Hard times have room

Chapter 967 Coal Stove

On the second day of light snowfall, the coal stove in the dormitory was lit. Because they were inexperienced, they used books as the ignition material. They forgot about the ignition material and had to use books.

The coal they use is the kind of loose coal, the kind that is piece by piece, not briquette.

The first time they burned coal, the whole dormitory was crowded in the corridor outside. Curious, they immediately surrounded the small coal stove, but soon, they dispersed with tears in their eyes.

With no experience, Luo Ting, who used paper to light the fire, directly made thick smoke billow from the small coal stove. As for the fire, it was only seen at the beginning, and there was only smoke behind it.

They thought that the coal would ignite when the smoke dissipated, but who knew that when the smoke stopped and their hands stopped directly above the coal stove, there was no burning feeling, just a little bit of warmth, a little Not hot, obviously, the ignition failed this time.

"I'll come. I used to light fires at home, so I have experience." After confirming that Luo Ting failed to start a fire, Xu Rui took the initiative to stand up.

She got the coal from her father, and she had to demonstrate that the coal was fine, and it was their own hands who had the problem.

The others quickly stepped aside, at this time, let the capable people come!
Pauline also retreated to the side, she was also at a loss what to do with this kind of lumps of coal, she had burned briquettes in her hometown in her previous life, but she couldn't handle this kind of lumps.

At that time, the broken briquettes at home would soon be completely crushed, mixed with water to form a semi-dry paste, cast into the shape of briquettes with a briquette mold, and then burned after drying.

As soon as Xu Rui made a move, the feeling of an expert came out all at once. The match and paper were submissive in her hands, and her movements were also very skillful, and her unhurried movements gave them a lot big confidence.

Sure enough, in less than 2 minutes, Xu Rui put down the fan with a relaxed face, and ended the action of continuing to fan the wind. The spark has already been buried, and now all they have to do is wait until the fire is completely ignited Well, it will be done when the coal stove no longer emits black smoke. At that time, they will be able to move the coal stove back to the dormitory.

"How is it?" Luo Ting asked with concern. She felt that her behavior just now was a bit embarrassing, but since she was a freshman, it was understandable.

Sure enough, watching family members burn coal and burning coal by myself are two different things.

What's more, they didn't have any fuel this time, only charcoal. If there was charcoal in the dormitory, she was still confident. If there was charcoal to support the combustion, the coal would burn quickly.

"Don't worry, if I go out, it will definitely be a success, and everything will go well."

"The coal in the coal stove is already burning now, but it will take a while, and there is still some smoke coming out. If we take the coal stove back to the dormitory now, the smell will definitely be very strong and choking." Xu Rui patted her chest and said.

The quality of the coal she got was average, not particularly dry, and it was not as easy to burn as honeycomb coal, and it still produced smoke. With her ability, she could only get this kind of coal.

"Well, let's go back to the dormitory first, and come out later to carry this stove in."

Three minutes later, Xu Rui came out again. Seeing the burning coals that had turned red underneath, she went back to the dormitory in peace.

Five minutes later, the person came out again. Although the coal stove was still smoking at this time, it was not as thick as before. It is inevitable to smoke when burning such a bad coal.

Xu Rui and Baolin carried the stove in and placed it in the middle of the aisle. Baolin also specially left a gap between the doors and windows to avoid poisoning.

After 10 minutes, the temperature in the dormitory has not changed significantly, it is no different from before.

Half an hour later, when the coal was burning, the choking smell of smoke permeated the entire dormitory. Although the smell was not very strong, it was still somewhat different from the cold air before.

Obviously, as long as the nose is not broken, one should know the air in front and back, which smells better.

As for warming up, one is that there are no stools in the dormitory. If you sit by the bed and warm up, you have to lean your back and put your hands directly above the coal stove. This posture is very tiring.

Besides, they are all in the dormitory now, isn't it uncomfortable to shrink into the quilt and lie in the warm quilt?
Do you still have to wear a big cotton coat and trousers, stretching your hands to warm yourself by the fire in an awkward posture?
"Hey, do you guys feel that the smell of this smoke is very pungent, and it smells very uncomfortable. Now I feel dizzy, maybe it's poisoning?" Luo Ting said supporting her body.

She used to burn honeycomb coal at home. This kind of coal is always placed in the corridor or balcony of the house to boil water. She has never used this kind of coal for warming at home.

Therefore, she didn't know if she was feeling right now, if she was the only one feeling dizzy, or if everyone felt this way.

"No way, I opened a little window, and the door is not closed tightly, how could I be poisoned?"

"However, the air in this dormitory is really stuffy. It smells like smoke, which is quite unpleasant. Our dormitory didn't have such a strange smell before."

Pauline also doesn't like the smell of the current dormitory, so she directly said it at this time.

What they thought before was to have a stove in the dormitory, the temperature would be higher, and they could use lunch boxes or other utensils to cook some things, among other things, it would be no problem to use this stove to burn the most needed hot water in winter , but who knows, the actual use of coal stoves is like this.

Today it took them more than ten minutes to light the fire. The coal smells like smoke and is very choking. She really doesn't like it.

"Yeah, this smell is weird, why don't we move the stove out!"

"I think it's the same whether there is a stove or not. The coal is burned on one side, and there is some heat, and the window or door is opened on the other side, and the cold air is coming in. Maybe the temperature in the dormitory is lower than before! This stove It's useless."

"Well, then move, I have no objection."

"I don't mind either."

"No comment."

"Listen to you."

With the approval of everyone in the dormitory, Luo Ting and Qiu Yu directly moved the coal stove away, and placed it in the corridor outside, against the wall of dormitory 302.

"It's better not to bring this stove into the dormitory now. If anyone wants to heat hot water or have other things, they can go outside and light the coal." Luo Ting said as she entered the dormitory, clapping her hands.

This coal stove is old, it was eliminated by her family, and her father repaired it with cement, and it can barely be used, at least for now.

(End of this chapter)