"Splash!"
"What do you think of Wang Zhong?" Li Laoshuan suddenly asked after returning home, holding his waist and rubbing his bulging belly with a satisfied look on his face.
The water splash is also full, the fragrant mutton buns and iron pot stewed chicken, as well as so many side dishes, basically the water splash of potato and potato every day can't be controlled.
But after listening to Li Laoshuan's words, he was stunned for a moment, but he didn't think much about it: "Brother Wang Zhong is a very good person. He can bake bricks, tiles, and mud tiles. He can even cook so delicious food. I think The chefs in the restaurants in the county may not be as delicious as his!"
Then he added: "I have never seen anyone as powerful as Brother Wang Zhong."
"Oh~~~" Li Laoshuan looked at his daughter and nodded thoughtfully without saying anything more.
"It's getting late, go get some rest!"
Father and daughter went to sleep separately.
Lying on the kang, Li Laoshuan's mood was quite complicated. Thinking of all the events in the past few days, Wang Zhong entertained the villagers who helped him. Every day, he had soup made from mutton bones, steamed buns from Erhe Noodles, and... There was porridge cooked with cornmeal, and there was a meal of mutton for three days, and everyone got three or four pieces.
And today's meal, Li Laoshuan has never eaten such delicious mutton stuffed buns and such fragrant stewed chicken in his whole life.
The figures of Shui Hua and Wang Zhong kept reappearing in his mind. This night was the first time in Li Laoshuan's life that he had insomnia.
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After moving into a new house and sleeping on a big Kang built by myself, I really feel a different kind of satisfaction.
The only drawback is that there is no electricity, but Wang Zhong can still accept this, and after coming to Yongquan Village for so long, Wang Zhong has gradually adapted to it. After all, when he was in the world of "Youth", he spent time on the battlefield. It’s much worse than this. You might be camping in the wild at any time, and a heavy rain might suddenly hit you while you’re asleep.
Lighting the candle, Wang Zhong took the hand-drawn drawing and began to think about the next thing.
He is destined to marry Shui Hua, let alone the protagonist Ma Defu, even if the Jade Emperor and Tathagata Buddha come, it will be useless.
But marrying Shui Hua is not easy.
First of all, Shui Hua and Ma Defu are childhood sweethearts. There is also some confusion between men and women between the two. This should not be difficult to solve. After all, in the original work, even an unknown person named An can marry Shui Hua. , let alone himself, Wang Zhong has enough confidence in himself.
Digging out the corner of a wall? The main thing is that if you wield the hoe well, how can there be a corner that cannot be dug down?
No, this is not poaching, because Li Laoshuan has no intention of marrying his daughter to Ma Defu.
To marry Shui Hua, the key lies in Shui Hua's father, Li Laoshuan. As long as Li Laoshuan is dealt with, he nodded, and the probability of marrying Shui Hua will be greatly increased. As for the relationship, it can be cultivated later.
As Zhang Ailing said, there is a shortcut to a woman's heart.
However, this is not absolute. After all, in the original work, Shuihua made the move to escape from marriage and run away from home to make a living outside.
That's why Wang Zhong would hang out in a place like Huiyongquan Village.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be nice for him to live in the county town?
.... There was no water or electricity, and he relied on candles for lighting at night. At night, there were no women around him, and there was no mobile phone or computer. There was nothing to do, so Wang Zhong could only pick up his old job.
As for the water splash, I can only do it slowly, I can’t remember this.
But there are also shortcuts to conquer Li Laoshuan, but just having a house is definitely not enough. It depends on what Li Laoshuan wants most.
A smile appeared on Wang Zhong's face, and he wrote two words on the letter paper with a pen - water cellar!
Water is the source of life, especially in the arid and water-scarce northwest, especially in the desolate, remote and poor Yongquan Village.
Li Laoshuan could marry off his daughter for a water cellar and a small amount of gift.
Then why can't I do it myself?
Come to a slightly larger water cellar. Are you afraid that Li Laoshuan won't take the bait?
Before coming to this world, Wang Zhong had done his homework in advance. A water cellar not only refers to a bottle-shaped cellar buried underground, but also a complete system of water diversion and water filtration.
In the arid areas of northwest China, as long as conditions permit, almost every household will have a water cellar before the tap water is connected.
