idyllic tranquility

In the eyes of the men of the He family, no matter how good the watermelon planting technology is, no matter how much money they earn, it is not as good as having a set of more convenient and sharper carpentry tools, not as good as a new breakthrough in carpentry skills, or even better. A few good lumbers.Well-planted watermelons are the icing on the cake, but the way of carpentry is the origin of their life.

Uncle He, who is at the helm of the He family, has always understood this point in his heart, and he has set an example for the younger generation, so that the next generation of the He family will not be blinded and confused by interests when their minds are not yet mature. mind.This is also the greatest achievement of He He and He Lin brothers who studied with Uncle He.

It has been almost four years since I came to study with Uncle He.He He and He Lin started from the sidelines at the beginning, processed the initial wood, made some small parts and small benches, and now they are able to complete a He's cradle and make some large pieces of furniture by themselves. The progress is not small .

Uncle He devoted as much effort to the two brothers as He Ning, and he didn't think about hiding anything.After all, the inheritance of family skills does not have the worry of teaching apprentices to starve to death between masters and apprentices. Uncle He sincerely hopes to pass on the ancestral skills of the He family from generation to generation.If the next generation can be better than blue, it will not only show his old man's ability to teach others, but most importantly, it will also allow the He family's craftsmanship to flourish.

The He family used to live in the north close to the Beimeng Kingdom, where the folk customs are fierce, and most people like the style of thick without losing the atmosphere, unrestrained but solemn, and most of the wooden products produced by the He family are of this type.When we arrived at Beili Village, which is located in the Central Plains, because it belongs to the hub connecting the north and the south, the flow of information is fast, and the commodity trade is prosperous. People like to chase fashion. In the past ten years, what has become more popular is not the thick and unrestrained style in the north, but the exquisiteness in the south. meticulous.

For this reason, Uncle He and his two sons, He Dazhu and He Daxing, lived and learned, and have put a lot of effort into carving this year. They often go to the town to buy some exquisite gadgets from the south, and take them home. Think about it and practice.Therefore, they often produce some exquisite products with fashionable patterns and complicated carvings.

The He He and He Lin brothers who followed them also put a lot of effort into carving, spending a lot of time carving patterns every day.

On the contrary, He Ning is still not too interested in these fancy styles.If Uncle He hadn't assigned him some mandatory tasks from time to time, he probably wouldn't have touched the carving knife a few times.

He Ning, who has adapted to modern fast and convenient tools, is more inclined to create more precise and effective tools that can liberate manpower to the greatest extent, and become a figure like Zhang Heng, the wood sage.

In the past four years, He Ning has also been constantly absorbing knowledge and growing rapidly. Coupled with the fact that he often communicates with a like-minded friend, his progress is also obvious.In the past two years, several practical results have indeed been successfully developed.

Among them, the one that cost him the most painstaking efforts and time was the first bobbin car.In fact, as far as the principle is concerned, the principle of the bobbin car is not difficult. People who have seen it a few times can roughly understand its working principle. In summary, it can be solved perfectly.

But the reason why it took so long is because it costs a lot to build a bobbin car, and the small coffers of He Ning and Wang Zhangmu alone cannot afford the cost of repeated experiments.Although He Ning proposed to use a small model for simulation at the beginning, although the construction principle of the real object and the model is the same, the actual situation encountered in use is quite different.In addition to considering the reasonable structure of the physical bobbin car, practical issues such as material selection and production, operating efficiency, and mechanical wear and tear must also be considered.These problems that may arise in actual operation are difficult to find in the model simulation, and the problems must be found and solved through complex experiments in the construction of real objects.

However, in reality, the general village needs to raise funds from the whole village to build a bobbin cart, which shows that the cost of a bobbin cart is not small.Even though He Ning has made many new inventions in the past few years, and the small treasury has various incomes, it is really not enough to build a few bobbins, which is the main reason why it took so long.

Another aspect is that He Ning and Wang Zhangmu have never been in contact with the bobbin car before. They have only seen it a few times and have a general understanding of it. The trick, the two can only use some of the methods they have mastered to understand by analogy and move forward gropingly.In addition, He Ning and Wang Zhangmu both have personalities of excellence, always wanting to find the most reasonable and effective structure with the least wear and tear.This has also resulted in many times in the process of negating and restarting and modifying the plan.

Although the hard work was hard to describe in words, the two of them worked hard and spent two and a half years overcoming various difficulties to complete it.

He Ning didn't know how similar the bobbin car they designed was to the bobbin car commonly used in the south now, but he knew that his bobbin car was definitely no worse than theirs.

