Concentricity

Yu Simian sat on the bow of the boat and watched him walk to the stern, untie the cables tied to the trees on the bank, tap the river bank with a penny, and the boat left the bank lightly.Mo Jinyan walked to the position of the oars, spread his legs apart, picked up the oars, bent slightly, pushed the oars forward, and then pulled them back towards himself.That movement was like flowing clouds and flowing water, the boat swayed a few times, entered the deep water, and became stable.

Mo Jinyan was facing Yu Simian head-on, but Mo Jinyan didn't look at him, just lowered his head, concentrated on paddling, and heaved his body up and down, as if this was the only thing left in the world.Yu Simian looked at him, the mountains and fields were swaying and passing behind him like a colorful train. It was late autumn, and the maple forest was drunk with frost. Mo Jinyan, like a strong pine in late autumn, forbearing and full of vigor.

Mo Jinyan knew that Yu Simian was looking at him, his heartbeat was a little unsteady, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his heart. Slowly, the fire spread to his heart, chest, and neck, and it would continue to spread upwards. He began to rush, and he knew that he would not be able to force himself to calm down soon.At this moment, Yu Simian said: "Xiao Mo, teach me how to row a boat, it's always faster than you alone."

Mo Jinyan calmed down and finally recovered his normal breathing: "But Brother Yu, your wound hasn't healed yet, what if your wound is pulled?"

Yu Simian insisted: "You can teach me some easy ones, such as punting, and I can handle those with not too much movement."

Mo Jinyan thought about it: "The river is too deep, it's not suitable for a pole. Brother Yu, come and help me row the oar."

Sculls and paddles have similar effects, they are both used to push the boat forward in the water, the sculls are usually installed at the stern, and the oars are on both sides of the boat, when the sculls are shaken, they will not leave the water, and they will swing from side to side in the water like a fish’s tail, forming thrust, pushing It is very labor-saving to move a ship forward, so there has been a saying of "one scull and three oars" since ancient times.The propulsion effect of the scull is worse than that of the oar, but its directionality is not as good as that of the oar. The scull is suitable for use in the relatively gentle water flow. If the momentum of the water flow is too strong and the boat goes against the current, the bow of the boat will easily deviate. This is Mo Jinyan The reason why oars are used instead of sculls.

Yu Simian had already seen the slightly curved scull on the side of the ship, he was not familiar with the structure of the ship, and thought it was just a spare oar.Mo Jinyan walked through the cabin to the stern, took out the scull from the side of the boat, installed it at the stern, held the handle of the scull, and gently shook it from side to side twice: "Brother Yu, just shake it like this, it's very simple, In this way, if we work together, the speed of the boat will be much faster. Come and try."

Yu Simian rubbed his hands, took the oar from Mo Jinyan with great interest, and shook it lightly from side to side twice, and the boat was indeed moving forward, and said happily, "It's really moving." Then he shook it vigorously twice.

Mo Jinyan twitched the corner of his mouth silently: "Brother Yu, please shake the oar, don't use too much force, and be careful of the wound. I'm going to row the boat." He walked through the cabin and went to the other side of the boat to paddle.

With two

With the joint efforts of individuals, the speed of the boat is indeed much faster.Yu Simian had something to do, and even forgot about seasickness.Mo Jinyan was both happy and melancholy. He was happy that he and Yu Simian could go boating together, but he was sad that the boat would be faster and their parting day would be near.

The two paddled and swung the scull one after the other, and the boat sailed through the river as nimbly and freely as a fish. In one afternoon, they walked more than ten miles more than usual, and the speed of the two was still faster than one. too much.

In the evening, when the setting sun was slowly sinking into the hazy twilight, Mo Jinyan moored the boat in a river bend, where there was a large orange grove next to the river bank against the wind.In the gradually deepening twilight, you can still see red fruits looming among the dark green branches and leaves.

Yu Simian is from the north, and he has never seen so many oranges. He asked curiously, "It's the season, and the fruit is still not picked. Aren't they afraid of spoiling?"

"There are too many fruits, and they can't be sold all at once. Picking them up and storing them is more likely to spoil. It's better to hang them on the branches. Oranges can withstand the weather, and they won't go bad after being weathered once or twice." Mo Jin Yan explained, "I'm going to go ashore to have a look, Brother Yu, are you going?"

"Going to buy oranges?" Yu Simian became interested.

Mo Jinyan nodded: "Yes."

"Let's go together then."

"Okay, wait for me." Mo Jinyan took out a woven bamboo cage from the boat. The tail was big and retracted, and the mouth was small. He put something in it and threw it beside the boat. In the water, "Okay, let's go."

Yu Simian was curious: "What are you doing?"

"I'm going to put a fish cage, and I'll see if I can catch something up later."

Mo Jinyan jumped onto the bank, stretched out his hand to support Yu Simian, climbed up the river embankment along the path overgrown with weeds, and arrived at the edge of the orangery.Mo Jinyan stepped on his feet and took a look: "Brother Yu, is there a hut in front?"

Yu Simian was tall, so he stretched his neck to look at it: "There seems to be a thatched roof."

Mo Jinyan burrowed into the orange grove, and Yu Simian followed, the rich aroma of oranges wafted to the nostrils, refreshing, and from time to time bright red fruits were swept down, shaking heavily.Before the person arrived, Mo Jinyan asked, "Is the master in?"

As soon as the words were finished, a dog barked, and an older voice shouted: "Rubarb, don't bark, come back to me!" After a while, someone came over with branches and leaves. The ageless old man.

