"This pump is still useful. In the past, when the production team used a water wheel to carry water, they were half tired to death, and in one night, it was only to fill an acre of land. If it is far from the river, it has to be lifted up one by one, and it may not be able to fill an acre of land overnight. Zhang Baocheng said with a sigh.

The water conservancy conditions of the Xuefengzhai brigade are not bad, so the brigade is not equipped with pumping machines. However, not all fields can be watered, and the higher rice fields still have to be pumped by manpower.

Each production team is equipped with a water wheel, both manual and pedal.

The watermill has the limitation that it can only carry water up from the rice paddies or canals below. Once the rice fields are dry, they will be miserable, and they may have to go through several levels of water lifting before they can be irrigated.

Before the weather dried, the men of the entire production team had to go out to run the waterwheel.

With diesel engines, rice fields dozens of meters away were pumped up from the river at one time. Except for lifting the machine and moving the water pipe, it took almost no effort. More than an acre was irrigated in the morning.

Speaking of this, everyone was full of emotion.

"It was a really tiring time. Tired or on the one hand, the most important thing is hunger. I couldn't get enough to eat, and at night I was so hungry that I was gurgling. So I went to the sweet potato field to turn over the sweet potatoes, and the thing was not hungry, and the more I ate, the more hungry I became. At that time, there was mainly no oil and water. Where can I be hungry without oil and water? Zhang Changfu can endure the hardships of logging, but he still feels very emotional when he recalls the water truck pumping in the production team.

"It would have been nice to have a pumping machine at that time." Ma Yongxing said.

Pumping is generally done at night, not during the day. But the weather that needs to be pumped, it must be a sunny day, and the sun is so hot during the day, and it is naturally unbearable to do heavy work. The weather is cooler at night.

But there are also uncomfortable things at night, in addition to hunger, there are many mosquitoes at night. In addition, there are a lot of leeches in the water, and the light is not good at night, so I accidentally stung the dead leeches on my legs.

Changgui was still young in his previous life, and he didn't have any impression of this, so he didn't talk much.

"Today should be able to pump all of our rice fields in one day." Wang Yanhu said.

"I have to help the master's field also pump water, and their field has dried up." Changgui said.

Wang Yanhu nodded: "If you continue to do this, the entire Xuefeng Village will have to crack except for the ridge fields." This hell weather, it's like this! ”

"Changgui, have you figured out how to charge? Every household in Xuefeng Village must call you to pump water. Zhang Changfu said.

Changgui didn't know how to charge: "How much do you say you should charge?" ”

"I did a rough calculation, your barrel of diesel fuel can probably pump three or four acres of land, and on average, the oil cost of one acre of field is only four or five cents. Counting the loss of machinery and the labor pay, how can you charge two yuan for an acre of land. Zhang Baocheng said.

"Then charge two dollars. A family is four or five acres of land, and it can still be afforded for ten yuan. Zhang Changfu said.

Ma Yongxing also agreed: "Yes, ten yuan is not much." What a lot of work saved. You are pumping water with a water truck now, who can stand it? It's better to go out and have a side hustle to make money. ”

"Then settle it." Changgui has no opinion.

There are more than 100 households in the entire Xuefeng Village Brigade, with an average of 10 yuan per household, which is 1,000 yuan, and you can earn hundreds of yuan after deducting the cost of diesel. However, not all fields need to be pumped, some paddy fields can release water from fish ponds, and some paddy fields can release water from well water ditches. There are also rice paddies that are close to the river, and with a little effort, you can fill the fields with water even with pots.

After eating, Changgui went to the field to take a look, and the water in the field was still overflowing. The diesel engine is also still working properly. I opened the lid of the fuel tank and put a stick of grass in it to probe, and there was still a small half tank of oil inside.

The barrel of diesel fuel that Changgui himself fired was almost exhausted. However, several people went to get their own diesel. Fill the fields of several families, and there is still a lot left.

"Changgui, or each of our families will pay you according to one acre and two yuan. You buy a pumping machine and invest so much. We can't let you lose money. Ma Yongxing was a little embarrassed.

"Ma Yongxing! What are you talking about? If you think you're taking advantage of me, you can come and help when my family is threshing rice. I'm going to help your family today. Changgui said.

"Yes." Ma Yongxing happily agreed.

A few families have almost 20 acres of land, day and night non-stop, almost full. Several people take turns guarding the machine. At night, Ma Yongxing asked Changgui to go back to sleep.

After all, Changgui still has Zong Qiu with him. Zong Qiu is now used to sleeping next to Changgui. Changgui didn't go back, so Zong Qiu stayed on the ridge, and finally fell asleep against a stone.

"Changgui, you take Zong Qiu back. A few of us held it on guard. In between, you just need to move the water pipe. Wang Yanhu said.

"yes, there's no need for so many people to stay here. If there's a problem with the machine, I'll turn it off immediately and call you when the time comes. Ma Yongxing said.

