Chapter 061: The Making of the Iron Plow
The blacksmith's shop on the black market is actually a makeshift flat-tiled house.
Before I got there, I heard the sound of clanging and the sizzle of spot welding of the electric welding machine.
As soon as Liu Xing heard this voice, he knew that the production of this iron plough was about to be completed.
Because as long as there is a welding machine, it will not be difficult to do any other process.
When I walked into the flat tile house, I realized that there were people making iron plows inside, but except for the plowshares, the plow body was all wood, which looked very heavy.
In the open space on the side, there were more than a dozen such iron ploughs, which could be seen to have been ordered by the surrounding peasants.
Because in the 80s, whether it is a suburb or an urban area, most people still have to farm, and farm tools have become the most popular iron goods in the 80s.
You can see it by looking at the dazzling array of farm tools around.
Of course, this flat tile house is not only for the production of agricultural tools, but also for iron pots, carpenters' tools, and masonry knives.
It's just that because the technology is not too hard, the appearance of this production is really a little flattering.
But Liu Xing didn't say much, but asked Xie Shitou beside him: "Who is in charge here? I want to tell him about the shape of the iron plough I need." ”
"Isn't there a ready-made one? If you buy one and go back, you still need to do it yourself, isn't that tossing people!" Xie Shitou said angrily.
"You don't understand, the technology of making these iron plows is so backward that they can't meet the needs of my family. Liu Xing explained helplessly.
"Who said that my skills in making iron ploughs are backward?" a strong voice came, and then a rough man with a large iron hammer came over.
"Let me introduce you. Xie Shitou looked at the rough man and couldn't help but smile: "This is the owner of this blacksmith shop, Zhou Silkworm, Xiao Liu, you said that his iron-making skills are backward, if you don't make it clear today, then I'm afraid I won't be able to help you." ”
"His farming tools making skills are backward, and no one is allowed to say it!" Liu Xing smiled, he was not afraid of the appearance of Zhou silkworm at all, but greeted him: "Hello Brother Zhou, my name is Liu Xing, and I came to you to customize the iron plow." ”
"Are there any drawings?" Because of Xie Shitou's face, Zhou Silkworm did not get mad, but asked coldly.
"Yes!" Liu Xing glanced around, saw that there was paper and pen on the workbench next to him, and immediately picked it up and drew the appearance and size of the iron plough decades later.
Zhou Silkworm and Xie Shitou waited on the side.
At first, Zhou Silkworm was very disdainful.
Because of how old Liu Xing is.
If you can draw the shape of an iron plough, it will be more or less unless the sun comes out of the west.
But soon he was not calm, and there was a look of shock in his eyes.
This Liu Xing not only drew the iron plow, but the graphics and size are also particularly eye-catching and novel.
"It's just that the iron plough on your drawing is a bit difficult to make?" Zhou Silkworm waited for Liu Xing to finish painting, then picked it up and frowned and said.
"What's so difficult, just have hands. Liu Xing looked at the time: "Why don't you go and find the materials, and I'll make them?"
"Hey, don't be too rampant, okay, believe it or not, you are looking for teeth all over the ground when I beat you?" Zhou Silkworm waved his big fist, but he didn't start.
Obviously, he was just putting on a show.
Because of the lion head of Xie, he didn't dare to mess around.
After all, the person Xie Shitou can personally bring over, it is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Then why don't you do it, I'll give you a hand, and you will make the iron plough I drew?" Liu Xing took a step back.
All he wanted was to make the iron plough before it got dark, and he really didn't have any other ideas.
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Silkworm was speechless, he looked at the drawings, looked at Liu Xing, and finally had to compromise and said: "Then I'll fight with you! I really can't make your iron plow." ”
Xie Shitou saw that Zhou Silkworm, who was usually not hard-hearted, was deflated, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't be so modest, Xiao Liu is your own person, you can help well, and the money will not be less for you at that time." ”
"That's fine. Zhou silkworm scratched her head with a smile.
It's not that he's stingy, it's that his blacksmith shop has more than a dozen people.
If you don't have the money to work in vain, you'll starve to death.
Liu Xing saw that Zhou Silkworm was so easy to speak, and immediately glanced around: "You go to find a four-zero steel pipe first, the seamless one is the best, and you also need a press brake, an electric welding machine, and a few solid thread irons, the thickness of which is the size of a little finger." ”
"Okay, I'll go get ready. Zhou Silkworm nodded and remembered it in his heart, turned around and prepared to go.
Xie Shitou and Zhong Jun did not leave, but watched with interest.
Among them, Xie Shitou said: "Xiao Liu, if there is anything you need to help, just say that it is absolutely unambiguous that the elder brother can help." ”
"By the way, I'm going to find the tractor driver from last time and ask him to help transport a truckload of discarded old tires back. Liu Xing slapped his forehead and said what he suddenly remembered.
"Okay, then I'll do it for you. Xie Shitou smiled.
"It's just that you want a car of discarded old tires for?" Zhong Jun couldn't help but ask.
"Make shoes!" Liu Xing stretched out his right foot: "I see that there are no shoes on my feet, they are made of tires, and they fit well." ”
"Yo! it's really true!" Zhong Jun glanced down: "Try it on for me to see if it's comfortable!"
