Western wilderness.
"Rumble..."
The Great Rift Valley continues to split, the crustal activity becomes more and more intense, and the entire land is constantly trembling.
"Crash..."
The Great Rift Valley becomes larger and deeper, and a large amount of sea water pours in, forming a strait. Raging waves continue to hit the coast, and mud and gravel are constantly washed away.
Viewed from a high altitude, one can clearly see that the Great Rift Valley has spread to the eastern part of the Western Wilderness, almost spanning the entire Western Wilderness.
Moreover, it continues to divide, and no one knows where this great rift valley will eventually spread.
This kind of crustal movement is so fast and violent that the environment of the entire Western Wilderness and even the Northern Wilderness is deteriorating rapidly, and the living environment has become extremely harsh.
In addition to the Western Wilderness and the Northern Wilderness, the Eastern Wilderness and the Southern Wilderness were all affected to varying degrees.
The first is the tribe that originally lived in the Western Wilderness.
These tribes could not survive in the Western Wilderness, so they were forced to migrate, some into the Eastern Wilderness, and some into the Southern Wilderness. They competed for resources with the aborigines of the two wildernesses, causing a bloody storm.
Secondly, there are various disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and extremely severe weather caused by crustal movements.
As time goes by, the crustal movement becomes more and more intense, and more and more places are affected by these natural disasters.
The Vine Tribe, which is located at the junction of the Western Wilderness and the Southern Wilderness, is not immune.
In early June, there was no rain around the Vine Tribe for a month. Under the scorching summer heat, the springs and streams on the ground were the first to dry up. The planting industry of the Vine Tribe was also greatly affected.
In a business that depends on the weather, the biggest fear is encountering these extreme weather conditions.
"Chief, if it doesn't rain, all these fish will have to be caught and eaten."
By the pond, Dajiao looked worriedly at the pond where the water level was less than half of usual.
Because the stream is cut off and there is no live water flowing into the pond, the farmed fish cannot obtain enough oxygen from the water. Some of the fish have begun to die, while other fish can only float to the surface and breathe through their mouths to survive.
Jiang Xuan raised his head and looked at the dazzling sun above his head, and said: "Other fish can be picked up and eaten, but the female fish that are raising eggs must be preserved."
"As long as the female fish is there, we can continue to breed in the future. If the female fish is gone, we will have to start over again."
Dajiao thought for a while and said: "Now that the streams have stopped flowing, the only place where the female fish can be saved is the artificial lake by the river."
The Teng tribe dug several artificial lakes. These artificial lakes are very deep and connected to the Feiyu River. As long as the Feiyu River continues to flow, these female fish can survive.
Jiang Xuan nodded and said: "The artificial lake is okay, but the artificial lake is too big. It is easy to put the female fish in, but it is difficult to catch them. It is best to make a cage and net them to raise them."
"Chief, what is a cage?"
"The fishing net is made into a box shape and put into the water to raise fish. As long as the net is not broken, the fish will not escape easily. When you want to catch fish, you can just drag the net box up."
Jiang Xuan's explanation made Dajiao's eyes light up. As the leader of the breeding team, he was very interested in various breeding techniques.
Dajiao asked Jiang Xuan in detail about the production process of the cage, and then tried to make it with great interest.
Jiang Xuan left the pond and headed to the nearby crop fields.
Like ponds, crop fields are also seriously affected by drought. Those crops cannot get rainwater. Except for a few drought-resistant crops, other crops need to be irrigated manually.
When Jiang Xuan walked over, Gan Song was leading people to carry water to water the crops.
"Crash..."
Gan Song used a wooden ladle to pour a ladle of water at the root of a red crystal rice plant. In the blink of an eye, the dry soil absorbed the ladle of water.
After watering, the small patch of soil at the base of the red crystal rice became darker in color, but this little water could only temporarily quench the thirst. In less than two days, the soil would become extremely dry again.
"Let me do it."
Jiang Xuan walked up to Gan Song and lifted a bucket of water with his left hand. Not allowing Gan Song to refuse, Jiang Xuan directly grabbed the water ladle from Gan Song's hand with his right hand, and then like other
People like that, watering the red crystal rice one after another.
Gan Song followed Jiang Xuan, a little at a loss. He finally waited for Jiang Xuan to pour two buckets of water, then hurriedly picked up the bucket with a pole and said nothing to let Jiang Xuan carry the water.
Jiang Xuan had no choice but to go to a distance to get a bucket of water and follow him to carry water.
The place to collect water is at the bend of Feiyu River. Because there are many people carrying water, a road has been trampled there.
"winter……"
Jiang Xuan quickly fetched two buckets of water, and helped fetch two buckets of Gan Song, and then they walked back together.
After walking back and forth a few times, Jiang Xuan frowned.
It wasn't that he was tired, but it was too inefficient to carry water and irrigate the ground like this.
Because the journey is quite far and the bucket is not particularly big, each load of water can only water a dozen or twenty red crystal rice plants. How long will it take to water so many crops?
