The ironware I made shines

Chapter 14 Horseshoes

When Ge Xiaohua was blacksmithing, he found a problem. Jin Lun seemed to be squatting in the blacksmithing studio again.

Like Ge Xiaohua, he endured the high temperature emitted by the stove, motionless like a sculpture of a dog.

After seeing Ge Xiaohua, it seemed that "there was electricity", and he came over wagging his tail to flatter him.

"Jinlun, why are you sitting here again?" Ge Xiaohua finished his work, stroked its fur, and took Jinlun to exercise in the yard.

Squatting for a whole morning is not good for Jinlun's health. They need to play in the yard. They are playing the sport of throwing a ball of yarn.

"Xiaohua!" The third grandfather shouted outside the gate, Ge Xiaohua turned his head and saw that it was the third grandfather, and immediately came over to open the door.

Only then did he notice that a middle-aged man was following behind him, and he was leading a horse.

The coat color is messy, there is a lot of dust on the body, and the coat color is chestnut.

It is short in stature, not the kind of tall horse, but a pony in the Southwest.

However, the pedigree of this kind of pony is not pure, it is a rough horse, and it is not suitable for riding, but it can carry heavy loads, which is more suitable for mountainous areas.

"Third Grandpa, what's the matter?" Ge Xiaohua came over and smoked Third Grandpa and the strange man.

They are all mid-to-high-end cigarettes around 15 yuan, which are considered good cigarettes in rural areas.

Although he doesn't smoke himself, he will smoke whenever people in the village come to buy farm tools.

"It's like this. Your Uncle Lin's horse in the next village needs hooves. In a few days, you will help people pull cement and sand into the mountains to repair canals. If you don't put hooves on, you may hurt the horse."

"Horseshoeing?" Ge Xiaohua knew there was such a thing, but he hadn't tried it, and he felt a little bit unconfident in his heart.

Seeing that Ge Xiaohua hesitated, the third grandfather pulled him aside and said, "Xiaohua, you have to try everything. Horseshoeing is very simple. The main thing is that the step of horseshoeing is a bit more difficult. With your third grandfather here, I can help you. "

"Okay, I'll try." With the help of the third grandpa, Ge Xiaohua made up his mind to play horseshoes.

This is also an attempt to learn more types of ironware, which is good for his craftsmanship.

Ge Xiaohua measured the specifications and shape of the horseshoe, and began to build the horseshoe after confirming that it was correct.

The horseshoe generally presents a U-shape, so it is not complicated to build, similar to making shoes for a horse.

After finishing the four horseshoes, the third grandfather stood aside the whole time. Although he was not a blacksmith, he had a lot of knowledge and belonged to Grandpa Ge Xiaohua's generation.

"Xiaohua, I still need to drive some horseshoe nails. Pay attention to the length. You can also look at the thickness of the horseshoe. Don't hurt the horse's flesh when you hit it." Horseshoes have a hard cuticle, which is equivalent to the horse's native shoe.

But during long walks and hauling heavy loads, native cuticle shoes wear down, crack, and hurt your feet, so horseshoes are required.

"Understood, Third Grandpa." After Ge Xiaohua got the prompt, he went back to measure and determined the length. Ge Xiaohua finished making 12 nails in a short while.

It was time to hit the horseshoe, Ge Xiaohua was a little nervous, because the horse is a living thing.

If you want to shoe the horse alive, it will definitely irritate the other party, and it is easy to hurt yourself. There is a natural fear in it, and Ge Xiaohua was unable to do it at first.

The third grandfather found the hemp rope in the warehouse, tied the horse skillfully, and then put up the hind hoof first, so that Ge Xiaohua had a space to move.

"He, Uncle Lin, soothe your horse, Xiao Hua, and prepare to nail it!" Although the third grandfather is nearly seventy years old, he is still very strong.

Knowing that Ge Xiaohua is playing horseshoes for the first time, it is normal to have fear. With this time, it will be much easier for Ge Xiaohua to play horseshoes next time.

