Meat wasn't always available, and Lin Ying arrived late, so naturally there wasn't any left. She bought some dried goods and went home.

Lin Ying soaked all the dried goods that had been dried in the sun at home in water, adding water twice before they were all soaked.

Lin Ying even had to borrow basins from Li Yue'e's house to make sure she had enough.

Since there was no pork, Lin Ying decided to use the cured pork she had saved up. She had eaten some of the four catties of meat from last month and made the rest into cured pork, which she originally intended to use for the winter. But seeing Zhao Qinghuai's situation, she decided to make it all.

There were also rabbits and pheasants from before. Lin Ying regretted that she hadn't been able to hunt any large wild animals like boars or pheasants, otherwise she wouldn't have to be so stingy with meat.

However, Lin Ying also knew that if they really hunted a large wild animal, they would probably have to share it with others.

Lin Ying is no longer the innocent and kind girl she once was. Compared to before, she feels that she is quite good now. She follows her own heart, and if she doesn't like someone, she simply doesn't like them and doesn't force herself to do so.

Lin Ying was washing, rinsing, chopping, and mincing things here.

Zhao Qinghuai was cleaning up the toilet. The military dependents' compound was built in a simple way at the time, and it was impossible to make a dry toilet like ordinary people's homes. So, the toilet was just a simple pit with wooden boards on top.

The house had been occupied by a family before, but they were transferred, leaving it vacant. The farmhouse had been thoroughly exploited, and when it came to Lin Ying and her family, Zhao Qinghuai was rarely home, so Lin Ying was alone at home.

Therefore, cleaning the toilet is not difficult.

Zhao Qinghuai dug a hole in the vegetable garden and dumped the manure there. As Lin Ying had requested, the toilet would be rebuilt, so he thought he might as well dig up all the soil around the toilet and fill it with new soil.

I don't know what Lin Ying is planning to do here, but toilet soil is most prone to dampness, which will cause trouble later.

However, Zhao Qinghuai discovered that the more he dug, the wetter the soil became, until it started to seep water. Only then did Zhao Qinghuai realize what was going on.

They simply dug down another half meter before finally coming up from below.

Lin Ying had originally intended to call Zhao Qinghuai for dinner, but upon seeing that Zhao Qinghuai was soaking wet, she couldn't help but wonder:

"Did you fall into the latrine? No, our latrine doesn't have this much water."

Zhao Qinghuai looked at her rambling with a mixture of helplessness and indulgence and explained, "No, I originally planned to dig up the soil around the latrine, but I didn't expect to find water."

Lin Ying looked on incredulously: "Dig out water? Is it what she thought?"

Zhao Qinghuai nodded: "There should be groundwater. That explains why this place never dries up. I've dug almost all the way down the well. I'll drain the water out later and check the seepage."

If possible, make a wooden formwork the size of a well opening this afternoon and fill it with mortar. If you don't have enough cement, you can ask Zhang Shanlin for some more later.

I gave them a heads-up beforehand.

Lin Ying nodded, then hesitated before asking, "Um, is the well we dug under our outhouse usable? Isn't it filthy?"

Zhao Qinghuai couldn't help but laugh: "Comrade Lin Ying, you haven't been here long, and you've already learned Northeastern dialect? Besides, if you think it's dirty, don't drink the water for the first few days after you clean it up."

Lin Ying nodded seriously. Although her amount of excrement and urine shouldn't have seeped much down, she still thought she should wait a while before doing anything about it.

After the two had lunch, Lin Ying started working on the template.

This time, Zhao Qinghuai took over as his assistant.

Watching Lin Ying's skillful movements, Zhao Qinghuai suddenly felt that she was actually quite good this way. There was no need to provoke her as Grandpa had suggested.

Although he wasn't a doctor, he knew that some injuries weren't suitable for strong medication, as the body's weakness might not be able to handle the nourishment. It was better to let it heal slowly like this.

Even if she no longer wants to treat patients, he will be happy as long as she is happy.

After completing the template, Zhao Qinghuai went down into the well to clear the water. Lin Ying was above drawing water while Zhao Qinghuai scooped it up from below. At this point, Zhao Qinghuai also discovered that the seepage wasn't just underground; water was also gushing out from the surrounding clear water.

With Lin Ying's help, the speed was relatively fast, but in just a short while, the water had reached Zhao Qinghuai's knees again.

The two scooped out the water again, and while there wasn't much water left, Zhao Qinghuai had Lin Ying move stones down. They used two buckets to carry stones down and water up, moving the buckets back and forth.

Finally, Zhao Qinghuai laid stones on the ground and then piled stones directly up over the water outlet. Because no mortar was used, there would be gaps between the stones, allowing water to seep in naturally. Afterward, he filled the gaps between the sand and stones with the sand and gravel he had just dug out, and then climbed out of the well.

They placed the wooden planks Lin Ying had made down and began filling them with mortar and gravel. The work was finally completed before dark.

As expected, Lin Ying woke up late the next day. She was awakened by the sound of a truck. Because of the soreness in her body and the lack of sleep, Lin Ying lay in bed unwilling to move.

But what I was thinking about was getting the house built as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too inconvenient, and I was afraid that I would make an embarrassing noise if I wasn't careful.

Lin Ying was also considering whether Zhao Qinghuai could really handle being so tired during the day, doing that at night, and getting up early the next day.

Should she prepare something to nourish him? She shouldn't neglect his health.

Just then, Zhao Qinghuai entered the room.

"You're awake? Why didn't you sleep a little longer? It's okay, I'll be quiet."

Lin Ying couldn't help but roll her eyes, and Zhao Qinghuai suddenly realized that he had said the same thing last night.

He couldn't help but grin.

“We didn’t have much cement left at home, so I brought some back. I also bought a water pump. If you don’t know how to install it, just wait until I get back. I checked this morning, and the water level in the well is only about a meter from the wellhead. It seems like the water storage capacity is enough as long as there isn’t a major drought. With this well, you won’t have to go out to fetch water for washing clothes anymore.”

Lin Ying was also very happy. She had been worried about this place, but after checking it over the past few days, she found that all the other places were dry except for this one.

This area is quite large. If you want to build a house to avoid this spot, you either have to move forward three or four meters, or move to the left three or four meters. However, either way, it will stand out too much from other houses, causing too much trouble.

Now, not only are there wells, but there won't be such a large area of ​​wetlands anymore. The water has all gone into the wells, and other places will naturally return to normal. The only problem will be the mountain streams.

That's simple; she just needs to build a retaining wall and a water channel around the perimeter.

We'll have to wait over ten days for the cement to completely harden before we can move the wooden planks. In the meantime, the water from this well is perfectly fine for building.