Chapter 24: The Strange Well
"Lingxin, what did you find......" I wondered. Before I could fully blurt out my words, I was amazed by what was in front of me.
"This is shocking enough!" Lingxin patted me on the shoulder and said. "Well," I replied, "it's shocking that there is a well abandoned here on such a hot summer day." β
The well was made of irregular granite, presumably scraps cut during construction, and it was built for the purpose of providing people with water and mortar. The well was overgrown with weeds, but the water in the well was clear and full, and it was enough to reach out.
"Sen, you hurry up and test the water quality to see if you can drink it, I'm dying of thirst." Lingxin said. She tugged at my sleeve and looked at me expectantly.
"Okay." I nodded. I traced the data map of the "strong magnetic compass" on my phone to the wellhead, and it slowly expanded until it covered the entire wellhead.
"Sen, why is it still spinning, has it been analyzed?" Lingxin seemed a little anxious.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm analyzing." I say. She pouted there, staring at the wellhead, expecting the results of the data analysis.
From the bottom of the well to the edge of the well, the reserves of sediment and the mineral composition contained in the water and the mineral content per milliliter of water are marked at a glance.
"Sen, from the data analyzed by this three-dimensional chart, the content of sodium, calcium, and magnesium is slightly lower than the normal value, but the content of strontium is quite stable. Can you drink it? Lingxin asked. I glanced at the analyzed data bars and it didn't turn red, so I decided that the water was drinkable.
"Drinkable, this well water is affected by the reservoir and water temperature, and the fluctuation of trace element values is somewhat different, but it is within the limited index." I said.
"Great! Then let's fill our empty bottles, it's always good to plan ahead. Ling Xin said happily. It's been a morning, and there's finally something that makes her happy.
She removed the backpack behind her, unchained it, took out all the empty bottles inside, and swung around the edge of the well, ready to get water.
"Sweet!" Lingxin reached out and dipped a little well water and tasted it.
"Let me come, don't fall down." I patted her on the shoulder and said.
"Come on," Ling Xin turned to look at me, "I seem to be a little dizzy. Ling Xin got up and gave me a place and stared at me intensely.
"Lingxin, don't be so nervous, I won't fall." I say. She didn't answer, just gave me a look and asked me to look into the well.
When I leaned over to look into the well, I felt dizzy, and the whole person felt like I had squatted on the ground for a long time and stood up suddenly, which was very weird.
"Mori, are you alright?" Listen to the heart and call me. "It's fine, just a little dizzy." I stood up and shook my head.
"Do you feel the desire to plunge headlong into the well?" Lingxin asked.
"Ahh How do you know! I was stunned. As for what I just felt, Ling Xin was able to accurately say that it was obvious that she had also experienced the same thing just now.
"Sen, let's take a look at this well, it seems to have magical powers!" She subconsciously pulled me and tried to get me away from the well.
"Well, just to be safe! Let's bear with it first, don't take the water and the person falls. I said. After experiencing the strange phenomenon just now, Ling Xin also nodded in agreement.
"Listen, look. There's an iron rod there. "As she crouched on the ground again, I looked around and realized.
"Where?" She stood up and looked at me.
"There. Let's get over there. I said. Following the direction of my finger, Lingxin glanced at it, and his face was delighted.
We went to the iron rod, and Lingxin reached out to pluck it, but the iron rod was already halfway into the earth, and no matter how hard she tried, she remained unmoved.
"Let me do it, you're running thin." I suggested. She was very active in volunteering, and in order not to dampen her enthusiasm, I asked her to give it a try, but for now, it seems that my decision was wrong.
"Come on, then!" Lingxin withdrew her hand in embarrassment and looked at me.
"Up!" I pulled the rod out of the dirt with all my might, and finally the rod moved and slowly rose up.
"Wow, that's such a long one, Sen, I'm sorry." Lingxin said. She took the iron rod I had pulled out, looked at it closely, and it seemed to have found something in her eyes.
"Sen, it's not iron, it's copper!" She was surprised. I took the iron rod and looked at it closely, and it was all rusted, except for one thing that I had to agree withβit was a brass rod, and the rust on it was dark green.
"It doesn't matter if it's iron or copper, you can use it. Right. I told her. Well, let's go over and see where my dad goes," Ling Xin said, looking around, "maybe I'm attracted to something again, and I'm studying it." β
"Well, let's go back then!" I say. The copper rod was not light, and it hurt a little to carry it on my shoulder. I guess Lingxin was also tired, so I strung my backpack on my stick and walked in front empty-handed, so I had to realize that the greater the responsibility, the heavier the shoulder.
"Quack!" When we went back, we happened to meet Professor Xia, who came out of the grass on the side, and came from the transparent plastic bag with the sound of a frog.
"Dad, you've been working hard for a while, and you're going to get something again, a toad or a frog?" Lingxin asked. She was beside Professor Xia, stretched out her hand and picked up the bag, and looked at it carefully.
"No, no, no," Professor Xia shook his head, "this is a rare fluorescent frog, it will penetrate light on its skin in dark places. β
"Wow, that's amazing." Lingxin was surprised. I saw that she covered the bag with both hands, and when she just bent down to look at it, Professor Xia patted her hand. "Listen to your heart, what are you doing? Don't worry, find a dark spot for a while, and you can take your time. However, you should first take an awl and drill a few holes in the bag, so that it does not suffocate, and I will take it back to the institute for study. After Professor Xia finished speaking, he handed the bag to Ling Xin.
Lingxin took the bag and pouted reluctantly, "Oh." β
"Sen, you've found the iron bar!" Professor Xia looked at me and said, "Then let's go and open the door without further ado." β
Professor Xia was already sweating profusely, and the vest in his coat was soaked with sweat and clinging to the flesh. It is estimated that he caught fluorescent frogs, obviously such a rare frog must not be easy to catch, and he also put in a lot of effort.
I wasn't much interested in what frogs and fish, I didn't even ask, I just followed Professor Xia's wishes and followed him towards the door.
When we came to the door, the wooden door looked very old, and there was a spider's web on the top, and a spider was mending the web, and when he saw us coming, he jumped through the crack in the door. Strangely, its eyes were purple, shining with light.
It is estimated that they didn't notice this, otherwise they would have shouted a long time ago. In order not to make them scared before entering the door, I pretended not to see it. But there are some things that I hold in my heart and are really uncomfortable.