Then we dug for another day, and after digging about two feet, we finally couldn't dig any further.
Because there was more than half a meter of water at the bottom of the pit, Gu and Ju had to stand in waist-deep water to work. They had to sink underwater every time to scoop out the mud, sand and stones with rattan baskets, and this kind of thing didn't happen all year round.
The water in the sun was extremely cold, and the two of them couldn't hold on for long, so they had to climb up to bask in the sun to recover their blood.
So Xu Chen decided to stop digging and started building a well.
At this point, the clan members actually no longer knew what Xu Chen planned to do.
He did use his magic to prove that a well could indeed be dug in the yard.
But the well is too deep. Not only is it very troublesome to get water, but it is also quite dangerous. If you accidentally fall down, you will not be able to get up.
Therefore, Muba and a group of adults couldn't understand and became even more worried.
A large group of children run around in the yard every day. There is a high chance of falling into such a big pit.
Because there is no pumping equipment, the water in the well cannot be drained cleanly, which brings certain troubles to the well construction. We can only use clay pots to continuously lift water out. When the water level drops to only about half a foot, we hurriedly drain it.
The bottom of the pit is paved with a layer of stones of suitable size, and then clay bricks and lime mortar are used to build the pit upwards layer by layer.
Since the last time the Uzbek tribe sent a labor team of fifty people to fight the autumn wind, Xu Chen has put digging wells on his work schedule and asked the kiln to bake a large number of ceramic bricks. Now he has accumulated thousands of bricks.
, enough to seal this well.
Although tap water has begun to be promoted in rural areas in later generations, this traditional pit well is still the only source of drinking water in rural areas, especially in remote mountain villages.
Xu Chen and his father even dug wells during the winter vacation in junior high school. Although he never laid bricks himself, after traveling through time, he became the greatest bricklayer of this era through self-taught training.
Today, he will officially upgrade this skill of his and start evolving into the Dijing Clan.
Although the project is not big, it is also the first time for his new wife to go to bed, so she is relatively unfamiliar, and the bottom of the well is narrow and difficult to operate. In addition, he has to keep scooping water out, which also slows down the speed of the project in disguise.
While laying bricks, the sand and gravel were backfilled around the well. Two days later, the well was finally leveled.
After a large amount of sand and gravel was backfilled, the messy situation in the yard was improved. What appeared in front of all the Ba people was a black wellhead made of clay bricks.
Looking at this so-called well that seemed so dark and bottomless, everyone became even more entangled and worried.
There is indeed water, but how can we scoop out the water from such a deep well?
Facing everyone's questioning eyes and puzzled expressions, Xu Chen knew that it would not be easy to understand by explaining with words, so he simply did not explain. Instead, he spent another half day building the wellhead into a well rim one foot above the ground.
They also asked people to search for a few large flat stone slabs and build a circle around the edge of the well to make a well platform. In addition, they asked Gu Heju to dig a water storage pit and drainage ditch beside the well platform, and carefully built them with clay bricks and lime.
good.
After everything was completed, Xu Chen reinstalled a small windlass lifting device at the wellhead the next day.
Three days later, the water under the well was already very deep. I used a wooden pole to lower it down to detect it. It was at least one meter deep.
This depth fully meets daily usage.
And as time goes by and summer arrives, the water level inside will rise further. It is estimated that by May and June, the water level may exceed two meters.
In order to demonstrate how to get water, Xu Chen tied a clay pot with hemp rope like a net bag, then hung it on the reel and slowly lowered it. After shaking it gently for a few times, after the jar was filled with water, he turned the reel and quickly lifted it up.
A jar of water.
"Wow!"
Dozens of people, old and young, who were watching understood instantly and almost simultaneously let out a burst of exclamations.
"No, no!" Xu Chen said with a proud face.
"Sou Ga~"
After the exclamation, there was another wave of excited admiration.
After more than ten days of confusion and fear, everyone finally had an epiphany at this moment.
Chen still continued his magical creativity and invention.
The well was more magical than they imagined.
The method of use is simpler and more mind-numbing.
This well was a huge project, and construction began with all kinds of doubts, but until the last moment, when Xu Chen lifted a can of water out of it and poured it into the nearby storage pool, all doubts and confusions disappeared and were replaced by
Just endless joy and excitement.
No one would have thought that the water well planned by Xu Chen could be used in this way.
With this magical well, you no longer have to carry a jug to the river to fetch water, and you can drink clean and cool well water at any time.
"Quack, let me try quack!"
Gu and Ju excitedly rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward, screaming with excitement.
Xu Chen taught two hard-working and uncomplaining followers step by step how to fetch water from clay pots.
Watching the two people excitedly and carefully turning the water pot one by one, they soon fetched a pot of water from the well. All the men, women and children crowded up crazily and asked to try how to fetch water.
So Xu Chen could only tell him to be careful, and then watched a group of adult men and women push Gu and Ju to the side, and began to put the pots and turn the pots in a hurry.
