When Qin Feng returned home, everyone was still awake, waiting for them. Seeing Qin Feng coming back, Ke'er hurried forward and asked, "Dad, have you decided to dig a well?" Qin Feng said with a smile, "Yes, we will start digging the well tomorrow, and it is expected to take ten days. The village chief has also arranged lunch. Those who dig the well will eat at the village committee. Who will go with me tomorrow? Qin Muze and Qin Muzhou both said they would go together to dig the well. Qin Muchiao wanted to go too when he heard it. Li Shuwan said, "Zhou'er, Xiao'er is still too young. He can't get tired, otherwise he won't grow tall." After that, she glared at Qin Feng.
The two refused to listen and both wanted to go. Li Shuwan said, "You can go, but you can't help dig the well." Qin Feng said to Li Shuwan, "Okay, I'll take care of them and won't let them get tired." Li Shuwan gave up. Ke'er said, "Dad, let's go to the water source later. I'll mark a place with shallow water and a lot of water. This way, digging will be easier and faster." Qin Feng said, "Okay, your two brothers should go too and have a look to learn more."
Working in shifts day and night, the villagers finally found water for nine days. The water was plentiful, more than enough for the village's drinking water and irrigation needs. They needed an electric pump, which they had to report to the commune for approval and then purchase from the county town. The village chief said to the accountant, "Old Li, you watch over the well. I'm going to the commune." He hurried home, pushed his bicycle, hopped on, and pedaled hard, rushing to the commune to report to the secretary.
"What did you say?" With a clang, the water jar overturned, spilling water all over the table. Secretary Qian was so excited after hearing Qin Mancang's report that he knocked over the jar in his hand. Then he asked again, "Are you serious? Your village has found water and dug a well. Is the water sweet?" After asking three questions in a row, Qin Mancang said, "Yes, yes, Secretary, we need a water pump now. If you can pump out the water, our fields in the village will have water to irrigate, and this year's harvest will increase. Please approve a water pump for our village." Qin Mancang patted Secretary Qian's arm and said.
Secretary Qian still hadn't recovered from the shock of the news. When he saw Qin Mancang patting his arm, he suddenly came to his senses and said happily, "Oh, good, I'll approve it. I will definitely approve a water pump for your village." Then he opened a drawer, took out a pen and paper, sat down at the table and quickly wrote a note, stamped it with the official seal, handed it to Qin Mancang, and urged him, "Hurry up and go to the county town now, go directly to the agricultural machinery station to find Lao Han, Director Han." "I'm going to your village now to take a look. Oh, I'll also take a few people with me to make them happy too." Haha, he laughed and left.
Qin Mancang's trip to the county town to buy a water pump went smoothly. Before dinner that afternoon, technicians from the county agricultural technology station drove over, installed it, and tested it. After turning on the switch and connecting the power, the pump began to work. Soon, clear, crisp water was pumped out, gurgling into the main canal beside the farmland. From the main canal, it flowed into tributaries and into the fields, providing a satisfying drink to the long-thirsty crops. Secretary Qian, who hadn't left yet, saw the water flowing from the hose and laughed heartily. He said this was the happiest moment of the year for him.
After Secretary Qian arrived, he learned that it was Qin Feng's child who had studied on his own and surveyed the entire village before finding the source of water. He held Qin Feng's hand and kept saying, "Your child is amazing, amazing. Teach him well, and help him build the motherland when he grows up." Qin Feng nodded and said yes.
Now he stared at Qin Feng and said, "Qin Feng, look at our commune. Many villages have no water. Can you let your children go and have a look?" Seeing Secretary Qian's eager eyes full of hope, Qin Feng couldn't refuse. He felt sorry for the villagers in those villages without water and their difficult lives. He turned around and looked at Qin Muzhou and Qin Muxiao. They nodded, indicating that Qin Feng and the others could give it a try. He turned around and said to Secretary Qian, "Okay, let's go and have a look. As for which village to go to, you can decide."
"Well, if we want to use people from our village, how will we calculate the work points for the children? Will they provide food? How will they go? We have to negotiate this clearly, otherwise we'll run into someone who's a shrew and it won't be easy to explain. We can't let the children work for nothing, don't you think, Secretary?"
Secretary Qian said, "Yes, yes, you're right. I was so happy that I forgot about it. So, everyone gets ten work points a day. If you find a water source and pump water, you'll get ten kilograms of cornmeal as a reward. The village you find the water source for will be responsible for paying for it. I'll send someone to take the children there, and I'll keep a record of it. Don't worry, I'll ensure the safety of the two children and they won't go hungry."
Ke'er tugged at Qin Feng's sleeve and whispered, "Dad, ask Secretary Qian which village is most seriously short of water and we'll go there first." Unexpectedly, Secretary Qian heard what Ke'er said and nodded, saying yes, yes, yes. Ke'er said again, "Secretary Qian, can I go with you? I won't eat or work points, I'll just follow my brother to find water." "Sure, why not? Let's go, and ask your dad to go too tomorrow."
At night, Ke'er and Hu Bao took off with the wind in the night, and along the underground river in their village, they surveyed the water sources of various villages within the Yushugou Commune. They could find water sources in the villages above the underground river source or in villages not too far away. Moreover, they were all sweet water, enough for villagers to drink and for farmland irrigation.
However, several villages are so remote that there's no underground water suitable for drinking or irrigating farmland. Some of the groundwater is bitter and harmful to humans if consumed long-term, and harmful to crops if used for irrigation. The groundwater in these villages is also too saline or contains chemical compounds, making long-term drinking harmful to health.
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