Chapter 105 Chapter 105 A World for Two
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One boat, two people, and a trip to the East China Sea is ready.
They failed to meet up with the Fengyi, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would have to spend a long time on this 5.5-meter-long (about 4.5 meters excluding the head and tail) and 1.5-meter-wide diesel boat.
The simple awning that leaks air and rain is ok for temporary use. Since they will be eating and living on the boat in the future, Gu Mengran doesn't want to put himself in a difficult position and feels it is necessary to upgrade and modify the diesel boat.
There are plenty of materials, but unfortunately the boat is too small, so how to modify it is a problem.
The sky was bright, there were no thick dark clouds, and the heavy rain turned into light rain, which continued to fall.
The boat was refueled and set sail again. Liang Zhao was in charge of driving the boat, while Gu Mengran was in charge of thinking about the modification plan. As he was thinking, his stomach growled, and he remembered that he had not eaten for half the night.
Didn’t we agree to go out and eat meat? I almost forgot!
Most of his sleepiness disappeared immediately. Gu Mengran quickly took out a small folding table from the space and spread it out in the cabin. Then he took out the ventilation set meal he had made earlier - fried shrimp in the typhoon shelter, spicy crab, and a fragrant dish of braised pork with preserved vegetables.
It is the same as when you put it in.
Three hot dishes were placed on the table, and the aroma immediately spread with the heat. Liang Zhao, who was sailing in front, couldn't help but look back and exclaimed sincerely, "What a nice smell."
"Come on, come on, eat it while it's hot." Gu Mengran took out two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and took out a small basin, filled it with half a basin of stream water from the space, and washed his hands.
After eating vegetarian food for ten days, anyone who saw this table of food would be unable to resist, but Ninja Liang Zhao held back. His eyes stayed on the table for two seconds, then turned his head to look at the water in front of him again.
"The boat is sailing. You eat first, and then it's my turn."
Gu Mengran's mouth drooped. "The boat is drifting downstream. It will move even if you don't give it oil, but it will be slower. Just let it drift while eating and sleeping. Just adjust the direction in time. We can't stop eating and sleeping together in the future, right?"
“That seems to be the case.”
Liang Zhao nodded thoughtfully, let go of the rudder and turned around.
The three dishes, the pork with preserved vegetables with alternating fat and lean meat, the spicy and fragrant fried crab, and the crispy and tender fried shrimps, were better than the Manchu Han banquet. Gu Mengran was so greedy that he picked up the meat with his chopsticks and hurriedly put it into his mouth, like a starving ghost.
"Mm! It's delicious, this is the taste."
The tender and tasty pork belly was wrapped with a rich aroma of preserved vegetables, which melted away with a light sip. After taking a bite, Gu Mengran's waist and legs were no longer sore, and he felt refreshed.
Liang Zhao washed his hands and picked up the chopsticks. Gu Mengran had already finished three slices of braised pork.
Seeing him wolfing down his food, Liang Zhao chuckled, picked up a big, plump prawn, peeled it and put it into Gu Mengran's bowl, "Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you."
"Don't peel it for me, eat it quickly."
"Yeah, I'm eating."
Sitting in a small boat that was leaking air on all sides, with water still accumulating underfoot and the place muddy, the two men's clothes had not dried yet and their skin was still mottled with mud spots, but on the simple folding table were delicious dishes that most people today cannot eat.
The boredom in his heart was cured by the delicious food. The shrimp shells on the table piled up like a small mountain. Gu Mengran, who was half full, put down his chopsticks, took out two cans of fat house happy water from the space, and gave one can to Liang Zhao.
"Squeak."
Pulling the ring, Gu Mengran raised his head and gulped down half a can. He then burped loudly and sighed contentedly, "It feels so good to eat meat with big mouthfuls. I'm so happy. What a life I had these past few days."
Liang Zhao opened his Coke and took a sip. He raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked at Gu Mengran with a trace of worry in his eyes. "The food was a little bad a few days ago, but at least the space can shelter us from the wind and rain. In the future, we will drive this small boat to travel... It's a small and narrow cabin, and we will eat and sleep in it. Can you adapt?"
"Liang Zhao." Gu Mengran laughed and glanced at him unhappily, "What kind of spoiled young master am I? I've adapted to it. I've been through so much hardship in my previous life. Now I have enough food and drink, and I have plenty of fuel and materials. What are you worried about?"
The Coke can made a "crackling" sound when it was squeezed. Liang Zhao pursed his lips and smiled unnaturally, "The last life is the last life, you can't count it like this. We could have lived peacefully on the Wind Wing, but I insisted on my own way, causing you to be separated from grandpa, and you have to live with me on this small boat."
After these words were spoken, Gu Mengran finally understood everything.
He wanted to pat Liang Zhao's hand, but when he raised his hand, he found that his fingers were all greasy. Gu Mengran retracted his hand, looked at Liang Zhao with a smile, and said seriously: "Before, I also thought that the past was the past. Let go of hatred and grudges, and live in the present."
