An Qi and An Zhi are two brothers who specialize in drilling wells and have extensive experience in this field.
They came to An Qingbai and Zhuang Zhimeng's new home to explore suitable locations for water outlets.
An Qingbai pointed them in a direction.
"Uncle Qi and Uncle Zhi, we want to dig a well on the east side of the yard. Would you two like to take a look and see if it's suitable?"
Anqijia responded.
"Okay, then let's look to the east first. If there's a spring there, we can dig a well."
The two brothers found a suitable spot in the southeast of the yard, took out their special well-exploration equipment, and stopped it about one meter deep in the ground.
An Qijia explained.
"We'll have to wait a while to find out if there's water here."
As soon as An Qijia finished speaking, water began to seep from the ground.
An Qijia smiled and looked at An Qingbai.
"Old Man An, you're lucky. There's water here. I'll mark this spot, and we'll start digging the well from here tomorrow!"
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Qi and Uncle Zhi. We'll provide you with meals tomorrow and try to finish drilling the well in one day, okay?"
The two brothers both nodded.
"No problem, one day is enough, but let's be clear from the start, the money can't be less!"
"Haha, Uncle Qi, look at what you're saying, how could I possibly shortchange you two? I've already prepared everything. The well-drilling will cost 220 yuan in total, right?"
"Yes, this is the price for drilling a 2-meter well. After the well is drilled, we will also be responsible for leveling the well and laying bricks on top of it, and doing everything else!"
"Alright, we trust you two completely!"
"Okay, then we'll head back now and come back tomorrow."
"Okay, just come over tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you at the new house."
The two brothers waved to An Qingbai and left.
After seeing off the An brothers, An Qi and An Zhi, An Qingbai rode his bicycle to find Uncle Leping. The two of them went to the Mangrove Forest Brigade to learn how to build a toilet connected to a biogas digester.
Zhuang Zhimeng also took advantage of the time before the autumn harvest to go to town to submit her translation.
This time, the bookstore owner didn't hand over the money directly to her, but instead told Zhuang Zhimeng.
"Xiao Zhuang, you've been translating in our bookstore for a year now. I'm familiar with your level; your translations are excellent, you could practically use them directly!"
So headquarters is very satisfied with you, and we have unanimously decided to upgrade your translation level. You are now an intermediate translator, and your salary is now 20 yuan per thousand words.
This time I'll give you a raise. This book has a total of 100,000 words, so your salary will be 2,000 yuan.
"Take a look; there are some receipts here. You can check what they are for yourself privately."
Zhuang Zhimeng was also surprised by this unexpected joy and happily accepted the envelope from the boss.
"Thank you, boss! I will definitely continue to work hard and serve your bookstore!"
Of course, Zhuang Zhimeng wasn't foolish enough to count the money right in front of the boss.
"I don't need to count the money. I'm sure the boss won't shortchange me. I'll take another book, and I'll bring it over in two months!"
"Alright, the same as always, you can pick one yourself!"
Zhuang Zhimeng went straight to the bookshelf and picked out a book about agriculture, thinking she might learn something from it.
After leaving the bookstore, Zhuang Zhimeng put the books and money into her handbag, which was actually a storage room, and went directly to the scrap metal recycling station.
Zhuang Zhimeng was lucky this time and found the remaining math, physics and chemistry books, finally collecting all 17 books in a year.
Speaking of a year, it really has been a year since I went to the countryside. So much has happened in this year, and the greatest joy is meeting someone who loves and cares for her.
This person was watching over the toilets in the mangrove forest brigade.
It's quite interesting. When An Qingbai and An Leping arrived at the Mangrove Forest Brigade, they were almost kicked out as thugs, all because An Leping asked a question.
Whose outhouse in our village is the best built?
They got angry.
"What do you mean? You come all the way to our village just to use the outhouse, and you even have to find a good one?"
An Qingbai quickly explained.
"No, we want to see the outhouse connected to the biogas digester. We heard that some people in our village have built outhouses like this. We want to build one too, so we've come to learn!"
The man's expression softened.
"Oh dear! You should have said so earlier! You've caused such a huge misunderstanding, I almost punched you and kicked you out!"
"Then you've come to the right person! My house has the kind of outhouse you're looking for. Come home with me and take a look. It's not that difficult; we can build it once we find the materials!"
Shi Hongfang warmly took An Qingbai and An Leping back to his home.
"Look, this is a biogas digester. The one I built is 8 cubic meters, which is enough for my family. It will save a lot of firewood in winter!"
An Qingbai looks a bit too big.
"If I were to build one that's smaller than yours, would it be possible to build it?"
Shi Hongfang waved his hand.
"Why not? Then you can build a 6-cubic-meter one!"
An Qingbai nodded, "6 cubic meters is acceptable."
Shi Hongfang carefully explained the process to the two of them. An Qingbai and An Leping both felt they had benefited greatly and were confident that they could build biogas digesters when they returned.
Back at the Anyang brigade, An Qingbai dropped off Uncle Leping and was about to ride his bicycle home when An Leping stopped him.
“An Laosan, I’ll build this biogas digester with you. If we succeed this time, maybe more people will want to build this kind of biogas digester in the future.”
“Okay, Uncle Leping, let’s build it together. Tomorrow, they’ll start drilling the well for my new house. It’s good that we can work on both sites at the same time, and we can keep an eye on the water flow.”
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