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Chapter 134 'Pre-war' Preparations

"Splash!"

"What do you think of Wang Zhong?" Li Laoshuan suddenly asked with a contented expression as he returned home, supported his waist, and rubbed his swollen belly.

The water splash is also full, the savory mutton buns, the stewed chicken in an iron pot, and so many side dishes, basically the water splash of yams and yams every day has not been controlled.

But after hearing Li Laoshuan's words, he was stunned for a moment, but he didn't think too much about it: "Brother Wang Chong is a pretty good guy, he can make bricks, tiles, and mud tiles, and he can even cook such delicious food. The chefs in those restaurants in the county may not be as delicious as his cooking!"

While talking, he added: "I haven't seen anyone as powerful as Brother Wang Chong."

"Oh~~~" Li Laoshuan looked at his daughter, nodded thoughtfully, and didn't say much.

"It's getting late, hurry up and rest!"

The father and daughter went to sleep separately.

Lying on the kang, Li Laoshuan's mood was quite complicated. Thinking of all the things in these days, Wang Zhong entertained the villagers who helped him. There is porridge made with cornmeal, and there is a meal of mutton for three days. Each person can get three or four yuan.

And today's meal, Li Laoshuan grew up so big, he has never eaten such delicious mutton stuffed buns, and such fragrant stewed chicken.

The figures of Shuihua and Wang Zhong kept appearing in his mind. This night, Li Laoshuan suffered from insomnia for the first time in his life.

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After moving into a new house and sleeping on the big kang I built with my own hands, I really felt a different kind of satisfaction.

The fly in the ointment is that there is no electricity, but Wang Zhong can accept this, and after coming to Yongquan Village for so long, Wang Zhong has gradually adapted to it. After all, when he was in the world of "Fanghua", his life on the battlefield It's much worse than this, and it is possible to camp in the wild at any time. Maybe a heavy rain suddenly hits me when I fall asleep.

Lighting the candle, Wang Zhong took the blueprint he had hand-painted and began to think about the next thing.

Shuihua is definitely married, let alone the protagonist Ma Defu, even if the Jade Emperor and Tathagata Buddha come, it will be useless.

But if you want to marry Shuihua, it is not easy.

First of all, Shuihua and Ma Defu are childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, and there is a bit of ignorant emotion between men and women between the two. This should not be difficult to solve. After all, even an unknown surname An can marry Shuihua away in the original book. Not to mention himself, Wang Zhong has enough confidence in himself.

Digging the foot of the wall? The main thing is that if you swing the hoe well, how can there be a corner that cannot be dug down?

No, this is not considered poaching, because Li Laoshuan had no intention of marrying his daughter to Ma Defu at all.

To marry Shuihua, the key lies in Shuihua's father, Li Laoshuan. As long as Li Laoshuan is settled, he nods, and the probability of marrying Shuihua will be greatly increased. As for the relationship, you can slowly cultivate it later.

As Zhang Ailing said, there is a shortcut to a woman's heart.

However, this is not absolute, after all, in the original book, Shuihua has made a move to escape from marriage and run away from home, and to go out for a living.

That's why Wang Zhong came here in Huiyongquan Village, a place where nothing shit happens.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be nice for him to live in the county town?

There is no water or electricity, and candles are used for lighting at night. At night, there are no women, no mobile phones and computers around, and nothing to do. Wang Zhong can only copy his old trade.

As for the splash, you can only take it slowly, I don't remember this.

But to attack Li Laoshuan, there are also shortcuts to take, but it is definitely not enough to have a house, it depends on what Li Laoshuan wants most.

With a smile on Wang Zhong's face, he wrote two words on the letter paper with a pen - water cellar!
Water is the source of life, especially in this arid, water-scarce Northwest, especially in this desolate, remote, and impoverished Yongquan Village.

Li Laoshuan was able to marry off his daughter for a water cellar and such a little gift.

Then why can't I?
Come to a slightly larger water cellar, afraid that Li Laoshuan will not take the bait?
Before coming to this world, Wang Zhong had done his homework in advance. The water cellar not only refers to a bottle-shaped cellar buried underground, but also a whole set of water diversion and filtration systems.

