On September 28, the repair shop of the water transport company.

Today is the day when the big ship is launched and delivered, more than a dozen people in Lujiawan stood on the water's shore, watching the traction steel cable slowly lower the large steel frame, and after a while, the steel frame was completely submerged in the water along the guide rail, and the big wooden boat on it shook a few times and stopped on the water.

The boat floated a little along the current, just away from the steel frame, and then there was a long roar, followed by a roar, and a splash of water came out from behind the butt of the boat, pushing the boat slowly.

The big wooden boat first sailed to the middle of the river, and when it reached the middle position, it made two short sounds, and then turned left along the river and sailed downstream.

The big wooden boat went down the water, drove for about two or three miles, the shadow of the boat became smaller and smaller, and then there were two short whistles, and the hull slowly turned horizontally, and then turned left, and drove back against the river.

Chen Fan blinked and asked curiously, "One long whistle is to leave the berth, two short whistles are left turns, and how many are right turns?" ”

Secretary Tian stood next to him and laughed, "You just heard it yourself?" ”

Chen Fan smiled and pointed to the boat, "Listen to the signal and watch the action, it should be right, right?" ”

Secretary Tian nodded again and again, and said with a smile, "That's right, a long whistle is to start the boat, two short whistles to turn left, and a short whistle to turn right, this boat is the same as driving, the channel in the water is also on the right, when the two boats meet, they generally have to go from the port side of the other boat."

When turning left, the other ship will be alerted by the whistle to go from the outer corner of the bend, that is, the starboard side, and vice versa.

There are also three short tones that are backwards, four tones that refuse the other party's request, and under normal circumstances, four tones are the most, and then there is a combination of long and short sounds, and there are nearly 20 kinds of horn signals.

Therefore, it is not only about steering the boat, but also about sounding the horn, but also about the size parameters of the boat, the radius of the maneuver, and the hydrological information of each channel and the direction of the river,......

After saying a lot, he looked at the big ship that was gradually coming over, and said, "That is, your cargo ship runs a fixed route from here to the prefectural committee and the county wharf, otherwise I don't dare to issue driver's licenses to a few of them without training for half a year." ”

He was talking about several pilots sent by Lujiawan for training and preparation for the big ship.

When Secretary Yang heard his words, he immediately said, "Secretary Tian, don't worry, our own boat will definitely be distressed, and it will definitely not mess around, if they don't practice their skills, I won't let them get out of the dock!" ”

No matter how beautiful the words are, they can't hide the cold sweat on his forehead.

Good guys, the members who drove the assembled small rowing boat before, but they don't know what a long and short sound is, basically it's the same as driving a fishing boat, all with their eyesight on the water, fortunately nothing happened, otherwise they were hit, and they said that it was their own responsibility, and there was no place to cry.

The big ship with the ship's thruster installed is different, a few words of work, the big wooden boat has been driven over, at this time the steel frame has already been pulled back to the dock, the big ship docked steadily in front of the dock, the bow of the iron anchor lowered, and two sailors threw off the cable and tied it to the wooden stake, fixed the hull, and then pushed down two gangplanks to the shore.

Everyone boarded the boat along the gangplank and walked to the deck, Secretary Tian turned around and smiled at Secretary Yang, "Look at your boat, I'm not satisfied." ”

Cui Baozhang has reported the parameters before, the length of the ship is 23 meters, the width is 4 meters, the draft is 1.6 meters, and the carrying capacity is needless to say.

Just within the range of the cargo baffle, you can install it casually!

If the live poultry cage is used as the standard, its loading capacity is more than 10 times that of the assembled small rowing boat.

In addition to the cargo hold, the aft cabin is also a highlight.

Today's wooden cargo ships, the cabins are almost all one floor, the engine room is inside the cabin deck, and a wooden house is built above the deck, with the wheelhouse in front and the kitchen and rest room in the back.

At the request of Chen Fan, this wooden ship made two cabins, the first floor is slightly lower, the back is the engine room, the front is the galley, the second floor is higher, the front is naturally the cockpit, and the back is two lounges.

This is the only one that can accommodate 3 to 5 people living on the ship at the same time, and if you squeeze it, 6 or 7 people will be fine, and you will almost have to catch up with the big cement ship of the water transport company.