Because many crops cannot be watered in time, some leaves have begun to dry up.
"Nard, we can't water it like this. The road is too far."
"But now there is only water in the river."
"Who said water only exists in rivers? There is water under our feet, but it is hidden deeper. We can dig wells to get water."
"Dig a well?"
Gan Song looked at Jiang Xuan blankly, wondering what this meant.
In the past, the water resources in the Southern Wilderness were very abundant. Streams, springs, lakes, and rivers could be found everywhere. Most of the tribesmen in the Southern Wilderness had never experienced drought at all, and naturally they had not thought of digging wells to collect water.
Jiang Xuandao: "Just dig a hole underground. As long as you dig it deep enough, water will definitely come out."
"Once we have water, we just need to tie a rope to the barrel, throw it into the well, fill it with water, and then pull the barrel up."
Drilling a well to fetch water saves a lot of time than fetching water from the river, and people are not so tired, so the efficiency will be much improved.
"Then I'll find someone to dig a well right away."
Gan Song had great trust in Jiang Xuan. Since the leader said there was water underground, there must be water.
Gan Song called for three members of the planting team and asked them to bring bone shovels, stone hoes, bronze shovels and other tools. Under Jiang Xuan's guidance, he found a low-lying place and started digging a well.
The tribe was strong and equipped with sharp bronze tools. Soon, a large hole appeared on the ground.
The crop fields of the Vine Tribe were originally by the river. Although it had been dry for more than a month, the groundwater resources were still relatively abundant.
The deeper they dug, the wetter the soil became. When they dug to a depth of almost one meter, a small amount of water began to seep out of the soil.
When they dug to a depth of two meters, a large amount of groundwater suddenly gushes out like a fountain, and the three people hurriedly climbed out of the pit.
"It's out of the water, it's really out of the water, it's great!"
Gan Song shouted excitedly, and members of the nearby planting team also came over to watch, and then cheered together.
Jiang Xuan also had a smile on his face.
With the wells, the planting team can get water nearby and the crops can be better watered.
Moreover, water wells are not disposable consumables. As long as they are repaired regularly, these wells can continue to be used. When the weather is dry in the future, the planting team can go to the wells to get water, without having to go all the way to the river to pick it up.
However, the speed of drilling wells manually is a bit slow. Now that the drought is serious, it is best to drill enough deep wells as soon as possible to meet the needs of watering crops.
Can a faster way to drill a well be found?
Jiang Xuan pondered for a long time, and it happened that at this time, the new leader of the Giant Claw tribe, Shi Shovel, came over with some gold and goods for trading.
Since becoming a subordinate tribe of the Vine Tribe, the scope of activities of the giant claw beasts has gradually broadened. In addition to sending some gold to the Vine Tribe on time, they will also bring some goods to the trading area in exchange for some things they need.
Jiang Xuan immediately stared at the giant clawed beast he was riding, and his eyes lit up.
Seeing that something was wrong in Jiang Xuan's eyes, Shi Shoun thought he was going to eat the Giant Claw Beast, so he hurriedly said: "Chief Xuan, the meat of the Giant Claw Beast is not delicious..."
Jiang Xuan knew as soon as he heard that Shi Tu had misunderstood, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry,
I will not eat your giant claw beast, but I need you and the warriors of your tribe to do me a favor with the giant claw beast. "
When he heard that we were just helping, Shi Tu was visibly relieved: "If Chief Xuan needs anything from us, just ask."
"The weather has been dry recently. I need you to help the Vine tribe dig some wells."
"well?"
"It's just a deep pit. Just dig out the water."
"This is simple, leave it to us."
Shi Shovel immediately agreed.
Other tribes may not know that there is water underground, but the Giant Claw tribe knows it, because their giant claw beasts often dig holes underground, and it is very common to dig out water.
Soon, a dozen giant clawed beasts, led by stone shovels and their warriors, entered the Vine tribe's crop fields.
With the help of these giant clawed beasts, wells appeared all over the crop fields one after another.
With these wells, members of the planting team no longer have to go to the river to fetch water. Watering efficiency is greatly improved, and more crops can be preserved during droughts.
A few days later, Jiang Xuan found that it was too difficult for people to pull the rope directly from the well, so he asked the craftsmen in the woodwork workshop to make a batch of windlass based on the memories of his previous life.
The so-called windlass is the most primitive lifting device.
You only need to install two brackets above the water well, and then put a wooden shaft with a handle on the bracket. When the person shakes the handle, the rolling wooden shaft will roll up or loosen the rope, and the wooden shaft filled with water will The bucket can move up and down along with the rope.
With the windlass, the planting team does not have to expend so much effort when fetching water, and the efficiency of fetching water for irrigating crops has been improved again.
However, relying on artificial watering can only save most of the crops. If you want to get a better harvest, you can only wait for rain from the sky.
This drought not only affected the crops of the Vine Tribe, but also had other far-reaching and worse impacts!
Chapter 277: Drilling a Well
