After that day, Xie Mingchi ran to the Hua family's courtyard all day long, without missing a single day...
Therefore, Xie Mingchi also knew that Hua Shi was digging a fish pond recently. Xie Mingchi was very interested in building the fish pond and happily came to help every day.
In less than half a month, thanks to the help of Xie Mingchi, the weeds around the fish pond were quickly cleared, even beyond Hua Shi's expectations. Even the extra stones and soil in the pond were cleaned up.
The fish pond has been dug, but how to put water into it is another big problem...
This place is different from the outside. The fields are either close to the river or close to the water. This is why the villagers' fields are all near the water. If they want to put water into the fields and irrigate the land, it is convenient to carry water...
Just after noon, after having lunch, Hua Shi and his group ran to the backyard again.
Hua Li put her hands on her hips and looked at the place that was overgrown with weeds and full of thorns half a month ago. It suddenly became the clean and tidy fish pond that she saw now. A sense of satisfaction came naturally and filled her heart.
But he also didn't forget what everyone had been talking about these past two days: his son's fish pond had been cleaned out, but they hadn't figured out how to get the water in...
Hua Li couldn't help but turn her head to look at Hua Shi standing beside her and asked, "Now it's done, but how do we put the water from the fish pond in? You haven't told us yet?"
Hua Xiao also looked sideways and looked at Hua Shi curiously.
"Yeah, you said a few days ago that there's a way to easily make water flow into the pond? What's that method?"
Hua Xiao couldn't help but ask.
Hua Li nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."
Hua Shi said, "Don't worry, wait until Xie Mingchi comes back with the things, and then you'll know."
Hua Shi's suspenseful words made Hua Xiao and Hua Li even more curious...
At this time, Hua Yu suddenly came out from the bamboo forest behind him, holding a large roll of bamboo strips in his hand, and walked towards him with staggering steps.
Hua Shi heard the sound, looked back, and said, "Okay, don't just stand there, help me carry the bamboo that has been cut down and split in half over there over here. It's time to start working."
After hearing this, Hua Xiao and Hua Li were confused again.
I have no idea what to do when the flowers bloom, and what all those bamboo pieces are for...
Hua Shi was planning to build a water pipe from the front yard to the back yard, and to lead the water from the well to the fish pond in the backyard.
Logically speaking, the water in the well is not suitable for raising fish. She has also experimented and found that if the caught small fish are placed directly in the well water for two or three days, they will die.
If that were the case, Hua Shi would never have thought of raising fish from the beginning. The backyard was too remote, backed by a mountain, the pond was dry and overgrown with weeds. It was not suitable no matter how you looked at it, and it was not convenient to use this place to raise fish.
However, she held a handful of spring water in her hand, and only the water from the spring was mixed into the well water. Even if the well water was of unsuitable quality, it could still make the fish jump around, and there was no need to worry about the fish being killed...
Once the thought of spending time in love comes up, it cannot be contained.
Soon, Xie Mingchi took her to draw a blueprint for a water pump head half a month ago and asked a blacksmith to make it. Xie Mingchi's father was a carpenter, so Hua Shi asked Xie Mingchi to take it home and asked his father to assemble and install the handle of the water pump head.
A simple hand-cranked water pump was created in such a novel way...
At first, Xie Mingchi didn't know what Hua Shi asked him to do, until the two of them worked together to install the hand-cranked water pump on the side of the well.
With just a gentle shake, the water flowed up from the bottom of the well. Xie Mingchi stared at it for a long time with wide eyes, curious and incredulous.
Finally, the gaze that fell on Hua Shi seemed to become even more intense...
In the yard, Hua Li stood barefoot by the well, gently cranking the newly installed water pump with one hand. Excited and curious, she giggled and asked:
"Haha... what is this? It's so interesting! How did the water flow upwards by itself? It's magical."
As Hua Li cranked the water pump, the water flowed out from the pointed opening above, hitting the ground and making a splashing sound.
Hua Shi saw Hua Li having a lot of fun, his trouser legs were soaked by the water, but he seemed not to notice at all...
Then he looked at Hua Xiao beside him, who was standing on tiptoe and blinking her bright eyes, as if she also wanted to run up and play together.
But she was more shy than Hua Li. When there were outsiders around, she felt embarrassed to show her true nature, so she held back and didn't come up to Hua Li to play around.
Even Xiao Huaying, who usually had no interest in anything other than eating and sleeping, was now looking at the hand-cranked wellhead with big curious eyes, staring at this side without blinking.
Hua Shi looked at these guys with different expressions. At a glance, he almost understood what they were thinking and shook his head helplessly.
This is nothing, it's normal to be curious because of the novelty, but if you run to the wellhead to play in the water later, that would be bad...
Xie Mingchi, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly sighed in a low voice, "This thing is really convenient. If everyone installed it, it would be much more convenient. We wouldn't have to bother with the laborious process of using buckets and ropes to draw water. Ah Shi, you're really smart. You can even think of this idea."
Hua Shi felt a little embarrassed by the praise and coughed lightly.
This wasn't her idea. She wasn't from this world. The world she lived in before was completely modernized with information technology. Back then, technology was so advanced that hand-cranked water pumps like this were no longer used in many rural areas. Instead, they were replaced by electric water pumps, which were countless times more convenient...
Hua Shi couldn't say these words, nor could he explain them clearly, so he tacitly agreed with what Xie Mingchi said, and then said: "If you also want to install one in your own home, I can give you the drawings. You can then ask a blacksmith to make one and install it in your own well..."
Afterward, the people in the Hua family's courtyard began to get busy again. Now they had a hand-cranked water pump. All they had to do to release water to the fish pond in the backyard was set up the bamboo pipes...
At that time, all that is needed is for someone to stand by the well and crank the water pump, and the water will flow through the bamboo pipe into the fish pond.
This method is actually not the best and cannot be fully automated, but there is no other way. The current conditions are limited and her own abilities are also limited. This is the best she can think of and do.
However, this is far better than the previous primitive methods. Otherwise, we would have to carry buckets of water to the backyard...
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