Fisherman

Zhao Qian went to the county seat. In order to build a new ship, he looked for books and people to learn a lot about the situation.I learned from the craftsmen who helped him build houses and shops before that there is a very good construction team in the county with rich experience. Many large houses in the county were built by them. I heard that they also built ships in the early years. So he deliberately went to the county to invite people.

The shipbuilding technology of this era is still good. There are records in the books that the prosperous coastal areas were once conducive to navigation, and there are also dragon boats for the royal family and nobles.He does not require how luxurious the boat is, the important thing is that it is big and solid, the luxury does not lie in the boat itself, the decoration in the later stage will not be bad.

He found what the craftsmen called the construction team. They were all elderly master craftsmen. They seemed to be very experienced. After all, they had spent most of their lives on construction. They must have built a lot of things, but I don’t know if they had ever I have built large ships. After all, the fishing village is a small remote place. In the past, no one was willing to spend money on building large ships. The county town is far away from the sea. There have been businessmen who have paid attention to sea goods, but transportation and preservation have always been a big problem, so It also makes people daunting.

"Master, may I ask who is in charge here? I would like to ask someone to make something." Seeing the people in a large courtyard busy with their own work, he stood at the door for a long time but no one came to greet him, so he had to ask up.

Unexpectedly, the old man who was being questioned didn't even raise his eyelids, and he used tools to carve patterns on the wood. After a while, he asked, "What did you build?"

The old man's voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time. Facing the arrogance, Zhao Qian already had some confidence in his heart. The construction team at the market had told him earlier that the people of this construction team had a bad temper. They are not very good, but they are strong in technology. Many young construction teams in many places are from their sects.

A capable person deserves such a temper, he said: "Boat."

The old man snorted softly and pointed outside: "Turn left outside the door, and there is a construction team within a dozen steps."

"We don't build ships here."

The scene froze a little. This was the first time he met someone who was rich but not earning money. Just as he was about to say something more, a younger man, probably in his thirties, hurried out of the room.

The man greeted him with a smile: "I'm sorry, this boss, the master's words are not very pleasant, you said you want to build a boat, what kind of boat does it look like, if it is a small fishing boat, the ones we build here may not be as good as those outside. "

Zhao Qian took out the blueprint that he carried with him, which he spent a few days to make according to the standard he wanted.The man took the drawing and only glanced at it. The expression on his face changed. He exclaimed, "You want such a big boat?"

According to the size mark on the picture, what he wants is a building boat ten feet long and three stories high. This is not just a fishing boat with a high safety factor, but a boat that can both fish and sail on the boat It is a pleasure boat to plant flowers in gardens and entertain people.

"Master, take a look!"

The old wood-cutting man half-raised his eyelids to glance at the blueprint, then took the blueprint over, his eyes were venomous: "If your ship is built, it will hold at least three or four hundred people!"

Zhao Qian nodded.

The bigger the boat, the more complicated the manufacturing process. He didn't know if this well-reputed construction team could build it, especially when he said bluntly that the fishing boats he built were not as good as others. put up.

"Is it possible to build it? If not, I will find another home as soon as possible."

The old man stopped him with his hand: "Wait!"

After speaking, he stared at the blueprint, and went to call the other master craftsmen in the yard. After a while, a bunch of people gathered around and looked at the blueprint, pointing to the boat above and arguing.

The man looked at a group of stubborn old men, smiled, and said to him: "I haven't seen all the masters get excited like this for many years. When my father handed over the construction team to me, I met these old masters. They are young I don’t do projects, and I don’t do projects that are not difficult. The construction team earns less and less money. They are about the same age as my father. They have been with my father for many years. They are all elders. I can’t say or scold. I can't scold them, but their temper has offended many guests."

"Your ship, the masters must work overtime to build it for you, so you can relax!"

Hearing that he had settled down, he also heaved a sigh of relief, and it was worthwhile to go to the county in person.

To his surprise, the old craftsmen went to pack their things after arguing for a while, and they would follow him to the fishing village with the tools that day, doing things directly by the sea.Seeing a group of half a hundred old men in high spirits, of course he couldn't be happier, so after paying some deposits to the manager, he drove back with his people.

Building a big ship requires not only a team of experienced craftsmen, but also young and strong young men to help with the work.In this era of shipbuilding, only wood can be used. The strength of the old craftsmen has long been inferior to that of young people. They are only responsible for light carpentry work, and he has to hire other people to do the heavy work, so he recruited many young and strong men to do the work. Son.

"I found a blacksmith to make iron nails. Don't use bamboo nails or wooden nails when connecting the wood. It will not be strong enough."