Chen Fan walked back and forth on the boat, and couldn't help nodding secretly, these two thousand yuan are definitely profitable!

Even he was so satisfied, Secretary Yang naturally didn't say anything, and immediately went through the delivery procedures, and then the helmsman master arranged by the water transportation company helped drive back.

The boat went up the river, and after a few minutes, it reached the boundary of Lujiawan.

The members of the Lujiawan Society, who learned that they were going to collect the ship today, were already waiting on the embankment, and when they saw a ship coming, they were all looking forward to it.

Secretary Yang stood in the cab and hurriedly greeted, "Master, master, please come to the side and let all the members of our team take a look." ”

The helmsman naturally would not refuse this small request, took the cigarette and put it on his ear, and laughed, "You Lujiawan are shaking this time, in addition to our water transportation company, which production team has this kind of big ship?" ”

Secretary Yang was so happy that he couldn't open his eyes, "Hahahaha, you're polite, we're also lucky, thanks to the help of your unit." ”

After being praised for a while, the master also smiled, and put the boat a little closer to the river bank, almost walking against the embankment.

Chen Fan looked at the embankment, which was only three or four meters away, and the distance remained the same, and couldn't help but gasp, this old master, what a master!

When they got closer, the people on the embankment could already see Captain Zhang and them standing on the deck.

Team 5 Captain Zhang, who is Zhang Wenliang's father, turned around sharply and raised his hands, shouting loudly, "Knock it up." ”

A gong and drum corps immediately began beating gongs and drums, banging and banging...... The sound of gongs and drums sounded on the embankment, and there were several clangs of cymbals in between.

Two more people each picked up a bamboo pole with 500 electric firecrackers hanging from it, and when it was lit, there was a crackling sound.

Then in less than half a minute, it was gone, and the boat had not yet arrived.

Zhang Guangwen couldn't help beating his chest, "You shouldn't buy an electric light cannon, it's over in two clicks, it's better to buy a little red whip." ”

A 14- or 5-year-old half-grown child immediately ran over, took out two small red whips with 200 rings from the bag, and said happily, "Uncle, look! ”

Zhang Guangwen was immediately overjoyed, "Okay, okay, hurry up." ”

Then he was a little suspicious, "This can't be kept for you to play, right?" ”

The boy turned and slipped away.

By this time the boat had already sailed in front of them, and the leaders of the brigade were grinning, and the others were jumping to their feet and cheering, greeting the people on the shore.

The little red whip that followed was also lit at this time, and it made a crackling, crackling, crackling sound against the boat.

After the 200 rings of the little red whip were released, the big wooden boat just sailed past the village of Team 5 and headed for Team 4.

The people waiting in front of the 4th team had already faintly heard the movement from the 5th team, and everyone was tiptoeing forward, and they could already see the shadow of the wooden boat.

Captain Wang Dongping didn't care that the boat had not yet arrived, and immediately raised his right hand, "Comrades, the gongs and drums are beating." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a rumbling sound.

Wang Decang, the old uncle of the Wang family, was on crutches, put his hand on the pergola and looked forward, and after a while, he grinned and laughed, "It's coming, it's really coming." ”

He didn't care who was next to him, he grabbed someone's arm and said, "Back then, our old Wang family, many people worked in that dock and built big ships, and we didn't know how many big ships were built, but I never thought that I, we, could be the owners of big ships." ”

He wiped his face with a smile, "Although the ship belongs to the production team, the production team is also everyone's, and we people in Lujiawan are all shipowners, hahahaha......"

The big wooden boat drove all the way to the north, and various teams along the coast organized gongs and drums to greet them, and the sound of firecrackers of all sizes kept ringing, which was happier than the New Year.

When the boat reached the 1st team, the helmsman did not dare to stick to the river bank, so he first rushed directly to the middle of the river with a big bend, and then turned around and sailed to the southeast.

The river surrounding Lujiawan is very interesting, and the direction of the water flow is not fixed.

The water of the Yangtze River is higher than the water level of the Liuhua River, so the river water is inverted, and the Liuhua River flows into the confluence of the Lujiawan 7 team, and the water flows off the road, one end goes north, turns to the southwest after a big bend, and the other end goes south, flowing to the southeast.

