Contrary to Deng Kui's aggressiveness, Tu Wenhuan is a gentle old man. Hearing that Su Hao had long asserted that the well had no water, he suddenly became somewhat interested in Su Hao. He had always believed that he was outstanding in well exploration.
, I didn’t expect that there would be someone more skilled than him in this Fengcheng County government office.
Seeing a group of people approaching from a distance, Tu Wenhuan took the initiative to greet them. He didn't know who Huang Ergou called "Master Su". Seeing that Chen Guanyu was the oldest and was dressed in a sanctimonious manner, he decided that this person must be.
This is the person you are looking for.
"The person who came here is Mr. Su from the county government. The old man Tu Wenhuan is being polite." Tu Wenhuan walked up to Chen Guanyu, gave him a slight salute, and said.
Chen Guanyu was startled, then jumped aside like a cat whose tail was stepped on, pointed at Su Hao and said to Tu Wenhuan: "Uh... Sir, you admitted your mistake, this is our Master Su."
"This one?" Tu Wenhuan looked at the impossibly young Su Hao and was inexplicably surprised.
Su Hao's mind was very fast. Hearing that the other party called himself Tu Wenhuan, and seeing Deng Kui and others following him, he had already guessed that this old gentleman was the one who had previously dug the well for Huang Ergou. He took two steps and stepped forward.
He replied humbly: "Mr. Tu, student Su Hao is polite."
"You...are what they call Master Su?" Tu Wenhuan was still a little confused.
Su Hao said: "Mr. Han of Mengzhi County made a mistake and appointed a student to temporarily serve as a workshop master and be in charge of well digging matters in the county. I don't know what Mr. Tu has to say."
In the late Ming Dynasty, the custom of calling "Lao" popular among scholar-bureaucrats gradually spread to the people. During the Wanli period, even yellow-haired children had the custom of being proud of being called "Lao". Tu Wenhuan looked to be at least 50 years old.
Su Hao called him "Tu Lao", which was not too much.
Tu Wenhuan asked doubtfully: "Master Su, I heard that you just looked at this well and concluded that there is no water in the well. Is this true?"
Su Hao nodded and said: "Yes, the student just saw this well and indeed concluded that there is no water in this well. Why, has the water come out now?"
Su Hao was asking knowingly. He had just led people around in a large circle, and he had almost understood the geological structure here. He was already able to determine that water could not come out of this well location. Besides, he saw Tu Wenhuan following Tu Wenhuan.
Deng Kuina looked embarrassed, and he also knew that the answer had been revealed.
Tu Wenhuan said: "When I was young, I met a famous master and learned Feng Shui, and I learned a lot about the art of well exploration. In my humble opinion, the well location here should definitely be able to produce water. Master Su, however
You can tell at a glance that there is no water, can I ask Master how you can tell this?"
Su Hao smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Tu, in fact, the well location you surveyed should indeed have water. The old proverb goes: Two mountains sandwich a solitary mountain, and the water often does not dry up. This place is exactly where the two mountains sandwich one.
The situation of a solitary mountain is a place with water in common sense."
"Two mountains sandwich a solitary mountain, and the water often never dries up... I have never heard of this old proverb. However, when I determined that there is water here, I really took a fancy to this terrain." Tu Wenhuan said.
Su Hao was not sure when the jingle he was talking about began to appear. Maybe there was no such saying in the Ming Dynasty. Some of these proverbs about finding water were also made up by geologists of later generations.
It is to help more people master some preliminary water-finding skills. Behind every proverb, there are certain scientific principles. The ancients may not understand these principles, but they have also accumulated some experience in long-term practice. Tu Wenhuan
The choice of well location should be based on these experiences.
"When the students first saw this terrain, they also believed that there was water here. However, the students took advantage of Mr. Tu, that is, when Mr. Tu surveyed the well, the well had not yet been dug, so Mr. Tu could only look at it.
Things on the ground. When the students came, the well had already been dug 40 feet. The students went down to the well and took a look and found that the structure was different, so they dared to say that there is no water here." Su Hao explained. He was telling the truth.
, and at the same time, it also gave Tu Wenhuan enough face. After all, he had seen more things than Tu Wenhuan, and it was normal for him to be able to make a more accurate judgment than Tu Wenhuan.
Tu Wenhuan didn't care much about his own face. What he wanted to know more was what Su Hao saw underground. In the past, when he surveyed wells, he judged them based on the topography. Like Su Hao, he went down into the well to see the underground.