"But you don't know how happy I was when I saw Dong Hongbo fall into the water and his boat being taken away by the villagers. It was like a fish bone stuck in my throat for years, and it was suddenly pulled out. I felt so relieved."
"Do you remember my reaction when I saw Dong Hongbo that day? Fear, resentment... Although it is embarrassing, I have to admit that he is my nightmare and my psychological shadow."
The hand on the table was still held. Liang Zhao did not mind the oil on his hand and held his hand tightly.
Warmth welled up in his heart. Gu Mengran held Liang Zhao's hand and continued, "Do I look like someone who doesn't bear grudges? I just weighed the pros and cons and was afraid of losing more for revenge. It's not worth it. But now the great revenge has been taken. Dong Hongbo died without a burial place, and our family is fine. We are just separated from grandpa temporarily. It's a good deal."
"Don't let your imagination run wild. I have to thank you, Liang Zhao, for helping me untie the knot in my heart. Also, is it a bad thing to live in this small boat with you? Why don't we modify the boat a little bit and spend some time together as a couple?"
After saying that, Gu Mengran blinked at Liang Zhao with interest.
The guilt in his heart and the haze hovering over his head were swept away. Liang Zhao looked at Gu Mengran intently, a smile of joy on the corner of his mouth, and his deep eyes were filled with strong love bit by bit.
"Okay, let's live alone."
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After everything was said and done, and they had their fill, the boat set sail again. Gu Mengran cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and happily began his modification plan.
A simple canopy above your head has been set up. If you just want convenience, you can directly add waterproof tarpaulin around it. This is equivalent to setting up a shed on the boat, which can be lived in unless there are strong winds and waves.
However, for long-term residence, considering safety and comfort, Gu Mengran decided to dismantle the awning, and then build a curved canopy for the boat with reference to the unique water tool in the Jiangnan region - the wupeng boat.
Gu Mengran has already selected the materials, aluminum alloy for the frame and PC endurance board with high strength and good toughness for the ceiling. PC endurance board is used in awnings and sun rooms. It has strong plasticity and can be bent flat and folded. The key is that it is strong.
I stockpiled some building materials before the disaster, and I didn't expect they would come in handy at this time.
Gu Mengran started working right away. He squatted on the ground, and the cabin was gradually filled with various materials and tools.
Aluminum alloy pipe, cutting machine, welding machine...
After all the materials are prepared, electricity is needed. The outdoor power supply cannot power these high-power tools. Gu Mengran got up and walked to the stern, found a place without water accumulation, and took out a small diesel generator from the space.
Inject fuel, add coolant, tap the start button with your fingertips, and the small diesel generator will immediately emit a loud hum.
The generator and the boat's engine, two very noisy things, were running at the same time. The scene was so loud that my head was buzzing and my ears were aching.
But this was just the beginning. Not long after, Gu Mengran connected the electricity, measured the required length of the aluminum alloy tubes on both sides, and started the cutting machine again. "Zizi, buzzing, Zizi, buzzing", the boat sailing at full speed seemed like a moving noise source, and the harsh noise resounded across the entire water.
It is said that professional matters need to be done by professionals. Gu Mengran was a complete novice. There were ready-made aluminum alloy pipes here, and he just needed to change the length. It took him nearly four hours to cut the materials needed to build the frame.
After not sleeping for almost a whole day and night, Gu Mengran was tired and sleepy, and even a little dazed. He was really tired, but he was happy. Liang Zhao had proposed to change shifts many times, but he refused because... building his own nest with his own hands gave him an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
After the aluminum alloy tubes were cut, Liang Zhao left the rudder behind to help with the welding process. Welding was a technical skill, and Gu Mengran was a complete novice, so he had no idea where to start. Liang Zhao had worked in auto repair, so he had at least had some experience with it.
It is not a wise move to weld in a wet cabin on a rainy day. Water contact with the welding area can easily cause short circuits or electric shocks, which is quite dangerous. Unfortunately, the conditions are limited and welding cannot be carried out in space, so Gu Mengran can only do his best to provide insulation protection.
Sparks flew everywhere and the "sizzling" sound of welding lasted for a long time.
Liang Zhao was a man of nimble hands and feet, and worked very efficiently. However, he was in the narrow cabin and had difficulty in moving around. It took him until the evening to finally build the frame of the awning.
Gu Mengran was also busy. He couldn't help with welding, so he cut the PC endurance sheet. When Liang Zhao finished his work, the boat awning took shape. He also prepared the PC endurance sheet and stirred a bucket of silicone sealant for the final installation.
"Boom boom boom, bang bang bang—"
As the night deepened, the lights of the small boat drifting with the waves turned on. Two figures on the boat were busy, hammering with rubber hammers, quickly and swiftly fixing sheets of transparent glass-like plates around the boat and finally sealing the roof.
Two people, a whole day, the diesel boat that was leaking rain on all sides was transformed into a warm, comfortable and movable sun room.
The transparent PC endurance board blocks the rain outside, and the water splashes out layer by layer, while the dim light in the cabin is generous, like the afterglow of the setting sun, reflected on the water surface very clearly.
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