Rebirth of a fishing village: starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

When Zhao Dahai returned home, his grandma Zhong Cuihua had just finished breakfast and was weaving a fishing net. She told her that she had bought big pig trotters and bones. Second grandfather Zhao Shi and second grandma Huang Jintao would come to the house for lunch and dinner and prepare meals in advance.

After Zhao Dahai said this, he turned around and went out in a hurry. He had to repair the ship. He had no time to get on the ship today, so he had to leave the cooking to his grandma Zhong Cuihua.

Zhao Dahai walked quickly to the beach. The ship planks unloaded yesterday were piled here. They had to be carried piece by piece behind the woods. He came early to do this. Later, his second grandfather Zhao Shi came and he could start working formally on the beach. It is very soft and cannot be pushed. It can only be carried by hand and shoulder. The planks of fishing boats, especially the planks on the bottom of the boat, are very thick and heavy. The short ones can be carried, and the longest ones are more than 100 meters long. Eight meters, it was too heavy to carry, and both of them were too tired. They found a few logs to put under it, tied one end with a thick hemp rope and dragged it slowly but hard into the forest to the side of the fishing boat.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Wouldn't it be easier to help me when I come? Do you think I have old arms and legs?"

Zhao Shi's eyes widened when he came and saw that all the planks had been moved. He knew very well how heavy these planks were. The two big men were very tired when unloading them yesterday. It was not easy for Zhao Dahai to get them in alone.

"Second Grandpa."

"Aren't I idle? If I came here earlier to do this job, I can start putting on the board earlier."

Zhao Dahai really didn't want Zhao Shi to move the ship's planks. It was really heavy. Zhao Shi was old, so it was no joke if he ducked his waist or twisted his hand.

Zhao Dahai drank some water, took a rest, and started to get on the boat planks under Zhao Shi's guidance. The fishing boat itself was built by Zhou Fucheng's shipyard, and he was very familiar with the dimensions. Zhao Shi measured the planks very clearly when he measured them. , cut what needs to be cut, plan what needs to be planed, holes have been made, and the positions have been arranged. Some places are nailed with big iron nails, and some places are fixed with bolts. The work is not complicated. I will eat and rest for an hour at noon to continue. Work until the sun goes down before going home to rest.

Zhao Dahai got up at four o'clock in the morning the next day, cooked breakfast and went to work immediately. He had gained experience after working all day yesterday, and the large ship planks, especially the most difficult ones at the bottom of the ship, had been laid yesterday, and the remaining The ones that came down were all small boards, so you didn’t need Zhao Shi’s guidance, you could just do it by yourself.

The sun is high in the sky.

The sun is hot.

Zhao Dahai put down the hammer in his hand and jumped off the fishing boat. In a day and a half, all the planks of the boat were installed.

Zhao Shi walked around the fishing boat and looked carefully several times. He held a hammer in his hand and knocked here and there. It took almost an hour before he nodded with satisfaction.

Zhao Shi took out a list and handed it to Zhao Dahai.

"Second Grandpa."

"Is it something you need for 'making hemp'?"

Zhao Dahai looked at the list and saw things like tung oil, lime powder, twine and so on. Wooden fishing boats are made of wood and planks. They are not seamlessly formed in one piece. There are large and small gaps between the wood and planks. Water may leak where nails or bolts are used. "Making hemp" is the most important. This is a process to ensure that fishing boats are watertight. I have heard about it since I was a child but have never done it before.

Zhao Shi nodded. The things on the list were for "mapping."

Zhao Dahai looked at the time and it was just noon. He covered the fishing boat with waterproof plastic sheet and sent Zhao Shi home. He got on his motorcycle and hurried to the town. He found a store and bought all the things written on Zhao Shi's list, mainly tung oil and lime powder. And jute twine, these don't save money and buy the best.

After Zhao Dahai bought something, he rushed back to the village and went directly to Zhao Shi's house.

When Zhao Shi saw Zhao Dahai came back from shopping, he went to the fishing boat immediately and took tung oil, lime and jute thread.

"One part tung oil and three parts lime."

“Add a little more jute twine.”

"Mix well. Beat."

“All the way down to the sludge level.”

Zhao Shi said while taking action.

Zhao Dahai pricked up his ears and widened his eyes. This was made of "putty lime", which is called "tung putty" in some places. It is a good thing used to repair seams and leaks on traditional wooden fishing boats. It is not only useful for repairing the boat this time, but also for maintaining fishing boats in the future. To use it, you have to learn it well.

Zhao Shi stopped a half-full amount of putty, and waved Zhao Dahai to go home and learn by himself.

Zhao Dahai waited for home with the putty lime and the purchased tung oil. He walked into the yard, pulled up a stool, sat down and immediately started trying to make it. He soon discovered that it looked simple but mixing it just right was not simple at all. It was not that there was too much tung oil. There was too much lime or too much jute thread, so I kept failing and tried more than a dozen times before I could make one similar to Zhao Shi's. I wanted to go to the fishing boat to "make jute" right away, but it was already dark and I could only wait until tomorrow.

After Zhao Dahai finished dinner and was busy packing things in the kitchen, he heard someone shouting from outside the yard.

"Boss Luo."

"have you eaten?"

Zhao Dahai opened the door and saw Luo Zhong riding a tricycle parked at the door. This man opened a small factory in the town and was in the business of finding people to weave and sell fishing nets. The surrounding villages all received work from Luo Zhong's factory.

"ha!"

"Born to be busy."

"I'll go back after I've collected people from your village. It's estimated that I won't be able to eat until nine or ten o'clock."

Luo Zhong wiped the sweat from his forehead while talking.

Zhao Dahai walked into the main room, and he was taken aback. Grandma Zhong Cuihua wove a lot of fishing nets.

Luo Zhong looked it over carefully, and found that there was no problem. The account was settled, and it was a total of 1,852 yuan.

"grandmother."

"This is money from selling fishing nets."

Zhao Dahai sent Luo Zhong away, took the money back to the hall and handed it to Zhong Cuihua.

"You take the money. It costs a lot of money to repair fishing boats."

Zhong Cuihua didn't answer.

"grandmother!"

"Didn't I say that? I bought materials for shipbreaking, which saved me a lot of money, so I don't need to spend your money."

"Keep the flowers for yourself."

Zhao Dahai is not being polite, he has enough money in his hands.

"I'm an old woman who doesn't go anywhere. How can I use money? I'll take it if I give it to you."

Zhong Cuihua waved her hand.

Zhao Dahai couldn't help it, once he thought about it, his grandma had nothing to be polite about, so she accepted it.

"grandmother!"

"There is a lot of money to repair fishing boats, so there is no need to weave fishing nets!"

Zhao Dahai knew that grandma Zhong Cuihua had been weaving fishing nets with all her might recently, all she wanted was to earn more money to repair fishing boats for herself.

“What can we do if we don’t weave fishing nets?”

"Now I don't have a great-grandchild for me."

Zhong Cuihua smiled.

"Why!"

"grandmother!"

"There's no need to worry about this matter. As far as our family is concerned, we can't marry a good family."

"After the fishing boat is repaired, it will be more profitable to go fishing at sea. It's not too late to think about it after building a new house or something."

Zhao Dahai felt a little dumbfounded. Grandma Zhong Cuihua's thoughts are all about her great-grandson. This is impossible. One is because her family is poor and it is difficult to find a wife. The other is that Ding Xiaoxiang is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the most important thing now is to make money.

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