Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Dog Pulls the Plow
In the end, Academician Wu still left Li Xiaopang's house disappointed, tossing and turning until dawn, and finally, the people who slept on the same kang with him heard a long sigh.
The next day, the delegation quietly left the Black Blind Tun, and since then, Li Xiaopang has never seen Academician Wu again. It's like a passer-by in life, you meet once in a while, and you'll never see each other again.
Li Xiaopang didn't know what prompted Academician Wu to choose to give up, because he knew how difficult it was to give up. Originally, he was ready to fight a protracted war with the other party, but he miscalculated, human nature is the most complicated, and Academician Wu did not persist on the wrong path for too long, so he turned back.
But this is a good thing after all, Li Xiaopang estimates that in a few days, Professor Wang will come back, and everything will return to the right path.
In a good mood, after breakfast, he walked to Li Dayan's house, and Monkey San also followed behind with his little paws on his back. The name Li Dayan is the same as Li Dayan, both of which are nicknames, not because this person has particularly big eyes, but because it has something to do with his profession.
This Li Dayan is Li Daqing's uncle and brother, who learned carpentry when he was young, but his skills are not good, and he belongs to a "big-eyed carpenter".
What is a big-eyed carpenter, because the traditional carpentry is a mortise and tenon structure, that is, when the two parts are connected, a concave and convex structure is used, the convex part is called tenon, and the concave part is called tenon, also called mortise and tenon. If the carpenter who is not skilled in the craft, when he chisels the mortise with a chisel, he is worried that the tenon will not fit in, so he chisels it so large that he has to plug the wedge in the end. This kind of carpenter is nicknamed the big-eyed carpenter in the countryside.
Although Li Dayan is a big-eyed carpenter, only one craft is the most sophisticated, that is, to make a climbing plow, whether it is an ox climbing plow, a horse climbing plow or a dog climbing plow, all of which are beautiful in shape and durable, so there is also a nickname called "Li Da climbing plow". Li Xiaopang went to his house, of course, to make a climbing plow.
Although modern society is becoming more and more advanced in science and technology, the climbing plow is still the most suitable for the black blind man, first of all, it is pollution-free, unlike cars and the like that will emit exhaust gases. At most, the cattle and horses pulling the plough put some exhaust gas or something, which does not affect the environment.
Secondly, this place has long winters and particularly long ice and snow periods, so climbing plows are best suited for ice and snow floors. Finally, judging from the performance of those travelers, they all like to ride the plow, which can be carried out as a special tourism of outdoor ice and snow sports in winter.
"Uncle Big Eyes, have you eaten, have I done my plow?" Li Xiaopang entered the house and said hello, Li Dayan just pulled the rice at the bottom of the bowl clean, he was just in his early forties, rough hands and feet, but his eyes were smaller than Li Xiaopang's.
The monkey three didn't see anyone else, jumped on the kang table to take a look, and then picked up half a bowl of soy milk and drank a few sips.
"How can it be so fast, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Li Dayan is similar to his cousin Li Daqing, and he is also versatile, in addition to being a half-pull carpenter, he is also the only tofu maker in the black blind Zitun, making some big tofu and dried tofu every two days. Of course, the population of the black blind is limited, so you don't have to do it every day.
Those who can mix the word "craftsman" are all craftsmen in the countryside, and they are more respected if they have mastered a skill. Similar examples, blacksmiths, glassmakers, and even those who can blow trumpets are called trumpeters.
Li Xiaopang said twice: "If I wait for the spring of next year to come out, I won't want it." ”
The two of them stared at each other with big eyes, and found that neither of them had big eyes, so they laughed. Li Dayan led Li Xiaopang to the West House, which is his studio for the time being, and there was a smell of wood shavings when he entered the house: "When you are busy, it is best to make a climbing plow in autumn, and the wood dries quickly." ”
Li Xiaopang hummed and agreed, and while touching, he saw that the basic components were almost ready, but they had not been assembled together. The wood used to make the plough is also particular, it must be good wood, such as hardwoods such as ash and oak, especially the bottom two rails, which must be strong and wear-resistant.
The climbing plough made of good wood has no problem pulling 1,800 catties, and the two rails below are polished and shiny, and it is very slippery when touched by hand. In this state, if you are on a snow or ice road, the resistance is very small.
The plough is like a car that is not a car, and it does not use wheels, but it is all about sliding on the snow and ice on the two wooden rails below, just like a sled. As for why it's called a climbing plow, it's probably because this thing looks at it from a distance, and there are no wheels turning, as if it's crawling there.
I saw that there was a bent climbing plow rail on the ground, which was still stretched with a rope. Li Xiaopang pulled the rope, buzzing, and it seemed to be very tight. This part is the most difficult part to make a climbing plow, because if it is flat, the front end is easy to get into the ice and snow, not to mention the increased resistance, and it is also easy to overturn. Therefore, the front end of the two wooden rails below must be bent upwards into a certain arc, and the plough can move smoothly in the ice and snow.
"Don't get it, it's not completely finalized yet." Li Dayan hurriedly stopped, this was a blister roasted with fire, and it was not easy to get out of the arc, just these two things are troublesome.
Before he finished speaking, the monkey was fast, and he didn't know when he picked up a chisel, poked it directly at the hemp rope, and immediately broke it in two.
