Fight the Giants

  Chapter 28 I want to change a big ship

  Today I was buying things and buying food, and I spent more than four taels of silver in total. It will cost two or three taels to repair the ship. Today I borrowed another five taels. There are only less than ten taels left at home.

   Seeing that there was still money in the family, Mrs. Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, we still have money in our family. Thanks to the sale of crabs during the Double Ninth Festival, we don't have to borrow money to live on."

  If you have money in your purse, don't panic. This time, several companies not only lost their deposits, but also owed debts.

  The whole family is very happy.

  Only Huo Xi frowned: "Father, the decks of our ship are still in use, and there is no leak, but just repairing a cabin, it will cost two or three taels?"

  Huo Erhuai is also in pain: "Usually, there are not so many. This time it is mainly because many ships have been damaged. There are too many jobs, few craftsmen, and the asking price is expensive."

  Huo Xi frowned after hearing this. It would only cost five taels of silver to buy a new one for a boat as big as her family's. Although it can still be used, it needs to be patched up every year and painted with several layers of paint, so as not to leak water. I didn't expect it would cost so much to repair a cabin.

   "Father, how much does it cost to buy a big boat?"

  Everyone looked at her.

  Yang Fu's eyes widened, Xi'er really dared to think about changing to a bigger ship. I heard from his sister that his family's boat was also a big boat, and they traded for this smaller one in order to pay off the debt. He also wanted big ships.

  Huo Erhuai said: "It depends on how big it is. There are seven or eighty taels, there are also twenty or thirty taels, there are dozens of taels larger, and there are even more expensive ones."

  Yang Fu followed suit and nodded: "I heard that the cruise ship Fuchuan is even more expensive. It costs thousands of taels."

   "Thousands of taels are just ordinary, and you can't buy thousands of taels on the Dafu boat." Huo Erhuai said.

  Yang Fu clicked his tongue.

  Mr. Yang looked at Huo Xi: "Xi'er wants to change to a big ship?" She didn't dare to think about it before, but now that she has a bank deposit at home, and the bald butter at home, Mrs. Yang dares to think about it now.

  Huo Xi nodded: "I think so. Our boat is only five taels, and repairs will cost two or three taels. With Nianer and I added to the family, it is not enough to live in. Why don't we simply change to a bigger one."

  Huo Erhuai thought that he would go ashore to rent a house in winter, and he was afraid that money would be tight, so when he was about to speak, Yang Shi took a look and closed his mouth again.

Huo Xi glanced at them and knew what they were thinking, and comforted her: "Don't worry, parents, just earn more money. If we change to a bigger boat, we can go farther and catch more fish. We will definitely save money."

  Huo Xi had some thoughts in his mind, but he couldn't open his mouth right now. He only intends to ask Huo Erhuai to find out how much money it would cost to change to a big ship.

  Mr. Yang and Huo Erhuai looked at each other, and didn't ask any more questions. The family's money was earned by the child, and they were willing to listen to her. Thinking about the five taels of boat, it would take two taels to repair it, which is also a bit distressing.

   agreed.

  Huo Xi was very happy, how fortunate to meet such adoptive parents.

   "Father, I heard that the shipyard can also customize according to the drawings, right?"

  Huo Erhuai nodded: "Yes. But for a big boat, a keel is said to take three years in the sun, and it takes a long time to order."

   "I don't change the structure, I just want to make some small changes in the cabin, bow and stern."

  Huo Erhuai breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine. The cabins are the same as the carriages, and they all have specifications. Some of them are ready-made, and they can also be customized. It doesn't take much effort."

  Yang frowned: "Big boats are good, but we still have to enter the city and the inland river. The boat is too big and too long, so it's hard to turn around, right?"

   Who would not want to change to a bigger ship? But when the boat gets bigger, the two ends have to be lengthened. Once it is lengthened, it will be difficult to turn around in places where the river is narrow.

   "Mother, don't worry, we can solve this problem by adding another scull to the bow."

   "Add another scull? Double sculls? Add at the bow?"

  Huo Erhuai, Yang Shi, and Yang Fu were very surprised, and they all looked at her. They haven't seen a boat with double sculls yet. I only heard that some big ships have two or four sculls, six or eight sculls and more. There are sculls at the bow and stern?

  Huo Xi nodded.

  Now her family's boat is only six or seven meters long, and the belly is less than two meters wide. The cabin is divided into two by curtains. It is narrow and cramped, and it is difficult to turn around.

If it was a bigger boat, the length would be extended to more than ten meters, and the belly would be widened to more than two meters. The cabin part could be divided into two cabins, or even three cabins, with Yang and his wife sleeping in the middle. Sleep around.

  The wider the width, Huo Erhuai Yang can also straighten his body and sleep.

  As for the scull boards, they are all added at the stern of the boat. It is difficult to turn around when the boat is long. Then she will add another one to the bow, and then there is no need to turn around, just like the current subway, both ends can move forward.

   But the double sculls cannot shake at the same time.

  Like that fish, the head of the fish does not move, but the tail swings to drive the body forward. If the head and tail of the fish swing at the same time, the fish will only spin around in place. The same is true when switching to the ship. Not to mention turning around in place, the ship may capsize.

  The boat is big, and it takes a lot of effort to row the oars. At that time, the scull board can be lengthened and widened to increase power.

  Adding a scull to the bow of the boat can solve this problem when it is inconvenient to turn around when entering a small river.

  Huo Xi explained to everyone.

  Huo Erhuai and the three of them all felt their hearts burning.

  If you sell bald butter and the family has enough money, then change to a double scull boat!

  The middle of the cabin is covered a little bigger, so that everyone can sleep with their arms and legs spread out. I am very happy. Both Yang Shi and Yang Fu urged Huo Erhuai to go to the shipyard early tomorrow morning to ask questions.

   It was agreed that the whole family would sleep together.

  Although the original cabin was blown away by the wind, the cabin covered with tarpaulin was very warm, and Huo Xi slept soundly.

  The next morning, they all woke up.

  Thinking that the family would change to a bigger boat, Huo Xi and Yang Fu couldn't sit still, and went into the city with fifteen cans of bald butter on their backs. Huo Erhuai rowed a boat to the shipyard to inquire about the price of the big boat.

   "Xi'er, where should we sell it?" Yang Fu asked her after entering the city.

  Huo Xi thought for a while: "Let's go to the outer city wharf first."

  Let’s ask Huo Zhong first. There are many people in their fleet transporting goods back and forth on the water, and the journey takes many days. With such good things, it is also good to buy bibimbap and noodles.

   Unexpectedly, I turned around at the pier, not only did I not see Huo Zhong, but I didn't even see his company's boat.

   "Perhaps it's still early, and the boat hasn't returned yet. Let's come back in the afternoon." Huo Xi comforted Yang Fu.

Yang Fu nodded: "Why don't we go to the homes of those who bought our crabs in the city and ask?" Sell.

  Huo Xi thought about it, and then agreed.

  The two disguised themselves and entered the inner city.

  Knocked on the back doors of several families, bowed to please and behaved, and sold six cans. Yang Fu was very happy with the money in his pocket.

  Selling money gave Huo Xi some confidence. From the north to the south with Yang Fu, they looked for some affluent people in the inner city to sell them door-to-door.

  Mu Yan, who had finished the Double Ninth Festival, stayed at home for several days, really bored, and was urged by Cheng to go to the Imperial College to sign up.

  (end of this chapter)