In the early years, the method of drilling deep-water wells was to drill wells with high platforms and large wheels, mainly relying on manpower to pedal the large wooden wheels on the derrick, and then driving the lifting drill pipe and rotating the pot cone.

A 30-meter-deep well requires twenty or thirty people to be busy day and night, half a month.

It's much simpler now, with manpower replaced by machine drives. A dozen people can build a good well in a week.

Of course, the price of drilling wells is not affordable for ordinary people.

So when the well-drilling team came to Wang Manyin's house, it caused a sensation unexpectedly, and half of the village came to see the excitement.

Drilling wells is also particular, and it is not just a matter of choosing a random location, but it is necessary to find underground water veins. If the location is not right, you may not see water at a depth of tens of meters. Even encountering a bitter well will make people even more depressed.

It was precisely because of this understanding that Wang Manyin found a professional well drilling team from the county.

Do one line and one line.

People have been engaged in well drilling for more than 10 years, and they are naturally interested in finding underground water veins. Moreover, the well digging master personally promised that he would not charge money for drilling the bitter well.

The other party walked around the side of the field and finally decided to dig a well four or five meters away from the acacia tree.

While the well-drilling team was busy, Wang Manyin and Orchid began to prepare the meal.

In addition to paying for wells in rural areas, he was also responsible for taking care of food three times a day, and he couldn't eat badly.

There is food in the space, enough for a dozen people to eat for a week. However, Wang Manyin didn't have time to grind noodles at all.

For this reason, he rode to Mijia Town a few days ago to buy two bags of white noodles. Now after the liberalization, the prohibited grain and oil materials continue to appear in the market, but the price is twice as high as that of the grain station.

Fifty catties of a bag of flour, the grain station costs eight yuan three, and the market is sixteen yuan. A lot of money has been spent, and Wang Manyin doesn't care about this little money.

In order to let these people eat well, he also deliberately found Ma Youchuan, a food station, and asked them to reserve some fatty meat.

In addition, there is no shortage of cigarettes, tea, etc.

The day before the well was laid, Wang Manyin borrowed two walk-behind tractors from the production team and asked someone to help pull the cement well pipe back.

Coupled with the matter of frying melon seeds, the two of them have been busy non-stop this week.

As the gurgling yellow muddy water gushed out of the pumping machine, Wang Manyin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The onlookers clapped their hands excitedly and shouted. In just a few minutes, the muddy water became clear, attracting many people to rush to the front and reach out to drink, and keep shouting sweet in their mouths.

Wang Manyin didn't know if his new well was sweet or not, but he had decided to find time to pour more space water into it, so that he didn't have to take water from the space every once in a while.

It is said that thanks to the nourishment of space water, not only Wang Manyin and his mother-in-law have always been in great health, but even the children at home. For so many years, except for the occasional cold and fever, the three children have basically not worried the two of them.

After sending off the well-drilling team, Wang Manyin added a barbed wire cover to the pool. The main thing is filled with water, and if a broken baby falls into it, it will be troublesome. On the one hand, it can also prevent fallen leaves and dead branches.

By the way, Wang Manyin threw a few small fish inside. With these guys, at least mosquitoes don't grow in the pool in the summer.

***

After harvesting the wheat for more than half a month, not a drop of rain fell, and many of the suffering people were anxious to go straight to the fire. After finally dividing the fields, they naturally wanted to plant the autumn crops earlier.

Everyone's prayers seemed to be working.

At noon, Wang Manyin was eating when he heard a rumbling sound from the sky.

Immediately, a large black cloud floated overhead, followed by a howling wind and loess all over the sky. A heavy rainstorm seems to be coming.

He and Orchid didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly put down the bowl to clean up the sunflower seeds drying in the yard.

As soon as it was finished, the raindrops of beans crackled and fell, and the thunder shook the windows of the cave slightly.

In summer, thunderstorms on the Loess Plateau are normal. At this time, you must not stand under the mountain beam or big tree to take shelter from the rain, otherwise it will be miserable if you are struck by lightning.

Summer lightning strikes also have a magical feature, they like to chop old graves, and animals such as weasels, snakes and hedgehogs that often live in them are hacked to death.

For this reason, there are always people secretly preaching something that the gods are talking about.

However, in the early years, the management was strict, and everyone only dared to discuss it in private.

Seeing the rain outside, Wang Lei and Wang Tao were even more excited and couldn't do it, and kept wanting to rush into the rain. Orchid's persuasion a few times didn't work, so she grabbed the broom directly and beat her buttocks a few times.

After being beaten, the two brothers finally settled down.

Boys should be beaten or beaten, regardless of whether they make mistakes or not, just beat them once every ten days and a half months...... In this regard, Wang Manyin has always been in agreement.

The rain was short-lived, and in just half an hour, the sky cleared again.

For the people in the village, it was just right.

Wang Manyin carried a shovel and dug a few times on the side of the field, and there was almost a dozen centimeters of moisture, which was enough to make the corn planted some time ago germinate.

