with thousands of thanks, still running back home.

Great benevolence, Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang were truly great benevolent people! Not only did they teach a skill, but they also provided lunch at noon. Even though it was just simple steamed buns and radish egg drop soup, they were very satisfied.

Having produced such two models of excellence, it was truly a fortune for everyone in Anping Village!

In the following days, Anping Village was gripped by a frenzy of building warm kang bed stoves, causing the brick-selling shops in town to run out of stock.

In the dead of winter, the soil was frozen solid, and few people would buy bricks, so the inventory in the store was not large.

The Shopkeeper had people start work immediately to keep firing bricks, as they had heard that Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang had come up with some new warm kang stove, and there would be many people coming to the shop to buy bricks!

Now, speaking of Tong Xingda.

On the day Tong Sanlang shouted in the village, Tong Xingda had not paid much attention. But when he learned what Tong Sanlang had taught the villagers, he became furious.

So stingy with his own family while generously passing on his skills to unrelated outsiders; if he had been given this skill, he could have made over a hundred taels silver just in Anping Village alone!

Was there no one to rein in this rebellious son who always turned his elbow outwards!