At this moment, Wang Zhong was a little lucky that he had reached the fourth level of civil construction skills.
From design to tiles, there is nothing Wang Zhong can't do.
Wang Zhong specifically checked the information and studied it carefully, and already had a plan in mind.
Long before the new house was built, Wang Zhong had made preparations to dig a water cellar. Wang Zhong had already planned the overall drainage system of the house. He was waiting for the water cellar to be built and to conduct water diversion and ground drainage. Filtering channels can begin to store water.
Although he will move to the Gobi Desert in Yuquanying in two years, Wang Zhong still has to live here in these two years, and since he wants to marry Shui Hua, he must do it within these two years. And the earlier the better, Wang Zhong didn't want to stay alone in an empty house for more than two years, and a water cellar was definitely indispensable.
The design of the water cellar was very simple for Wang Zhong, and he came up with the drawings in just ten minutes.
Generally, people in the Xihaigu area dig water cellars directly, dig them into the shape of a vase, and cover them with red soil that has been mixed in advance. However, with the severe soil erosion and desertification of the soil in recent years, the risk factor of doing so is greatly increased. increase in height.
In the original work, the man surnamed An who was married by Shui Hua had an accident while digging a water cellar, buried himself in it, and became paralyzed. Wang Zhong was always known for his prudent work, so naturally he could not make the same mistake as him.
Wang Zhong had already thought about using fired fire bricks to build them. This would be a popular method in later generations.
Early the next morning, Wang Zhong carried a horn hoe to the edge of his house, used lime to draw a circle with a diameter of three to two meters, and then dug straight down along the circle.
It took two hours to dig and another hour to transport the soil from the edge of the pit to the open space next to it.
It took Wang Zhong two days to dig a circular pit with a diameter of 3.2 meters and a depth of 4.5 meters.
The reason for digging so deep was that Wang Zhong planned to lay a layer of blue bricks on the bottom of the water cellar, and then apply a layer of cement mortar waterproof layer.
The reason why it took two days was mainly because the further down, the more difficult it would be to transport the soil. If there was help, Wang Zhong could finish the job in one day.
....But this job is dangerous, so Wang Zhong didn't look for anyone, so the speed naturally slowed down.
After digging the round pit, Wang Zhong ran to the county and bought back three tons of cement. One ton and twenty bales were loaded into a truck, and the rest was packed in the space and brought back home.
As for fine sand, there was already a lot left over when building the house. Wang Zhong used space to transport some more, and it was enough.
With the materials ready, Wang Zhong started making the gear set and the windlass again. When everything was ready, he called the third child and invited Shui Hua to come to his house to help with cooking.
Bricklaying is a complex job and cannot be done quickly. Although Debao has been learning from Wang Zhong for a while, his skills are not yet up to standard. If it were for walls, he would be able to get started. However, the water cellar is different. Wang Zhong did not dare to ask Debao and the others to help, and Debao Bao and the others still have to study with Teacher Bai, Mai Miao's father and De Bao's future father-in-law, in school.
When it was the weekend and Debao and the others were on vacation, Wang Zhong asked him, Gawa, Shui Wang and the others to help adjust the cement slurry and use Wang Zhong's homemade pulleys to send materials into the pit.
But Debaogawa and the others were small and weak, but they were still able to endure hardships. It took them two days to build the cave dwelling into a cave-like shape with a big belly and a narrow mouth. Wang Zhong gave them six yuan for each person's wages.
It made several children extremely happy.
Next came the combing of the water inlet and outlet channels. This was a particularly delicate task. Wang Zhong did not ask anyone else to help him. He did it himself and worked slowly alone.
It took Wang Zhong a day and a half just to make the entrance and exit.
When Wang Zhong was working, Shuihua still helped Wang Zhong cook every day, but she refused to take the money no matter what. She said that in the past, there were more people and more food was cooked, so it was okay to take the money, but now she would give it to Wang Zhong. If you do it alone, it’s all done incidentally.
Wang Zhong knew Shuihua's temperament. He looked weak but was actually strong and very determined, so he didn't force him. However, every time he regularly sent rice, flour, grain, oil, and mutton to Shuihua's house, he would always send more, so that she could take it with him. The old party secretary also cooked meals together, and the extra money was regarded as the meal money for Wang Zhong and the old party secretary to work together.
