Chapter 263 New Object
Early the next morning, after explaining what needed to be explained, Zhou Xu left Prairie Village on horseback and returned to Black Moon Village.
As the distance got closer, the first thing that caught his eye were the acres and acres of fields that had been cultivated!
Now that a series of equipment such as cattle, plows and water trucks are in place, although the number of people in the farming team has not increased, the overall work efficiency has doubled.
During the time when Zhou Xu went to Prairie Village, the fields had basically been cultivated. Zhao Geng had already commanded two of his subordinates and controlled the cattle to start plowing the fields.
At a glance, they all looked prosperous.
Without disturbing their work, Zhou Xu just rode all the way back to the village.
"Xiaoshan, did anything happen in the village while I was away?"
I habitually asked Zhang Xiaoshan, the village chief, and listened to the other party's report. At the same time, a brief inspection of the village was completed.
Zhou Xu then went to the equipment department to talk to Zhuang Mengdie about the matter.
"How is the research on the drawings I sent you before?"
When Zhou Xu was resting at Prairie Village before, he was obviously not completely idle. He drew a drawing and asked him to The messenger sent the animal skin drawings to Zhuang Mengdie for her to study.
Now when he saw Zhou Xu coming over, Zhuang Mengdie, who was fiddling with the mortise and tenon structure in his hand, immediately pointed his hand.
"It was just made yesterday."
Looking in the direction that Zhuang Mengdie pointed, Zhou Xuzhen was shocked and surprised when he looked at the object that was leaning quietly on the side. happiness.
Zhuang Mengdie, on the other hand, is still a little confused.
"Chief, this is called Zi, Zi..."
"Bicycle!"
"Oh yes, this thing called a bicycle can really do what you said Can it move like that? I don’t think this thing can even stand upright.”
Zhuang Mengdie actually had no doubts about their leader, but the bicycle was indeed unstable, and she couldn’t stand it. I couldn't figure out how to operate it, so I asked this question.
Hearing the question, Zhou Xu smiled.
“Of course it can move, but it requires a little bit of skill.”
While speaking, Zhou Xuxian squatted down and turned the wheels to confirm that the wheels and pedals could move smoothly. Turn.
During this period, it was natural to take a closer look at the bicycle.
With the idea of exercising his body along with it, before traveling, bicycles have always been his main means of transportation. Therefore, it is impossible for him to be unfamiliar with this, so he is very familiar with the drawings. With ease.
The gear plate and chain of this bicycle are molded and poured out of copper, and then polished by hand in the equipment department.
The frame and wheels are made of wood.
When Zhuang Mengdie was developing it, he also appropriately added a mortise and tenon structure to improve the firmness.
“Let’s go and give it a try.”
After confirming that the wheels and pedals rotated smoothly, he pushed the bicycle on, and Zhou Xu happily found a relatively flat land for testing.
Although I haven’t ridden a bicycle for a long time, skills like riding a bicycle are semi-permanent skills. Once you learn it, you will basically never forget it. After getting on the bike, Zhou Xu took a moment to get a feel for it, and then started riding amidst bursts of unexpected exclamations.
“It’s moving! This bike is really moving!”
Their leader is always able to create something beyond their imagination.
Every time, they thought, ‘I’ve seen even this kind of thing before, and no matter what the leader makes in the future, I won’t be surprised. ’
As a result, what their leader created next time could always refresh their understanding and make them fully realize how naive and short-sighted they once were.
Riding the wooden bicycle, Zhou Xu was a little unfamiliar at first, but soon became familiar with it. After walking around for a while, he stopped steadily in front of Zhuang Mengdie. .
At this moment, Zhuang Mengdie's eyes were filled with brilliance as he looked at the bicycle in front of him.
Although this bicycle was made by her own hands, to be honest, the performance was completely beyond her imagination.
In the end, she just followed the drawings provided by their leader, made the various parts as required, and then put them together. She had no idea how the bike would perform after that, until now!
"It's done well, but some places still need a little adjustment."
At this moment, Zhou Xu, who turned over and got out of the car, couldn't help but touch his butt.
This bike is really bumpy to ride, and it’s also really hard on your butt.
Needless to say, the reasons are: on the one hand, the road is not good, and on the other hand, it is the hardware of the bicycle.
Normal bicycles have inflated rubber tires, which have a certain degree of shock absorption. Under this premise, shock absorbers will be installed on the seats and even the body. Further improve riding comfort.
But on this bike, that's definitely none of that, and they can't figure it out, so they have to think of other things.
"Mengdie, do you think you can wrap a circle of straw rope around this wooden wheel to increase its impact resistance so that the wheel will not crack if it is bumped casually. "
"In addition, there are stools. You can also add some straw as filling and wrap them in leather."
Because Zhou Xu often discussed these with Zhuang Mengdie. Because of the problem and the development of some new objects, Zhuang Mengdie can now understand words like 'impact resistance' and understand what Zhou Xu wants to express.
“I think you can try it, but the straw rope is not wear-resistant. You can wrap a layer of bark rope around it to increase the wear-resistance.”
"Okay, let's follow your idea about the wheel."
The straw rope itself still has some buffering ability. As long as the thickness is uniform, it is definitely better to wrap it in one circle than not to wrap it around the tree. For leather ropes, there is a worry that the straw rope will break during the rotation and friction of the wheel, while the bark rope is much tougher.
Next, there is the issue of the height and angle of each component of the bicycle.
After some discussion, Zhuang Mengdie, who confirmed the various problems, quickly got busy.
Although these adjustments are all small, the workload added up is not small at all. This busy work lasted almost an afternoon, and it was not until the sun set that Finally the adjustment is completed.
Riding the bike again, the changes in the wheels made the entire riding experience very different, but what can be confirmed is that with the straw rope tires and seat cushioning, the riding experience is much better than before.
After riding around for a while, Zhou Xu was overjoyed.
"That's it. Let's make it according to the adjusted version. Let's make ten of them first."
"Yes!"
(End of this chapter )