Wearing the shopping mall through the 70s

Chapter 21 Follow-up to Well Drilling
The village knew that the Shen family came to dig wells, and many people came to watch the fun.One hugs the other.After all, now everyone in the village can drink from a big well, and no one has ever dug a well in their own yard.

"Shen Xiangnan, how much does it cost to drill this well for your family?"

Shen Xiangnan was very proud at this moment. He took the Big Rooster cigarettes that Shen Ruoqing had brought back and distributed them to the crowd: "It doesn't cost much, usually only fifty or sixty, but if my family wants to get something better, it only costs at most." No more than 100 yuan."

"100 yuan! So expensive!" The crowd exclaimed, "Shen Xiangnan, your family is quite rich!"

Shen Ruoqing frowned, but she didn't notice that this cheap second brother also liked to show off.

"How can the Shen family come up with 100 yuan? I remember their family is quite poor, isn't it? Shen Ruoqing has been digging wild vegetables every day this month!"

"Hey, don't you know this? When Shen Dahai died, he paid hundreds of dollars in compensation. The Shen family is rich."

Mrs. Wang listened with open ears. She asked Shen Xiangnan where the money for digging a well at home came from, but Shen Xiangnan refused to tell her. Now she found out that the compensation paid by her father-in-law was hundreds of dollars!Then when Shen Xiangnan married her, he said that his family had no money and gave her such a small betrothal gift!
"Why is this well so deep and still dry? Don't let water not come out again this time!"

It has been drilled to a depth of more than ten meters, but it is still done. It seems that the Shen family's money is going to be wasted!

"I think we can't get any water out! It's so deep! That's right! If you want to learn from others how to dig a well, your money will be wasted!" It was Ji Meihua who spoke, and she couldn't see the Shen family having it easy!

The well-drilling masters were also unsure, and they all came to ask Shen Xiangdong: "Are you going to continue drilling?"

Shen Xiangdong looked at his mother, and Mrs. Ji looked at Shen Ruoqing.

"Keep on beating, master, don't worry, we all agreed at the beginning, even if you are unlucky and can't get water, you will not lose a cent."

"Yes, drilling a foreign well depends on luck. Whether you can get water depends on luck. If there is no water down there, you can't force water, right? Master, please continue." Shen Xiangdong said.

The people watching the excitement also nodded. There were one or two people in the crowd who wanted to dig a well, but they stopped thinking at this time.This is dozens of dollars. If there is no water, the money will be wasted!

Shen Ruoqing watched the well digger working for a long time.When we hit almost 20 meters, the mud came out.Now Shen Xiangdong and others felt reassured.Until we reached a depth of 35 meters.

Then the master worker will press the head of the well and gently press the pressure rod, and the water will flow out from the wellhead.

"The water is out!"

"At first, there will be sand in the water, but after a few days, it will be clean."

"Thank you, thank you!" Shen Xiangdong smoked again.Seeing this, the Shen family was undoubtedly the happiest. The money was not wasted!
"They really got rid of their shitty luck and came out with water!" Ji Meihua was very unwilling and cursed a few more words.

"Aunt Shen, your house will have a water press from now on. Can I come to your house to pick up the water?" a neighbor asked.

This is hard to agree to. Water is so difficult now. What if everyone goes to Shen's house to pick up water?But if you don't agree, it will inevitably be difficult for you to behave in the village.

"I spent 100 yuan. Sister-in-law Qi, your calculation is really good. If you want water, you can also dig it. The well-drilling master is here, and you saved the toll!" Someone joked, The speaker is from a family close to the big well in the village. "Didn't I see that the Shen family's foreign well has been drilled? If my family also drills it, let's not talk about the money. Is it still a matter of whether the water can be produced?" Sister-in-law Qi was not annoyed by being mentioned, and answered with a smile. road.

"No problem, you can come and pick it up. Anyone who is far away from the big well in the neighborhood can come to my house to pick up water. However, there is a limit on how many people can come to my house to pick up water. If there is no limit, it won't be necessary for all of them to come to my house. Here we are." Mrs. Ji came up with such a compromise.After all, the water use in the village is now limited. If she doesn't set a limit, I believe there will be many people who are greedy for petty advantages and deliberately use more water.

"Aunt Shen, you are such a kind person! Don't worry, we won't use more of your water, nor will we hinder your own water."

Mrs. Ji's words undoubtedly won the favor of many people in the village. For a while, the Shen family's prestige in the village also increased a little.

And Shen Xiangdong also invited the well digger into the house for dinner.

Although new grains have been distributed, everyone knows that this year's grains are not enough to eat because there is no water to irrigate the fields. It is still unclear whether next season's grains can be grown.The well digger didn't expect good food either.

Unexpectedly, the Shen family’s staple food for entertaining guests is steamed buns made of cornmeal.Cornmeal is now classified as a fine grain, and many people who are afraid of not having enough food have long exchanged cornmeal for other coarse grains.

In addition to the steamed buns made of cornmeal, the Shen family also fried a large pot of cabbage and potatoes. Although there was no meat, it looked full of oil and water, and a plate of scrambled eggs.

In this day and age, such a meal can be considered sumptuous.

The well digger thought that he would be good if he had some Erhe noodles, steamed buns made of pure cornmeal, and a plate of scrambled eggs. Everyone praised the Shen family for their kindness.

After dinner, Shen Xiangdong saw off the well-drilling master.

When I came back, there were already people lining up at home to fetch water.

"The newly dug well water contains sand and cannot be eaten. If you want to eat it, it will take a few days." Shen Xiangdong said.

"It's okay, we will bring it back for use. Shen Xiangdong, your water press is really easy to use. The water comes out just by pressing it. Next year, when my family saves some money, we can build a well."

As the first foreign well in the village, everyone is still very fresh.

Shen Ruoqing looked at the people in line and sighed, it seems that his family will not be able to use this well today.But it doesn't matter, she was just using the water to cover herself.

After getting the Yangjing, Mrs. Ji took her three daughters-in-law to tidy up the vegetable garden.Now each person has two points of private land. There are 14 people in their family, and they can have more than 1800 square meters of private land. The area of ​​​​the private land is not small anymore. In addition to growing a few vegetables, the area is used for everything else. Corn and sweet potatoes.With private land, you don't have to worry about not having enough food to eat.

Shen Ruoqing also bought some land nutrient solution from the system mall on his own land, spending more than 100 yuan.I believe that the output of this land will not disappoint her.

Because they had their own land, the Shen family finally stopped eating acorn noodles, but Shen Ruoqing thought it might be because Mrs. Ji had finished eating the acorn noodles and didn't change them.But ever since Mrs. Wang found out that Mrs. Ji still had hundreds of dollars in her hands, she was making fun of the baby in her belly every day, either asking for eggs or chicken soup.

But Mrs. Ji didn't tolerate her, and after cleaning her up twice, Mrs. Wang became honest.

(End of this chapter)