Chapter 209: Building an Official Ship
He also did not question the fact that Song Hexiu did not dare to go out to sea alone.
Yang Deru was also worried that they would spend a lot of money to build a boat, but would not be able to harvest much in the future, so he advised: "Yes, if you want to use a boat, just use ours."
Song Chuman explained, "What I want is a bigger fishing boat than anyone else in the village has now. After all, my father will be accompanying my mother, my brother, and I. When we go out to sea, we must find a few uncles to accompany us, otherwise they will be worried. A boat that can accommodate more than ten people would be best."
Yang Deru and Yang Qingrui widened their eyes at the same time.
Yang Qingrui: "From now on, will it be just you two children going out to sea?"
Song Chuman nodded: "Yes."
There was some worry on the faces of the Yang family father and son.
These two children go out to sea and a big wave comes. Can they stand firm?
Song Hexiu and Sheng Shuwan are too careless.
Seeing this, Song Chuman smiled and said, "Don't worry too much, we'll be fine. The boat I want can accommodate more than a dozen adults standing on it at the same time, and they can move around freely. It also has rest cabins, storage cabins, etc. I wonder if Grandpa Yang can do it?"
Yang Deru hesitated and said, "It's possible to build it, but such a large ship would require a lot of wood and would take a lot of time."
Yang Qingrui said proudly, "To be honest, when my father was young, he specialized in building official ships. He built ships that could accommodate more than a dozen strong men. He had built them before, and he even built double-decker ships. When we were young, he often boasted about it to us kids."
"But he later offended someone and was driven back to Qingyu Village, where he became a carpenter."
Yang Deru immediately glared at his eldest son fiercely.
How could you be so disrespectful to your father in front of outsiders?
Yang Qingrui touched his nose awkwardly.
Song Hexiu and the children also smiled.
Song Chuman breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she had come to the right place. She took out some drawings of her own designs and asked, "How long will it take to build a ship like this?"
Yang Deru looked at the blueprint carefully. "If there are no accidents, it will take at least a month. But if the weather is bad, it may take even longer."
Shipbuilding is different from ordinary carpentry, especially the waterproofing function, which takes a lot of time.
"That won't take long. I can accept the time." Song Chuman asked again: "How much does it cost?"
Yang Deru took out an abacus, did some calculations, and found it difficult to speak.
He was worried that the Song family would think he earned too much.
Seeing his hesitation, Song Chuman smiled and said, "Grandpa Yang, just tell me. If the money is not enough, I can go fishing for a while before coming back."
Song Hexiu also said, "Yes, our family has some savings, so feel free to quote your price. Even if you don't take our job, we'll find someone else. It's better for you to make money than for outsiders to make money."
Seeing them say this, Yang Deru could only say directly, "We need a lot of tung oil to build this large ship. However, tung oil is very expensive at the moment, so the cost of shipbuilding will increase significantly, at least fifty taels of silver, not counting labor."
"The wood used for boat building is also special. Although it is rarely used to build fishing boats now, it is also used by wealthy families for other purposes, so it is also very expensive."
Song Hexiu nodded seriously: "I understand, how much is the deposit?"
Yang Deru didn't bother to be polite and said directly: "Give me ten taels of silver first. If it's not enough later, I'll come back to you."
He needs to order the materials first.
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