In the arid area of ​​Northwest China, as long as conditions permit, basically every household will have a water cellar before the tap water is connected.

At this moment, Wang Zhong is a little thankful that he has already reached the fourth level of civil engineering skills.

From design to brick making, Wang Zhong can't do anything.

Wang Zhong deliberately checked the information, studied it carefully, and already had a plan in mind.

Long before this new house was built, Wang Zhong had already made preparations for digging a water cellar. Wang Zhong had already planned the overall drainage system of the house. The filtered channels can start to store water.

Although it is said that he will move to the Gobi Desert in Yuquanying in two years, Wang Zhong will still live here for the next two years, and since he wants to marry Shuihua, it must be within these two years. And the sooner the better, Wang Zhong didn't want to stay alone in the vacant house for more than two years, a water cellar is definitely indispensable.

The design of the water cellar was very simple for Wang Zhong, and the drawings were produced in only 10 minutes.

Generally, people in the Xihaigu area dig water cellars directly, dig them into a vase shape, and cover them with red clay that has been reconciled in advance. However, with the serious soil erosion and soil desertification in recent years, the risk factor of doing so is greatly increased. increased.

In the original book, the one married by Shuihua was named An because of an accident while digging a water cellar, and buried herself in it, making her paralyzed. Wang Zhong has always been known for his prudence in doing things, so it is naturally impossible for him to make the same mistake as him.

Wang Zhong had thought about it a long time ago, using burnt fire bricks to build, if this is a popular method in later generations.

Early the next morning, Wang Zhong came to the side of his house with a claw hoe, drew a circle with a diameter of three to two meters with lime, and then dug straight down along the circle.

It took two hours to dig, and one hour to transport the soil from the side of the pit to the open space next to it.

It took two days for Wang Zhong to dig a round pit with a diameter of [-] meters and a depth of [-] meters.

The reason why he dug so deep was that Wang Zhong planned to lay a layer of blue bricks on the bottom of the cellar, and then a layer of cement mortar waterproof layer.

The reason why it took two days is that the further down the road, the more difficult it is to transport the soil. If someone helps, Wang Zhong can finish this job in one day.

But this job is dangerous, so Wang Zhong didn't find someone, so the speed was naturally slow.

After the round hole was dug, Wang Zhong went to the county again and bought three tons of cement. One ton and twenty bags were loaded into a cart, and the rest was packed in the space and brought back home.

In terms of fine sand, there was a lot left when the house was built, and Wang Zhong used the space to transport some, so it was enough.

After the materials were ready, Wang Zhong started to make the gear set and the wheels. When everything was ready, he called the third child and invited Shuihua to come to his home to help with the cooking.

Bricklaying is a lot of work, and it won't be long. Although Depot has learned from Wang Zhong for a while, the technology is not yet in place. If it is the wall, he can get started, but the water cellar is different. Wang Zhong dare not ask Depot and others to help, and he has to Bao and the others had to study at school with Teacher Bai, Mai Miao's father and Debao's future father-in-law.

It was the weekend when Depot and the others were on vacation, and Wang Zhong asked him, Ga Wa, and Shuiwang to help adjust the cement slurry and send the material down the pit with Wang Zhong's self-made pulley block.

But Debaogawa and the others were small and weak, but they were still able to endure hardships. It took two days to build the cave dwelling into a pit with a big belly and a narrow mouth. Wang Zhong paid them six yuan each.

It made all the children happy.

Immediately after that was the sorting out of the water inlet and outlet channels. This was a particularly delicate job. Wang Zhong didn't ask others to help, and he did it himself, slowly tinkering alone.

It took Wang Zhong a day and a half to get it in and out.

When Wang Zhong was working, Shuihua still helped Wang Zhong cook every day, but he refused to take the money anyway. He also said that in the past, there were too many people and a lot of cooking. Doing it alone is incidental.

Wang Zhong knew Shuihua's temperament, she seemed weak, but she was actually strong and very determined, so she didn't force her, but every time she sent more rice, flour, oil, and mutton to Shuihua's house on a regular basis, she would take it with her. The old party secretary's meals were also cooked together, and the most of it was the meal money for Wang Zhong's partnership with the old party secretary.

