"Master Su, this is the well we are drilling. Take a look at the chosen well location."
In Leishan Village, Guangfeng Township, Huang Ergou, a clerk on the fast shift, took Su Hao to the well-drilling site and spoke to him politely.
Su Hao looked up and looked at the surrounding terrain. He saw continuous low mountains on both sides, with a small isolated mountain in the middle. The location where the well was dug was just upstream of the isolated mountain. According to common sense, it should be a place rich in groundwater.
, then nodded and praised: "This well location is well chosen, and the possibility of water coming out is very high."
Hearing Su Hao's praise, Huang Ergou said proudly: "Master Su really has a good eye. He can see the beauty of this well location at a glance. Master Su, I am not bragging, I am the only one who has built wells in the county."
Lao Huang's team has the best results, which Master Han has specially praised."
Su Hao had heard officials from other teams talk about Huang Ergou's results before, but he didn't know much about the details. He asked with a smile: "How good can your team's results be?"
Huang Ergou said: "I dug a total of 22 wells, 12 of which produced water, and only 10 of which were destroyed. Even the ones that were destroyed did not have any water at all, but the amount of water was not large enough."
"This result is indeed very good." Su Hao said. There are 12 water outputs out of 22 wells. This was indeed the best result before Su Hao instructed each team to dig wells. However, if compared with Su Hao's results in well exploration, it is still
There were some gaps. Of course, Su Hao knew that he relied on scientific and technological knowledge that was hundreds of years ahead of the times, so he only admired Huang Ergo, not looked down upon.
"Huang Dianli, how deep is this well now? How far is it before water comes out?" Su Hao asked.
"Sir, the well has been drilled to 40 feet now. It is estimated that if we drill another 20 feet, we will see water." Wang Qi, the well-drilling foreman on the side, replied.
"Oh, let me go down and take a look." Su Hao said.
Huang Ergou quickly dissuaded him: "Master, it's quite dirty down here, so you don't have to work hard."
Su Hao said: "I came here under the order of Mr. Han to guide the selection of well locations. Without looking at the underground structure, it is difficult to choose the right location for the well. Huang Dianli doesn't have to worry, I have gone down in the previous villages.
There are hundreds of wells."
"I see, that little guy will make arrangements for Master now." Huang Ergou said.
The soil was being excavated underground, and the excavated soil had to be lifted to the ground at any time with a windlass and dumped. Huang Ergou went to the well and gave instructions, and then a worker pulled an empty hanging basket over to Su Hao.
Sit in, then shake the pulley, and lower the hanging basket into the well under construction.
Just like elsewhere, Su Hao sat in the hanging basket, holding up the pine tree, carefully observing the soil and rock layers exposed on the well wall from top to bottom, and making notes on paper. When he returned to the surface from the well,
, his face looked a little serious.
"Old Huang, this well is a bit choked." Su Hao said to Huang Ergou.
"It's choking? What do you mean?" Huang Ergou asked in surprise, "Master, didn't you just say that this well location was well chosen?"
Su Hao pointed to the mountain in front and said to Huang Ergou: "Just now I looked at it from the terrain. This terrain is indeed a water storage structure. But just now I went down to the well and saw the rock structure and ground beneath the well.
The results shown above are inconsistent. I suspect that there should be a fault in front of it, blocking the water. If this is the case, if we continue to fight, there will probably be no water."
"How is this possible?" Huang Ergou looked a little disbelieving, and turned his head to look at a strong man sitting not far away.
"Scholar Wu, what did you say just now?" The strong man had been listening to what was going on here. When he saw Huang Ergou looking at him, he stood up, walked to Su Hao, and said proudly
asked.
"May I ask how you call me brother?" Su Hao didn't know who the other party was, so he didn't rush to say anything. Instead, he held his hands in front of him and asked for his name.
The strong man said carelessly: "I am from this village. I am a countryman. I don't have many names, but I have a name. My name is Deng Kui."
"Oh, it turns out it's Brother Deng." Su Hao said politely, "Just now, I told Huang Dianli that water may not be drawn from this well location. What does Brother Deng have to say?"
This is Su Hao's attitude towards life. He is a humble person, and his attitude is more respectful especially towards farmers and craftsmen with low status. Although Deng Kui is aggressive and quite hostile, Su Hao still intends to be polite first and then fight.
