Chapter 156: The Lake is Frozen
Between taking a bath and eating fish, she chose to enjoy the bath first.
When Mu Xi came out after shaving, he heard the man say that he would not go out for the time being. He was so angry that he laughed, and then he picked up the plane helplessly and continued to process the wood.
After the bathtub is assembled, there will inevitably be many uneven places on the edges, which need to be smoothed with a planer or saw.
The barrel hoops are made of double flower hoops woven from bamboo, which are tighter than single flower hoops.
After the round double flower hoop is put in, use a tool to knock it down until it is tightened to the widest part of the bathtub.
Hoops need to be added in the middle and at the bottom, and the two double flower hoops need to be tightened to ensure that there is no water leakage.
Hoop the barrel body and then install the bottom plate.
The previously made bottom plate is placed together with the barrel body. The bottom plate is made larger, so when installing it, the inappropriate parts can be directly cut off with a saw.
After installing the bottom, the barrel needs to be polished again.
This bathtub is oval in shape, and is just the right size to be placed in the bathroom with some space left for people to stand.
The space in the bathtub is not small, Mu Xi can lie down in it, but it is not too big. He even joked, "If I had known earlier, I should have made the bathroom bigger."
This is how you can make a double bathtub.
Zhao Yeqing sneered, showing her disdain for men who talk big.
Mu Xi was so angry, she flirted with him blatantly even though she knew he was reluctant to do anything to her.
He remembered today's event in his heart and looked at her deeply.
There is always a time to pay it back.
The bathtub cannot be used directly after it is made, and there is one last step - applying tung oil
After applying tung oil, you still have to wait for it to dry. Fortunately, we have cooked tung oil at home, so it will probably be dry tomorrow. If it is raw tung oil, you will have to wait longer. Raw tung oil dries slowly, taking two or three days in summer and at least ten days to half a month in winter at this temperature.
Mu Xi applied tung oil inside and out the bucket. A bucket of tung oil weighed five or six pounds, and he used up most of it, leaving only a little at the bottom.
Now that it's not snowing outside, the two of them don't bother moving the bucket indoors. Tung oil has a strong smell and it's not very pleasant to keep it indoors.
It took another day to finish the bucket, and Zhao Yeqing also sat under the eaves for a whole day sewing insoles.
The two were discussing what to eat in the evening when the sound of dishes falling to the floor in the kitchen interrupted their conversation.
After exchanging a glance, Mu Xi took two steps into the kitchen, and a red figure whooshed out of the window.
The dried meat that Zhao Yeqing put in Gouzi's bowl disappeared.
These jerky are specially smoked for dogs to eat. They are pure wild boar meat jerky, without any salt or spices, only with a strong meaty aroma.
Mu Xi walked to the kitchen window and looked out. The fox had already disappeared, leaving only a few slightly deep footprints under the windowsill.
Zhao Yeqing had been drinking water in the kitchen five minutes ago. Judging from the footprints, the fox had probably been waiting under the window for a long time, and only rushed in after making sure there was no movement inside.
That’s why we say foxes are cunning.
There was not much dried meat in the bowl. It was originally put there for dinner. But they were afraid that the dogs would be too greedy while they were eating, so they gave it to the dogs first to satisfy their cravings.
Mu Xi raised his hand to close the window, then took a broom to clean up the broken dishes.
Since no one is in the kitchen in the future, I’m afraid this window can no longer be opened.
At dinner time, the dog and the leopard came out to eat and found the scent of strange animals in the house, which made them highly alert.
Walking around in the kitchen, smelling the smells.
Zhao Yeqing discovered that a leopard's sense of smell was not as strong as a dog's.
Because the next day, Dahuang was very alert. It no longer lay beside the fireplace, but lay in the kitchen while Zhao Yeqing was making breakfast.
After breakfast, she picked up some dried meat to feed the porridge and snow cakes. Suddenly, Dahuang stood up. Before the two leopards noticed anything, Dahuang rushed out in one step.
Zhao Yeqing reacted and walked to the window immediately. He saw Dahuang roaring towards the outside of the yard. The red shadow was frightened and ran away instantly.
It seems that there is no need to close the window, and it can be left open a little to allow ventilation in the room.
Before they went out, they added more fire to the stove, put some dried meat in Da Huang's bowl, and patted his head, "Da Huang, take good care of the house."
Da Huang wagged his tail and responded, "Woof!"
Zhao Yeqing felt her heart was filled every time she held the dog in her arms and rubbed it. How could she be so worthy to own such a dog?
The sound of the tool room door closing was heard, and Mu Xi came over with a backpack full of tools.
"Let's go."
The two people’s plan today is to go ice fishing in the lake.
According to calculations, the lake surface should have frozen solid after being below zero for so long.
Generally speaking, as long as the lakeside begins to freeze and the temperature remains below zero, the entire lake will freeze over within a certain period of time.
Once the first ice nucleus appears in the lake, the first ice crystal will form. The ice crystal will diffuse into the water molecules and spread to larger water bodies, and the lake will be frozen.
The last time I went to the lake was a month ago. I went there to get mud and sand to fry barley rice. At that time, a thin layer of ice had already formed on the lakeside.
The two walked to the lake, and sure enough, the lake was frozen.
I just don't know how thick the ice is.
Mu Xi took a metal stick from the backpack. He didn’t know what the original owner used it for. It was either an ordinary iron stick or the kind of steel bars used for building houses.
I guess he picked it up at the construction site and thought it could be used.
Mu Xi took a metal stick and used force to break the ice.
The ice was frozen very hard, and poking it hard would only break the skin a little.
In the end, the two of them used a chisel and hammer to knock it open bit by bit.
She didn't know how long she had been chiseling, she was sweating, but the ice layer was still not broken through.
“This is already more than ten centimeters, right?”
Mu Xi nodded, "It should be fine."
The lake freezes starting from the shore and spreading toward the center.
In order to prevent accidents, the two did not dare to go too far, but there should be more fish in the middle of the lake than those at the edge of the lake.
When the lake starts to freeze over, the fish move to the center to avoid the cold.
The two walked to a place about 20 meters from the shore and stopped, "This is it."
After deciding on the location, they started digging holes again.
You need to dig holes in deep water and also in shallow water.
It is now ten o'clock in the morning, which is a good time for fishing. From this time to four o'clock in the afternoon before the sun sets, the water temperature rises and the fish are most active.
After Mu Xi dug the hole, he walked to the shore near the reed marsh and continued digging.
Although the location of the hole just now is warmer than the shore, it is not only closer to the center but also on the sunny side.
The reed marsh was close to the shore and on the shady side, but he remembered that a guest who liked fishing had mentioned it when they were chatting at the B&B.
It is correct to drill holes on the sunny side for ice fishing, but sometimes there are more fish on the shady side than on the sunny side.
Because there was vegetation here before, insects and insect eggs will grow on the leaves after they fall, and fish will come to eat. The fallen leaves can also keep the water warm, so the harvest may not be worse than that on the sunny side.
Zhao Yeqing had already prepared the fishing rod and bait at the first hole. He took down the bench on the bamboo raft, let it go, sat down beside the hole, and hung the bait on the fish hook.
The fishhook is in the water, and the next step is to wait quietly for the fish to take the bait.
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