When Wang Zhong said this, Shui Hua hesitated for a moment, but in the end she didn't refuse.
After the water cellar was finished, Wang Zhong was not idle. He first paved the entire house with fire bricks, and then used the remaining fire bricks to surround the southwest corner of the front yard next to a half-person-high wall. Forty centimeters high, a small vegetable garden of about ten square meters.
Wang Zhong didn't let go of the courtyard either. He paved it with cement mortar and found a level. Because the courtyard was relatively large, Wang Zhong made a five percent slope to guide the rainwater from the rooftop to the water cellar.
After finishing all these, there would be no more work left, and Shui Hua would no longer have to come over to deliver meals to Wang Zhong at noon every day.
He was used to Shuihua coming to deliver meals every day, and now he suddenly had to cook by himself. Wang Zhong felt a little uncomfortable.
Simply looking for something to do, Wang Zhong even went to the county town, brought back a lot of silt from the Yellow River, filled it at the bottom of the vegetable garden, and then spread a thick layer of soil to let the silt settle in the soil. Let it ferment for a year, and when the next spring comes, it will be the best fertilizer.
After watering for a few days, Wang Zhong sprinkled a few handfuls of cabbage and leek seeds in the vegetable garden, one ridge for each, and inserted two ridges of garlic. One ridge was filled with soil high, and the other ridge was kept normal.
….In December, every household starts preparing for winter irrigation early.
There are no rivers or canals in Yongquan Village. For winter and spring irrigation every year, each household can only carry water to the ground one by one, and water one seedling after another.
During the wars in the past, this kind of barren and remote place was a rare paradise in the world. Because it was too poor and miserable, even the bandits and horse thieves would not hesitate to come to such a place.
But now is the age of peace and prosperity. How can a remote, secluded and poor mountain ravine like Yongquan Village, with a lack of food and drink, and extremely inconvenient transportation, become a paradise?
In addition, in recent years, there has been no war, and the population has increased rapidly. People have been reclaiming wasteland, cultivating land, and deforestation indiscriminately. In some places, tree roots and grass are not spared. It is not because people do not know the principle of entering the mountain forest in time. , but for daily necessities, such as daily boiling water for cooking, and making fires for warmth in winter. How can those straws and straws in the fields be used? All year round, the common people dig up food in the fields with their backs to the sky and face the loess, and plant them. The little grain he had was enough to feed his family, and there was not much surplus. How could he have the money to buy coal to burn like Wang Zhong?
Early the next morning, Shuihua got up before dawn, roasted a few potatoes, cooked a pot of polenta, baked a few corn pancakes, and had a simple breakfast with his father, Li Laoshuan, before dawn. When it was almost done, the father and daughter pushed the cart and packed the water bags and buckets out the door.
There are two ancient wells in the village, located at the east end of the village, under two big poplar trees. The ancient wells are very deep and are fine during the wet season. However, once the dry season of autumn and winter comes or there is a drought, the water in the ancient wells cannot be guaranteed.
In the past, when there were few people, the water in the village was barely enough. But now that there are no more wars and natural disasters, and the population is increasing, the water in the wells is barely enough for people's daily needs. There are water cellars at home. Yes, as early as the spring and summer rainy seasons, the water cellar was filled with water.
But for those who don’t have water cellars, if they want to irrigate their fields, the water from the wells in the village is definitely not enough, so they have to go dozens of miles away to transport water back.
Fortunately, the weather has generally been good these years, and the water supply is no problem. If there is a drought, there will be countless fights between villages to compete for water sources.
In the early days, shotguns and other weapons were often used in order to grab water. It would not be normal if there were not a few lives lost when fighting for water every year.
As soon as the father and daughter went out and walked onto the village road, they saw Wang Zhong and Ma Shoushui, as well as Debao, Shuiwang and Gawa, also pulling the cart.
"Uncle Lao Shuan! Splash!" Wang Zhong greeted the two of them with a smile.
Debao and Gawa Shuiwang also quickly called for help.
"Call Uncle Shui, Brother Wang Chong, you guys should go carry water too!" Shui Hua smiled when he saw a few people.
"Isn't it going to be winter irrigation soon!" Ma Xianshui stopped and greeted Shui Hua: "Are you going to transport water too?"
"Yeah!" Shui Hua responded.
