Chapter 305 Working Together
Hearing Chen Zhancai say this, Old Lady Chen waved her hands repeatedly. Although Ruhua was ugly and had a long tongue, she was very hardworking. Otherwise, she would have to do all the housework. In order not to work, she hurriedly persuaded him,
"My dear son, please don't say anything about Ruhua. Our family relies on her to do all the work inside and outside. If you really make her angry, there will be no one to take care of the whole family. Let her say whatever she wants. When you pass the imperial examination and our family becomes prosperous, you won't let her go out as she pleases."
"Mom, you're right. Let's just let her go!" Chen Zhancai paused for a moment and then asked, "Mom, how about you and my dad go find Wu Baoan? Did he sell the land?"
"Sold it, sold it." Old Lady Chen said as she fished out a cloth bag from her pocket. "I've got all the money back. Sixty taels of silver in total. Is that enough for your journey?"
"Enough, enough, that should be enough." Chen Zhancai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly reached out to take it. "You know what, Wu Baoan is quite efficient. He said yesterday that he would sell the land today."
Old man Chen sighed, "Son, our family is broke now. We have nothing left. Your parents are counting on you."
"Yes, son, you must work harder this time and strive to pass the imperial examination. Mother is looking forward to giving you a happy life!" Old Mrs. Chen also gave advice.
Chen Zhancai put the money directly into his arms and said with a smile, "Dad, Mom, don't worry, your son will never let you down. Let's go home. We have to celebrate today."
Chen Zhancai put aside his previous displeasure. With the silver, he could set off to Ningjing to participate in the Autumn Examination.
I'll settle accounts with these peasants when I pass the imperial examination...
Time flies, and half a month has passed in a flash.
Early that morning, Chen Qingqing went to the blacksmith shop in town and brought back the forged iron pipes.
The villagers were puzzled when they saw the straight iron pipes on the oxcart.
"What is this?"
"Yeah, I've never seen one before. It's empty in the middle. What can it be used for?"
"Who knows what Qing girl is doing with this thing? We'll know after we listen."
At this time, Wu Baoan squeezed in from the outside of the crowd, came close to Chen Qingqing with a smile,
"Qing girl, these are the iron pipes you said could lead the water down the mountain?"
"Yes, Uncle Village Chief, as long as we connect these pipes together, the water will flow down the mountain through the pipes."
"Okay, that's great." Wu Baoan nodded happily. He knew that Chen Qingqing would never spend so much money on something that was not sure.
If she could really bring the water down the mountain, she would have done a great thing for the village. She must not be asked to pay for it.
He made up his mind that once the water was really diverted down the mountain, he would gather the villagers and discuss the matter.
He waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, quickly unload the pipes from the truck and carry them to West Mountain. Qingyatou has a way to divert the spring water from the middle of the mountain down to the foot of the mountain. Everyone, work hard and try to finish the job before dark."
"What are you talking about, head of the village? Can this thing lead water down the mountain?"
"Yes, Li Zheng, our ancestors have lived here for generations. We've tried many ways but couldn't find a solution. How can we bring water down with just a few pipes? This is a joke!"
"That's right, it's simply impossible. I heard from my father that someone in the past didn't believe in it and took the villagers to chisel stones for several months, but the spring was surrounded by huge rocks, so it was impossible to do it."
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Listening to the villagers' doubts, Chen Qingqing smiled calmly and shook her head.
"Everyone, rest assured. I'm confident I can divert the water down the mountain. I've calculated that the water source halfway up the mountain is about 15 meters away. As long as we connect these iron pipes, the water will flow down naturally. Look at this."
As she spoke, she pointed to the big iron barrel on the car.
"I asked the blacksmith to reserve a pipe connection at the bottom. The water is stored here and then flows down the mountain through the iron pipe, just like pouring water from a teapot."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this.
"This method is indeed good, similar to repairing a canal."
"Yeah, that sounds like it, but how can these iron pipes be connected together?"
"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean Qing Ya can't. When they brought back the beetroots, you said they were feeding the pigs, but it turned out they were making brown sugar."
"That's right, Qing girl is extremely smart, and the method she came up with will definitely succeed."
extremely?
Chen Qingqing seemed to imagine the scene of her own bald head without a single hair, and unconsciously compared it to the bald heads of the three people in the Fan family.
She suddenly felt nauseous and got goose bumps all over her body.
She quickly changed the subject, "Uncle Village Chief, this workload is a bit heavy. Go call some more people to help. Let's finish the work today so we can have water for the fields tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go find someone right away." Wu Baoan agreed and instructed everyone, "Don't just stand there, quickly carry the iron pipe up the mountain."
After saying this, he turned and walked quickly towards the village.
He knew the situation was urgent. After all, the beets had been planted for half a month, and some of the fields had already had seedlings poking out of the ground. If they were not watered and irrigated in time, they would probably dry up and die in a few days.
Chen Qingqing knew that without the right tools, it would be impossible to connect the screws.
While the villagers were unloading the truck, he came under a big locust tree, opened the space with his mind, and took out tools from the wild rescue space.
Not long after, Wu Baoan also came over with the whole village.
Many people came with the intention of watching the fun, including Mr. and Mrs. Chen.
Xishan is basically a rocky mountain, and they don't believe they can bring water down.
The mountain road was steep and the steps were difficult. People could barely climb up, but carrying an iron bucket weighing over a hundred pounds, more than ten people took half a day to move less than ten feet.
Chen Qingqing was unable to help and could only cheer her up from the side.
"Everyone, work harder. As long as we can lift this up, we'll be successful."
Erdanzi was already panting with exhaustion. "Don't worry, Qing girl. As long as we can get the water down the mountain, we'll do whatever it takes to get this thing up there."
"Yes, we have plenty of strength."
Everyone agreed.
More than a dozen people were working hard to go up the mountain. They wanted the water to flow down from the mountain more than anyone else.
As long as there is water, dry land can be turned into fertile fields. This has been the wish of their ancestors for generations!
Wu Baoan and his men also got busy. Strength lies in numbers, and in less than an hour, they had arranged the iron pipes in order.
Chen Qingqing and others also carried the iron bucket to the water source halfway up the mountain.
She had observed long ago that the water was flowing out from a crack in the cliff, and there was a huge rock below.
The entire stone is as smooth as if it was cut by a modern machine, and is six meters long and wide.
There is a natural round hole in the middle, through which water flows into the ground.
Fortunately, there was this large flat rock. Everyone placed the iron bucket in place and the water flowed into the bucket.
Seeing this, everyone cheered.
"That's great, the water has really changed its course."
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
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