Chapter 27: Drilling Wells (1)

"Second brother!"

Before Canghai reached the entrance of the village, he heard Ping'an standing on the top of the slope waving at him, and he didn't know how happy he was.

"What are you doing here in such cold?" Canghai saw Ping'an's frozen tears and snot, so he asked with concern.

Ping An wiped his snot with his sleeve: "I'm waiting for the second brother to come back!"

Canghai understood when he heard it, it is estimated that this kid has often come here to wait for him since he left, and he doesn't know how much wind this baby has suffered and how much cold he has suffered these days.

"Let's go, go home!" Canghai motioned for the kid to get into the car.

But as soon as he turned his head, Canghai remembered that he could fit a lot of things on the back of his motorcycle.

"Forget it, don't sit down, help my brother lead the donkey!" Canghai said.

"Oh!"

Hearing Canghai's command, Ping An automatically went to untie the donkey's reins tied to the back of the motorcycle.

Canghai didn't notice until now that the clown donkey had been following behind his motorcycle, and he hadn't even gasped for so long after running for so long, although he was a little slower along the way, but the little donkey had been trotting and following the motorcycle was not difficult.

In this way, Canghai pushed the motorcycle, and some gifts for the villagers were tied to the back of the motorcycle, and in addition to the gifts on the donkey's back, there were also quilts and other living utensils brought by Canghai, in addition to a small folding bed.

When they arrived at the village, the dog barked, and everyone came out.

Knowing that Canghai is coming back for the New Year, the caves that have been said to be good have also been cleaned, although the things inside are simple and can be used together, in addition to a wooden bed, I don't know where the villagers got an old desk, a bed and a broken desk, this is Canghai's current belongings.

"Haiwazi, why did you buy such a donkey, you were deceived?"

After placing Canghai down, Hu Shijie and the old men began to evaluate the clown donkey that Canghai had just bought.

"That's for sure, where will Haiwazi buy a donkey, this donkey is also a meat goods, don't have anything wrong with a thin belly and thighs," Second Grandpa Li also opened his mouth and said.

When the old people saw the clown donkey, they all felt that the donkey was a blind thing, not to mention the value, even if it was sent to the villager's family, they would not want it. As for killing and eating meat, it is even more unimaginable, they will not spend thousands of dollars to buy a donkey to kill and eat meat.

Canghai had to say: "Don't look at it doesn't look good, it's okay to work!"

Hearing Canghai say this, everyone expressed their disbelief, everyone is a person who has dealt with cattle all their lives, and they can't see the quality of the donkey.

"I brought you some clothes or something, Grandpa Hu, you can help divide it, it's not a valuable thing, it's all cold things, although it can't be worn for a few days, but it will still come in handy in winter" Canghai pointed to the things on the donkey.

Hu Shijie stroked the mustache on his mouth: "You baby, what else do you want to bring to everyone!"

said this, I was still very happy in my heart, and I understood that this was Haiwazi's nostalgia for the past, and I remembered the kindness of everyone who helped the days before. Thinking of this, Hu Shijie beckoned everyone to start unloading things.

They are all new military coats, although they are not worth much in the city, but they are very good gifts for the people in the village, in addition to military coats, there are also some sweatpants and sportswear that are convenient for work, and a set is only about two hundred yuan, which is not even a dime a dozen for the current Canghai.

The new clothes were divided, and everyone was beaming, looking even more lively than the New Year.

"Haiwazi, have you eaten?" asked Qian Ximei, Li San's grandmother, with her mouth open.

"You stupid old lady, come back all the way to Haiwazi to eat a fart meal, hurry up and go home and get some food for Haiwazi," Li Lida, the third grandfather of Li Li, said.

When Canghai heard this, he immediately said: "Don't be busy, I brought instant noodles, just soak a little bit!"

"How can this be done, the baby mother went home and killed that little rooster," said Grandpa Li Licheng.

"Don't, don't, don't be busy with this black light, or else, I will kill it at noon tomorrow, I also brought some food here, let's have a good meal at noon tomorrow?" Canghai hurriedly said.

Generally speaking, chickens in the village start to be raised in the spring, and when it is almost winter, they are either taken to the town to exchange money, or they are killed to make wind chickens or something, because the chickens need to eat food in winter, and it is not cost-effective for the people in the village to feed them.

"Okay, then tomorrow noon!"

Hearing Canghai say this, Li Licheng gave up.

There is a bed in the kiln, and Canghai has laid Li Xing here, although it is warm in the kiln, but now the quilt mat is still indispensable in this weather.

After making the bed, Canghai sat on the edge of the bed, and at the same time Hu Shijie was sitting on the bed, and the rest of the men, women and children were squatting on the ground with their sleeves up, smoking and chatting.

"Grandpa Hu, tomorrow I want to dig the well in the village deeper, according to my work experience over the years, I think that the old well in our village will definitely be able to produce water," Canghai said.

