Chapter 66 Well Drilling Machine
Shen Yuexi and Yang Cong drove the ox cart to the doorstep and moved all the things they bought into the house.
After everything was packed up, Yang Cong straightened up, wiped the sweat off his face, and said to Shen Yuexi, "Madam Pei, I'm going to the foot of the mountain to see what's going on."
Shen Yuexi quickly reached out and held her back: "You can't go, the Xirong people are going to capture you."
She had absolute confidence in Xiao Zhuo, and the best thing to do now was to stay at home. Besides, even if the two of them went, they wouldn't be able to help much and would only cause more trouble.
Yang Cong asked worriedly, "Can Master Pei handle this alone?"
From the sound of her voice, it seemed as if she could help if she went there.
"You don't know martial arts, so it's useless to go there."
As Shen Yuexi spoke, she walked into the kitchen and poured the rice into the newly bought pot. Then she discovered something important: there was no water.
In town, I bought all kinds of rice, flour, tables and chairs, pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. I thought I had bought everything, but I forgot that Xiaogang Village was short of water.
Villagers now have to run to the mountains to find water. Yesterday, they used the water that she and Xiao Zhuo brought with them to cook.
But she had just promised Xiao Zhuo that she would not go out until he came back.
There was nothing she could do, Shen Yuexi could only sit in the yard with her chin in her hand and worry.
You can't just sit there and wait like this.
Yang Cong was also walking around in the yard. Suddenly he turned around and ran over. He squatted in front of Shen Yuexi and said, "How about I go to the mountain to find water and you wait at home."
Master Pei didn't say she had to stay at home, so since Madam Pei couldn't go out, she had to do it.
Shen Yuexi thought about it for a moment, then shook her head. Although Yang Cong possessed brute strength, he didn't know martial arts. If he ran into one or two Western Rong people, it would be disastrous.
Didn’t she remember that in ancient times every family had a well in their yard?
So she asked Yang Cong, "Who in the village has a well? How about we go and borrow some water from them?"
Yang Cong said, "It's been dry for several months, and all the wells in the village have run dry. And hiring someone to dig a well costs five or six taels of silver. We're all poor in the village, so how can we afford it? We usually have to go to the nearby mountains to fetch water for drinking."
Shen Yuexi stood up from the stone bench and walked back and forth in the yard.
If what Yang Cong said was true, all the wells in the village had dried up, and the weather was dry, with not a drop of rain in three months. But there was water in the mountains, which meant there was water underground.
In other words, as long as the well is dug deeper, water should be able to come out.
Digging a well would cost five or six taels of silver, and her pockets were empty. Furthermore, even if she wanted to dig a well, she didn't know how the people here used it.
So she asked Yang Cong, "Is there anyone who specializes in digging wells?"
Yang Cong thought about it and realized that in her entire life, she had never seen anyone digging a well, nor had she heard of anyone digging a well in the village.
But she still knew the person who specialized in digging wells.
She answered honestly, "There are people who specialize in digging wells. But there aren't any in the village."
Shen Yuexi originally wanted to ask Yang Cong what the people digging wells used, but now seeing Yang Cong's expression, she had no idea.
As far as she knows, the simplest drilling rig needs to consist of a main unit, a drill rod, and a drill bit.
The raw materials for the main unit and drill rod can be found quickly, but the drill bit may be more difficult. The drill bit requires diamond drill, but it is obviously too difficult to find the raw materials for diamond drill now. That thing is hard to come by.
Just think about it, it's not feasible.
However, that is for digging large wells. For a small well like this one at home, you don't need a well drilling rig equipped with a diamond drill.
It is possible to use the universal manufacturing machine to make a simple traction-type well drilling machine.
Traction type is obviously not as convenient as electric type, but in ancient times when there was no electricity at all, it was better than nothing.
"Call Big Bear and build me a tractor-trailer."
I don’t know if the database of the universal manufacturing machine includes this kind of thing. After all, this thing had already become an ancient relic in her time.
She was still a little worried.
Then, Big Bear's 2D voice rang out again: "Dear Master, we are collecting the raw materials needed for the traction drilling rig... Progress is 10%... 20%... 30%. Dear Master, we are running low on raw materials, so production is suspended."
"Dear Master, please change your position as soon as possible. Big Bear will continue to collect the raw materials needed for the traction drilling rig and will notify you when the collection is completed."
Without saying a word, Shen Yuexi walked out the door.
"Collecting the raw materials needed for the traction drilling rig... Progress 40%... 50%..."
Almost there, she couldn't help but curl her lips, and then quickly wandered around the village. But when she said it was the village, it was just near the courtyard where they lived.
The sound of Big Bear is still going on, which is good news. It has been a long time since things have been so smooth.
"70%...80%...90%..."
As the number got closer, she became more and more excited, but she still pretended to be indifferent on the surface.
Yang Cong didn't understand why, so he followed her closely, fearing that she would be discovered by the Xirong people by accident.
Madam Pei was running around like a headless fly, not knowing if she was possessed or what. She scratched her head, unable to figure out what Madam Pei was up to.
Maybe Madam Pei was worried about her husband and decided to walk to relieve her tension?
They look quite similar.
He wanted to speak to comfort them several times, but didn't know what to say. Master Pei went there to save the people in the village. He didn't know how the Xirong people there negotiated with Master Pei. He thought they wouldn't fight again.
“95%!”
Shen Yuexi was very happy as the collection was about to be completed.
I almost forgot, there's Yang Cong following me. I have to get her out of the way.
She hurriedly stopped and looked at Yang Cong, saying with a worried look on her face, "Go to the foot of the mountain and ask about the situation of my husband and the villagers. I'm really worried."
Yang Cong had wanted to go over and take a look for a long time, but because Shen Yuexi disagreed, she was too embarrassed to leave.
Her life was saved by Master Pei and his wife, and she would give her life to them in the future. She would never go back on her word as Master Pei had instructed her to do.
When she heard Shen Yuexi asking her to go to the front to inquire about the news, she would never refuse, but she was still a little worried about Shen Yuexi's safety.
Shen Yuexi could see her concerns and comforted her with a smile: "I will go home soon and will never step out of the door."
The well drilling rig is about to be manufactured, so there is no need to wander around.
She wished she could go back immediately so that she could dig a well and solve their water problem.
Yang Cong looked around again and saw that there was no one around, so he left with peace of mind.
Shen Yuexi ran around the yard again.
Big Bear's sweet voice rang happily in her mind:
"Dear Master, the raw materials for the traction well drilling machine have been collected."
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