So even if it turns around, the big ship is still going against the tide at this time.

It was not until the river intersection of the 7th team was crossed that it turned into a downward stream.

After a while, they arrived at the temporary dock of Team 6.

It was only at this time that the big ship came to a halt.

Today's Lujiawan ship collection, must celebrate, just now Secretary Yang invited the water transport company Secretary Tian and Cui Baozhang to come over, on this big boat, Liu Jiaojiang with a group of women comrades, slaughtered chickens and geese, made several tables of feasts.

For a while, the wharf was full of laughter, and it was not until the sun set in the west that Secretary Yang arranged for someone to send Secretary Tian and them back in a carriage.

……

On the deck, Secretary Yang measured the deck with his feet over and over again, and after a long time, he stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the assembled small rowing boat in front of him, and said with a sigh, "We also have today in Lujiawan!" ”

Ye Shubao lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke fiercely, and grinned, "The shotgun will definitely get better and better in the future." ”

Captain Zhang came over and said, "It's definitely getting better and better, it's just ,......"

With a little hesitation on his face, he looked left and right, and said softly, "Old Ye, this boat is so big, can we fill it with chickens and ducks every day?" ”

Ye Shubao choked suddenly, and glanced at him angrily, "I said Lao Zhang, on such a festive day, can you think of something good?" ”

Xiao Liewen also came over and said with a smile, "You see I won't mention it, even if I want to ask, I will wait until I go back to the brigade headquarters and then ask the three tigers." ”

Zhang Wenliang walked over and said weakly, "Then you should ask me now." ”

Xiao Liewen looked at him, "Now I ask you, can there be good news?" ”

Zhang Wenliang fakely laughed, "No." ”

Ye Shubao is also in the same boat as him. Uh, well, it's like all four of them are in the same boat as him.

Xiao Liewen is Zhang Wenliang's half master and direct superior, Ye Shubao is responsible for the business affairs of the sideline team with him, Captain Zhang is his uncle, Secretary Yang ......,

Ye Shubao glanced at Yang Xingxiu not far away, and thought silently in his heart, just see when he calls Secretary Yang Dad!

Thoughts flew by, Ye Shubao coughed dryly, and laughed softly, "You can't blame the three tigers for this, the two tasks assigned to him before, the acquisition of live poultry has been completed very well, with a team of people, you can buy three or four hundred chickens and ducks every day."

It's not easy to open the foreign market, Shuanghe County is not bad, Xiao Chen has already opened up the relationship with their health bureau, Sanhuzi found it, and opened two delicatessens at the entrance of their hospital, and the business is still passable, and it can be sold for 81,100 yuan a day,"

Speaking of this, Ye Shubao himself felt that he was floating.

When is the turnover of 800 or 1,000 a day, and I still can't look down on it?

Shaking his head, he threw out this arrogant idea, and continued, "But several other counties don't give face at all, and when they talk about opening a delicatessen, they push back and block, prevaricate with all kinds of excuses, and sometimes they don't conform to the rules, and they say they have their own arrangements, but they don't agree anyway."

People don't agree, and the three tigers can't help it, they can't stalk people with their faces. ”

Xiao Liewen looked at him in surprise, "Ouch, that's good, I used two idioms in a row!" ”

Ye Shubao's face was speechless, "Is this the key?" ”

Xiao Liewen shook his hand, "Okay, okay, and no one blames him." ”

As he spoke, he took out a cigarette stick and filled it with tobacco, borrowed a fire from Ye Shubao's cigarette, smoked a cigarette and said, "In the past, Xiao Chen came out of the horse, just like fighting a tailwind, it was called a bamboo, so I thought it was easy to engage in a side business, and we went from planting seedlings on credit to opening a delicatessen, all the way to the smooth sailing." ”

Ye Shubao took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile, "You are not bad, you used two idioms in a row, it seems that you are secretly studying at home." ”

Xiao Liewen glared at him angrily and continued, "When the Three Tigers come out, I will know how difficult it is to run a side business." The only unit that has succeeded is still relying on Xiao Chen's face, put this aside, if we let us run by ourselves,"

He said and immediately shook his head repeatedly, "It's difficult." ”

Captain Zhang took a puff of cigarette, looked at the river not far away, sighed and said, "What is not difficult?" In the past, when I went out to look for odd jobs, I saw people selling chicks, and it rained so hard that a basket of chickens could die and I couldn't cry.