He had never been exposed to the method of rock formation structure, let alone understood its meaning.
"Master Su, I am stupid. I don't know where Master Su saw that there is no water here. Could you please give me some advice?" Tu Wenhuan asked.
Su Hao said: "Mr. Tu is too polite. This is how students see it. The so-called solitary mountain between two mountains actually means that there is a rock fault in the valley between the two mountains. This solitary mountain is the protruding part after the rock fracture.
.Because the rock protrudes here, it blocks the flow of groundwater from the upstream underground, thus forming an area where groundwater is enriched. If you dig a well in this area, you will be able to produce water 100% of the time."
"So that's it." Tu Wenhuan showed a look of sudden realization, "I knew that water could be produced from this kind of terrain before, but I didn't know how to deduce it from the underground water veins. After listening to Master Su's explanation, I completely understood. But.
, since the master said that there should be abundant water veins here, why can't water be drawn out?"
Su Hao said: "This is what I saw underground. After I went down into the well, I found that the trend of the rock formations underground was different from what was predicted on the surface. If I looked carefully, I could find that there are two miles ahead from here.
There is also an ups and downs in this place, so we guess that there are actually more than two faults in the local rock formations. The fault in front has blocked the incoming water in advance, so water cannot be pumped out from this place."
"I understand, I understand." Tu Wenhuan nodded repeatedly, "It seems that the old man is still not good at learning and cannot think as thoroughly as Master Su. According to Master Su, if the well is dug before the ups and downs in front, it should be able to drill out
Is the water coming?”
Su Hao said: "That's right. The student has just taken people to survey that place, and has marked it with white ash. According to the student's speculation, water should be produced by digging a well in that place."
"I admire you, I admire you." Tu Wenhuan bowed his hands to Su Hao, making a look of admiration.
Seeing Tu Wenhuan bowing his head to Su Hao, Deng Kui became even more worried. He subconsciously squeezed into the crowd, hoping that others would not see him. However, the yamen officer Xu Zong did not let him go, and deliberately shouted loudly at him.
Chen Guanyu said: "Taoist Priest, you should be relieved this time, right?"
Chen Guanyu wondered: "Why don't you worry?"
Xu Zongdao: "Aren't you just worried that our master will have to pay money if he loses the bet? Now it seems that the master is indeed a genius, how can he lose? However, there is nothing we can do about others who just keep silent after losing money, right?
"
"Xu Zong, shut up." Su Hao had no choice but to stop him. He made a bet with Deng Kui, but he was actually forced to do so. Now that he had won the bet, he naturally did not want Deng Kui to fulfill his bet. Look at Tu Wenhuan's humility.
Look, how could Su Hao be in trouble with his men?
Su Hao planned to let Deng Kui go, but Deng Kui couldn't bear it anymore. He walked out from behind his companions and said loudly: "What are you talking about? I, Deng Kui, spit in my spit as a nail and admit defeat. I am now
I don’t have the money with me, so I’ll go back and get the money and I’ll give it to you.”
Only then did Tu Wenhuan know that the two parties had bet money on whether there would be water or not. He smiled and asked Su Hao: "Master Su, I don't know how much silver the bet between Deng Kui and you was? I made a mistake in digging the well.
, how about I pay for the gambling money?"
"How dare you, how dare you." Su Hao said, "Mr. Tu, just now everyone was just joking, saying that whoever loses will pay to invite the master craftsman and the brothers from the county government to have dinner and drink together to reward the heroes who dug the well.
Everyone's original intention is to dig a well, how can we hurt the harmony with a joke?"
"Master Su's words make sense." Tu Wenhuan said, stroking his beard, "However, since Deng Kui has already agreed, I think that's it. Don't mention the silver and other things. I will be the host tonight.
How about you please show me your favor?"
Su Hao said: "Don't dare to bother Mr. Tu, let's let the students make the boss. Mr. Tu is the senior, how can there be any reason for the students to let the seniors make the boss?"
Tu Wenhuan smiled and said: "Guests are welcome to host. In this Guangfeng Township, I am half the master. Deng Kui grew up naked in the local area. Master Su and all the brothers came to fight for me, the father of Guangfeng Township."
Well, it’s only natural for me to host a meal for you all.”
When Su Hao heard this, he stopped insisting. He saluted Tu Wenhuan and said, "Then it's better for students to be respectful than to obey."