"Okay!" Liu Xing took off his slippers and handed them to Zhong Jun.
Zhong Jun took it and quickly took off his Jiefang brand running shoes, but the next second he smiled embarrassedly.
Because of the stinky athlete's foot, he almost didn't smoke Xie Shishi's head.
Liu Xing also frowned: "You haven't washed your feet for half a month, right? I can't wear my slippers for you, and my slippers will be scrapped if they stink." ”
After speaking, he snatched the slippers directly.
This made Zhong Jun very uncomfortable.
Xie Shitou was very happy: "I said earlier that your stinky feet were going to go to Lao Wang to ask for a pack of potion bubbles, don't you believe it, this time I have been hit!"
"Get out of the way, you think your feet are going to be better. Zhong Jun said angrily, but soon laughed.
"My feet don't stink. Xie Shitou took off his straw sandals.
"Hey, that's true!" Zhong Jun was a little puzzled.
"Haha...... Soak the potion. Xie Shitou explained, stretched out his hand and took the slippers in Liu Xing's hand, put them on his feet and tried to walk a few steps, and suddenly, his eyes lit up: "Ouch! These slippers are good! Don't look at the appearance, this is very comfortable to wear, and there is no stuckness." ”
"It's just a little smaller, and I don't have a place to put my thumb. Xie Shitou took off the slippers and handed them to Liu Xing: "If you really know how to do it, give me a pair of forty-five yards another day, don't worry! ”
"Can I collect money for making slippers for Brother Xie?" Liu Xing was afraid that the slippers would be worn and worn in the end, so he hurriedly put them on his feet: "I'll bring two pairs of them next time, but there are not too many." ”
"Okay!" Xie Shitou smiled.
"I also want two pairs of forty-three yards!" Zhong Jun took out ten yuan and put it in Liu Xing's hand: "Don't refuse, don't come to the black market after refusing you." ”
"This ...... This ......" Liu Xing didn't know what to say for a while.
"Take it! Boss Zhong is not short of money. Xie Shitou explained with a smile.
"That's okay!" Liu Xing had no choice but to accept the money.
And in this conversation and chat, Zhou Silkworm prepared the materials and tools, and called two young people who were five big and three thick to help.
Seeing this, Liu Xing greeted him: "Cut a steel pipe of 40 to 1.85 meters, a 1.2 meter pipe, and cut three 80 centimeters long." ”
"Okay!" Zhou Silkworm took the two young people beside him to do so.
Liu Xing's wait was cut, and he drew a chalk line on a four-zero steel pipe of eight or five: "From here here, use the press brake to bend, the angle is about fifty degrees, if it is not right, you can adjust it." ”
"You have to come here, this steel pipe is expensive, if you scrap one, I can't afford it. Zhou Silkworm said with a smile, in fact, he was afraid that the bending pressure would not be good, so he refused so tactfully.
Xie Shitou on the side shook his head when he heard this.
Zhong Jun also smiled.
Today's silkworm is a little weird.
Usually I never speak in such a low voice.
But when I met Liu Xing, I was so restrained, which was really a bit surprising.
Liu Xing didn't think about it so much, but picked up the steel pipe and walked to the press brake and pressed the bend.
Bending is very skillful, once the strength and angle are not right, the scrapped steel pipe is still a trivial matter, and it is a big thing to hurt people.
However, as a reborn person, he doesn't know how many iron plows he has made, so he naturally won't make this basic mistake, that is, in a minute or two, the steel pipe in his hand will be pressed with the help of a press brake and auxiliary props.
Zhou Silkworm on the side looked at it with wide eyes.
Only then did he know that Liu Xing, this kid was not simple.
At least in terms of the technology of making iron ploughs, he is much more powerful than him.
Seeing that Liu Xing began to bend the other two steel pipes slightly, he hurriedly stepped forward to help, and asked in a whisper about the skills.
Liu Xing naturally knows everything and says everything.
This made Zhou Silkworm a lot of benefits, and there was a feeling of empowerment.
It was only then that he discovered that the iron plough could still be made in this way.
Not only can it save labor, but it can also save a lot of materials.
Regarding Zhou Cang's reaction, Liu Xing smiled and didn't say anything.
Because of the plough-making technology he explained to Zhou silkworms, it was knowledge that only came decades later.
Although it was put in a few decades, it was a dry commodity on the rotten street, and it was even eliminated because the farmers did not farm.
But in the '80s, it would still shock people who knew how to do it.
I saw that the bending process of the steel pipe was completed.
Liu Xing put it in the shape of an iron plow, then picked up a welding rod from the handle of the welding machine with his right hand, and held the protective cover with his left hand.
Zhou Silkworm watched carefully from the side, and at first he only felt that Liu Xing's spot welding technique was very skillful.
But as time passed, the welding joints were full and the welding slag was knocked off, and he found an extremely terrifying thing.
That is, the welding scar welded by Liu Xing actually took the shape of fish scales.
In other words, this is a fish scale welding that can only be welded by a master.
And Liu Xing actually welded it out at random with a gesture, which is amazing.