After moving the next morning, Xia Dali took Ao Tang to the township in the afternoon, because the county was urgent, so the special affairs were done, the process was simplified, and the procedures were completed quickly.

"Okay, Tangzi, the formalities are over, and the compensation of 12,000 will have to be approved before you can get it, or you will go back to school tomorrow, and I will hit your card when you come back."

"Uncle Xia, I'm not in a hurry, the school is still training for freshmen, there is just a reason, I'd better stay at home for a few more days." By the way, borrowing my phone, I called the school teacher to extend the vacation for a few days. ”

"You kid, military training is a good thing, it is to train you to bear hardships and stand hard work, unity and discipline, don't you run away."

"Uncle Xia, I'm hard-working enough, and I'm not staying in the village to play, but to help everyone find water together."

"Nonsense! You don't have to worry about finding water. ”

"Uncle Xia, don't stare at you, let me tell you, I have always been worried about the drought in the village, although I went to the university for a few days, but I ran to the library if I was fine, and checked some knowledge of geology and water conservancy, maybe I can help the village find a water source."

Xia Dali shook his head, the village has been looking for water for the past two years, and he also specially invited experts and professors, they can't do it, can you just flip through a few books? However, Ao Tang is from the village, and since he is dedicated to the sake of the village, Xia Dali is not good at attacking his positive surname.

The county's construction team soon went down to the village, bulldozed the old mansion neatly, and started construction in ping-pong. The urgent task of the county, manpower and material resources are going all out, and it will take less than a few days to build a dragon king temple.

Ao Tang did not follow Xia Dali and them to the rocky mountain more than ten miles away to find water, but took a long iron bar, dangled around the village, inserted the iron bar into the soil from time to time, and lay down to listen with his ears at every turn.

Several children who didn't go to school followed behind Ao Tang and asked curiously, "Brother Big Tang, Brother Big Tang, what game are you playing?" ”

"I'm looking for water."

"Can you find water, I want to take a big gulp." A little boy with chapped lips had a longing in his eyes, and he gulped down water, which was already an unsatisfying luxury in the current situation.

"Brother Tang, if there is water, I want to take a bath." A little girl is holding Ao Tang's clothes.

Ao Tang bit his lip, was silent for a moment, touched the heads of the two children and asked, "Believe it or not, your big brother Tang?" ”

"Letter, my mother said that you are the most knowledgeable, and asked us to learn from you and make progress every day."

In these years, college students are not uncommon, but for the remote Mangrove Village, it is not easy to produce a college student.

"Okay, then Brother Tom must find out the water."

When the water team came back in the evening, Ao Tang immediately found Xia Dali: "Uncle Xia, I found water." ”

Originally, Ao Tang was going to pretend to be a few more words, after all, it was really unreasonable for him to abruptly point out that there was water in a certain place, but the child's desire for water before deeply touched his heart. He can go to the provincial capital when he leaves the village, although the provincial capital also has limited water, but the domestic water is still guaranteed, and there is no problem with drinking water and bathing, but the villagers here can only suffer, how can Ao Tang bear it?

"What? Water? This ......"

Xia Dali subconsciously didn't believe it, how could it be so easy to find water? But he grew up watching Ao Tang and knew that Ao Tang was not a big talker.

Before the water search team dispersed, more than a dozen villagers immediately shouted: "Really? Don't you joke about Yuko? ”

"Uncle Xia, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Li...... Uncles, I, Ao Tang, am also a member of Mangrove Village, and thanks to everyone's help, how can I joke about big things? ”

"But, where did you find the water? As far as our village is concerned, we have invited experts several times before, with the most advanced detectors, but we have not found water. After all, if you go to college for a few days, you will be more powerful than those experts, and among the experts is your professor from Tiannan University. ”

"Alright." Xia vigorously waved his hand to stop the villagers' discussions, and said to Ao Tang: "Tangzi, where is it, lead the way." ”

"This point." Ao Tang led everyone to a wasteland, pointed to his feet and said, "Dig a well from here, and you will definitely find water." ”

Under the dragon's eye, all water sources are hidden, there are a total of four underground water sources within ten miles, but one is too deep, one is too watery, one is blocked by heavy rocks, and the only one that is really suitable is the one under your feet. Ao Tang estimated that in addition to meeting the domestic water needs of the whole village, it can also irrigate some fields and orchards in moderation.

"Yuko, how do you know for sure? This land, which was also inspected by experts with a detector last time, has no water. ”

Ao Tang didn't know how to explain it, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Xia, maybe it's intuition." ”

"Intuition? Can this thing be taken seriously? Many villagers shook their heads.

At this time, it was not only a dozen people from the water search team who gathered, but also the surrounding three aunts and six wives, the elderly and children also came to watch.

"Why can't you take it seriously?" An aunt strongly supported Ao Tang, "Tang Zi is learned, and the intuition of learned people must be more spiritual than ours." ”

"Isn't that nonsense?"

