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

The sun was high and it was extremely hot.

Zhao Dahai was shirtless, he chiseled with his left hand and twisted the hammer with his right, one after another without any haste, the jute mixed with putty lime was driven into the seam of the boat little by little, and it kept sliding down like sweat and dew. He didn't have time and ignored it. The jute was hammered into the small slit in the stern of the boat. He straightened up and just put down the twisting chisel and twisting hammer when he saw his 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 whole boat were numb. Whether it will be successful or not, and whether it will be approved by Zhao Shi, will be announced immediately.

"OK!"

"The seams are just there."

"Let it dry for two days. Then apply putty on the outside."

Zhao Shi smoked a few puffs, put the hookah directly on the ground, walked to the side of the boat, and carefully looked at the seams of the ship plank where Zhao Dahai had beaten hemp. It's tight. I took a chisel and poked it hard a few times. It didn't move at all. It's really good.

Zhao Dahai breathed a sigh of relief, it was really not easy to get the approval of a veteran like Zhao Shi. When the seams of the boards of fishing boats are hemped, they are not flush with the boards, but a small groove is left. Zhao Shi said oil lime is to smooth the small groove with oil lime, which is better waterproof and leakproof. , this matter is simple, just let it dry for two days and find some time to wipe it off.

"There's nothing wrong with the seams."

"Then the nails, the pegs and the eyelets all have to be hemped."

Zhao Shi pointed to the places where nails, bolts or holes were drilled on the fishing boat, all of which must be waterproof and leakproof.

Zhao Dahai listened and watched while learning. He has experience in hemping the seams of ship boards. It is not difficult to hemp the nails, bolts and eyelets. He quickly understood and started to do it.

The sun is rising.

The golden light passed through the forest and hit the fishing boat, as if it was gilded.

Zhao Dahai's hands and feet, including his face, were stained with putty lime and jute thread. He ignored it and stared at the fishing boat in front of him with a satisfied face. In six days, he completed the entire fishing boat under the guidance of his second grandfather Zhao Shi. The joints, nails, bolts and holes of the board are hemped and putty. It is not easy and very hard but full of sense of accomplishment. I just finished working all night and my body is exhausted, and my spirit is refreshed without any sleepiness.

The sun rises high on bamboo poles.

Zhao Dahai took a big bowl and ate porridge. He wanted to go home for breakfast, but Zhao Shi brought the breakfast cooked by his grandma Zhong Cuihua. White porridge and salted fish were a typical fishing village breakfast.

"Second Grandpa."

"What's next?"

Zhao Dahai finished eating and wiped his mouth.

"Use tung oil."

"But there's no rush on this matter."

"Let it dry for a few days before we talk."

"Speed ​​up and apply oil, and dry these areas of lime before drying."

Zhao Shi told Zhao Dahai that he should take a good rest in the next two or three days and find a time to buy tung oil. It can't save money, he must buy the best.

Zhao Dahai agreed. Brushing tung oil is for anti-corrosion, so that the fishing boat can last for a long time. Pack up your tools and go home with Zhao Shi.

It's 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 sleep. He has been smearing oil and lime for the past few days. In order to finish his work earlier, he continued to work during the day and night. He slept no more than six hours a day. , On the last day of the night, I was so tired that I fell asleep immediately when I lay down, and I woke up at three in the morning and couldn't fall asleep again.

Zhao Dahai lay down for a while, really couldn't sleep, felt the darkness, just walked to the main room, grandma Zhong Cuihua heard a voice and responded, saying that she couldn't sleep and went out for a walk.

Zhao Dahai pushed open the door and walked out of the yard. A gust of sea breeze blew in with water vapor, and he shrank his neck. The early morning sea breeze was really a bit cool.

Zhao Dahai walked to the small pier of the village with a flashlight. Just as he was about to go to the forest to see the fishing boats, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, followed by a group of people walking over with flashlights.

"I don't know what the tide is like today? If it was like yesterday, there is no money to be made."

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"Yesterday I only gained four pounds and one or two pounds."

"I should have known that I was lying down and sleeping at home!"

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"Fifteen yuan for a catty and four catties is more than sixty yuan. Sleeping at home is not worth a penny."

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Zhao Dahai gave way for a moment, and seven or eight people walked in front of him, all carrying buckets in their hands, with two or three net bags and a long-handled iron hook inside.

Zhao Dahai's heart moved.

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 sit at home and wait. I can find something to do to keep busy. Earn as much as you want.

There is no way to go out to sea without fishing boats. In places like the surrounding reefs, beaches and mangroves, everything that can be dug has been dug and caught. It is no problem to make a few bites, but 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. It was too late to go out to sea tomorrow morning. The key was to have a special fishing boat to send it to the island. Fishing from a closer place would cost five yuan to ten yuan from a distance. There was no need to have it yourself. Fishing boats can make money doing this job, which is suitable for them.

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 after a while.

Zhao Dahai didn't sleep. After cooking breakfast, he started to prepare things for going out to sea for snails tomorrow. A plastic bucket and four mesh bags, each of which can hold a hundred kilograms of snails. Bring a flashlight and other things, half a meter. After thinking about it for a while, I took the fire tongs placed next to the stove, found a steel bar about four meters long and the size of a small hand, and bent a hook on one end. The steel bar was not particularly hard, and it was slightly It can be folded into four folds and folded one meter long with force. It is easier to carry it, but just straighten it when you want to use it.

Zhao Dahai had just prepared the things to use, and grandma Zhong Cuihua woke up and came out, explaining that she would go to the island to hook up the snails tomorrow.

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