Chapter 30 Hand-push seeder - "In the beginning of the 1970s, I made a fortune by buying goods for zero yuan"

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Wang Jianxin found wooden boards and wooden cubes from the space, and dug out tools - saws, planes, chisels, hammers, and Mongolian knives. He placed them on the floor at the door of the adobe house, and then started cutting materials.

Birch wood is hard and straight-grained, making it suitable for agricultural tools.He first sawed the wooden square into the required length, measured it with a ruler, drew the line, and sawed again and again.After sawing, I used a plane to smooth the surface. The shavings rolled up and fell to the ground. The scent of wood filled the yard.

Then start cutting the mortises.Mortise and tenon are the most technical aspects of carpentry work. It will not work if it is chiselled crookedly, too big or too small.Wang Jianxin had never done carpentry before, but now he has a steady hand and an eye. He holds the chisel in his hand and hammers it out. The mortise and tenon are square, not too big and not too small, just right.After chiseling, use a Mongolian knife to trim the details - try to leave traces of the Mongolian knife's trimming, so that people can see that it was cut by hand one by one.

The seeding wheel and transmission are the most difficult to deal with.

The seeding wheel must be cut into a cylinder with a wooden stick, about five centimeters in diameter, and the length is about the same as the width of the seed box.Wang Jianxin found a wooden stick of suitable thickness, first used a plane to round it, and then used a Mongolian knife to slowly cut it into a round shape with a smooth surface.Then drill four rows of holes evenly on the cylinder, three in each row, for a total of twelve holes.

Although he had an electric drill, he could only use a crude method - red-hot wire.Heat the wire red in the stove, hold it with pliers, and drill into the wood bit by bit.The wood was burned until it smoked and smelled burnt. When the wire cooled, it was burned again and drilled again.The drilled holes are rough and need to be trimmed little by little.Every time he repaired a hole, he tried it with wheat seeds - the seeds were just big enough to fall in, but not too loose. If they were too loose, several grains would fall out at a time. If they were too tight, they would not get stuck.

Twelve holes, this takes a lot of work.A hole has to be repaired several times to achieve the appropriate depth and size.Wang Jianxin sat at the door and worked for most of the day, without even having lunch.Da Mao and the others lay beside him, watching him work and yawning from time to time.The little fox rolled in the pile of sawdust and got covered in sawdust.

By the afternoon, all twelve holes were finally done.He took the wheat seeds and tried it. Each hole was just big enough to catch a seed. When he turned the seeding wheel, the seeds fell out of the holes and landed evenly on the table.

"It's done." Wang Jianxin nodded with satisfaction.

A lot of work was also spent on the transmission part.When the wheels of the seeder rotate, they must drive the seeding wheels to rotate together, so that seeds can be sown forward at the same time.The ideal thing would be to use a chain drive, but he didn't have a chain and could only use wood.He designed a simple gear transmission - a wooden gear was installed on the axle, and a corresponding wooden gear was installed on the seeding wheel. The two gears meshed together. When the wheel rotated, the seeding wheel also rotated.

Wooden gears are difficult to make.He found a thick board, drew the tooth shape, cut it out bit by bit with a saw, and then trimmed it with a knife. The tooth shape was a little crooked, and the two gears meshed with each other. It was okay and usable.

Wang Jianxin installed the gear and turned it a bit. It was OK. Although it was a bit astringent, it could move."The best thing is to use a chain. I can only make do here, but it is marked on the drawing."

With all the parts ready, he started assembling it.

First set up the main beam and install the wheels.Then install the seed box, which is fixed above the main beam, and the bottom opening is aligned with the seed metering wheel.The seed wheel is installed under the seed box, and the gear meshes with the gear on the wheel shaft.The trench opener is installed in front of the frame, and four arrow-shaped wooden shovels are arranged equidistantly.The covering board is installed behind the trencher in a V-shape, with two wooden boards nailed together.The suppression wheel is installed at the very back, a cylinder cut from a log.The armrest is mounted behind the frame, in a herringbone shape, with two wooden sticks nailed together.

I adjusted it while assembling it, tightening it and loosening it, and adjusted it back and forth several times.It's very rough and ugly - the boards are not planed, the gears are a little crooked, and the screws are exposed. It's not that it can't be made more refined, but it doesn't make sense.He is an educated youth and it is his first time to do carpentry. It is already quite good to be able to do this.If it is made just like the one from the factory, it will make people suspicious.

It took three days and it was finally done.

Wang Jianxin pushed the push seeder to the open space and gave it a try.Hold the handrail with both hands and push it forward. The wheel rotates and drives the seed metering wheel to rotate. The seeds in the seed box fall through the seed metering wheel and fall into the ditch opened by the opener. The soil covering board pushes the soil back to cover it, and the compaction wheel compacts the soil.Four rows of wheat are sown at the same time, quickly and evenly.

"It feels good." Wang Jianxin pushed it around and looked at the effect of the broadcast.The seeds are evenly spaced, the depth is consistent, and the covering soil is just right thick.

Three acres of land can be done in one hour at most.If the seeds are sown by hand, one person will have to work for a day or two.The efficiency is really nothing to say.

"Aside from being ugly, it works."

He pushed this DIY tool back and forth in the open space several times, and he could feel that his speed increased significantly.In the past, plowing, sowing, and covering soil were divided into several processes, but now they are completed in one go.

"It seems this thing should be very useful."

Wang Jianxin took the push seeder back to the adobe house, placed it in a corner, and then began to think about what else he could do.Make some inventions and create things that are useful to the people.

"It's so difficult for everyone right now."

After going to the Soviet Union and Turkey, I really don’t know what to say.The farmers, herdsmen, and leaders of the Soviet Union were really polarized.Leaders live in villas, eat caviar, and drive imported cars. Farmers and herdsmen are the most miserable. They live in shabby houses, eat black bread with pickles, and burn cow dung for warmth in winter.Looking at Türkiye, just like in later generations, there are many rich people, driving luxury cars, going to nightclubs, and enjoying all kinds of life.There is no one who is too poor, everyone has enough to eat, clothing and money to spare.

"This gap is too big." Wang Jianxin sighed.

Time flies by.

The snow also melted one after another.The snow on the grassland receded little by little, first turning into black spots on the sunny slope, and then those black spots connected into pieces, revealing the withered and yellow grass roots.The ice in the river ditch began to melt and the water flowed loudly.The temperature is slowly rising and can reach a few degrees above zero during the day.

"The people delivering supplies should be coming soon, right?" Wang Jianxin felt that they should be coming soon too.In winter, there is heavy snow and the road is blocked, making it impossible to get in.Now that the snow has melted and the road is open, they will definitely come over as soon as possible.

He started farming the land outside his adobe house.It's almost time to plant now, and the weather will be warm when the seedlings grow.Of the three acres of land, two acres are planted with wheat and one acre is reserved for growing vegetables.Wheat seeds are taken out from the space - some of the ones harvested before are planted, which is enough to eat.Vegetable seeds can be planted later, until April, when the weather is warm and seedlings will emerge quickly.

He planted two acres of wheat with a push drill.Sure enough, the planting was completed in less than an hour, quickly and evenly.After planting, I used a shovel to rake the remaining acre of land, break up the large soil clods, and level the ground.

"Okay, let's cover it with another layer of snow. When the snow melts, it means watering." Wang Jianxin stood at the edge of the field, looking at the two acres of land that had been sown, feeling at ease.

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