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Chapter 2 Well Drilling

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    The mountains in the afternoon are still bleak, and Zhang Xiaohua is still enthusiastic.  But the progress of reclamation in the afternoon was not as smooth as in the morning.  There are many rocks in the wasteland, many of which are buried in the ground. It is not easy to dig up the ground and pry up the big rocks. When the sun sets and the twilight comes, Zhang Xiaohua can only  He only moved a few rocks, but his hand was injured first, the jaws of the tiger were cracked, and he felt a burst of pain when he was blowing in the cold wind.

    After all, he is still a young man.

    ?Looking back at the wasteland where she had been busy all day, Zhang Xiaohua carried the hoe and the water jar, although she was a little bit reluctant, and walked back.  It's getting late, if you don't leave, father and brother will come to look for her, and grandma will also be worried.

    There is a distance between the wasteland and home, and there is no need for my mother to come over to deliver meals at noon.  Walking on the rugged mountain road home, although Zhang Xiaohua lost her physical strength, she was in a wonderful mood. The progress of land reclamation was not fast, and her father had already reminded her that if it could be done in a few days, the people in the village would be full  The fields on the hillside were opened.  This is just the beginning. In the future, we need to cultivate carefully, sow seeds, water, etc. There are many troubles.  Suddenly, Xiaohua thought of something, water it!  !  !  Yes, the hillside is so high, so far away from the river in the village, how should the water be made, and there are no springs around?  Why didn't I think of it earlier?  Thishow should this be done?  Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohua's small face was immediately filled with sadness, she couldn't help speeding up her pace, and ran home, how could a child hide her emotions in her heart?

    When I walked into the village, it was already dark, and there were still many urchins playing and laughing in the village. Seeing Xiaohua carrying a hoe, some familiar villagers stopped Xiaohua to ask him about the land reclamation.  answer.  It seems that opening up wasteland on the hillside is also a matter of great concern to the villagers who do not have enough rations.  However, Xiao Hua was also very absent-minded. Everyone thought he was tired, so they didn't ask in detail, and Xiao Hua rushed home.

    Zhang Xiaohua's home is at the south end of the village, and from the point of view of Feng Shui, it is the place where the wind and water flow.  However, the area is not small. Thanks to Zhang Cai's efforts, there is even a small courtyard.  The wall of the small courtyard is not high, and it is made of yellow mud, and the inside can be seen from the outside.  Through the fence gate from a distance, Zhang Xiaohua saw her grandmother leaning on a cane. Because her eyes couldn't see, grandma didn't go out very often. Now she was holding on to the fence gate, presumably to remember her youngest grandson.  Hearing the sound of approaching footsteps, grandma showed a smile on her face. Although her eyes looked blankly at where Zhang Xiaohua came from, her tone was unusually kind: "Xiaohua, you're back~ Are you tired today?"

    Zhang Xiaohua hurried a few steps, entered the door, put down the hoe and the water pot, supported her grandma's arm, and quickly replied: "I'm not tired, grandma, it's not like I haven't done farm work before."

    Grandma held Zhang Xiaohua's hand in relief, and said, "Our little flower is already an adult, and grandma has forgotten about it!" Grandma's hand happened to touch the place where Zhang Xiaohua's tiger's mouth broke, and Zhang Xiaohua took a breath of air in pain.  She didn't yell, but grandma heard it and said loudly, "Xiaocai, hurry up and see the child."

    In fact, Zhang Xiaohua's father just came back and was cleaning in the yard. When he heard the voice of his mother-in-law, he sensed it, took a closer look, and said, "It's okay, mother, Xiaohua worked too hard, and her hand cracked. It will be fine in a few days."  of."

    Grandma said: "How about going to Lao Chen at the village head to get some medicine for the child?"

    While talking, Guo Sufei came out with things from the house, and casually said to Zhang Xiaohua's grandmother: "No need, mother, didn't Xiaohu use it last time, there are some left, and when Xiaohua sleeps at night, I will paint it on."  A little bit, I think tomorrow will be better. Mother, hurry back to the house, it¡¯s cold and the wind is blowing up, I¡¯ll bring you the food later. Xiaohua, help your grandma back to the house.¡±

    Zhang Xiaohua carefully sent grandma back to the house, and put her anxiety about watering to the back of her mind.

    After dinner, the parents were weaving baskets under the Dou Da oil lamp, and the three Zhang Xiaohua brothers also helped.  Only then did Zhang Cai ask Zhang Xiaohua about the land reclamation situation.  Zhang Xiaohua also came together one by one, and Zhang Cai said: "You are really slow by yourself. When Xiaohu helps Xiaolong get the land on the other side of the river, I will go over and help you."

    Zhang Xiaolong also said: "Don't worry, Xiaohua, I'm done. Dad and I will go over to help, and we will finish it before winter."

    Zhang Xiaohua said: "Why am I in such a hurry? Didn't my father say that you need to be careful when opening up wasteland? Slow down, open more carefully, and grow crops later. It will grow well." At this point, he thought of it  About watering, I quickly asked his father: "Dad, I just remembered halfway through the road. The hillside is so high and there are no springs nearby. How will the crops be watered in the future?"

    Zhang Cai stopped what he was doing and said, "It's hard for you to think of this, what do you think should be done?"

    Zhang Xiaohua asked for help and looked at the two brothersIt's gone.  It is said that there may be a spring below, try to dig it out, if you dig out it is a sweet mountain spring, it is not as suitable for watering the ground as eating it yourself.  Hearing this, Zhang Cai took it as a deaf ear. How can he carry water so far away from home? Could it be possible to pick a few buckets from here every day and go home to cook?

    The days of drilling the wells passed day by day. The wells were getting deeper and deeper, but the difficulties were also increasing, and the progress slowed down significantly.  Because it was dug from the low-lying places on several hillsides, a lot of stones would be dug out from it from time to time, but fortunately none of them were too large, and the so-called large-scale stones were not encountered, otherwise, the well would still be  If there is no digging, it will be abandoned.

    A few more days later, perhaps Zhang Cai's luck had come to an end, and the well drilling finally ran into big trouble.

    At noon that day, Zhang Xiaohua went down to the well and picked up the hoe and began to dig the soil. Unexpectedly, she hit a hard stone at the first stroke, which made Zhang Xiaohua's hands numb. According to previous experience, Zhang Xiaohua  I chose a place farther away from before, and hoeed again. With a sound of "Dang~~", it was obvious that it was that stone again. Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and hoeed several times along the sides of the well, without exception.  It's all stone!  Zhang Xiaohua pulled the rope tied around her waist, had someone pull him up, and told her father about the matter with a sullen face.  Zhang Cai and the well-drillers also went down to watch, but they were silent when they came up.  The person who drilled the well discussed with Zhang Cai that other people should go to the side to rest first, and then come to help after lunch, and finally confirm whether it is a big stone or a layer of stones.

    Seeing that everyone dispersed, sitting and resting on the ground, only Zhang Xiaohua looked at the undrilled well, and felt uneasy. She was really afraid that it was a layer of rocks, and that she could not dig further down. Many days of hard work were in vain.  , and maybe the well will not be able to be drilled.  Zhang Xiaohua asked Zhang Xiaolong to put him at the bottom of the well again, and dug again without giving up.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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