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

One p.m.

The sun was high.

There is no wind, and the forest is as hot as a steamer.

Zhao Dahai was shirtless and wearing only shorts. He used a brush to apply tung oil on the fishing boat. His head was covered with sweat, which flowed down his neck and dripped to the ground.

"The sea!"

"How many times is this?"

"Is the boat about to launch?"

Zhong Shizhu shouted and walked to the edge of Zhao Dahai. He looked at the fishing boat and thought that Zhao Dahai was really amazing at repairing the fishing boat in such a short time.

After Zhao Dahai finished painting a small area on the bow of the boat, he took a piece of cloth and wiped the tung oil on his hands vigorously. He took water and drank it in big gulps.

"Today is the fourth time."

"Brush it again tomorrow, and then paint it. Once it's dry, I think it can be used in the water. However, I have to listen to my second grandfather's advice on this matter."

Zhao Dahai wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, and in the past two or three days, he only did one thing to load the fishing boat with tung oil. Tung oil is the oil from the seeds of the tung tree, which is used to clean the fishing boats for anticorrosion and waterproofing. In order to achieve the best effect, Zhao Shi said five times that it will be done tomorrow.

"Call me when the boat is about to launch."

"Come and help me."

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"correct!"

"You have to find time to see Diesel, right?"

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"Recently, the fish in the sea are better than some time ago. If the boat launches earlier, it may be able to catch up."

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Zhao Dahai packed up his things, walked through the woods to the village while chatting with Zhong Shizhu, and when he got home, he opened the yard door and saw grandma Zhong Cuihua in the yard, shaking out a freshly woven fishing net.

"grandmother!"

"What are you doing? Can this net catch sharks?"

Zhao Dahai was a little strange. This is different from ordinary fishing nets. It is made of toothpick-sized nylon thread, which is very strong. Not to mention pulling it by hand, it can't be cut with a little effort with a knife. The trawl net on the trawler is only so thick. The cable and network are not available at home.

Zhong Cuihua said with a smile that it was used to make net cages or something.

It was only then that Zhao Dahai remembered that it is not enough to have a fishing boat to go fishing. There are many things such as nets, cages, bamboo poles, and even stones or bricks. The fishing boat will be launched soon, and these things have to be prepared.

Zhao Dahai thought about it for a while, took a piece of paper and a pen, and made a list of things to prepare and buy. After eating, he rode a motorcycle to the town, found a blacksmith shop, and bent the diameter of a steel bar as thick as a pinky finger. Two 60 centimeters and three 60 centimeters for a total of five netting rings, and five cylindrical net cages with an upper diameter of 40 centimeters and a lower diameter of 60 centimeters were welded, and a few buckets were bought. The seat was full, and this was not the end, so I went to another shop to order anchors and cables, and bought a large refrigerator for the fishing boat, adding ice to keep the fish fresh. These items were too heavy and too big to be pulled by a motorcycle, so I had to find a tricycle.

Zhao Dahai took out the list he had made and checked it carefully. After checking that nothing was missing, he rode a motorcycle and a tricycle back to the village. Back at the door of the house, a lot of people were attracted, and they saw that they were all used on fishing boats. They knew that they were ready for going out to sea for fishing. Several people helped, and all the things were unloaded after a while, and the small ones were moved to the yard. Inside, the large anchor and cables were placed in the open space at the door and moved to the fishing boat when needed.

Zhao Dahai took cigarettes from his room, and sent out cigarettes to the people who came, and chatted about going fishing for a while, and waited for everyone to leave before going back to the yard to sort out the things they bought, and put them all neatly.

Night falls.

The night in the fishing village is very quiet, except for a few barking dogs from time to time.

Zhao Dahai didn't go out, chatting with his grandmother Zhong Cuihua, who weaves fishing nets, while busying himself with his own affairs. The netting rings and cage frames bought during the day had to be worn or covered with fishing nets.

"grandmother."