When Wang Zhong said this, Shuihua hesitated for a while, but he didn't refuse again.

After the water cellar was finished, Wang Zhong was not idle. He first paved the house with fire bricks, and then used the remaining fire bricks to surround the southwest corner of the front yard next to the half-person-high wall. Forty centimeters high, a small vegetable garden of about ten square meters.

In the yard, Wang Zhong did not miss it either. He paved a floor with cement mortar and found a level. Because the yard is relatively large, Wang Zhong made a slope of 5.00% to guide the rainwater from the roof yard to the water cellar.

After finishing all these, there is nothing left to do, and Shuihua doesn't have to come to deliver meals to Wang Zhong every day at noon.

He was used to having water flowers come over to deliver meals every day, but suddenly he had to cook by himself, Wang Zhong felt a little uncomfortable.

Simply looking for something to do, Wang Zhong even went to the county, got a lot of silt from the Yellow River, filled it in the bottom of the vegetable garden, and then spread a thick layer of soil to let the silt in the soil. Fermentation in the field for one year, and the next spring will be the best fertilizer.

After watering for a few days, Wang Zhong sprinkled a few handfuls of cabbage and leek seeds in the vegetable garden, each in a row, and inserted two rows of garlic, one row to build up the soil, and the other to keep it normal.

In December, every household began to prepare for winter irrigation early.

Yongquan Village has no river ditches, let alone water canals. Every year for winter irrigation and spring irrigation, each household can only carry water to the ground one by one, and water the seedlings one by one.

If it was a time of war, this barren and remote place would be a rare paradise in the world, because it was so poor and miserable that even those bandits and horse thieves would not hesitate to come to this kind of place.

But now it is a peaceful and prosperous age, and a remote, secluded and poor valley like Yongquan Village lacks food and drink, and transportation is extremely inconvenient, so how can it become a paradise.

In addition, in recent years, there has been no war, the population has increased rapidly, people wantonly cultivate wasteland, deforestation, and tree roots and turf are not spared in some places. , but for the needs of life, daily boiling water and cooking, how can those straws and straws in the bare land be used for heating in winter? The little grain he had was enough for the whole family, and he didn't have much surplus. Where would he have the money? Like Wang Zhong, he bought coal for burning.

Early the next morning, Shuihua got up before dawn, roasted some yams, cooked a pot of polenta, baked some corn pancakes, and had a simple breakfast with his father Li Laoshuan, and it was dawn It was almost done, and the father and daughter pushed the cart and went out with water bags and buckets.

There are two ancient wells in the village, at the east end of the village, under two big poplar trees, the ancient wells are very deep, and the water season is good, but once it comes to the autumn and winter dry seasons or drought years, the water in the ancient wells cannot be guaranteed.

In the past, when there were few people, the water in the village was barely enough, but now that there are no wars and natural disasters, and the population is increasing, the water in the well is barely enough for people’s daily needs. There is a water cellar at home. Yes, as early as the rainy season in spring and summer, the water cellar was full of water.

But for those who don’t have water cellars, if they want to irrigate the fields, the water in the wells in the village must be insufficient, so they can only run dozens of miles away to bring water back.

Fortunately, these years have been generally smooth, and the water source is no problem. If there is a drought in this year, there will be countless fights between villages and villages in order to rob the water source.

In the early days, in order to grab water, even shotguns and earthen guns often appeared on the scene. It is not normal for a few people to die every year when grabbing water.

As soon as the father and daughter went out and walked on the main road in the village, they saw Wang Zhong shouting for water with the horse, and Debao, Shuiwang, and Gawa, also pulling the scooter.

"Old Uncle Shuan! Splash!" Wang Zhong greeted the two with a smile.

Debao and Gawa Shuiwang also hurriedly called for help.

"Call Uncle Shui, Brother Wang Chong, you guys go carry water too!" Seeing a few people, Shuihua smiled.

"Isn't winter irrigation coming soon?" Ma shouted to Shui and stopped to greet Shuihua: "Are you also going to carry water?"

"En!" Shui Hua responded.

