Chapter 312 Lao Cao, you are so old, but you still think you are a great guy!
As the convoy slowly drove past the branch canal that was being excavated.
Su Wenchen just rolled down the window and took a look, without asking Zhao Weiguo to stop the car.
After all, he felt that if he stopped the car, the surrounding responsible persons and team leaders would definitely come over, which would delay the work.
But when the car was halfway there.
“Squeak! Squeak!”
Su Wenchen heard sharp whistles in the distance.
Next moment!
There was a long canal digging team nearby, but after hearing the urgent whistle, many workers immediately put down their tools.
He hurried towards the location where the whistle came from.
When Su Wenchen heard the urgent whistle, his brows furrowed.
Although he didn't know what had happened, he could tell from the rapid whistle that an accident must have occurred.
Su Wenchen knew that organizing people to work together could certainly concentrate resources to get things done quickly, but the more people there were, the higher the chance of accidents.
Especially when people are working in a crowded place, it is not uncommon for someone to shovel someone else's feet without paying attention.
So Su Wenchen made the arrangements directly.
"Old Zhao, drive the car over and see if there are any injured people!"
Although this place is not far from the site, if there are really injured people, it is undoubtedly the fastest way to send them there by car.
Hearing Su Wenchen's words, Zhao Weiguo immediately turned the steering wheel and drove over there.
But he still explained it to Su Wenchen.
"Director, this doesn't look like there are any casualties, it looks more like water has been dug out!"
He has been at the branch field all the time, so Zhao Weiguo knew very well that generally, if someone was injured by a tool, no one would blow the whistle at all.
At most, it was someone from the same production team who would carry the injured person to the site headquarters and have him bandaged and that would be it.
Everyone else just went about their work as usual, and no one made a fuss about such things.
After Su Wenchen drove past, he indeed found that the farm workers were anxiously carrying wooden barrels and running towards the whistle.
He felt that water must have been dug out as Zhao Weiguo said, but he didn't quite understand why they were in such a hurry to dig out the water?
Seeing that the director was a little confused, Zhao Weiguo explained.
"Director, a whistle like this should mean a lot of water is coming out. If we don't block it on both sides, the water will spread quickly to both sides."
"Then the entire canal here is useless."
"That's why they blew the whistle to call everyone nearby over, gathered them together, and built a simple barrier wall a few meters on either side of the outlet to block the water."
"This way, only this small section will be affected, and the other two sides will not be affected. Later, we can have someone slowly drain all the water out, and this small section will be much easier to deal with."
After hearing what Zhao Weiguo said, Su Wenchen roughly understood that by limiting the water to one area first, this would at least ensure that construction could continue in most parts of the entire canal.
If the entire bottom of the canal is really muddy, it will greatly delay the canal digging work.
After all, most of it is still dug by hand.
After parking the car, Su Wenchen got out and walked over.
Then I saw a drainage channel more than two meters deep, and the water level at the bottom was rising rapidly.
In just a short while, the fire had almost spread to the ankles of Cao Jiwen, who was directing the attack from below.
After bending over and putting his hand into the big hole from which water was gushing out, Cao Jiwen spoke anxiously to both sides.
"You need to plug both sides quickly. The water is seeping in too fast this time. It seems like they've dug into a large aquifer. I'm afraid there's a lot of water in there."
"Both sides need to be sealed quickly, otherwise a large section of this canal will have to be shut down."
After saying that, he shouted upwards again.
"Send a few more people down, and take down all the barrels. Try to clear as much as possible to buy more time to seal the blockages on both sides."
As soon as Cao Jiwen finished speaking, more than a dozen young employees jumped down, but they were still chilled by the cold groundwater.
But the next moment, he scooped the wooden bucket from the bottom with his nimble hands and feet, and after filling half a bucket of water, he immediately passed it to the upper level.
After the staff above took it, they quickly picked up the wooden bucket and found a low place nearby to quickly pour out the water.
However, the amount of water that was transported upstream by manpower in relays of wooden buckets was obviously a drop in the bucket compared to the huge hole that was madly leaking water.
However, most employees are still working hard to block it.
They all knew that if the water was not blocked, they would have to spend several days on it.
Under Su Wenchen's system of settling work points based on the entire project, the longer the delay, the lower the work points each person will earn.
So when it comes to their own interests, naturally no one wants to waste more time.
Su Wenchen watched for just a moment and saw that the water had almost reached his ankles.
After taking a deep breath, he did not call Cao Jiwen, but walked directly towards the convoy parked behind.
After seeing Su Wenchen park the car by the canal, the driver sent by the handrail factory behind him didn't know what was going on.
So I just parked the car on the side of the road.
He also walked towards Su Wenchen and asked.
"Director Su, I just heard a whistle. Did something happen over there?"
Su Wenchen nodded upon hearing this.
"Captain Zhou, the team digging the drainage canal over there has hit groundwater. I wonder if our pumps can be used directly?"
After hearing this, the other party first walked over and looked down, then immediately shook his head.
"Director Su, the water pump can be used, but there is only a water inlet hose on the car, no drainage hose!"
