Chapter 646 Sawing Wood
At night, Zhang An got into the space and started to work as a lumberjack.
Fortunately, in space, it is very easy for Zhang An to cut down trees.
It only took half a day to cut down a bunch of trees to be sawed into rafters.
However, Zhang An's work of cutting down the trees was not finished yet, because he still had to prepare big trees to serve as beams.
Generally speaking, the trees used for roof beams need to be long and strong enough. They are rare and good trees. It is not easy to find them even in your own woods, so many people used to build houses. When the family couldn't find suitable beams, they had to spend money to buy them from others.
But Zhang An is not worried about this problem at all. There may not be certain things in the space, but there are many trees. It is very simple to find a few ordinary big trees.
The hard work paid off. After wandering in the woods for a short time, Zhang An had already found a suitable target.
In addition to the beams that are more than one foot long, other side beams are also ready.
As Zhang An's thoughts arose, the trees chosen as beams were uprooted and laid flat on the grass.
When Zhang An picks up the saw and cuts off all the tree roots, tonight's work will be completed.
All you need to do is find an excuse to go out and bring him home tomorrow, and the new sheepfold can be erected with rafters and roof tiles ready.
After finishing this, Zhang An came out of the space, but as soon as he lay down, he immediately felt soreness all over his body and his head was very dizzy.
In response to this, Zhang An could only drink a few sips of space spring water to relieve himself, because he knew in his heart that these symptoms were not a big problem, but the price of excessive energy in space just now.
Under normal circumstances, he will not spend so much energy in space.
It’s just that in the process of cutting down the tree just now, I accidentally got too absorbed in it. I didn’t feel it when cutting down the tree, but I will have to repay the debt I owe when it slows down.
After taking a few sips of the sweet space spring water, the discomfort on his body eased a lot, and Zhang An was able to sleep peacefully.
On the second day, when Zhang An woke up, it was already past nine o'clock, and the sun was almost blazing his butt.
Even after a night's rest, the soreness in the body and the dizziness in the head have improved a lot, but there is still a little feeling, just like a hangover after drinking too much, as if to remind Zhang An last night It's not a dream.
After shaking his head, Zhang An got up from the bed.
After going downstairs, I found that no one was at home.
Out of the yard, Zhang An saw his mother inspecting the green garlic that was growing well in the field.
And Xiao Siqi was like a supervisor, pacing back and forth on the field ridge.
As for father Zhang Jianguo, there is no need to think too much. He must be driving the sheep to patrol the mountains.
You must know that because of building the sheepfold these days, the father and son have to stay at home to help, so they must have been exhausted.
"Now that you're up, I'll go cook you a bowl of noodles?"
A little while later, Wang Fang brought little Siqi back from the fields and saw Zhang An had gotten up. He spoke.
In the past two years, because Wang Fang has nothing to do, she has developed the habit of cooking breakfast every morning, and their family has also developed the habit of eating something every morning.
Today was no different, except that Zhang An slept in and missed breakfast time.
“No mom, it’s almost noon, let’s wait until noon to eat.”
Zhang An shook his head and said, what we eat in the morning is called breakfast. It is almost noon now, so it is not appropriate to eat anymore, and he is not hungry now.
Wang Fang listened to what he said and followed him without saying anything else. Unlike before, skipping breakfast seemed like a violation of heaven.
"Mom, I'll go to those places that sell trees and come back at noon."
Seeing that it was still early, Zhang An was ready to drive out.
"Go ahead and come back early for dinner."
Wang Fang just asked him not to come back too late.
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Zhang An drove his pickup truck and walked all the way to the county seat after leaving the village.
Half a day later, we arrived not far from Erdaoyan. This place used to be a very spacious mountain dam, but now it has been rented and opened as a sawmill.
Because it is backed by a large mountain, many people cut down some trees to sell.
Selling trees is still allowed these days, because each family has its own forest, as long as it belongs to the family and has a note from the village.
So, this is also the place where trees are sold as Zhang An mentioned.
Of course, he came here now, not for the trees waiting to be sold, but to see if anyone was at the sawmill.
Although he didn't hear the sound of sawing wood, when he walked in, he found that the door of the sawmill was open. It was obvious that someone was there today.
