The coverage of this hail disaster is not large, the main disaster area is Banlu Mountain and the southeast side of this area, the strictest zhòng is Yunli's Xiaolu Mountain, the cloud center of the hail, it is in this Щщшlā Shanglu Village The situation is not too bad, the ice particles on the terraced field are not large, the duration is not long, the damage to crops is limited, after the hail stopped, everyone went to take remedial measures as soon as possible, and the loss was minimized.

Like Xiaolushan, another village in Luzhen, Xiachong Village, was hit hard. Xiachong Village is located on the east side of Daludong, where a large river flows through it, hence the name. Xiachong Village, like Xiaolushan, was the hardest hit area by the hailstorm, and many farmlands were severely damaged, and even teams from above were sent down to investigate the situation to see if they could apply for subsidies for farmers.

Now that every family is busy with the post-disaster work in their fields, Yunli can't recruit many people to help, so he has to do a lot of things himself.

After a long day's work, the three of them cleared the cherry tomato fields, and then straightened the crooked and damaged seedlings in the potato and corn fields, and replaced them with newly sent seedlings if there was no hope of survival.

This time it was Feng Jiaqi who sent the seedlings, and even Feng Yisong came, and Feng Yisong also felt sorry when he saw the situation in Jifangyuan. He came this time, not only to send seedlings to Yunli, he was one of the consultants of the county agricultural bureau, and this time he went to the countryside to shoulder the task of inspecting the disaster, and after comforting Yunli a few words, he went to Xiachong Village to investigate.

didn't see Lu Ci's figure, Feng Jiaqi could only ask Yun Li, Yun Li was in a bad mood, and directly told him that Lu Ci was fired, but Feng Jiaqi still didn't give up, Yun Li was annoyed, pointed out the location of Lu Ci's house to him, and sent him away directly.

The work of replanting seedlings took several days to complete, during which Yunli recruited a permanent employee again, named Li Xing, everyone called him Li Bo, who was about the same age as Xu Bo, in his sixties, and lived not far from Xiaolu Mountain. In the conflict between Brother Chen and Xu Lin, he was the short old man who helped hold Brother Chen.

Li Xing has only two people in his family, he and his wife, and the two daughters are married far away, and they only have time to come back to visit the two elders during the New Year's holiday. Most of the acres of terraced fields in his family are rented to other farmers, and only a small piece of land near the house is left to grow some melons and vegetables.

On the side of Jifang Garden, Yunli had already found someone to re-cover the plastic film, except for cultivating the next batch of strawberry plants, there was no other action, and the flowers and plants that survived were transplanted into the yard by him. The once lush little world is now empty, which is really embarrassing.

After that hailstorm, it was sunny days in Deer Town, and there was no rain. On the other side of the reservoir, although there is still a certain amount of water storage, it is not a way to go on like this. Although there was not much money left, Yunli still decided to improve the water diversion project.

His plan was to dig a deep pond at the junction of the deep herringbone canal to store more water for the future supply of water to the wasteland in the northwest, and he could also try his hand at aquaculture in the pool to see if the electromagnetic force had a positive effect on living things.

Although the excavation of the pond is not a major project, it must be agreed by the Shanglu Village Committee before construction can begin, but with Yunli's current reputation in the village, there is naturally no obstacle to this matter. After several days of interception and the ditches have dried up, work can begin on the excavation of the pool.

Two large excavators started construction at the same time, and it took three days to dig this large round pool with a diameter of more than 30 meters and a water depth of nearly 3 meters in the middle. On the wasteland to the northwest, Yunli also asked people to dig a smaller water pit at the middle high point, only about ten meters in diameter, and dig a canal around the water pit to the surrounding area, so that the general irrigation network was completed.

After the completion of the pool, many villagers in the village came to watch, laughing that seeing that summer was coming, Yunli dug a big pool for everyone to swim and cool off.

After putting in the water source, it is indeed very much like a swimming pool, and Yunli has not thought of raising anything for the time being, so he will ignore this aspect for the time being, because there are more attractive things to do.

The first step in the water diversion project for the entire Ogayama is to dig a water pit in the valley to serve as a source of water supply, and to dredge the ditches so that the entire southern area of Ogayama has sufficient water supply

The second step was to expand the water storage, and the deep pond was excavated to provide water to the northwestern area. The third step is to divert the water from this deep pond to the reservoir in the northwest to form an irrigation network, so that the entire water diversion project will be completed.

There are many ways to divert water, the simplest way is to use a water pump and a guò water pipe to pump the water source below. The amount of work in this scheme is not large, although the distance is a little far, but after completion, the stability of the water supply is high, which is a very good choice.

In addition, it is also possible to purchase a few pumping machines, and adopt a progressive water supply model like farmers supply water to the terraces, which is also an option.

