In the next few days, with the cooperation of villagers and soldiers, the comrades of the well-drilling team dug two more wells on the western slope.
After testing, the water volume in Well No. 3 and Well No. 4 is also very considerable, reaching the standard of deep-water motor-driven wells.
So far, Dongquan Farm has successfully drilled four motor-driven wells with a depth of more than 60 meters.
The success of these four wells in producing water indicates that the water shortage crisis in Dongquan Farm has been completely resolved.
What's even more gratifying is that the talented people on the farm managed to repair two water pumps from the pile of junk that Zhang Hanwu brought back.
In addition, there is another one that just lacks some common parts, which can be used as long as they are found.
Although they are all relatively old diesel water pumps, at least one should be used first and then replaced when conditions permit.
Speaking of which, Dongquan Farm is indeed a gathering place for talents. Except for farming, this group of people seems to be very good at everything else.
For example, when repairing these water pumps this time, according to Zhang Hanwu's idea, these are all scraps that have been eliminated from the army. He brought them back with the intention of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
At first I thought, if I could get one ready and usable, I would be making a lot of money.
After he told the villagers about the situation, Lin Yi took the initiative to ask Ying, and another villager Li Aiguo helped.
It only took the two men half a day to repair a diesel water pump.
Then the two people directly disassembled the other two water pumps into their parts, cleaned all the parts, and reassembled one.
In this way, in less than two days, they used three damaged water pumps to make two usable ones.
Immediately afterwards, they dismantled two scrapped water pumps powered by motors (motors), used the same method to inspect and clean the parts, and repaired the damaged areas.
Soon, they came up with a motor pump.
However, due to the lack of some waterproof gaskets and concerns about leakage, I dare not put it into use for the time being.
Compared with water pumps, waterproof gaskets are easier to obtain. Zhang Hanwu had already asked someone to get them through his connections in the army.
Once this thing is returned, Dongquan Farm will have three water pumps.
Ever since Lin Yi repaired the two diesel water pumps, the villagers in the village have no free time anymore.
Except for some people who had to help with the well-drilling team, the rest of the people went to the south and north slopes to dig irrigation canals and then started pumping water to irrigate the fields.
Since time is urgent, everyone basically takes turns to rest and water as many crops as possible.
After all, some crops are almost dying of drought, and some crops are almost missing their growth period. Even if they are saved, the yield will definitely be reduced. Watering one day earlier can recover some losses.
Therefore, the roar of diesel engines can be heard in the entire Dongquan Farm basically from morning to night.
Although the villagers were more tired than before, everyone was happy.
Although I was very leisurely before, I was full of despair.
Although I am very tired now, it is worth it!
In the blink of an eye, Tian Ye and others have arrived at Dongquan Farm for a week.
After successfully lowering the well pipe of the fourth well, their mission at Dongquan Farm was concluded.
And they also received a notice from the county that tomorrow they will go to Xiaowangzhuang, 30 kilometers away from Dongquan Farm, to continue their well drilling mission.
The night before leaving, Zhang Hanwu gathered all the villagers and held a farewell dinner for the comrades of the well drilling team at the management office.
Due to limited conditions, this so-called dinner was really shabby. The staple food was steamed buns with mixed noodles, and the dishes were even simpler, just vegetable soup with minced meat.
Although the dishes are relatively simple, the feelings of each villager are sincere.
They are grateful from the bottom of their hearts to the comrades of the well drilling team.
If they hadn't traveled hundreds of miles to help, they would have been in danger of losing their harvest this year. How many of these people would have survived by then is really unknown.
Although the county now says that the comrades in the well-drilling team will be paid at the standard of 200 yuan per well, they did not think about this when they came here. They came here to help voluntarily.
Although the results are different, the favor is yours!
The next day, it was dawn!
Tian Ye and others packed up their equipment, and then slowly left the farm amidst the neat salutes of the soldiers!
When the villagers got up early and prepared to see them off, the comrades of the well-drilling team had already left.
Everyone knows that the comrades of the well drilling team did not want to see everyone say goodbye, so they did this.
For this reason, many people looked at the gravel road where the comrades of the well drilling team left and shed tears silently...
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Although the comrades of the well-drilling team have left, our lives will continue!
With water, there is hope!
Since there is no need to worry about food shortages, the meals of various village groups have also improved slightly.
Although I still had mixed vegetable soup, at least the soup contained more grains and was thicker. It was not as clear and watery as before.
This is partly because the group leaders dared to take out the remaining food and feed it to the villagers instead of keeping it for the winter to save lives.
On the other hand, because the work done during this period is all physical work, it is really difficult to eat just leaves and grass roots, and I often feel hungry within two hours of eating.
For normal production, more grain must be added.
Plus, there’s salt!
Ever since he learned that the villagers could not afford salt, Zhou Yang realized that this was a big problem.
The harm of not eating salt is really great. It is not just as simple as feeling weak all over. If you don't eat salt for a long time, your body will have many bad symptoms.
Therefore, Zhou Yang mentioned this matter to Zhang Hanwu, hoping that he would think of a solution!
Zhang Hanwu then went to the county for alms and brought them a lot of locally produced large grain salt. Although the color of this salt was not good and the taste was a bit bitter, it was still salt after all.
The mixed vegetable soup with salt also tastes a lot better. It is no longer as hard to swallow as before. At least the earthy smell is suppressed a lot.
Although the water shortage crisis was solved, Zhou Yang was still not idle.
Water shortage is an existential crisis. In addition, the villagers of Dongquan Farm also have a life crisis.
If you want to keep these people fed and clothed, you must make some progress, and everyone does not have to wait for this barren land to eat.
Now that the superiors have agreed to build a brick and tile factory, this matter must be put on the agenda.
Making bricks and tiles is not a technical job. In many cases, rural people can do it themselves.
But what Zhou Yang wants is obviously not that kind of brick and tile factory. What he wants to build is a medium and large brick and tile factory that can provide livelihood for these hundreds of people.
After surveying the south slope for most of the day, Zhou Yang locked himself in the conference room of the management office for several hours.
After coming out, he knocked directly on the door of Zhang Hanwu's office!
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