"Wang Zhong, didn't you dig a big water cellar yourself?" Li Laoshuan was curious and envious.

Wang Zhong's house is at the end of the village, and the people in the village go to the east of the village when they go to the fields. Without passing by Wang Zhong's house, Li Laoshuan also learned about Wang Zhong's water cellar from Shuihua. The large water cellar made of bricks and stones is enviable in my heart.

"Old Uncle Shuan!" Wang Zhong also said at the same time: "This water is transported for the old party secretary. He is old and has always taken good care of me. It just so happens that I am almost busy recently. How can this kind of heavy work be done?" Let him do it himself."

"Then Li Da has a couple!" Li Laoshuan said a little angrily.

"Uncle Da You also has his family's fields that need to be irrigated in winter!" Wang Zhong said with a smile, "Can you help me?"

"You are enthusiastic!" Li Laoshuan was a little sour.

After coming to Yongquan Village for so long, the only thing that made Wang Zhong uncomfortable was the lack of water.

Thanks to the space for the system, and some time ago during the high water season in summer, Wang Zhong used tarpaulins, stones and soil to temporarily surround a large water storage tank under the slope behind his homestead, collecting a lot of rainwater. Otherwise, Wang Zhong would have to torture Wang Zhong to death just looking for water.

However, open-air pools are fine for a short period of time. Over time, they will either evaporate or be filled with sand and dust. They are fine for watering the ground, but not for daily water use.

The most uncomfortable thing for Wang Zhong was the toilet. Without water, bedpans and septic tanks were useless even if they were used. On the contrary, it was not as simple and straightforward as dry toilets.

Fortunately, with the water cellar, Wang Zhong can also openly make the toilet a flushing type. Although he has to scoop it himself every time, it is better than the dry toilet.

"Shuiwang is truly blessed to have met such a sensible child as you!" Apart from the bitterness, Li Laoshuan also had a hint of envy in his words. He only has a daughter like Shuihua, and Shuihua is also beating every day at her age. Yes, I will definitely marry someone in the future. If I marry in my village, it will be fine, but if I marry outside...

In particular, although Wang Zhong and the old branch secretary had a relationship, they had no blood relationship at all, but Wang Zhong respected the old branch secretary so much, so how could he not be envied.

People, sometimes the eyes always ignore something subconsciously.

People are mutual, if the old party secretary hadn't been so devoted to Wang Zhong, Wang Zhong wouldn't have reciprocated like this.

No matter in the world of "Human World" or "Fanghua", Wang Zhong has never experienced such hardship.

The bitterness of lack of water, the bitterness of crossing mountains and rivers for such a little water.

It took at least four hours to go back and forth for dozens of miles. Wang Zhong's feet were fast and his strength was strong. He had already fetched water at nine o'clock in the morning and dragged the cart back.

Wang Zhong walked fast, and the thousands of catties of water on the cart was not difficult for him at all. Shui Wang even said to help push it, but when he went back, he had to sit on the cart and let Wang Zhong give him a hand with him. pulled.

The old branch secretary is getting old and doesn't have much land to plant, and Li Dayou and his wife are helping, so they don't need much water.

Ma Huashui needs to work not only on his own land, but also on the land of Ga Wa's family. The more land he needs, the more water he needs. Fortunately, both Ma Huashui and Ga Wa's mother are capable.

He Shuiwang helped the old party secretary water the ground for a while and emptied the big water bag, and Wang Zhong chose to set off alone.

There were not many children around, Wang Zhong was faster alone, and he ran three times in one day. The old party secretary and Ga Wa didn't rest for a day. The ground was watered again.

The next day Wang Zhong went to Ma Yaoshui's house for help.

"Chong son, I heard that you dragged three times by yourself yesterday?" Ma shouted, a little worried about Wang Zhong's health.

Wang Zhong's chest slapped loudly: "Uncle, look at my body, which is stronger than a cow. If it wasn't for the long journey and the lack of time, I can take a dozen more trips."

"Is it really worth it?" Ma Huashui looked at Wang Zhong suspiciously.

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "Don't worry! You didn't see me working when the house was built some time ago!"

