[194] Dredging ditches
Wow!
Throwing shovels of dirt into Bai Ze, Shen Nong looked down at Bai Ze, where the water level had dropped by at least two meters, and couldn't help but frown and shake his head.
As time passed, the water level of Baize became more and more obvious, and some areas around the lake had begun to dry up, revealing patches of yellow earth cracked like spiderwebs.
This strange phenomenon naturally attracted Shen Nong's attention, and he also asked other clansmen of the Huangqiu tribe, but everyone said that such a thing had never happened in Bai Ze before, and this year's big dry season was the first time.
"Wu, the water in Bai Zeli is getting lower and lower, and it can't flow into the ditch we dug anymore. Bone peck, waving a bone shovel, grumbled.
At the moment, six Huangqiu people were standing on the shore of Bai Ze, shoveling away the dirt from the ground, revealing the planks buried under the dirt.
At first, fearing that an enemy or wild beast would find the Huangqiu tribe in the ditch, Shen Nong asked the tribe to lay wooden planks on the ditch and then cover it with dirt to prevent other creatures from discovering it.
This kind of measure is not a suitable long-term solution, and over time, there will naturally be some problems.
"Let's dredge the ditch first, if the water doesn't come in, we'll dig a little deeper." Shen Nong retracted his gaze and said.
and another Huangqiu man stood aside, grabbed a plank, and together they lifted it.
Quack!
Suddenly, a heavy and pungent stench of water emanated from under the wooden board, and the moment Shen Nong smelled this smell, he immediately reached out to cover his nose, with a very disgusted look.
Without the shelter of the wooden plank, the situation inside the ditch appeared in Shen Nong's eyes, only to see that the soil on both sides of the ditch was already moist like silt, and from time to time there were scattered soil that would slide into the water, and instantly merge with the water.
"Ahem, who is going down to take a look and find out where the blockage is?" Shen Nong asked aloud.
Everyone, I look at you, you look at me, and in the end, a Huangqiu tribesman named Oyster took the initiative to agree.
"Wu, I'll come. The oyster walked to the ditch and climbed straight to the edge.
When digging the ditch, Shen Nong asked the people to dig to a depth of about two meters, and now the water level of Bai Ze has also dropped by more than two meters, which directly leads to only a small part of the water in the ditch that can flow in, barely exceeding the big toe of the oyster.
"Can you see where it's blocked?" Shen Nong asked, leaning over as he stood next to the ditch.
"I can't see it, I'll go over and take a look. Oyster pointed in the direction of the ancestral land of the Huangqiu tribe and said.
"Okay, then you can take this first. Shen Nong hurriedly pulled out the light stick from the wooden tube he was carrying behind him and handed it to the oyster, with the light stick's lighting ability, he could see in the dark.
Faced with Wu's offer, Oyster did not refuse, after he took the single, he walked directly into the dark ditch, and the figure disappeared from everyone's sight in a short time.
"Wu, look at this!" At this moment, the peck suddenly shouted in surprise.
Shen Nong looked over, and saw that the wooden board held by the peck, on the side of the water below, had grown a large number of moss and some unknown plants, which looked lush and green, like a bonsai.
You can see that the waterfront side of the board has completely changed color, which shows how badly it has been penetrated by moisture.
In an environment where there is no light all day, and close to the water source, it is not surprising that the planks will look like this.
"When the lid is down, change the side and face the side with the vegetation facing upwards. Shen Nong said.
It wasn't long before Oyster came out of the ditch with his bare stick, and saw that he was covered in blades of grass, and there were several black four-legged creatures that resembled salamanders crawling on his fur clothes.
"Wu, I see, it's a lot of vines that are tangled up to block the ditch. Oyster looked up and said.
"Is it easy to deal with, where is the blockage in the ditch?" Shen Nong asked.
After brushing away all the things on his body, Oyster replied: "It's not easy to deal with, there are a lot of vines growing there, you need to cut them with a stone knife, otherwise you can't pull them clean with your hands." ”
"Where's the location? We'll go over now, and you'll be waiting for us at the vines. ”
"It should ...... It's more than 200 steps from here. ”
"Okay, then you go over and wait for us first, and we'll go now. ”
"Yes. ”
Oyster nodded, and then walked into the ditch again.
According to the distance given by the oyster, Shen Nong and the others walked about two hundred steps in the direction of the Huangqiu tribe before they stopped and began to dig up the soil under their feet.
After a while, a wooden board was exposed in the dirt, and Peck Bone and the others hurriedly lifted the wooden board so that the sun could shine down.
"Oyster, are you here?" Shen Nong shouted under the ditch.
"Over here. Oyster trotted all the way from the right: "Wu, you have to walk ten steps this way." ”
"Re-cover, with the reverse side. Shen Nong said to the.
"Oh. ”
Bang!
The vacancy above the ditch was immediately covered with wooden planks by the peck bones, and Shen Nong walked ten steps again in the direction to the right, and after determining the exact location, he let the peck and the others start digging again.
This excavation did not disappoint Shen Nong, only to see that the wooden plank buried under the soil was actually broken by dark green vines, and these vigorous plants even supported the plank, and the original position of the wooden plank was misplaced.
"It's so serious!" Shen Nong couldn't help but be surprised, he only knew from the oyster's mouth that the ditch was blocked by entangled vines, but he never thought that there were so many vines growing in the ditch, and the number was terrifying.
Each of these vines is three fingers thick, green throughout, and has sparse small leaves on their bodies, which are intertwined with each other and look particularly chaotic.
"So many vines obviously didn't grow in a short period of time, it looks like it's been a while. Shen Nong sighed.
"Wu, so we're going to clean up now?" asked Bone.
"Well, let's get started, remember to move faster, the oysters are still down there. ”
Everyone couldn't bear it anymore, and with Shen Nong's permission, they pulled out the stone knives tied to their waists and began to remove the vines growing in the ditch.
After a battle with the Mud Eel Tribe, basically everyone in the Huangqiu tribe now uses stone weapons, which can be described as a bird gun for a cannon, and there has been obvious progress.
As a witch, Shen Nong naturally didn't have to do this kind of thing, and Shen Nong himself didn't really want to do it, so he stood by and watched.