He was busy when he saw Wang Lei and Wang Tao going out with their schoolbags.

"Dad, we're going to school!"

"Walk slowly, it's a little slippery on the road." Wang Manyin said a word of advice and ignored it.

After a short rest, he and Orchid walked towards the village together.

With the implementation of the package production to households in Jar Village, Wang Manyin's employment plan was finally put on the agenda. Take advantage of today's free time to settle down the manpower as soon as possible.

"Man Yin, you're here!" Seeing him come to the door, Wang Qiusheng hurriedly moved a stool and handed over cigarettes.

"Brother Qiusheng, don't be busy, I'll look for your family to build!"

Wang Qiusheng's hairy egg is called Wang Dajian, and the stone is called Wang Xiaojian. In the past, the two children were young, and Wang Manyin always called them by their nicknames.

Now that the two of them have grown up, it is not appropriate to call them nicknames.

"Uncle, what are you looking for me?" Hearing the sound, Mao Dan came out of the next door.

"Now the production is contracted to the household, and there is no need to go to the production team to earn work. I want to ask if you would like to help me fry melon seeds......" Wang Manyin didn't go around in circles, and went straight to the point.

"Stir-fried melon seeds, haven't you been frying?" Mao Dan was confused.

"I mean go over and help during the day and give you a dollar a day...... Farmers can go to work in their own fields. ”

After this period of observation, Wang Manyin was very satisfied with Wang Qiusheng's father and son.

The two worked honestly and never cheated and slipped.

However, he did not invite Wang Qiusheng at the same time, and the main family still planted nearly 20 acres of land. There are a lot of odds and ends, and there is no time during the day.

"Yes, of course I do."

In the face of such a good thing, Mao Dan will definitely not refuse.

After the discussion, Wang Manyin walked towards Wang Yanqiang's house again. Some time ago, Wang Yanqiang's family came to the door and expressed his desire to come over to make money.

As for orchids, at this time, I found Wang Junxiang's aunt Liao Xiaogai and asked the other party to help pick sunflower seeds in the future.

Looking for someone to help, Wang Manyin firmly remembered the boundary of "seven up and eight down".

The two of them, together with Guo Weidong from the county seat, as well as Mao Dan, Lai Xi and Liao Xiaogai, add up to a total of six people, one less than the regulations.

In the next period of time, there should be enough manpower.

Wang Manyin was chatting with Wang Yanqiang's father and son, and suddenly the sound of orchids in a hurry came from outside.

"Full silver, full silver, are you there?"

"What's wrong?"

When he went out in response, he saw Orchid standing outside the courtyard, and next to him stood Xie Liansheng and Wang Fugui's mother-in-law.

"Our Wang Lei and Wang Xiang didn't go to school in the afternoon, they shouted that the grandson of Brother Fugui's family was Hongyang, and they didn't know where to run......"

"Listening to Wang Xing, it seems that I went to the river to catch fish. I just went to the river for a walk and asked a few adults in the village, but I didn't see them! At this time, Xie Liansheng followed.

He is now a teacher at Jar Village Primary School, teaching Wang Lei's class.

"The two guys should fight!"

Hearing this, Wang Manyin also became anxious.

Just after heavy rain, the water level of the Dongla River swelled. A few guys don't know the depth, in case something happens...... He didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Wang Manyin didn't hesitate, and hurriedly took a few people to rush home, planning to use rhubarb to find someone.

When I got home, I found that the rhubarb was not there.

Wang Manyin remembered that it seemed that when his two sons went to school, they also took rhubarb away.

Helplessly, several people hurried to the Dongla River.

They then split into two groups, one group along the river to the upper reaches and the other downstream.

Wang Manyin and Xie Liansheng kept asking the villagers who were catching fish on the shore, but everyone shook their heads and didn't see anyone when they arrived in the village.

Just when Wang Manyin was about to turn around and look for it, he happened to see Wang Zhanjun bending over to transplant sweet potato seedlings in the field.

"Uncle Zhanjun, did you see our Wang Lei in the afternoon?"

"See, your two sons and your rich grandson have gone to Shuangshui Village. I also stopped to ask, I heard them say that it was raining, school was on vacation, and I wanted to go to your old father-in-law's house to play......"

Hearing the accurate news, Wang Manyin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he asked Xie Liansheng to help him go back to the village to inform Orchid, and he turned around and walked towards Shuangshui Village.

Along the way, Wang Manyin forcibly suppressed his anger.

It seems that the midday beating did not have any effect on the two guys. Not only did they skip school, they dared to lie. Wait until you find it, and fry the meat with bamboo shoots directly according to the buttocks.

Wang Manyin hurried to Shuangshui Village, and happened to meet his mother-in-law Liu Erni chatting with several mothers-in-law and aunts at the head of the village.

"Mom, are the stones coming?"

