Chapter 46: Eliminate trees in the river (Part 1)

There is plenty of water in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Shaoxing.

The entire Shaoxing City is gently surrounded and entangled by winding rivers. The water brings spiritual energy to the city, and the city also regains vitality. The city and water are connected with each other and cannot separate each other.

Among the many rivers in Shaoxing, the Fengze River in Shanyin is definitely a very important one. It is a section of Shaoxing moat and part of the Zhejiang East Canal. The river surface is relatively wide. Ships travel around the canal in all seasons. When there is wind, sails, and when there is no wind, they are slender. They come and go, and they are not left day and night. The "Wind River" is also named.

Today, the river surface is much more lively than usual. Officials and wealthy businessmen from the two counties took their families and rode a double-decker boat. They stopped near the entrance of the Guaizi. While drinking and having fun, they were waiting for the show to begin. The people also called on their friends to join in and hired fishing boats and boats to watch the fun. Some black-sailed boats carrying fresh fruits and carved yellow wine were shuttled among them, shouting loudly, and soon they earned their daily income.

This kind of scene usually only occurs on the Dragon Boat Festival and Double Ninth Festival. The reason why today is like a festival is because the second competition between the two counties is to be seen today... The big move of removing trees in the river is much more exciting than the little effort of gilding in the bottle. It is no wonder that the elders of Shaoxing are so enthusiastic about betting.

Even some young ladies couldn't help but rush to their parents and followed them out, hiding in the cabin with gauze curtains and watching quietly... Good, this world is so lively. Most of the ladies have never seen the world before, their beautiful eyes flashed, and they looked so ignorant and so curious.

The young lady of the Yin family and Huaping also came over on a yacht. In fact, she is naturally tempted by nature and is busy with things. If Huaping hadn't come back and said that Shen Mo wouldn't look down on the way she had come up with hard work, which made her almost crazy! She wouldn't have taken precious time to join in the fun.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion on the river surface, and the screen heard excitedly saying, "Here, come!" Miss Yin looked in the sound and saw a fastboat coming from the upstream, with a young man in blue shirt standing on the bow of the boat. He should be that little brat! It can really show off...

Miss Yin couldn't help but narrow her eyes, wanting to see what this bastard looks like, which can make the screen so fascinated... but the boat was sailing very quickly and had already passed by in a blink of an eye. Before he could see his face clearly, he could only see the cool back.

‘Arrogant boy!’ Miss Yin gritted her teeth secretly and said angrily. Huaping felt her abnormality and said to herself: ‘You have offended the lady so badly now.’

Shen Jing was wearing a blue shirt, standing on the bow in the wind, posing in the most stylish position, enjoying the cheers around him. Suddenly, he sneezed two loudly, and was in a mess, which made people around him laugh.

He was so embarrassed that his face turned red and he whispered: "Who is scolding me behind my back?"

Shen Mo, who was sitting in the cabin behind him, laughed and said, "The wind is so strong, it would be strange if it doesn't catch a cold."

"Don't I just want to enjoy the cheers of the crowd?" Shen Jing blew his nose hard and said sadly: "That's good, it's a shame... Is this life?"

"Young master, young master, we're here." At this time, the boss of the ship told him loudly.

Shen Mo nodded, stood up slowly with the hatch door, and walked to the deck and stood side by side with Shen Jing.

As soon as I saw the floating white clothes, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out on the river bank, and there were some screams of big girls and little wives: "Silence is coming..."

"So that's silence..." Looking at the slightly thin white back, Miss Yin whispered: "It's just half a boy."

"Miss..." Hua pouted with a small mouth: "You are biased..."

Miss Yin made her laugh and said, "I don't want to say it?" Although she was determined to leave the matter of painting screen that was sympathetic to her sisters, she could not be reluctant and sad, and it was not difficult to understand that she became hostile to silence.

Just as the screen was about to stop, a bold voice sounded outside: "Mr. Chen, I, Mr. Wang, keep my word and have brought you the eldest son Yao. I wonder if you have brought the idea I want?"

Then a clear voice replied, "Let's try it." Even if there is a little prejudice, Miss Yin has to admit that this kid's movement is really nice.

Then he saw the silent commanding the ship boss: "Please lean on the ship."

"Okay!" It was rare to show it in front of so many people. The boss of the boat cheered up and said, "Young Master, please look!" After saying that, he pushed the oar hard, and the fast ship slowly leaned onto the big tree and stopped steadily three inches away.

"Fix the boat." Silent smiled. The boatman used a rope to tightly connect the side of the boat to two thick branches.

"Next, I'll bother you a few masters." Chen Si said to the seven or eight carpenters who walked out of the cabin again: "As we discussed yesterday."

The carpenters laughed and said, "Don't worry, young master." Then they began to get busy in an orderly manner. They first used a saw and axe to remove the branches at the bottom of the old tree, so that it would become a bare section. Then, at a place where the trunk was three feet above the water, they saw a gap with a crooked saw. After the gap was made, the boss of the boat untied the rope and rowed the boat to the opposite side of the trunk and fixed it again.

However, the carpenters did not rush to saw the tree, but first chiseled some oblique holes at the trunk one foot away from the water. Then they inserted some wooden poles with sharpened ends, and then sat the prepared wooden board on it. The four corners of the wooden board had been chiseled with suitable small holes, so the other end of the wooden poles could be inserted into the outside and could not be penetrated.

After chiseling half a circle around the tree trunk, connecting the inner side with ropes, a delicate and firm scaffolding platform was built.

After checking the firmness of the scaffolding, the carpenters stepped on with confidence and sawed it down on the opposite side of the tree trunk with a long large saw. In order to avoid accidents, Silent jumped onto the scaffolding platform and let the boat row far away. He also ordered Shen Jing, who was left on the boat, to prevent the curious ship from approaching, so as not to cause accidental injuries.
Chapter completed!