Chen Yang carried a hoe and dug a well with Yun Hu.
Having too many people is useless for this kind of thing; two people are enough.
Chen Yang had great stamina, so he was conscripted to dig a well.
Digging a well doesn't require any special skills; you just dig as hard as you can until you find water, and then you start repairing the well walls.
Right now they can just shovel the soil out. But when it gets deeper, someone will have to help them make a simple rotating bucket to lift the soil up.
"I'll go catch a turtle and put it in the well for a few days once it's finished," said Grandpa Xing Tu.
In ancient Chinese mythology, there are four mythical beasts. Xuanwu is depicted as a giant tortoise, guarding the north. According to the theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, the north belongs to water, and Xuanwu is also known as the water god. Moreover, tortoises have always represented longevity. Therefore, in the simple thinking of ancient people, digging a well required the blessing of the water god to ensure that the well would never dry up and to obtain an inexhaustible water source.
This is somewhat like a blessing ceremony; before the well is put into use, the turtle is blessed first.
Grandpa Xing Tu had previously discovered turtles in the swamp and had a general idea of their habitat, which is why he thought of this.
As a tea connoisseur, he also has a deep understanding of water, but well water is not suitable for brewing tea.
Lu Yu's "The Classic of Tea" states: "For water, mountain spring water is best, river water is second best, and well water is worst." This means that it is best to use spring water, not well water, for brewing tea.
Therefore, there is always a tank of water in the camp used for making tea. Xing Tu personally found a stream in the Night Forest, selected the cleanest section of it, and brought it back to the camp to stand for 24 hours to allow the impurities to settle before using it to make tea.
Xing Tu's love for tea is beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and Guo Zifeng is far from reaching that level.
Therefore, Guo Zifeng only dared to call himself a tea merchant, not a tea connoisseur.
Xing Tu's status in the tea industry is widely recognized; he has earned his position step by step, and his dedication to tea is unimaginable to others.
He pays meticulous attention to every detail when it comes to tea, from the planting, harvesting, and roasting of tea trees to the water, temperature, and time for steeping the tea leaves, and the choice of teaware—he strives for perfection in everything he does, always aiming for the best. This is why Xing Tu is the tea connoisseur he is today.
Although well water is not suitable for brewing tea, Xing Tu has also done research and found that some teas with special processing methods can be brewed with well water.
Xing Tu did not believe in ghosts and gods, but he strived to keep a respectful distance and maintain a respectful attitude without blindly believing in them, which was the most important thing.
Hong Gui, who was born in the countryside, had experience in catching turtles, and he planned to go along to protect the old man as well.
Since the initial funding was sufficient, the development of the gold mine was temporarily halted, and Hong Gui and Ye Wu returned to help.
Most of the money Ye Wu and Hong Gui earned from developing the gold mine was used to build a new inn. A small portion was invested in the micro-world's public account, and the last tiny portion belonged to Ye Wu and Hong Gui. Even with this tiny portion, the two of them each received over 200,000 yuan.
Hong Gui didn't care; he was already earning over 100,000 yuan a month.
Ye Wu was overjoyed to have received over 200,000 yuan. He asked Chen Yang for ten days off and took Ye Yan on a trip to Europe.
Ye Wu is not good at saving money, but fortunately Ye Yan is quite sensible about money. She directly asked him to transfer 100,000 yuan to Ye Wu's parents so that the two elderly people could save it for him.
"Give half of your salary to your parents every month. I don't need you to support me anyway, so what do you need so much money for?" Ye Yan said.
"I'll eat it all, as much as there is," Ye Wu replied confidently. After being glared at by Ye Yan and Ye Wen, he immediately became obedient.
"I'm going to catch turtles with Uncle Xing Tu," Ye Wu said, and then immediately ran off.
They set off with some food, as the journey wasn't far; a round trip on horseback would only take half a day.
However, they weren't in a hurry, so they chose to walk there.
"Wells are the lifeblood of many places. I have been to some areas in the Northwest, where every household relies on wells for survival. Therefore, we should maintain a respectful attitude towards wells."
On the way, Xing Tu spoke to the two of them.
Hong Gui listened attentively, but Ye Wu wasn't as interested. He was just wondering whether he would still need to go to the island in the middle of the lake to bathe after having a well.
The hot springs on the island in the middle of the lake are quite nice. Most importantly, it's there that Ye Yan can relax a bit and bathe with him.
Xing Tu instructed, Hong Gui listened attentively, and Ye Wu was lost in thought. The three of them walked on, at a leisurely pace, until the afternoon when they reached the swamp.
"I heard that Chen Yang killed a giant crocodile here all by himself?" Xing Tu asked.
Ye Wu nodded and said, "That's right. We later found out that he was doing it to complete a mission. After completing the mission, he obtained the Eagle Eye. Speaking of which, the crocodile meat was really good."
"If we encounter crocodiles later, we might be able to eat crocodile meat again," Hong Gui said with a smile.
Xing Tu had never eaten fresh crocodile meat before, and was actually looking forward to encountering a crocodile.
In the micro-world, people aren't as afraid of wild animals. As long as they're not surrounded by a large group, there's nothing to fear. Animals with obvious weaknesses, like crocodiles, are even easier to deal with.
However, several lessons have taught them that if they underestimate nature and its creatures, they will ultimately be the ones who suffer.
If it weren't for the fact that the Micro Realm can be resurrected, Wang Bing and Li Sen would already be dead.
When they entered the swamp, Chen Yang and his group also found water.
The groundwater wasn't deep; they only dug about five meters before finding the water source.
Water seeped out from the soil and quickly filled the bottom of the well. However, the water was still a bit murky at this point, and it would become clearer after the silt settled.
They were prepared, laying stones at the bottom and adding some carbon to absorb impurities.
After the water looked a little cleaner, Chen Yang tried taking a sip.
The taste is normal, but it still has a slightly earthy flavor. They need more stones for filtration, and the entire well wall needs to be paved with stones.
Once you find water, the rest of the work becomes much easier.
The worst-case scenario is digging more than ten meters and still not finding water. At that point, you can't continue digging, as you might have trouble breathing. The water source detection machine used in the competition can only detect the presence of groundwater, not its depth.
"Let's name this well," Jiang Yining suggested.
This is the first well in the micro-world, which is of great significance. Everyone is seriously considering its name.
Names like "Sky Eye Well," "One Well," and "Boundary Well" kept popping up, but in the end, it was the painter Zhang Jian who came up with a name that everyone thought was pretty good.
Dujing.
The word "度" (dù) means scale or measure and can represent the extent of a territory, such as a country.
This is quite significant; the first well in the micro-world was thus named.
(End of this chapter)
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