Chapter 74 People can’t be idle looking for work to make money
The sun is high and it’s extremely hot.
Zhao Dahai was shirtless, twisting the chisel with his left hand and the hammer with the right, one after another without any hurry, and the jute mixed with putty lime was driven into the seam of the ship little by little, and it kept sliding down like sweat and dewdrops. There was no time. , ignored it, drove the last piece of jute into the small gap in the stern of the boat, straightened up, and just put down the twisting chisel and twisting hammer, when he saw the second grandfather Zhao Shi walking towards him through the forest.
"Second Grandpa."
"What do you think? Is there any problem."
Zhao Dahai picked up the clothes on the side of the boat and wiped his sweat. He was a little nervous. In three days, the seams of the entire ship were numb. Whether it was successful or not, and whether it could be approved by Zhao Shi, would be announced immediately.
“Okay!”
“The seam between the boards is like this.”
“Let it dry for two days. Then apply putty on the outside.”
< br>Zhao Shi took a few puffs and put the hookah directly on the ground. He walked to the edge of the boat and carefully looked at the seams of the boat planks that Zhao Dahai had numbed. The first ones he numbed were almost dry, so he pressed them with his hands. Once, it was tight. I took a chisel and poked it hard a few times. It didn't move at all. It was really good.
Zhao Dahai breathed a sigh of relief. It was not easy to be recognized by a veteran like Zhao Shi. When the seams of the fishing boats were hemped, they did not make them flush with the ship's planks but left a small concave groove. Zhao Shi said that the oil lime was used to smooth this small groove with oil lime, which is better waterproof and leakproof. , this thing is simple, just let it dry for two days and find a time to wipe it off.
“There is no problem with the board seams.”
“The next step is to numb the nails, bolts and holes.”
Zhao Shi pointed at the fishing boat and knocked. Where nails, bolts or holes are drilled, all must be waterproof and leak-proof.
Zhao Dahai listened, watched and learned at the same time. He had some experience in numbing the seams of ship boards. It was not difficult to numb places such as nails, bolts and holes. He quickly understood and started to work immediately.
The sun is rising.
Golden light passed through the forest, and the fishing boat seemed to be gilded.
Zhao Dahai had a lot of putty and jute thread on his hands and feet, including his face. He ignored it and stared at the fishing boat in front of him with wide eyes, a look of satisfaction on his face. In six days, his second grandfather Zhao Shi Under the guidance of the company, all the seams, nails, bolts and holes of the entire fishing boat were hemped and plastered with plaster. It was not very hard work, but it gave me a sense of accomplishment. I had just finished working all night, and my body was exhausted, but my spirit was high and I didn't feel sleepy at all.
The sun rises high as a bamboo pole.
Zhao Dahai took a big bowl and ate porridge in big mouthfuls. He originally wanted to go home for breakfast, but Zhao Shi came with breakfast cooked by his grandma Zhong Cuihua, white porridge with salted fish, typical fishing village breakfast pairing.
"Second Grandpa."
"What are you going to do next?"
Zhao Dahai finished eating and wiped his mouth.
“Apply tung oil.”
“But there is no rush in this matter.”
"Let it dry for a few days before we talk."
"Treat it with sesame and oil, and let the lime areas dry before drying."
Zhao Shi told Zhao Dahai to have a good rest in the next two or three days. Take a rest and find a time to buy tung oil. You can’t save money, you have to buy the best. Zhao Dahai agreed. The purpose of applying tung oil is to prevent corrosion so that the fishing boat can be durable. Pack up the tools and go home with Zhao Shi.
It is quiet at night.
Zhao Dahai lay on the bed with his eyes wide open. He came home at noon during the day, took a shower and went to bed. He had been applying anesthesia and lime for the past few days. In order to finish it early, he continued to do it during the day and night. He slept for no more than six hours a day. , I stayed up all night on the last day. I was so tired that I fell asleep immediately when I lay down. I woke up at three in the morning and couldn't fall back to sleep.
Zhao Dahai lay down for a while, but couldn't sleep anymore, so he felt the darkness and woke up. As soon as he walked to the main room, his grandma Zhong Cuihua heard a voice and called out. She responded and said that she couldn't sleep and went out for a walk.
Zhao Dahai opened the door and walked out of the yard. A gust of sea breeze blew with water vapor, and he shrank his neck. The sea breeze in the early morning was really a bit cold.
Zhao Dahai walked to the small pier of the village with a flashlight. Just as he was about to go behind the forest to see the fishing boats, there was a sound of footsteps behind him and then a group of people came over with flashlights.
“I wonder what the tide is like today? If it were like yesterday, there would be no money to be made.”
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"I only gained four pounds and one or two pounds yesterday."
"I knew I would be sleeping at home!"
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< br>“Fifteen yuan for a pound or four pounds is more than sixty yuan. You don’t get a penny to sleep at home.”
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Zhao Dahai gave way, and seven or eight people passed by him, all carrying buckets in their hands, with two or three mesh bags and a long-handled iron hook inside. This is Gouluo, an island in the sea.
Zhao Dahai felt something in his heart.
Next, you have to wait for the hemp struck by the fishing boat and the putty plaster to dry before you can apply tung oil. The weather has been good recently, but no matter what, it will take three to five days. It is not cost-effective to wait at home. , how much can you earn if you find something to do?
No fishing boats can go out to sea. In places like the surrounding reefs, beaches and mangroves, everything that can be dug has been dug and caught. It is no problem to get a few bites. It is not easy to make money. Snails are a good choice.
There are many large and small islands in the sea near Langtou Village and the surrounding villages. There are no trees and they are all bare rocks. The snails usually hide in the sea and cannot be seen, but under the right tide, these snails can climb on the rocks, especially on the rocks. Get into the crevices of the rocks. This place is long and flat and covered with barnacles or oyster shells. It is very sharp. You can't put your hand in or you can get in but accidentally get cut. The iron hook half an arm long is very useful. In the cracks of the stone, each hook is accurate. This is the hook snail. If the tide is right, the harvest will be very good, but if the tide is not right, there may not be one, and it is usually the tide in the early morning, which is very hard. The place where the snails are hooked is on the island reef, which is steep, slippery, and very dangerous. However, the fishing village There are not many ways to make money in this place, especially for older girls and younger wives. Gouluo is one of the main ways to make money.
Zhao Dahai thought about it for a while and decided to make some money from snails. Today there is no time to go out to sea tomorrow morning. The key is to have a special fishing boat to send it to the island. Fishing from a closer place costs five yuan to ten yuan. Money, you don’t need to own a fishing boat, you can make money doing this job, it suits you.
Zhao Dahai walked through the woods, turned on the flashlight, and looked at the fishing boats carefully before leaving. When he returned to the yard, the sky had begun to slowly turn blue and white, and it would be bright in a short while. .
Zhao Dahai did not sleep. After cooking breakfast, he began to prepare things for going out to sea for snails tomorrow. A plastic bucket, four mesh bags, each of which can hold a hundred kilograms of snails, and a flashlight. I put an iron hook about half a meter long on my belt. After thinking for a while, I took the fire tongs placed next to the stove, and found a steel bar about four meters long about the size of a small hand. I bent a hook on one end. It's not particularly hard. With a little force, it can be folded into four and one meter long. It's easier to carry and just straighten when you need to use it.
Zhao Dahai had just prepared the things to use. Grandma Zhong Cuihua woke up and came out, explaining that she would go to the island tomorrow.
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