"Okay, very good! Uncle Liu is really the best carpenter in Yixing Town, and the work he does is very beautiful!"
Liang Qu was beaming with joy. He had never expected that Liu Quanfu could exceed the task and felt like he had found a treasure.
One hundred taels, worth it!
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce seem to be a ranking of classes, but in fact it is not. The first half of the sentence is missing, it is the four classes of people, namely scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.
Political status does not represent actual status. Actual status still depends on money.
In particular, there are more and more tools, including saws, planers, chisels, files, adzes...
A carpenter can create a wide variety of gadgets, which are becoming more and more sophisticated.
In a prosperous and densely populated area like Pingyang County, skilled carpenters like Liu Quanfu earn much more than farmers.
The craftsmanship can be seen from the carvings in Liang Qu's home, not to mention a few taels of silver a month.
That's why he didn't go to Pingyang County to find someone, but wanted to find Liu Quanfu.
One is that he is closer and knows the basics, and the other is that Liu Quanfu's craftsmanship is really good.
He took seven or eight disciples to work day and night for three months. Liang Qu's one hundred taels was equivalent to twice his salary.
It's normal to pay more for others to do things you're not good at.
Everyone present heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that Liang Qu was satisfied.
Liang Qu's status is getting higher and higher, and it would be a lie to say there is no pressure in communication.
In addition, it was my first time to build a boat, so I felt unsure, and even more worried. I was afraid that more than two months of hard work would be in vain.
After some discussion, the total cost of materials plus the pre-agreed salary was one hundred and sixty-seven taels.
The materials are not cheap. In addition to teak, there are also beech and pine. The keel is the most expensive of all. Just planing the other planks requires several broken planes.
Liang Qu collected the sum and gave Liu Quanfu one hundred and seventy taels.
"It's best not to make this matter too public. You know, I'm going to give a gift. It's not good for everyone to know."
"I understand, I understand. Don't worry, Mr. Liang, we will never go out and talk too much."
Several apprentices responded one after another.
After working so hard for so long, I finally put money in my pocket. The feeling is first-class and wonderful, all thanks to Liang Qu.
"Uncle Liu, I'll leave the boat with you for now. I'll come back to pick it up in the evening."
"Okay, Mr. Liang, please help yourself. I didn't sleep all night last night and applied tung oil this morning. The little old man is very sleepy."
"Thank you, Uncle Liu."
"It was promoted by Mr. Liang."
Liu Quanfu cupped his hands and yawned loudly as he entered the back room, leaving Liang Qu alone in the yard watching the boat.
Liang Qu climbed up and down with the ladder, checking all the details and there were no problems.
After reading them all, he came to the bottom of the cabin, pressed his palms on the keel, and slowly exerted force.
The entire eight-meter-long small building boat detached from the frame, flew into the air, and weighed it for a moment.
The structural strength is maintained well and will not fall apart when touched.
Everything is ready, just waiting to go to the Toad Demon to exchange things at night.
Liang Qu rarely became nervous.
In order to trade with the toad, he invested a full one hundred and seventy taels of silver.
No one wants the small building boat except the toad, and it cannot be launched into the water. Without caulking, it will sink when launched into the water.
If it fails, everything will be lost.
"I hope Brother Toad can give me some help."
night.
The whole Yixing Town was silent. When no one was paying attention, Liang Qu picked up the boat and ran to the shore, entering the swamp from a reed marsh.
The entire building ship sank slowly from the water.
…
The fat catfish looked left and right, circled several times in front of the undercurrent, and finally made a cruel move and crashed forward.
Feeling dizzy, the fat catfish was thrown out of the undercurrent, rolled several times and landed on the ground, spinning around.
In the toad cave, the roar was loud.
The hill-like white round belly undulated, and the moment the fat catfish landed on the ground, its round belly undulated.
The ground rumbled, and half of the entire hill fell over. His huge claws reached behind and scratched his butt, and the hill he was pressing down rose again.
The purring continues.
The fat catfish was dazed and hit its head several times. After regaining consciousness, it looked in the right direction, pumped the water, and turned into an arrow that left the string.
A small circle collapsed under the white hill, and a black shadow popped up between the ups and downs. The black shadow climbed up from the ground and attacked one after another.
Persevering in the collision more than ten times.
The huge snot bubbles exploded, the water surged and swayed, and the feathers of the firebirds lay down like weeds in the strong wind.
The toad opened its eyes blankly, and after a moment of trance, it sat up and saw a black figure galloping towards it from a distance.
"Little brother! I haven't seen you for a long time. The last time we met was..."
The toad patted its belly and leaned in a more comfortable position. It raised its head, counted for a long time, and then lowered it.
"It was yesterday."
The fat catfish waves its long whiskers to convey messages. Even after evolving for the second time, it is still small in front of the toad.
"Is it ten days? My little brother is not good at arithmetic. Since the last time we met, I have only slept one night, and one sleep lasts only one day."
The toad stretched out his claws and dug into the pile of debris next to him, and took out a few sticks.
"This is called calculating chips. A clam is worth one piece after sleeping, so it is one day. My little brother remembered it wrong."
Fat Catfish stared at the long stick in front of him and fell into deep thought. It took him a while to remember what he was here for.
Toad listened and sat up.
"Did you bring my little brother's boat?"
The fat catfish shook his head.
Toad made his plans.
"It's only ten days, so fast."
The fat catfish couldn't figure it out, but thought it made sense. It took the big toad to the entrance of the undercurrent.
Opposite the undercurrent.
Liang Qu stands on the deck.
The building boat beneath me was completely submerged in the water and was very stable.
Small has its advantages. If it is a real building ship, it may not be able to pass through the undercurrent intact.
Liang Qu received the message from Fat Catfish in his mind, and a huge amount of water surged, picking up the miniature building boat and slowly approaching the secret passage.
One-third of the hull was inserted, a suction force came, and the entire building disappeared without a trace.
No matter how many times he observed it, Liang Qu felt that this undercurrent channel was ingenious, and then he quickly sent in the remaining masts that had not been installed.
The mast was too long and would easily break during transportation when installed on the ship, so Toad had to put it together himself.
And finally...
Liang Qu glanced aside and threw something like a hexagonal pillar into the undercurrent.
The six-way lock was made by Liang Qu himself.
A very simple thing, just six pieces of wood, and then cut a few riveted joints on them.
It's just that the hexagonal lock just now is a super enlarged version, and one pillar requires an entire tree.
I wonder if the toad likes this gift.
At the other end, the undercurrent suddenly surged, throwing out a dark shadow.
The toad had sharp eyes and quick claws, and it caught the boat in its claws, which was exactly the size of its webbed palm.
Then several masts jumped out, poked it in the belly, and bounced down.
"Lou Chuan!"
Toad has studied ship models for many years and can recognize the types of ships at a glance.
"What a small building boat."
Fearing that the toad would be dissatisfied, the fat catfish quickly explained.
"What is concentrated is the essence? It seems to be more refined than ordinary ships?"
The toad flipped the boat and skillfully inserted the mast into the reserved hole.
Seeing that Toad had been playing with the boat and had completely forgotten about the exchange, Fat Catfish had to remind it of the original transaction.
"Go ahead, go ahead. You can get anything except the boat, but you can only exchange one thing for a boat."
The fat catfish nodded vigorously, rushed into the toad's nest and picked it up.
The toad couldn't put it down and played with the boat.
The ships it collected in the past were more or less damaged, but this one was complete.
Especially assembling the mast by myself was such a novel experience for the first time.
Snapped!
Another object hit its belly.
Toad picked up the unique six-cylinder.
What's on the boat?
