Chapter 66 The first day of repairing the fishing boat
Zhao Dahai got up early the next day, took a hammer, an ax and other tools, walked out of the yard and walked directly towards the dock, and happened to encounter the village going to sea. When the fishing boats came back, each fishing boat had a good harvest, ranging from a few dozen kilograms to more than one hundred or two hundred kilograms. I wanted to repair the fishing boats immediately. After looking at it for a while, I turned around and walked quickly towards the woods behind the beach.
Zhao Dahai stood in front of the fishing boat with mixed feelings. This was the fishing boat left by his father and mother, but it was this fishing boat that cost his father and mother their lives. He was now going to repair the fishing boat and continue to go fishing. fish.
Zhao Dahai calmed down and checked the wooden frame on which the fishing boat was mounted. After two years of exposure to wind and sun, one-third of the thick wood was rotten, but there was no major problem. He stood up and jumped a few times, and he was very stable. Then he started working with a hammer and axe, knocking off and planing away the rotten ship planks. When eating last night, Zhao Shi said that he would do this first today.
Hearing the dull sound, Zhao Shi quickened his pace and walked through the forest. He saw Zhao Dahai and shouted.
Zhao Dahai raised his head and said hello. When he saw Zhao Shi coming over and picking up a hammer to work, he immediately stopped him. Zhao Shi was not young and he had to do the physical work himself. It just took a little more time.
“Second Grandpa.”
“It’s just a small amount of work. I can finish it in one day. I don’t need your help.”
“You can give me some guidance when I really start to practice. , I will do the rest."
Zhao Dahai wiped the sweat on his forehead and took a sip of water. The fishing boat left by his father and mother was not big, and it required skills and skills to repair it. Experience but not too complicated. Second grandfather Zhao Shi worked in the shipyard for ten years when he was young. He is a veteran. With a little guidance, he can do it well by himself. When two people need to work together, he can lend a hand. Zhao Shi is not needed for anything else. .
Zhao Shi nodded. He was really not young. He couldn't do much work, couldn't help much, and would cause more trouble. It would be faster and more convenient for Zhao Dahai to be alone.
Zhao Dahai took a big hammer and knocked off all the large pieces of rotten ship planks. Those who were faster or couldn't be knocked off were carefully cleaned with an axe.
Zhao Shi stood watching, smoking a hookah, glancing at Zhao Dahai from time to time, and then at the ax or hammer in Zhao Dahai's hand, nodding in his mind, not smashing or knocking randomly. After a pass, I checked it and then started. I didn't rush and took my time when knocking. I did a really good job.
The sun is rising higher and higher. There is an open space where the fishing boats are set up. There is no shelter and it is very hot.
Zhao Dahai was sweating like raindrops and looked at the fishing boat under his feet. Two-thirds of the boat planks were knocked off.
"Second Grandpa."
"They're all knocked off."
"Look at how many ship boards we have to buy?!"
Zhao Dahai looked at the Zhao Shi, who was watching from the side, tried to persuade Zhao Shi several times to sit in the forest and wait for him to finish his work before coming over to take a look, but he didn't listen at all.
Zhao Shi ignored it, took a smaller hammer, and began to hit the remaining ship plank, one centimeter by centimeter, and he knocked it three times before stopping.
"Come!"
"Knock it!"
Zhao Shi pointed to several places where he had carved marks with a knife.
Zhao Dahai took the hammer and started knocking. After knocking for a while, he couldn't hear anything.
“Second Grandpa!”
"Is this okay?"
Zhao Dahai knew that Zhao Shi felt that there was something wrong with the ship's decking in these places and that the sounds were different, but he knocked carefully and listened carefully and felt that there was no problem. Zhao Shi didn't say a word, just kept smoking the hookah.
Zhao Dahai picked up the hammer and struck again, over and over again where Zhao Shi had marked the mark. At the beginning, nothing could be heard. The more I listened to it, the more I gradually realized that it was indeed different.
Zhao Shi told Zhao Dahai that he would knock a few more times from beginning to end to see if there were any other spots, then turn around and leave.
Zhao Dahai imitated Zhao Shi's behavior just now. He knocked with the small hammer over and over again from beginning to end, one centimeter by centimeter. He listened carefully with his ears to see if there was anything wrong with the sound. Sweat dripped down drop by drop. , fell on the sand and disappeared in an instant, and new beads of sweat appeared. Don't dare to be careless about this matter. The thing that sounds wrong is that it is rotten, especially if insects have eaten inside. It must be found and dealt with properly, otherwise the fishing boat will rot in less than a year or two after it is put into the water. If you are out fishing one day, enter If you drink water, no joke, you may lose your life.
The sun sets.
In the open space in the middle of the forest, the light slowly dimmed, making it almost impossible to see.
Zhao Dahai put down the hammer in his hand, straightened up, and pressed his ears. He kept banging on the ship's board throughout the afternoon. He heard it a lot. Now that he stopped, it still kept buzzing. , rested for a while and then slowly returned to normal.
Zhao Dahai packed up his tools such as hammers and axes, put them in a big bag and carried them home through the woods. When he walked to the village pier, he saw Zhao Shi holding a hookah in his hand and smoking. While talking to Zhong Shizhu Lei Dayou.
Zhao Shiwen found several places.
Zhao Dahai honestly said that he found six places.
Zhao Shi didn't say anything, smoked a few water pipes and nodded.
Zhao Dahai carried the tools and walked home. It didn’t take much effort to knock off the rotten planks of the fishing boat. He knocked on the planks to see where there was any problem. He was very tired. Go home early to eat and sleep. Tomorrow Gotta keep working.
“I found several places, what do you mean?”
Zhong Shizhu was a little strange. Zhao Shi had just said that Zhao Dahai was repairing fishing boats in the forest. Find a place? Where do I need to find a place to repair my fishing boat?
“Hahaha!”
“Look for the places on the fishing boats that have been eaten by insects. This guy is a bit talented in this area, and he really found them all.”
Zhao Shi smiled.
“Yo!”
"This is incredible!"
Zhong Shizhu didn't expect this. No one who goes fishing can live without a fishing boat. Fishing boats made of wood are most afraid of insects or small rots. These areas are very small, many of which are inside the wood and cannot be seen on the surface. If ignored, they will become larger and larger under the immersion of sea water. , if not discovered in time, big problems may occur. Is this simple? Can anyone do it? Can you just hit it with a hammer and listen for the sound? We all understand the principles, but really not everyone can do it. In a place like a fishing village, it’s not easy to make money. You never hire anyone to do things you can do yourself. A boat would cost three hundred yuan to knock several times, but no one with a boat would save this money. Zhao Shi had worked in Chuanshi in the early years and was a master in this field. Many people came to his door every year and he could make a lot of money. Zhao Dahai had no experience and no reputation, but no one hired him, but after working with Zhao Shi for two years, he found his way out immediately.
“Haha!”
“Ten or twenty years ago, it was a craft that could make money to support the family. It’s no longer possible. Fishing boats are made of steel or some other alloy, and speedboats are made of high-strength materials. It’s plastic. Why use wood? This craft is dead.”
Zhao Shi shook his head.
Zhong Shizhu thought for a moment and realized that was really the case. Nowadays, the wooden fishing boats are all left over from the past and are used make-shift. No one who buys a new fishing boat will choose a wooden one. There are many wooden boats in Langtou Village and nearby villages. They are all old boats from more than ten years ago and passed down from the previous generation. The newly purchased boats are all made of one-piece high-strength plastic hulls.
Zhao Shi saw that it was almost time, stood up and walked home.
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