"No, no, don't. Come on, Li Yatou, Uncle Dashan will be the first one to follow you to dig the canal.
The person who spoke was Zhao Dashan, the eldest son of Zhao Lizheng. When Zhao Xiaobao came back yesterday, he had defecated a lot of roundworms, and Aunt Zhao was very excited.
He suddenly felt that this girl Li was the destined one for their little treasure, and even had a different little idea in mind.
But now was not the time to talk about this. Hearing Li Yatou's words, she immediately tugged at her husband's clothes, asking him to be the first to agree.
"Yes, yes, no, no..."
Voices of agreement rang out one after another, and the field suddenly became noisy.
After a moment of silence, the little girl raised her hand to signal. Everyone suppressed their inner emotions and stopped talking loudly. But then they heard the little girl say:
"Now, the county magistrate has personally brought a Feng Shui master to our village, and also brought the heads of nine other villages to observe. We can't afford to lose face for Qianniu Village, right?
"Yes, we can't lose face!"
"Little Li, wherever you say to dig, we'll dig there. If I, an old hand, can dig this culvert in my lifetime, I'll be proud to see my ancestors in the future!"
"Let's go! Dig the hell out!" a boy in his twenties cursed.
This caused the middle-aged man next to him to respond, "That's right, why can others dig it but we can't!"
The woman holding the child beside her couldn't help but look at the child and mutter, "My dear... Mother will never let you live as hard as I did!"
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The enthusiasm of the people in Qianniu Village reached its peak with their cheers.
Zhao Lizheng assigned a team of nearly 500 people.
First, two hundred people were assigned to dig a reservoir.
Another hundred men and women of about age were assigned to dig a long open channel to connect to the reservoir and extend it to the foot of Qianniu Village.
Then, thirty strong laborers were assigned to go up the mountain to dig the mother well so as to determine the location of the well from which water would flow.
Another seventy strong laborers were assigned to dig a well at the foot of the mountain.
The remaining one hundred people will be deployed wherever manpower is needed.
Everyone didn't care about the heat for a moment and ran home, picking up shovels, hoes and other farm tools and rushing towards their respective destinations.
Almost everyone in every household went out.
The younger children were responsible for clearing the dead branches and thatch around the open channel, while the older children transported the excavated soil to the designated location. Even the elderly in their sixties were helping.
At this moment, the people of Qianniu Village were unprecedentedly united. Even the women who usually liked to gossip about other people were busy working.
It’s because Li Zheng Zhao said: From now on, they will be the pride of all the younger generations in Qianniu Village.
The group of people brought by County Magistrate Zhang were also busy, and the headmen of other villages also brought some men who were also learning seriously.
After all, only by learning it can one better dig the shafts and culverts in one's own village.
The gravel at the foot of the mountain is too hard and not as easy to dig as the well halfway up the mountain.
Several groups of people took turns working, and after an afternoon of digging, the main well was finally dug.
“Water, water!”
"We found water!"
The three brothers Zhao Dashan, Zhao Dahai and others were all in the team digging the mother well, and it was Zhao Dahai who discovered the water.
At the dim bottom of the well, illuminated by the oil lamp, a thin stream of water was actually oozing out from the rock wall.
The people on the edge of the well shouted excitedly, "Brother Dahai, hurry up, stop, it's our turn to go down and dig!"
There were four people in a group, changing shifts every half an hour. It was a bit difficult to dig the soil on the mountain at first, but it became easier as they went deeper. Thirty people had not yet completed a full shift.
The people in the well were so happy that they started dancing.
The people at the foot of the mountain had been digging for a long time without any results. They were thirsty, tired and exhausted.
Suddenly I heard a call coming from the mountainside, and I immediately felt full of strength. I immediately started digging again with full enthusiasm.
Chen Xinli stared at the wellhead in front of her, watching the two Feng Shui masters holding the rope to measure the water level.
This mother well was dug less than twenty feet deep and water came out. It was really lucky.
Chen Xinli and County Magistrate Zhang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
The two looked at each other at the same time.
County Magistrate Zhang looked at the little girl in front of him in surprise, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
What a pity, he's not a man!
Then I thought that the first step I took was the right one, and my tense nerves of the past few days were finally relieved, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Xinli looked at the actions of the county magistrate in front of her and was not surprised at all.
The reason for her relief was simple.
Because what she saw in the space was mostly theoretical knowledge.
She understands the principles of excavation, but excavation work is subject to various conditions such as terrain.
She doesn't understand practical operations, let alone measurement.
Now I can't help but feel lucky that the county magistrate is not a fool and actually found a Feng Shui master who knows how to measure.
Otherwise, if the water can't come out, she will be in trouble.
I saw a Feng Shui master in front of me, who was measuring something with a tool that looked like a wooden frame, while instructing his apprentice and another person to run up and down the mountain.
It is said to be used to measure height difference.
Then, these people were silently calculating something.
These were beyond Chen Xinli's understanding.
Every profession has its own specialization.
After measuring angles and distances several times, the leading Feng Shui master, Master Li, came to the conclusion:
At least seven wells are needed, with one well dug approximately every ten feet, and the depth of each well must be determined.
Then mark the locations of the five wells in the middle one by one from the mountainside down.
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