"Brother Big Soup, Brother Big Soup, we believe in you. Dad, Brother Tom promised us that we would definitely find water. ”

"The kids are playing."

"Yes, if this well is drilled, if it can't get water, it will be a big loss."

In the business of digging wells, no matter whether the water comes out in the end or not, you have to collect money. Generally, there are only a few hundred shallow wells, but like the current drought, the villagers are thinking that if they want to get water, they must be deep wells, and it will cost thousands, and some even tens of thousands! In the past two years of drought, the above was allocated a special subsidy, but before the drilling of a few wells without water, they were all used, and later several wells were drilled, or the village raised funds. If it was two years ago, although Mangrove Village was remote, it could still make money by relying on the orchard, but in the past two years, everyone's wallets have been deflated, and they have lost a lot of money in the next few times.

Ao Tang said loudly: "Uncles, if this well does not produce water, the money will be on my head." ”

"Nonsense!" Xia vigorously scolded, took out a cigarette, and silently sucked off the small half of it, before he spoke: "Tangzi is a descendant, there is no reason for him to advance money, I'll cushion it, I'll go to the county tomorrow to invite the well-drilling team down." ”

Uncle Zhang said: "It's all for the village, how can there be a reason to let individuals advance money, I think it's still the same, everyone raises funds." Village chief, go to the county and township to run more, see if you can ask for more subsidies? ”

With Xia Dali and Uncle Zhang taking the lead, the villagers didn't say much, after all, they were all villagers, all for the village, and everyone knew the roots of Ao Tang, and they were really forced by the drought, so believe it this time.

The county's well-drilling team came down, followed by Chen Xingguo, an old professor of the Department of Geology of Tiannan University, who was inspecting the county, and several students of Professor Chen.

Looking at the wasteland where the well was scheduled to be drilled, Chen Xingguo frowned and said, "I said that you Mangrove Village, even if you are in a hurry to find water, you can't waste money." ”

Xia Dali said with a smile: "Old Chen, aren't we helpless, and maybe the machine also has errors." ”

Last time, it was this old professor Chen who brought people to explore the water, and the old professor only guided, and it was the students behind the old professor who really made the water detector. One of the students looked unhappy and asked, "Which one are you looking for this time?" ”

Ao Tang stood up: "Me." ”

"You?" The student glanced at Ao Tang, "What are you doing?" Which type of water detector is used? ”

Ao Tang smiled: "I'm also a student of Tianda, and as for the water detector, I can't afford it." I am familiar with growing up here for more than ten years based on rumors from the elders, coupled with personal intuition. ”

Compared with yesterday's intuition that could only be inferred, Ao Tang has now made up for some content.

"Rumors? Familiar? Gut feeling? Ridiculous! The man accused: "We are looking for water, using the most advanced nuclear magnetic resonance water detector, using the most scientific theories and technologies." And you? You're also a student of our Tianda, do you understand science? What major are you in? How much bigger? ”

"Department of Tourism, freshman year." Ao Tang smiled lightly, the other party didn't know him, but he knew the other party, Mu Qingshan, president of the student union of Tiannan University, spoke at the opening ceremony of the freshmen a few days ago. However, the content of the speech was large and empty, but it was very long, which made people doze off.

"Department of Tourism? Then you know the geology and hydrology of a! Freshman? Freshmen should be in military training, what's going on with you? Unorganized and undisciplined, write me a check! ”

Looking at Mu Qingshan's aggressive appearance, Ao Tang laughed: "Mu Qingshan, I don't know how to find water, and it's not your turn to talk." I left the school, of course, for a valid reason to take a leave of absence. Are you so aggressive, are you afraid? Are you afraid that we will dig a well to find water and overturn the results of your own testing? What does that mean, that means you have no faith! If you have the confidence that there is no water underground, you should be watching us laugh from the sidelines, not barking like a mad dog! ”

"You!" Mu Qingshan became angry, and wanted to step forward to grab Ao Tang's collar, but there was a sudden humming next to him, and he saw the villagers of Mangrove Village, many of whom were grabbing hoes and flat poles and glaring at him angrily. Mu Qingshan's heart was cold, he suddenly shrank, and felt embarrassed again, and muttered unwillingly: "I don't know as much as you people, you wait, I must let you carry a punishment." ”

"Diao Min?" Ao Tang sneered and said to Chen Xingguo: "Old Professor Chen, I heard that you are highly respected, but your students, why do you call our simple villagers Diao Min at every turn?" has no political consciousness, is detached from the masses, and separates the grassroots people, how can he become the president of the student union? It can't be a spelling father, right? ”

Chen Xingguo was a little embarrassed, he didn't like Mu Qingshan, and he also knew that Mu Qingshan could be the president of the student union, and he was really a father.

The captain of the well-drilling team on the side was quite discerning, and quickly changed the topic: "It's all about finding water, there's nothing to fight about, then, Village Chief Xia, let's start work." ”

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