In the first three or four years, in Qingshan Commune, a few people from other places came to beg for a living, the cart overturned into a ditch, and all the belongings were flooded, and they all wanted to hang themselves on the spot. ”

After finishing speaking, he raised his head and looked at Zhang Wenliang, and said, "But there are thousands of difficulties, none of them are as difficult as our team to fight the world back then, Sanhuzi, you are still young and have not really suffered hardships, it is not a good thing to let you hit a wall this time."

It's hard not to be afraid, it's terrible to be afraid of the head and tail, as long as you rush forward with all your strength, you will definitely have the day when the willows will shine. ”

Ye Shubao and Xiao Liewen were both surprised, "Ouch, you can also use two idioms in a row." ”

Zhang Changjiang rolled his eyes, "Get out." ”

Zhang Wenliang saw that they were joking, and the corners of his mouth twitched, but he didn't laugh.

After a pause of two seconds, he nodded heavily and said, "Uncle, don't worry, this little thing is nothing, and I will continue to break through when I go back." They didn't open a store for me, so I picked a basket and went to the docks in those counties to be a merchant with cooked food! ”

Zhang Changjiang nodded with satisfaction, "That's right, you have to have this spiritual head." ”

After chatting, Ye Shubao turned his head and looked, "Eh, where is Xiao Chen?" ”

Hearing this, the others also followed and looked around, but they didn't see Chen Fan's people.

At this time, Yang Xingxiu came over and said softly, "After sending Secretary Tian and them away just now, Xiao Chen said hello to me and said that he had drunk too much and went home first." ”

Zhang Wenliang glanced at Yang Xingxiu, who was slightly different from usual, and muttered in his heart, did this girl take the wrong medicine, she didn't come to laugh at me for such a good opportunity just now?

At this moment, Yang Xingxiu said to him, "You run out every day, don't think about it for the past two days, take a good rest, prepare the celebration program is serious, and then start again after you are busy, I believe you will be able to make achievements!" ”

Zhang Wenliang suddenly trembled, and looked at Yang Xingxiu in a panic, this girl can't really take the wrong medicine, right?

As soon as Yang Xingxiu saw his eyes, he knew what he was thinking, so he didn't say a word, raised his leg is a kick, and then didn't say a word, turned around and left.

Zhang Wenliang breathed a sigh of relief, that's right, it's the taste, it seems that he didn't take the wrong medicine.

Secretary Yang felt that he didn't see it on the side, so he could only sigh and shake his head, "Let's go, let's go, the day after tomorrow will be a show, when the public society sends representatives to watch the ceremony, let's go back and discuss it again to see if there is anything missing, don't let other teams compete and make jokes." ”

Zhang Wenliang immediately said, "That's impossible, our team's fighting spirit is very high this year, and we can definitely win the first place!" ”

Xiao Liewen bit the cigarette stick and blew violently, blowing out the soot in the smoke pot and scattering it with the wind.

He knocked on the railing again, and walked to the gangplank with his hands behind his back, "Do more practical things and brag less, and pull your people here tomorrow to test them, and you will know how good it is." ”

Secretary Yang and the others also disembarked.

When you cross the embankment and walk down the slope, you can hear the sound of the accordion coming from the school.

Secretary Yang said with a smile, "Sanhuzi, don't see it, don't say anything else, Xiao Chen's attitude alone is worth learning from." ”

Zhang Wenliang craned his neck to look into the courtyard, but unfortunately his view was blocked by the high courtyard wall.

He nodded his head thoughtlessly and walked forward, and soon went downhill and walked to the gate of the Educated Youth Academy.

I saw that the courtyard door was open, and in the courtyard, Chen Fan sat on a chair and played the accordion intently.

In front of him, the four girls stood in a row, singing with serious expressions, "A thousand drops of sweat, a seedling, 10,000 quintals of loess and an acre of field, ahh......h ”

(End of chapter)