In fact, it seems to be a very simple job now, but in the context of the Dacang Kingdom, it seems much more difficult.
For example, the simplest one is to inject water.
This is a big project.
How to dig the river bank, which is more than three feet wide, is a big problem.
Chen Xiaobei sat on the bank and dipped his feet in the river. The cold feeling brought some pleasure in this hot summer.
He was thinking over and over in his mind how to carry out the next step. According to his initial idea, he would dig a ditch and let the water gradually fill the depression he contracted.
But how to dig, how deep to dig, and how to block it after it is filled with water?
If you encounter dry weather, you need to constantly replenish water.
The repeated excavation of canals is not something that can be done by one person under the current conditions.
Only then did Chen Xiaobei realize that he might have thought too simplistically.
He thought hard, and some scenes of farming at home when he was a child kept flashing through his mind.
Finally his eyes lit up.
There is a way.
He remembered his childhood. The well is on the east side of the road, and the fields are on the west side. When watering, the villagers will use culverts.
Bury some round cement pipes underground so that traffic can still pass above and water can pass below.
On weekdays, we use weeds to block the water inlets and outlets on both sides, and clean them when in use.
He jumped up at the thought.
Although there are no cement round pipes in this era, or even ceramic round pipes, there is one thing in this era, stone.
If there is no round one, a square one built with stones will work just as well.
Thinking of this, he hurried home and asked Cui Hongyu for a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which was given as a dowry.
After Chen Xiaobei drew the sketch twice, he felt that it was like that.
Cui Hongyu had been watching him draw the drawings with her head tilted, but she was endlessly shocked. Wasn't it said that Chen Xiaobei had been illiterate since he was a child? How come the pictures are so lifelike, and the dimensions are roughly marked on the side. Although the handwriting is not very beautiful, it is still legible.
This is completely different from the legend.
After Chen Xiaobei finished drawing the picture, he tilted his head and admired it. Then he suddenly realized that Cui Hongyu had been watching from the side. He smiled sheepishly, "My handwriting is too ugly, making you laugh. .”
Cui Hongyu quickly shook his head, "No, no, I think your husband's drawings are too good. Can you give me a chance to teach me how to draw these pictures?"
Chen Qiao'er, who had been behind him, jumped several times before he could roughly see the content on the paper in his brother's hand. He clapped his hands and said, "My brother's paintings are beautiful and beautiful. Qiao'er should also learn from them."
Chen Xiaobei patted his sister's little head and said, "Okay, wait at home with your sister-in-law. I want to go out."
Chen Xiaobei left his house and went straight to the west. Not far away was Lidong's home.
Standing at the door, I heard a baby crying at home.
The Lidong family has a new son. Having a son in this era adds a strong labor force to the family.
Chen Xiaobei stood at the door and shouted twice, and then walked out of the house in Lidong.
Seeing it was Chen Xiaobei, he smiled and took a few steps forward, "Brother Xiaobei, come in and sit down."
After Chen Xiaobei nodded and came in, he first took two big boys and stuffed them into Lidong's hands.
This made Lidong feel awkward for a moment, "No, brother Xiaobei, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, you..."
"Brother Lidong, this is what I mean to my little nephew. Don't take it too lightly."
Two eldest sons, not too little, this is definitely a generous gift in Hetou Village.
After many arguments, Lidong still accepted the two copper coins. After all, this was a considerable income for their family.
"Brother Lidong, I know you are a mason. I came to you and wanted you to help me make something."
When he heard that this was the case, Lidong grinned, "Easy to say, as long as I can do it."
As Chen Xiaobei spoke, he took out the picture he drew.
When he saw this picture, Lidong was a little dumbfounded. He looked at Chen Xiaobei hesitantly, "Who painted this?"
Chen Xiaobei smiled calmly, "Oh, Hong Yu helped me draw it. You also know that I can't read."
Lidong nodded, "Let me tell you, only she can draw such beautiful pictures."
"By the way, where do you want to practice?"
Chen Xiaobei told Lidong about the situation of the depression he wanted to develop. Lidong was a little dumbfounded after hearing this.
"Brother Xiaobei, it's not cheap to have five big men per acre of land in that place. It's definitely not possible to grow crops."
"It's okay. Brother, I didn't want to plant crops. I wanted to fill it with water and raise fish."
fish culture?
Lidong's eyes widened, "There are so many fish in the river, why do you want to raise them yourself?"
Chen Xiaobei didn't want to argue with him on this issue, "Brother, don't ask so many questions. Just tell me whether you can do this job."
Lidong looked at it and nodded, "Let's go, let's go to the river bank and tell me what you want to do."
Chen Xiaobei took Lidong to the position he had chosen. After some gestures, he finally made the other party understand.
Dig three feet into the ground, this time really three feet.
Because the river level would drop a lot during the dry season, Chen Xiaobei decided to sink the culvert to three feet once and for all.
After walking back and forth several times in Lidong, he told Xiaobei his construction plan.
According to Lidong's idea, we first dug up from the river bank and built about half of it with stones.
Then the ground is backfilled, the road is restored, and the water inlet is temporarily blocked.
Then comes the other half of the construction. After everything is completed, the water inlet will be opened.
After hearing this plan, Chen Xiaobei secretly admired the wisdom of the working people in this era. It is much safer than directly digging the canal and building it with stones, ensuring that there will be no danger of the embankment bursting. .
"Brother Lidong, I want to leave this matter to you. You decide how many people are needed and how much materials are needed. I only want the results, and you tell me how much labor it will cost."
Lidong tilted his head and thought for a long time. Finally, he scratched his head and said, "It's almost two days for four people."
"Okay, then I'll give you four people for two days. Each person will be paid five copper coins per day. In addition, I will give you one more copper coin per day. Please keep this in mind."
Beginning of winter with eyes full of gratitude. If you can't do well for such a good salary, what's the point of being embarrassed?
At this moment, Chen Xiaobei turned around inadvertently and saw large swathes of birds circling in the air on Qingniu Mountain in the distance.
The birds were frightened, indicating that there was something going on in the woods.
Chen Xiaobei's mind moved, and he suddenly remembered the traces he found when he went up the mountain last time.
Could it be that someone else was going up the mountain, but the surrounding villagers had to pass by me if they wanted to enter Qingniu Mountain, and I didn't see them either.
