Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 45
The three of Niu Xiaodong excavated very fast, working like crazy, much better than those educated youths who were sent to the countryside in the big collective.When Niu Xiaoqiang completed the blocking net, they had dug a gully six meters long and 1.5 meters deep.

Of course, this is also due to the fact that the soil in the location Niu Xiaoqiang chose is relatively soft, otherwise, no matter how fast the speed is, it is impossible to be so fast.

But this is far from enough. The top of the Yetang dam is about five meters above the water surface, which means they still need to dig down to a depth of more than [-] meters to let the water in the Yetang flow out.

Although the temperature in the morning was not too high, the weather was a bit sweltering. Niu Xiaoqiang was worried that the three of them would suffer from heat stroke. He walked up to him holding the blocking net and persuaded him, "Can you dig slowly? There's no need to work so hard, right?"

Niu Xiaoyong replied without looking up: "For the white rabbit toffee, what can I do if I don't work hard?"

Niu Xiaodong and Niu Huahua had the same attitude, and Niu Xiaoqiang was speechless.He shook his head with a wry smile, and reminded: "If any of you feel tired, stop and rest for a while, if you feel the heat is unbearable, go to the water to cool off, but don't suffer from heat stroke."

The three of them hummed a few times to agree, and they didn't even raise their heads during the period.

Niu Xiaoqiang was completely speechless, and secretly sighed in his heart: the magic power of money is really great.

After continuing to dig for 10 minutes, the three finally couldn't hold on anymore and stopped to rest one after another.

Niu Huahua wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said curiously: "Brother Xiaoqiang, where do you think the fish here come from? I always feel uneasy. If there is no fish after draining the water, then What should I do?"

Niu Xiaoqiang replied: "Don't worry, there are definitely fish here. If you observe a little, you can see ripples on the water surface from time to time. This is caused by the fish swimming away. As for where the fish come from, of course it is from the outside." Swimming in."

Niu Xiaodong looked around, hesitantly said: "This wild pond is not connected to the outside water source, how can fish swim in?"

Niu Xiaoyong echoed: "That is to say, such a high dam can only work if the fish grow wings and can fly?"

Niu Xiaoqiang said with a smile: "It's very simple. In spring, many fish will go upstream to breed offspring. Although the water level of the wild pond is very low now, when it rains in spring, the rainwater from the mountains will gather in this low-lying place. The dam can easily be crossed. It is not a big problem for fish swimming upstream. The water in the mountain comes in and retreats quickly. By the time the fish have finished breeding, the water level has already dropped, so They're stuck here and can't swim back."

Niu Xiaoyong turned his head and looked at the surrounding mountains: "There is no fish farming near here, where did the fish come from?"

Niu Xiaoqiang asked back: "Xiaoyong, can you tell me where the fish in the pond dug in front of our village come from?"

This pool was dug out by hand, and there was nothing in it.But after a few years, many small fish and shrimps appeared in it. Whenever the water level was relatively low, the children in the village would run inside to catch fish and shrimps.

Niu Xiaoyong thought for a while before answering: "Maybe he swam in along the mountain stream."

Niu Xiaoqiang laughed and said, "That's the end of it. As long as it rains heavily in the mountains, waterways that didn't exist before will pop up. The waterways can even be connected to the Qingjiang River. As long as there are one or two fish swimming along the waterways Entering the mountains, it is possible to breed a school of fish.”

When Niu Xiaoqiang said this, he turned his head and looked at the wide water surface: "I am more concerned about how many fish there are here. If there are too few, our follow-up plans will not be easy to develop."

The three of them all showed apprehension when they heard this. The amount of fish is directly related to their income, so of course they are very concerned.

After a moment of silence, Niu Xiaoyong spat on his palms, then rubbed his hands together, "Why do you think so much, as long as we drain the water, we will know the result. Now it's more important to work."

After he finished speaking, he continued to dig deep, and the other two also got up to work under his leadership. Only Niu Xiaoqiang, the owner of the estate, had nothing to do.

Seeing the three of them working so hard, he was embarrassed to stand aside and watch.After thinking for a while, Niu Xiaoqiang picked up a long dead branch and walked around the wild pond to measure the water depth.

After some measurements, Niu Xiaoqiang found that the deepest part of the wild pond is about 1.8 meters, and the shallowest part is only about one meter.He turned around and walked back to the three of them, and said: "Later, all you need to do is dig to a depth of [-] centimeters below the water surface. In this way, about half of the water in the pond can be drained, which is just enough for the follow-up work. good."

"Know it."

After more than half an hour, the ditch was finally dug, leaving only a thin wall of earth on the side near the water.

Niu Xiaoqiang personally placed the finished blocking net in the middle of the ditch, and after checking that there was no problem, he told Niu Xiaoyong: "Xiaoyong, dig the gap, be careful, and try to remove the soil as much as possible." Heap it on the shore, or it may wash out the arresting net."

Niu Xiaoyong excitedly agreed, and carefully dug up the earthen wall.

"Haha! The water is flowing! The water is finally flowing!"

Seeing the water in the wild pond flowing out along the dug deep ditch, several people were all very excited, jumping up and down and yelling.

Niu Xiaoqiang also yelled a few times, and then turned his head to look at the rising sun: "It's getting late, let's go home, and come back at noon to check the situation."

Reluctantly, the three of them picked up the shovel and walked towards the cattle that were grazing.

Riding on the back of the cow, Niu Huahua asked, "Brother Xiaoqiang, do you want to take the shovel home?"

Niu Xiaoqiang thought for a while and replied: "Take it back first, otherwise the family members will easily find out the clues, and then bring it back when you need it."

"Oh."

"Xiaoyong, after you go home, secretly take the bucket outside and hide it. We will bring it over at noon."

"no problem."

After explaining the matter, the four rode on the cow and sang songs, and walked towards the house happily.

Throughout the morning, all four of them were a little absent-minded, unable to concentrate when working, even Niu Xiaoqiang was the same.Originally, he would read and memorize words while working, but he didn't do this this morning.

His mother and eldest sister thought he was not feeling well, so they kept asking about his health, but Niu Xiaoqiang took a lot of effort to cover it up.

After lunch, the four friends slipped out of the house immediately, gathered and ran towards Hope Farm.

　Thank you book friend "Twilight Reaper" for your support, bow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)