Everyone was in place, Ge Xiaohua squatted behind the pony, with the horseshoe aligned, and the third grandfather helped the horseshoe, and Ge Xiaohua was free to take out nails and hammers later.

"Ding!" Ge Xiaohua went down with a hammer, and the iron nail was easily pierced in. There were three holes reserved for the horseshoe, and the first hole was punched in smoothly.

Ge Xiaohua observed that the pony did not respond, and it is possible that Uncle Lin used food to divert its attention.

"The depth is just right, and it didn't hit the soles of the horse's feet." Ge Xiaohua's iron nails are equivalent to hitting people's shoes, and they didn't penetrate the bottom of the shoes, so naturally they won't feel the pain in their feet.

The subsequent work of shoeing the horseshoe went smoothly. Three iron nails were driven into one hoof, the rear hoof was done, and the front hoof was replaced.

After beating, Ge Xiaohua untied the horse, and then asked Uncle Lin to try it, and found that the horse walked much more smoothly after changing the "new shoes".

There is no separation, and the effect of making horseshoes is good. Such a pair of horseshoes can last the horse for a lifetime, because the quality of the horseshoes made by Ge Xiaohua is very good, and the loss will be very slow.

The cost of the horseshoes made by Ge Xiaohua is relatively high, so the price is 50 yuan a horseshoe.

Four are 4 yuan, not counting the labor cost of the other party's horseshoes, if the cost of horseshoes is included, at least 200 yuan will be added.

Now Xunjiang County basically only has Ge Xiaohua's blacksmith shop, and the horseshoe maker is gone.

Under the "monopoly" situation, Ge Xiaohua's charges were so fair that the people in Linjia Village gave him a thumbs up, chatted with Ge Xiaohua for a few words and left.

"Xiaohua, the quality of the horseshoes you made is very good, and the material is still so thick, but it has cut off your financial resources. This pair of horseshoes has not broken for decades, and he won't come to play horseshoes with you anymore."

"Yeah, it's a bit similar to some home appliances made in the 80s, which can be used now, but those old factories have closed down, but I think it's enough to live up to my conscience, and I don't want to make money from these people."

"Well done, it's no wonder he's the eldest brother's grandson." The third grandfather patted Xiaohua on the shoulder with a look of relief.

Nowadays, there are very few young people who pay attention to integrity like Ge Xiaohua, and they all pay attention to how to make money.

Whether it is a small business or a large factory, they try to cut corners and materials to adapt to the development trend of the times, but they ignore the original intention.

Ge Xiaohua's original intention of returning to his hometown to forge iron is to inherit and carry forward the traditional skills. Therefore, on the basis of maintaining the operation of the blacksmith shop, it is Ge Xiaohua's job to work hard and build up word-of-mouth.

The brand of a century-old store cannot be ruined in his hands, Ge Xiaohua touched the Ge's Meteorite Iron Waist Card on his waist, and secretly swore.

"Congratulations on getting 20 ingenuity points!" Ge Xiaohua's inner change was recognized by the system.

Receiving a relatively high ingenuity value reward strengthened Ge Xiaohua's determination to go on, and he would never cut corners!
Ge Xiaohua's harvest today is still relatively high. Learning the techniques of making horseshoes and nailing horseshoes is one aspect.

The main reason is a subtle change in mentality, which made Ge Xiaohua's road to blacksmithing smoother.

"Collect the vegetables!" After finishing the work in the morning, Ge Xiaohua was also hungry, and went to the vegetable garden to harvest the "hard" cultivated vegetables.

In fact, Ge Xiaohua just planted them indiscriminately, but he used a white light hoe to dig the soil and grow vegetables.

With the rare attribute blessing of harvest +5, Ge Xiaohua can easily eat freshly grown green vegetables, which is a sense of accomplishment that cannot be obtained in urban life.

(End of this chapter)