"Old woman, heat up the kang quickly." Patriarch Yang shouted as soon as he entered the yard. He called his old wife and ordered as he walked, "Quickly, bring up all the pecans, hazelnuts, pine nuts and wild dates you picked.

"

"No, no, let's just sit down and leave." Hong Lianshuo shouted into the room, "Auntie, don't take it."

"How can that be done? You have to stay one night anyway! I see that you don't have many people with you this time, so let's just squeeze in and pretend to be there." Patriarch Yang said generously.

"No, a day trip is just fine." Hong Lianshuo declined politely.

"Then you have to eat anyway! It's cold today. Eat something warm before leaving." Patriarch Yang said immediately after hearing this.

"It's hard to walk at night." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with dark eyes and said cryptically.

"Damn it, bastard, bake some pancakes and take them with you on the road." Patriarch Yang shouted at the top of his voice, looking directly at Hong Lianshuo and said, "I can't refuse this."

"It's not that I don't refuse, it's just that we came here on horseback and can't eat!" Hong Lianshuo looked at him with a smile and said, "And it's such a cold day, we are wrapped tightly and we have to eat with our mouths exposed.

You'll get sick if you drink a lot of cold wind." He smiled and said, "I'm so full that I'm not hungry at all."

While they were talking, the two of them entered the house. Patriarch Yang pointed to the kang and said, "Hurry up and get on the kang. It's warm on the kang."

Hong Lianshuo leaned over and sat on the kang. He took off his gloves and touched the kang, "It's warm."

"It's not cold." Patriarch Yang looked at her stupidly and said, "But it's much better than before. Before, the room was like an ice cellar."

"As long as it's not cold." Hong Lianshuo's eyes fell on his hands and he smiled.

Patriarch Yang followed her line of sight and looked over, putting his hands on the kang table, "I don't have frostbite this year, which is great." He said cheerfully, "Not just me, but everyone in the village didn't." He put his legs on the kang.

He said, "And these feet are not frozen either." He looked at her and said, "Hey! Why don't you take off your shoes! Taking off your shoes to get on the kang will also keep your legs warm."

"I'll leave in a moment. No need. I'm wearing thick clothes and it's not cold." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with a smile on his face and said, "How is the boat? It's too cold to start construction!"

"Even the cold weather can't stop me." Patriarch Yang said with a smile.

"The soybean oil won't freeze?" Hong Lianshuo asked with concern.

"It's frozen!" Patriarch Yang said with a smile, "We didn't build a ship, but we first prepared materials and prepared wood. This is not a small amount."

"I'll listen to you in this regard." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with gentle eyes and said.

"Old woman, old woman, if you don't want to take the mountain goods, you should pour a bowl of water first!" Patriarch Yang got up and walked to the door and opened the curtain and said.

"I have a water bag, let my aunt fill it up." Hong Lianshuo took off the water bag from his waist, stood up and came to the hall.

"I'll do it." Hong Lianshuo took the water ladle from Aunt Yang's hand and filled the water bag with boiling water. He looked back at Patriarch Yang and said, "Let's go to the shipyard and have a look."

"Please come with me." Chief Yang said happily and walked out first.

Hong Lianshuo said to Aunt Yang: Thank you! He turned around and chased Patriarch Yang out.

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The two of them arrived at the shipyard together. The winter was even more bleak, and the seaside was freezing.

The north wind blew, and the two or three wooden boats waiting to be repaired on the beach looked even more desolate.

Patriarch Yang followed her gaze and said with a smile, "This! It needs to be caulked, but the soybean oil is frozen and cannot be dried. Besides, the sea water is frozen and it is impossible to go out to sea. I will caulk it when it warms up next year.

"

After a pause, he added, "The caulking is very fast, so there will be no delay in going to sea."

The two of them walked and talked, and soon arrived at the cave.

Hong Lianshuo looked at the brightly lit lights in the cave, frowned slightly and said, "Chief Yang, you have to be careful, it will be bad if it causes a fire. This wood and shavings are flammable."

Patriarch Yang was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile, "We clean them up every day. It's best to take these shavings and sawdust back for cooking, but I can't bear to throw them away."

"This is just a place for us to work. The finished wood is placed in another cave." Chief Yang smiled and said, "The original wood is placed in another cave. This way, if something happens, it will not be affected.

other."

"I am worrying too much. You have been doing this for so many years and have rich experience." Hong Lianshuo looked at him with bright black eyes and said.

"Ms. Hong is right to remind you. We didn't have so much wood before, and most of the ships were customized by other shipowners. Let's try our best." Patriarch Yang looked at her with wise eyes and smiled.

"Ms. Hong." Lu Dahai bowed his hands and said.

"Dahai." Hong Lianshuo looked at him wearing paper shoes and asked, "Are you comfortable?"

"It's comfortable." Lu Dahai lifted his feet and twisted his feet, then stamped his feet, "Look, it's quite good. It's not cold at all."

"Be careful, don't get close to the fire, it won't burn." Seeing this, Hong Lianshuo warned carefully, "It'll catch on in no time."

"I originally wanted to wear paper clothes, but I didn't dare to wear them because I was afraid of being burned." Lu Dahai smiled naively and said, "It's not that cold in this cave, and my hands are warm."

"There's no need to be in such a hurry!" Hong Lianshuo looked at the huge carpentry factory with bright eyes.

"I can't go to sea this winter, so I have nothing to do at home. It's good to work." Chief Yang said with a smile on his face, "If you have something to do, you won't be too idle to cause trouble."

"Making trouble?" Hong Lianshuo looked at him with raised eyebrows and said.

"There are a lot of people with free time. They are all young men with strong firepower and youthful energy. If you have something to do, you can trap them." Chief Yang said with a smile, "I have learned the skills this winter."

"I understand, don't be too tired." Hong Lianshuo nodded with a smile on his face.

"This can make you tired, but it's much easier than going to sea." Patriarch Yang said with a smile.

Patriarch Yang led Hong Lianshuo to look at the progress of the ship. As expected of a master, he was much more considerate than himself.

Hong Lianshuo opened the water bag and took two sips, "Why is it just Dahai himself and everyone else!"

"I heard you were coming and everyone went to see you. I stayed and watched." Lu Dahai said with a silly smile.

"Sit down, let's sit down and talk." Patriarch Yang pointed at little Mazar and said.

Hong Lianshuo sat down and looked at them and said, "We stopped coming a year ago. I'm afraid the ice will melt when we come back."

"Okay! It's okay if the weather is freezing." Patriarch Yang sat down and nodded with a smile.

"Do you have enough food at home? Are you going to be hungry?" Hong Lianshuo looked at them with concern and asked.

"No! How can you starve yourself next to the sea!" Patriarch Yang smiled like the bright sun, "Following your fishing, there will be a lot of dried fish this year."
Chapter completed!