Starting to go to the sea: I really didn’t want to be a sea king

After a day on the island, the two siblings continued to clean up their own courtyard.

The main thing this time was to clean the fish pond.

The fish pond of Chu Yang's family was built more than ten years ago. The cement painted on it was severely corroded by the sea water. In addition, it had been in disrepair for a long time, resulting in a situation like the face of an 80-90 year old man, with spots and holes.

Moreover, the iron pipes used for the drainage trough were corroded and aged, and they were blocked at any time.

Chu Yang planned to drain the water in the fish pond for two days, then repaint it with cement, and then install a new drainage pipe. The most important thing was to add a cover.

In order to avoid raising some big lobsters, big blue crabs, big clams, etc. in the pond, people would always be jealous.

If you cover it up, you can't see it, so there will be less attention. This is called out of sight, out of mind.

Chu Yang didn't want to always send villagers to eat the state's food, which would make people hate him. Don't be sent away by the family members with a hoe in the middle of the night.

Open the drain valve, and the water in the fish pond will flow out of the yard through the drain pipe.

Squatting by the fish pond, smoking and waiting for the water to dry, Chu Yang looked at the gradually decreasing water surface, and suddenly magically remembered a math problem from elementary school.

[It is known that the pool has an inlet pipe and a drain pipe. If only the inlet pipe is opened, the pool can be filled in 2 hours, and if only the drain pipe is opened, the pool can be emptied in 6 hours. Question: Starting from an empty pool, how long will it take to fill the pool by opening the inlet and drain pipes at the same time? ]

When Chu Yang did this question for the first time, he thought in his mind that he didn't know which kid (old) cute (east) love (west) came up with this stupid question, and he wished he could stick two tubes in his head, pouring history in while draining brains out.

After more than ten minutes, the water was finally drained, Chu Yang crushed the cigarette butt, and jumped into the fish pond.

"Oh my god!"

"What's wrong, brother?"

Hearing Chu Yang's scream, Chu Xi hurried over.

She saw Chu Yang's feet stuck in the mud, his face and head covered with splashing mud spots, and she laughed out loud on the spot.

"Haha~"

Chu Yang was full of black lines, you little black guy, you are showing your chicken feet.

He never expected that the mud at the bottom of the fish pond was so thick that it was not even over his calves.

There were also fragments of shell crabs at the bottom, which made a crunching sound when stepped on.

Luckily Chu Yang was prepared and was wearing slippers, otherwise he would have had a tetanus set.

"Don't laugh, hand me the shovel and bucket."

The fish pond was nearly one person high, and it was definitely unrealistic to shovel and pour it directly. Your arm would be broken in a few strokes. You have to use a plastic bucket to collect it, and then you can see where to pour it.

Chu Xi moved out all the empty barrels at home, there were seven or eight of them, most of which were white latex paint barrels.

Chu Yang took a shovel and worked hard.

Shoveling silt is similar to digging shells on the beach, but more tiring.

After a while, Chu Yang felt like he was on fire, stuffy and hot.

After filling the last empty barrel of the first batch, Chu Yang quickly climbed out of the fish pond.

Tons, tons, tons, tons.

Chu Yang felt much better after drinking a tank of boiled water.

"But where should I dump these things?"

Chu Yang didn't want to carry them, and it didn't seem good to pour them at the door of Grandpa Sun's house next door.

If Liu Cuixian lived next door, there would be no such concern.

"Got it!"

His eyes turned and suddenly fell on the ridges of land in the corner of the yard.

The ground had been shoveled last time, but because it hadn't been cleaned for a few days and it rained a little two days ago, green grass tips had already emerged.

The silt cleared from the fish pond, in addition to mud, also contains a lot of humus from fish, shrimp and seafood tissues, which is just right for composting.

Chu Yang took a hoe and worked hard on the vegetable field. He soon dug out several large holes, then poured the silt into them and filled them with soil.

After drying for a day or two, it can be used directly to grow vegetables.

"Hey, is Ayang cleaning the fish pond and laying fertilizer?"

Sun Qingjun walked in with two watermelons, and saw the brother and sister working hard, and smiled.

"Xiaoxi, go cut the melons, leave this to me and your brother."

Using the watermelon to exchange for a shovel from Chu Xi, Sun Qingjun helped lay fertilizer and shovel soil.

With the participation of this expert, Chu Yang's project to rebuild the courtyard progressed rapidly.

"Ayang, your fish pond needs repairing."

Sun Qingjun quickly cleared the silt and flushed it again. The fish pond was instantly brand new, but the scars and holes were a bit eye-catching.

"I was planning to do that..."

Chu Yang told Sun Qingjun about his plan.

"It's time to fix it. By the way, when I repaired the pig pen last time, I got an extra pipe, which can be used as a drainage pipe for you."

As he saidHe took out his phone and dialed.

Five minutes later, Sun Ziang ran into the yard with a two-meter-long thick white water pipe on his shoulder.

"Brother, I've brought you a pipe."

Chu Yang took a look and saw that it was the same hard PVC pipe as in later generations.

The main component of this thing is polyvinyl chloride, which is light in weight, heat-resistant, resistant to shrinkage and expansion, corrosion-resistant, and cheap. It is widely used in various engineering fields around the world.

"Thank you for your hard work. Don't you have to do your homework today?"

Chu Yang took the pipe and put it under the eaves.

We can't start work today. To install the drainage pipe, we have to dig out the old one first, and then widen the drainage outlet, otherwise the large-sized pipe can't be plugged in.

Sun Ziang scratched his head and laughed. Can he tell his good brother that he took the initiative to run errands in the hot weather just to avoid doing homework?

Chu Xi just cut a watermelon, and Sun Ziang quickly picked out two big pieces, one for his good brother and one for his father.

"Eat quickly, and go back to do your homework after eating."

Sun Qingjun took the watermelon and took a big bite, then said immediately.

Sun Ziang immediately wanted to snatch the watermelon back from his father. It was too rude, and he was destroying the bridge after crossing the river.

He looked at his good brother with a pleading look.

Chu Yang immediately understood and said with a smile:

"Forget it, Uncle Jun, let him take a break today. It's useless to study by rote. At worst, I will go to the city next time and bring him a few test papers for targeted training."

Sun Qingjun's eyes lit up, "That's great."

In terms of studying, Chu Yang is the first college student on the island, and what he says is authoritative on the island.

"Yeah!"

Sun Ziang jumped up excitedly.

Isn't it more interesting to shovel mud, carry water and lay bricks at the good brother's house than to do homework at home?

As long as he doesn't have to do homework, he can clean the manure pit.

But at the same time, Sun Ziang was a little worried. The test paper that big brother just mentioned should be a perfunctory test for dad, and it shouldn't be real.

Chu Yang: How about you pick one of the 53rd mock test and the Huanggang secret test?

Sun Ziang: It's said that there is true love in the world, big brother, I hate you!