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Chapter Fourteen Horseshoes

When Ge Xiaohua was smacking the iron, he discovered a problem. Jin Lun seemed to be squatting in the ironwork studio again.

Like Ge Xiaohua, he endured the high temperature emitted by the stove, and remained motionless like a dog sculpture.

After seeing Ge Xiaohua, it seemed that there was "electricity" and wagged his tail to show off.

"Jinlun, why are you sitting here again?" Ge Xiaohua finished his work, rubbed its fur and took the goldenlun to exercise in the yard.

After squatting for a whole morning, Jinlun was not healthy and needed to play in the yard. They were playing with the yarn ball.

"Xiaohua!" Grandpa San shouted outside the gate. Ge Xiaohua turned around and saw that it was Grandpa San, so he came over and opened the door immediately.

Only then did I notice that a middle-aged man was following behind him and was leading a horse.

The fur color is messy, the body is very dusty, and the fur color is maroon.

He is short, not the kind of tall horse, but the ponies in the southwest region.

However, this kind of ponies has impure bloodline and is a slow horse. It is not suitable for riding. However, it can carry heavy objects and is more suitable for mountains.

"Grandpa San, is there anything wrong?" Ge Xiaohua walked over and smoked Grandpa San and the strange man.

They are all medium and high-end cigarettes worth about 15 yuan, which is considered a good cigarette in rural areas.

Although he doesn't smoke it himself, if someone comes to buy farm tools in the village, he will smoke it. After all, he follows the local customs and promotes this in the countryside.

"It's like this. Uncle Lin's horse in the next village needs to be hoofed. In a few days, you will help people pull cement and gravel into the mountains to build canals. If you don't have horse hoofs, you will be afraid of hurting the horse."

"Taking a horseshoe?" Ge Xiaohua knew that something was going on, but he had never tried it and felt a little unconfident.

Grandpa Third saw Ge Xiaohua hesitation and pulled him to the side and said, "Xiaohua, you have to try everything. It is very simple to beat horseshoes. The main reason is that the step of raising horseshoes is a little more difficult. With your third grandpa here, you can help you with the top."

"Okay, I'll give it a try." With the help of Grandpa San, Ge Xiaohua made up his mind to beat the horseshoe.

This is also an attempt to learn more types of iron tools, which is beneficial to his improvement in craftsmanship.

Ge Xiaohua measured the specifications, shapes and other aspects of the lower horse's hooves, and after confirming that they were correct, they began to build horse's hooves.

Horseshoe generally has a U-shaped shape, so it is not complicated to create, similar to creating shoes for horses.

After finishing four horseshoes, Grandpa San stood aside throughout the whole process. Although he was not a blacksmith, he had a wide range of knowledge and belonged to Grandpa Ge Xiaohua's generation.

"Xiaohua, you need to make a few horseshoe nails. Pay attention to the length. You can check the thickness of the horse's hooves. Don't hurt the horse's flesh when hitting." The horse's hooves have a hard cuticle layer, which is equivalent to the horse's native shoes.

However, when walking for a long time and transporting heavy objects, the native cuticle shoes will wear, crack and damage the feet, so you need to wear horseshoes.

"I understand, Grandpa Third." After getting the prompt, Ge Xiaohua turned back and measured it, and determined the length. Ge Xiaohua built 12 nails in a short while.

It was about to hit the horse's hooves, Ge Xiaohua was a little nervous because the horse was a living creature.

If you want to nail the horses to the horses alive, it will definitely anger the other person and easily hurt yourself. There is a natural fear in it. At the beginning, Ge Xiaohua had no idea how to start.

Grandpa San found a hemp rope in the warehouse, tied the horse skillfully, and then put the back hooves up first, so that Ge Xiaohua could have a space for movement.

"Uncle Lin, please comfort your horse, Xiaohua, and prepare for nailing!" Although the third grandfather is nearly seventy years old, he is still very strong.