But none of these schemes were adopted, and one of the oldest water diversion methods was chosen, the waterwheel.

The waterwheel, also known as the Kongming car, is said to have been transformed and perfected by the military division Kong Ming of the Three Kingdoms, and popularized and used in Shu, and then was widely used in the national agricultural irrigation, and has been used until now, with a history of nearly 2,000 years.

The waterwheel can't be bought directly, so you can only go to a relevant company to customize, or find an experienced craftsman to get it, it just so happened that Xu Lin knew such a master and was willing to help Yunli design a waterwheel. On this day, Xu Lin invited the master to Xiaolu Mountain, and accompanied by Yunli, he came to the deep pool to inspect the situation.

After Xu Lin's introduction, Yun Li knew that this master was called Fan Qiu, everyone called him Master Fan, only in his early fifties, he was Xu Lin's art teacher, proficient in various crafts, and also had a certain reputation in the industry. Master Fan is of medium stature, his hair is a little loose, but he is in good spirits, standing with Xu Lin, he feels that the person in his fifties should be Xu Lin and not him.

"If you want to transport water over there, the waterwheel will have to be at least 20 meters high, and if you use bamboo, the carrying capacity will not be enough, so I have to think about it." After looking at the general situation, Master Fan explained to Yunli.

Yun Li also turned over the relevant information before, and had a general understanding of the structure of the waterwheel, and took this opportunity to ask Master Fan for advice: "If you make a waterwheel, you generally use either bamboo or wood, are there other materials that are suitable?" ”

Master Fan is a talkative person, laughed a little, and then popularized Yun Li: "This is a general practice, but with the progress of science and technology, many metals and even synthetic materials can be added to the construction of the water wheel, and the effect is quite good." Of course, due to different regional customs, there are many styles of waterwheels in the world, such as the small waterwheel made by Hainan people with coconut shells, the spherical waterwheel in Japan, and the waterwheel driven by wind in Europe, which is also quite suitable for Xiaolushan here. ”

"A watermill made of coconut shells? If you have a chance, you must check it out, which is also too peculiar. Yunli exclaimed.

"In some salt pans, there are also water wheels that use this kind of water wheel to draw water, which I also heard from friends, although I have not seen it with my own eyes, but it does work in terms of technology." Master Fan explained with a smile.

"Then you see what materials I need for this waterwheel, I can go and prepare, the rainy season is coming, build it early, and I can arrange other things." Yunli asked.

"In this way, Xiaolushan here is also full of wind power, just design a European-style waterwheel, wind and water power can be taken into account, so that more materials are needed, the core bearing shaft and transmission shaft must be made of metal, so as to improve enough bearing capacity, the main body of the waterwheel is made of bamboo, and the sail can be made of special oil-paper square fan, which is light and durable." Master Fan said what he thought.

"If you use a metal shaft, you have to order it in advance, and if it's late, you don't know when you can schedule it for you." Although Xu Lin has not been a carpenter for several years, he still knows some processes in the industry very well.

"This is easy to do, I have acquaintances who can do it on my behalf, and when I design the drawings, I will show you if there is anything to be modified, and you can start work immediately after confirmation." Master Fan said confidently.

"Listen to you, I'm sure you're right, write me a copy of the materials later, and I'll go and prepare." Yunli said with a smile.

When Xu Lin recommended Master Fan, Yun Li was still a little hesitant, he originally wanted to find a professional company to do it, and there are many such companies in Linshan County, which is fast and trouble-free. After the contact, Yun Li found that Master Fan did have a hand, and he had taken all aspects into account, and it was very appropriate to hand over the waterwheel to him.

Later, Master Fan went to the reservoir in the valley to observe the flow of water in the ditch and record the relevant numbers. From the small talk, it can be seen that Xu Lin has a lot of respect for Master Fan, and Master Fan is also emotional, one of his most optimistic disciples at the beginning has now become like this.

There are not many materials to prepare, they are all wood and bamboo, and the most important materials are checked by Master Fan, so that Yunli can save a lot of trouble. In less than a week, Master Fan sent drawings and preliminary estimates to Yunli, but in fact, Yunli was a layman, and there was nothing good to mention, so he made a decision.

Waiting for the time to make the bearing shaft, Master Fan brought a few workers to process the main material in advance. The main body of the waterwheel is a ring, made of long bamboo, and inside are layers of connected steps and support shelves, which are somewhat similar to the umbrella bones of an umbrella, but more complex. Each part of the connection is to pad some pine wire, and then tie it tightly with thick copper wire, which is not only reliable, but also reduces friction and prolongs the life of the waterwheel.

It can be said that the quality of the base will affect the smooth operation and life of the entire waterwheel.