"When I came, they said that the school was on vacation and they wanted to come and play with Huzi...... Knowing that Huzi was going to school, he went to the river to catch fish noisily. Your dad didn't feel at ease, so he followed. ”

Hearing that his old father-in-law was accompanied, Wang Manyin was completely relieved. When he rushed to the vicinity of Miaoping Mountain, he saw Sun Yuhou taking a few little guys to catch fish in the water, and Wang Fugui's grandson was also there.

"Dad, why are you here?" Wang Lei was catching energetically, and when he looked up and saw his father coming over, he was startled.

"Man Yin is here," Sun Yuhou said ashore to greet him.

"Dad, are there any fish?" Wang Manyin asked with a smile on his face. At the moment of the old father-in-law, he is not good at beating the two children, so he can only write it down temporarily.

"It's okay, there are fewer fish in the Dongla River this year than in previous years, and I caught four or five crucian carp in two hours."

It's normal to have less fish!

Recently, Wang Manyin has been busy frying sunflower seeds, and he has not put fish in the river for a few days. A few can be caught now, and it is estimated that they are still left over from the spring.

After chatting with his old father-in-law for a while, he took the three little ones home. Beside him, rhubarb kept jumping back and forth.

Wang Tao didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, and was still chattering. After all, Wang Lei is two years older, and he keeps turning his head to look at his father's face all the way.

"What do you see me doing?" Wang Manyin was still smiling and looked very kind.

"Dad, are you angry?" The guy asked cautiously.

"Nope!"

Halfway through, I saw an orchid coming towards me.

"Let's talk about ...... when I go home" Without waiting for my mother-in-law to get angry, Wang Manyin had already intercepted the conversation.

sent Wang Fugui's grandson home safely, and the couple escorted the child back to their home.

Soon, the wails in the cave rang out!

***

At the end of June, the weather is getting hotter and drier.

On the acacia tree in front of the door, I can't stop screaming when I know it early in the morning.

After getting up, Wang Manyin simply washed his face and began to carry water to water the vegetable field. After drilling a deep well on the side of the field, it is much more convenient to use water at home, and there is no need to go back and forth to the village.

When the large pool is full, it can hold more than 20 tons of water.

The pumping machine and walk-behind tractor in the village were idle, and Wang Manyin simply borrowed them for use. One pump of water is enough for the family to last a month.

Of course, this water is mainly used for laundry and irrigation, and the daily drinking water is still fetched from the well.

Because of the timely watering, the vegetables in the field grow very well.

The newly built shelves are covered with carob seedlings and cucumber vines. There are also two rows of pepper seedlings next to it, and the bright red peppers are very conspicuous. Eggplant and tomatoes are planted next to each other...... Over the years, Wang Manyin has had enough of the difficulty of eating vegetables. Now, as long as I can collect vegetable seeds, I have them in my own vegetable garden, and I eat them every time.

In addition to vegetables, he also grows watermelons and melons in the innermost part. Now the first stubble melon is already the size of a bowl, and it is estimated that it will be eaten in half a month.

After watering the vegetable garden, Wang Manyin began to dig earthworms next to the dung heap again, ready to cook and feed the pigs, chickens and ducks.

After finishing the work, Orchid just finished the meal.

After calling the three children up, the family sat down at the table.

Two salted eggs per person, sandwiched in white flour steamed buns, are just right to eat. Mix a large bowl of amaranth and cook a pot of mung bean porridge...... Breakfast was simple, but it was better than most of the people in the village.

After the implementation of the package production in Jar Village, Wang Manyin's daily diet was no longer hidden.

Anyway, everyone knows that they make money selling fried melon seeds, and it doesn't matter if they eat well. On the other hand, they no longer open outlets, and few people come to the door in the morning.

After eating, the three children each carried their school bags and prepared for school.

Since being beaten, Wang Lei and Wang Tao have finally stopped making any trouble, and they have been honest recently.

It's just that before Wang Manyin was happy, he heard a complaint from inside the house: "Mom, my brother stole a dollar from me and didn't give it to me!" ”

"What's the money, where do you get a dollar?" Orchid asked subconsciously.

Before the family opened a sales agency, the three children usually had snacks, and they couldn't use their pocket money at all. Later, the consignment point was given to Wang Qiusheng's family, and the orchid gave the children five cents a week.

Wang Xing, this girl is better, and she saved up the money after receiving it. As long as the two sons get money, they will buy snacks and spend them, and it is impossible to save money in their hands.

"No, no, my brother is joking." Wang Lei hurriedly responded.

Is there a situation?!

The couple glanced at each other, already understanding each other's thoughts.

Plant your own trees and know where the roots are crooked.

Orchid had planned to go back to the house to wash the dishes, but now she simply sat on the edge of the field and waited.

Seeing Wang Lei's brothers carrying their schoolbags out of the house, she immediately shouted: "Stop, what is Wang Lei in his pocket?" ”

"Nothing," the two guys subconsciously covered their jacket pockets.

(End of chapter)