Chapter 135 This technical job is not something that everyone can learn "This idiot, when he cast his net under the water, it got caught by reed roots. He didn't know what to do, so he just took off his clothes and jumped into the water to get rid of the ice - how could the water not be cold when the ice just melted in the spring?" Li Jianguo explained angrily and amusedly, "Hurry into the house, boil some water for your feet, and wipe your body with hot water..." "It's okay, I'm fine..." Tao Daqiang defended, "Then casting the net is so expensive, and the water is not that cold..." Looking at his pale face and trembling lips, Li Long couldn't help but curse angrily: "Then no matter how much money you have for casting the net, can it be worth it to you? What if you are washed away by the water or stuck at the bottom of the water? You are such a fool!" "Hey, I can swim. I'll dive in - I can't see it but I can touch it..." Tao Daqiang knew that the Li brothers were doing this for his own good, so he picked up the bag beside him like he was offering a treasure: "Scatter some fish!" "Come on, come on, soak your feet!" Liang Yuemei had already poured water from the kettle into the footbath, added some cold water, and tested the water temperature with her hand before saying, "Take it to the east room and wipe it quickly!" Li Long took the bag from Tao Daqiang. Tao Daqiang bent down, picked up the basin and went to the east room. "Why are you so honest?" Liang Yuemei also felt that Tao Daqiang was a little too naive. It was normal for the net to get stuck on the bottom after being cast. If he shook it a few more times and changed the direction, it might break free. If that didn't work, finding a stick to pick it up was also a solution. "He was worried that he might damage the net," Li Jianguo said. "We were cleaning the canal right over there. When we saw him casting the net, everyone laughed. I paid attention and ran towards him when he jumped down. When I got there, he came up with the net. I was shaking all over when I saw him." Li Long sighed and felt somewhat relieved that he had found a very suitable worker.
At noon, Tao Daqiang insisted on going home for lunch, so Liang Yuemei brought some of the fried dishes back to him. "Tomorrow when I go to the street to sell fish, I want to bring some braised pork and mutton, as well as oil and some bacon for Xiaoxia. She eats steamed bread and pickled vegetables every day there, which is not nutritious at all." "Okay." Liang Yuemei and Li Jianguo looked at each other and said cheerfully, "I'll find some cans later and bring some more for her. I'll seal them with oil so they can be kept for a while longer." Li Long didn't think much about it. He had his meal and rested for a while. Then the loudspeaker in the team sounded, and it was time to go to work. Tao Daqiang also came over. Li Jianguo went first with the shovel, while Li Long and Tao Daqiang took turns blowing air into the tire. It takes a long time to inflate a large truck tire, so Li Long simply asked Tao Daqiang to do it while he went to find three boards. One board was to be tied to the bottom of the tire to withstand the human force above. The remaining two pieces were used to make water-splashing boards. Li Long roughly measured the boards, then took a hatchet from the east room and began to chop and cut them. Although he hadn't done this for a long time, Li Long still knew roughly how to do it and soon he was able to carve it properly. The next step is to grind the edges, remove the prickly burrs, and polish it to make it smoother. You don't need to be so sophisticated at the beginning, you can take your time later when you have free time. The tire was already inflated, but it still needed to be carried. Tao Daqiang blocked the tire with his fingers and asked Li Long with a red face: "Brother Long, is that a water paddle?" "Ah." "It looks fun, but I don't know how to use it." "It's okay, you just watch me use it." It's hard to teach this thing in the water now, and Li Long doesn't plan to be a good master. When the water is not cold in May or June, let Daqiang try it a few more times. These days, no one will teach these technical skills step by step. You just watch from the side and learn as much as you can. When Tao Daqiang had almost inflated the tire, Li Long pressed it, took the soap he had prepared long ago, and pressed it hard on the air nozzle. Li Long stopped only when he felt that the soap in the air nozzle had penetrated about three or four centimeters. Then he took the prepared rope, tied the tire into an oval shape, and tied the bottom plate on it. "Let's go," Li Long said. "You carry the tire, and I'll take the paddle and the net. We'll take turns on the way." "What's there to change? It's easy to carry this." Tao Daqiang picked up the rubber boat made of tire with one hand and strode out. Li Long realized that this was the time when he was most used as a human in his two lives, and when he could carry the most weight. At this time, it was not particularly surprising for a young man in his twenties to carry an 80-kilogram sack. Compared with later generations where a young man could not even carry 40 kilograms of luggage, everyone at that time was a strongman.
He followed Tao Daqiang with the net in his hand and walked quickly towards the small lake. There was wind in the small lake, and it was difficult to catch fish when the net was windy. Li Long looked at it and said: "Let's go to the southeast. There are reeds there to block the wind." There are many northwest winds here in early spring. Although the wind is not strong, the waves on the water surface will affect the fish caught in the net. After all, there is a wire on the net. Some dead leaves on the water surface will gather when they are blown to the wire. A slight movement will cause the net under the water to move. The fish will be disturbed and will move away when they find the net. Finding a relatively spacious area of water in the southeast of Xiaohaizi, Li Long lowered the tire into the water, took off his pants, went into the water wearing his old cloth shoes, and sat on the tire. "Daqiang, throw the net bag to me." Li Long ordered. Tao Daqiang walked to the water's edge with the net bag in his hand and handed it to Li Long. His shoes were already in the water, but he didn't react. The reason he didn't throw it was probably because he was worried about throwing it into the water and causing trouble. Li Long took the net bag and placed it between his legs, then paddled into the water with the paddle. Watching Li Long skillfully paddling and controlling the tire, Tao Daqiang didn't blink, he really wanted to learn. Li Long rowed to the edge of the reeds and stopped, then found a suitable bay. He then took out a net from the net bag, put the net bag away, spread out the net, tied one end of the cloth strip to the reeds in the water, held the net in his mouth, and began to row backwards with both hands. At this time, Tao Daqiang looked at Li Long in surprise as he paddled backwards while putting the net in his mouth - the net actually fell into the water so easily and orderly from Li Long's mouth! This technical job is really not something that ordinary people can learn! Li Long also wanted to try out the skill he had learned in his previous life - when ordinary people paddle and release the net, they usually paddle for a distance, then stop to release the net, then paddle for another distance and stop again. Fishermen with good skills can hold the collected nets in their mouths and skillfully release the net only by coordinating their teeth and lips. Both hands are freed and all they need to do is paddle steadily. Of course, the paddling speed is also very important. It cannot be too fast or too slow. If it is too fast, the net cannot be released in time, and if it is too slow, the net will get tangled. He released the net while backing away, and soon the whole net was released. Li Long breathed a sigh of relief, it was not bad, his skills were not bad! (End of this chapter)