"Wang Zhong, didn't you dig a big water cellar yourself?" Li Laoshuan was both curious and a little jealous.
Wang Zhong's home is at the end of the village. When people go to the fields, they go to the east end of the village. They don't pass by Wang Zhong's home. Li Laoshuan also learned about Wang Zhong's digging of a water cellar from Shui Hua. He even went to see it later and saw the firebrick house. The large water cellar made of bricks made me feel envious.
.... "Uncle Lao Shuan!" Wang Zhong also said at the same time: "This water is transported by the old party secretary. He is old and has always taken good care of me. It just so happens that I have been busy recently with this kind of heavy work. How can we let him do it by himself?"
"Then Li Da has a couple!" Li Laoshuan said angrily.
"Uncle Dayou also has his own fields that need to be irrigated in the winter!" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "Can you help me?"
"You are quite enthusiastic!" Li Laoshuan was a little sour.
After coming to Yongquan Village for so long, the only thing that made Wang Zhong feel uncomfortable was the lack of water.
Fortunately, there was a system space, and it was the flood season in summer some time ago. Wang Zhong used oilcloth, stones and soil to temporarily build a large storage tank at the bottom of the slope behind his homestead, which collected a lot of rainwater. Otherwise, Wang Zhong would have to struggle to death just to find water.
However, open-air pools are fine for a short period of time. Over time, they either evaporate or become filled with sand and dust. They are fine for watering the ground, but not for daily water use.
What makes Wang Zhong most uncomfortable is the toilet. There is no water. Even if the bedpan and septic tank are installed, it will be useless. On the contrary, it is not as simple and straightforward as the dry toilet.
Fortunately, with the water cellar, Wang Zhong was able to make the toilet a flush toilet openly. Although he had to scoop it out himself every time, it was still better than a dry toilet.
"Shui Wang is so lucky to have met a sensible child like you!" In addition to being bitter, Li Laoshuan was also slightly envious as he spoke. He only has a daughter like Shui Hua, and Shui Hua is getting beaten every day at this age. Yes, I will definitely get married in the future. If I marry in this village, it will be fine, but if I marry outside...
In particular, although Wang Zhong and the old party secretary had a connection, they were not related by blood at all. However, Wang Zhong respected the old party secretary so much and was so kind to them. How could he not be envious of them.
Humans, sometimes our eyes will subconsciously ignore some things.
We all love each other. If the old party secretary hadn't been so heartfelt to Wang Zhong, Wang Zhong wouldn't have reciprocated the favor.
Whether in the world of "Human World" or "Youth", Wang Zhong has never suffered like this.
The pain of lack of water, the pain of trekking through mountains and rivers for a little water.
The journey of dozens of miles took at least nearly four hours to go back and forth. Wang Zhong had fast feet and strong strength. He had fetched water at nine o'clock in the morning and dragged the cart back.
Wang Zhong walked very fast, and it was not difficult for him to carry more than a thousand kilograms of water on the cart. Shui Wang even said that he would help push it, but when he returned, he had to sit on the cart and let Wang Zhong give it to him. Pulled.
The old party secretary is old and doesn't have much land to farm. Li Dayou and his wife help him, so he doesn't need much water.
Ma Huanshui has to work on his own land as well as Gawa's land. The more land he needs, the more water he needs. Fortunately, both Ma Huanshui and Gawa's mother are capable.
He Shuiwang helped the old party secretary water the ground for a while and emptied the big water bag. Wang Zhong chose to set off alone.
There were not many children around, so Wang Zhong was faster on his own. He ran three times in total in one day. The old party secretary and Ga Wa never rested all day. They looked at the sky and it was almost dark, so they put all the things together. The ground was watered.
….The next day Wang Zhong went to Ma Xing Shui’s house for help.
"Chong Wazi, I heard that you pulled the poop three times by yourself yesterday?" Ma Huashui was a little worried about Wang Zhong's health.
Wang Zhong's chest thumped loudly: "Uncle, look at the bones in my body, which are stronger than those of an ox. If it weren't for the long journey and lack of time, I could handle another dozen or so trips."
"Can it really be tolerated?" Ma Xianshui looked at Wang Zhong doubtfully.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Don't worry! It's not like you haven't seen me working when I was building the house some time ago!"
