When the two arrived at the herbal medicine shop, the old village chief also arrived. The men who were building the herbal medicine shop lost interest in continuing to build the house and followed behind Xu Laosan, who was leading the way, as they marched up the mountain in a grand procession.
The mountain wasn't high or steep; you could run across the entire mountain in an hour. But the old village chief was getting on in years, and he was panting heavily after walking for a short while.
Fortunately, there were many men who came with him, and they were all strong and healthy. Immediately, someone stepped forward, squatted down, and carried the old village chief up the stairs.
If you get tired, switch to the next one.
They walked all the way to the rock, put the old village chief down, and everyone crowded to the front to see what was happening.
Feng Da recounted his predicament with great worry.
The men were also troubled after hearing this.
The rock is too big to dig or go around. What should we do?
"How about we bring water from the village to wash the herbs?" one of the men suggested.
Someone immediately retorted: "No, no, let's not even talk about whether the well can supply enough water. Just look at the distance. It's so far and we have to climb a hill. It's fine to walk, but it's so tiring to carry a bucket of water all the way."
Besides, it's not something you can do in one trip. With so many medicinal herbs every day, how much water would that require! The herbal medicine shop is staffed entirely by women; several people would have to be specifically assigned to fetch water.”
It's not worth wasting 20 coins a day on fetching water.
"Then should we dig a well?"
"It's good, but I don't know if it will yield water." After all, Fan Jin's land is high and the soil is hard. I don't know how deep we need to dig to get water, how much water we can get, or whether it will be enough for the herbal medicine shop.
......
Fan Qian, who was behind him, was overjoyed to hear that everyone in front of him was being rejected.
If things don't go well, it's not bad for everyone to suffer together.
As long as it's not his family who's having a hard time, that's fine.
The old village chief looked around and thought for a while before finally speaking: "Could we build a ditch out of the rocks to bring water in, instead of underground?"
"That's great! I think it'll work!"
"As long as water can be drawn, it doesn't matter whether it goes underground or above ground."
"Yes, just build up the mud pile and put bamboo tubes inside, it'll work the same!"
The men beamed with joy, realizing that there was a solution to the problem.
Fan Qian looked incredulous. That's it?
Then Li Wu said, "We thought about this before. We were worried that wild animals might run into it or that it would be washed away by summer rainstorms, and we would have to rebuild it. If we dig ditches underground, we won't have to worry about these things."
"Moreover, we've been digging underground all the way up here. If we don't dig here, the terrain will be flat, and we don't know if the water will be able to get through."
The previously excited crowd fell silent.
Feng Dahong lowered his head even further.
Even their former employer couldn't solve it. This is a very difficult problem, practically unsolvable. Otherwise, their hard work of over a year wouldn't have gone down the drain.
The owners may only be working hard for a few days, but it will affect the herbal medicine shop later. If they can make an exchange, they would rather work hard to dig the ditch.
Unfortunately, it can't be exchanged....
Fan Qian's lips curled up again, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
A clear, cool voice came: "I think we can use fire. Let's clear away the weeds and trees around us, put weeds and dry wood on the rocks and keep burning them until the rocks are red-hot. Then pour in cool spring water. The alternation of hot and cold will cause the rocks to crack open."
After several attempts, this large rock will not only be able to carve a path through it, but will also protect the bamboo tube from moving an inch, making it extremely sturdy.
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