Chapter 30: Digging a well
"This afternoon, we started digging wells, no matter how deep they were dug until water was dug out."
Zhang Dapeng announced his careful decision to lie down on the bed in front of all the animals.
I don’t know how long the drought will last. If it doesn’t rain for another half a month, the food will be white.
Farming is the capital for him to start his business and the foundation for the long-term development of the territory. He cannot act voluntarily.
Wawawa, Qingque flapped his wings hard, and he was extremely supportive of the Lord's decision, and he didn't need it to work anyway.
And at noon, Xiaobai and Xiao King Kong both used sticks to slap it vigorously, so we have recorded this revenge.
"very good!"
Lord Zhang looked at Qingque with satisfaction: "You can't dig the soil, so the task of picking wild fruits will be handed over to you in the past few days of harvesting water and picking wild fruits."
"good!"
Xiaobai and Xiaojingang were malfunctioning, and even the Chixiao snake couldn't help but slap the ground with its snake tail.
"It seems that the green bird is unpopular!"
Zhang Dapeng glanced at the beasts and said, "Set out."
Just three meters away from the fertile field, Zhang Dapeng drew a circle with a diameter of two meters with a spear.
"Just dig down from here, no matter how deep it is, until the water is dug out."
"I'll dig a well, Xiao Jingang and Xiao Bai, you two are responsible for transporting the soil away."
After Zhang Dapeng said that, he took a shovel and shoveled the first shovel of soil.
With enough strength and enough physical strength, Zhang Dapeng sweated heavily, like a pile driver with a throttle, fucking hard.
By the time the sun set, three meters had been dug, and the depth was similar to that of the pond not far away, but it was far from enough.
The next day, the excavation speed began to slow down because it would be very troublesome to throw the excavated soil upwards, especially when it was six meters below, you could only use a bamboo tube to lift it up.
So I dug seven meters the next day, but there was still no sign of water coming out.
It was even more difficult by the third day. It took a long time for Xiao King Kong and his team to lift a bamboo tube, which seriously dragged down the progress.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
On the third day, I dug to a depth of ten meters.
On the fourth day, it was dug to a depth of twelve meters.
On the fifth day, it reached a depth of fourteen meters.
At this time, looking up from the bottom of the well, you can only see the sky as big as a palm, and Zhang Dapeng even developed claustrophobia.
However, at this time, the soil at the bottom of the well was already very wet and water began to seep out of the well wall.
On the sixth day, when Zhang Dapeng came to the bottom of the well again, the water below was already above his feet.
"Another digging meter is enough."
Zhang Dapeng endured the mud at the bottom of the well and dug another meter.
There was more water coming out of the well wall, but he also discovered something terrifying: when the well wall seeped, it would come down with the soil.
In other words, the bottom of the well will collapse in not long.
"Come on! This... no wonder those old wells are covered with bricks from top to bottom. It turns out that's the reason."
Zhang Dapeng saw those old wells when he was traveling in his previous life, and the well walls were all blue brick structures.
There are no blue bricks in the territory now, and most of the stones are large.
"There is no way. When it reaches this point, you have to do it even if you bite the bullet."
Zhang Dapeng climbed up along the vines and quickly gave orders to Xiao Jingang and Xiaobai, moving the stones and picking small pieces of stones to the bottom of the well.
And he himself went to chop bamboo.
This is the only way he can think of now. He built the bottom of the well with stones, and used layers of bamboo to circle it as bricks.
Although this is not a long-term solution, it can last at least a year or two.
Lord Lord is crazy.
The green birds saw Zhang Dapeng chopping the bamboo like crazy, and their hands were scratched with many wounds. The blood flowed continuously and refused to stop, which scared no one dared to approach.
On the seventh day, Zhang Dapeng built a two-meter-high well wall with stones at the bottom of the well, and finally slowed down the trend of landslide at the bottom of the well.
On the eighth day, Zhang Dapeng began to use bamboo pieces to surround the well wall, which was much faster because the bamboo was elastic. After holding the bend, it would be done just by sticking it to the well wall.
On the ninth day, the well walls were all completed. Zhang Dapeng used stones to build the edge of the well, and then solemnly used a bamboo tube to pour a bucket of water on the rice fields that were on the verge of death.
"Bang bang bang..."
Xiao Jingang and Xiao Bai applauded vigorously.
"Jiji, Jiji!"
The green bird flew up and screamed at the horizon.
Zhang Dapeng looked back and his face turned green: "Go back to the castle quickly, there are still grass hanging on the balcony."
In the distance, dark clouds came overwhelmed by the sky--it was too timely.
Zhang Dapeng is not in the mood to curse the streets now. There are hundreds of kilograms of triangular grass hanging on the balcony. It is what he is planning to weave baskets, baskets, straw sandals, and make beds.
The heavy rain was heavy, even heavier than the rainstorm I saw in the territory.
In less than half an hour, the pond was filled with water.
An hour later, the territory was vast.
Two hours later, the water had risen to the foundation of the castle one meter high, which was so terrifying.
Fortunately, the rain stopped!
Zhang Dapeng stood on the balcony with all the beasts, looking at the zodiac country in front of him, feeling worried.
"It's too difficult to farm in this world."
"If it weren't for the construction of this castle at the advice of the old ape, I'd probably have been drowned now."
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Because of the forest, the flood in the territory did not completely retreat until two days later.
It was dark, and Zhang Dapeng couldn't wait to walk out of the castle, looking around. The territory was full of green, whether it was crops, herbs, fruit trees, and even weeds, which became so hideous.
Especially wheat seedlings and rice, not only did not die due to heavy rain, but instead rushed more than 20 centimeters high in one night.
There are also those herbs that were too weak to wilt a lot a few days ago, and they all went crazy after a heavy rain.
"My farming career is finally coming true."
I habitually walked around the territory and made a special trip to see the wild flowers planted that day. I haven't reacted yet, and I don't know if it has been washed away by the heavy rain.
Forget it, I don't care about it now.
The beasts in the territory got up and walked out of the castle to wait for the lord's arrangements.
Xiao King Kong even prepared his sickle and went to the ground to mow the grass at any time.
"noob!"
The first thing Zhang Dapeng arranged was a little panda. He took a sickle from Xiao Jingang and handed it: "Your task today is to mow the grass, cut the grass in the fertile field, and don't worry about the others. After the cutting, use a hoe to remove the roots of the weeds."
Xiaobai was stunned for a long time, scratched his head and asked, "Is it just me? What about you, the boss?"
Zhang Dapeng smiled and said, "It's only a small piece of fertile fields, you can do it yourself. I'll go picking fruits and prepare to make wine."
“Winemaking?”
All the beasts in the territory cannot keep up with the lord's strange thinking.
"What are we doing for the gourd these two days? It's just to make wine. The winter here is very cold and I can't go out. Drink some wine to keep the cold."
"Okay, let's not talk about it. Xiaobai, Xiaohong and Heipi are guarding your family. Don't fight if there are wild beasts. If you can hide, hide, and if you can escape. Living is the most important thing. If you can, you can build a house and plant a crop, you can plant it again, but if we die, we will lose everything."
"Remember?"
Chapter completed!