"Something you owe!" Li Dayan hurriedly ran over, fortunately, it seemed that the wood had dried out and was not deformed. So he retrieved the chisel from Monkey San and began to work.
In less than an hour, a brand-new climbing plough was assembled, all mortise and tenon structure, without a single nail, and exuding the fragrance of wood. Standing up the climbing plow and lifting it to the avenue, Li Xiaopang couldn't wait to try it. So he turned around and shouted at Monkey San: "Push it in the back!" ”
The monkey grinned and tried to eat milk, but he didn't push it. So he exhaled and sat on the climbing plow, and then gestured twice with his little paws, and looked at the meaning, it was to ask Li Xiaopang to go down and push.
After Li Xiaopang jumped down, he kicked it, and the climbing plow immediately rowed out of the distance, and the monkey squeaked happily. In fact, in addition to this big climbing plow, there is a small climbing walk specially for children to play, the shape is almost the same, the volume has been reduced a lot, sitting on the top, or pushing or pulling, the speed is fast, if the little baby is addicted to playing, when it is dark and when to pull the climbing plow home.
Monkey San's cry beckoned Aoko too, wagging her big tail and bouncing around the plow.
The one who pulled the plow came - Li Xiaopang's eyes lit up, and he decided to follow the example of a dog sled and get a dog to pull the plow. However, relying only on Qingzi alone, it was obviously a bit thin, so he called Yaya and told the little girl, Yaya also nodded vigorously, and soon called several big dogs.
But there is a little black dog cub inside, what is the matter, Li Xiaopang does not want to hire child labor. When I picked it up and took a look, it turned out to be a bear baby. Li Xiaopang was also angry: "It's almost the same for your mother!" ”
If the black blind man pulls the climbing plow, who would dare to sit on it?
I found a few sets of ropes and tied them to the dogs, Qingzi was in the middle, and there were three big dogs on each side, which looked majestic.
The busy work has attracted many little babies, all of whom are rushing to sit on the dog to pull the plow. Li Xiaopang unceremoniously pushed them aside: Dare to snatch my first voyage, isn't it itchy in the butt!
I saw Li Xiaopang sitting cross-legged on the climbing plow, with a whip in his hand like a decent hand; Monkey San also sat next to him, and the little monkey sat quite comfortably just now. When she asked the girl to come up, the little girl waved her hand, signaling that the dogs couldn't pull it, and she wanted to sit down next time.
"Sell some strength, and I'll give you meat and bones to eat." Li Xiaopang didn't forget to encourage the morale of the army, and those big dogs all stuck out their big tongues and sneered.
"Let's go, our goal is Doronor, drive-" Li Xiaopang had a big goal, he shook the whip vigorously, and the whip exploded in the air with a crisp sound.
Li Da understood that he also stood on the side of the road with his sleeves and watched the excitement: "It's still good for dogs to pull and climb the plow, but your password is not good, command cattle and horses to use drops, how can dogs understand." ”
In the countryside to catch a car, the owner of the car and the animal pulling the car also communicate through a simple password, commonly used as follows: driving is to move forward quickly; Da'er is also moving forward, but you can run slowly; Stop it; Oh, it's a turn. When the children played, they also shouted "Oh Oh Driver", which is actually talking about catching a car. Just shout together, how about you call the cart puller?
Li Xiaopang grafted this set, and the effect was not ideal. His Qingzi is more sensible, and his four paws are moving forward, but the other big dogs are looking around, and the little tiger and the little mountain next to him are gnawing on sticky bean buns in their mouths, which is very tempting to the big dogs.
Relying only on Qingzi, he really can't pull the big climbing plow. The guy was also annoyed, whined a few times in his mouth, and issued a warning, and the remaining dogs did not dare to slack off, and began to pull forward vigorously.
Finally, the plough began to slide forward crookedly, after all, it was not good to be able to pull it away, these are not professional sledders. The monkey sitting on the climbing plow was happy, pulling his mouth and making an oooh sound, Li Xiaopang was also very excited, and he screamed in his mouth. At this time, the cheerful song of the silly uncle beside the road came: "Jingle bell, ding bell, jingle bells, how happy we are skiing, we sit on the sled-"
This is good, it is more appropriate. Li Xiaopang also ripped off the broken gong and sang the bell jingle together. The little babies on the side of the road also clapped their hands and sang at the same time, and the scene was so lively.
This is a bit of the atmosphere of the first voyage - Li Xiaopang is energetic, and the whip is thrown louder.
At this time, an accident appeared, the babies screamed too happily, and the bean bag in their hands was thrown out and fell to the side of the road. As a result, the big dog pulling the plough was messed up, and they all ran in the direction of the bean bag.
Li Xiaopang, who was sitting on the climbing plow, felt like a cloud, and the climbing plow shook off on the road, and went straight to the yang ditch on the side of the road and threw it over. was so anxious that Li Xiaopang shouted in his mouth, "Woo oh drive". As a result, suddenly, he climbed the plow and planted it into the ditch, and the ditch suddenly accumulated snow, and when he climbed out, he became Santa Claus.
Li Da couldn't hold back his joy when he understood it: "With your command method, even good animals have to be supported into Yanggou for you——"
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