Qiao Mingjin walked around the pit for a while, then looked up at Zhang, who was looking at her uneasily, and then looked around at Zhang's men and her husband's family.
Then he smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, there is no problem. This wooden stake is very good and exactly what I want. I was just thinking about how to get it out."
Zhang's man, Yue Genfa, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Said: "I'm still Jin Niang, but you are not satisfied with this wooden stake. You don't know that our family dug it for many days before digging it properly. Your sister-in-law's hands are all worn out and blistered! Usually the woods in this mountain are
There are many dense trees, and the firewood for firewood can be picked up casually on the ground. No one has thought about digging this thing. It looks only a little big from the surface, and it is only half an arm long, but it can be dug out
, my dear, the bottom is so big! The hole was dug four to five feet deep before it was dug out."
Yue Genfa's father said from the side: "Good guy, this wooden pile is so big, it's really hard to lift it out. Now since this pile is what you need, Jin Niang, then we have to find a way to lift it out. Then we can lift it out."
The hole must be filled in, otherwise the child will fall in or get water."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin glanced at him unexpectedly. Zhang's father-in-law was quite a sensible person.
She was afraid that if something happened to the villagers who only cared about digging piles and selling them for money but didn't know how to deal with the consequences, it would be her fault.
Qiao Mingjin heard that their family was studying how to lift out the wooden stakes, and they were having a heated discussion. Yue Genfa and his younger brother Yue Gencai got together and thought of many ways. Their old father just hung around the pit, surrounding the wooden stakes.
Watched and watched.
He kept mumbling: How could this happen? How should it happen?
Qiao Mingjin felt a little happy when she saw that they didn't ask him the price of the wooden stake. At least this family was not here purely for money.
She was also thinking about how to raise this wooden pile with less effort. In her previous life, she used a pulley and tied it with a thick cable to pull it up. It would be even more convenient if there was a mechanical hand, which could pull it up with just one clamp.
It's just that none of these are currently possible.
The pulley can still be made, and it is easy to make it in a carpenter's shop, but where is the fulcrum?
Qiao Mingjin looked up and saw that there were all kinds of trees everywhere in the forest. They were of varying heights and thicknesses. There were many trees nearby, but some were still thick.
Can the pulley be fixed on a branch of a tree? Then a few people can stretch out the cable, so can the stake be lifted out?
It’s just that the tree at the fixed point must be firm, otherwise the stake will not come out and the tree next to it will break.
While Qiao Mingjin was still thinking about various possibilities, Zhang's father-in-law over there seemed to have already thought of a solution.
Her father-in-law's name is Yue Younian. He is about fifty years old.
At this time, he said: "Bring some thick ropes and wrap them securely from the bottom or the side. Divide them into several strands, and everyone will work together to pull them up. Once they are out of the pit, people will use thick pieces of wood to place them under the piles, and then join forces.
Focus on pulling to one side, and it should be able to come out."
Qiao Mingjin thought about it. This is also a way.
It’s just that this requires a lot of people. And the bigger the wooden pile is, the more people are needed. Because there is no leverage at all. It all depends on brute force. It is really difficult to lift this wooden pile with just a few manpower.
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Qiao Mingjin nodded after listening to Yue Younian's words and said that he could let them give it a try.
There were also many villagers digging wooden stakes in the forest at this time. Knowing that Yue Younian's family had been the first to dig out wooden stakes, they all gathered around to take a look.
After listening to Yue Younian's words, some elders or some men in the village also expressed their opinions. Everyone discussed eagerly...
After the method was agreed upon, someone immediately brought a thick rope and twisted several strands of rope into one.
Zhang's man Yue Genfa and his younger brother Yue Gencai immediately jumped down to the bottom of the pit and tied the ropes firmly in several directions of the piles. After everyone pulled them up, they all came up to help.
Several strong laborers were pulled on a thick rope. A dozen men grabbed the rope and squatted down together, leaning back.
Waiting for Yue Younian to shout: "Pull!"
Everyone worked together, gritted their teeth, and with enough strength, they kicked their feet back and pulled back together.
Qiao Mingjin and Father He were watching very nervously. They were afraid that the rope would break suddenly and everyone might be dragged into the pit, and they might even fall on the wooden pile and get injured.
Fortunately, the rope is still strong.
After the stakes left the bottom of the pit, the man standing by the pit immediately pushed several thick pieces of wood into the gap between the stakes and the bottom of the pit.
When the wooden stake landed on the thick piece of wood, everyone turned around and pulled it in one direction.
Qiao Mingjin was somewhat moved when she saw the blushing faces of more than a dozen people working together.
Just watching the wooden pile being tilted and pulled out of the bottom of the pit, she looked at the wooden pile and began to think deeply.
If you pull it out diagonally like this, one side of the wood root will be damaged. If you press it out, the wood root below will definitely break. Sometimes even one root will affect the overall effect.
