Infrastructure: I survive in troubled times

"Old woman, heat up the kang quickly." Patriarch Yang yelled as soon as he entered the yard, calling for his old wife, and ordered as he walked, "Hurry up, bring up the hickory nuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, and jujubes you picked. "

"No, no, let's just sit down and leave." Hong Lianshuo shouted into the room, "Don't take it, auntie."

"How can that be done? You have to stay for one night anyway! I don't think you're bringing many people with you this time, so we can squeeze in enough to fit in." Patriarch Yang said broadly.

"No, it's fine to go back and forth in one day." Hong Lianshuo politely declined.

"Then you have to eat anyway! It's cold, eat something warm before you go." Patriarch Yang said immediately after hearing the words.

"It's not easy to walk at night." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with dark eyes and said vaguely.

"Damn that baby, bake some pancakes and take them on the road." Patriarch Yang shouted loudly, looking directly at Hong Lianshuo and said, "This must not be refused."

"It's not that I don't refuse, it's that we came here on horseback, so we can't eat it!" Hong Lianshuo looked at him with a smile and said, "Besides, in this cold weather, our end is tightly wrapped, we want to eat, and our mouths are exposed. Drinking cold wind will make you sick." He smiled and said, "I'm full in the morning and I'm not hungry at all."

During the conversation, the two entered the house, and Patriarch Yang pointed to the kang and said, "Get on the kang quickly, it will be warm on the kang."

Hong Lianshuo leaned over and sat on the kang, took off his gloves, and touched the kang, "It's very hot."

"It's not cold." Patriarch Yang looked at her stupidly and said, "It's much better than before. Before, the house was like an ice cellar."

"It's fine if it's not cold." Hong Lianshuo looked at his hands and said with a smile.

Patriarch Yang followed her gaze and put his hands on the kang table, "There is no frostbite this year, but it's over." He said cheerfully, "Not only me, but everyone in the village has no frostbite." His legs were put on the kang Said, "And this foot is not frozen." Looking at her, he said, "Hey! Why don't you take off your shoes! Take off your shoes and go to the kang to keep your legs warm and warm."

"I'll leave later, no need, I'm wearing thick clothes, so I'm not cold." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with a smile on his face and said, "How's the boat? It's too cold to start work!"

"The cold weather can't stop me." Patriarch Yang said with a chuckle.

"Is the soybean oil not frozen?" Hong Lianshuo asked with concern.

"It's frozen!" Patriarch Yang said with a smile, "We didn't build the ship, but prepared the materials first, and flushed the wood. This is not a small amount."

"It's up to you." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with warm eyes and said.

"Old woman, old woman, if you don't want to take mountain goods, you should pour a bowl of water first!" Patriarch Yang got up and walked to the door and opened the curtain and said.

"I have a water bag, let my aunt fill it up." Hong Lianshuo untied the water bag from his waist, got up and went to the hall.

"I'll do it." Hong Lianshuo took the ladle from Aunt Yang's hand and filled the water bag with boiling water. He looked back at Patriarch Yang and said, "Let's go to the shipyard."

"Please come with me." Patriarch Yang said happily, and walked out first.

Hong Lianshuo said to Aunt Yang: Thank you!He turned around and chased Patriarch Yang out.

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The two came to the shipyard all the way, the winter was even more bleak, and the sea was freezing.

The north wind was blowing, and the two or three wooden boats waiting to be repaired on the beach looked even more desolate.

Patriarch Yang followed her gaze, smiled and said, "This one! It needs to be caulked, but the soybean oil is frozen and can't be dried, and the sea water is frozen and can't go out to sea. I will caulk it when it gets warmer next year. "

After a pause, he continued, "The caulking is very fast, so it won't delay going to sea."

The two talked while walking, and soon arrived at the cave.

Looking at the bright lights in the cave, Hong Lianshuo frowned lightly and said, "Patriarch Yang has to be careful, it will be bad if there is a fire. This wood and wood shavings are flammable."

Patriarch Yang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said with a smile, "We clean up every day. It's best to take the wood shavings and sawdust back home for cooking, and I can't bear to throw them away."

"This is just a place for us to work, and the finished wood is placed in another cave." Patriarch Yang smiled and said, "The original wood is placed in another cave, so that if something happens, it will not affect other."

"I was worrying too much. You have been working for so many years and have rich experience." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with bright black eyes and said.

"Ms. Hong reminded me rightly, we didn't have so much wood in the past, and most of the boats were custom-made by other shipowners. Let's do our best." Patriarch Yang looked at her with wise eyes and smiled.

"Lady Hong." Lu Dahai bowed his hands and saluted.

"The sea." Hong Lianshuo looked at him wearing paper shoes and said, "Are you comfortable?"

"Comfortable." Lu Dahai raised his foot, twisted his foot, and stomped his foot again, "Look, it's pretty good, it's not cold at all."

"Be careful, don't get close to the fire, it doesn't burn well." Seeing this, Hong Lianshuo warned carefully, "It will catch fire in no time."

"I still wanted to wear paper clothes, but I didn't dare to wear them because I was afraid of the fire." Lu Dahai smiled innocently when he heard this, "It's not that cold in this cave, and this hand is warm."

"Don't be in such a hurry!" Hong Lianshuo said, looking at the huge carpentry factory with bright eyes.

"I can't go to sea this winter, and I'm idle at home. I'm good at work." Patriarch Yang said with a smile on his face, "If I have something to do, I won't be idle to make trouble."

"Troubleshooting?" Hong Lianshuo raised his eyebrows and looked at him lightly.

"There are a lot of people at leisure, and they are all young men with strong firepower and youthful vigor. If you have something to do, you can trap them." Patriarch Yang said with a smile, "I have learned my skills this winter."

"Understood, don't be too tired." Hong Lianshuo nodded with a smile on his face.

"It's tiring, but it's much easier than going to sea." Patriarch Yang said with a smile.

Patriarch Yang led Hong Lianshuo to watch the progress of the boat. As expected of a master, he was much more considerate than himself.

Hong Lianshuo opened the water bag and took two gulps, "Why is Dahai himself, and the others!"

"I heard that you are here, so I went to see you. I will stay and watch." Lu Dahai smiled foolishly.

"Sit down, let's sit down and talk." Patriarch Yang pointed to Little Maza.

Hong Lianshuo sat down and looked at them and said, "We stopped coming a few years ago, and I'm afraid the ice will melt when we come again."

"Okay! It's terribly cold here." Patriarch Yang sat down and nodded with a smile.

"Is there enough food at home? Are you hungry?" Hong Lianshuo looked at them with concern and asked.

"No! How can I starve myself by the sea!" Patriarch Yang smiled like a bright sun, "Following your fishing, there are a lot of dried fish this year."