Zhao Dahai was sitting on the threshold of the yard, holding a hatchet, and was whittling a wooden stick about one meter long and about the size of a child's arm. There were already five whittled sticks on the ground next to him, some longer and some shorter. A few days ago, Tianshan
Cut it back to make a net handle, peel off the skin and let it dry. It is almost dry. Today I am going to install it on the net hoop. Before installing it, I need to flatten the knots on the wooden sticks and then smooth them with sandpaper. This is something used every day on fishing boats.
, it’s hard to feel comfortable.
Zhao Dahai has been very busy these days. The fishing boat has been painted and the anchors and cables have been installed. He will soon be able to launch himself into the sea and go fishing.
Zhao Dahai immersed himself in his work. Time passed quickly. The sky was getting dark and he couldn't see clearly. He stood up and turned on the lights in the yard. When he wanted to continue working, he saw Zhao Shi coming over.
Zhao Shi looked at the polished wooden handle of the net, picked it up and stroked it a few times. Zhao Dahai did it carefully no matter what the job was.
When Zhong Cuihua saw Zhao Shi coming, she put down the entire fishing net and walked out of the main room.
"The sea."
"The boat can be launched. What are you going to do?"
"Looking for people in the village or looking for a crane?"
Zhao Shi lit the hookah.
"Looking for someone in the village? Save some money."
Zhong Cuihua looked at Zhao Shi and then at Zhao Dahai.
"Second Grandpa."
"I have thought about this matter."
"Let's find a crane."
Zhao Dahai has been thinking about this matter for the past two days. The fishing boat was built after being parked in the forest. Now it has to be taken to the sea, about two hundred to three hundred meters away. At the beginning, he had the same idea as his grandma Zhong Cuihua. In the village
I wanted help from someone to save money, but in the end I decided to get a crane.
"Second Grandpa."
"It takes a lot to find someone. Moving such a long distance, it's always a problem to accidentally bump into something. It's true that you don't need to pay, but you have to owe a favor, plus treat me to food and drinks, etc., it's not much different.
It’s better to spend money to find a crane.”
Zhao Dahai shook his head. The traditional method is simply to put rolling logs on the ground and pull them out into the water manually. However, although his boat is not big, a little more than ten meters long and less than three meters wide, it is all wood.
It's not light, it requires a lot of people. When you find people to do the work, you have to entertain people, etc., and you go back and forth. I can't say how much money you save, but it adds a lot of things. A few decades ago, there was no way to do it without a crane.
It can only be manpower. Now with cranes, it saves effort, trouble and safety.
"Okay!"
"This matter is settled like this!"
"Tomorrow you go to the town to find Zhou Fucheng. He has cranes and skilled manpower. This matter can be done in half a day."
Zhao Shi smoked a few water pipes, and Zhao Dahai's words made sense. The people in the village were looking for help to prepare food, drinks, and greetings. Calculating, it might not be much money short. Then Zhou Fucheng found a crane, and it was neat and stable.<
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Zhao Shi sat for a while and left.
Eight o'clock in the evening.
Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua had dinner in the hall.
"The sea."
"Crane is convenient, but it costs a lot of money, right?"
Zhong Cuihua took a bite of her meal. A crane would definitely be convenient, but it would cost money and it would cost more than hiring someone else.
Zhao Dahai put a piece of soft pork belly into Zhong Cuihua's bowl. He prepared 20,000 yuan to repair the ship and bought ship scrapping materials. There was a lot left. The money for weaving fishing nets plus the two days he spent picking up things a few days ago.
Luo made more than 2,000 yuan again, and there was enough money left over, so there was no need to worry.
When Zhong Cuihua thought that this was really what happened, she finished her meal with peace of mind and went out with a flashlight to the back of the house.
Zhao Dahai smiled and continued to eat. Zhong Cuihua went to water the vegetable field, especially the fruit trees planted a few days ago, thinking that they were planted for her great-great-grandson. They are very precious.
After Zhao Dahai finished eating, he put away the dishes and chopsticks and continued to install the net. The fishing boat was about to launch. There was not much time left, so he quickly prepared the things he needed. When he thought about this, he was so excited that his hand movements couldn't help but move a few minutes faster. Zhao Dahai went out on his motorcycle early the next morning and rushed to the Hongqi Shipbuilding Stone in the town to find Zhou Fucheng. He had a ready-made crane and manpower. He was idle and an acquaintance. The deal was settled for 1,600 yuan and they made an appointment at 3 p.m.
When we arrived at Langtou Village, we discussed the matter and rushed back to the village. Without stopping, we immediately loaded up the tires, foam floats and tools we bought in the morning and went to the fishing boat in the forest to continue working.
Zhao Dahai climbed onto the fishing boat. Four tires, two on the left and one on the right, were hung on the side of the boat. The largest tire carefully cut out a suitable opening and wrapped it around the bow. Large iron nails were nailed directly to the bottom of the bow.
Another big tire was hung below, and the foam floats were strung together one by one with a nylon rope as thick as a finger, and wrapped in a circle from the bow to one-third of the sides of the ship. These are all for
Anti-collision: when a fishing boat is parked on a pier on a pair of rocks or in some other circumstances, it will inevitably collide with other fishing boats, rocks or concrete pillars of the pier. It would not be possible without tires and foam floats.
After Zhao Dahai finished wrapping the bow and hung up the tires and floats, he straightened up. He didn't have time to rest for a while when he saw a truck driving to the dock and a crane driving over. Four people were walking beside them, watching from a distance.
The two in the middle are Zhao Shi and Zhou Fucheng.
Zhao Dahai jumped off the boat, strode over to it, said hello, and started working immediately. The fishing boat was just hoisted into the sea to test the water. It was not the first time to go to sea. There was no ceremony. Zhou Fucheng's people had experience and he was driving the crane alone.
, the other two tied the bow and stern of the boat with thick hemp ropes and pulled it to control the direction. In less than an hour, the fishing boat was lifted out of the woods and lowered into the sea.
"Yo!"
"This ship in the sea has tested the waters!"
……
"This is really fast!"
……
The fishing boat was making a lot of noise, and there were many people at the small pier, which immediately attracted attention. Zhong Shizhu and Lei Da, among other familiar people, were busy on the fishing boat preparing to go fishing in the early morning, and they all came over.
Zhao Dahai waited for the crane to move aside. The anchor rope on the bow of the boat was pulled up to the beach. The anchor stepped hard into the sand and pulled the fishing boat. The fishing boat placed in the sea slowly floated outwards with the wind, and he pulled it back with both hands.
, waited for Zhao Shi, Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou to get on the boat before getting on.
Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou walked around the fishing boat for a few times and were very envious. Zhao Dahai's boat was really good. His skills were perfect and the deck was solid. The paint on the deck outside the boat was invisible, and every board inside the boat was covered with paint.
It has been polished and polished with tung oil several times. There are some small waves on the sea, but the boat does not sway even when walking around. This kind of boat is very stable when going out to sea and will be very comfortable when fishing.
Zhao Shi sat on the side of the boat, smoked a hookah for half an hour, and began to carefully inspect the fishing boat, especially the areas where hemp was used. Zhao Dahai did a good job, and it is unlikely that there will be any problems, but be careful about sailing the Wannian boat and going to sea.
, you can never be too careful.
"The sea."
"The ship cannot go out to sea immediately, let's wait and see for a few days."
Zhao Shi checked it several times and found no problem.
Zhao Dahai nodded and agreed. This is to let the fishing boat soak in the water for a few more days to see if there is any problem.