Chapter 9 Breaking Ground
In the ninth year of Chongzhen, May 23, 1636, that is, the third day of Wang Yue's arrival. 1.5 kilometers east of Lugou Bridge, a new city east of Wanping City, broke ground today.
There was no tailoring ceremony, just the rumbling roar of machinery. Wang Yue drove the excavator to dig out the soil along the drawn white line, and then poured it into the dump truck next to him, and then transported it to the designated storage point by a driver who had just learned to drive for less than 24 hours.
Wang Pengyuan has already driven a dump truck six times, and now he is learning to drive an excavator with Wang Yue. This is something he has never been so hi in his life.
Architect Zhou Yide couldn't get excited, and the scene in front of him completely subverted his perception of the world for decades. Now I know that human beings can actually master the ability to push mountains and reclaim the sea. The workload of this excavator and several dump trucks can be worth more than 100 people.
Wang Yue handed over the excavator to Wang Pengyuan, this guy is really a freak, these things can be learned as soon as they are learned, Wang Yue continued to teach another student driver to drive an excavator.
In the morning, more than 100 new refugees were recruited, and after they were fed, they all joined the team of repairing the foundation one after another. At present, there are more than 160 workers on the construction site, divided into 16 squads and 4 squadrons, led by Zhou Yide's four apprentices.
Because there was no need to dig too deep, the two excavators dug very quickly, digging more than 800 meters in the morning.
After eating at noon, Wang Yue, who was about to go to the construction site, received a call from Wang Baochang that the well was out of water.
The news was too exciting, but Wang Yue was not in a hurry to rush over, and instructed Wang Baochang to continue to fight deeper, because the water would be muddy if it was too shallow.
He called a few workers on the site and brought the equipment to the pressurized water well and pulled it over. It was estimated that the well had to be drilled ten more meters deep before it was stopped. Installing the pressurized water equipment, Wang Yue was the first to try it. When the water kept gushing out, everyone present cheered.
"Brother Baochang, now you know how to dig a well, right?" Wang Yue said with a smile.
"Second young master, this well is too easy to drill, and we will never be short of water in the future." Wang Baochang wiped his tears and said. If there was water, the land would not be dry, and his family would not have to flee from the famine. On the way to escape the famine, his parents and wife starved to death, leaving only a nine-year-old son.
"Brother Baochang, don't cry, our good days are coming. Keep digging wells! I'll give you more men and machines, and within this eight miles we need sixteen wells. Later, when we have a field, we will dig a well at the edge of the field. Wang Yue comforted.
"Hey, second young master, just take a look." Wang Baochang said with confidence.
With water, a lot of work can be done, starting with growing vegetables in the city. In order to enrich the vegetable basket, Wang Yue brought a large number of vegetable seeds, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, beans, peppers, sweet corn, and small green vegetables, which he loves to eat, and must be planted first.
What the? Tomatoes, peppers, and corn were not available in the Ming Dynasty, so they won't be planted? If you don't know how to plant, you have to plant.,There's a manual.,It's all traditional.。
Can't read? We have a lot of people reading here, and besides, the climate of Xiaoice River is still a little cold, so it should not be considered out of season.
As a result, twenty of the people who had just been recruited in the afternoon became vegetable farmers with honor.
The foundation has been leveled for more than 800 meters, and the foundation can be built, and the training of the driver of the concrete mixer truck is also on the agenda.
Ten people were selected from Wangjiazhuang and nearby villages to be the new mixer truck drivers.
It was dark, and Li Zixiong entered the house with a large bag and a small bag.
"Mother, I'm back."
As soon as he shouted, his younger brother ran first.
"Brother, brother, what are you doing?" Bright colors caught his eye.
"Don't move, I'll show you later." Li Zixiong smiled brightly.
"Boss, what are you?" Mother Li was very surprised to see her eldest son get back so many things.
Li Zixiong finally got rid of his younger brother's entanglement and put things on the table.
"Mother, this is the fruit and snacks that the second son sent us." Li Zixiong said as he took out an apple first and handed it to his younger brother, who was already salivating.
The younger brother Li Zijian wiped it on his body, clicked it, and the juice splashed.
"Brother, it's so sweet!" Plum is unstoppable.
"Mother, you can taste it too." Li Zixiong washed an apple with water and handed it to his mother.
Mother Li picked up the huge apple and looked at it, and couldn't help but say, "I really haven't seen such a big apple." When our family is in a good year, they are also people who don't have to worry about food and clothing. If you want to be able to eat apples, you have to wait until autumn. I can give you such a good thing this season, and these two sons are also big hearts! ”
"Yes, mother, in addition to apples, there are also oranges and snacks." Li Zixiong said with a smile.
"Do you have all the big guys?" Mother Li asked,
"Only our family Ding team has it, and I don't really understand what the second son said is an enlistment gift package." Li Zixiong felt proud. That's right, this is Wang Yue's special benefit for soldiers, cultivating their sense of superiority, and feeling that being a master is more face-saving than others.
"Alas, if you want to say that our family is in the village, it can be regarded as a decent family, you see how many families can afford their son to study. Day and night, I hope that one day you can get a name for yourself and glorify your ancestors. But I don't know why, this year is not as good as the year. We couldn't eat enough, but disaster struck us and we fled here. The most pitiful thing is your hard-working sister, who starved to death halfway through, and was only six years old! I can't help it! The more Mother Li spoke, the more sad she became.
"Mother, don't say it!" Li Zixiong's tears also flowed.
"Well, don't cry anymore." Mother Li wiped her tears and said, "Our family is okay, people have to think better." Look at your uncle's house, there is only your brother Zixuan left. They are all their own brothers, and they must take care of each other in the future. ”
"The child made a note of the two boxes of oranges, one of which was brought to my father and mother by Brother Zixuan. He said he couldn't finish it alone. Li Zixiong choked up.
Mother Li said with relief: "That child is a caring and sensible person. I know that we still have Zijian, a kid who can eat. We are the only ones in this room, and your second uncle's family is not alone, and I don't know whether it is life or death. We are also blessed, when we meet someone with great magical powers like Erzi, I have also seen a lot these days, and I have never seen things in my life, and the world is just in front of me. Look at this house, the things in this house, even our food, I can't name so many things. ”
"Yes, in the past, the second son was more wooden than me, and I was good friends with Brother Zhuo and knew him very well. I don't know what happened, but it turned out to be unpredictable. I looked at it for a long time, and I didn't know where these many things came from. Li Zixiong felt very lost.
Mother Li is very open-minded: "I will admit a reason, as long as it is good for us, it is not a bad thing." If it weren't for the second son, we would still be starving! You follow the second son well, people are kind to us! ”
"Mother, don't worry, my son is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness." Li Zixiong continued: "Where's Daddy? Haven't come back yet? ”
"Your father was called by the second son to discuss what points store to go to, what does this points store do?" Mother Li has a hard time understanding new terms.
Li Zixiong didn't understand either.