He wants to spend money and use the best, so the construction masters naturally have nothing to say, but the master still kindly reminded: "Iron nails are expensive, and the ship you want to build is unusually large, and the cost will not be small at that time!"

"Of course I know this, but if it is not solid enough, it will inevitably be damaged quickly in the wind and sun at sea in the future. At that time, I will have to find someone to repair it. Wouldn't it be necessary to put money on it? Why not choose it earlier to save money?" It has been repaired many times since then.”

The old master nodded: "That's the truth."

Zhao Qian supervised the craftsmen who came and went carrying the wood freshly cut from the mountain and pushing the wood. No fewer than [-] people were hired for this massive construction, and the construction was not done overnight. It took a lot of time to build the house. After all, the house is a basic thing, everyone knows it, and it is more handy. Shipbuilding is not a common practice, and the difficulty will increase a lot. One day more time will increase the cost. He spent the spare money here first. It was indeed not a small expense, and the family might be in a tight spot.

After waiting for the project to go on the right track, he returned to the market. A group of old men with stronger mental strength than him came here and started to work, but the running around these days was so noisy that he didn't even sleep. good.

When he returned, Brother Zhou went to the mahjong parlor and hadn’t come back. He hadn’t seen his wife for several days, and he wasn’t home when he came back. He changed his clothes and went out. Seeing that the cub was not crying, he went to hug him, the cub was already two months old, and now he raised a white and fat baby, completely different from the small and wrinkled one when he was just born.

He saw that there were two pieces of flesh on the round face of the little boy, which looked white and soft, and couldn't help but kissed it. The little thing who was giggling suddenly stopped, and he raised his head to have a look. , the little brat frowned unexpectedly, making him unable to help laughing: "You know how to stare at people!"

He was too well-behaved, so he went to rub it again, but unexpectedly, the little boy squinted his eyes and cried out loudly. He was so scared that he quickly called the nanny: "What's wrong with this child, is he hungry!"

The nurse hugged the baby quickly, and gently rocked and coaxed him: "I just fed the baby, so I won't be hungry so quickly."

After the little boy returned to the embrace of the nanny, he stopped crying after a while, with tears still sticking to his big round eyes, looking at Zhao Qian twitching.

Zhao Qian raised her eyebrows, narrowed her eyes, and was not in a very happy mood. She was crying even after she hadn't seen him for a few days. When the father and son were staring at each other, brother Zhou had come back.

"What's wrong with Mu Yu?"

Zhao Qian took a sneaky look at the little boy, knowing that he was crying to pretend to be pitiful. He came back after going out for a few days, and his daughter-in-law called him first when she saw the two, it was really annoying!He folded his hands above his head, leaned back on the bench, and said nothing.

After the nanny gave the baby to Brother Zhou, the little boy was able to laugh again: "After holding the master for a while, the young master started to cry for some reason."

Brother Zhou looked at the man beside him and raised his eyebrows.

Zhao Qianbie started: "Why are you looking at me like that! I didn't bully him!"

Brother Zhou smiled helplessly, this father and son are really good, he teased Mu Yu, asked the nanny to take the child down first, and after watching the people leave, he slowly sat down beside the stern-faced Master Zhao .

"When did you come back?"

"You still know when to ask me to come back?"

Brother Zhou didn't know why he was angry, so he said nicely, "I went out after lunch, and it didn't take long. You came back in the afternoon?"

"Yeah." He nodded, he was tired all over his body, but he was so troubled by the brat just now, it has completely disappeared, and now the tiredness of lying down has crawled out again.

Brother Zhou also saw his tiredness, so he went over and gave him a shoulder squeeze.

"How's the boat building going?"

He was enjoying the benefits of having a wife and didn't want to mention more about shipbuilding, but he didn't want to worry about others, so he simply mentioned a few words. The strength on his shoulders was just right, and he moved his neck and pulled Zhou Ge'er. Sit down in front of you.

Xu Shi gave birth to a child, Zhou Ge'er's face was much less cold than before when he didn't make an expression, or it might be because he was a little older, unlike the youthful face when they were just together, suddenly realized that, It's been a long time since I looked at my husband seriously, and it's really nice to look at it so carefully.

"keep watching"

Brother Zhou was brought to a chair before he finished speaking, and the two lingered on it for a while.

Brother Zhou, who has always been very catering, made Zhao Qian feel good. He stroked the boy's soft hair and left his lips.

Zhou Ge'er leaned in front of him, was silent for a while, touched the corner of his own mouth: "Did Brother Zhao kiss Mu Yu?"

He glanced at the person in his arms suspiciously: "Yes? What's the matter?"

Brother Zhou smiled helplessly: "No wonder you cried."

His mouth hurts from this stubble