I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 46 Drought!

When everyone heard what Second Master Yang said, they all couldn't help being taken aback.

Yang Lizhi slapped his forehead suddenly, and shouted in a rough voice, "I'm just saying, I always feel that something is missing! In previous years, at this time of year, it had already been raining heavily, but recently when the bricks are drying, the sun is always bright!"

As soon as his words fell, Yang Licheng was also surprised: "Ah! I remembered it too! When I was setting up a water truck outside the wall a few days ago, I was muttering, why is the water level so shallow this year! I didn't think much about it at the time. ..."

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized.

Yup!

It hasn't rained since the beginning of spring.

If it was placed in previous years, everyone must have noticed it long ago.But this year is very different from previous years. In previous years, he just tended that little field and had almost no other income.

But this year, digging coal, making candles, opening kilns to burn bricks, and building new houses, everyone is very busy.

Didn't pay much attention to the situation of God at all.

Now I heard Second Master Yang say this.

In an instant, everyone felt chills all over their bodies, and they all shivered unconsciously.

drought!

Mr. Yang suddenly stood up, waved his hands and said sharply, "Go! Go and have a look in the fields!"

Hurala!
A whole room of people, all scrambling to run out.

But outside, the sun was slanting westward, hanging low on the top of the mountain, and it was about to set, tenaciously throwing down the last piece of afterglow.

After leaving the house, a group of people hurriedly crossed the streets and alleys, and ran out of the village in a hurry.

On the street, the neighbors had eaten and chatted on the street, seeing them running out in a hurry, they were all puzzled.

"Second brother, third brother, what's the matter?"

"Ah! Uncle! You are already at this age, you don't dare to run away, be careful before you fall!"

No one in the group answered, they just kept their heads down and ran forward.

Soon, they came to the fields outside the village.

Indeed, as Erye Yang said, the green seedlings are a little wilted.And the land is dry.

When Mr. Yang saw this, he couldn't help frowning, walked quickly to the field, picked up a handful of soil, lifted it up, and dug a few handfuls deeper.

Seeing the still wet land below, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then stood up: "Go, let's go and have a look in the pond ahead!"

Wet soil can still be dug about half a foot from the surface, which shows that the drought period is not long.If watered in time, the seedlings will not be damaged.

The south has a lot of rain, water, rivers and ponds.

Most of the ponds here are formed by rainwater erosion or river water spreading and silting, and some are formed by mountain torrents or landslides, and are often used for irrigation by people.

And Yanglin Village is no exception.

There are several large and small ponds around the village, connecting thousands of acres of cultivated land with scattered ditches.

The land is irrigated at ordinary times, and when it rains on cloudy days, the rainwater will automatically replenish the water level.

But now, the water level of the pond that appeared in front of everyone's eyes was much lower than that of the connected ditch.

What does low water mean?
Everyone knew it in their hearts. Thinking of this, everyone swallowed unconsciously, trembling from the bottom of their hearts.

Some hands and feet are cold.

The low water level does not only mean that it is difficult to draw water for irrigation.It also means that if it does not rain to replenish the water level, the pond in front of you will dry up!
Just when everyone was in a daze, Second Master Yang followed up panting heavily.

Before he could stand still, he raised his arms, pointed to the pond in front of him, and said out of breath, "This is the seedlings that were watered a few days ago. I was still thinking, it's going to rain soon." Hurry up to water the seedlings and release the water in the pond to avoid waterlogging when it rains.

But who ever thought, but who ever thought, this God has not rained a drop until now.

Just look at it, this pond is going to the bottom! "

Mr. Yang frowned, his face was very ugly, he turned to look at his brother, and asked, "What about the other ponds?"

"It's all like this!" Second Master Yang sat down on the ground, looking at the pond in front of him with a sad face: "It doesn't rain here, let alone the pond, even the water in the river is much shallower. After a while, it still doesn't rain..."

He didn't go on, but there was no need to go on.

If God still doesn't rain, everyone knows in their hearts what the consequences will be.

For a moment, everyone looked at the pond in front of them in silence.

Since Guo Yi came back from Beijing last fall, he has brought great changes to Yanglin Village. He has dug coal, sold candles, opened a kiln to burn bricks, built a new house, and built a rabbit house.

The day is just around the corner...

But now, there was a sudden thunder!
"Ding! The special task is triggered: respond to the drought correctly! The world is not benevolent, and everything is treated as a dog. A saint should be a life for the people."

"Rewards: "Looking at Mountains and Finding Water", "[-] Cases of Drilling Wells with Indigenous Methods", the rewards will be issued in advance."

As the system sound fell, there was another burst of confusion in the mind.

He also sat down on the ground, put his arms on his legs, and rested his chin on his wrists.

Put on a pose of thinking.

This dog system stuffed knowledge into his mind again.First of all, the ancients summed up the various experiences of finding water veins and drilling wells based on the geographical environment.

For example, 'a dustpan' is the most beneficial to find water.In the Tuoji land surrounded by mountains on three sides, the groundwater flows concentratedly to the Zuoji mouth, so wells are drilled near the Cuoji mouth, and the water output is more.

Furthermore, 'two mountains sandwich a ditch, and there is water flow in the ditch rock'.There is a valley between the two mountains, and it is easy to find water sources in the rock formations on both sides of the valley.

Also, 'two ditches intersect, and the spring water is surging'.At the foot of the mountain mouth where the two gullies meet, there may be spring water flowing out. Wells are drilled here, and the water source is more reliable.

And, 'Shanzui to Shanzui, there is good water under the mouth'.The two mountain mouths are facing each other and the distance is similar. The terrain under the two mountain mouths is flat, and it is easy to drill wells at the locks.

Wait, etc., there are a lot of scattered things, all of which are the experience of looking at mountains and rivers summed up by the predecessors.

As for "One Hundred Cases of Drilling Wells by Indigenous Methods", in this era without electricity and modern machinery, it is not an easy task to dig deep into the ground and drill a well.

In particular, it is even more difficult to dig a good well with prosperous water.

Sometimes, you spend a lot of effort, and the result... it just doesn't come out!
Guo Yi sat on the ground, sorting out the knowledge he had just obtained in his mind.I can't help but feel a little puzzled, seeing that a drought is about to happen, you dog system, stuff me with this knowledge of well-drilling and wool?
Could it be that you let me dig wells and irrigate the fields?

play?

How much water can this well produce?
There are two hundred households in the old Yang family, with a total of hundreds of thousands of acres of land. If all of them rely on drilling wells to irrigate the land...

How many wells do you have to drill?
This is not the era of mechanization. There is no mechanically driven well drilling device, nor is there any electric pumping device.

Everything is done manually.

But if you don't dig a well...

It's not raining again...

drought!

It's all over!
All the hard work was in vain!

He sat on the ground with Yang Liwen beside him, gritted his teeth and muttered: "Brother Yi came back from Beijing and took us to dig coal and make candles, and now he is building a kiln to build a new house. Good days are coming soon." , but it's a thief!"

　Wow!Someone actually rewarded it!
　　Really flattered!

　　Thanks to the ultimate alchemist for the reward!

　　Boss atmosphere!The boss is in good health!The boss has spent money!The boss went out to pick up money!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)