After Mr. Xiao left, Grandpa Yan discussed with the village chief and clan elders to postpone the celebration of pig killing until later.

Because it was the old clan leader’s family that allowed the village and clan to receive such glory, the clan elders discussed and decided that the clan would provide money to host the celebration banquet. Grandpa Yan was happy but did not want to lose money to the clan, so he finally decided to pay both ends. Pigs are considered to be the bulk of the family.

Mr. Xiao specially told the village chief yesterday that the Yamen has organized multiple teams of craftsmen to dig wells for each village on a voluntary basis. It should be their turn in Taohua Village tomorrow.

Since Mr. Xiao returned from Taohua Village last time, he and his colleagues carefully analyzed the current drought situation, and finally believed Yan Laoxiucai’s statement about the drought, and carried out relevant publicity in various towns and villages in the county in advance and in a well-planned manner to let the villagers They stocked up on rice and grains on precaution, and spread the word about the possibility of severe cold after the disaster.

Finally, it was decided to allocate a large amount of funds from the few official banks to dig two deep wells for each village, hoping to solve some practical problems for the villagers and at least ensure drinking water for humans and livestock during the severe drought.

As for the crops in the field, if the drought continues like this, we can only leave it to fate. No one can reverse it. In ancient times, there was no means of artificial rainfall.

After receiving such news in advance, the village chief and the clan elders sat together to discuss the location of the wells. Each village had only seven days to dig wells. If they were not prepared, they might not be able to drill even one well, and they would be passive by then. .

Drilling a well is also very particular. If you drill a well normally, in addition to ensuring water flow, you also need to pay attention to Feng Shui.

But now that there is a severe drought, it would be good to be able to guarantee the water output.

Taohua Village is a medium-sized village with a population of just over a hundred. If the water output is large enough, two deep wells will be enough.

Finally, we first agreed on four or five locations for digging wells, which not only ensured the convenience for villagers to obtain water, but also ensured water output.

Sure enough, the craftsmen who dug the well came early the next morning. In addition to providing them with food and accommodation, the village also had to cooperate with their work.

The master craftsman still had some experience, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he decided on two more points from their five selections.

Since the entire village in Qingliu County has arranged to dig wells, there are only three craftsmen coming, and the village has to provide five or six strong laborers every day to cooperate in installing equipment, digging and cleaning.

Finally, it was decided to adopt a shift method. One person from each household in the village was divided into four groups of five people, and digging continued during the day.

There was Yan Yongyi in the first class, and he also served as the group leader.

The location of the first well was relatively low, close to the original river bank, which was originally a low-lying area.

Although the soil at the mouth of the well is dry, it is not cracked, and the grass on it is not completely dead. You can tell it is better than other places.

Sure enough, after two consecutive days of digging, water was finally found at a depth of seven to eight meters. However, in order to ensure the water output, the well continued to be dug deeper, so it was dug another four or five meters before stopping.

After the well was dug, the people in the village had to do it themselves, draining out the sewage and disinfecting it with lime. Therefore, most of the strong men in the village were busy with this task during this period and had no time to take care of other things.

On the fifth day after returning from the town, nourished by space medicine and spiritual spring water, Miss Shen finally recovered slowly. Although she still couldn't remember anything, there was no problem with her body.

You can walk and sit in the yard every day, but Grandma Yan is worried, so she still arranges for Yan Qinghua to accompany her. Miss Shen's accent is similar to that of Brother Jue, so she judges that her home should be in the capital or nearby.

Grandpa Yan: "Fourth, go and talk to Miss Shen when you have time. If you need any information, you can also help her inquire about her family when you go to the capital in the future."

The reason why Yan Yongning was allowed to talk to Miss Shen was that one day she walked into the study to read quietly by herself without disturbing Yan Yongning, and occasionally borrowed a pen to write a few words.

Yan Yongning chose several story books for her, but she was not very interested. Instead, she read two travel notes. She didn't talk much. When she wasn't reading, she just sat blankly and couldn't provide much information.

Prince Chun said that the possible postponement of the scientific examination has not yet been decided. Yan Yongning spent most of his time in the study reading. If nothing goes wrong, the provincial examination will be held in the spring of the next year.

Miss Shen is very polite in her words and deeds. She will only become more active when Fubao and Sanlang have time to come over. However, she does not call her "Fubao, Sanlang", but always "sister, brother". She will follow the two The child picks up threads and plays with them, and he is also a girl, but he is a little afraid of getting dirty and refuses to go out. What he likes most is reading quietly with Yan Yongning.

The excavation of the second well was not so smooth. It took two and a half days to drill 11 to 2 meters, but the bottom was still dry, with no trace of water at all.

There was really no choice but to work overtime, change positions and even dig at night, but after digging seven or eight meters, there was still no water.

What can we do? Tomorrow is the last day.

"Village chief, you decide what to do for yourself? The county government only gives each village seven days. Today is the sixth day. We will definitely have to leave the day after tomorrow. If we change the place to attack you, hurry up. If we don't change the place, we should not be able to continue the attack. It's just a waste of time."

The words of the well digger made the village chief and clan elders feel so cold that they had no clue at all.

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