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

evening.

Zhao Dahai was sitting on the threshold of the yard, holding a hatchet, and was whittling a wooden stick about one meter long and about the size of a child's arm. There were already five whittled sticks on the ground next to him, some longer and some shorter. A few days ago, Tianshan Cut it back to make a net handle, peel off the skin and dry it. It is almost dry. Today I am going to install it on the net hoop. Before installing it, I need to flatten the knots on the wooden sticks and then smooth them with sandpaper. This is something used every day on fishing boats. , it’s very uncomfortable if it doesn’t go smoothly.

Zhao Dahai has been very busy these days. The fishing boat has been painted and the anchors and cables have been installed. He will soon be able to launch himself into the sea and go fishing.

Zhao Dahai immersed himself in his work. Time passed quickly. The sky was getting dark and he could not see clearly. He stood up and turned on the lights in the yard. When he wanted to continue working, he saw Zhao Shi coming over.

Zhao Shi looked at the polished wooden handle of the net, picked it up and stroked it a few times. Zhao Dahai did the job carefully no matter how big or small it was.

When Zhong Cuihua saw Zhao Shi coming, she put down the entire fishing net and walked out of the main room.

"The sea."

"The boat is ready to launch. What are you going to do?"

"Are you looking for someone in the village or a crane?"

Zhao Shi lit the hookah.

"Look for someone in the village? Save some money."

Zhong Cuihua looked at Zhao Shi and then at Zhao Dahai.

"Second grandfather."

"I've thought about it."

"Get a crane."

Zhao Dahai has been thinking about this matter for the past two days. The fishing boat was repaired after being parked in the forest. Now it has to be taken to the sea, which is about two hundred to three hundred meters away. At the beginning, I had the same idea as my grandma Zhong Cuihua, asking for help from the village to save money. However, in the end I decided to find someone to help. crane.

"Second grandfather."

"It takes a lot to find someone. Moving such a long distance, it's always a problem to accidentally bump into something. It's true that you don't need to pay, but you have to owe a favor, plus treat me to food and drinks, etc., it's not much different. It’s better to spend money to find a crane.”

Zhao Dahai shook his head. The traditional method is simply to put rolling logs on the ground and pull them out into the water manually. However, although his boat is not big, a little more than ten meters long and less than three meters wide, it is all wood. It's not light, and it takes a lot of people. When you find someone to do work, you have to entertain them. If you go back and forth, you can't say how much money you will save, but you will have to worry about a lot more. Decades ago, there was no crane or anything else, so there was no other way but manpower. Now there is a crane, which saves labor, trouble and safety.

"OK!"

"This matter is settled like this!"

"Tomorrow you go to the town to find Zhou Fucheng. He has cranes and skilled manpower. This matter can be done in half a day."

Zhao Shi smoked a few water pipes, and Zhao Dahai's words made sense. Looking for help in the village is to prepare food, drinks and greetings. Calculating, it may not be short of money. Zhou Fucheng then found a crane to do it neatly and steadily.

Zhao Shi sat for a while and left.

eight pm.

Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua ate in the hall.

"The sea."

"The crane is convenient. But it costs a lot of money, right?"

Zhong Cuihua took a bite of her meal. A crane would definitely be convenient, but it would cost money and it would cost more than hiring someone.

Zhao Dahai put a piece of soft pork belly into Zhong Cuihua's bowl. He prepared 20,000 yuan to repair the ship and bought ship scrapping materials. There was a lot left. The money for weaving fishing nets plus the two days of picking up things he had done a few days ago. Luo made more than 2,000 yuan again. He had enough money to have some money left over, so he didn’t need to worry.

When Zhong Cuihua thought that this was really what happened, she finished her meal with peace of mind and went out with a flashlight to the back of the house.

Zhao Dahai smiled and continued to eat. Zhong Cuihua went to water the vegetable field, especially the fruit trees planted a few days ago, thinking that they were planted for her great-grandson. They were very precious.

After Zhao Dahai finished eating, he put away the dishes and chopsticks and continued to install the net. The fishing boat was launched into the water immediately. There was not much time left, so he took the time to prepare the things he needed. When he thought about this, he was so excited that the movements of his hands couldn't help but move a few minutes faster.

Zhao Dahai went out on his motorcycle early the next morning and rushed to the Hongqi Shipbuilding Stone in the town to find Zhou Fucheng. He had a ready-made crane and manpower. He was idle and an acquaintance. The deal was settled for 1,600 yuan and they made an appointment at 3 p.m. After arriving at Langtou Village, we discussed the matter and rushed back to the village. Without stopping, we immediately loaded up the tires, foam floats and tools we bought in the morning and went to the fishing boat in the forest to continue working.

Zhao Dahai climbed onto the fishing boat. Four tires, two on the left and one on the right, were hung on the side of the boat. A suitable opening was carefully cut out of the largest tire and wrapped around the bow. Large iron nails were nailed directly to the bottom of the bow. Another big tire was hung below, and the foam floats were strung together one after another with a nylon rope as thick as a finger, and wrapped around one-third of the way from the bow to both sides of the ship. These are all for anti-collision. If a fishing boat is parked on a pier on a pair of rocks or in some other situation, it will inevitably collide with other fishing boats, rocks or concrete pillars of the pier. It would not be possible without tires and foam floats.

After Zhao Dahai finished wrapping the bow and hung the tires and floats, he straightened up. He didn't have time to rest for a while. He saw a truck driving to the dock, and a crane drove over. Four people were walking beside them, watching from a distance. The two in the middle are Zhao Shi and Zhou Fucheng.

Zhao Dahai jumped off the boat, strode towards it, said hello, and started working immediately. The fishing boat was just hoisted into the sea to test the water. It was not the first time to go to sea, and there was no ceremony. Zhou Fucheng's people had experience, and he was driving the crane alone. , the other two tied the bow and stern of the boat with thick hemp ropes and pulled it to control the direction. In less than an hour, the fishing boat was lifted out of the woods and lowered into the sea.

"Yo!"

"The sea is testing the waters!"

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"This speed is really fast!"

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The fishing boat was making a lot of noise, and there were many people at the small pier, which immediately attracted attention. Zhong Shizhu, Lei Da and other familiar people who were busy on the fishing boat preparing to go fishing in the early morning came over.

Zhao Dahai waited for the crane to move aside, the anchor rope at the bow was pulled onto the beach, the iron anchor stepped into the sand hard, and pulled the fishing boat, and the fishing boat in the sea slowly floated out along with the wind, and pulled it back forcefully with both hands , waited for Zhao Shi, Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou to get on the boat before getting on.

Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou walked around the fishing boat a few times, and they were very envious. Zhao Dahai’s boat is really good, the skill is too good, the boards are solid, the paint on the boards outside the boat can’t be seen, and every board inside the boat is beautiful. After being polished, tung oil has been applied several times. There are a few small waves on the sea, but the boat does not shake when walking around. This kind of boat is very stable when going out to sea, and it will be very comfortable when fishing.

Zhao Shi sat on the side of the boat, smoked a hookah for half an hour, and began to carefully inspect the fishing boat, especially the places where hemp was used. , you can never be too careful.

"The sea."

"The ship cannot go out to sea immediately. Let's wait and see for a few days."

Zhao Shi checked it several times and found no problem.

Zhao Dahai nodded and agreed. He wanted to let the fishing boat soak in the water for a few more days to see if there were any problems.

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