Mo Jinyan greeted with a smile: "Old man, is this orangery yours? We passed by Baodi by boat and saw that the oranges are growing well. I want to buy some oranges to refresh my tongue. I don't know how to sell them?"

The old man looked up at them and waved his hands: "Since they're all here in the garden, what's the point of paying? If you like something, pick it yourself."

Yu Simian cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, old man, for your hospitality. It's just that it's not easy for you. The fruit has not been picked in late autumn, so it's not easy to sell. How can we eat for free?" Yu Simian thought well. This year's citrus production has increased greatly, but the price is so It is extremely cheap. At this season, almost half of the fruit is still hanging on the tree. The fruit growers are very anxious, fearing that if there are a few more frosts, the fruit will rot by itself.

Mo Jinyan reached out and took out two coins from his pocket, and put it in the old man's hand: "Thank you, old man, shall we pick it ourselves?"

The old man took the copper coins and nodded: "Go, pick as much as you can. Go to the one next to the river bank in the southeast corner. The ones there are bigger and taste the best."

The two nodded in thanks: "Thank you for your advice, old man."

According to the old man's instructions, they came to the edge of the garden, and the oranges there were really big and red, so the two first picked one each to try it out.Yu Simian nodded in praise: "This is the most delicious orange I've ever eaten, even better than the penny oranges I ate in Jiweizhai."

Mo Jinyan shook his hand, and the orange in his hand almost fell from the ground: "One, one penny, one orange?"

Yu Simian looked at him strangely: "It's a bit expensive. But citrus doesn't grow in the north, they are all transported from the south. The cost is high, so the price is naturally more expensive. The tangerines of Jiweizhai are rosy and delicious. The best and the biggest ones are sold at a higher price."

Mo Jinyan nodded: "Brother Yu, don't you do citrus business?"

"Ah?" Yu Simian was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said, "Don't do it."

Mo Jinyan said, "Just sell tea?"

Yu Simian came to his senses: "Ah, yes. Our family has always only been engaged in tea business, and no other business."

Mo Jinyan turned around and went to pick oranges: "I heard what you said just now, the citrus business is very profitable, I want to ask why you don't just buy and sell citrus, so that people here who have many kinds of citrus will not have to worry about their livelihood. "

Yu Simian murmured: "It's a long way to go to the capital, and it's extremely difficult to preserve citrus. When we get to the north, I'm afraid they will have rotted into a pile of mud. The risk is too great."

Mo Jinyan nodded: "That's true." Looking up at the sunset in the sky, there was only one red ball hanging on the gray-blue sky, "It's getting late, Brother Yu, let's pick some and go back. "Speaking, he accelerated the movement of his hands.

Seeing him picking oranges, Yu Simian hurriedly helped him pick them too.They quickly picked a pile, and the two of them couldn't finish it with both hands. Mo Jinyan took off his coat, spread it on the ground, put all the picked oranges on it, and pocketed his clothes: "Okay, Brother Yu, It’s almost there, you still want to, if you want, you can pick a few.”

Yu Simian took a look, two renminbi bought a bag, it was enough, so he picked two and held them in his hand: "Enough, let's go."

Mo Jinyan hugged his pockets and walked out of the garden with him.As Yu Simian walked, he peeled and ate the oranges, and he didn't forget to stuff two pieces into Mo Jinyan's mouth.Mo Jinyan ate the oranges that Yu Simian handed over, not only in his mouth, but also in his heart was sweet, the corners of his mouth could not help but smile, overflowing his eyes, even his eyebrows were smiling.

Yu Simian looked at him sideways: "What are you laughing at, Xiao Mo?"

"Oranges are sweet." Mo Jinyan grinned.

Yu Simian broke off one petal and put it in his mouth, it was very sweet, but not so sweet that his eyebrows would wink and smile, this child, what happy things did you think of?

If there is no boat at night, the boat will be moored on the shore.Mo Jinyan dumped a bagful of oranges into the cabin, then shook out his clothes, put them on again, and started washing his hands and cooking.After eating an orange, Yu Simian washed his hands in the water: "Xiao Mo, do you want me to help?"

Mo Jinyan said: "Brother Yu, please help me pick up the bamboo cage that was put down just now."

The setting sun had already set behind the mountain, and the night began to droop. As far as the eyes could see, there was a vast expanse, and the river flowed silently.Yu Simian walked to the side of the boat, found the rope tied to the bamboo cage, bent down and pulled the rope to lift the bamboo cage up.The cage was submerged in the water, and it was quite heavy. Yu Simian took a breath, and in order not to hurt the wound, he simply sat down by the side of the boat and stretched out his hands to slowly pull the rope.After a while, the cage finally came out of the water, and there was a fish jumping in the bamboo cage. When I got a closer look, it was a big fish. Yu Simian was overjoyed: "Xiao Mo, I caught a really big fish. Ah, there is a big fish in it. What else is there!" At this time, the light was extremely dark, and there was a gray-black thing crawling slowly at the bottom of the cage, and it was hard to see what it was, but Yu Simian was so brave that he didn't throw away the bamboo cage. Going to the side of Mo Jinyan, "Xiao Mo, look, what's inside?"

Mo Jinyan put down the firewood in his hand, took the cage and shook it twice, and then laughed: "Hee hee, good thing, he's a bastard. Brother Yu has a good taste! It's really good that he can pretend to be a turtle in just such a short while." Luck. Brother Yu, help me watch the fire, and I'll kill this turtle." As he spoke, he carried the cage and walked to the bow of the boat to kill the turtle, so this unlucky bastard became dinner for two people.