Seeing the cans of well water being lifted up and poured into the pool one after another, everyone became more excited and excited.
Xu Chen stood aside and watched with fear.
If the earthen pot is not broken outside the well, the general will inevitably die in battle.
With so many people fighting for it, this clay pot may not last long.
Sure enough, just when Xu Chen started to think about this problem, he heard a crash and the earthen jar fell on the stone slab of the well platform and broke into pieces. The men and women who were fighting for it stopped instantly.
Although there are many clay pots, they are not too many to use up. Especially for this kind of medium and large pottery pots, it takes at least half a month from stepping on the mud to successfully firing them, and the yield of finished products during the firing process is not high.
Such a clay pot can be exchanged with other tribes for a soft and thick wolf skin, which is definitely a valuable treasure of the tribe.
Therefore, looking at the broken clay pots, Muba and several older women suddenly became unhappy. After shouting loudly, a group of men and women could only disperse and go about their own business with frowning eyes. The area around the well quickly became quiet.
, only Ye and a group of children were left.
Watching the adults leave, a group of little savages swarmed on the edge of the well and looked down. Gugugaga was extremely excited. Mother and others quickly stepped forward and pulled all the children aside, pointing at the well and scolding them loudly.
once.
Although a group of little savages seemed to have listened, the way their eyes turned around showed that their curiosity about this well had no bottom line.
Although Muba and several other older women were also very surprised and excited by the appearance of the well, their worries did not diminish even a little bit.
Xu Chen often heard about children falling into wells.
As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat.
The mysterious well not only attracts children, but also attracts monsters and ghosts. Many people even believe that the well is a portal to another world.
Jump in, and the opposite side will be either the underworld or the heavens.
Therefore, Xu Chen also understood the concerns of Mu Ba and others very well.
Moreover, he was also worried that these little savages would be tempted to fish for the moon, and then a bunch of them would fall to the ground, and then the little seeds of inheritance that the Uzbek people had accumulated over decades would be completely cut off.
As the saying goes, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.
This well not only adds happiness and convenience to the lives of the tribesmen, but it also brings huge uncertain risks.
However, now that the problem has arisen, it is impossible to refill the well due to choking. We can only find ways to avoid the danger as much as possible.
So after Xu Chen drove away a group of children, he took Gu Heju and went out with a stone ax. He quickly chopped back a bundle of sticks and tied a manhole cover on it.
Although this still cannot completely avoid danger, it can at least block a few children who are not very sensible. It can also prevent leaves, weeds, dust and feces from falling.
At this point, the well project is completely completed.
And this spacious courtyard is also a bit safer. It can not only prevent fires and reduce disasters, but also can hold on longer when besieged by foreign enemies.
In order to commemorate his contribution as a great well digger, he went to the kiln factory to order a huge ceramic brick to clearly record this event.
"In February of the second year, the well was dug. It took eighteen days to complete. The man who dug the well was in ancient times. He built it in the morning and erected a monument to record it."
A few days later, a boy was born to the tribe.
However, Aunt Seventeen felt that Basket Ga did not sound good and wanted to replace it with Jing Ga. Xu Chen fulfilled her wish and named the new male of the tribe Jing, and made a gold animal tooth pendant to bless him.
Another pregnant woman who was also pregnant with Liujia was a little resentful and excited. She had never fought for a rope or a basket for her baby in the past. This time, the well was snatched away in advance. She was so angry that she didn't speak or eat for several days.
None of them taste good.
So Xu Chen reminded her that the best name had been reserved for her, it was called Fang Ga, and it was a big and spacious Fang Ga. In order to appease her emotions and avoid postpartum depression, Xu Chen helped her make one in advance.
After seeing a gold animal tooth pendant with the word "Fang" on it, Aunt Jiu's worry turned to joy. She would touch her big belly and "Fang Fang" to remind everyone that her child already had a name.
During the winter and spring of the tribe, three more women became pregnant one after another. They all asked Xu Chen to help think of names and make pendants in advance. Xu Chen could only satisfy them one by one, and at the same time he was even less optimistic about this Mother's Day gathering.
With so many aunts getting pregnant one after another, if more foreign men join in, the situation will be even worse.
But other young women who are not pregnant don't think so.
Because of these pregnant sisters, each of them has a beautiful golden pendant hanging around their neck all day long, which is like having an extra layer of halo blessed by the gods, which makes people envious and even jealous.
They are eager to get pregnant as soon as possible.
So every night in the spacious compound, even if he was sleeping in the most remote and quiet corner, Xu Chen could hear the exciting and intense sound of pile driving that was inappropriate for children.
This group of aunts are all fighting for the naming rights and gold pendants for their children, while Feng and a group of the strongest men can only work hard and sow seeds every night. During the day, their energy seems to be sluggish, and they feel like they are getting thinner.