"Then don't make so many trips, you go in the morning, I'll go in the afternoon, let's switch and relax!" Ma Huashui knew that Wang Zhong couldn't be beaten, so he took a step back.

"Success! Listen to you!"

Ma asked Shui's family to help for one day, and on the third day, Wang Zhong went to Shuihua's house.

There are only her and her father in Shuihua's family, but they have a lot of land to plant, especially Shuihua, who works hard and diligently.

"Brother Wang Chong, who is this?" Shuihua looked at Wang Zhong and asked with some doubts.

Wang Zhongdao: "I'm not looking at your land that hasn't been watered for several days. It just so happens that the land of the old branch secretary's house has been watered, and Uncle Shuishui's family has a lot of people, so I don't need me. I'm idle now and want to come over. Give you a hand!"

"That's a good relationship!" Before Shuihua said anything, Li Laoshuan couldn't wait to say with a pleasant face: "Wang Zhong, I don't want to tease your uncle!"

"Uncle! I have nothing to do with you. Besides, Water Splash saved my life back then. There is no way to repay my life-saving grace. Just helping to pull some water is nothing!"

"I'll just say you're sensible and honest!" Li Laoshuan said happily.

On the other hand, Shui Hua was taken aback by what he said, that's not what Li Laoshuan said yesterday when he saw Wang Zhong fetching water for Ma Huashui. It was Shuihua who brought it back to the village, and said that Wang Zhong only knew how to help the old branch secretary and the horse to get water, but didn't know how to help their family. His tone was like that of an angry little daughter-in-law.

But seeing Wang Zhong coming to the door now, his face immediately changed.

"Everything should be done!" Wang Zhong still had a smile on his face.

"Success!" Li Laoshuan said happily, "You are in good shape, so you have to work hard, and Shuihua and I will help you push!"

"Success! No problem!" Wang Zhong responded with a straight line.

"Father!" Shui Hua hurriedly gave Li Laoshuan a hand, and smiled at Wang Zhong: "Brother Wang Chong, wait a minute, I have something to say to my father."

Then he quickly pulled Li Laoshuan aside, and Li Laoshuan said angrily, "What are you doing? What can I say?"

Shuihua said anxiously: "Father, Brother Wang Chong just moved here, and there are a lot of things to do! Why are we bothering others about the things in our own land!"

"What do you know!" Seeing his daughter say this, Li Laoshuan immediately straightened his face, and said with a stern face, "Winter is coming soon, it doesn't matter if we are tired or slow down, but the people in the field Can Mai Miao wait?
Wang Zhong is a good young man, so he has to work hard, let alone Yongquan Village, I think that in the whole Gangou Township and Xihaigu, there are not many young men who can match him. How much work can be saved for us, and we can finish the winter irrigation as soon as possible! "

But Shuihua still looked embarrassed.

As Li Laoshuan lowered his voice, he anxiously said to Shui Hua: "My silly girl, why don't you get the hang of it? For such an outstanding young man as Wang Zhong, you can find a second one from all over the world." ?”

"Look, after a while, the matchmaker who came to the door will be able to crush the threshold of his house! Now he is close to our family, it is because you saved him, and he is thinking of your kindness. Want to repay us!"

"If you don't seize such a good opportunity, don't you want to hand him over to other girls!"

Li Laoshuan somewhat hated that iron could not be made into steel.

Shuihua was directly confused by Li Laoshuan's words, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, his cheeks were slightly red: "Father, what are you talking about! Why can't you catch it?" The originally calm heart suddenly became a little chaotic up.

Subconsciously, he turned his head and looked at Wang Zhong who was standing in the courtyard. He was tall, handsome, and full of masculinity, and his heart suddenly thumped like a deer.

Shuihua quickly retracted her gaze, and kept saying to herself in her heart: "I like Brother Defu, I like Brother Defu..." But once the idea took root and sprouted, but It is no longer difficult to remove.

"You girl!" Li Laoshuan sighed, looked helplessly at the splash, shook his head, said nothing, and turned to Wang Zhong, "Wang Zhong, let's go, let's push the cart out first!"

"Okay Uncle!"

(End of this chapter)