It is still necessary to lift it out by ascending in order to maintain the integrity of the root system.
Moreover, it is too laborious to do this. If some families in the village do not have so many male laborers, how can they do it?
This strength is not used at all. It is very tiring to pull only one wooden stake. If you pull a few or more than a dozen wooden stakes a day, you have to change several waves of people?
Is it possible to pull the wooden stake together with the wooden root when pulling it out, so that the force of the wooden root can make it easier to pull the wooden stake?
Qiao Mingjin looked up at the tree next to her and thought deeply.
It seems that we still have to find a way to make the pulley.
After everyone worked together to pull out the wooden stake, other families in the forest also gathered around to watch the fun. There were several people who helped pull it out, and they screamed with excitement.
Although Xiahe Village usually closes its doors and lives its own life, and there are occasional quarrels on weekdays, it seems just now that there is still a kind of centripetal force and cohesion among the people of the same surname in Xiahe Village.
In ancient times, the power between aristocratic families and their families should not be underestimated.
Soon, people gathered around the wooden pile to look at it.
After the entire wooden stake was lifted out and placed on the ground, the root system was about ten feet long.
Someone asked Qiao Mingjin: "Mother Jin, do you need this wooden stake? How much do you charge for such a wooden stake?"
After hearing this, everyone looked at her.
Qiao Mingjin took a closer look at the wooden stake. In addition to the good wood, the texture and color were also good, and it also had its own natural shape. A larger root carving would definitely sell for a lot of money. It's just that it's so big.
The root system will probably take a lot of time.
Seeing that everyone was very eager, Qiao Mingjin said, "I'll give you one tael of silver for this wooden stake. If you dig out something better than this in the future, I'll give you a lot more."
Everyone was in an uproar after hearing this.
I originally heard Qiao Mingjin say that even if it is not suitable, you can still charge the price of firewood. This wooden pile, which is about ten feet long, should be able to load a car and a half. A car and a half of firewood should be sold for seventy or eighty cents.
, thinking that if Qiao Mingjin could give her a hundred yuan, that would be enough.
The most cost-effective way is to count how many people are digging and how many days they have been digging. It is calculated as thirty cash per day. If four or five people dig for four or five days, they can earn four to five hundred cash, which is pretty good.
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Unexpectedly, I got a tael of silver!
The onlookers immediately started buzzing.
Immediately, people gathered around to look at it again and again. They immediately called their own family members and hurriedly took hoes and shovels and turned into the forest to dig wooden piles.
After a while, the crowd was almost gone. Several people gathered around Qiao Mingjin and asked again and again. After receiving Qiao Mingjin's confirmation, they all left to dig wooden piles.
Yue Younian and his family did not expect that in just a few days, the whole family had earned one tael of silver!
They were all very happy.
The Zhang Hehua pulled Qiao Mingjin and asked again and again, still unsure.
Qiao Mingjin smiled angrily and said, "Why, you still want me to give you a tael of silver on the spot so that you can believe what I say?"
Mrs. Zhang then held her hand with a smile and said, "That's it? I still don't believe you? It's just that our family rarely earns one or two and a half liang throughout the year, and we have earned one or two and a half liang in just a few days."
.I just can’t believe it.”
Yue Genfa also nodded in agreement.
"Ms. Jin, this is just a piece of rotten wood. Don't accept it for only one tael of silver. If you turn around, you will lose money again."
Qiao Mingjin looked at him and smiled, and said: "Brother Genfa, don't worry. I paid so much money because the wooden pile was in good shape. I can't make a profit at a loss. You still have two wooden piles at home.
Right? If you have time, help me dig them out as soon as possible. It will take a long time to deal with this thing. As time goes by, I may really drink the northwest wind."
Yue Genfa's younger brother Yue Gencai said with a smile: "If I had known that these wooden stakes were so valuable, I would have stayed in the forest and dug them morning and night. If I got up early, I could dig a few more stakes."
Qiao Mingjin then said with a smile: "Don't let your body get damaged. Maybe I will have many things to ask for your help in the future."
Yue Genfa's father, Yue Younian, glanced at Qiao Mingjin and said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Jin. We are here. If you and your daughter have any difficulties, feel free to come to us."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Mingjin solemnly thanked him.
After his family moved to another wooden pile, Qiao Mingjin and He's father circled the wooden pile to take a closer look, instructing He's father on how to do further rough processing.
It is obviously unrealistic to transport such a large wooden pile home.
If the yard at home is large, it would be more convenient to transport it back and dry it in the yard. It is close to the toilet and away from people, so it would be more convenient to handle. But her family does not currently have this condition.
So I had to do preliminary processing in the woods first.
Although He's father has never done any special root carving, he has been learning carpentry since he was a child, and some things are similar. He's father quickly understood what Qiao Mingjin said. He also made many inferences and put forward many opinions.
This makes Qiao Mingjin very pleased. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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