At three or four in the afternoon, although there is still a little sun shining on the earth.

But it doesn't feel much warmth.

When I came here, I was brave and tired.

So it doesn't feel too cold.

When I go back now, I don't have anything in my hand. It's all feeling chilly, because the temperature is now close to below zero.

"Xiao Chuan, San San said that we will start digging the canal tomorrow. You will be in charge then."

Zhao Dafan led the donkey cart to his side and said to him.

At this time, stacks of baskets and poles were piled up on the cart.

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, it's already below zero now, if you don't do it, it will get colder and colder later.

It might snow someday.

"What about Captain Zhao and the others? Aren't you coming tomorrow?"

Zhao Dafan shook his head lightly when he heard the words, "Third Three said that they have something to do and they won't be able to make it tomorrow, so you can arrange it then."

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded upon hearing the words, "Okay, let's see it tomorrow."

Everyone faced the cold wind and walked towards the house.

Back home at night. It was safe and dark.

Xiaocao and the two had already fallen asleep.

He came alone to the cave where the scalper stayed before.

Zhao Baolin's speed is still quite fast.

He got what he wanted in less than a week.

At this time, he dug the cave to a depth of six or seven meters. The depth is about the same as the cave dwelling of a normal house.

The previously wet ground was shoveled clean and some dry ash was sprinkled on it.

But there is still a faint smell of cattle in the air.

There is no Kang.

Moreover, the roof and surrounding areas are not trimmed, which looks a bit mottled.

But at this time, there are rows of shelves on both sides of the cave.

The shelf has four layers, the arm-thick wood is used as the shelf, and the base is made of thinner wooden sticks, and rows of wooden boxes are neatly placed on it.

There is soil in the box.

There are some vegetables growing in it, but they haven't sprouted yet.

After getting a brazier and putting some firewood in the open space, he closed the door and left.

next morning.

Pushing open the door, it was a little frosty outside again.

People get up early in the morning.

Most of the labor force in the village was dispatched, accompanied by some half-grown boys.

Carrying shovels, picks and baskets and poles.

As for the remaining labor force in the village, they went out to collect firewood.

It is hard to live without firewood in winter.

And cooking also needs firewood.

Those corn stalks and corn cobs alone are not particularly resistant to burning, and cooking is okay, but it is a bit weak to burn the kang at night.

If you want to live comfortably in winter, you have to collect firewood.

It is a long and long process to collect firewood, until it is enough, or it snows heavily.

And these people have another important task.

That is on the other side of the mountain there are several acres of potato and sweet potato fields.

The public food has been handed over, and it is time to dig it out.

Everyone came to the corn field.

They all set their eyes on Zhou Xiaochuan's side.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan looked at Zhao Dafan, "Did you bring the hemp rope I asked you to prepare? Is it long enough?"

Hearing his words, Zhao Dafan smiled: "You have already arranged everything, how could you not bring it with you? Don't worry, it is enough to get to Tian."

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded upon hearing this.

"All right, connect the rope. It goes all the way to the spring."

Zhao Dafan nodded and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, take out the hemp rope and tie it together."

When everyone heard the words, they took out the Mashen from the picks one after another, and tied slipknots on the joints.

There are long and short ropes.

The shortest is five or six meters, and the longest is more than ten or twenty meters.

Countless knots were tied along the way.

The reason why I got the rope was that I was worried that it would be crooked when I dug, and the high one would be high and the low one would be low. .

It would be embarrassing if the water got to the place and couldn't get through.

And the position on this side of the cornfield is one meter lower than that on the other side.

It is also convenient for water to flow.

Feng Yue stood by and watched this scene with a curious face: "Xiao Chuan, who did you learn this from?"

"What's the matter? If you pull it in a straight line, it won't deviate? It's like the hanging wire used to build a house, which can ensure that the house is built straight."

Feng Yue let out a soft voice when she heard the words.

While speaking, there was a pull on the rope fixed to the ground.

It's over there.

Zhou Xiaochuan looked at a group of people waiting beside him.

He followed the rope and walked towards the spring.

Because the rope is too long, it must have collapsed in the middle.

So he adjusted the rope while walking, and then fixed it with a tree stick.

He walked all the way to the spring, and then he stopped.

The point set here is exactly seven meters below the well water. That is the location of the outlet.

Zhao Dafan and Sanxi looked at Zhou Xiaochuan and hurriedly asked, "What should I do next?"

Hearing what the two said, Zhou Xiaochuan pointed to the rope, "Dig along this rope, a groove about 60 centimeters deep and 60 centimeters wide. Let's not dig through the water first."

When talking, point your finger in the direction you came from.

Zhao Dafan nodded upon hearing this. "Okay, what about the others?"

"No, let's dig this out first. This is enough for us to dig for a week."

distance of one kilometer.

There were seventy or eighty people who came this time. One person digs about four meters a day.

That would take a week too.

Fortunately, it is not a stone mountain here, but some broken stones are mixed in the soil, otherwise something will happen.

Zhao Dafan nodded upon hearing this.

The villagers pulling the rope returned to the corn field.

Seeing everyone coming back, the scene suddenly became intense.

"Dafan, did you ask the little comrade how to dig?"

"Yeah, we're all waiting."

"Comrade Xiao Chuan, we will do whatever you say."

…

There is a wind on the mountain, which makes people feel chilly.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan gestured to everyone, and everyone stopped talking.

Then he explained it to everyone.

As soon as he finished speaking, the carpenter Zhao Baolin smiled and said, "Hey, that's it? It's very simple. Let's get moving."

After finishing speaking, he took his precious son, Erniu.

Come to the first point of the set together.

"tui..."

After spitting, he swung his shovel and started digging.

The others all smiled when they saw this.

They all began to look for their own places in the back in order, and started to work with their arms free.

Women are worse, but men are quite skilled.

They even allocated distances to each other.

Some also team up with each other~lightnovelpub.net~Three or four people dig, and one person is selected to pick the soil.

Zhou Xiaochuan was surprised when he saw this.

Seeing Zhou Xiaochuan's expression, Zhao Dafan smiled: "Every year during the slack season, we have to go to the county to repair canals. Sometimes we repair and sometimes we dig. We are used to it."

Zhou Xiaochuan let out a soft voice when he heard the words.

Qian Hongbing and the others standing beside looked at Zhou Xiaochuan and said with a smile, "Let's go. Let's go together. I'll be waiting for you."

After speaking, he handed him a shovel.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaochuan took the shovel with a smile and walked towards the distance along the rope.

Seeing that Zhao Dafan had already gone to work, he looked at Sanxi next to him and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go together."

After speaking, he smiled and followed.

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