Hearing Canghai say this, Hu Shijie shook his head: "It's useless, don't waste your efforts, I found the gentleman in the county before, even if this well is drilled for another ten meters, it can't get water."

Canghai said in his heart: He can't fight, but I can!

"I think I can really hit the water," said Akai.

Li Liren said: "Haiwazi, don't be tough, now this well is fourteen or fifteen meters deep, if there is water, it will be there a long time ago."

After speaking, Li Liren continued to smoke in a muffled voice.

"How do you know if you don't try, by the way, the guy who used to dig the well in our village is still there, right?" Canghai decided that this well must be drilled.

Since he was determined to live in the village, he spent most of the day going to fetch water for several miles every other day, and it was still water with sand, and it would be strange if Canghai could be satisfied.

"The guy should be there, but it hasn't been used for many years, I'm afraid that the wooden things have long been rotten and not used properly," Hu Shijie said.

Canghai said: "It's okay, if it's broken, fix it!"

Hearing that Canghai was so strong, everyone stopped talking, and couldn't stop muttering in their hearts: This sea baby is a lard blinded heart.

After talking for a while, everyone said goodbye, and Ping An wanted to talk to Canghai for a while, but Hu Shuaijie took him home in the name of not disturbing Canghai's rest.

With the boiling water sent by Li Er's grandmother, Canghai soaked a bowl of noodles, but he couldn't eat half of it, because there was some sand in the water, so most of the bowl of instant noodles was cheaper.

Hiding in the quilt and nibbling a few breads, Canghai stuffed his stomach full, and fell asleep after a while.

When he arrived at the new home, he pouted his buttocks, sniffed around with his chubby little body for a while, and after getting familiar with the new environment, he got under the leisure of the sea, yawned and fell asleep beautifully.

As for the donkey, it was led by Hu Shijie to the livestock shed in the village, where he added some material and had a new place to stay.

Early the next morning, Canghai got up, and the kid Ping'an appeared at the door, helping Canghai fetch water diligently, and he was busy walking like a little follower.

In the morning, Grandma Li Er sent a bowl of noodle soup with two poached eggs added to it, and after eating, Canghai began to prepare tools for digging wells.

The thing of digging a well is very simple, a tripod, this thing is erected on the well, an iron hoist is hung in the middle of the tripod, and a rope is hung on the iron hoist, one end of the rope is connected to the outside is fixed, and the other end is hung with a basket, whether it is pulled by livestock or with a winch, you can put people down, or hang out the dug out of the well.

came to the place where Hu Shijie said, Canghai found that the tripod was finished, and the wood things had been useless for more than ten years, and they were all gone, not to mention the frame, and they didn't show weight in their hands, so where could they be used.

When the iron gourd is still in good condition, not only is it well maintained, but this thing is also a property, even if it is not used for a while, the villagers will not spoil things. Therefore, the iron hoist is wrapped in oiled paper, although it is slightly rusty, but there is no problem in turning, and the shaft in the middle is also very shiny.

The rope was gone, and I don't know who took it, but fortunately, there were preparations on the Canghai side, and there were two twenty-five-meter cables in the space.

With a rope and a gourd, what is missing now is a tripod, but it is not difficult to find three thick poles in the countryside.

The three poles were tied together, and the other three were inserted into the soil on both sides of the well, so that the shelf could not move, and the iron gourd was hung on the top of the shelf, and then the cable was passed through the iron gourd, one end was tied to a large basket, and the other end was tied to the back of the clown donkey, so that Ping An pulled the clown donkey to listen to his own command or put or pull to control the rope to lift and fall.

Everything was ready, Canghai carried the miner's lamp on his back, and sat in the basket to signal peace: "Retreat a little, retreat a little!"

Ping'an led the clown donkey here, and let the donkey retreat according to Canghai's words, so that Canghai, who was sitting in the basket, slowly slid towards the bottom of the well.

It took about five minutes for Canghai to reach the bottom of the well.

When Canghai stood at the bottom of the well, he found that the bottom of the well was almost peeling, and there was no trace of water vapor at all.

Although Canghai only needed to put the water in the space well on his side, in order to hide people's eyes and ears and lay the foundation for future projects, Canghai still waved the iron pickaxe in his hand and began to plane down.

Canghai's strength was not small, and after a while, he waved a basket of soil out, and roared at Pingding, who stretched out his head at the mouth of the well and looked down, and Ping'an urged the donkey to lift the basket full of soil.

And when he had poured out the earth in the basket, peace hung down the basket again.

Just like this, one was carrying soil at the mouth of the well, and the other was waving at the bottom of the well, and after waving more than ten baskets of soil, it was time for lunch.

Hu Shijie walked over, looked at the soil dug out by Canghai with hope, not only looked at it, but also reached out and pinched it, and found that the soil was dry, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Although the people in the village supported Canghai's approach, everyone still hoped that their ideas were wrong, and the fierce-tempered Haiwazi could dig a well for everyone.

But now it seems that Haiwazi is still wrong, and his own views are correct.