, so there is no disrespectful meaning in the words.
Deng Kui heard Su Hao's polite words, so he didn't feel uncomfortable. He just snorted coldly from his nose and said: "Scholar, I think you are only a teenager. Could it be that you also know Feng Shui?"
Su Hao said: "I'm sorry, I did learn some Feng Shui theory, so I was ordered by the county magistrate to go to various villages to help survey wells. In my opinion, there is probably no water in this well."
"What will you do if the water comes out?" Deng Kui asked.
Su Hao shrugged and said: "Brother Deng, this is a difficult task. The underground water veins are so different that no one dares to make a guarantee. I just discussed with Brother Deng. What evidence does Brother Deng have that he thinks there is water underneath?
?”
Deng Kui said: "It turns out that you are just a talker, and you don't even dare to make a bet. I think there is water down here because my husband said there is water here. When my husband was exploring the well, you, a scholar, were still breastfeeding.
Well, no, I'm afraid your mother is still nursing. If my husband says there is water, I will believe it. If there is no water, I will jump from this well."
Su Hao frowned. The other party mentioned his mother, which was already a bit disrespectful. However, considering that the other party was also a rough person, these words were probably unintentional. He was being pretentious, but it seemed pretentious. He smiled slightly,
He said, "There's no need to jump down. What do you mean, the 22 wells dug by Huang Dianli were all mined by your husband?"
"Exactly." Deng Kui said proudly.
It seems that the gentleman Deng Kui talked about is indeed an expert, Su Hao thought secretly in his heart. However, he would not say this out loud, but said with a smile: "In other words, your husband is an expert."
We have visited 22 wells, 10 of which are abandoned wells. According to what Brother Deng said, you should have skipped 10 times, right?"
"This..." Deng Kui didn't expect Su Hao to scratch his sore feet on this issue, and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this, Huang Ergou quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and said: "Master Su, Mr. Tu has surveyed 22 well locations, and it is very rare to have good wells in 12 of them. As for there being 10 abandoned wells,
This is really nothing.”
"That's right, out of 22 wells, there can be 12 good wells. Who else can do this except my husband?" Deng Kui also regained his composure and asked Su Hao with his neck stiffened.
"Deng, you are bragging in front of my master, but you have found the wrong person." A factory servant named Xu Zong who came with Su Hao couldn't stand it anymore, and stepped forward and interrupted: "If it is my master,
Come and survey the wells, out of 22 wells, at least 18 are good wells."
"18 good wells!" Huang Ergou's eyes widened. He had been digging wells in Guangfeng Township and had not returned to the county government, so he didn't know much about Su Hao's abilities. He only knew that Su Hao was surveying wells.
He has been appointed as the workshop master by Han Wen. Now when he heard Xu Zong say this, his first reaction was that Xu Zong was bragging, because 18 good wells were drilled out of 22 wells. This was something he had never heard before.
Good results as I said.
"Haha, you've blown all the cows in the county to death." Deng Kui laughed, "How dare you, the master, to say that this well can't produce water? How can you still dig a well with your ability?"
Su Hao was too lazy to engage in such a verbal dispute. He said to Huang Ergou: "Huang Dianli, this well has already been drilled to 40 feet, so let's just drill it down. If there is still no water at 60 feet,
If there are any signs, don’t fight any further. There’s no need to waste manpower. I’ll walk around and see if there are any better seats.”
"Okay, Master, please do as you please." Huang Ergou also hoped that this dispute would end in this way.
"Scholar, are you afraid of losing?" Seeing Su Hao's concession, Deng Kui believed that Su Hao was bragging, so he said even more proudly: "I have nothing to do and want to find someone to bet with. How about, let's
How about betting on this well, if there is still no water at 60 feet, I will pay you five taels of silver?"
Su Hao looked at Deng Kui and felt angry and funny. He turned to Chen Guanyu and said, "Old Chen, take five taels of silver and let us make a bet with this brother. If he fails, I will lose him five taels of silver."
If there is no water, you are responsible for getting him the five taels of silver, and we will treat all the government servants and masters to have a good meal, refresh themselves, and change positions."
Hearing this, Deng Kui became emotional. He shouted to the craftsmen and government officials at the scene: "Okay, everyone has heard it. I, Deng Kui, made a bet with this scholar! When the water comes out, we will take the scholar's