Zhang An walked over to the sawmill owner, said hello, and made an appointment to bring some trees over for sawing in the afternoon.
When the boss saw the business coming, of course he readily agreed and promised not to go out in the afternoon, waiting for Zhang An to come.
In fact, the reason why Zhang An made this trip was not in vain.
Because there is not business every day, sometimes the sawmill owner will go to the mountains to collect trees.
So Zhang An came over to take a look, saving himself from dragging a cart of trees over and running in vain when no one was around.
Although PHS mobile phones have become popular in recent years, the price of those devices has remained high. Not many people in the mountains are willing to spend this money.
For a sawmill like this in the mountains, it is already very good to install a telephone.
On the way back to the fork in Shiyakou, Zhang An observed for a long time and found that there were no people or cars before and after.
So I directly moved the prepared beams out of the space and placed them on the roadside.
Other wood used for sawing into rafters is not large enough or too long to be moved by a pickup truck.
But these beams are not good because they are too long and cannot be loaded on his pickup truck.
If you really want to get it from other places, you will definitely have to find a larger Jiefang truck, but that would be too troublesome.
There happens to be no one near this intersection right now, so I can get it out directly, but it will save a lot of effort.
If anyone asks, it makes perfect sense to say that they found a truck to transport it and then unloaded it here.
After moving all the big trees out, Zhang An breathed a sigh of relief. The way he looked around just now looked like a rat preparing to commit a crime.
At the same time, I kept sighing in my heart, it is still convenient in this era, there are no cameras everywhere.
In a few years, cameras will definitely be installed on such roads. At that time, it is not suitable for him to commit crimes out of thin air.
Then Zhang An went directly back to the village. These trees were not small, and few people could move them. Plus, they were planted in broad daylight, so there was no need to worry about being stolen when they were placed on the roadside.
Back home, it was still early and Wang Fang was cooking in the kitchen.
"Mom, please cook a little more food. I bought a few trees to use as beams. They have been unloaded at Shiyakou. I need to ask a few people to help carry them in."
Shiyakou When we arrived at the door of Zhang An's house, it was still more than 500 meters away. Those trees were too long for a pickup truck to carry, and the family's horse-drawn carriage was even more impractical, so I had to ask someone to help carry them in.
“Okay, I understand.”
Hearing this, Wang Fang immediately started to prepare a few more dishes.
But when you ask someone to help you, you don’t need to be too formal. Just cook a few more dishes that are acceptable.
There is no need to find someone to help you all day like before. A table of good dishes must be prepared.
After talking to his mother, Zhang An ran to the village to find someone.
"Second uncle, third uncle, I bought a few beams and brought them back with you."
When arriving at the second uncle Zhang Jianjun's house, Zhang An found that his third uncle was also there. Here, this saves him the time of running over.
Because it was just a matter of lifting a few pieces of wood, it was not a heavy job, so he didn’t plan to call people around. Just a few of his own people could handle it.
Although few people in the village would refuse as soon as he opened his mouth, but such a small favor should be avoided as much as possible.
"Oh? I bought it now. Is it a good measure? Don't miss out on the size."
Zhang Jianjun and Zhang Jianye immediately stood up and wanted to follow Zhang An's shout. He leaves.
“Don’t worry, I measured the size myself. It’s just too much and not too little. I guarantee it will be enough.”
Those beams were specially cut by Zhang An, and they are even longer than For a moment, there is no need to worry about this at all.
When he came to the Shiyakou fork in the road, Zhang Jianjun's eyes suddenly flashed when he saw the pile of wood placed on the roadside.
"Oh, these trees Xiao An bought are quite good. They grow so straight, and the top of the tree is not too thin. They are definitely good materials for building beams. Where did you buy them?"
Zhang Jianjun is a craftsman who specializes in building houses. He has always liked these very straight and thick trees.
"Hey, I met the sawmill in front of Erdaoyan this morning as soon as I went there."
Looking at his second uncle's greedy eyes, Zhang An chuckled.
"Oh? Now it has become a place? I thought it was going to be pornographic before."
