Chapter VII Assignment of Tasks
To Snow's surprise, Abra, the captain of the convoy, was at the front of the weaving procession. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info looked at the burly man in front of him, Snow couldn't help but sigh secretly, it's really unseemly. I can't imagine that a person of Abra's size is best at weaving.
"Mayor Town, if you have any tasks, just ask." Abra said, patting her chest.
"Well, let me ask first, do you know how many fishing nets there are in town?" Snow asked, "What is the diameter of each?" ”
"There were five fishing nets in the town, one of which was relatively large, thirty-five feet in diameter. The other four are smaller, about twenty feet or so. There weren't many fishing nets in the town, and Abra remembered very well, except for the big one that came from the border fortress, the other four nets were woven by Abra and his men over the years. Because the town has only a limited number of residents, there are only two small boats for casting nets, so you don't need too many nets.
Snow frowned, if all five fishing nets were braided together, he should be able to get a large fishing net about fifty feet in diameter. Fifty feet is equivalent to fifteen meters, and the radius is seven meters five. This means that the depth of the nets into the water can reach a maximum of about seven meters underwater, which is far from Snow's goal.
"All five nets are connected into one net, and I will hand over all these weavers to you to command, how big can you complete a fishing net in ten days?" Snow asked.
Abra thought for a moment, looked up and said, "According to conservative estimates, it should be able to reach about seventy feet." ”
A fishing net with a diameter of 70 feet has a vertical depth of 10 meters. Because the nets are closed in a radial shape, they are most suitable for catching fish at depths of seven to eight meters below the water.
"Well, from now on, you stop all work and concentrate on weaving fishing nets, and in ten days I will be of great use." With the existing conditions, a net with a diameter of 70 feet was made in 10 days, which is already very good.
Abra they frowned, and the townspeople knew about it. After 10 days, the Lianxi River will be completely covered with ice. At that time, there was no use for the fishing nets, and it was impossible for them to make a large hole in the river with a diameter of sixty or seventy feet to cast the net.
However, Snow had already made his words clear, and he didn't have time to explain now. So although Abra and the others had doubts in their hearts, they didn't ask, nodded and turned around to get busy.
Snow came to the fishermen again, and he saw a young girl standing behind Randolph, smiling and grimacing at him.
The girl was petite, with long light brown hair, a delicate and perfect face, long eyelashes, large twinkling eyes, a small and delicate nose, and seductive lips. Smiling slightly, a shallow dimple appeared on the right cheek, seven points of beauty with three points of loveliness. It is none other than Randolph's granddaughter, Briss, a recognized beautiful girl in Rook Town. Like Randolph, Brissy is also a master fisherman.
After smiling at Briss, Snow approached Randolph and handed him a piece of parchment.
Randolph took the parchment and looked at it, which contained sketches of several objects. Randolph could see that the upper part of the parchment was a sketch of several wooden poles of varying lengths, the length and thickness of which were described in text next to them, and that it was best made of cedar. The lower part is painted with a metal hook, indicating that five to seven are needed.
"Mayor, to be honest, these things aren't too hard to do. But I really can't think of how this bare wooden pole and these strange-looking hooks can be associated with fishing. Randolph couldn't help but ask.
"The longer pole is called the lead pole, and the shorter pole is called the lever. As for the hooks of these metals, they are called forks. Snow gave a brief introduction and said: "These things are indispensable for fishing in winter, and you will know how to use them when the time comes." ”
Listening to the endless fresh words coming out of Snow's mouth, Randolph and the others were even more puzzled. It's not a hassle to do, but it will drain the remaining fishing time. The harvest from fishing is not good, but it is better than no harvest at all. So at this time, Randolph and the others were still a little hesitant.
Snow looked at the slightly entangled crowd and knew in his heart that they didn't believe in him.
With a thought in his mind, Snow said with a slightly sad expression: "There is one thing I didn't tell you, in fact, this winter fishing method was given to me by my grandfather before he died, and he studied this method for many years. Yes, just before he was attacked by the Panthers, he perfected this method. It's just a pity that he didn't make it to the onset of winter. ”
The reason why Snow said this is simple, his grandfather Laosk's prestige in the town is unique, and he has never made an unreliable decision in his life. It can be said that without the leadership of Lao Ske, the townspeople would have died long ago. Snow's method of casting the net in winter onto his grandfather in heaven will undoubtedly increase the confidence of the residents.
Sure enough, as soon as Randolph and the others heard that this strange-looking method was come up with by Old Scout, they immediately had confidence in Snow. They couldn't have imagined that Snow, who had never told lies, had completely changed into a person.
"Since it was the old mayor who came up with the solution, then we can rest assured." Randolph put away the parchment, "Don't worry, Mayor, we can prepare these things in five days at most." ”
Snow nodded and said, "By the way, I still need a few pieces of rope that are long enough, and this will also trouble everyone." ”
"The rope is existing, and it's joined together enough to get through our town." Randolph turned his head and said, "Briss, you take two people to fetch the rope for the mayor." ”
After instructing Briss to fetch the rope, Randolph led a dozen men to prepare the items requested on the parchment. This sudden appearance, the hope of survival left by Lao Ske, timely mobilized the enthusiasm of everyone.
After a while, Brissy and two other residents took the rope. Several large bundles of hemp rope are indeed enough.
"Brother Snow, why do you want so much rope?" Brissy is the only one in the town who still calls Snow by his first name, which is much more pleasant to hear than the town mayor.
"You'll find out in a moment." Snow picked up a hemp rope, these ropes were several hemp ropes twisted together, very thick, "Come, let's untie the rope, and leave only one strand." ”
Snow and the trio with puzzled expressions began to untie the twine, pull out the single strands, and tie them together. The few people quickly completed six thin hemp ropes with a length of about fifteen meters.
Snow took a few more pieces of wood of good size and led the way towards the Lianxi River.