"Emeng (we) and Zhao Machuan are better because they are close to the ditch, and they can see fertilizer (water) when they dig a well more than ten meters down. It's difficult for the second brother-in-law, and those who dig wells in ten miles and eight onions (villages) have fertilizer (water) more than ten meters below (Ha). However, there is no equipment in Emeng to drill a well below 10 meters (ha). Later, I don't know which of Zhao Machuan began to dig sand near Zhaomagou, and Zhaomagou, which had less fertilizer (water), because of sand digging, the river fertilizer (water) and fertilizer (water) level declined, and the river fertilizer (water) became less and less, and Emeng also had to dig a deep well to have fertilizer (water) to drink. The second brother-in-law's side of the village can not see the fertilizer (water) after 20 meters, and the wood (no) has no choice but to dig a well near the Xizhou side in the distance, and there is the Yellow River running through the city in Xizhou, and the amount of fertilizer (water) is large. Therefore, my second brother-in-law has been giving the green onion name (villager) to the well more than ten miles away to pull fertilizer (water) to eat since he was older. ”

"When Ehe Yinhua was in junior high school, there was no fertilizer (water) in the deep well here in Emeng (we), so we could only build a waterlogging dam.

"Third brother, I don't know." Liu Fang shook his head and replied honestly.

"Oh, you haven't seen it, of course you don't know. It is to dig a few ditches on the open slope, dig a fertilizer (water) cellar at the end of these ditches, paste it with yellow mud underneath, and wait for the rain fertilizer (water) to flow into it when it rains, and Ezon (we) rely on drinking this fertilizer (water) all year round. There is not enough water for people and animals, let alone for the crops to be fertilized. ”

"Oh, and the same is the water I drink in the village in the morning?"

"yes, you think. The dam is right behind the village, so I'll take you back and see it. ”

"Oh, that's stagnant water, won't it break after a long time?" Yanagi was a little disgusted.

"Yes, it didn't rain for more than two months, and there was no new fertilizer (water) flowing in, so I had to put bleaching powder into the dam, which I learned in my high school books. Eh, (I) continue to give you Wa Buddha (said). There have been two years of continuous drought, more and more people go to Xizhou to beg for food, the national and provincial leaders attach great importance to it, so they sent a few experts to come, the team leader surnamed Wen, is a young geological expert, just live in the Emeng (our) house, there is no shelf at all, every day after the inspection comes back to teach the Emeng (me) homework. ”

"After more than a month of scientific investigation, I came to the conclusion, what is your Buddha (saying)?"

"What?" Yanagi was a little anxious and eager to know the result.

"Mirage!"

"Ahh Doesn't the geography book say that mirages are not formed on the sea? ”

"Yes, Emeng is the sea here in ancient times."

"Then it's not the Gobi Desert now!"

"yes. You don't understand this, do you? Expert Buddha (said) It is caused by Emeng (us) planting crops. Because there is less fertilizer (water) here, and the evaporation is fast, every time the crops are planted and the fertilizer (water) is watered, Emeng (we) use a small stone to the place where the seeds are planted to protect moisture, but the temperature of the stone also rises after a day of drying, and the fertilizer (water) can also evaporate, so that a water vapor layer is formed in the air, which can refract and reflect light, and a mirage is formed. But before that, the villagers didn't understand, so they thought that it was the heavenly soldiers or the Yin soldiers who crossed the border, and began to worship, burning incense and paper and setting off firecrackers during the worship, so that the water vapor layer was dispersed, and the mirage naturally disappeared. ”

"Well, I see! And what about later? Liu Fang seems to understand.

After the results were announced, the county stopped letting everyone worship, and broadcast the origin of the British (Yin) soldiers every day, and said that worship was a superstitious activity and a waste of money. In order to raise the water level and prevent the sand from being dredged, cadres from agriculture and poverty alleviation were sent to send saplings and relief grains to them, planting trees to maintain fertilizer (water) and soil on the one hand, and distributing relief grains on the other hand, although they were small, but not so that everyone would starve. You see those trees on the side of Zhaomagou, as well as Emeng Village, which were planted at that time, and there are a lot of silver flowers in their village, but they dug sand to make money, and they all cut them down to build houses. The sand is not allowed to be dug, but there are still people digging secretly, what do you do to build a building in Xizhou City if you don't dig it? We can't let everyone go hungry and be poor, so there is always a way. Therefore, their money is not earned in vain. Chen Shan seems to have a lot of criticism about his future father-in-law's village, but he is not overflowing.

"Oh, I see, I see." Liu Fang said, took out the money on his body, took out two yuan, and handed it to Wang Shan with both hands: "Third brother, you see that I have just started to do it, a small business, and I didn't make any money, but I can't let you help in vain." You take this and buy a few packs of cigarettes to smoke. ”

"Oh, your baby knows how to be grateful! How can the third brother ask for your money, can you make furniture for the third brother? ”

"It's okay, third brother, but one yard is one yard. Opening four doors to enter four out of six is the basic rule for our Wenzhou people to come out to do business, and I can't break the rules. ”

"Okay then, I'm not welcome, third brother. When you go back to Xizhou to buy the goods, I will still take you to sell. ”

"Okay, my third brother! I'll come back and bring you paper cigarettes. ”

The two of them talked and laughed, and happily returned to Wang Shan's village. Entering the village department, the stone village chief and his father-in-law were already waiting here. Liu Fang and Wang Shan got out of the car and saw that the two of them were getting along very well, and the old man was also very happy. Wang Shan tied his horse, and the village chief Shi and Yang Liufang helped him remove the car cover. Wang Shan came over and said to him:

"Great, I'm done. Yinhua he gave a big certificate, and the Xiao Yang brothers took another trip and sold the goods, and they could buy carpentry furniture and start drying. Yinhua and his big Buddha (said) the wood pulled them there, made furniture there, and when Yinhua got married, he pulled it back. ”

"Oh, I know." The old man nodded with satisfaction as he smoked his big cigarette pouch. "Stone, Xiao Yang is not bad, this time the goods are loaded, you go to the three-way road to pick him up, and there will be less delay on the road."

"Yes, big."

"Thank you, Uncle."

"Big, little Yang Buddha (said) has never seen a waterlogged dam, so take him to see it. Come, come, Brother Xiao Yang, I will show you what a waterlogged dam is. Wang Shan gave him a big lecture while beckoning Yang Liufang to come over.

"Good!" Yang Liufang agreed to follow, and the old village chief and son-in-law Shi also followed.

Sure enough, there was a sloping land not far from the village, and a few shallow roads half a meter wide on the sloping ground led to a covered place below, and a bucket was upside down and covered on it. Walking along the ditch, I saw that the lid was made using improvised wicker. After opening it, there is indeed a well-like water cellar below, but you can see that the upper mouth is small, and the bottom is relatively large.

"Suo (uncle), when you go back to the house and have waste wood, I'll make you a wheel." In this way, it is also convenient for everyone to fetch water. ”

"Yo, thank you, Xiao Yang. In this way, the old man will be full of fertilizer (water) (convenient). Alas! Nowadays, whenever it rains, if there is no one by the dam, the elderly have no strength and their legs and feet are not flexible, and the fertilizer (water) slips or the bucket falls into the dam. ”

"It's okay, uncle, by the way."

"Oh, Shishi, Xiao Yang, I won't leave you to eat (you) today, while it's still early, hurry back, and you'll be busy tomorrow."

Yang Liufang and Shi Village Chief promised, and after saying goodbye to the old village chief and Wang Shan, they caught up with the donkey cart and rushed to Shiyi Village.