Zhang Jianjun was surprised when Zhang An said it was the sawmill in front of Erdaoyan said.
He knew that there was a sawmill there, but because it was out of the way, they all thought it must be dirty.
In addition, it is quite far away from Changqing Village, and they usually don’t go there very often, so they don’t know much about it.
Until Zhang An talked about it today, they didn’t know that not only was there a sawmill, but it had also become a place for lumber trading.
Then the three uncles and nephews began to carry the tree. Zhang An asked his two uncles to carry the slightly thinner end, while he was responsible for the root end.
Although these trees are relatively large, they were placed in the space last night and have dried out a lot of moisture. They are not as heavy as freshly cut raw wood.
Actually, Zhang An could carry it himself, but there were too many workers working at Chen Ze's construction site by the river, and he didn't want to stand out too much.
In addition, he was overdrawn in space last night and had not recovered yet, so he did not plan to do it himself.
The three of them had just carried the wood on their shoulders and walked down the stone pass before crossing the bridge when they met Huang Ming.
"Xiao An, why did you come back carrying the wood from outside?"
Zhang An didn't need to shout, Huang Ming just took a look and ran over to join the team carrying the tree.
"I bought this to build beams for the new sheepfold. It must be carried back from outside."
Seeing Huang Ming come to help Zhang An did not refuse, and their uncle and nephew Although the three of them could carry it, and even though he was responsible for the heaviest tree roots, it was still a bit heavy, because he saw that his second and third uncles were already struggling.
Having one more person to help at this time can definitely reduce a lot of burden.
Carrying the main beams back home makes it much easier to carry the side beams at the back.
With the addition of Huang Ming, it only took a few trips back and forth to carry all the beams back to the yard.
“The water vapor in this wood has dried a lot. It doesn’t look like it was just cut down. I can just peel off the bark and put it up directly. It’s so straight that I don’t need to repair it anyway.”
After dinner. Afterwards, Zhang Jianjun peeled off a section of the bark, took a look and said.
In fact, the reason why Zhang An wanted to get out of the space was also due to this reason.
After all, the new trees cut down in your own woods cannot be used unless they are left to dry out moisture for a few days.
"Then dad won't go out in the afternoon and peel off the bark of these trees at home. I'll buy two more trucks and saw them into rafters and pull them back. We'll start work directly tomorrow."
Listen 2 When my uncle said this, Zhang An immediately agreed.
"Then go ahead and leave the bark to us. Since you want to build it tomorrow, I'll make a call soon and have someone bring the green tile over."
Before Zhang Jianguo opened his mouth, Zhang Jianjun had already said that he would be here to help.
Although Zhang Jianye said nothing, it seemed that he was not allowed to leave.
In the afternoon, the three Zhang Jianguo brothers set up wooden horses in the yard and peeled several beams with hatchets in hand.
Zhang An drove out and went to the sawmill to saw the rafters.
More than two hours later, Zhang An returned home again.
"Second uncle, see if these rafters are enough. If not, I will get another cart."
The rafters are not as good as the beams. Zhang An didn't even think they would come. You can ask professionals.
"There is definitely not enough here. I guess there is still half a car missing. You should go get another car back. It is better to have more of this thing to make it more dense than less."
Zhang Jianjun After just a few glances, I knew in my mind that this is professionalism.
"Okay, then I'll get another car."
Even if Zhang Jianjun only asks for half a car, Zhang An will come back with a whole car.
Although this kind of wood is not suitable for other uses, if it is not used up, it can be set on fire, and it does not cost much anyway.
So Zhang An went back to saw a cart and pulled it back. At the same time, the Qingwa that Zhang Jianjun contacted also sent it over.
On the second day, we were preparing to put up beams, rafters, and roof tiles. There were just as many people coming as there were when digging the foundation on the first day.
Because the beam-raising ceremony has already been performed when building a new house, there is no need to do it again now.
However, several elders led by Mr. Huang still sang some auspicious words during the beaming process.
We worked on it until the afternoon. After everyone worked hard on the roof, the sheepfold that was originally just a frame has turned into a house.
The only thing missing next is the doors and windows, but this is not a problem at all, because Zhang An can handle it himself.
(End of this chapter)