When Su Wenchen heard this, he looked around and then said.
"The canal we're digging here is a branch canal, about two and a half meters deep. How many meters deep is our water intake? Is it deep enough to reach the bottom if we stop here?"
The other party looked at the low area where Su Wenchen pointed and shook his head.
"No, this is almost five meters long. The water inlet hoses our factory provides are all four meters long!"
"If you take into account the two-and-a-half-meter depth of your drainage branch, the distance is far from enough."
"But if your farm agrees, I can remove part of the water pump's water inlet hose and connect it to the drain outlet of other machines. That should be enough."
"But then you have to remove the water inlet faucet as well. Even if you can reinstall it later, it will definitely not be as stable as it was at the beginning."
Su Wenchen looked down and saw that even though countless workers were taking turns carrying water in wooden buckets, the water level was still rising steadily and was almost reaching the knees of the people below.
The water has also spread to the other two sides where it was blocked with mud.
The employees on both sides worked hard to block the road, because if they failed, all their work would be in vain.
The water will then spread wildly along both sides, and eventually the entire bottom of the canal will become muddy. Not only will it take a lot of effort to dig, but it will also take several days just to drain the water.
So Su Wenchen also said directly.
"Captain Zhou, please arrange for someone to dismantle it!"
"But please have someone move faster! The water is seeping in very quickly here."
Hearing Su Wenchen's agreement, the other party looked down.
"It should be enough time. I think at this rate of water seepage, two or three pumps working simultaneously will be enough."
Su Wenchen took a look.
"Then drive three over here!"
"Since our maintenance team is not here, Captain Zhou, please take care of it."
Hearing this, the other party immediately waved his hand.
"What's the trouble? It's just a piece of cake."
"Director Su, you could also ask a few employees to come over and help. The tractor our factory distributed to your farm last time didn't have a water pump."
"So I didn't teach you guys in the maintenance team how to use it. You can take this opportunity to arrange for someone to learn it."
Su Wenchen nodded immediately after hearing this. After knowing that the pump could be used, he shouted directly to the people below.
"Lao Cao, you can bring the others up now. We just need to wait for the tractor to come and pump the water."
After hearing the sound, Cao Jiwen at the bottom of the canal looked up and saw that it was Su Wenchen.
He immediately climbed up the slope using his hands and feet.
After grabbing Su Wenchen's hand, Cao Jiwen asked curiously.
"Director, when did the tractors in our farm get equipped with water pumps?"
"I was thinking of waiting until the reclamation team finished clearing the wasteland before talking to you about this! It's too difficult to dig the canal without a pump."
Su Wenchen pointed to the distance.
"I just got it. This is a good time to test the effect. Let someone come up!"
"We'll have three pumps working together soon, so it should be fine."
Hearing this, Cao Jiwen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he took off his shoes and poured out the water inside.
"Three pumps, that should be enough. Otherwise, if the water keeps rising like this, I don't think we'll be able to stop it today. Once it spreads, it will be difficult to start work on either side."
“It will take a lot more effort!”
Su Wenchen looked at the other person's wet trouser legs.
"Lao Cao, you're so old, and you still think you're such a cool guy!"
"Just command from above."
"Otherwise, if something really happens, I won't be able to explain it to our Deputy Director Zhenhua."
Cao Jiwen waved his hand.
"I just went down there mainly to personally judge the water output speed and see if it was necessary to stop work in other areas as well."
"Besides, Director, what do you have to say to him? He is not my son."
"Okay, Director, I won't say any more. Since there's a pump, let these guys come up! I'll go with them and change into a spare pair of shoes."
"Luckily it's noon now! Otherwise, even if I prepared spare shoes, it would be really painful."
After saying that, he shouted towards the bottom.
"Xiao Yang, the director has brought a pump to support us. Hurry up and bring everyone up to rest!"
After Cao Jiwen finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers.
Because they all know that with the pump, the water will most likely not spread out, so it will not delay the subsequent construction period.
After climbing up the muddy slope hand in hand, they first greeted Su Wenchen.
I immediately followed Cao Jiwen and ran to the place where spare shoes and pants were stored to change clothes.
Obviously, this kind of thing is not the first time it has happened, but in the past they all relied on manpower to wade through the mud and scoop out the water bit by bit.
Soon after they all changed their clothes.
When we came back again, the three hand tractors had already started working.
The three water inlet pipes were like three hungry pythons, greedily devouring the groundwater surging at the bottom of the channel. As the roar of the diesel engine intensified, the turbid water was quickly pumped out and the water level dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The workers around had already gathered around, pointing at the water pump excitedly and talking about it.
"Oh my god, this iron thing is much faster than our bucket! I just spent ages scooping, but it's not as good as a small gulp!"
"That's right! I've heard that tractors can also do this kind of water pumping work. I've always wondered how this tractor pumps water. Wouldn't it be broken if it got water in? It turns out that they have to use a belt outside to drive this iron pumping thing!"
"And there are only three of them! Look at the dozen or so in the distance. I heard they're all ours!"
(End of this chapter)
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