The first bobbin car work completed by the two was built on the bank of the river with relatively fast water flow near the He family's field. On the day of the successful trial operation, the He family dug a small shallow ditch along the river, which can lead directly to their own land.

At that time, many villagers were attracted to watch. The villagers who had planted the land for most of their lives were not stupid, and they saw the magical function of the bobbin at a glance.With such a big guy, the He family will save a lot of effort in watering the ground in the future.This kind of object that can irrigate itself without manpower is both ingenious and amazing, and it is also very practical.For a while, the villagers who came over gathered around the He family to inquire about the situation.

In this way, He Ning not only publicized his bobbins, but also became famous in Beili Village and even several surrounding villages, becoming a well-known little carpenter prodigy.

Speaking of which, in the past two years, a lot of new gadgets have come out of He Ning's hands, from He's cradle at the beginning, to roller skates, and then to improved dressing tables, folding umbrellas, rocking chairs, folding beds, etc. Practical and inexpensive products have brought a lot of benefits to the He family.If there was a patent application in this era, the He family would definitely be able to earn more, and He Ning would not have to worry about the construction cost of the drum car.

Although it was He Ning who designed these things, the villagers all heard it from the mouths of the He family. The authenticity needs to be investigated. After all, it is obvious to all that He Ning was stupid for a while before.

However, during the test run of the bobbin car, He Ning directed the installation. When everyone asked about the bobbin car, He Ning also answered eloquently, obviously familiar with every part of it to a certain extent .This incident brought a huge visual impact to the villagers of Beili Village. It made them know this teenage boy again and believed what the He family said before.

The bobbin car was successfully designed, which brought fame to He Ning and made Wang Zhangmu proud, but his sales were not optimistic.This point, He Ning has been aware of this in the process of their production, and he is not too disappointed.

After all, the cost is there, and the sales market is open to farmers. Even though everyone knows that this is a good thing, there are very few people who have the courage to be the first to eat crabs.

There were quite a few people from the surrounding villages who came to inquire and watch, but they flinched when they heard the price.

Going on like this is not an option, so He Ning focused his attention on the family of Landlord Li, who was not short of money.

As the best watermelon grower in North Li Village, the He family is also familiar with Steward Li, who often comes to buy.

Everyone in North Li Village knows about Landlord Li's wealth, but not many people know how much land is owned by Landlord Li. Anyway, there are only a few nearby villages belonging to Landlord Li.

The Li family has a lot of land, but the real source of the Li family's money is not the land, but the merchants in the north.Because of this, the masters of the Li family don't pay much attention to the things in the land.The only watermelon planting that he has paid attention to is because Li Xinran loves to eat watermelon.Of course, in the end, it was fully utilized and used as a gimmick, which contributed to the consolidation and expansion of the Li family's interpersonal relationship.

The masters are like this, the people below are worried about the master's worries, so naturally they also pay more attention to the merchants.Although Steward Li manages the property of the Li family, after all, he manages a large family and has limited energy. In terms of agriculture, he only supervises the collection of rent during the harvest every year, audits the accounts at the end of the year, and cares about the income. Time to pay attention to the replacement of new farm tools and the introduction of advanced agricultural technology.

Therefore, when He Ning came to talk to him about the bobbin cart, Butler Li didn't take it seriously.But after all, the two families had a deal, and although He Ning was young, he was heavily relied on by the young lady. Steward Li still listened to He Ning's sales carefully, but that was all.

Butler Li's attitude of not being interested, He Ning saw it, and stopped promoting the benefits of bobbins, instead suggested that Butler Li buy one and try it out first.When the crops in the field are harvested next year, you can compare the harvest of the field irrigated with the bobbin cart and the field without the bobbin cart. In this way, it will be clear at a glance whether the bobbin cart is effective and how effective it is. It is not too late to add bobbins to the fields.

When He Ning said these words, Steward Li became a little interested. He didn't know much about agriculture, but he knew a lot about the routines of human relations.He Ning dared to say that, naturally he had great confidence in the bobbin car.Butler Li could see this.Real gold is not afraid of fire, he doesn't mind trying it once.The most important thing is that the high cost in the eyes of the villagers is really nothing in the eyes of Steward Li.If this cart is really as useful as He Ning said, it will definitely bring more benefits.

In this way, the sale of the bobbin car was the most difficult first step.

After the next year's crops were harvested, He Ning received good news from Butler Li—he wanted to order three drum carts.

This has also become the main task for He Ning and Wang Zhangmu after the year.In order to be ready for use before the spring plowing, the two are so busy that they don't touch the ground, but they enjoy it very much.

The author has something to say: I may apply for V next week, the key is to see how well the manuscript is saved.