"Then don't make so many trips. You go in the morning and I'll go in the afternoon. Let's alternate and it'll be easier!" Ma Huashui knew he couldn't defeat Wang Zhong, so he simply took a step back.
"Sure! I'll listen to you!"
Ma called the Shui family to help him for a day, and on the third day, Wang Zhong went to the Shui Hua family.
She and her father are the only people in Shuihua's family, but they have a lot of land to farm, especially Shuihua, who works hard and diligently.
"Brother Wang Zhong, what are you doing?" Shui Hua looked at Wang Zhong and asked with some confusion.
Wang Zhong said: "I'm not seeing that your land hasn't been watered for several days. It just so happens that the old party secretary's land has been watered. Uncle Shui's family has a large population and they don't need me. I'm free now and want to come over. Let me help you!"
"The relationship is great!" Before Shui Hua could say anything, Li Laoshuan couldn't wait to say with surprise on his face: "Wang Zhong, I don't want to tease your uncle!"
"Uncle! Why are you teasing me when I have nothing to do? Besides, Shuihua saved my life in the first place. I can't repay the favor of saving my life. I just helped pull some water. It doesn't mean anything!"
"I'll just say that you are a sensible kid with a sincere heart!" Li Laoshuan said happily.
Shui Hua was stunned for a moment. That's not what Li Laoshuan said yesterday when he saw Wang Zhong helping Ma call Shui's house to fetch water. When he got home at night, he couldn't stop complaining to Shui Hua, saying that Wang Zhong had to be rescued from the mountains. Shui Hua was brought back to the village and said that Wang Zhong only knew how to help the old party secretary and Ma call for water, but did not know how to help their family. His tone was like that of an angry little daughter-in-law.
But when he saw Wang Zhong coming to the door, his expression immediately changed.
"It's all as it should be!" Wang Zhong still had a smile on his face.
"That's done!" Li Laoshuan said happily: "You have a good physique, so you can pull it hard, and Shui Hua and I will help you push it!"
"Sure! No problem!" Wang Zhong agreed.
"Dad!" Shui Hua quickly pulled Li Laoshuan and smiled at Wang Zhong: "Brother Wang Zhong, wait a moment, I have a few words to say to my father."
Then he quickly pulled Li Laoshuan aside. Li Laoshuan said angrily: "What are you doing? What can you say?"
Shui Hua said anxiously: "Dad, Brother Wang Zhong has just moved here, and there are a lot of things to do! Why bother others with the matters in our own land!"
"What do you know!" When Li Laoshuan saw his daughter say this, he immediately straightened his face and said with a stern face, "Winter is coming soon. It doesn't matter if we are tired and slow down, but the things in the fields Can wheat seedlings wait?
Wang Zhong is a good young man, so with all his strength, not to mention our Yongquan Village, I think in the entire Gangou Township and the entire Xihaigu, there are not many young men who can compare to him. He came here to help with good intentions, and he can It saves us so much trouble and we can finish the winter irrigation as soon as possible! "
But Shui Hua still looked embarrassed.
As he spoke, Li Laoshuan lowered his voice and said anxiously to Shui Hua: "My silly girl, why don't you understand? How can you find another outstanding young man like Wang Zhong from all over the country?" ?”
"You see, after a while, the matchmaker who comes to visit will trample the threshold of his house! Now he is close to our family, it is because you saved him, and he is thinking of your kindness. I want to repay you!"
"If you don't seize such a good opportunity, why don't you want to give him to another girl?"
Li Laoshuan quite hates the fact that iron cannot become steel.
Shui Hua was immediately confused by Li Laoshuan. It took him a while to come back to his senses, his cheeks slightly red: "Dad, what are you talking about! What can't be caught?" The originally calm heart suddenly became a little chaotic. .
Subconsciously, he turned his head and looked at Wang Zhong, who was tall, handsome and exuding a strong masculinity standing in the courtyard. His heart suddenly pounded like a deer bumping around.
Shui Hua quickly looked away and kept saying to herself: "What I like is Brother Defu, what I like is Brother Defu..." But once that thought took root and sprouted, It can no longer be removed.
"You girl!" Li Laoshuan sighed, looked at the water splash helplessly, shook his head, said nothing, turned and walked towards Wang Zhong, "Wang Zhong, let's push the cart out first!"
"Okay uncle!"
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