Chapter 53: Bringing Water to the Home
Mo Lan looked all the way and found that the ditch was built well, better than she imagined, and she was also relieved.
That's great! Now the people can finally stop eating snow water all the time!
With the mountain spring water, it will be more convenient to use water, and she can finally take a hot bath comfortably!
To be honest, after coming here, she hasn't bathed for a few days! If it weren't for the fact that the weather was always so cold, she would have been rancid a long time ago!
She had already understood, because of the conditions, there were very few orcs here who bathed thoroughly. Most of the men in the tribe use snow water to clean their bodies, while the women scrub their bodies with warm water once or twice a month, and personal hygiene is really not in place.
Mo Lan couldn't stand it for a long time, so after learning that there was a water source, she tried her best to bring water to the tribe first. Water is the source of all things, and water sources are extremely important for a tribe to develop steadily.
And human production and life are all inseparable from water. Therefore, only when drinking water is solved can we start to do more construction.
"Not bad! I've seen it, there is no water leakage, and the insulation measures should also pass, and the water can be diverted! Let's go to the water source! ”
After Mo Lan inspected the ditch, he nodded with satisfaction, this Han Che is really reliable. He remembered every point very well and did it very well.
She thought that this ditch fortification would not go so smoothly, but she didn't expect that under the leadership of Han Che, the clansmen would complete it so well!
A trace of pride rose in Mo Lan's heart, the man she fell in love with did not disappoint her!
"Okay, then go now, and hopefully bring the water over before the sun sets."
Han Che also nodded, and the hand holding Mo Lan tightened again.
"Well, I studied the diversion of the stream yesterday, and it wasn't too difficult!"
Mo Lan's little hands were cold, feeling the heat in his chest, and he couldn't help but reach under the beast skin coat and greedily absorb the warmth of his body.
Han Che lowered his head, and there was a faint hint of heat in his soft eyes.
Feeling the heat of his gaze suddenly rising, Mo Lan couldn't help blushing and hurriedly withdrew his hand.
"You're too weak." He raised his large, slightly rough hand and caressed her blushing little face, with a hint of regret in his tone.
"Not anymore! Maybe because of the evil in the past, I was so afraid of the cold, and it will be fine in a few days! ”
The cheeks touched by him became hotter and hotter, and Mo Lan lowered her head slightly to refute.
Seeing that she was shy, Han Che withdrew his hand, hugged her and continued to walk, heading towards the water source.
The diversion of the stream is nothing more than a blockage and interception.
The men of the cold wolf clan were all brave, and the cold stream was nothing to them, and more than a dozen people got into the stream barefoot, relay the stones, and soon changed the stream.
Watching the turbulent stream smoothly pour into the ditch, everyone was delighted!
"Great! We did it! ”
"There's water! There's water! ”
The people were excited. Although they don't mind drinking snow water, snow water is not as sweet and delicious as mountain stream water.
"Don't come up yet, we're going to make two more gates just to be on the safe side."
Seeing Han Che leading the clansmen ashore happily, Mo Lan hurriedly reminded again.
"Gate?" Han Che immediately stopped, and the fox asked, "What's the effect?" ”
"The gate is used to control the amount of water coming in. As the saying goes, it is easy to rise and fall. The source of the stream is at the top of the mountain, and the melting of the snow and ice in the warm season will cause the flow of the stream to increase dramatically, and if left unchecked, the ditch will be washed out in an instant. Therefore, we need to make a gate to control the amount of water, so that the ditch can always maintain a constant amount of water in order to better use the water source and avoid unnecessary losses. ”
"I see." When Han Che heard this, he immediately understood, thought about it, and suggested: "Then place a movable stone slab at both ends of the ditch, control the amount of water entering the stream on the water source side, and control the water discharge time on the territory side, do you think it is feasible?" ”
Seeing that Han Che was a little clear, Mo Lan nodded happily and said, "That's right!" That's it. ”
Han Che gave Mo Lan a faint smile back, then turned around and went down to the stream again, directing the clansmen to build the sluice.
Mo Lan raised a bonfire on the shore so that the people could come ashore to warm themselves later.
Although they didn't say anything, the red feet soaked in the stream made Mo Lan understand what kind of strong men they were!
If you go into the water by yourself, I'm afraid you won't even be able to stand at this time! But even if their lips were purple and they were trembling from the cold, none of them complained.
Mo Lan couldn't help but feel a little admiration for these orcs again, and at the same time, he deeply felt their qualities. Barbarism is just the appearance of conditions, and in this barbaric body, what is wrapped is an unyielding heart to fight against nature!
Now, though!
She knitted needle willow cloth out of needle willow, and when she was busy with the construction of the fortifications, the first thing she did when she turned back was to make cotton shoes for everyone. How can you go barefoot all day long?
In this wild continent, there is no means of transportation, but the feet are very important, so they must be protected!
About half an hour later, the slate gate of the stream was finally set up, Mo Lan instructed everyone how to adjust the size, and then pushed the gate to the position where the water flow was just right, and then led people to the end of the territory with Han Che, and also built a similar gate, and then intercepted a few sections of bamboo as water outlets, and the fortification at this end was completed.
"Alright, go over there and put the gate in place, and the water should be able to flow over!"
After Mo Lan checked that this end was basically fine, he returned to the water source with Han Che and commanded his clan to push the gate at the mouth of the stream to the appropriate position.
As the gate pushed, the diverted stream began to become more urgent, and it jumped happily into the ditch!
"Yan, are you taking someone to see if there is any water coming out of the territory? What about the amount of water? ”
Han Che saw that the water was being led into the canal, and immediately ordered a man from the Wolf Clan behind him.
"Yes!"
Yan, who was tall, immediately called a few clansmen and went to the territory together.
Soon, Yan sent someone to send back the news, saying that there was already water on the other side of the territory, but the water was still too slow.
"Don't worry, this is just the beginning!"
Mo Lan smiled indifferently and told everyone to wait a little longer.
About half an hour later, Yan sent someone to send news that the amount of water had increased, but it was still a little insufficient.
Mo Lan was not in a hurry, beckoning everyone to wait while roasting the fire. After about an hour and a half, the water flow finally reached the amount of water that could supply the territory, and Mo Lan asked Han Che and the others to fix the gate, and then returned to the territory with the clansmen, and at this time, the sky gradually darkened.
When they were about to arrive at the territory, Yuga and Hanying also returned to the tribe with the clansmen who built thatched houses, and excitedly told Han Che that the construction of the warm land had been completed, and they could be relocated one after another from tomorrow.
Thinking that this year's cold season should minimize the casualties of the tribe, Han Che couldn't help but feel relieved.
After so many years, the goal he has not achieved is finally coming true! It's all thanks to Mo Lan. He looked at the return to the territory with hot eyes, and began to instruct the women to continue knitting needles and willow cloth on Mo Lan.
This woman is his cold wife, and she belongs to him alone for the rest of her life. It's a wonderful feeling!