"How many times have I told you? I must be busy with something. Weaving fishing nets is no problem. But I have to pay attention to rest."

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"I have to cut two bamboo poles back tomorrow. They will be needed on the fishing boat."

"Cut down a few small trees or branches as thick as arms to use as handles for the net."

"It's definitely better if you have something to do. If you don't have it, you can just make do with it. Use it first and talk about it later."

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"right!"

"I'll wait for the sun to come out tomorrow and brush the tung oil first. After I've finished brushing the tung oil, I'll do other things."

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Zhao Dahai held a netting iron hoop in his hand, and pushed his feet outward on the inner hoop, picked up a piece of cut fishing net and slipped it through the mesh, let go of his feet after wearing it, and took a thicker nylon thread, Tie it tightly round after round, and a fish weighing 180 kg can be picked up without deformation. Such a net with a diameter of one meter does not take much time, and no one can guarantee that a big fish will be caught one day. Be prepared.

Zhao Dahai picked up the rest of the hoops for copying nets and continued to work. After all the nets were finished, he began to cover the iron frame of the cage with fishing nets. You can be careless, as long as you use it every time you go fishing, it will take a few days to rot and rework, which will be more time-consuming.

Zhao Dahai got up early the next morning, went up the mountain with a machete, cut a few carnations, and then went to the woods on his own mountain, picked branches that could hold one meter and two meters long with one hand, and chopped seven or eight. root, tie the rope, carry two ten-meter-long carnations on the shoulders with one hand and the other hand, and go down the mountain. After returning home, the whole body is sweating. It is almost ten o'clock, the sun is rising, and the air is drying It had to be dry, so I could brush it with tung oil. Without taking a break, I immediately picked up the bucket of oil and brush, rode my motorcycle to the dock, and walked quickly into the woods.

Zhao Dahai mixed the tung oil and started brushing it for the fifth time. Just after he finished brushing, the second grandfather Zhao Shi came over with a hookah in his hand.

"Second Grandpa!"

"This is the fifth time today. Is it necessary to do it a sixth time?"

Zhao Dahai put down the tung oil bucket and brush he was carrying.

Zhao Shi walked around the fishing boat twice, nodding his head while watching. Zhao Dahai brushed the tung oil very carefully. Needless to say, the places that are easy to see, the corners and corners that are not easy to see are handled properly and very well. Even, this is really hard work.

"Did you buy the paint? The paint used on the bottom of the boat is different from the paint on the bottom of the boat. Did you buy them both?"

Zhao Shi turned to ask Zhao Dahai. Tung oil can be anti-corrosive and waterproof, so it is safer to apply another layer of paint. Especially the paint on the bottom of the boat must be painted, which is different from the paint in other places.

Zhao Dahai nodded. He bought all the paint and put it at home. You can just bring what you need.

Zhao Shi thought about it, and told Zhao Dahai that it is enough to dry the tung oil one day today and another day tomorrow, and bring all the paint over the day after tomorrow, but he can only paint it when he comes over.

"OK!"

"How about around ten o'clock the day after tomorrow morning?"

"Second Grandpa."

"Don't worry. I won't mess around. I'll adjust the paint!"

Zhao Dahai smiled. Zhao Shi is worried that he will just brush it regardless of the situation. It's not that it can't be done, but the effect will not be good.

"Once the paint is dry, you can put it into the water."

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"However, there is no way to go directly to the sea to fish."

"Let's wait for some time at the dock to see if there are any problems with the place where hemp is made."

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"We can start preparing the things we need on the fishing boat."

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"I heard you bought these anchors?"

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Zhao Shi ignored Zhao Dahai's words "I won't mess around", dared to do this, the boss slapped him, and said one by one what to prepare on the fishing boat.

Zhao Dahai listened carefully and compared with the things he had prepared, and found that there were a lot of omissions. Going out to sea is really not just a matter of fishing nets for fishing boats.

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