After arriving at the river, Zhao Feng asked Chen Shan to wait while he found a few pieces of wood and crossed them to form two frames.
Then they found a tree, looped the rope around the tree, held one end in their hands, and tied the other end to the wheel of the waterwheel they made.
The people around him who had followed him from the village all the way here finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked curiously.
"Old man Chen, what are you doing with your son-in-law?"
Chen Shan smiled and patted the waterwheel.
"Let me tell you, this thing was made by my son-in-law, and it's called a waterwheel!"
"As long as you put this thing into the river, the water will flow continuously to the mountains!"
Hearing Chen Shan's words, the villagers around him all showed expressions of disbelief.
"Old man Chen, are you afraid you haven't woken up?"
"Every three-year-old child knows that water flows downwards. How do you say water flows upwards?"
The people around him all burst into laughter, which made Chen Shan feel a little embarrassed.
Chen Shan blushed and said to them.
"You will know after you take a look!"
"Anyway, if this water can flow to the mountains, we will use it to water the fields. Don't even think about using it then!"
When the people around him heard this, they couldn't stand and quickly came over to take a closer look at how the waterwheel made the water flow up the mountain.
After all, this year's drought has affected not just one family or two, but the entire county and even the entire state.
If it doesn't rain again, the crops in the fields will die of drought!
Who knows how many people will be hungry by then!
At this time, they watched Zhao Feng and Chen Shan playing with the water wheel, and they all stayed here. They wanted to see if this water wheel could really make water flow to the mountain?
But most of these people don't believe it, and some people are just waiting to see the joke.
After Zhao Feng and Chen Shan tied the rope to the waterwheel, they directly pulled up the rope on the other side.
This waterwheel is mainly made of bamboo, so although it looks huge, it actually doesn't weigh much.
The main production method is to make two hollow discs out of bamboo, and then fix them with some beams in the middle. Put some wooden boards on top of the beams, and put some sawn bamboo sections on one side on top of the wooden boards!
Although Zhao Feng knew that there was such a thing as a waterwheel, he had never seen it before. At this time, he made it based on the experience in his mind.
Seeing those people around him waiting to see, Zhao Feng felt a little nervous.
If this water tanker can't get the water up, it will be a big shame this time!
At this moment, two people pulled the rope hard, and the waterwheel rose precariously.
Then the two people adjusted the direction and finally placed the water wheel firmly on the shelf!
After the water wheel was put on the stand, the middle beam protruded from both ends, and the wooden boards and bamboo tubes below were soaked in the river water.
The water in the river was so fast that as soon as the waterwheel was put on it, it began to rotate slowly!
As the river water hits the wooden boards fixed to the beams, the wooden boards drive the water wheel to rotate slowly, and at the same time, the bamboo tubes scoop up the water one after another.
However, because there was nothing placed on them to guide the water flow, these bamboo tubes eventually poured water into the river.
Seeing the continuous rotation of the water wheel, Zhao Feng found that the bamboo tubes could indeed scoop up water, and then nodded with satisfaction.
But at this time, the villagers around him couldn't help laughing.
"What? Putting a big wheel in the water will make the water flow up the mountain. Isn't this a joke?"
"Yeah, now that I've put it in, I'm going to make a fool of myself, right?"
"Oh, I really thought there was a way to let the water flow up to irrigate the fields. It seems that this year's drought will have to be prayed to God!"
After hearing the words of those around him, Chen Shan became a little anxious and asked Zhao Feng quickly.
"No, what's going on?"
"Didn't you say you can let water flow to the mountain?"
Zhao Feng smiled and pointed to the water scooped up by the bamboo tube.
"Look, doesn't this water already flow to the top?"
"This thing is still to the last step!"
Zhao Feng said this, directly found a long bamboo, then split it from the middle with a hatchet, and knocked off all the horizontal boards in the middle.
Then he put one end of the bamboo under the waterwheel, and the water scooped up by the bamboo tubes before was immediately sprinkled on the bamboo.
At the other end, the water slowly flowed out.
Seeing this scene, the villagers couldn't help but widen their eyes.
Zhao Feng said with a smile.
"I'm right, we only need to use a bamboo pole to make the water flow to the mountain!"
"When the time comes to dig a ditch here, we can divert all the water to the fields!"
The villagers thought about this for a while, and then all of them took a breath of cold air.
"Oh my god, the water is actually flowing up!"
"Yes, if we can dig a ditch, we can water the fields!"
"How about we say that Old Man Chen's son-in-law is very capable. He lifted a big tree by himself before, and now he can make the water flow to the mountain!"
After hearing the praises from those around him, Chen Shan suddenly changed from his previous eagerness and said proudly with his hands on his hips.
"No, you don't want to see whose son-in-law is it!"
"We made this waterwheel together!"
The surrounding villagers praised him again, and Zhao Feng waved his hand and said.
"Everyone, we built this water tanker to solve this drought."
"But it's mainly for my family. After all, my father-in-law is not in good health and he can't carry water to irrigate the ground!"
When the villagers heard this, they immediately quit.
"What? Don't you want us to water the fields?"
"But what they said is reasonable. They did it, so how can we do it?"
The villagers were all dejected, while Zhao Feng rolled his eyes and said to them with a smile.
"Don't worry, everyone, I didn't say I wouldn't let you use it!"
"But this water is limited. As you can see, only a small amount of water comes out every time."
"You can't use this water in vain, right?"
Those people all showed puzzled expressions.
"Then what do you want?"
Zhao Feng smiled slightly and said to them.
"It's very simple. My water wheel can be used by everyone, but if you want to use this water wheel, you have to sign a contract with us!"
The villagers looked at Zhao Feng curiously, wondering what kind of contract was needed to use this waterwheel.
