Reborn in 1977

Chapter 249: What to Use During This Time?

Words are not enough; seeing is believing.

After digging the pit, Chen Fan began construction.

At this time, everyone was silent, staring intently at Chen Fan's movements.

Instead, Chen Fan was explaining to everyone, "Waterproofing must be done when building a toilet, but there is no asphalt here, so we can only make do with our mud and cement to make a waterproof layer. This needs to be thicker. Without waterproofing, water seeping out will affect the foundation, shorten the service life, and there will be other usage risks. … …"

He lectured as he worked, occasionally directing the helpers to lend a hand.

Time passed bit by bit, and two brand-new toilets gradually took shape.

It wasn't until the people digging the sewage and septic tanks came back from work that he, with everyone's help, built the two toilets.

Jiang Lili, Huang Ying, and several helping aunties also ran over at this time, standing with everyone, staring blankly at the two toilets.

First of all, this architectural style has a bit of postmodernist color.

Blue bricks are certainly no problem, but the roof, like the mud wall house, is thatched.

It's not that Chen Fan couldn't burn some tiles, it's that he was too lazy to burn them.

It's just two toilets, and a thatched roof doesn't have much impact, and it's warmer than tiles, so why bother to waste tiles, wouldn't it be better to save them for building his own house?

The floor inside the toilet was all paved with pottery shards, and that's not all. A section of the surrounding walls was also covered with pottery shards.

The reason is still waterproofing, and above that, it is plastered with white lime.

Moreover, the area of this toilet is not small, one is 4 square meters, the two together are 8 square meters, and counting the ones attached to the walls, more than 800 pottery shards were used, which made everyone led by Captain Yang twitch their eyes.

Building a toilet used more than 40 yuan worth of pottery shards, what a spendthrift!

This also made many people who were envious of the toilet quietly retreat.

What's not good about spending 40 yuan? Why throw it into the latrine, is your brain full of shit?

Then look at Chen Fan, a sour smell spread in the air.

Fortunately, Chen Fan discovered it in time and quickly said, "Actually, it's okay not to use pottery shards, just use mud and cement to smooth it out, it's also pretty good."

Hearing this, everyone's hearts became active again.

If pottery shards are not needed, then the cost will be much smaller.

Teacher Chen uses blue bricks and pottery shards because he knows how to fire a kiln himself. If we make it ourselves, we can also use mud bricks, and we can also use mud and cement without pottery shards.

Mud bricks and mud cement can both be made by ourselves, at most it takes some time and effort, so, as long as there is a "squatting pan", you can have a low-profile version of this flush toilet and experience the feeling of going to the toilet in a building in the city?!

So, the key is that "squatting pan".

Thinking of this, Captain Yang coughed dryly, put his hands behind his back, and said, "Xiao Chen, is it convenient to fire your squatting pan?"

Chen Fan bit his lip lightly, with a heavy look on his face, and was about to speak when he heard Yang Ju, who was on the periphery of the crowd, say loudly, "This is very difficult to burn. We have experimented several times before we kneaded it into a pottery blank. In the middle, Teacher Chen burned several more, and finally only two were successfully fired."

Chen Fan pursed his lips and smiled, really wanting to applaud Yang Ju.

Captain Yang had a dark face and glanced at his eldest daughter, who was unclear about the situation. Which side are you on now?

Then, not only Yang Ju said so, but An Quan also took a step forward and said solemnly, "This kind of squatting pan is not easy to buy. Many people in the city are decorating their houses and want to build a toilet themselves. There are two difficulties, the first is whether there is a sewage pipe near the house, and the other is how to buy a squatting pan.

This thing belongs to building materials, and like cement and steel bars, you need a slip to buy it, and so are those pottery shards. That is to say, Xiao Chen can fire a kiln to burn these things."

After a pause, he looked at Chen Fan and shook his head and sighed, "Ordinary potters can't burn these things."

The implication is, how did Chen Fan think of burning this?

Regarding this, Chen Fan had been prepared for a long time. He grinned and said with a smile, "I am not an ordinary potter, I am not even a potter."

He said, turning his head to look at everyone, "The technology of pottery is learned from the book "Indigenous Pottery". The structure of this squatting pan is based on the toilet in the building reported in the newspaper, and with reference to "Building Technology", I drew the drawings and researched it myself. For these things, I wanted to find a master to ask for advice, but I couldn't find one."

Hearing these words, everyone was speechless.

An Quan also shook his head and smiled bitterly. He could only say that he had met a guy who could learn skills by reading books?

Captain Yang smacked his lips, pondered for two seconds, and asked, "How much do you sell this squatting pan for?"

Chen Fan's face seemed a little embarrassed. After considering it, he said, "Captain, to tell you the truth, I never thought about selling this squatting pan. The main thing is that this thing is too difficult to knead, it's so troublesome to knead one…"

Before he could finish speaking, Captain Yang waved his hand, "It's not like we're asking you to burn too many, just help burn a few for the fellow villagers if someone wants them, and everyone knows that this thing is not easy to burn, so they definitely won't shortchange you."

He said, turning his head to look at the others, "You all agree, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes."

Captain Yang turned back and smiled at Chen Fan, "Of course, it definitely can't be too expensive, or else…"

He pondered for two seconds and said in a consultative tone, "Just like the charcoal stove, set it at 10 yuan each, what do you think?"

Chen Fan clenched his hands tightly, seeming to be seriously considering it. After a long while, he reluctantly nodded, "Okay then."

But he was holding back a smile in his heart. Making this thing is simpler than making a charcoal stove, but it can be sold for the same price, this is a profit.

When everyone heard Captain Yang and Chen Fan discuss it, they weighed it in their hearts. Spending 10 yuan to transform a similar toilet, even without pottery shards, is ten times or a hundred times better than the previous mud pit, so what's there to say?

Immediately, one by one, they went to find Accountant Liu, wanting to register to buy a squatting pan.

Chen Fan was working hard to hold back his laughter.

There are more than a dozen households here who want to buy it. There are more than 400 households in the entire brigade. As long as half of the people want to renovate their toilets, that is a market of more than 2,000 yuan.

If the same number of people want to renovate their stoves, calculate the lowest price of 5 yuan per household for pottery shards, that's another 1,000 yuan.

Adding up to more than 3,000 yuan, after scraping this wave, his brick and tile building should be able to start construction!

Just as Chen Fan was making small calculations in his heart, Jiang Lili walked over with a flushed face, approached him, and said softly, "Xiao, Xiao Fan, they asked me to ask you, when can this toilet be used?"

Chen Fan thought for a while, "It's relatively humid these days, and the mud cement is filled underground, so it will probably take at least a week to 10 days to dry completely."

Then, looking at her, he asked, "Are they too impatient to use it?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lili's face became even redder, so red that it could drip blood. She murmured, "No, what kind of toilet do we use during this time?"

Chen Fan was stunned immediately.

That's right, what to use during this time?