Changgui nodded and hugged Zong Qiu: "Then you look at it." The tank is just full, you can refill it in two hours. ”

"Don't worry. This thing is not particularly difficult to operate, I have been watching it for a day and no problem. Zhang Baocheng said.

Changgui walked home with Zong Qiu in his arms, feeling picked up, Zong Qiu groped, opened his eyes and took a look, saw that it was Changgui, squeezed his head on Changgui, and went back to sleep.

Zong Qiu slept peacefully, which made Changgui can't help but think of his previous life, when Zong Qiu was so old, he would always wake up in the middle of the night. A child without a father and mother is like duckweed on the water, fluttering and rootless. There is no sense of security at all. Even when I grow up, I get used to curling up in a corner alone when I sleep at night.

Back at home, Changgui gently put Zong Qiu on the bed and went to the yard to take a shower. Although I was tired from the day, I didn't have any sleepiness.

It's been so long since I've been born again, and I feel like I've been through a lot. Although it is not as omnipotent as the time-traveling novels I read in my previous life, at least Zong Qiu in this life will no longer follow the old path of my previous life.

Changgui hopes that his rebirth can at least change the trajectory of Zong Qiu's life, at least let him no longer bear the pain he once endured.

As for how he should live in this life when he is reborn, Changgui doesn't have any plans yet. Since you have been born again, you can't live in vain. In this life, in addition to making up for Zong Qiu's life, he must also live his own life.

By selling stone fungus, Changgui took the first step. has quietly changed the status quo of Zong Qiu's life.

Buying a diesel engine was a temporary idea, but I found that this act played a very clever role.

"Dad, don't leave me alone at home." Zong Qiu on the bed suddenly spoke.

Changgui thought that Zong Qiu had woken up, and when he walked over to see that this guy was actually talking in a dream. It seems that he dreamed of where he was going and left him alone at home.

Changgui lay down on the bed, gently patted Zong Qiu on the back, and then put his hands under his head, his eyes staring at the dark roof.

When Changgui woke up, it was already very bright outside the window. The windows at home don't talk about curtains, not even glass, in winter, paste a layer of newspaper, or nail a few snakeskin bags to block the wind, this season, it is naturally open directly.

Fortunately, mosquito nets are hung on the bed, otherwise you can only feed mosquitoes. In this era, mosquito coils are not affordable for rural people.

There is no clock at home, and Changgui doesn't know what time it is, but it hasn't been long since the rooster in the village crows, and it will be estimated that it will be six or seven o'clock.

Changgui got up and glanced at Zong Qiu, who was still asleep. Put on your shoes and go outside.

Most of the people in the village are barefoot this season, and few people wear shoes. Changgui was reborn, and he is still more accustomed to wearing shoes.

In the distance, the pumping machine could still be heard abruptly.

Zhang Baocheng yawned and sat on a rock next to the diesel engine, staying up all night, and he was indeed a little sleepy.

"Dozed off, huh? Come and smoke a cigarette. Ma Yongxing threw a cigarette to Zhang Baocheng, and then scattered the cigarette for Zhang Changfu and Wang Yanhu.

"It's fine. It's just that I'm a little hungry. Zhang Baocheng said with a smile.

"In a minute, it's almost full. I'll stop the machine and take a break. Zhang Changfu said.

Moving the water pipes several times in one night is not an easy task.

As soon as Changgui came over, several people lifted their spirits a little.

"You've been here all night?" Changgui asked.

"Nothing else, mainly the tube moved several times. It's cumbersome. When the field was divided, it was not thought through, and the field was divided into small pieces. The smallest rice field is not even a single piece of land. After a few minutes of pumping, the water is full, and you have to move the pipe again. Ma Yongxing complained.

"That's okay now." Changgui's words made everyone a little inexplicable. Changgui added in his heart: When the whole village uses a harvester to harvest rice in the future, this rice field divided into small pieces and cannot be harvested with a harvester, you will have more headaches.

Wang Yanhu shouted loudly in the distance: "It's full, it's time to shut down." ”

Changgui was about to go up and stop the machine, Ma Yongxing hurriedly said: "I'll come, I'll come, don't get your hands dirty." ”

Although it is a new machine, there is already a lot of oil on it. Ma Yongxing's hands are all black oily.

Zhang Baocheng said: "I asked my mother-in-law to make breakfast, stopped the machine, and went to my house to eat together." Don't pump today, rest for the day. Anyway, no one has come to call the diesel engine to pump water. ”

"They should be fantasizing that the reservoir will release water. I am reluctant to spend money to pump water. Ma Yongxing said disdainfully.

However, these people just want to take advantage of it. If you really want them to pay for real money, you have to think about it. Zhang Changfu said.

"It's okay, when their rice fields can't be planted, they have to call the pump honestly." Zhang Baocheng said.

Changgui didn't care at all when he arrived, anyway, he didn't expect this pump to make money from the beginning.