It is normal to know that Ge Xiaohua is fighting horseshoes for the first time, and it is normal to have fear. With this time, Ge Xiaohua will be much more relaxed next time.

Everyone was in place. Ge Xiaohua squatted behind the short horse, aiming the horse's hooves. Grandpa San helped the horse's hooves. Ge Xiaohua could then free up his hand to take out the nails and hammers.

"Ding!" Ge Xiaohua hit the nails easily pierced in, and three holes were reserved for the horseshoe, and the first hole was successfully punched.

Ge Xiaohua observed that the pony did not respond at all, and it was also possible that Uncle Lin used food to divert its attention.

"The depth is just right, and it didn't hit the soles of the horse's feet." Ge Xiaohua's iron nails were equivalent to hitting a person's shoes. If they didn't penetrate the bottom of the shoes, they would naturally not feel any pain in their feet.

The subsequent horseshoe work went smoothly. One hoof was made with three iron nails, the rear hoof was done, and the front hoof was replaced.

After the fight, Ge Xiaohua untied the horse and then asked Uncle Lin to give it a try. He found that the horse, who had changed into "new shoes", was walking much smoother.

If there is no separation, the effect of creating a horseshoe is pretty good. Such a pair of horseshoes can last a lifetime because the horseshoe created by Ge Xiaohua is of excellent quality and the loss will be very slow.

The horseshoe made by Ge Xiaohua is still relatively expensive, so the price is 50 yuan per horseshoe.

Four of them are 200 yuan, which is not counted as the labor cost of the other party’s horseshoe. If the cost of the horseshoe is considered, at least 200 yuan will be added.

Now, there is basically only Ge Xiaohua, a blacksmith shop in Xunjiang County, and there are no horseshoe-kickers.

Under the "monopoly", Ge Xiaohua's charges were so fair that the people in Linjia Village gave a thumbs up, talked to Ge Xiaohua for a few words and left.

"Xiaohua, the horseshoe you made is of good quality and the material is still so thick, but it cuts off your wealth. This pair of horseshoes has not been damaged for decades, so he will not come to beat you."

"Yes, it's a bit similar to some home appliances made in the 1980s. They can be used now, but those old factories have gone bankrupt. But I think it's enough to be worthy of my conscience and don't ask for money from these people."

"Good thing, it's not a big brother's grandson." Grandpa San patted Xiaohua on the shoulder, looking relieved.

Nowadays, there are very few young people who are so honest about Ge Xiaohua, and they are all concerned about how to make money.

Whether it is a small business or a big company, it tries every means to cut corners and adapt to the trend of the development of the times, but it ignores its original intention.

Ge Xiaohua's original intention of returning to his hometown to make a blacksmith is to inherit and carry forward traditional skills. Therefore, it is what Ge Xiaohua wants to do to be able to make a good iron and maintain the operation of the blacksmith shop and to maintain the reputation.

The sign of the century-old store could not be ruined in his hands. Ge Xiaohua touched the Ge Iron Waist Card on his waist vigorously and sweared secretly.

"Congratulations on getting 20 points in craftsmanship!" Ge Xiaohua's inner changes were recognized by the system.

He received a relatively high reward of craftsmanship, strengthened Ge Xiaohua's determination to move on and would never cut corners!

Ge Xiaohua's gains are quite high today. It is one aspect that he has learned the technique of building horseshoes and nailing horseshoes.

The main reason is that the mentality has undergone subtle changes, which has made Ge Xiaohua's journey of ironwork smoother.

"Cross the vegetables!" The morning work was completed, and Ge Xiaohua was also hungry. He walked to the vegetable garden to harvest the "hard" farmed vegetables.

In fact, Ge Xiaohua just planted it randomly, but he used a white hoe to dig the soil and grow vegetables.

The rare attribute blessing of harvest +5 allows Ge Xiaohua to easily eat freshly grown green vegetables, which is a sense of accomplishment that cannot be obtained in urban life.
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