National Tide 1980

"But this is gas. If it leaks, it will explode if it touches a little fire..."

"Oh, aunt, you have to be able to maintain the concentration of liquefied petroleum gas. Don't you think that we built this small house by ourselves, with air leaking everywhere, even if we just turn on the gas, as long as we don't touch the stove. You can Even if you put a torch in and stick it in, it won’t blow up. It’s been broken up a long time ago, and it’s still blowing up? In addition to wasting money, there is no other loss..."

That's right, this truth... seems to be the case.

Ning Weimin answered these questions correctly, not to mention that Auntie Bian was stuck.

The other neighbors also looked at each other and thought about themselves.

Ning Weimin smiled calmly and continued to demonstrate the benefits to everyone.

"Watch me make a pot of water. Look, look, how easy it is to cook. There are two stoves. You can light the fire when you want to use it. I'm not bragging. With this thing, From now on, the cooking speed of our family will definitely be the best in our hospital. You guys are busy and can't be as efficient as me in half an hour."

At this time, Master Luo was impressed first. He had a child at home, and just heating milk every day was enough.

Coupled with cooking, Aunt Luo and Miao Yujuan are not busy enough.

"No need to seal the fire?"

"Need not."

"Then smoke can't kill anyone?"

"Master Luo, look at what you said, the gas is all in the tank. If it is not released, it will not smoke to death. Besides, smoke and fire are the same, and they also need concentration. If you are still worried, it doesn't matter. Do you smell it? This thing has a smell, it’s really leaky, wouldn’t you know it if you pinch your nose?”

Now Aunt Mi also became interested.

"You don't need charcoal to start the fire?"

"No need. Not to mention charcoal, all coal is saved. Just matches, people in foreign countries use this. Let me tell you this, not to mention us ordinary people, from now on all the coal stoves in restaurants will be covered by this thing Replace. Did you see that this stove can be adjusted up or down by yourself? Then we can control the heat by ourselves..."

"Hey, is there such a new thing in the world? It really opens my eyes."

"Hey, what are you talking about? This thing has been around for a long time, and it's actually nothing new. You just have to try new things to have a comparison, right? If you don't worry, let me try it for a few days. Okay. , you guys hurry up and do it. No, you just think of me as a negative example..."

Well, when I said this, the neighbors all laughed.

Only Aunt Bian's face was completely unbearable.

The old lady sighed and went back to her room.

But Ning Weimin didn't know it at all and was still blaming in public.

"Look, the water is boiling. How fast? I turn it off and it turns off."

Master Luo and Aunt Mi didn't notice Aunt Bian's loneliness and kept cheering.

"Hey, it's really good..."

"Weimin... Then I'll light a fire and try..."

Aunt Bian was sitting with this blockage in her heart, and couldn't help but ask herself.

"Am I wrong...?"

There is no doubt that compared to traditional coal stoves, the benefits of using liquefied gas tanks with high calorific value and convenience for cooking are obvious.

There is no soot and smoky filth, nor do you have to worry about low firepower when cooking.

There is no need for people to rush home as soon as they get off work because they are anxious to light a fire and cook.

The most important thing is that the price is cheap.

At that time, the purchase price of a 15-kilogram cylinder of gas was only two yuan and seventy cents due to state subsidies, which was basically enough for a family to use for a month.

On the contrary, for users who burn briquettes, the monthly fuel cost for a family of four is about 3 yuan. If you want to burn briquettes, the cost is even higher, at least 4 yuan.

Needless to say, people these days are very economical in their lives, and people have long been accustomed to price and purchase limit policies.

How important these last two items are, everyone has their own weighing in mind.

Therefore, after a few days, seeing that Ning Weimin was doing well, both the Luo family and the Mi family made up their minds.

They all begged Aunt Bian to approve the note and filled out the stove purchase notification form.

Then take your household registration book, grain book, non-staple food book and the seal of the household head to the gas station to complete the procedures.

I paid twenty-three and a half yuan for four items of equipment, and installed a full set of stoves.

Once it was used, everyone in the family couldn't live without it. They even spread the word about the usefulness of LPG to their acquaintances. They were all glad to have listened to Ning Weimin's advice.

But the matter is not over here yet, there is a situation that is quite interesting to talk about.

Because the neighbors were so happy and the benefits of using liquefied petroleum gas were tangible, Aunt Bian was soon "incited to rebel".

Of course the old lady didn't want to be left alone, so she got the gas stove and gas tank four or five days later than everyone else.

Not even installing it, but it happened to be this old lady who used to be very defensive about liquefied petroleum gas.

Due to negligence, an unspeakable safety accident occurred very quickly.

At noon that day, there was no one at home, so retired uncle Bian picked up his fishing rod and ran to the Tongzi River again.

Aunt Bian came back from the neighborhood committee. Because she was in a hurry to drink tea, she went to the small kitchen to boil water.

One thing that needs to be explained clearly is that out of instinctive fear of liquefied petroleum gas, since I got this thing, other people in the family have been helping Aunt Bian light the fire.

But this time there was no choice. The old lady had no choice but to do it herself.

She first turned on the gas, and then put a match to the stove eye to strike.

Especially because of her poor eyesight, she had to bend over to take a look, and it took her a long time to light the match.

So as soon as the match was lit and brought close to the stove, there was a "bang" sound, which startled the old lady.

At that time, I just felt a burning pain on my face.

Needless to say, the old lady was immediately stunned.

She didn't know what was wrong, but out of instinctive fear, she immediately turned off the gas stove.

When I went to rub my face later, I was jealous!

Because she found that there was dirt falling off her face.

It would be nice to go back home and take a look in the mirror. My hair is burnt and my eyebrows are all burnt. It’s really impressive.

Needless to say, when Uncle Bian returned home from fishing and saw his wife like this, he would have been shocked on the spot.

Then as soon as he figured out what was going on, the old man couldn't care less about comfort and stopped working.

"It's so dangerous! That can't be done! I think it will take more trouble in the future. I'd better replace this gas tank with a coal stove for you tomorrow."

But now it sounds like it’s absolutely impossible, but Aunt Bian quit on her own.

When she got anxious, the old lady blurted out all her thoughts.

"No! The coal stove is dirty, cooking is slow, and it's smoky all day long. Liquefied petroleum gas is better. So don't worry about it. It's all my fault that I don't know how to use it. I'll do more in the future. Just learn a little bit..."

Just these words actually made my wife laugh.