The first motorized well has been drilled, not to mention whether it can save the crops in the field, but at least it can solve the problem of drinking water for the people in the village.
However, Zhou Yang knew that if he wanted to revitalize the stagnant water of Dongquan Farm, one well would not be enough.
So while other comrades in the well-drilling team were testing the water volume, he took Tian Ye and others to the second place where water might come out.
After looking at the surrounding topography and vegetation, Tianye was a little unsure.
Although the vegetation nearby is indeed more lush than other places, what you can find is only shallow water, and it is impossible to determine whether the deep water is rich or not.
Therefore, Tianye decided to visit several other places to determine the easiest place to drill a second well.
However, after a lap, it seems that the south slope is better, but I am not very sure.
Drilling a well to find water veins is a very complicated matter. Plains, mountains, and hills are not the same concept. Unless you can clearly understand the underground rock structure and geological and hydrological conditions, even a very experienced well digger will not be able to find the water veins. High-quality groundwater only has a 70% success rate.
Since the results in other places were not as sure as those on the north slope, Tian Ye decided to use a stupid method to test it.
He asked people to dig pits in places where there might be underground water, put a few chicken feathers in the pits, and then cover the pits with bowls.
Then open it one night and see. The more moisture there is on the chicken feathers, the greater the possibility that there is water underground.
This method is a bit crude, but it can quickly infer the location of underground water veins.
After doing this, Zhou Yang and others returned to the No. 1 Well.
At this time, the water pump has been pumping continuously for more than six hours, and there is still plenty of water below.
Obviously, Well No. 1 has been considered a great success.
The most important thing is that it is only a few hundred meters away from the village. In the future, the villagers can completely fetch water by themselves.
Since the water came out of Well No. 1, the ordinary villagers on the farm suddenly became energetic.
Four villager groups, as long as they had the ability to work, were all mobilized, and some of them made prefabricated cement pipes.
Some people built well platforms and dug cement reservoirs to facilitate the installation of motors and machines, as well as pumping water for irrigation.
The rest of the people started digging irrigation canals, hoping to divert the water from the wells to the farmland.
Due to the shortage of manpower, the management office sent all the soldiers here except the necessary sentries.
Everyone worked like this day and night, and the lifeless Dongquan Farm seemed to be filled with vitality.
The scene of hundreds of emaciated people working hard together makes people burst into tears.
In the early morning of the next day, after checking the conditions of several pits one by one, Tianye confirmed that the south slope was most likely to have water.
Immediately, he ordered the comrades of the well drilling team to leave a few people to take care of the newly drilled well. After the others disassembled the machinery and equipment, they immediately rushed to the south slope to continue drilling the second well.
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While Tian Ye and others were busy transferring machinery and equipment, Zhang Hanwu drove a Dongfeng truck to the county seat again.
This time he drove directly to the county government office and knocked on the door of the county magistrate's office.
For Zhang Hanwu, the farm director, County Magistrate Huang also has a big headache.
In the past few years, as long as this guy comes, nothing good will happen. Either the farm will run out of food or the people there will not be able to survive.
Or maybe someone is seriously ill and in urgent need of treatment. The county needs to send the person to a major hospital immediately or send a doctor there.
All in all, this guy is here to collect debts.
If he hadn't represented the military, he would have removed this guy long ago.
"Tell me, what's the matter with your coming here this time? But I've agreed in advance that I don't have any money or food here. Now the whole county is facing serious disasters. Your Dongquan Farm is not the only one who can't survive!" County Magistrate Huang looked at Zhang Hanwu as if he was guarding against thieves and said.
Zhang Hanwu is not angry either. He knows that County Magistrate Huang is a sharp-tongued person. The people on the farm have been able to persevere over the years only because of his silent support.
Of course, this guy has never said a soft word, and Zhang Hanwu has long been used to it.
"County Magistrate Huang, I'm not here to ask for money or food this time, but to tell you good news!" Zhang Hanwu said with a smile.
"What good news? What other good news can you bring me?" County Magistrate Huang said with a look of disbelief.
"Haha, it must be good news this time. Our Dongquan Farm's water shortage problem has been solved!"
"Resolved? Could you be tricking me? I don't know about your place yet. I wish I could collect all the urine and urine and solve the water shortage problem?"
"This time it was really solved. We built a motorized well, and the big water pump pumped water all day and night without stopping!" Zhang Hanwu said in astonishing words.
"Motor-powered wells? Didn't the comrades from the Water Conservancy Bureau say it's impossible to pump water out of your place?" County Magistrate Huang asked in surprise.
"Just because they can't do it doesn't mean that others can't do it. We specially hired a well-drilling team from outside. They dug the well, and water came out in no time!" Zhang Hanwu said.
"Really?" County Magistrate Huang said excitedly.
If what Zhang Hanwu said is true, then this is great news to Hua County!
At present, more than one Dongquan Farm is suffering from water shortage in the county. In fact, 80% of the towns and villages in the county are facing drought problems of varying degrees.
If this well-drilling team is really so strong that it can even pump water out of Dongquan Farm, which is basically sentenced to death, then they can be asked to dig some machine-made wells in other towns, which might alleviate the current drought.
Seeing that County Magistrate Huang had fallen into the trap, Zhang Hanwu immediately said: "Of course it's true, how can I still lie to you!"
"How much does it cost for the well-drilling team you invited to dig a well?" County Magistrate Huang asked again.
"County Magistrate Huang, why do you ask this?"
"Old Zhang, you also know the situation in the county. Your Dongquan Farm is not the only one suffering from water shortages. Since you can alleviate the drought by drilling wells, I think other places can too!" said County Magistrate Huang.
"Then you can ask the comrades from the county Water Conservancy Bureau to implement this idea!"
County Magistrate Huang frowned and said: "If they really have that ability, do I still need to worry here? Let's be honest, I'm attracted to this well-drilling team you invited. Just tell me how much they cost." Drill a well!"
"200 yuan per well, no materials included!"
"200 yuan is really not cheap!" County Magistrate Huang said solemnly.
"This is a friendship price, and people may not be willing to take your job!" Zhang Hanwu said.
"Let's do it this way. Just ask for me and say that our county wants to ask them to dig a well. Will this be possible?" said County Magistrate Huang.
"Do you want the county to pay for digging wells for the production teams of various township communes?"
"Well! You know, now..."
Before County Magistrate Huang could finish speaking, Zhang Hanwu interrupted him and said, "If you say that, then I have to talk to you. This is unfair!"
"Why am I unfair?" County Magistrate Huang frowned.
"Our Dongquan Farm is no longer part of the county. We have to hire our own well drilling team and pay for our own wells. For other places, the county pays for it. Do you think it's fair?" Zhang Hanwu felt a little dissatisfied. Said happily.
County Magistrate Huang was silent for a moment, and then said: "Okay, as long as you keep the well-drilling team, the county will pay for the cost of drilling the well on your farm!"
"It's not enough to just dig a well. The county also has to provide us with supporting facilities such as water pumps and motors!" Zhang Hanwu said again.
"Okay, I agree to this!"
"Okay, I'll go back and ask the comrades on the well digging team!"
"Go ahead and wait for your good news!"
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